Biointeractions and Crop Protection

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

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The use of mathematical models to guide fungicide resistance management decisions

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Van Den Bosch, F., Fraaije, B. A., Oliver, R., Van Den Berg, F. and Paveley, N. 2015. The use of mathematical models to guide fungicide resistance management decisions. in: Hollomon, D. W. and Ishii, H. (ed.) Fungicide resistance in plant pathogens Springer, Tokyo. pp. 49-62

Evidence-based resistance management: a review of existing evidence

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Van Den Bosch, F., Paveley, N., Fraaije, B. A., Van Den Berg, F. and Oliver, R. 2015. Evidence-based resistance management: a review of existing evidence. in: Hollomon, D. W. and Ishii, H. (ed.) Fungicide resistance in plant pathogens Springer, Tokyo. pp. 63-76

Stable expression and functional characterisation of the diamondback moth ryanodine receptor G4946E variant conferring resistance to diamide insecticides

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Troczka, B. J., Williams, A. J., Williamson, M. S., Field, L. M., Luemmen, P. and Davies, T. G. E. 2015. Stable expression and functional characterisation of the diamondback moth ryanodine receptor G4946E variant conferring resistance to diamide insecticides. Scientific Reports. 5, p. 14680. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep14680

Modelling transmission characteristics and epidemic development of the tospovirus-thrip interaction

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jeger, M. J., Van Den Bosch, F. and Mcroberts, N. 2015. Modelling transmission characteristics and epidemic development of the tospovirus-thrip interaction. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 9, pp. 107-120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-015-9363-2

G‐protein coupled receptor‐mediated nutrient sensing and developmental control in Aspergillus nidulans

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brown, N. A., Dos Reis, T. F., Ries, L. N. A., Caldana, C., Mah, J-H., Yu, J-H., Macdonald, J. M. and Goldman, G. H. 2015. G‐protein coupled receptor‐mediated nutrient sensing and developmental control in Aspergillus nidulans. Molecular Microbiology. 98 (3), pp. 420-439. https://doi.org/10.1111/mmi.13135

Early detection surveillance for an emerging plant pathogen: a rule of thumb to predict prevalence at first discovery

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Parnell, S., Gottwald, T. R., Cunniffe, N. J., Alonso Chavez, V. and Van Den Bosch, F. 2015. Early detection surveillance for an emerging plant pathogen: a rule of thumb to predict prevalence at first discovery. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences. 282, p. 20151478. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.1478

Intervention in plant signalling through light-activation of an exogenous sugar signalling-precursor increase crop yield and resilience

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Griffiths, C. A., Sagar, R., Geng, Y., Primavesi, L. F., Patel, M. K., Paul, M. J. and Davis, B. G. 2015. Intervention in plant signalling through light-activation of an exogenous sugar signalling-precursor increase crop yield and resilience. Abstracts Eurocarb18: 18th European Carbohydrate Symposium,, Moscow, 2-6 August 2015 . pp. O-037

G-protein alpha-subunit (GPA1) regulates stress, nitrate and phosphate response, flavonoid biosynthesis, fruit/seed development and substantially shares GCR1 regulation in A. thaliana

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chakroborty, N., Sharma, P., Kanyuka, K., Pathak, R. R., Choudhury, D., Hooley, R. and Raghuram, N. 2015. G-protein alpha-subunit (GPA1) regulates stress, nitrate and phosphate response, flavonoid biosynthesis, fruit/seed development and substantially shares GCR1 regulation in A. thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology. 89, pp. 559-576. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-015-0374-2

Identification of non-host semiochemicals for the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae), from tick-resistant beagles, Canis lupus familiaris

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Borges, L. M. F., Filho, J. G. De O., Ferreira, L. L., Louly, C. C. B., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2015. Identification of non-host semiochemicals for the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae), from tick-resistant beagles, Canis lupus familiaris. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 6, pp. 676-682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.05.014

Isolation and identification of Desmodium root exudates from drought tolerant species used as intercrops against Striga hermonthica

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hooper, A. M., Caulfield, J. C., Hao, B., Pickett, J. A., Midega, C. A. O. and Khan, Z. R. 2015. Isolation and identification of Desmodium root exudates from drought tolerant species used as intercrops against Striga hermonthica. Phytochemistry. 117, pp. 380-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.06.026

The first crop plant genetically engineered to release an insect pheromone for defence

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bruce, T. J. A., Aradottir, G. I., Smart, L. E., Martin, J. L., Caulfield, J. C., Doherty, A., Sparks, C. A., Woodcock, C. M., Birkett, M. A., Napier, J. A., Jones, H. D. and Pickett, J. A. 2015. The first crop plant genetically engineered to release an insect pheromone for defence. Scientific Reports. 5, p. 11183. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep11183

Identification and expression analysis of putative chemosensory receptor genes in Microplitis mediator by antennal transcriptome screening

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, S-N., Peng, Y., Lu, Z-Y., Dhiloo, K. H., Gu, S-H., Li, R-J., Zhou, J-J., Zhang, Y-J. and Guo, Y-Y. 2015. Identification and expression analysis of putative chemosensory receptor genes in Microplitis mediator by antennal transcriptome screening. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 11, pp. 737-751. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.11786

Pheromone bouquet of the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Col.: Chrysomelidae), now complete

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vuts, J., Francke, W., Mori, K., Zarbin, P. H. G., Hooper, A. M., Millar, J. G., Pickett, J. A., Toth, M., Chamberlain, K., Caulfield, J. C., Woodcock, C. M., Troger, A. G., Balintne Csonka, E. and Birkett, M. A. 2015. Pheromone bouquet of the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Col.: Chrysomelidae), now complete. European Journal Of Organic Chemistry. 22 (22), pp. 4843-4846. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201500196

The Lepidoptera Odorant Binding Protein gene family: gene gain and loss within the GOBP/PBP complex of moths and butterflies

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vogt, R. G., Grosse-Wilde, E. and Zhou, J-J. 2015. The Lepidoptera Odorant Binding Protein gene family: gene gain and loss within the GOBP/PBP complex of moths and butterflies. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 62, pp. 142-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.03.003

Expression of trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase in maize ears improves yield in well-watered and drought conditions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nuccio, M. L., Wu, J., Mowers, R., Zhou, H-P., Meghji, M., Primavesi, L. F., Paul, M. J., Chen, X., Gao, Y., Haque, E., Sankar Basu, S. and Lagrimini, L. M. 2015. Expression of trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase in maize ears improves yield in well-watered and drought conditions. Nature Biotechnology. 33, pp. 862-869. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3277

Aphid sex pheromone compounds interfere with attraction of common green lacewings to floral bait

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Koczor, S., Szentkiralyi, F., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2015. Aphid sex pheromone compounds interfere with attraction of common green lacewings to floral bait. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 41 (6), pp. 550-556. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-015-0585-7

Dynamic transcriptiome analysis and volatile profiling of Gossypium hirsutum in response to the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Huang, X-Z., Chen, J-Y., Xiao, H-J., Xiao, Y-T., Wu, J., Wu, J-X., Zhou, J-J., Zhang, Y-J. and Guo, Y-Y. 2015. Dynamic transcriptiome analysis and volatile profiling of Gossypium hirsutum in response to the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera. Scientific Reports. 5, p. 11867. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep11867

An interspecies comparative analysis of the predicted secretomes of the necrotrophic plant pathogens Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Botrytis cinerea

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Heard, S., Brown, N. A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2015. An interspecies comparative analysis of the predicted secretomes of the necrotrophic plant pathogens Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Botrytis cinerea. PLOS ONE. 10, p. e0130534. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130534

Molecular characterization of two isoforms of a farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase gene in wheat and their roles in sesquiterpene synthesis and inducible defence against aphid infestation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y., Li, Z-X., Yu, X-D., Fan, J., Pickett, J. A., Jones, H. D., Zhou, J-J., Birkett, M. A., Caulfield, J., Napier, J. A., Zhao, G-Y., Cheng, X-G., Shi, Y., Bruce, T. J. A. and Xia, L-Q. 2015. Molecular characterization of two isoforms of a farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase gene in wheat and their roles in sesquiterpene synthesis and inducible defence against aphid infestation. New Phytologist. 206 (3), pp. 1101-1115. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13302

Seasonal carbohydrate dynamics and climate regulation of senescence in the perennial grass, Miscanthus

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Purdy, S. J., Cunnif, J., Maddison, A. L., Jones, L. E., Barraclough, T. J. P., Castle, M., Davey, C. L., Jones, C. M., Shield, I. F., Gallgher, J., Donnison, I. and Clifton-Brown, J. 2015. Seasonal carbohydrate dynamics and climate regulation of senescence in the perennial grass, Miscanthus. BioEnergy Research. 8 (1), pp. 28-41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-014-9500-2

The Rothamsted Long-term Experiments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Macdonald, A. J., Powlson, D. S., Poulton, P. R., Watts, C. W., Clark, I. M., Storkey, J., Hawkins, N. J., Glendining, M. J., Goulding, K. W. T. and McGrath, S. P. 2015. The Rothamsted Long-term Experiments. Aspects of Applied Biology. 128.

Virus induced gene silencing (VIGS) for functional anaylsis of wheat genes involved in Zymoseptoria tritici susceptibiblity and resistance

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lee, W-S., Rudd, J. J. and Kanyuka, K. 2015. Virus induced gene silencing (VIGS) for functional anaylsis of wheat genes involved in Zymoseptoria tritici susceptibiblity and resistance. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 79 (June), pp. 84-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2015.04.006

Deregulation of plant cell death through disruption of chloroplast functionality affects asexual sporulation of Zymoseptoria tritici on wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lee, W-S., Devonshire, B. J., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Rudd, J. J. and Kanyuka, K. 2015. Deregulation of plant cell death through disruption of chloroplast functionality affects asexual sporulation of Zymoseptoria tritici on wheat. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 28, pp. 590-604. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-10-14-0346-R

Multiple roles of a male-specific compound in the sexual behavior of the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vuts, J., Powers, S. J., Caulfield, J. C., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2015. Multiple roles of a male-specific compound in the sexual behavior of the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 41, pp. 287-293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-015-0560-3

Novel olfactory ligands via terpene synthases

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Touchet, S., Chamberlain, K., Woodcock, C. M., Miller, D. J., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Allemann, R. K. 2015. Novel olfactory ligands via terpene synthases. Chemical Communications. 51 (35), pp. 7550-7553. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc01814e

Chemical cues modulating electrophysiological and behavioural responses in the parasitic wasp Cotesia sesamiae

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tamiru, A., Bruce, T. J. A., Woodcock, C. M., Birkett, M. A., Midega, C. A. O., Pickett, J. A. and Khan, Z. R. 2015. Chemical cues modulating electrophysiological and behavioural responses in the parasitic wasp Cotesia sesamiae. Canadian Journal Of Zoology. 93, pp. 281-287. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2014-0266

Determinants of adoption of climate-smart push-pull technology for enhanced food security through integrated pest management in eastern Africa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Murage, A. W., Midega, C. A. O., Pittchar, J. O., Pickett, J. A. and Khan, Z. R. 2015. Determinants of adoption of climate-smart push-pull technology for enhanced food security through integrated pest management in eastern Africa. Food Security. 7, pp. 709-724. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-015-0454-9

Heritability of attractiveness to mosquitoes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fernandez-Grandon, G. M., Gezan, S. A., Armour, J. A. L., Pickett, J. A. and Logan, J. G. 2015. Heritability of attractiveness to mosquitoes. PLOS ONE. 10, p. e0122716. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122716

Dynamics of copy number variation in host races of the pea aphid

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Duvaux, L., Geissmann, Q., Gharbi, K., Zhou, J-J., Ferrari, J., Smadja, C. M. and Butlin, R. K. 2015. Dynamics of copy number variation in host races of the pea aphid. Molecular Biology And Evolution. 32, pp. 63-80. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msu266

Sharing a host plant (wheat [Triticum aestivum]) increases the fitness of Fusarium graminiearum and the severity of fusarium head blight but reduces the fitness of grain aphids (Sitobion avenae)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Drakulic, J., Caulfield, J., Woodcock, C. M., Jones, S. P. T., Linforth, R., Bruce, T. J. A. and Ray, R. V. 2015. Sharing a host plant (wheat [Triticum aestivum]) increases the fitness of Fusarium graminiearum and the severity of fusarium head blight but reduces the fitness of grain aphids (Sitobion avenae). Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81, pp. 3492-3501. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00226-15

Napier grass stunt disease in East Africa: farmers' perspectives on disease management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Asudi, G. O., Van Den Berg, J., Midega, C. A. O., Pittchar, J., Pickett, J. A. and Khan, Z. R. 2015. Napier grass stunt disease in East Africa: farmers' perspectives on disease management. Crop Protection. 71, pp. 116-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2015.02.008

Appendix 4. Effect of brassica field margins on arthropod biodiversity and biocontrol in a wheat-oilseed rape rotation

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Cook, S. M., Skellern, M. P., Torrance, M. T., Nevard, L., Watts, N. P., Clark, S. J. and Pell, J. K. 2015. Appendix 4. Effect of brassica field margins on arthropod biodiversity and biocontrol in a wheat-oilseed rape rotation.

Chemosensillum immunolocalization and ligand specificity of chemosensory proteins in the alfalfa plant bug Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sun, L., Zhou, J-J., Gu, S-H., Xiao, H-J., Guo, Y-Y., Liu, Z-W. and Zhang, Y-J. 2015. Chemosensillum immunolocalization and ligand specificity of chemosensory proteins in the alfalfa plant bug Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze). Scientific Reports. 5, p. 8073. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep08073

In planta transient expression systems for monocots

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Lee, W-S., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Kanyuka, K. 2015. In planta transient expression systems for monocots. in: Davey, M. R., Azhakanandam, K., Daniell, H. and Silverstone, A. (ed.) Recent advancements in gene expression and enabling technologies in crop plants Springer, New York. pp. 391-432

Plant virus particles carrying tumour antigen activate TLR7 and induce high levels of protective antibody

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jobsri, J., Allen, A., Rajagopal, D., Shipton, M., Kanyuka, K., Lomonossoff, G. P., Ottensmeier, C., Diebold, S. S., Stevenson, F. K. and Savelyeva, N. 2015. Plant virus particles carrying tumour antigen activate TLR7 and induce high levels of protective antibody. PLOS ONE. 10, p. e0118096. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118096

Transcriptome and metabolite profiling of the infection cycle of Zymoseptoria tritici on wheat reveals a biphasic interaction with plant immunity involving differential pathogen chromosomal contributions and a variation on the hemibiotrophic lifestyle definition

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rudd, J. J., Kanyuka, K., Hassani-Pak, K., Derbyshire, M., Andongabo, A. E., Devonshire, J., Lysenko, A., Saqi, M., Desai, N. M., Powers, S. J., Hooper, J., Ambroso, L., Bharti, A., Farmer, A., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Dietrich, R. A. and Courbot, M. 2015. Transcriptome and metabolite profiling of the infection cycle of Zymoseptoria tritici on wheat reveals a biphasic interaction with plant immunity involving differential pathogen chromosomal contributions and a variation on the hemibiotrophic lifestyle definition. Plant Physiology. 167 (3), pp. 1158-1185. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.114.255927

Fungicide resistance risk assessment based on traits associated with the rate of pathogen evolution

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Grimmer, M. K., Van Den Bosch, F., Powers, S. J. and Paveley, N. D. 2015. Fungicide resistance risk assessment based on traits associated with the rate of pathogen evolution. Pest Management Science. 71 (2), pp. 207-215. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.3781

Transcriptome analysis of Arabidopsis GCR1 mutant reveals its roles in stress, hormones, secondary metabolism and phosphate starvation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chakraborty, N., Sharma, P., Kanyuka, K., Pathak, R. R., Choudhury, D., Hooley, R. A. and Raghuram, N. 2015. Transcriptome analysis of Arabidopsis GCR1 mutant reveals its roles in stress, hormones, secondary metabolism and phosphate starvation. PLOS ONE. 10, p. e0117819. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117819

Long-term phenological trends, species accumulation rates, aphid traits and climate: five decades of change in migrating aphids

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bell, J. R., Alderson, L. J., Izera, D., Kruger, T., Parker, S. J., Pickup, J., Shortall, C. R., Taylor, M. S., Verrier, P. J. and Harrington, R. 2015. Long-term phenological trends, species accumulation rates, aphid traits and climate: five decades of change in migrating aphids. Journal of Animal Ecology. 84 (1), pp. 21-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12282

Airborne sampling and optical sensing methods for macro scale mapping

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
West, J. S., Canning, G., Heard, S., Fraaije, B. A., Bonants, P., Van Gent-Pelzer, M., Nicolaisen, M., Justesen, A. F. and Wili, S. G. 2015. Airborne sampling and optical sensing methods for macro scale mapping. Abstracts IPM Innovation in Europe, Poznan, 14-16 January 2015 . pp. 57

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