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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The identification of a virulence factor-enriched micro-region in the Fusarium graminearum genome
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Antoniw, J. F., Freeman, A., Urban, M., Welham, S. J. and Beacham, A. 2010. The identification of a virulence factor-enriched micro-region in the Fusarium graminearum genome. Abstracts Fusarium Workshop, Amsterdam, 28-29 March 2010 .
Effects of crop nutrition on wheat grain composition and end use quality
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Godfrey, D., Hawkesford, M. J., Powers, S. J., Millar, S. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Effects of crop nutrition on wheat grain composition and end use quality. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 58, pp. 3012-3021. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf9040645
Free amino acids and sugars in rye grain: implications for acrylamide formation
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Curtis, T. Y., Powers, S. J., Balagiannis, D., Elmore, J. S., Mottram, D. S., Parry, M. A. J., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z., Shewry, P. R. and Halford, N. G. 2010. Free amino acids and sugars in rye grain: implications for acrylamide formation. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 58, pp. 1959-1969. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf903577b
Quantitative resistance increases the durability of qualitative resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassica napus
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brun, H., Chevre, A-M., Fitt, B. D. L., Powers, S. J., Besnard, A-L., Ermel, M., Huteau, V., Marquer, B., Eber, F., Renard, M. and Andrivon, D. 2010. Quantitative resistance increases the durability of qualitative resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassica napus. New Phytologist. 185 (1), pp. 285-299. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03049.x
The GAMes aphids play
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Bell, J. R., Harrington, R., Welham, S. J., Clark, S. J. and Pickup, J. 2009. The GAMes aphids play. Abstracts 8th International Symposium on Aphids, Catania, 8-12 June 2009 .
Statistical modelling of multiple responses with repeated measures on experimental units
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Powers, S. J., Pirie, E. J. and Nemeth, C. 2009. Statistical modelling of multiple responses with repeated measures on experimental units. Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859609990359
Grasses of different C4 subtypes reveal leaf traits related to drought tolerance in their natural habitats: changes in structure, water potential and amino acid content
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carmo-Silva, A. E., Francisco, A., Powers, S. J., Keys, A. J., Ascensao, L., Parry, M. A. J. and Arrabaca, M. C. 2009. Grasses of different C4 subtypes reveal leaf traits related to drought tolerance in their natural habitats: changes in structure, water potential and amino acid content. American Journal Of Botany. 96, pp. 1222-1235. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.0800224
Nutritional effects of a host plant (potato) and break crops on Pochonia chlamydosporia and other fungal parasites of the potato cyst nematode, Globodera pallida
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Manzanilla-Lopez, R. H., Esteves, I., Powers, S. J. and Kerry, B. R. 2009. Nutritional effects of a host plant (potato) and break crops on Pochonia chlamydosporia and other fungal parasites of the potato cyst nematode, Globodera pallida. Abstracts 2nd International Congress of Tropical Nematology, Maceio, Brazil, 4-9 October 2009 .
Signalling and behaviour of potato cyst nematode in the rhizosphere of the trap crop, Solanum sisymbriifolium
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Sasaki-Crawley, A., Curtis, R. H. C., Birkett, M. A., Powers, S. J., Barker, A., Pickett, J. A., Blackshaw, R. and Kerry, B. R. 2009. Signalling and behaviour of potato cyst nematode in the rhizosphere of the trap crop, Solanum sisymbriifolium. Abstracts AAB Conference on Advances in Nematology, London, 15 December 2009 .
Some consequences of using the Horsfall-Barratt scale for estimating disease severity compared to nearest percent estimation
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Bock, C. H., Gottwald, T. R., Parker, P. E., Ferrandino, F., Welham, S. J., Van Den Bosch, F. and Parnell, S. R. 2009. Some consequences of using the Horsfall-Barratt scale for estimating disease severity compared to nearest percent estimation. Abstracts 10th International Epidemiological Workshop, Geneva, New York, 8-12 June 2009 .
Data integration for plant genomics - exemplars from the integration of Arabidopsis thaliana databases
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lysenko, A., Hindle, M. M., Taubert, J., Saqi, M. and Rawlings, C. J. 2009. Data integration for plant genomics - exemplars from the integration of Arabidopsis thaliana databases. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 10, pp. 676-693. https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbp047
Linking life sciences data using graph-based mapping
B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Taubert, J., Hindle, M. M., Lysenko, A., Weile, J., Kohler, J. and Rawlings, C. J. 2009. Linking life sciences data using graph-based mapping. in: Paton, N. W., Hedeler, C. and Missier, P. (ed.) Data Integration in the Life Sciences. DILS 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 564 Springer, Berlin. pp. 16-30
Real-time quantitative RT-PCR: design, calculations and statistics
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rieu, I. and Powers, S. J. 2009. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR: design, calculations and statistics. The Plant Cell. 21, pp. 1031-1033. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.109.066001
Inhibition of SNF1-related protein kinase1 activity and regulation of metabolic pathways by trehalose-6-phosphate
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y., Primavesi, L. F., Jhurreea, D., Andralojc, P. J., Mitchell, R. A. C., Powers, S. J., Schluepmann, H., Delatte, T., Wingler, A. and Paul, M. J. 2009. Inhibition of SNF1-related protein kinase1 activity and regulation of metabolic pathways by trehalose-6-phosphate. Plant Physiology. 149 (4), pp. 1860-1871. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.133934
A novel transcriptomic approach to identify candidate genes for grain quality traits in wheat
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wan, Y., Toscano-Underwood, C., Toole, G., Skeggs, P., Zhu, T., Leverington, M., Griffiths, S., Wheeler, T., Gooding, M., Poole, R., Edwards, K. J., Gezan, S. A., Welham, S. J., Snape, J., Mills, E. N. C., Mitchell, R. A. C. and Shewry, P. R. 2009. A novel transcriptomic approach to identify candidate genes for grain quality traits in wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 7 (5), pp. 401-410. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2009.00405.x
Characterization of two unusual features of resistance to Soilborne cereal mosaic virus in hexaploid wheat: leakiness and gradual elimination of viral coat protein from infected root tissues
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lyons, R., Kutluk Yilmaz, N. D., Powers, S. J., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Kanyuka, K. 2009. Characterization of two unusual features of resistance to Soilborne cereal mosaic virus in hexaploid wheat: leakiness and gradual elimination of viral coat protein from infected root tissues. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions - MPMI. 22 (5), pp. 560-574. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-22-5-0560
Effects of osmotic and matric potential on radial growth and accumulation of endogenous reserves in three isolates of Pochonia chlamydosporia
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Esteves, I., Peteira, B., Powers, S. J., Magan, N. and Kerry, B. R. 2009. Effects of osmotic and matric potential on radial growth and accumulation of endogenous reserves in three isolates of Pochonia chlamydosporia. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 19, pp. 185-199. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583150802650175
A note on bimodality in the log-likelihood function for penalized spline mixed models
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Welham, S. J. and Thompson, R. 2009. A note on bimodality in the log-likelihood function for penalized spline mixed models. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis. 53 (4), pp. 920-931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csda.2008.10.031
Combining spatial resolutions in the multiscale analysis of soil pore-size distributions
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Papadopoulos, A., Whitmore, A. P., White, R. P., Mooney, S. J. and Bird, N. R. A. 2009. Combining spatial resolutions in the multiscale analysis of soil pore-size distributions. Vadose Zone Journal. 8, pp. 227-232. https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2008.0042
Effects of genotype and environment on free amino acid levels in wheat grain: implications for acrylamide formation during processing
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Curtis, T. Y., Muttucumaru, N., Shewry, P. R., Parry, M. A. J., Powers, S. J., Elmore, J. S., Mottram, D. S., Hook, S. and Halford, N. G. 2009. Effects of genotype and environment on free amino acid levels in wheat grain: implications for acrylamide formation during processing. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 57, pp. 1013-1021. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf8031292
Controlling for competition in neighbouring field plots in a willow (Salix spp.) trial
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gezan, S. A., Macalpine, W. J., Shield, I. F. and Welham, S. J. 2008. Controlling for competition in neighbouring field plots in a willow (Salix spp.) trial. Aspects of Applied Biology. 90, pp. 181-187.
Improving wheat for nutrition and processing
C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Shewry, P. R., Wan, Y., Wheeler, T., Gooding, M., Poole, R., Edwards, K. J., Mills, E. N. C., Skeggs, P., Gezan, S., Welham, S. J., Shenton, C., Zhu, T., Phillips, A. L., Jones, H. D., Li, L., Ward, J. L., Freeman, J., Nemeth, C. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2008. Improving wheat for nutrition and processing. Molinacano, J. L. (ed.) Cereal Science and Technology for Feeding Ten Billion People: Genomics Era and Beyond. Proceedings of the Meeting of the Eucarpia Cereal Section, Lleida (Spain), 13-17 November 2006 . Options Mediterraneennes, Series A, No 81. pp. 249-252
Apical leaf necrosis as a defence mechanism against pathogen attack: effects of high nutrient availability on onset and rate of necrosis
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Van Den Berg, F., Van Den Bosch, F., Powers, S. J. and Shaw, M. W. 2008. Apical leaf necrosis as a defence mechanism against pathogen attack: effects of high nutrient availability on onset and rate of necrosis. Plant Pathology. 57 (6), pp. 1009-1016. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2008.01865.x
Establishing substantial equivalence: transcriptomics
B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Baudo, M. M., Powers, S. J. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2008. Establishing substantial equivalence: transcriptomics. in: Shewry, P. R. and Jones, H. D. (ed.) Transgenic wheat, barley and oats. Methods in molecular biology, vol. 478 Humana Press, New York. pp. 247-272
Genetic analysis reveals that C19-GA 2-oxidation is a major gibberellin inactivation pathway in Arabidopsis
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rieu, I., Eriksson, S., Powers, S. J., Gong, F., Griffiths, J., Woolley, L., Benlloch, R., Nilsson, O., Thomas, S. G., Hedden, P. and Phillips, A. L. 2008. Genetic analysis reveals that C19-GA 2-oxidation is a major gibberellin inactivation pathway in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 20, pp. 2420-2436. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.108.058818
Avoidance of conspecific odour by carabid beetles: a mechanism for the emergence of scale-free searching patterns
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Guy, A. G., Bohan, D. A., Powers, S. J. and Reynolds, A. M. 2008. Avoidance of conspecific odour by carabid beetles: a mechanism for the emergence of scale-free searching patterns. Animal Behaviour. 76, pp. 585-591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.04.004
GCN2-dependent phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha in Arabidopsis
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Kanyuka, K., Parry, M. A. J., Powers, S. J. and Halford, N. G. 2008. GCN2-dependent phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 59 (11), pp. 3131-3141. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ern169
Graph-based sequence annotation using a data integration approach
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pesch, R., Lysenko, A., Hindle, M. M., Hassani-Pak, K., Thiele, R., Rawlings, C. J., Kohler, J. and Taubert, J. 2008. Graph-based sequence annotation using a data integration approach. Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics. 5(2):94, p. 15pp. https://doi.org/10.2390/biecoll-jib-2008-94
Strategies to prevent spread of Leptosphaeria maculans (phoma stem canker) onto oilseed rape crops in China; costs and benefits
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fitt, B. D. L., Hu, B. C., Li, Z. Q., Liu, S. Y., Lange, R. M., Kharbanda, P. D., Butterworth, M. H. and White, R. P. 2008. Strategies to prevent spread of Leptosphaeria maculans (phoma stem canker) onto oilseed rape crops in China; costs and benefits. Plant Pathology. 57 (4), pp. 652-664. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2008.01841.x
Photorespiration in C4 grasses remains slow under drought conditions
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carmo-Silva, A. E., Powers, S. J., Keys, A. J., Arrabaca, M. C. and Parry, M. A. J. 2008. Photorespiration in C4 grasses remains slow under drought conditions. Plant, Cell and Environment. 31 (7), pp. 925-940. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01805.x
The importance of temperature and moisture to the egg-laying behaviour of a pest slug, Deroceras reticulatum
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Willis, J. C., Bohan, D. A., Powers, S. J., Choi, Y. H., Park, J. and Gussin, E. 2008. The importance of temperature and moisture to the egg-laying behaviour of a pest slug, Deroceras reticulatum. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 153 (1), pp. 105-115. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2008.00242.x
Transcriptome analysis of grain development in hexaploid wheat
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wan, Y., Poole, R. L., Huttly, A. K., Toscano-Underwood, C., Feeney, K., Welham, S. J., Gooding, M. J., Mills, C., Edwards, K. J., Shewry, P. R. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2008. Transcriptome analysis of grain development in hexaploid wheat. BMC Genomics. 9, p. 121 (16pp). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-9-121
The gibberellin biosynthetic genes AtGA20ox1 and AtGA20ox2 act, partially redundantly, to promote growth and development throughout the Arabidopsis lifecycle
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rieu, I., Ruiz-Rivero, O., Fernandez-Garcia, N., Griffiths, J., Powers, S. J., Gong, F., Linhartova, T., Eriksson, S., Nilsson, O., Thomas, S. G., Phillips, A. L. and Hedden, P. 2008. The gibberellin biosynthetic genes AtGA20ox1 and AtGA20ox2 act, partially redundantly, to promote growth and development throughout the Arabidopsis lifecycle. The Plant Journal. 53 (3), pp. 488-504. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03356.x
Effect of variety and environmental factors on gluten proteins: an analytical, spectroscopic and rheological study
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Georget, D. M. R., Toscano-Underwood, C., Powers, S. J., Shewry, P. R. and Belton, P. S. 2008. Effect of variety and environmental factors on gluten proteins: an analytical, spectroscopic and rheological study. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 56, pp. 1172-1179. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf072443t
Identification of human-derived volatile chemicals that interfere with attraction of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Logan, J. G., Birkett, M. A., Clark, S. J., Powers, S. J., Seal, N. J., Wadhams, L. J., Mordue (Luntz), A. J. and Pickett, J. A. 2008. Identification of human-derived volatile chemicals that interfere with attraction of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 34, pp. 308-322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-008-9436-0
Decreased shoot stature and grain alpha-amylase activity following ectopic expression of a gibberellin 2-oxidase gene in transgenic wheat
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Appleford, N. E., Wilkinson, M. D., Ma, Q., Evans, D. J., Stone, M. C., Pearce, S. P., Powers, S. J., Thomas, S. G., Jones, H. D., Phillips, A. L., Hedden, P. and Lenton, J. R. 2007. Decreased shoot stature and grain alpha-amylase activity following ectopic expression of a gibberellin 2-oxidase gene in transgenic wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 58, pp. 3213-3226. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erm166
Controlled atmosphere stunning of broiler chickens. II. Effects on behaviour, physiology and meat quality in a commercial processing plant
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mckeegan, D. E. F., Abeyesinghe, S. M., Mcleman, M. A., Lowe, J. C., Demmers, T. G. M., White, R. P., Kranene, R. W., Van Bemmel, H., Lankhaar, J. A. C. and Wathes, C. M. 2007. Controlled atmosphere stunning of broiler chickens. II. Effects on behaviour, physiology and meat quality in a commercial processing plant. British Poultry Science. 48, pp. 430-442. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071660701543097
Transcriptome profiling of wheat genotypes differing in bread making quality under different environments
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Wan, Y., Mitchell, R. A. C., Leverington, M., Griffiths, S., Snape, J., Wheeler, T., Gooding, M., Poole, R., Edwards, K., Mills, C., Skeggs, P., Gezan, S., Welham, S. J., Shenton, C., Zhu, T. and Shewry, P. R. 2007. Transcriptome profiling of wheat genotypes differing in bread making quality under different environments. Abstracts 4th UK Small Grain Cereals Genetic and Genomics Workshop: From Genes to Traits, Cambridge, 14-16 March 2007 .
Controlled atmosphere stunning of broiler chickens. I. Effects on behaviour, physiology and meat quality in a pilot scale system at a processing plant
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Abeyesinghe, S. M., Mckeegan, D. E. F., Mcleman, M. A., Lowe, J. C., Demmers, T. G. M., White, R. P., Kranen, R. W., Van Bemmel, H., Lankhaar, J. A. C. and Wathes, C. M. 2007. Controlled atmosphere stunning of broiler chickens. I. Effects on behaviour, physiology and meat quality in a pilot scale system at a processing plant. British Poultry Science. 48, pp. 406-423. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071660701543089
Genetic variation in pea (Pisum sativum L.) demonstrates the importance of root but not shoot C/N ratios in the control of plant morphology and reveals a unique relationship between shoot length and nodulation intensity
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ludidi, N. N., Pellny, T. K., Kiddle, G., Dutilleul, C., Groten, K., Van Heerden, P. D. R., Dutt, S., Powers, S. J., Romer, P. and Foyer, C. H. 2007. Genetic variation in pea (Pisum sativum L.) demonstrates the importance of root but not shoot C/N ratios in the control of plant morphology and reveals a unique relationship between shoot length and nodulation intensity. Plant, Cell and Environment. 30 (10), pp. 1256-1268. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2007.01699.x