Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Harpenden
| Title | Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Harpenden |
|---|---|
| Type | Science Department |
| Institute | Rothamsted Research |
| Head | Steve McGrath |
| Executive Assistant | Sally Murdoch |
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A novel dielectric tensiometer enabling precision PID-based irrigation control of polytunnel-grown strawberries in coir
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Goodchild, M. S., Jenkins, M. D., Whalley, W. R. and Watts, C. W. 2018. A novel dielectric tensiometer enabling precision PID-based irrigation control of polytunnel-grown strawberries in coir. Biosystems Engineering. 165 (January), pp. 70-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2017.10.018
A novel grass hybrid to reduce flood generation in temperate regions
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Macleod, C. J. A., Humphreys, M. W., Whalley, W. R., Turner, L., Binley, A., Watts, C. W., Skot, L., Joynes, A., Hawkins, S., King, I. P., O'donovan, S. and Haygarth, P. M. 2013. A novel grass hybrid to reduce flood generation in temperate regions. Scientific Reports. 3, p. 1683. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01683
A Novel Method to Quantify Soil Aggregate Stability by Measuring Aggregate Bond Energies
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Efrat, R., Rawlins, B. G., Quinton, J. N., Watts, C. W. and Whitmore, A. P. 2016. A Novel Method to Quantify Soil Aggregate Stability by Measuring Aggregate Bond Energies. Geophysical Research Abstracts. 18, pp. EGU2016-513-3.
A novel pathway of arsenate detoxification
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J. 2016. A novel pathway of arsenate detoxification. Molecular Microbiology. 100 (6), pp. 928-930. https://doi.org/10.1111/mmi.13395
A novel, integrated approach to assessing social, economic and environmental implications of changing rural land-use: a case study of perennial biomass crops
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Haughton, A. J., Bond, A. J., Lovett, A. A., Dockerty, T., Sunnenberg, G., Clark, S. J., Bohan, D. A., Sage, R. B., Mallott, M. D., Mallott, V. E., Cunningham, M. D., Riche, A. B., Shield, I. F., Finch, J. W., Turner, M. M. and Karp, A. 2009. A novel, integrated approach to assessing social, economic and environmental implications of changing rural land-use: a case study of perennial biomass crops. Journal of Applied Ecology. 46 (2), pp. 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01623.x
A pilot project to encourage scientific debate in schools. Comics written and peer reviewed by young learners
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lo Iacono, G. and Depaula, A. 2011. A pilot project to encourage scientific debate in schools. Comics written and peer reviewed by young learners. Journal of Science Communication. 10, p. A04.
A porous-matrix sensor to measure the matric potential of soil water in the field
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whalley, W. R., Clark, L. J., Take, W. A., Bird, N. R. A., Leech, P. K., Cope, R. E. and Watts, C. W. 2007. A porous-matrix sensor to measure the matric potential of soil water in the field. European Journal of Soil Science. 58 (1), pp. 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.00790.x
A rational strategy for determining the number of cores for bulked sampling of soil
C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Oliver, M. A., Frogbrook, Z., Webster, R. and Dawson, C. J. 1997. A rational strategy for determining the number of cores for bulked sampling of soil. Precision Agriculture 1997: Proceedings 1st European Conference on Precision Agriculture, Warwick, September 1997 . BIOS Scientific Publishers Limited. pp. 155-162
A re-examination of the evidence for a Plio-Pleistocene marine transgression on the Chiltern Hills. I. Structures and surfaces.
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Moffat, A. J., Catt, J. A., Webster, R. and Brown, E. H. 1986. A re-examination of the evidence for a Plio-Pleistocene marine transgression on the Chiltern Hills. I. Structures and surfaces. Earth Surface Processes And Landforms. 11 (1), pp. 95-106. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3290110110
A review of quantitative tools for assessing the diffuse pollution response to farmer adaptations and mitigation methods under climate change
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shepherd, A., Wu, L., Chadwick, D. R. and Bol, R. 2011. A review of quantitative tools for assessing the diffuse pollution response to farmer adaptations and mitigation methods under climate change. Advances in Agronomy. 112, pp. 1-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385538-1.00001-9
A review of the impacts of degradation threats on soil properties in the UK
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gregory, A. S., Ritz, K., McGrath, S. P., Quinton, J. N., Goulding, K. W. T., Jones, R. J. A., Harris, J. A., Bol, R., Wallace, P., Pilgrim, E. S. and Whitmore, A. P. 2015. A review of the impacts of degradation threats on soil properties in the UK. Soil Use and Management. 31 (S1), pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12212
A risk assessment of sulphur deficiency in cereals using soil and atmospheric deposition data
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 1995. A risk assessment of sulphur deficiency in cereals using soil and atmospheric deposition data. Soil Use and Management. 11 (3), pp. 110-114. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.1995.tb00507.x
A stochastic distributed model of soil erosion by overland flow
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wright, A. C. and Webster, R. 1991. A stochastic distributed model of soil erosion by overland flow. Earth Surface Processes And Landforms. 16 (3), pp. 207-226. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3290160303
A strategy for modelling heavy-tailed greenhouse gases (GHG) data using the generalised extreme value distribution: Are we overestimating GHG flux using the sample mean?
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dhanoa, D., Louro-Lopez, A., Cardenas, L. M., Shepherd, A., Sanderson, R. and Lopez, S. 2020. A strategy for modelling heavy-tailed greenhouse gases (GHG) data using the generalised extreme value distribution: Are we overestimating GHG flux using the sample mean? Atmospheric Environment. 237, p. 117500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117500
A survey of the sulphur content of wheat grown in Britain
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Byers, M., McGrath, S. P. and Webster, R. 1987. A survey of the sulphur content of wheat grown in Britain. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 38 (2), pp. 151-160. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.2740380207
A system for improved fertilizer recommendations for arable and horticultural crops
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Smith, J. U., Dailey, A. G., Glendining, M. J., Bradbury, N. J., Addiscott, T. M., Smith, P. and Taylor, P. 1996. A system for improved fertilizer recommendations for arable and horticultural crops. Abstracts British Society of Soil Science Meeting, Dundee, 23-25 September 1996 .
A taxonometric study of the Sherborne mapping unit
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Courtney, F. M. and Webster, R. 1972. A taxonometric study of the Sherborne mapping unit. Transactions Institute of British Geographers. 58.
A Taxonomic Study of the Sherborne Soil Mapping Unit
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Courtney, F. M. and Webster, R. 1972. A Taxonomic Study of the Sherborne Soil Mapping Unit. Transactions Institute of British Geographers. 58, pp. 113-124.
A terrestrial biotic ligand model. 1. Development and application to Cu and Ni toxicities to barley root elongation in soils
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Thakali, S., Allen, H. E., Di Toro, D. M., Ponizovsky, A. A., Rooney, C. P., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2006. A terrestrial biotic ligand model. 1. Development and application to Cu and Ni toxicities to barley root elongation in soils. Environmental Science & Technology. 40, pp. 7085-7093. https://doi.org/10.1021/es061171s
A tutorial guide to geostatistics: computing and modelling variograms and kriging
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Oliver, M. A. and Webster, R. 2014. A tutorial guide to geostatistics: computing and modelling variograms and kriging. Catena. 113, pp. 56-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2013.09.006
A two-stage sampling procedure for determining variograms of soil properties.
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Oliver, M. A. and Webster, R. 1989. A two-stage sampling procedure for determining variograms of soil properties. Statistics Earth and Space Sciences, Leuven, 1989. Abstracts . Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven. pp. 94-95
A warming climate will make Australian soil a net emitter of atmospheric CO2
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rossel, R. A. V., Zhang, M., Behrens, T. and Webster, R. 2024. A warming climate will make Australian soil a net emitter of atmospheric CO2. npj climate and atmospheric science. 7, p. 79. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00619-z
A Western Canada perspective on climate change and agriculture
C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Shepherd, A. 2008. A Western Canada perspective on climate change and agriculture. Effects of Climate Change on Plants: Implications for Agriculture. Aspects of Applied Biology 88 . pp. 101-102
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
Accumulation and phytotoxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid in the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Yang, X., Ye, C., Liu, Y. and Zhao, F-J. 2015. Accumulation and phytotoxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid in the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana. Environmental Pollution. 206, pp. 560-566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.050
Accumulation, distribution and speciation of arsenic in wheat grain
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J., Stroud, J. L., Eagling, T., Dunham, S. J., McGrath, S. P. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Accumulation, distribution and speciation of arsenic in wheat grain. Environmental Science & Technology. 44 (14), pp. 5464-5468. https://doi.org/10.1021/es100765g
Acetamiprid fate in a sandy loam with contrasting soil organic matter contents: A comparison of the degradation, sorption and leaching of commercial neonicotinoid formulations
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Potts, J., Jones, D. L., Macdonald, A. J., Ma, Q. and Cross, P. 2022. Acetamiprid fate in a sandy loam with contrasting soil organic matter contents: A comparison of the degradation, sorption and leaching of commercial neonicotinoid formulations. Science of the Total Environment. 842 (10 Oct), p. 155711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156711
Acid deposition at Rothamsted, Saxmundham and Woburn, 1969–83
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Goulding, K. W. T. and Poulton, P. R. 1985. Acid deposition at Rothamsted, Saxmundham and Woburn, 1969–83. Soil Use and Management. 1 (1), pp. 6-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.1985.tb00641.x
Acid drainage from coal mining: Effect on paddy soil and productivity of rice
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Choudhury, B. U., Malang, A., Webster, R., Mohapatra, K. P., Verma, B. C., Kumar, M., Das, A., Islam, M. and Hazarika, S. 2017. Acid drainage from coal mining: Effect on paddy soil and productivity of rice. Science of the Total Environment. 583 (1 April), pp. 344-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.074
Adaptation to acidic soil is achieved by increased numbers of cis-acting elements regulating ALMT1 expression in Holcus lanatus
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, Z. C., Yokosho, K., Kashino, M., Zhao, F-J., Yamaji, N. and Ma, J. F. 2013. Adaptation to acidic soil is achieved by increased numbers of cis-acting elements regulating ALMT1 expression in Holcus lanatus. The Plant Journal. 76 (1), pp. 10-23. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.12266
Adsorbed ion activities and other thermodynamic parameters of ion-exchange defined by mole or equivalent fractions
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Goulding, K. W. T. 1983. Adsorbed ion activities and other thermodynamic parameters of ion-exchange defined by mole or equivalent fractions. Journal of Soil Science. 34 (1), pp. 69-74. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1983.tb00813.x
Advances in the understanding of nutrient dynamics and management in UK agriculture
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dungait, J. A. J., Cardenas, L. M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Wu, L., Withers, P. J. A., Chadwick, D. R., Bol, R., Murray, P. J., Macdonald, A. J., Whitmore, A. P. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2012. Advances in the understanding of nutrient dynamics and management in UK agriculture. Science of the Total Environment. 434 (15 September), pp. 39-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.04.029
Adverse effects of simulated harvesting of short-rotation willow and poplar coppice on vertical pressures and rut depths
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Watts, C. W., Clark, L. J., Chamen, W. C. T. and Whitmore, A. P. 2005. Adverse effects of simulated harvesting of short-rotation willow and poplar coppice on vertical pressures and rut depths. Soil & Tillage Research. 84 (2), pp. 192-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2004.11.012
Adverse weather conditions for UK wheat production under climate change
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Harkness, C., Semenov, M. A., Areal, F., Senapati, N., Trnka, M., Balek, J. and Bishop, J. 2020. Adverse weather conditions for UK wheat production under climate change. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 282-283, p. 107862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107862
Aerial photography in Soil and Land Survey
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Webster, R. 1969. Aerial photography in Soil and Land Survey. Report Welsh soils Discussion Group. 10.
African soil properties and nutrients mapped at 30 m spatial resolution using two-scale ensemble machine learning
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hengl, T., Miller, M. A. E., Krizan, J., Shepherd, K. D., Sila, A., Kilibarda, M., Antonijevic, O., Glusica, L., Dobermann, A., Haefele, S. M., McGrath, S. P., Acquah, G., Collinson, J., Parente, L., Sheykmousa, M., Saito, K., Johnson, J-M., Chamberlain, J., Silatsa, F. B. T., Yemefack, M., Wendt, J., MacMillan, R. A., Wheeler, I. and Crouch, J. 2021. African soil properties and nutrients mapped at 30 m spatial resolution using two-scale ensemble machine learning. Scientific Reports. 11, p. 6130. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85639-y
Aggregation of a soil with different cropping histories following the addition of organic materials
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Watts, C. W., Whalley, W. R., Longstaff, D. J., White, Robin P., Brookes, P. C. and Whitmore, A. P. 2001. Aggregation of a soil with different cropping histories following the addition of organic materials. Soil Use and Management. 17 (4), pp. 263-268. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2001.tb00036.x
Agricultural carbon mitigation options in Europe: improved estimates and the global perspective
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Smith, P., Powlson, D. S., Smith, J. U., Falloon, P. D., Coleman, K. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2000. Agricultural carbon mitigation options in Europe: improved estimates and the global perspective. Acta Agronomica Hungarica. 48 (2), pp. 209-216. https://doi.org/10.1556/AAgr.48.2000.2.13
Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Fertiliser experimental site in Bedfordshire, 2011
N - Datasets
Cardenas, L. M., Webster, C. P. and Donovan, N. 2017. Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Fertiliser experimental site in Bedfordshire, 2011. Freshwater Biological Assoc. https://doi.org/10.17865/ghgno613
Agricultural intensification and climate change have increased the threat from weeds
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Storkey, J., Mead, A., Addy, J. and Macdonald, A. J. 2021. Agricultural intensification and climate change have increased the threat from weeds. Global Change Biology. 118 (2), p. e2002548117. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15585