Computational and Analytical Sciences
| Title | Computational and Analytical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Type | Science Department |
| Institute | Rothamsted Research |
| Head | Chris Rawlings |
| Executive Assistant | Sally Murdoch |
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Higher flight activity in the offspring of migrants compared to residents in a migratory insect
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dällenbach, L. J., Glauser, A., Lim, K. S., Chapman, J. W. and Menz, M. H. M. 2018. Higher flight activity in the offspring of migrants compared to residents in a migratory insect. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285 (1881), p. 2829. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2829
Towards FAIRer Biological Knowledge Networks Using a Hybrid Linked Data and Graph Database Approach
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Brandizi, M., Singh, A., Rawlings, C. J. and Hassani-Pak, K. 2018. Towards FAIRer Biological Knowledge Networks Using a Hybrid Linked Data and Graph Database Approach. Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics. 15 (3), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1515/jib-2018-0023
Dissecting Wheat Grain Yield Drivers in a Mapping Population in the UK
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Pennacchi, J. P., Carmo-Silva, E., Andralojc, P. J., Feuerhelm, D,, Powers, S. J. and Parry, M. A. J. 2018. Dissecting Wheat Grain Yield Drivers in a Mapping Population in the UK. Agronomy. 8 (6), p. 94. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8060094
Temperature and nitrogen supply interact to determine protein distribution gradients in the wheat grain endosperm
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Savill, G. P., Michalski, A., Powers, S. J., Wan, Y., Tosi, P., Buchner, P. H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2018. Temperature and nitrogen supply interact to determine protein distribution gradients in the wheat grain endosperm. Journal of Experimental Botany. 69 (12), pp. 3117-3126. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ery127
Effects of Organic and Conventional Crop Nutrition on Profiles of Polar Metabolites in Grain of Wheat
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Shewry, P. R., Rakszegi, M., Lovegrove, A., Amos, D., Corol, D. I., Tawfike, A., Miko, P. and Ward, J. L. 2018. Effects of Organic and Conventional Crop Nutrition on Profiles of Polar Metabolites in Grain of Wheat. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 66 (21), pp. 5346-5351. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01593
Plasmodium-associated changes in human odor attract mosquitoes
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Robinson, A., Busula, A. O., Voets, M. A, Beshir, K. B., Caulfield, J. C., Powers, S. J., Verhulst, N. O., Winskill, P., Muwanguzi, J., Birkett, M. A., Smallegange, R. C., Masiga, D. K., Mukabana, W. R., Sauerwein, R. W., Sutherland, C. J., Bousema, T., Pickett, J. A., Takken, W., Logan, J. G. and De Boer, J. G. 2018. Plasmodium-associated changes in human odor attract mosquitoes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (18), pp. E4209-E4218. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1721610115
The Role of Trehalose 6-Phosphate in Crop Yield and Resilience
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Paul, M. J., Gonzalez-Uriarte, A., Griffiths, C. A. and Hassani-Pak, K. 2018. The Role of Trehalose 6-Phosphate in Crop Yield and Resilience. Plant Physiology. 177, pp. 12-23. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01634
Elite UK winter wheat cultivars differ in their ability to support the colonisation of beneficial root-infecting fungi
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Osborne, S., Mcmillan, V. E., White, R. P. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2018. Elite UK winter wheat cultivars differ in their ability to support the colonisation of beneficial root-infecting fungi. Journal of Experimental Botany. 69 (12), pp. 3103-3115. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ery136
Exploring the resilience of wheat crops grown in short rotations through minimising the build-up of an important soil-borne fungal pathogen
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Mcmillan, V. E., Canning, G., Moughan, J., White, R. P., Gutteridge, R. J. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2018. Exploring the resilience of wheat crops grown in short rotations through minimising the build-up of an important soil-borne fungal pathogen. Scientific Reports. 8 (9550), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25511-8
Branched Pectic Galactan in Phloem-Sieve-Element Cell Walls: Implications for Cell Mechanics
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Torode, T. A., O'Neill, R., Marcus, S. E., Cornuault, V., Pose, S., Lauder, R. P., Kracun, S. K., Rydahl, M. G., Anderson, M. C. F., Willats, W. G. T., Braybrook, S. A., Townsend, B. J., Clausen, M. H. and Knox, J. P. 2018. Branched Pectic Galactan in Phloem-Sieve-Element Cell Walls: Implications for Cell Mechanics . Plant Physiology. 176 (2), pp. 1547-1558. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01568
Species and Genotype Effects of Bioenergy Crops on Root Production, Carbon and Nitrogen in Temperate Agricultural Soil
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Gregory, A. S., Dungait, J. A. J., Shield, I. F., Macalpine, W. J., Cunniff, J., Durenkamp, M., White, R. P., Joynes, A. and Richter, G. M. 2018. Species and Genotype Effects of Bioenergy Crops on Root Production, Carbon and Nitrogen in Temperate Agricultural Soil. BioEnergy Research. 11 (2), pp. 382-397. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-018-9903-6
Isolation and identification of floral attractants from a nectar plant for the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae)
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Vuts, J., Woodcock, C. M., Caulfield, J. C., Powers, S. J., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2018. Isolation and identification of floral attractants from a nectar plant for the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae). Pest Management Science. 74 (9), pp. 2069-2075. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4903
Genome-Wide Characterization of DNA Methylation in an Invasive Lepidopteran Pest, the Cotton Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera
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Jones, C. M., Lim, K. S., Chapman, J. W. and Bass, C. 2018. Genome-Wide Characterization of DNA Methylation in an Invasive Lepidopteran Pest, the Cotton Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 8 (3), pp. 779-787. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.117.1112
The genome of the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis and gene expression analyses of vector competence for Bluetongue virus
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Morales-Hojas, R., Hinsley, M., Armean, I .M., Silk, R., Harrup, L. E., Gonzalez-Uriarte, A., Veronesi, E., Campbell, L., Nayduch, D., Saski, C., Tabachnick, W. J., Kersey, P., Carpenter, S. and Fife, M. 2018. The genome of the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis and gene expression analyses of vector competence for Bluetongue virus. BMC Genomics. 19, p. 624. https://doi.org/10.1101/249482
Wheat receptor-kinase-like protein Stb6 controls gene-for-gene resistance to fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici
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Saintennac, C., Lee, W. S., Cambon, F., Rudd, J. J., King, R., Marande, W., Powers, S. J., Berges, H., Phillips, A. L., Uauy, C., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Langin, T. and Kanyuka, K. 2018. Wheat receptor-kinase-like protein Stb6 controls gene-for-gene resistance to fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici. Nature Genetics. 50, pp. 368-374. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0051-x
Major limitations to achieving 4 per 1000 increases in soil organic carbon stock in temperate regions: evidence from long-term experiments at Rothamsted Research, UK
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Poulton, P. R., Johnston, A. E., Macdonald, A. J., White, R. P. and Powlson, D. S. 2018. Major limitations to achieving 4 per 1000 increases in soil organic carbon stock in temperate regions: evidence from long-term experiments at Rothamsted Research, UK. Global Change Biology. 24 (6), pp. 2563-2584. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14066
Genomic, biochemical and modelling analyses of asparagine synthetases from wheat
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Xu, H., Curtis, T. Y., Powers, S. J., Raffan, S., Gao, R., Huang, J., Heiner, M., Gilbert, D. R. and Halford, N. G. 2018. Genomic, biochemical and modelling analyses of asparagine synthetases from wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8, p. 2237. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.02237
The early inflorescence of Arabidopsis thaliana demonstrates positional effects in floral organ growth and meristem patterning
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Plackett, A. R. G., Powers, S. J., Phillips, A. L., Wilson, Z. A., Hedden, P. and Thomas, S. G. 2018. The early inflorescence of Arabidopsis thaliana demonstrates positional effects in floral organ growth and meristem patterning. Plant Reproduction. 31 (2), pp. 171-191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00497-017-0320-3
Metabolomic Tools to Assess the Chemistry and Bioactivity of Endophytic Aspergillus Strain
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Tawfike, A. F., Tate, R., Abbott, G., Young, L., Viegelmann, C., Schumacher, M., Diederich, M. and Edrada-Ebel, R. 2017. Metabolomic Tools to Assess the Chemistry and Bioactivity of Endophytic Aspergillus Strain. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 14, p. e1700040. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201700040
Determining the migration duration of rice leaf folder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee)) moths using a trajectory analytical approach
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Wang, F. Y., Yang, F., Lu, M. H., Luo, S. Y., Zhai, B. P., Lim, K. S., McInerney, C. E. and Hu, G. 2017. Determining the migration duration of rice leaf folder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee)) moths using a trajectory analytical approach. Scientific Reports. 7 (39853), pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep39853
Swarms of brown planthopper migrate into the lower Yangtze River Valley under strong western Pacific subtropical highs
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Lu, M. H., Chen, X., Liu, W. C., Zhu, F., Lim, K. S., McInerney, C. E. and Hu, G. 2017. Swarms of brown planthopper migrate into the lower Yangtze River Valley under strong western Pacific subtropical highs. Ecosphere. 8 (10), p. e01967. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1967
Continuous Radar Tracking Illustrates the Development of Multi-destination Routes of Bumblebees
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Woodgate, J. L., Makinson, J. C., Lim, K. S., Reynolds, A. M. and Chittka, L. 2017. Continuous Radar Tracking Illustrates the Development of Multi-destination Routes of Bumblebees. Scientific Reports. 7 (1), p. 17323. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17553-1
If not multiple comparisons, then what?
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Kozak, M. and Powers, S. J. 2017. If not multiple comparisons, then what? Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 171 (3), pp. 277-280. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12379
Effects of wind speed and direction on monthly fluctuations of Cladosporium conidia concentration in the air
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Sadys, M. 2017. Effects of wind speed and direction on monthly fluctuations of Cladosporium conidia concentration in the air. Aerobiologia. 33 (3), pp. 445-456. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-017-9482-6
An analysis of the exposure time to very high concentrations of Cladosporium conidia in the air of an urban site
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Sadys, M. 2017. An analysis of the exposure time to very high concentrations of Cladosporium conidia in the air of an urban site. Aerobiologia. 33 (3), pp. 327-337. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-017-9472-8
Effects of Cultivar and Nitrogen Nutrition on the Lipid Composition of Wheat Flour
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Min, B., Gonzalez-Thuillier, I., Powers, S. J., Wilde, P. J., Shewry, P. R. and Haslam, R. P. 2017. Effects of Cultivar and Nitrogen Nutrition on the Lipid Composition of Wheat Flour. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 65 (26), pp. 5427-5434. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.7b01437
Extending the durability of cultivar resistance by limiting epidemic growth rates
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Carolan, K., Helps, J., Van Den Berg, F., Bain, R., Paveley, N. and Van Den Bosch, F. 2017. Extending the durability of cultivar resistance by limiting epidemic growth rates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284 (1863), pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0828
EpiGeNet : A graph database of interdependencies between genetic and epigenetic events in colorectal cancer
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Balaur, I., Saqi, M., Barat, A., Lysenko, A., Mazein, A., Ruskin, H. J., Auffray, C. and Rawlings, C. J. 2017. EpiGeNet : A graph database of interdependencies between genetic and epigenetic events in colorectal cancer. Journal of Computational Biology. 24 (10), pp. 969-980. https://doi.org/10.1089/cmb.2016.0095
The movement of small insects in the convective boundary layer: linking patterns to processes
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Wainwright, C. E., Stepanian, P. M., Reynolds, D. R. and Reynolds, A. M. 2017. The movement of small insects in the convective boundary layer: linking patterns to processes. Scientific Reports. 7 (1), p. 5438. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04503-0
Meteorological and landscape influences on pollen beetle immigration into oilseed rape crops
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Skellern, M., Welham, S. J., Watts, N. P. and Cook, S. M. 2017. Meteorological and landscape influences on pollen beetle immigration into oilseed rape crops. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 241 (1 April), pp. 150-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.03.008
Relationships between airborne pollen grains, wind direction and land cover using GIS and circular statistics
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Maya-Manzano, J. M., Sadys, M., Tormo-Molina, R., Fernandez-Rodriguez, S., Oteros, J., Silva-Palacios, I. and Gonzalo-Garijo, A. 2017. Relationships between airborne pollen grains, wind direction and land cover using GIS and circular statistics. Science of the Total Environment. 584–585 (15 April), pp. 603-613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.085
Intra-diurnal and daily changes in Didymella ascospore concentrations in the air of an urban site
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Sadys, M. and West, J. S. 2017. Intra-diurnal and daily changes in Didymella ascospore concentrations in the air of an urban site. Fungal Ecology. 27A (June), pp. 87-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2017.03.002
The Gsp-1 genes encode the wheat arabinogalactan peptide
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Wilkinson, M. D., Tosi, P., Lovegrove, A., Corol, D. I., Ward, J. L., Palmer, R., Powers, S. J., Passmore, D., Webster, G., Marcus, S. E., Knox, J. P. and Shewry, P. R. 2017. The Gsp-1 genes encode the wheat arabinogalactan peptide. Journal of Cereal Science. 74 (March), pp. 155-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2017.02.006
Changes in soil organic matter over 70 years in continuous arable and ley–arable rotations on a sandy loam soil in England
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Johnston, A. E., Poulton, P. R., Coleman, K., Macdonald, A. J. and White, R. P. 2017. Changes in soil organic matter over 70 years in continuous arable and ley–arable rotations on a sandy loam soil in England. European Journal of Soil Science. 68 (3), pp. 305-316. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12415
cis-jasmone elicits aphid-induced stress signalling in potatoes
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Sobhy, I. S., Woodcock, C. M., Powers, S. J., Caulfield, J. C., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2017. cis-jasmone elicits aphid-induced stress signalling in potatoes. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 43 (1), pp. 39-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0805-9
Recon2Neo4j: applying graph database technologies for managing comprehensive genome-scale networks
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Balaur, I., Mazein, A., Saqi, M., Lysenko, A., Rawlings, C. J. and Auffray, C. 2017. Recon2Neo4j: applying graph database technologies for managing comprehensive genome-scale networks. Bioinformatics. 33 (7), pp. 1096-1098. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btw731
Methods to estimate changes in soil water for phenotyping root activity in the field
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Whalley, W. R., Binley, A., Watts, C. W., Shanahan, P., Dodd, I. C., Ober, E. S., Ashton, R. W., Webster, C. P., White, R. P. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2017. Methods to estimate changes in soil water for phenotyping root activity in the field. Plant and Soil. 415 (1-2), pp. 407-422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-3161-1
Changes in the arabinoxylan fraction of wheat grain during alcohol production
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Kosik, O., Powers, S. J., Chatzifragkou, A., Prabhakumari, P. C., Charalampopoulos, D., Hess, L., Brosnan, J., Shewry, P. R. and Lovegrove, A. 2017. Changes in the arabinoxylan fraction of wheat grain during alcohol production. Food Chemistry. 221 (15 April), pp. 1754-1762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.10.109
Acrylamide-forming potential of potatoes grown at different locations, and the ratio of free asparagine to reducing sugars at which free asparagine becomes a limiting factor for acrylamide formation
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Muttucumaru, N., Powers, S. J., Elmore, J. S., Dodson, A., Briddon, A., Mottram, D. S. and Halford, N. G. 2017. Acrylamide-forming potential of potatoes grown at different locations, and the ratio of free asparagine to reducing sugars at which free asparagine becomes a limiting factor for acrylamide formation. Food Chemistry. 220 (1 April), pp. 76-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.09.199
Odours of Plasmodium falciparum-infected participants influence mosquito-host interactions
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De Boar, J. G., Robinson, A., Powers, S. J., Burgers, S. L. G. E., Caulfield, J. C., Birkett, M. A., Smallegange, R. C., Van Genderen, P. J. J., Bousema, T., Sauerwein, R. W., Pickett, J. A., Takken, W. and Logan, J. G. 2017. Odours of Plasmodium falciparum-infected participants influence mosquito-host interactions. Scientific Reports. 7 (1), p. 9283. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08978-9