Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Harpenden

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

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Environmental factors influencing aluminium accumulation in tea (Camellia sinensis L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
de Silva, J., Tuwei, G. and Zhao, F-J. 2016. Environmental factors influencing aluminium accumulation in tea (Camellia sinensis L.). Plant and Soil. 400 (1-2), pp. 223-230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-015-2729-5

OsHAC1;1 and OsHAC1;2 Function as Arsenate Reductases and Regulate Arsenic Accumulation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shi, S. L., Wang, T., Chen, Z., Tang, Z., Wu, Z. C., Salt, D. E., Chao, D. Y. and Zhao, F-J. 2016. OsHAC1;1 and OsHAC1;2 Function as Arsenate Reductases and Regulate Arsenic Accumulation. Plant Physiology. 172 (3), pp. 1708-1719. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.16.01332

Long-Term Impact of Field Applications of Sewage Sludge on Soil Antibiotic Resistome

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xie, W-Y., McGrath, S. P., Su, J. Q., Hirsch, P. R., Clark, I. M., Shen, Q., Zhu, Y-G. and Zhao, F-J. 2016. Long-Term Impact of Field Applications of Sewage Sludge on Soil Antibiotic Resistome. Environmental Science & Technology. 50 (23), pp. 12602-12611. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b02138

The energetic and chemical signatures of persistent soil organic matter

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Barre, P., Plante, A., Cecillon, L., Lutfalla, S., Baudin, F., Bernard, S., Christensen, B. T., Eglin, T., Fernandez, J. M., Houot, S., Katterer, T., Le Guillou, C., Macdonald, A. J., Van Oort, F. and Chenu, C. 2016. The energetic and chemical signatures of persistent soil organic matter. Biogeochemistry. 130 (1-2), pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-016-0246-0

A multi-scale Lattice Boltzmann model for simulating solute transport in 3D X-ray micro-tomography images of aggregated porous materials

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, X. X., Crawford, J. W., Flavel, R. J. and Young, I. M. 2016. A multi-scale Lattice Boltzmann model for simulating solute transport in 3D X-ray micro-tomography images of aggregated porous materials. Journal of Hydrology. 541 (Part B), pp. 1020-1029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.08.013

The shift of the microbial community in activated sludge with calcium treatment and its implication to sludge settleability

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ye, C. C., Yang, X. P., Zhao, F-J. and Ren, L. F. 2016. The shift of the microbial community in activated sludge with calcium treatment and its implication to sludge settleability. Bioresource Technology. 207, pp. 11-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.01.135

Aluminium alleviates fluoride toxicity in tea (Camellia sinensis)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Yang, Y., Liu, Y., Huang, C. F., de Silva, J. and Zhao, F-J. 2016. Aluminium alleviates fluoride toxicity in tea (Camellia sinensis). Plant and Soil. 402 (1-2), pp. 179-190. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-015-2787-8

Lumbricus terrestris middens are biological and chemical hotspots in a minimum tillage arable ecosystem

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Stroud, J. L., Irons, D. E., Carter, J. E., Watts, C. W., Murray, P. J., Norris, S. L. and Whitmore, A. P. 2016. Lumbricus terrestris middens are biological and chemical hotspots in a minimum tillage arable ecosystem. Applied Soil Ecology. 105, pp. 31-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.03.019

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

Modelling impacts of climate change on arable crop diseases: progress, challenges and applications

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Newbery, F., Qi, A. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2016. Modelling impacts of climate change on arable crop diseases: progress, challenges and applications. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 32, pp. 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2016.07.002

Lumbricus terrestris abundance is not enhanced after three years of compost amendments on a reduced tillage wheat cultivation conversion

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Stroud, J. L., Irons, D., Watts, C. W. and Whitmore, A. P. 2016. Lumbricus terrestris abundance is not enhanced after three years of compost amendments on a reduced tillage wheat cultivation conversion. Applied Soil Ecology. 98, pp. 282-284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2015.10.007

Changes in antibiotic concentrations and antibiotic resistome during commercial composting of animal manures

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xie, W-Y., Yang, X. P., Li, Q., Wu, L. H., Shen, Q. R. and Zhao, F-J. 2016. Changes in antibiotic concentrations and antibiotic resistome during commercial composting of animal manures. Environmental Pollution. 219, pp. 182-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.10.044

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

Potassium management in soils and crops: a review

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Johnston, A. E., Poulton, P. R., Goulding, K. W. T., Macdonald, A. J. and Glendining, M. J. 2016. Potassium management in soils and crops: a review. In: Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society Vol.792. International Fertiliser Society (IFS).

Wet and dry nitrogen deposition in the central Sichuan Basin of China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kuang, F., Liu, X., Zhu, B., Shen, J., Pan, Y., Su, M. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2016. Wet and dry nitrogen deposition in the central Sichuan Basin of China. Atmospheric Environment. 143, pp. 39-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.08.032

Distinct respiratory responses of soils to complex organic substrate are governed predominantly by soil architecture and its microbial community

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fraser, F. C., Todman, L. C., Corstanje, R., Deeks, L. K., Harris, J. A., Pawlett, M., Whitmore, A. P. and Ritz, K. 2016. Distinct respiratory responses of soils to complex organic substrate are governed predominantly by soil architecture and its microbial community. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 103, pp. 493-501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.09.015

On the origin of carbon dioxide released from rewetted soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fraser, F. C., Corstanje, R., Deeks, L. K., Harris, J. A., Pawlett, M., Todman, L. C., Whitmore, A. P. and Ritz, K. 2016. On the origin of carbon dioxide released from rewetted soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 101, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.06.032

Spatial and seasonal variations of atmospheric sulfur concentrations and dry deposition at 16 rural and suburban sites in China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Luo, X. S., Pan, Y. P., Goulding, K. W. T., Zhang, L., Liu, X. J. and Zhang, F-S. 2016. Spatial and seasonal variations of atmospheric sulfur concentrations and dry deposition at 16 rural and suburban sites in China. Atmospheric Environment. 146, pp. 79-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.07.038

Population collapse of Lumbricus terrestris in conventional arable cultivations and response to straw applications

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Stroud, J. L., Irons, D. E., Watts, C. W., White, R. P., McGrath, S. P. and Whitmore, A. P. 2016. Population collapse of Lumbricus terrestris in conventional arable cultivations and response to straw applications. Applied Soil Ecology. 108 (December), pp. 72-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.08.002

A Lattice Boltzmann model for simulating water flow at pore scale in unsaturated soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, X., Crawford, J. W. and Young, I. M. 2016. A Lattice Boltzmann model for simulating water flow at pore scale in unsaturated soils. Journal of Hydrology. 538, pp. 152-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.04.013

A loss-of-function allele of OsHMA3 associated with high cadmium accumulation in shoots and grain of Japonica rice cultivars

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Yan, J. L., Wang, P., Wang, P., Yang, M., Lian, X., Tang, Z., Huang, C-F., Salt, D. E. and Zhao, F-J. 2016. A loss-of-function allele of OsHMA3 associated with high cadmium accumulation in shoots and grain of Japonica rice cultivars. Plant, Cell and Environment. 39 (9), pp. 1941-1954. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.12747

The role of OsPT8 in arsenate uptake and varietal difference in arsenate tolerance in rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, P., Zhang, W., Mao, C., Xu, G. and Zhao, F-J. 2016. The role of OsPT8 in arsenate uptake and varietal difference in arsenate tolerance in rice. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67 (21), pp. 6051-6059. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erw362

The unique contribution of Rothamsted to ecological research at large temporal scales

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Storkey, J., Macdonald, A. J., Bell, J. R., Clark, I. M., Gregory, A. S., Hawkins, N. J., Hirsch, P. R., Todman, L. C. and Whitmore, A. P. 2016. The unique contribution of Rothamsted to ecological research at large temporal scales. in: Dumbrell, A. J., Kordas, R. L. and Woodward, G. (ed.) Advances in Ecological Research 55: Large-Scale Ecology: Model Systems to Global Perspectives Academic Press, Oxford. pp. 3-42

Change from paddy rice to vegetable growing changes nitrogen-cycling microbial communities and their variation with depth in the soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Qin, H. L., Zhang, Z. X., Lu, J., Zhu, Y. J., Webster, R., Liu, X. L., Yuan, H. Z., Hou, H. J., Chen, C. L. and Wei, W. X. 2016. Change from paddy rice to vegetable growing changes nitrogen-cycling microbial communities and their variation with depth in the soil. European Journal of Soil Science. 67 (5), pp. 650-658. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12365

Reduced nitrogen dominated nitrogen deposition in the United States but its contribution to nitrogen deposition in China decreased

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, X., Xu, W., Du, E., Pan, Y. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2016. Reduced nitrogen dominated nitrogen deposition in the United States but its contribution to nitrogen deposition in China decreased. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113 (26), pp. E3590-E3591. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1607507113

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

Phytotoxicity and detoxification mechanism differ among inorganic and methylated arsenic species in Arabidopsis thaliana

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tang, Z., Kang, Y., Wang, P. and Zhao, F-J. 2016. Phytotoxicity and detoxification mechanism differ among inorganic and methylated arsenic species in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant and Soil. 401 (1-2), pp. 243-257. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-015-2739-3

Flight performance of actively foraging honey bees is reduced by a common pathogen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wells, T., Wolf, S., Nicholls, E., Groll, H., Lim, K. S., Clark, S. J., Swain, J. L., Osborne, J. L. and Haughton, A. J. 2016. Flight performance of actively foraging honey bees is reduced by a common pathogen. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 8 (5), pp. 728-737. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12434

Defining and quantifying the resilience of responses to disturbance: a conceptual and modelling approach from soil science

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Todman, L. C., Fraser, F. C., Corstanje, R., Deeks, L. K., Harris, J. A., Pawlett, M., Ritz, K. and Whitmore, A. P. 2016. Defining and quantifying the resilience of responses to disturbance: a conceptual and modelling approach from soil science. Scientific Reports. 6, p. 28426. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep28426

The North Wyke Farm Platform: effect of temperate grassland farming systems on soil moisture contents, runoff and associated water quality dynamics

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Orr, R. J., Murray, P. J., Eyles, C. J., Blackwell, M. S. A., Cardenas, L. M., Collins, A. L., Dungait, J. A. J., Goulding, K. W. T., Griffith, B. A., Gurr, S. J., Harris, P., Hawkins, J. M. B., Misselbrook, T. H., Rawlings, C. J., Shepherd, A., Sint, H. M., Takahashi, T., Tozer, K. N., Whitmore, A. P., Wu, L. and Lee, M. R. F. 2016. The North Wyke Farm Platform: effect of temperate grassland farming systems on soil moisture contents, runoff and associated water quality dynamics. European Journal of Soil Science. 67 (4), pp. 374-385. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12350

How good is the evidence to support investment in soil protection?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kibblewhite, M., Chambers, B. J. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2016. How good is the evidence to support investment in soil protection? Soil Use and Management. 32 (Suppl. 1), pp. 172-182. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12236

Long-term management changes in topsoil and subsoil organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a temperate agricultural system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gregory, A. S., Dungait, J. A. J., Watts, C. W., Bol, R., Dixon, E. R., White, R. P. and Whitmore, A. P. 2016. Long-term management changes in topsoil and subsoil organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a temperate agricultural system. European Journal of Soil Science. 67 (4), pp. 421-430. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12359

Soil acidification and the importance of liming agricultural soils with particular reference to the United Kingdom

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Goulding, K. W. T. 2016. Soil acidification and the importance of liming agricultural soils with particular reference to the United Kingdom. Soil Use and Management. 32 (3), pp. 390-399. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12270

Deep roots and soil structure

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gao, W., Hodgkinson, L., Jin, K., Watts, C. W., Ashton, R. W., Shen, J., Ren, T., Dodd, I. C., Binley, A., Phillips, A. L., Hedden, P., Hawkesford, M. J. and Whalley, W. R. 2016. Deep roots and soil structure. Plant, Cell and Environment. 39 (8), pp. 1662-1668. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.12684

Efficient arsenic methylation and volatilization mediated by a novel bacterium from an arsenic-contaminated paddy soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Huang, K., Chen, C., Zhang, J., Tang, Z., Shen, Q. R., Rosen, B. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2016. Efficient arsenic methylation and volatilization mediated by a novel bacterium from an arsenic-contaminated paddy soil. Environmental Science & Technology. 50 (12), pp. 6389-6396. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b01974

UAS-based soil carbon mapping using VIS-NIR (480-1000 nm) multi-spectral imaging: potential and limitations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Aldana Jague, E., Heckrath, G., Macdonald, A. J., Van Wesemael, B. and Van Oost, K. 2016. UAS-based soil carbon mapping using VIS-NIR (480-1000 nm) multi-spectral imaging: potential and limitations. Geoderma. 275 (1 August), pp. 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.04.012

The potential for land sparing to offset greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lamb, A., Green, R., Bateman, I., Broadmeadow, M., Bruce, T. J. A., Burney, J., Carey, P., Chadwick, D. R., Crane, E., Field, R., Goulding, K. W. T., Griffiths, H., Hastings, A., Kasoar, T., Kindred, D., Phalan, B., Pickett, J. A., Smith, P., Wall, E., Zu Ermgassen, E. K. H. J. and Balmford, A. 2016. The potential for land sparing to offset greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Nature Climate Change. 6, pp. 488-492. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2910

Determining the longer term decline in plant-available soil phosphorus from short-term measured values

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Johnston, A. E., Poulton, P. R., White, Robin P. and Macdonald, A. J. 2016. Determining the longer term decline in plant-available soil phosphorus from short-term measured values. Soil Use and Management. 32 (2), pp. 151-161. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12253

Genome size and ploidy influence angiosperm species' biomass under nitrogen and phosphorus limitation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Guignard, M. S., Nichols, R. A., Knell, R. J., Macdonald, A. J., Romila, C-A., Trimmer, M., Leitch, I. J. and Leitch, A. R. 2016. Genome size and ploidy influence angiosperm species' biomass under nitrogen and phosphorus limitation. New Phytologist. 210 (4), pp. 1195-1206. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13881

Modelling the electrical conductivity of soil in the Yangtze delta in three dimensions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Li, H. Y., Marchant, B. P. and Webster, R. 2016. Modelling the electrical conductivity of soil in the Yangtze delta in three dimensions. Geoderma. 269, pp. 119-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.01.028

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