Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Harpenden

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

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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 - AAB. 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

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

Translocation of Cd and Zn from roots to shoots in different populations of the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Xing, J. P., Jiang, R. F., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2007. Translocation of Cd and Zn from roots to shoots in different populations of the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens. 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. 746-747

Decreasing mineral concentrations in wheat grain over the last 160 years

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
McGrath, S. P., Zhao, F-J. and Fan, M-S. 2007. Decreasing mineral concentrations in wheat grain over the last 160 years. 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. 281-282

The impact of climate change on sugarbeet yield in the UK: 1976-2004

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jaggard, K. W., Qi, A. and Semenov, M. A. 2007. The impact of climate change on sugarbeet yield in the UK: 1976-2004. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 145 (4), pp. 367-375. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859607006922

Decision support for sulphur applications to cereals. (HGCA Project Report No. 419)

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Cussans, J. W., Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P. and Stobart, R. 2007. Decision support for sulphur applications to cereals. (HGCA Project Report No. 419). Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) London.

Soil pollution and contamination

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2007. Soil pollution and contamination. Dazzi, C. (ed.) Changing Soils in a Changing World: the Soils of Tomorrow. Abstracts 5th International Congress of the European Society for Soil Conservation, Palermo, 25-30 June 2007 . pp. 301-302

Expression and functional analysis of metal transporter genes in two contrasting ecotypes of the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Plaza, S., Tearall, K. L., Zhao, F-J., Buchner, P. H., McGrath, S. P. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2007. Expression and functional analysis of metal transporter genes in two contrasting ecotypes of the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens. Journal of Experimental Botany. 58, pp. 1717-1728. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erm025

Role of salicylic acid in alleviating oxidative damage in rice roots (Oryza sativa) subjected to cadmium stress

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Guo, B., Liang, Y. C., Zhu, Y-G. and Zhao, F-J. 2007. Role of salicylic acid in alleviating oxidative damage in rice roots (Oryza sativa) subjected to cadmium stress. Environmental Pollution. 147, pp. 743-749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2006.09.007

Beet growth in 2006

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Jaggard, K. W., Qi, A. and Clark, C. 2007. Beet growth in 2006. British Sugar Beet Review. 75(1), pp. 26-28.

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