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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Last-century increases in intrinsic water-use efficiency of grassland communities have occurred over a wide range of vegetation composition, nutrient inputs and soil pH
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kohler, I. H., Macdonald, A. J. and Schnyder, H. 2016. Last-century increases in intrinsic water-use efficiency of grassland communities have occurred over a wide range of vegetation composition, nutrient inputs and soil pH. Plant Physiology. 170, pp. 881-890. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.15.01472
Designing a sampling scheme to reveal correlations between weeds and soil properties at multiple spatial scales
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Metcalfe, H., Milne, A. E., Webster, R., Lark, R. M., Murdoch, A. J. and Storkey, J. 2016. Designing a sampling scheme to reveal correlations between weeds and soil properties at multiple spatial scales. Weed Research. 56 (1), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12184
Contextualized geographically weighted principal components analysis for investigating baseline soils data on the North Wyke Farm Platform
C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Harris, P., Howden, N. J. K., Peukert, S., Noacco, V., Ramezani, K., Tuominen, E., Eludoyin, B., Brazier, R., Shepherd, A., Griffith, B. A., Orr, R. J. and Murray, P. J. 2016. Contextualized geographically weighted principal components analysis for investigating baseline soils data on the North Wyke Farm Platform. Raju, N. J. (ed.) Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Proceedings 16th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences, New Delhi, 17-20 October 2014 . Springer, Cham. pp. 651-655 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18663-4_99
The impact of fertilizer management on the oxidation status of terrestrial organic matter
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Worrall, F., Clay, G. D. and Macdonald, A. J. 2016. The impact of fertilizer management on the oxidation status of terrestrial organic matter. Soil Use and Management. 32 (1), pp. 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12228
Dedicated biomass crops can enhance biodiversity in the arable landscape
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Haughton, A. J., Bohan, D. A., Clark, S. J., Mallott, M. D., Mallott, V., Sage, R. and Karp, A. 2016. Dedicated biomass crops can enhance biodiversity in the arable landscape. Global Change Biology. Bioenergy. 8 (6), pp. 1071-1081. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12312
Factors Affecting Soil pH and the Use of Different Liming Materials
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Goulding, K. W. T. 2015. Factors Affecting Soil pH and the Use of Different Liming Materials. Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society. 772, pp. 1-30.
The effects of Nosema ceranae on honey bee flight distance
G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Wells, T., Nicholls, B., Wolf, S., Groll, H., Lim, K. S., Clark, S. J., Swain, J. L., Osborne, J. L. and Haughton, A. J. 2015. The effects of Nosema ceranae on honey bee flight distance. British bee journal. (2), p. 6.
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
Iron and zinc isotope fractionation during uptake and translocation in rice (Oryza sativa) grown in oxic and anoxic soils
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Arnold, T., Markovic, T., Kirk, G. J. D., Schonbachler, M., Rehkamper, M., Zhao, F-J. and Weiss, D. J. 2015. Iron and zinc isotope fractionation during uptake and translocation in rice (Oryza sativa) grown in oxic and anoxic soils. Comptes Rendus Geoscience. 347 (7-8), pp. 397-404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crte.2015.05.005
Quantifying atmospheric nitrogen deposition through a nationwide monitoring network across China
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, W. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2015. Quantifying atmospheric nitrogen deposition through a nationwide monitoring network across China. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics. 15, pp. 12345-12360. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12345-2015
Basic steps in geostatistics: the variogram and kriging
E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Oliver, M. A. and Webster, R. 2015. Basic steps in geostatistics: the variogram and kriging. London, Springer-Verlag.
Genetically engineering Bacillus subtilis with a heat-resistant arsenite methyltransferase for bioremediation of arsenic-contaminated organic waste
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Huang, K., Chen, C., Shen, Q., Rosen, B. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2015. Genetically engineering Bacillus subtilis with a heat-resistant arsenite methyltransferase for bioremediation of arsenic-contaminated organic waste. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81, pp. 6718-6724. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01535-15
Combining micro-bottom-up and macro-top-down modelling responses to nutrient cycles in complex agricultural systems
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Burdock, R. P. and Crawford, J. W. 2015. Combining micro-bottom-up and macro-top-down modelling responses to nutrient cycles in complex agricultural systems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 103, pp. 257-278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-015-9739-9
Disaggregated N2O emission factors in China based on cropping parameters create a robust approach to the IPCC Tier 2 methodology
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shepherd, A., Yan, X., Nayak, D., Newbold, J., Moran, D., Dhanoa, M. S., Goulding, K. W. T., Smith, P. and Cardenas, L. M. 2015. Disaggregated N2O emission factors in China based on cropping parameters create a robust approach to the IPCC Tier 2 methodology. Atmospheric Environment. 122, pp. 272-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.09.054
Effect of soil strength on roots and vegetative growth of wheat at seedling stage
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khattak, G. S. S., Webster, C. P., Saeed, I. and Khan, A. J. 2015. Effect of soil strength on roots and vegetative growth of wheat at seedling stage. Pakistan Journal Of Botany. 47 (2), pp. 523-526.
Distribution of the stable isotopes 57Fe and 68Zn in grain tissues of various wheat lines differing in their phytate content
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xue, Y-F., Xia, H-Y., McGrath, S. P., Shewry, P. R. and Zhao, F-J. 2015. Distribution of the stable isotopes 57Fe and 68Zn in grain tissues of various wheat lines differing in their phytate content. Plant and Soil. 396, pp. 73-83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-015-2582-6
The North Wyke Farm Platform, a UK national capability for research into sustainability of temperate agricultural grassland management: progress and developments
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Harris, P., Dungait, J. A. J., Griffith, B. A., Shepherd, A., Sint, H. M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Cardenas, L. M., Collins, A. L., Goulding, K. W. T., Lee, M. R. F. and Orr, R. J. 2015. The North Wyke Farm Platform, a UK national capability for research into sustainability of temperate agricultural grassland management: progress and developments. EGU.
Capturing the spatial variability of N2O emissions on grazed grasslands
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Cardenas, L. M., Dunn, R. M., Shepherd, A., Misselbrook, T. H., Orr, R. J., Griffith, B. A., Velazquez, A., Burak, E., Chen, K., Harris, P., Repullo, M. and Collins, A. L. 2015. Capturing the spatial variability of N2O emissions on grazed grasslands. Abstracts ASA/CSSA/SSSA International Annual Meeting Synergy in Science: Partnering for Solutions, Minneapolis, 15-18 November 2015 .
Grassland biodiversity bounces back from long-term nitrogen addition
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Storkey, J., Macdonald, A. J., Poulton, P. R., Scott, T., Kohler, I. H., Schnyder, H., Goulding, K. W. T. and Crawley, M. J. 2015. Grassland biodiversity bounces back from long-term nitrogen addition. Nature. 528, pp. 401-404. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16444
10 years later: revisiting priorities for science and society a decade after the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Mulder, C., Bennett, E. M., Bonkowski, M., Carpenter, S. R., Chalmers, R., Cramer, W., Durance, I., Eisenhauer, N., Fontaine, C. and Haughton, A. J. 2015. 10 years later: revisiting priorities for science and society a decade after the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. in: Woodward, G. and Bohan, D. A. (ed.) Elsevier.
Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilised UK arable soils: fluxes, emission factors and mitigation
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bell, M. J., Hinton, N., Cloy, J. M., Topp, C. F. E., Rees, R. M., Cardenas, L. M., Scott, T., Webster, C. P., Ashton, R. W., Whitmore, A. P., Williams, J. R., Balshaw, H., Paine, F., Goulding, K. W. T. and Chadwick, D. R. 2015. Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilised UK arable soils: fluxes, emission factors and mitigation. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 212, pp. 134-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.07.003
Evolutionary longitudinal network dynamics of global zoonotic research
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hossain, L., Karimi, F., Wigand, R. T. and Crawford, J. W. 2015. Evolutionary longitudinal network dynamics of global zoonotic research. Scientometrics. 103, pp. 337-353. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-015-1557-y
Networks of preparedness and response during Australian H1N1 outbreak
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hossain, L., Bdeir, F., Crawford, J. W. and Wigand, R. T. 2015. Networks of preparedness and response during Australian H1N1 outbreak. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 9, pp. 155-165. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2014.88
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
Engineering soil organic matter quality: Biodiesel Co-Product (BCP) stimulates exudation of nitrogenous microbial biopolymers
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Redmile-Gordon, M. A., Evershed, R. P., Kuhl, A., Armenise, E., White, Robin P., Hirsch, P. R., Goulding, K. W. T. and Brookes, P. C. 2015. Engineering soil organic matter quality: Biodiesel Co-Product (BCP) stimulates exudation of nitrogenous microbial biopolymers. Geoderma. 259-260, pp. 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.06.006
Soil organic matter and the extracellular microbial matrix show contrasting responses to C and N availability
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Redmile-Gordon, M. A., Evershed, R. P., Hirsch, P. R., White, Robin P. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2015. Soil organic matter and the extracellular microbial matrix show contrasting responses to C and N availability. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 88, pp. 257-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.05.025
The use of electromagnetic induction to monitor changes in soil moisture profiles beneath different wheat genotypes
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shanahan, P. W., Binley, A., Whalley, W. R. and Watts, C. W. 2015. The use of electromagnetic induction to monitor changes in soil moisture profiles beneath different wheat genotypes. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 79, pp. 459-466. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2014.09.0360
Diversity and abundance of arsenic biotransformation genes in paddy soils from southern China
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, S-Y., Zhao, F-J., Sun, G-X., Su, J-Q., Yang, X-R., Li, H. and Zhu, Y-G. 2015. Diversity and abundance of arsenic biotransformation genes in paddy soils from southern China. Environmental Science & Technology. 49, pp. 4138-4146. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b00028
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
Anaerobic arsenite oxidation by an autotrophic arsenite-oxidizing bacterium from an arsenic-contaminated paddy soil
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, J., Zhou, W., Liu, B., He, J., Shen, Q. and Zhao, F-J. 2015. Anaerobic arsenite oxidation by an autotrophic arsenite-oxidizing bacterium from an arsenic-contaminated paddy soil. Environmental Science & Technology. 49, pp. 5956-5964. https://doi.org/10.1021/es506097c
The role of nodes in arsenic storage and distribution in rice
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, Y., Moore, K. L., Miller, A. J., McGrath, S. P., Ma, J. F. and Zhao, F-J. 2015. The role of nodes in arsenic storage and distribution in rice. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66, pp. 3717-3724. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv164
Improving wheat as a source of dietary fibre for human health
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Shewry, P. R., Reynolds, S., Pellny, T. K., Freeman, J., Wilkinson, M. D., Kosik, O., Ulker, M., Wingen, L., Orford, S., Griffiths, S., Mitchell, R. A. C. and Lovegrove, A. 2015. Improving wheat as a source of dietary fibre for human health. Cambridge University Press (CUP) Cambridge. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665115001020
Technological developments for spatial prediction of soil properties, and Daniel Krige's influence on it
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Webster, R. 2015. Technological developments for spatial prediction of soil properties, and Daniel Krige's influence on it. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 115 (1), pp. 165-172.
The Rothamsted Long-term Experiments
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Macdonald, A. J., Powlson, D. S., Poulton, P. R., Watts, C. W., Clark, I. M., Storkey, J., Hawkins, N. J., Glendining, M. J., Goulding, K. W. T. and McGrath, S. P. 2015. The Rothamsted Long-term Experiments. Aspects of Applied Biology. 128.
In situ measurements of organic carbon in soil profiles using vis-NIR spectroscopy on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Li, S., Shi, Z., Chen, S., Ji, W., Zhou, L., Yu, W. and Webster, R. 2015. In situ measurements of organic carbon in soil profiles using vis-NIR spectroscopy on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. Environmental Science & Technology. 49, pp. 4980-4987. https://doi.org/10.1021/es504272x
Soil contamination in China: current status and mitigation strategies
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J., Ma, Y., Zhu, Y-G., Tang, Z. and McGrath, S. P. 2015. Soil contamination in China: current status and mitigation strategies. Environmental Science & Technology. 49 (2), pp. 750-759. https://doi.org/10.1021/es5047099
Sequestration of C in soils under Miscanthus can be marginal and is affected by genotype-specific root distribution
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Richter, G. M., Agostini, F., Redmile-Gordon, M. A., White, Robin P. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2015. Sequestration of C in soils under Miscanthus can be marginal and is affected by genotype-specific root distribution. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 200, pp. 169-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2014.11.011
Mapping soil salinity in the Yangtze delta: REML and universal kriging (E-BLUP) revisited
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Li, H. Y., Webster, R. and Shi, Z. 2015. Mapping soil salinity in the Yangtze delta: REML and universal kriging (E-BLUP) revisited. Geoderma. 237-238, pp. 71-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2014.08.008
Exploring the spatial variation in the fertilizer-nitrogen requirement of wheat within fields
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kindred, D. R., Milne, A. E., Webster, R., Marchant, B. P. and Sylvester-Bradley, R. 2015. Exploring the spatial variation in the fertilizer-nitrogen requirement of wheat within fields. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 153 (1), pp. 25-41. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859613000919
Short-term emissions of CO2 and N2O in response to periodic flood irrigation with waste water in the Mezquital Valley of Mexico
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gonzalez-Mendez, B., Webster, R., Fiedler, S., Loza-Reyes, E., Harnandez, J. M., Ruiz-Suarez, L. G. and Siebe, C. 2015. Short-term emissions of CO2 and N2O in response to periodic flood irrigation with waste water in the Mezquital Valley of Mexico. Atmospheric Environment. 101, pp. 116-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.10.048