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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Functional resilience of soil microbial communities depends on both soil structure and microbial community composition
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Griffiths, B. S., Hallett, P. D., Kuan, H. L., Gregory, A. S., Watts, C. W. and Whitmore, A. P. 2008. Functional resilience of soil microbial communities depends on both soil structure and microbial community composition. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 44, pp. 745-754. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-007-0257-z
The effect of soil strength on yield of wheat
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whalley, W. R., Watts, C. W., Gregory, A. S., Mooney, S. J., Clark, L. J. and Whitmore, A. P. 2008. The effect of soil strength on yield of wheat. Plant and Soil. 306, pp. 237-247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-008-9577-5
Characterization of Cd translocation and identification of the Cd form in xylem sap of the Cd-hyperaccumulator Arabidopsis halleri
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ueno, D., Iwashita, T., Zhao, F-J. and Ma, J. F. 2008. Characterization of Cd translocation and identification of the Cd form in xylem sap of the Cd-hyperaccumulator Arabidopsis halleri. Plant and cell physiology. 49(4), pp. 540-548. https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcn026
Weed and invertebrate community compositions in arable farmland
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Smith, V., Bohan, D. A., Clark, S. J., Haughton, A. J., Bell, J. R. and Heard, M. S. 2008. Weed and invertebrate community compositions in arable farmland. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 2, pp. 21-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-007-9027-y
Multi-year assessment of Unilever's progress towards agricultural sustainability II: outcomes for peas (UK), spinach (Germany, Italy), tomatoes (Australia, Brazil, Greece, USA), tea (Kenya, Tanzania, India) and oil palm (Ghana)
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pretty, J., Smith, G., Goulding, K. W. T., Groves, S. J., Henderson, I., Hine, R. E., King, V., Van Oostrum, J., Pendlington, D. J., Vis, J. K. and Walter, C. 2008. Multi-year assessment of Unilever's progress towards agricultural sustainability II: outcomes for peas (UK), spinach (Germany, Italy), tomatoes (Australia, Brazil, Greece, USA), tea (Kenya, Tanzania, India) and oil palm (Ghana). International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 6, pp. 63-88. https://doi.org/10.3763/ijas.2007.0323
Multi-year assessment of Unilever's progress towards agricultural sustainability I: indicators, methodology and pilot farm results
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pretty, J., Smith, G., Goulding, K. W. T., Groves, S. J., Henderson, I., Hine, R. E., King, V., Van Oostrum, J., Pendlington, D. J., Vis, J. K. and Walter, C. 2008. Multi-year assessment of Unilever's progress towards agricultural sustainability I: indicators, methodology and pilot farm results. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 6, pp. 37-62. https://doi.org/10.3763/ijas.2007.0322
Variation in root-to-shoot translocation of cadmium and zinc among different accessions of the hyperaccumulators Thlaspi caerulescens and Thlaspi praecox
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xing, J. P., Jiang, R. F., Ueno, D., Ma, J. F., Schat, H., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2008. Variation in root-to-shoot translocation of cadmium and zinc among different accessions of the hyperaccumulators Thlaspi caerulescens and Thlaspi praecox. New Phytologist. 178 (2), pp. 315-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02376.x
Does cadmium play a physiological role in the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens ?
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, M-Q., Yanai, J., Jiang, R-F., Zhang, F., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2008. Does cadmium play a physiological role in the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens ? Chemosphere. 71, pp. 1276-1283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.11.063
Selenium uptake, translocation and speciation in wheat supplied with selenate or selenite
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Li, H-F., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2008. Selenium uptake, translocation and speciation in wheat supplied with selenate or selenite. New Phytologist. 178 (1), pp. 92-102. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02343.x
Soil nitrogen: how efficiently do crops use it?
G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Knight, S. and Macdonald, A. J. 2008. Soil nitrogen: how efficiently do crops use it? TAG Bulletin. 16, pp. 4-7.
Nitrogen inputs and isotopes in precipitation in the North China Plain
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y., Liu, X. J., Fangmeier, A., Goulding, K. W. T. and Zhang, F-S. 2008. Nitrogen inputs and isotopes in precipitation in the North China Plain. Atmospheric Environment. 42, pp. 1436-1448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.11.002
Evidence for organic N deposition and its anthropogenic sources in China
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y., Zheng, L., Liu, X., Jickells, T., Cape, J. N., Goulding, K. W. T., Fangmeier, A. and Zhang, F. 2008. Evidence for organic N deposition and its anthropogenic sources in China. Atmospheric Environment. 42, pp. 1035-1041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.12.015
Cost-efficacy in measuring farmland biodiversity - lessons from the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Qi, A., Perry, J. N., Pidgeon, J. D., Haylock, L. A. and Brooks, D. R. 2008. Cost-efficacy in measuring farmland biodiversity - lessons from the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops. Annals of Applied Biology. 152, pp. 93-101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2007.00193.x
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
Optimizing nutrient management for farm systems
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Goulding, K. W. T., Jarvis, S. and Whitmore, A. P. 2008. Optimizing nutrient management for farm systems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 363, pp. 667-680. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2007.2177
Historical changes in the concentrations of selenium in soil and wheat grain from the Broadbalk experiment over the last 160 years
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fan, M-S., Zhao, F-J., Poulton, P. R. and McGrath, S. P. 2008. Historical changes in the concentrations of selenium in soil and wheat grain from the Broadbalk experiment over the last 160 years. Science of the Total Environment. 389, pp. 532-538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.08.024
Chance and vision on the road to pedometrics
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Webster, R. 2007. Chance and vision on the road to pedometrics. Pedometron newsletter of the Pedometrics Commission of the IUSS. 21, pp. 5-8.
Geostatistics for environmental scientists
E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Webster, R. and Oliver, M. A. 2007. Geostatistics for environmental scientists. John Wiley & Sons Chichester, West Sussex.
RELU-Biomass: social, economic and environmental implications of increasing rural land use under energy crops
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Karp, A., Riche, A. B., Shield, I. F., Haughton, A. J., Bohan, D. A., Lovett, A., Sunnenberg, G., Bond, A., Finch, J., Rosier, P., Turner, M., Farrar, J., Martin, G., Sage, R. and Cunningham, M. 2007. RELU-Biomass: social, economic and environmental implications of increasing rural land use under energy crops. Abstracts 16th International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC), Glasgow, 15-18 October 2007 .
Soil science and geostatistics (in Russian)
B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Webster, R. 2007. Soil science and geostatistics (in Russian). in: Krasilnikov, P. V. (ed.) Geostatistics and soil geography Nauka, Moscow. pp. 9-18
The implications of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops for UK farmland biodiversity: a summary of the results of the Farm Scale Evaluations project
C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Brooks, D. R., Firbank, L. G., Bohan, D. A., Champion, G. T., Clark, S. J., Dewar, A. M., Haughton, A. J., Hawes, C., Heard, M. S., May, M. J., Osborne, J. L., Perry, J. N., Rothery, P., Roy, D. B., Scott, R. J., Squire, G. R. and Woiwod, I. P. 2007. The implications of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops for UK farmland biodiversity: a summary of the results of the Farm Scale Evaluations project. Proceedings Open Seminar on the Cultivation of Genetically Modified Crops and Evaluation of Ecological Effects, Tokyo, 3 November 2007 . NIAES, Tsukuba. pp. 29-52
A functional approach to modelling arable diversity
C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Humphry, R. W., Haughton, A. J., Raybould, A., Thorbek, P., Caron-Lormier, G., Bohan, D. A., Squire, G. R. and Hawes, C. 2007. A functional approach to modelling arable diversity. Delivering Arable Diversity. Aspects of Applied Biology 81 . pp. 271-276
Long-term research in the UK - lessons learned from the Rothamsted Classical Experiments
C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Goulding, K. W. T. and Poulton, P. R. 2007. Long-term research in the UK - lessons learned from the Rothamsted Classical Experiments.
Seasonal dynamics of carbon and nitrogen pools and fluxes under continuous arable and ley-arable rotations in a temperate environment
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Murphy, D. V., Stockdale, E. A., Poulton, P. R., Willison, T. W. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2007. Seasonal dynamics of carbon and nitrogen pools and fluxes under continuous arable and ley-arable rotations in a temperate environment. European Journal of Soil Science. 58 (6), pp. 1410-1424. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00946.x
Physical resilience of soil to field compaction and the interactions with plant growth and microbial community structure
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gregory, A. S., Watts, C. W., Whalley, W. R., Kuan, H. L., Griffiths, B. S., Hallett, P. D. and Whitmore, A. P. 2007. Physical resilience of soil to field compaction and the interactions with plant growth and microbial community structure. European Journal of Soil Science. 58 (6), pp. 1221-1232. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00956.x
Mutation in nicotianamine aminotransferase stimulated the Fe(II) acquisition system and led to iron accumulation in rice
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cheng, L., Wang, F., Shou, H., Huang, F., Zheng, L., He, F., Li, J., Zhao, F-J., Ueno, D., Ma, J. F. and Wu, P. 2007. Mutation in nicotianamine aminotransferase stimulated the Fe(II) acquisition system and led to iron accumulation in rice. Plant Physiology. 145, pp. 1647-1657. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.107.107912
Strategies for increasing the selenium content of wheat
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hawkesford, M. J. and Zhao, F-J. 2007. Strategies for increasing the selenium content of wheat. Journal of Cereal Science. 46 (3), pp. 282-292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2007.02.006
The revision of RB209, the story so far...
G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Goulding, K. W. T. 2007. The revision of RB209, the story so far... RRA Newsletter. Issue 25, pp. 1-3.
Rapid reduction of arsenate in the medium mediated by plant roots
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, X-Y., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2007. Rapid reduction of arsenate in the medium mediated by plant roots. New Phytologist. 176 (3), pp. 590-599. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02195.x
Defect identification in wheat grain by micro-fluidic electrophoresis: sulfur deficiency and bug damage
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Uthayakumaran, S., Zhao, F-J., Sivri, D., Roohani, M., Batey, I. L. and Wrigley, C. W. 2007. Defect identification in wheat grain by micro-fluidic electrophoresis: sulfur deficiency and bug damage. Cereal chemistry. 84, pp. 301-303. https://doi.org/10.1094/CCHEM-84-4-0301
Integration of crop models and constraint mapping for the projection of bioenergy production
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Richter, G. M., Lovett, A., Sunnenberg, G., Dailey, A. G., Riche, A. B. and Karp, A. 2007. Integration of crop models and constraint mapping for the projection of bioenergy production. Abstracts Farming Systems Design 2007: International Symposium on Methodologies for Integrated Analysis of Farm Production Systems, Catania, Sicily, 10-12 September 2007 .
Biomass supply for the UK energy market - modelling grass productivity
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Richter, G. M., Riche, A. B., Dailey, A. G. and Powlson, D. S. 2007. Biomass supply for the UK energy market - modelling grass productivity. Abstracts 2nd International Energy Farming Congress, Papenburg, 13-15 March 2007 .
Understanding airborne radiometric survey signals across part of eastern England
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rawlins, B. G., Lark, R. M. and Webster, R. 2007. Understanding airborne radiometric survey signals across part of eastern England. Earth Surface Processes And Landforms. 32, pp. 1503-1515. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1468
Price, G (editor) Australian Soil Fertility Manual, third edition. Fertilizer Industry Federation of Australia Inc. and CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria 2006. (Book review)
G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Goulding, K. W. T. 2007. Price, G (editor) Australian Soil Fertility Manual, third edition. Fertilizer Industry Federation of Australia Inc. and CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria 2006. (Book review). European Journal of Soil Science. 58 (5), pp. 1218-1219. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00943_7.x
Nitrogen input, 15N balance and mineral N dynamics in a rice-wheat rotation in southwest Canada
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fan, M., Lu, S., Jiang, R., Liu, X., Zeng, X., Goulding, K. W. T. and Zhang, F. 2007. Nitrogen input, 15N balance and mineral N dynamics in a rice-wheat rotation in southwest Canada. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 79, pp. 255-265. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-007-9112-8
Estimates of ambient background concentrations of trace metals in soils for risk assessment
C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P. and Merrington, G. 2007. Estimates of ambient background concentrations of trace metals in soils for risk assessment. Lepp, N., Naidu, R. and Zhu, Y. (ed.) Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements: Environmental Protection, Remediation and Human Health. Proceedings 9th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements in the Environment, Beijing, 15-19 July 2007 . Tsinghua University Press, Beijing. pp. 681-682
Mycorrhizal inoculum potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soils irrigated with wastewater for various lengths of time, as affected by heavy metals and available P
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ortega-Larrocea, M. P., Siebe, C., Estrada, A. and Webster, R. 2007. Mycorrhizal inoculum potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soils irrigated with wastewater for various lengths of time, as affected by heavy metals and available P. Applied Soil Ecology. 37, pp. 129-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2007.06.002
Critical loads of metals and other trace elements to terrestrial environments
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lofts, S., Chapman, P. M., Dwyer, R., Mclaughlin, M. J., Schoeters, I., Sheppard, S. C., Adams, W. J., Alloway, B. J., Antunes, P. M. C. and Zhao, F-J. 2007. Critical loads of metals and other trace elements to terrestrial environments. Environmental Science & Technology. 41, pp. 6327-6331.
The Rothamsted long-term experiments - past, present and future
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Macdonald, A. J., Poulton, P. R., Powlson, D. S. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2007. The Rothamsted long-term experiments - past, present and future. Abstracts International Conference on Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER), Beijing, 20-21 August 2007 .
Labile soil organic matter pools under a mixed grass/lucerne pasture and adjacent native bush in Western Australia
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Macdonald, A. J., Murphy, D. V., Mahieu, N. and Fillery, I. R. P. 2007. Labile soil organic matter pools under a mixed grass/lucerne pasture and adjacent native bush in Western Australia. Australian journal of soil research. 45, pp. 333-343. https://doi.org/10.1071/SR06133