Plant Sciences

TitlePlant Sciences
TypeScience Department
InstituteRothamsted Research
HeadMalcolm Hawkesford
Executive AssistantSue Steele

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Accounting for heterogeneity in the 𝛉–𝛔 relationship: Application to wheat phenotyping using EMI

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Blanchy, G., Watts, C. W., Ashton, R. W., Webster, C. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Whalley, W. R. and Binley, A. 2020. Accounting for heterogeneity in the 𝛉–𝛔 relationship: Application to wheat phenotyping using EMI. Vadose Zone Journal. 19 (1), p. e20037. https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.20037

Trehalose 6-phosphate signalling and impact on crop yield

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Paul, M. J., Watson, A. and Griffiths, C. A. 2020. Trehalose 6-phosphate signalling and impact on crop yield. Biochemical Society Transactions. 48 (5), pp. 2127-2137. https://doi.org/10.1042/BST20200286

Effects of drying methods and temperatures on protein, pasting, and thermal properties of white floury corn

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Da Silva Timm, N., Lang, G. H., Ramos, A. H., Ferreira, C. D. and Oliveira, M. 2020. Effects of drying methods and temperatures on protein, pasting, and thermal properties of white floury corn. Journal of food processing and preservation. 2020, p. e14767. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.14767

Global Wheat Head Detection (GWHD) Dataset: A Large and Diverse Dataset of High-Resolution RGB-Labelled Images to Develop and Benchmark Wheat Head Detection Methods

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
David, E., Madec, S., Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Aasen, H., Zheng, B., Liu, S., Kirchgessner, N., Ishikawa, G., Nagasawa, K., Badhon, M. A., Pozniak, C., De Solan, B., Hund, A., Chapman, S. C., Baret, F., Stavness, I. and Guo, W. 2020. Global Wheat Head Detection (GWHD) Dataset: A Large and Diverse Dataset of High-Resolution RGB-Labelled Images to Develop and Benchmark Wheat Head Detection Methods. Plant Phenomics. 2020, p. 3521852. https://doi.org/10.34133/2020/3521852

Characterisation of bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) behaviour and aphid host preference in relation to partially resistant and susceptible wheat landraces

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Singh, B., Simon, A. L., Halsey, K., Kurup, S., Clark, S. J. and Aradottir, G. I. 2020. Characterisation of bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) behaviour and aphid host preference in relation to partially resistant and susceptible wheat landraces. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 177 (2), pp. 184-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12616

CRISPR-Cas9 multiplex editing of the α-amylase/trypsin inhibitor genes to reduce allergen proteins in durum wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Camerlengo, F., Frittelli, A., Sparks, C. A., Doherty, A., Martignago, D., Larre, C., Lupi, R., Sestili, F. and Masci, S. 2020. CRISPR-Cas9 multiplex editing of the α-amylase/trypsin inhibitor genes to reduce allergen proteins in durum wheat. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00104

Low protein wheat for bread making

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Shewry, P. R., Wood, A. J., Hassall, K. L., Pellny, T. K., Riche, A. B., Hussain, A., Hawkesford, M. J., Griffiths, S., Penson, S., Tucker, G. and Baker, C. 2020. Low protein wheat for bread making. Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.

Fluidized‐bed drying of black rice grains: Impact on cooking properties, in vitro starch digestibility, and bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lang, G. H., Da Silva Lindemann, I., Goebel, J. T., Ferriera, C. D., Dos Santos Acunha, T. and Oliveira, M. 2020. Fluidized‐bed drying of black rice grains: Impact on cooking properties, in vitro starch digestibility, and bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds . Journal of Food Science. 85 (6), pp. 1717-1724. https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.15145

Time-intensive geoelectrical monitoring under winter wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Blanchy, G., Virlet, N., Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Watts, C. W., Hawkesford, M. J., Whalley, W. R. and Binley, A. 2020. Time-intensive geoelectrical monitoring under winter wheat . Near Surface Geophysics. https://doi.org/10.1002/nsg.12107

Overexpression of an endogenous type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum enhances lipid production and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Haslam, R. P., Hamilton, M. L., Economou, C., Smith, Richard T., Hassall, K. L., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2020. Overexpression of an endogenous type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum enhances lipid production and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content . Biotechnology for Biofuels. 13 (87). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-020-01726-8

Development and Evaluation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for High Throughput Phenotyping of Field-based Wheat Trials.

F - Theses
Holman, F. 2020. Development and Evaluation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for High Throughput Phenotyping of Field-based Wheat Trials. F - Theses King’s College London Dept of Geography

Cake of brown, black and red rice: Influence of transglutaminase on technological properties, in vitro starch digestibility and phenolic compounds

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lang, G. H., Kringel, D. H., Acunha, T. D. S., Ferreira, C. D., Dias, A. R. G., Zavareze, E. D. R. and Oliveira, M. 2020. Cake of brown, black and red rice: Influence of transglutaminase on technological properties, in vitro starch digestibility and phenolic compounds. Food Chemistry. 318, p. 126480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126480

Phylogeny and gene expression of the complete NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER FAMILY (NPF) in Triticum aestivum L.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, H., Wan, Y., Buchner, P. H., King, R., Ma, H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2020. Phylogeny and gene expression of the complete NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER FAMILY (NPF) in Triticum aestivum L. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71 (15), pp. 4531-4546. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa210

Wheat Cell Wall Polysaccharides (Dietary Fibre)

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Shewry, P. R., Kosik, O., Pellny, T. K. and Lovegrove, A. 2020. Wheat Cell Wall Polysaccharides (Dietary Fibre). in: Igrejas, G., Ikeda, T. M. and Guzman, C. (ed.) Wheat Quality For Improving Processing And Human Health Switzerland Springer. pp. 255-272

High level accumulation of EPA and DHA in field-grown transgenic Camelina – a multi-territory evaluation of TAG accumulation and heterogeneity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Han, L., Usher, S. L., Sandgrind, S., Hassall, K. L., Sayanova, O. V., Michaelson, L. V., Haslam, R. P. and Napier, J. A. 2020. High level accumulation of EPA and DHA in field-grown transgenic Camelina – a multi-territory evaluation of TAG accumulation and heterogeneity . Plant Biotechnology Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13385

A modular cloning toolkit for genome editing in plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hahn, F., Korolev, A., Sanjurjo-Loures, L. and Nekrasov, V. 2020. A modular cloning toolkit for genome editing in plants. BMC Plant Biology. 20, p. 179. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02388-2

High post-anthesis temperature effects on bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain transcriptome during early grain-filling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kino, R. I., Pellny, T. K., Mitchell, R. A. C., Gonzalez-Uriarte, A. and Tosi, P. 2020. High post-anthesis temperature effects on bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain transcriptome during early grain-filling. BMC Plant Biology. 20, p. 170. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.18309/v1

Historical changes in the contents and compositions of fibre components and polar metabolites in white wheat flour

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lovegrove, A., Pellny, T. K., Hassall, K. L., Plummer, A., Wood, A., Bellisai, A., Przewieslik-Allen, A., Burridge, A. J., Ward, J. L. and Shewry, P. R. 2020. Historical changes in the contents and compositions of fibre components and polar metabolites in white wheat flour. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 5920. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62777-3

Functional QTL mapping and genomic prediction of canopy height in wheat measured using a robotic field phenotyping platform

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lyra, D. H., Virlet, N., Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Hassall, K. L., Wingen, L. U., Orford, S., Griffiths, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and Slavov, G. 2020. Functional QTL mapping and genomic prediction of canopy height in wheat measured using a robotic field phenotyping platform . Journal of Experimental Botany. p. erz545. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz545

DES2 is a fatty acid Delta 11 desaturase capable of synthesizing palmitvaccenic acid in the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cheeld, H., Bhutada, G., Beaudoin, F. and Eastmond, P. J. 2020. DES2 is a fatty acid Delta 11 desaturase capable of synthesizing palmitvaccenic acid in the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis. FEBS Letters. https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.13762

Physicochemical and cooking quality characteristics of South American rice cultivars parboiled at different steaming pressures

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Villanova, F. A., El Halal, S. L. M., Vanier, N. L., Wang, Y-J. and Oliveira, M. 2020. Physicochemical and cooking quality characteristics of South American rice cultivars parboiled at different steaming pressures. Cereal chemistry. 97, pp. 472-282. https://doi.org/10.1002/cche.10262

Identification of a major QTL and associated molecular marker for high arabinoxylan fibre in white wheat flour

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lovegrove, A., Wingen, L. U., Plummer, A., Wood, A., Passmore, D., Kosik, O., Freeman, J., Mitchell, R. A. C., Hassall, K. L., Ulker, M., Tremmel-Bede, K., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z., Perretant, M-R., Charmet, G., Pont, C., Salse, J., Leverington Waite, M., Orford, S., Burridge, A., Pellny, T. K., Shewry, P. R. and Griffiths, S. 2020. Identification of a major QTL and associated molecular marker for high arabinoxylan fibre in white wheat flour. PLOS ONE. 15 (2), p. e0227826. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227826

Loss of TaIRX9b gene function in wheat decreases chain length and amount of arabinoxylan in grain but increases cross-linking

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pellny, T. K., Wood, A., Freeman, J., Halsey, K., Plummer, A., Kosik, O., Shewry, P. R., Lovegrove, A., Phillips, A. L. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2020. Loss of TaIRX9b gene function in wheat decreases chain length and amount of arabinoxylan in grain but increases cross-linking. Plant Biotechnology Journal. pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13393

Genetic transformation of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using biolistics

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Sparks, C. A. and Doherty, A. 2020. Genetic transformation of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using biolistics. in: Rustgi, S. and Luo, H. (ed.) Biolistic DNA Delivery in Plants New York Humana Press Inc.

Foliar N Application at Anthesis Stimulates Gene Expression of Grain Protein Fractions and Alters Protein Body Distribution in Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rossmann, A., Buchner, P. H., Savill, G. P., Powers, S. J., Hawkesford, M. J. and Muhling, K. H. 2019. Foliar N Application at Anthesis Stimulates Gene Expression of Grain Protein Fractions and Alters Protein Body Distribution in Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 67 (46), pp. 12709-12719. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b04634

Comparative prebiotic activity of mixtures of cereal grain polysaccharides

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Harris, S., Monteagudo‑Mera, A., Kosik, O., Charalampopoulos, D., Shewry, P. R. and Lovegrove, A. 2019. Comparative prebiotic activity of mixtures of cereal grain polysaccharides . AMB Express. 9 (1), p. 203. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-019-0925-z

Linking fundamental science to crop improvement through understanding source and sink traits and their integration for yield enhancement

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Paul, M. J., Watson, A. and Griffiths, C. A. 2019. Linking fundamental science to crop improvement through understanding source and sink traits and their integration for yield enhancement . Journal of Experimental Botany. p. erz480. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz480

The impact of reducing fatty acid desaturation on the composition and thermal stability of rapeseed oil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kaur, H., Wang, L., Stawniak, N., Sloan, R., Van-Erp, H., Eastmond, P. J. and Bancroft, I. 2019. The impact of reducing fatty acid desaturation on the composition and thermal stability of rapeseed oil . Plant Biotechnology Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13263

Kinetic evaluation and optimization of red popcorn grain drying: Influence of the temperature and air velocity on the expansion properties and beta-carotene content

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pohndorf, R. S., Lang, G. H., Ferreira, C. D., Ziegler, V., Goebel, J. T. and Oliveira, M. 2019. Kinetic evaluation and optimization of red popcorn grain drying: Influence of the temperature and air velocity on the expansion properties and beta-carotene content. Journal of Food Process Engineering. 42 (6), p. e13204. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.13204

Multivariate Genomic Selection and Potential of Rapid Indirect Selection with Speed Breeding in Spring Wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Watson, A., Hickey, L. T., Christopher, J., Rutkoski, J., Poland, J. and Hayes, B. J. 2019. Multivariate Genomic Selection and Potential of Rapid Indirect Selection with Speed Breeding in Spring Wheat. Crop Science. 59 (5), pp. 1945-1959. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2018.12.0757

Engineering the stereoisomeric structure of seed oil to mimic human milk fat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Van-Erp, H., Bryant, F. M., Martin-Moreno, J., Michaelson, L. V., Bhutada, G. and Eastmond, P. J. 2019. Engineering the stereoisomeric structure of seed oil to mimic human milk fat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (42), pp. 20947-20952. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1907915116

DeepCount: In-Field Automatic Quantification of Wheat Spikes Using Simple Linear Iterative Clustering and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Virlet, N., Ampe, E. M., Reyns, P. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2019. DeepCount: In-Field Automatic Quantification of Wheat Spikes Using Simple Linear Iterative Clustering and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10, p. 1176. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01176

Gradients of Gluten Proteins and Free Amino Acids along the Longitudinal Axis of the Developing Caryopsis of Bread Wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shi, Z., Wang, Y., Wan, Y., Hassall, K. L., Jiang, D., Shewry, P. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2019. Gradients of Gluten Proteins and Free Amino Acids along the Longitudinal Axis of the Developing Caryopsis of Bread Wheat . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 67 (31), pp. 8706-8714. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02728

Multifunctionalizing the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum for sustainable co-production of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and recombinant phytase

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pudney, A., Gandini, C., Economou, C., Smith, Richard T., Goddard, P., Napier, J. A., Spicer, A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2019. Multifunctionalizing the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum for sustainable co-production of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and recombinant phytase. Scientific Reports. 9 (1), p. 11444. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47875-1

Overexpression of ca1pase decreases Rubisco abundance and grain yield in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lobo, A. K. M., Orr, D., Gutierrez, M. O., Andralojc, P. J., Sparks, C. A., Afan, M., Parry, J., Parry, M. A. J. and Carmo-Silva, E. 2019. Overexpression of ca1pase decreases Rubisco abundance and grain yield in wheat. Plant Physiology. 181 (October), pp. 471-479. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.19.00693

Contrasting gene expression patterns in grain of high and low asparagine wheat genotypes in response to sulphur supply

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Curtis, T., Raffan, S., Wan, Y., King, R., Gonzalez-Uriarte, A. and Halford, N. G. 2019. Contrasting gene expression patterns in grain of high and low asparagine wheat genotypes in response to sulphur supply. BMC Genomics. 20, p. 628. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-5991-8

Mutagenesis separates ATPase and thioesterase activities of the peroxisomal ABC transporter, Comatose

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carrier, D., van Roermund, C., Schaedler, T. A., Rong, H., Ijlist, L., Wanders, r., Baldwin, S., Waterham, H., Theodoulou, F. L. and Baker, A. 2019. Mutagenesis separates ATPase and thioesterase activities of the peroxisomal ABC transporter, Comatose. Scientific Reports. 9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46685-9

Use of the pre-assembled ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex for gene editing of wheat and poplar

Conference poster
Sparks, C. A., Cerezo-Medina, S., Raffan, S. and Hahn, F. 2019. Use of the pre-assembled ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex for gene editing of wheat and poplar. The 7th Plant Genomics and Gene Editing Congress. Rotterdam, The Netherlands 21 May 2019

Foliar N application at anthesis alters grain protein composition and enhances baking quality in winter wheat only under a low N fertiliser regimen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rossmann, A., Buchner, P. H., Savill, G. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Scherf, K. A. and Muhling, K. H. 2019. Foliar N application at anthesis alters grain protein composition and enhances baking quality in winter wheat only under a low N fertiliser regimen. European Journal of Agronomy. 109, p. 125909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2019.04.004

WGIN Stakeholders' Newsletter [April 2019]

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Riche, A. B., Mcmillan, V. E., Aradottir, G. I., Hammond-Kosack, M., Lister, C. and Griffiths, S. 2019. WGIN Stakeholders' Newsletter [April 2019]. WGIN Stakeholders' Newsletter.

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