Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Harpenden

TitleSustainable Agriculture Sciences Harpenden
TypeScience Department
InstituteRothamsted Research
HeadSteve McGrath
Executive AssistantSally Murdoch

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Arable soil nitrogen dynamics reflect organic inputs via the extended composite phenotype

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Neal, A. L., Barrat, H., Bacq-Lebreuil, A., Qin, Y., Zhang, X., Takahashi, T., Rubio, V., Hughes, D. J., Clark, I. M., Cardenas, L. M., Gardiner, L., Krishna, R., Glendining, M. J., Ritz, K., Mooney, S. and Crawford, J. W. 2023. Arable soil nitrogen dynamics reflect organic inputs via the extended composite phenotype. Nature Food. 4, pp. 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00671-z

Arsenate-induced toxicity: effects on antioxidative enzymes and DNA damage in Vicia faba

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lin, A., Zhang, X., Zhu, Y-G. and Zhao, F-J. 2008. Arsenate-induced toxicity: effects on antioxidative enzymes and DNA damage in Vicia faba. Environmental Toxicology And Chemistry. 27 (2), pp. 413-419. https://doi.org/10.1897/07-266R.1

Arsenic accumulation by the aquatic fern Azolla : comparison of arsenate uptake, speciation and efflux by A. caroliniana and A. filiculoides

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, X., Lin, A-J., Zhao, F-J., Xu, G-Z., Duan, G-L. and Zhu, Y-G. 2008. Arsenic accumulation by the aquatic fern Azolla : comparison of arsenate uptake, speciation and efflux by A. caroliniana and A. filiculoides. Environmental Pollution. 156, pp. 1149-1155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2008.04.002

Arsenic and rice

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Meharg, A. A. and Zhao, F-J. 2012. Arsenic and rice. Springer, Dordrecht.

Arsenic as a food chain contaminant: mechanisms of plant uptake and metabolism and mitigation strategies

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P. and Meharg, A. A. 2010. Arsenic as a food chain contaminant: mechanisms of plant uptake and metabolism and mitigation strategies. Annual Review of Plant Biology. 61, pp. 535-559. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-arplant-042809-112152

Arsenic bioavailability to rice is elevated in Bangladeshi paddy soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khan, M. A., Stroud, J. L., Zhu, Y-G., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2010. Arsenic bioavailability to rice is elevated in Bangladeshi paddy soils. Environmental Science & Technology. 44, pp. 8515-8521. https://doi.org/10.1021/es101952f

Arsenic distribution and speciation in the fronds of the hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lombi, E., Zhao, F-J., Fuhrmann, M., Ma, L. Q. and McGrath, S. P. 2002. Arsenic distribution and speciation in the fronds of the hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata. New Phytologist. 156 (2), pp. 195-203. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00512.x

Arsenic efflux

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2008. Arsenic efflux. Abstracts 20th New Phytologist Symposium on Arsenic: Unravelling its Metabolism and Speciation in Plants, Aberdeen, 26-27 June 2008 . pp. 10

Arsenic hyperaccumulation by different fern species

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J., Dunham, S. J. and McGrath, S. P. 2002. Arsenic hyperaccumulation by different fern species. New Phytologist. 156 (1), pp. 27-31. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00493.x

Arsenic hyperaccumulation by different fern species: mechanisms and phytoremediation potential

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Zhao, F-J., Dunham, S. J., Wang, J. R. and McGrath, S. P. 2003. Arsenic hyperaccumulation by different fern species: mechanisms and phytoremediation potential. Proceedings 7th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Uppsala, 15-19 June 2003 . pp. 216-217

Arsenic hyperaccumulation by Pteris vittata from arsenic contaminated soils and the effect of liming and phosphate fertilisation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Caille, N., Swanwick, S., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2004. Arsenic hyperaccumulation by Pteris vittata from arsenic contaminated soils and the effect of liming and phosphate fertilisation. Environmental Pollution. 132, pp. 113-120.

Arsenic influence on genetic variation in grain trace-element nutrient content in Bengal delta grown rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Norton, G. J., Dasgupta, T., Islam, M. R., Islam, S., Deacon, C. M., Zhao, F-J., Stroud, J. L., McGrath, S. P., Feldmann, J., Price, A. H. and Meharg, A. A. 2010. Arsenic influence on genetic variation in grain trace-element nutrient content in Bengal delta grown rice. Environmental Science & Technology. 44, pp. 8284-8288. https://doi.org/10.1021/es101487x

Arsenic methylation and volatilization by arsenite S-adenosylmethionine methyltransferase in Pseudomonas alcaligenes NBRC14159

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, J., Cao, T., Tang, Z., Shen, Q., Rosen, B. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2015. Arsenic methylation and volatilization by arsenite S-adenosylmethionine methyltransferase in Pseudomonas alcaligenes NBRC14159. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81, pp. 2852-2860. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.03804-14

Arsenic methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana expressing an algal arsenite methyltransferase gene increases arsenic phytotoxicity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tang, Z., Yanling, L., Chen, F., Zang, W., Rosen, B. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2016. Arsenic methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana expressing an algal arsenite methyltransferase gene increases arsenic phytotoxicity. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 63 (13), pp. 2674-2681. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00462

Arsenic methylation in soils and its relationship with microbial arsM abundance and diversity, and as speciation in rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J., Harris, E., Yan, J., Ma, J., Wu, Liyou, Liu, W., McGrath, S. P., Zhou, J. and Zhu, Y-G. 2013. Arsenic methylation in soils and its relationship with microbial arsM abundance and diversity, and as speciation in rice. Environmental Science & Technology. 47, pp. 7147-7154. https://doi.org/10.1021/es304977m

Arsenic shoot-grain relationships in field grown rice cultivars

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Norton, G. J., Islam, M. R., Duan, G., Lei, M., Zhu, Y., Deacon, C. M., Moran, A. C., Islam, S., Zhao, F-J., Stroud, J. L., McGrath, S. P., Feldmann, J., Price, A. H. and Meharg, A. A. 2010. Arsenic shoot-grain relationships in field grown rice cultivars. Environmental Science & Technology. 44 (4), pp. 1471-1477. https://doi.org/10.1021/es902992d

Arsenic speciation in phloem and xylem exudates of castor bean

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ye, W-L., Wood, B. A., Stroud, J. L., Andralojc, P. J., Raab, A., McGrath, S. P., Feldmann, J. and Zhao, F-J. 2010. Arsenic speciation in phloem and xylem exudates of castor bean. Plant Physiology. 154, pp. 1505-1513. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.110.163261

Arsenic tolerance mechanisms in Holcus lanatus : is arsenite efflux involved?

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Logoteta, B., Xu, X-Y., Macnair, M. R., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2008. Arsenic tolerance mechanisms in Holcus lanatus : is arsenite efflux involved? Abstracts 20th New Phytologist Symposium on Arsenic: Unravelling its Metabolism and Speciation in Plants, Aberdeen, 26-27 June 2008 . pp. 37

Arsenic translocation in rice investigated using radioactive 73As tracer

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J., Stroud, J. L., Khan, M. A. and McGrath, S. P. 2012. Arsenic translocation in rice investigated using radioactive 73As tracer. Plant and Soil. 350 (1-2), pp. 413-420. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-011-0926-4

Arsenic transport in plants

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Zhao, F-J., Ma, J. F. and McGrath, S. P. 2009. Arsenic transport in plants. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.04.411

Arsenic uptake and metabolism in plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J., Ma, J. F., Meharg, A. A. and McGrath, S. P. 2009. Arsenic uptake and metabolism in plants. New Phytologist. 181 (4), pp. 777-794. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02716.x

Arsenic uptake and metabolism in plants: mechanisms and mitigation measures to reduce arsenic transfer to the food chain

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2009. Arsenic uptake and metabolism in plants: mechanisms and mitigation measures to reduce arsenic transfer to the food chain. Abstracts 10th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Chihuahua, Mexico, 13-18 July 2009 .

Arsenic uptake and speciation in the rootless duckweed Wolffia globosa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, X., Zhao, F-J., Huang, Q., Williams, P. N., Sun, G-X. and Zhu, Y-G. 2009. Arsenic uptake and speciation in the rootless duckweed Wolffia globosa. New Phytologist. 182 (2), pp. 421-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02758.x

Arsenicibacter rosenii gen. nov., sp nov., an efficient arsenic methylating and volatilizing bacterium isolated from an arsenic-contaminated paddy soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Huang, K., Xu, Y., Zhang, J., Chen, C., Gao, F. and Zhao, F-J. 2017. Arsenicibacter rosenii gen. nov., sp nov., an efficient arsenic methylating and volatilizing bacterium isolated from an arsenic-contaminated paddy soil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 67 (9), pp. 3186-3191. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002068

Arsenite efflux is not enhanced in the arsenate-tolerant phenotype of Holcus lanatus

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Logoteta, B., Xu, X-Y., Macnair, M. R., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2009. Arsenite efflux is not enhanced in the arsenate-tolerant phenotype of Holcus lanatus. New Phytologist. 183 (2), pp. 340-348. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02841.x

Arsenite transport in plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ali, W., Isayenkov, S. V., Zhao, F-J. and Maathuis, F. J. M. 2009. Arsenite transport in plants. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 66, pp. 2329-2339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-009-0021-7

Aspects of soil strength and stability in relation to soil management

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Watts, C. W. 2009. Aspects of soil strength and stability in relation to soil management. Abstracts UK-Brazil Workshop on Soil Quality and Soil Processes, Rio de Janeiro, 20-27 March 2009 .

Assessing availability and environmental impacts of lignocellulosic biomass feedstock supply - case study for a catchment in England

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Ni, Y., Mwabonje, O., Richter, G. M., Qi, A., Yeung, M. and Woods, J. 2017. Assessing availability and environmental impacts of lignocellulosic biomass feedstock supply - case study for a catchment in England. IBSCE 2017 2nd International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition, 19-21st April, Shanghai, China. IBSCE. pp. p5

Assessing availability and greenhouse gas emissions of lignocellulosic biomass feedstock supply - case study for a catchment in England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ni, Y., Richter, G. M. and Qi, A. 2019. Assessing availability and greenhouse gas emissions of lignocellulosic biomass feedstock supply - case study for a catchment in England. Biofuels. 13 (3), pp. 568-581. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1966

Assessing bioavailability of zinc, cadmium and copper in soils to the indicator plant Lepidium heterophyllum

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2002. Assessing bioavailability of zinc, cadmium and copper in soils to the indicator plant Lepidium heterophyllum. Abstracts COST Action 837 4th Working Group 2 Workshop - Risk Assessment and Sustainable Land Management using Plants in Trace Element-contaminated soils, Villenave d'Ornon, 25-27 April 2002 . pp. 20-21

Assessing on-farm productivity of Miscanthus crops by combining soil mapping, yield modelling and remote sensing

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Richter, G. M., Agostini, F., Barker, A., Costomiris, D. and Qi, A. 2016. Assessing on-farm productivity of Miscanthus crops by combining soil mapping, yield modelling and remote sensing. Biomass & Bioenergy. 85, pp. 252-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.12.024

Assessing predictive skill of models to optimise crop management and design. Final report on Defra project AR0909

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Sylvester-Bradley, R., Semenov, M. A., Lawless, C., Jaggard, K. W., Qi, A. and Foulkes, M. J. 2005. Assessing predictive skill of models to optimise crop management and design. Final report on Defra project AR0909.

Assessing quantitative resistance against Leptosphaeria maculans (phoma stem canker) in Brassica napus (oilseed rape) in young plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Huang, Y-J., Qi, A., King, G. J. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2014. Assessing quantitative resistance against Leptosphaeria maculans (phoma stem canker) in Brassica napus (oilseed rape) in young plants. PLOS ONE. 9, p. e84924. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084924

Assessing sampling designs for determining fertilizer practice from yield data

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Muhammed, S. E., Marchant, B. P., Webster, R., Whitmore, A. P., Dailey, A. G. and Milne, A. E. 2017. Assessing sampling designs for determining fertilizer practice from yield data. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 135 (1 April), pp. 163-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2017.02.002

Assessing the contributions of lateral roots to element uptake in rice using an auxin-related lateral root mutant

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, Y., Donner, E., Lombi, E., Li, R., Wu, Z., Zhao, F-J. and Wu, P. 2013. Assessing the contributions of lateral roots to element uptake in rice using an auxin-related lateral root mutant. Plant and Soil. 372, pp. 125-136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1582-z

Assessing the cost-effectiveness of inputs

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Qi, A., Pettitt, I. R. and May, M. J. 2010. Assessing the cost-effectiveness of inputs. British Sugar Beet Review. 78(4), pp. 17-21.

Assessing the evolution of wheat grain traits during the last 166 years using archived samples

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mariem, S. B., Gamez, A. L., Larraya, L., Fuertes‑Mendizabal, T., Canameras, N., Araus, J. L., McGrath, S. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Muru, C. G., Gaudeul, M., Medina, L., Paton, A., Cattivelli, L., Fangmeier, A., Bunce, J., Tausz‑Posch, S., Macdonald, A. J. and Aranjuelo, I. 2020. Assessing the evolution of wheat grain traits during the last 166 years using archived samples. Scientific Reports. 10 (Article), p. 21828. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78504-x

Assessing the impact of future climate change on the UK sugar beet production

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Qi, A. and Jaggard, K. W. 2008. Assessing the impact of future climate change on the UK sugar beet production. Effects of Climate Change on Plants: Implications for Agriculture. Aspects of Applied Biology 88 . Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) Wellesbourne Warwick . pp. 153-159

Assessing the importance of soluble organic nitrogen in agricultural soils

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Murphy, D. V., Fortune, S., Wakefield, J. A., Stockdale, E. A., Poulton, P. R., Webster, C. P., Wilmer, W. S., Goulding, K. W. T. and Gaunt, J. L. 1999. Assessing the importance of soluble organic nitrogen in agricultural soils. Wilson, W. S., Hinton, R. H. and Ball, A. S. (ed.) Managing risks of nitrates to humans and the environment . Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge. pp. 65-86

Assessing the labile arsenic pool in contaminated paddy soils by isotopic dilution techniques and simple extractions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Stroud, J. L., Khan, M. A., Norton, G. J., Islam, M. R., Dasgupta, T., Zhu, Y-G., Price, A. H., Meharg, A. A., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2011. Assessing the labile arsenic pool in contaminated paddy soils by isotopic dilution techniques and simple extractions. Environmental Science & Technology. 45, pp. 4262-4269. https://doi.org/10.1021/es104080s

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