Biointeractions and Crop Protection

TitleBiointeractions and Crop Protection
TypeScience Department
InstituteRothamsted Research
HeadLin Field
Executive AssistantSheila Bishop

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Feeling the Heat: Investigating the dual assault of Zymoseptoria tritici and Heat Stress on Wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Conference poster
Blyth, H. R., Zarsav, A., Smith, D., Kanyuka, K., Hassall, K. L., Michaelson, L. V., Rudd, J. J. and Haslam, R. P. 2024. Feeling the Heat: Investigating the dual assault of Zymoseptoria tritici and Heat Stress on Wheat (Triticum aestivum) . 32nd Fungal Genetics Conference. Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA 12 Mar 2024

Do Growers Using Solo Fungicides Affect the Durability of Disease Control of Growers Using Mixtures and Alternations? The Case of Spot-Form Net Blotch in Western Australia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Helps, J., Lopez-Ruiz, F., Zerihun, A. and Van Den Bosch, F. 2024. Do Growers Using Solo Fungicides Affect the Durability of Disease Control of Growers Using Mixtures and Alternations? The Case of Spot-Form Net Blotch in Western Australia. Phytopathology. 114 (3), pp. 590-602. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-02-23-0050-R

Identification and functional characterisation of a locus for target site integration in Fusarium graminearum

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Darino, M., Urban, M., Kaur, N., Wood, A. K. M., Smith, D., Grimwade-Mann, M., Beacham, A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2024. Identification and functional characterisation of a locus for target site integration in Fusarium graminearum. Fungal Biology and Biotechnology. 11 (2), pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40694-024-00171-8

Acting pre‑emptively reduces the long‑term costs of managing herbicide resistance

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Varah, A., Ahodo, K., Childs, D., Comont, D., Crook, L., Freckleton, R., Goodsell, R., Hicks, H., Hull, R. I., Neve, P. and Norris, K. 2024. Acting pre‑emptively reduces the long‑term costs of managing herbicide resistance. Scientific Reports. 14, p. 6201. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56525-0

The role of interspecific variability and herbicide pre-adaptation in the cinmethylin response of Alopecurus myosuroides

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Comont, D., Crook, L., Hull, R. I., Sievernich, B., Kevis, S. and Neve, P. 2024. The role of interspecific variability and herbicide pre-adaptation in the cinmethylin response of Alopecurus myosuroides. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8021

Genome assembly and transcriptomic analysis to elucidate the ability of Nasonovia ribisnigri to break host plant resistance

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Garrett, D., Teakle, G., Collier, R., Bell, J., Cerezo-Medina, S. and Morales-Hojas, R. 2024. Genome assembly and transcriptomic analysis to elucidate the ability of Nasonovia ribisnigri to break host plant resistance. Insect Molecular Biology. pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12894

RNA and protein biomarkers for detecting enhanced metabolic resistance to herbicides mesosulfuron-methyl and fenoxaprop-ethyl in black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lowe, C., Onkokesung, N, Goldberg, A, Beffa, R, Neve, P., Edwards, R and Comont, D. 2024. RNA and protein biomarkers for detecting enhanced metabolic resistance to herbicides mesosulfuron-methyl and fenoxaprop-ethyl in black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides). Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7960

Evolution of decreased sensitivity to azole fungicides in western European populations of Plenodomus lingam (cause of Phoma leaf spot / stem canker on oilseed rape)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
King, K. M., Barr, L., Bousquet, L., Glaab, A., Canning, G., Ritchie, F., Kildea, S., Fraaije, B. A. and West, J. S. 2024. Evolution of decreased sensitivity to azole fungicides in western European populations of Plenodomus lingam (cause of Phoma leaf spot / stem canker on oilseed rape). Plant Pathology. pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13897

Novel pheromone-mediated reproductive behaviour in the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Harvey, D. J., Vuts, J., Hooper, A. M., Caulfield, J. C., Finch, P., Gange, A. C., Chapman, J., Birkett, M. A. and Pickett, J. A. 2024. Novel pheromone-mediated reproductive behaviour in the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus. Scientific Reports. 14, p. 6037. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55985-8

Dynamics of pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus) immigration and colonization of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in Europe

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bick, E., Sigsgaard, L., Torrance, M. T., Helmreich, S., Still, L., Beck, B., Rashid, R. E., Lemmich, J., Nikolajsen, T. and Cook, S. M. 2024. Dynamics of pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus) immigration and colonization of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in Europe. Pest Management Science. 80 (5), pp. 2306-2313. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7538

Companion plants and straw mulch reduce cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) damage on oilseed rape

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Seimandi-Corda, G., Winkler, J., Jenkins, T., Kirchner, S. M. and Cook, S. M. 2024. Companion plants and straw mulch reduce cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) damage on oilseed rape. Pest Management Science. 80 (5), pp. 2333-2341. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7641

Relative efficiency of methods to estimate cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) larval infestation in oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Seimandi-Corda, G., Hall, J., Jenkins, T. and Cook, S. M. 2024. Relative efficiency of methods to estimate cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) larval infestation in oilseed rape (Brassica napus). Pest Management Science. 80 (5), pp. 2241-2249. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7341

The antennal transcriptome analysis and characterizations of odorant-binding proteins in Megachile saussurei (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Li, W., Kang, W., Zhou, J-J., Shang, S. and Shi, S. 2023. The antennal transcriptome analysis and characterizations of odorant-binding proteins in Megachile saussurei (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). BMC Genetics. 24, p. 781. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09871-8

Deciphering Plant-Insect-Microorganism Signals for Sustainable Crop Production

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Thomas, G., Rusman, Q., Morrison, W. R., Magalhaes, D. M., Dowell, J. A., Ngumbi, E., Osei-Owusu, J., Gaffke, A., Pagadala Damodaram, K. J., Kim, S. J. and Tabanca, N. 2023. Deciphering Plant-Insect-Microorganism Signals for Sustainable Crop Production. Biomolecules. 13 (6), p. 997. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13060997

Pea aphid odorant-binding protein ApisOBP6 discriminates between aphid sex pheromone components, aphid alarm pheromone and a host plant volatile

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sims, C., Birkett, M. A., Oldham, N. J., Stockman, R. A. and Withall, D. M 2023. Pea aphid odorant-binding protein ApisOBP6 discriminates between aphid sex pheromone components, aphid alarm pheromone and a host plant volatile. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 162, p. 104026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2023.104026

Effects of root inoculation of entomopathogenic fungi on olfactory-mediated behavior and life-history traits of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wilberts, L., Vuts, J., Caulfield, J. C., Thomas, G., Withall, D., Wackers, F., Birkett, M. A., Jacquemyn, H. and Lievens, B. 2023. Effects of root inoculation of entomopathogenic fungi on olfactory-mediated behavior and life-history traits of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Pest Management Science. 80 (2), pp. 307-316. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7762

Small volatile lipophilic molecules induced belowground by aphid attack elicit a defensive response in neighbouring un-infested plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cascone, P., Vuts, J., Birkett, M. A., Rasmann, S., Pickett, J. A. and Guerrieri, E. 2023. Small volatile lipophilic molecules induced belowground by aphid attack elicit a defensive response in neighbouring un-infested plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14, p. 1154587. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1154587

Monitoring the effects of pesticide pellets to address farmers' concerns on soil fauna, specifically earthworms

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dummett, I., Sturrock, C. J. and Stroud, J. L. 2023. Monitoring the effects of pesticide pellets to address farmers' concerns on soil fauna, specifically earthworms. Soil Use and Management. 39 (3), pp. 1235-1244. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12934

High temperature tolerance in a novel, high-quality Phaseolus vulgaris breeding line is due to maintenance of pollen viability and successful germination on the stigma

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rose, T., Lowe, C., Miret, J. A., Walpole, H., Halsey, K., Venter, E., Urban, M. O., Buendia, H. F., Kurup, S., O’Sullivan, D., Beebe, S. and Heuer, S. 2023. High temperature tolerance in a novel, high-quality Phaseolus vulgaris breeding line is due to maintenance of pollen viability and successful germination on the stigma. Plants - Basel. 12 (13), p. 2491. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12132491

Aerobiology of the Wheat Blast Pathogen - Inoculum Monitoring and Detection of Fungicide Resistance Alleles

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vicentini, S. N. C., Hawkins, N. J., King, K. M., Moreira, S. I., Custodio, A. A. D. P., Junior, R. P. L., Portalanza, D., Garces-Fiallos, F. R., Krug, L. D., West, J. S., Fraaije, B. A., Junior, W. C. D. J. and Ceresini, P. C. 2023. Aerobiology of the Wheat Blast Pathogen - Inoculum Monitoring and Detection of Fungicide Resistance Alleles. Agronomy. 13 (5), p. 1238. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051238

Banker Plant Bonuses? The Benefits and Risks of Including Brassicas in Field Margins to Promote Conservation Biocontrol of Specialist Pests in Oilseed Rape

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Skellern, M. P., Clark, S. J., Ferguson, A. W., Watts, N. P. and Cook, S. M. 2023. Banker Plant Bonuses? The Benefits and Risks of Including Brassicas in Field Margins to Promote Conservation Biocontrol of Specialist Pests in Oilseed Rape. Insects. 14 (4), p. 349. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14040349

Novel and holistic approaches are required to realise allelopathic potential for weed management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hickman, D., Comont, D., Rasmussen, A. and Birkett, M. A. 2023. Novel and holistic approaches are required to realise allelopathic potential for weed management. Ecology and Evolution. 13 (4), p. e10018. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10018

Fungal plant pathogen "mutagenomics" reveals tagged and untagged mutations in Zymoseptoria tritici and identifies SSK2 as key morphogenesis and stress-responsive virulence factor

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Blyth, H., Smith, D., King, R., Bayon, C., Ashfield, T., Walpole, H., Venter, E., Kanyuka, K. and Rudd, J. J. 2023. Fungal plant pathogen "mutagenomics" reveals tagged and untagged mutations in Zymoseptoria tritici and identifies SSK2 as key morphogenesis and stress-responsive virulence factor. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14, p. 1140824. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1140824

A sublethal concentration of Sulfoxaflor has minimal impact on buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) locomotor behaviour under aversive conditioning

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
James, L., Reynolds, A. M., Mellor, I. R. and Davies, T. G. E. 2023. A sublethal concentration of Sulfoxaflor has minimal impact on buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) locomotor behaviour under aversive conditioning. Toxics. 11 (3), p. 279. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11030279

The value of volunteer surveillance for the early detection of biological invaders

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Van Den Bosch, F., McRoberts, N., Bourhis, Y., Parnell, S. and Hassall, K. L. 2023. The value of volunteer surveillance for the early detection of biological invaders. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 560, p. 111385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2022.111385

L-DOPA functions as a plant pheromone for belowground anti-herbivory communication

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cascone, P., Vuts, J., Birkett, M. A., Dewhirst, S. Y., Rasmann, S, Pickett, J. A. and Guerrieri, E. 2023. L-DOPA functions as a plant pheromone for belowground anti-herbivory communication. Ecology Letters. 26 (3), pp. 460-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14164

Combined pangenomics and transcriptomics reveals core and redundant virulence processes in a rapidly evolving fungal plant pathogen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, H., King, R., Smith, D., Bayon, C., Ashfield, T., Torriani, S., Kanyuka, K., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Bieri, S. and Rudd, J. J. 2023. Combined pangenomics and transcriptomics reveals core and redundant virulence processes in a rapidly evolving fungal plant pathogen. BMC Biology. 21, p. 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01520-6

Reducing dietary acrylamide exposure from wheat products through crop management and imaging

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Oddy, J., Addy, J., Mead, A., Hall, C., Mackay, C., Ashfield, T., Mcdiarmid, F., Curtis, T. Y., Raffan, S., Wilkinson, M. D., Elmore, J. S., Cryer, N., Moreira de Almeida, I. and Halford, N. G. 2023. Reducing dietary acrylamide exposure from wheat products through crop management and imaging. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 71 (7), pp. 3403-3413. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07208

Combined pangenomics and transcriptomics reveals core and redundant virulence processes in a rapidly evolving fungal plant pathogen

N - Datasets
Chen, H., King, R., Smith, D., Bayon, C., Ashfield, T., Torriani, S., Kanyuka, K., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Bieri, S. and Rudd, J. J. 2022. Combined pangenomics and transcriptomics reveals core and redundant virulence processes in a rapidly evolving fungal plant pathogen. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98q90

Vegetable Crop Improvement Through CRISPR Technology for Food Security

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Bhattacharya, J., Chaitanya, A. K., Hegde, N., Singh, S., Kour, A. and Nitnavare, R. 2022. Vegetable Crop Improvement Through CRISPR Technology for Food Security. in: Wani, S. H and Hensel, G. (ed.) Genome Editing - Current Technology Advances and Applications for Crop Improvement Switzerland Springer. pp. 27-53

(−)-Adaline from the Adalia Genus of Ladybirds Is a Potent Antagonist of Insect and Specific Mammalian Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Richards, D. P., Patel, R. H., Duce, I. R., Khambay, B. P. S., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Mellor, I. R. 2022. (−)-Adaline from the Adalia Genus of Ladybirds Is a Potent Antagonist of Insect and Specific Mammalian Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Molecules. 27 (20), p. 7074. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27207074

Induction of distinct plant cell death programs by secreted proteins from the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Welch, T., Bayon, C., Rudd, J. J., Kanyuka, K. and Kettles, G. J. 2022. Induction of distinct plant cell death programs by secreted proteins from the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici. Scientific Reports. 12, p. 17880. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22660-9

A large bioassay identifies Stb resistance genes that provide broad resistance against Septoria tritici blotch Disease in the UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tidd, H., Rudd, J. J., Ray, R. V., Bryant, R. and Kanyuka, K. 2022. A large bioassay identifies Stb resistance genes that provide broad resistance against Septoria tritici blotch Disease in the UK. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, p. 1070986. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1070986

Roger Blackman 1941-2022 an appreciation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Harrington, R., Polaszek, A., Watson, G. W., Kanturski, M., Favret, C. and Ouvard, D. 2022. Roger Blackman 1941-2022 an appreciation. Zootaxa. 5183 (1), pp. 7-21. https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5183.1.4

Doublesex homolog is sex-specifically spliced and governs the sexual differentiation process in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci AsiaII-1

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brar, G. S., Singh, S., Shukla, J. N., Kumar, V. J., Davies, T. G. E., Kaur, G., Pandher, S and Kaur, R. 2022. Doublesex homolog is sex-specifically spliced and governs the sexual differentiation process in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci AsiaII-1. Gene. 850, p. 146929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2022.146929

Apoplastic and vascular defences

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Darino, M., Kanyuka, K. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2022. Apoplastic and vascular defences. Essays in Biochemistry. 66 (5), pp. 595-605. https://doi.org/10.1042/EBC20220159

Proanthocyanidin Biosynthesis in the Developing Wheat Seed Coat Investigated by Chemical and RNA-seq Analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Phillips, A. L., Vaughan, S., Baker, J., Primavesi, L. F., Patil, A., King, R., Hassani-Pak, K., Kulasekaran, S., Coghill, J., Ward, J. L. and Huttly, A. K. 2022. Proanthocyanidin Biosynthesis in the Developing Wheat Seed Coat Investigated by Chemical and RNA-seq Analysis. Plant Direct. 6 (10), p. e453. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.453

Novel molecules and target genes for vegetative heat tolerance in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rose, T., Wilkinson, M. D., Lowe, C., Xu, J., Hughes, D. J., Hassall, K. L., Hassani-Pak, K., Amberkar, S., Noleto-Dias, C., Ward, J. L. and Heuer, S. 2022. Novel molecules and target genes for vegetative heat tolerance in wheat. Plant Environmental Interactions. 3 (6), pp. 264-289. https://doi.org/10.1002/pei3.10096

Working with UK farmers to investigate anecic earthworm middens and soil biophysical properties

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Stroud, J. L., Dummett, I., Kemp, S. J. and Sturrock, C. J. 2022. Working with UK farmers to investigate anecic earthworm middens and soil biophysical properties. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12795

P450 gene duplication and divergence led to the evolution of dual novel functions and insecticide cross-resistance in the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Duarte, A., Pym, A., Garrood, W. T., Troczka, B. J., Zimmer, C. T., Davies, T. G. E., Nauen, R., O'Reilly, O. A. and Bass, C. G. 2022. P450 gene duplication and divergence led to the evolution of dual novel functions and insecticide cross-resistance in the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens. PLOS Genetics. 18 (6), p. e1010279. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010279

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