Net Zero and Resilient Agriculture

TitleNet Zero and Resilient Agriculture
TypeScience Department
InstituteRothamsted Research
HeadAdrian Collins
Executive AssistantKirsty Tooke

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Residual correlation and ensemble modelling to improve crop and grassland models

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sandor, R., Ehrhardt, F., Grace, P., Recous, S., Smith, P., Snow, V., Soussana, J., Basso, B., Bhatia, A., Brilli, L., Doltra, J., Dorich, C. D., Doro, L., Fitton, N., Grant, B., Harrison, M. T., Skiba, U., Kirschbaum, M. U., Klumpp, K., Laville, P., Leonard, J., Martin, R., Massad, R. S., Moore, A. D., Myrgiotis, V., Pattey, E., Rolinski, S., Sharp, J., Smith, W., Wu, L., Zhang, Q. and Bellocchi, G. 2023. Residual correlation and ensemble modelling to improve crop and grassland models. Environmental Modelling and Software. 161, p. 105625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2023.105625

Using the colour of recent overbank sediment deposits in two large catchments to determine sediment sources for targeting mitigation of catchment-specific management issues

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pulley, S. and Collins, A. L. 2023. Using the colour of recent overbank sediment deposits in two large catchments to determine sediment sources for targeting mitigation of catchment-specific management issues. Journal of Environmental Management. 336, p. 117657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117657

The value of volunteer surveillance for the early detection of biological invaders

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Van Den Bosch, F., McRoberts, N., Bourhis, Y., Parnell, S. and Hassall, K. L. 2023. The value of volunteer surveillance for the early detection of biological invaders. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 560, p. 111385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2022.111385

Gap-filling carbon dioxide, water, energy, and methane fluxes in challenging ecosystems - Comparing between methods, drivers, and gap-lengths

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhu, S., McCalmont, J., Cardenas, L. M., Cunliffe, A. M., Olde, L., Signori-Muller, C., Litvak, M. E. and Hill, T. 2023. Gap-filling carbon dioxide, water, energy, and methane fluxes in challenging ecosystems - Comparing between methods, drivers, and gap-lengths. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 332, p. 109365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109365

Use of a submersible spectrophotometer probe to fingerprint spatial suspended sediment sources at catchment scale

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lake, N., Martinez-Carreras, N., Iffly, J. F., Shaw, P. J. and Collins, A. L. 2023. Use of a submersible spectrophotometer probe to fingerprint spatial suspended sediment sources at catchment scale. Science of the Total Environment. 873, p. 162332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162332

Evidence of collaborative opportunities to ensure long-term sustainability in African farming

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
El-Fartassi, I., Milne, A. E., El Alami, R., Rafiqi, M., Hassall, K. L., Waine, T., Zawadzka, J., Diarra, A. and Corstanje, R. 2023. Evidence of collaborative opportunities to ensure long-term sustainability in African farming. Journal of Cleaner Production. 392, p. 136170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136170

Effect of different organic amendments on actual and achievable yields in a cereal-based cropping system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Albano, X., Whitmore, A. P., Sakrabani, O., Thomas, C. L., Sizmur, T., Ritz, K., Harris, J., Pawlett, M., Watts, C. W. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Effect of different organic amendments on actual and achievable yields in a cereal-based cropping system. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01167-w

Regional differences in nitrogen balance and nitrogen use efficiency in the rice–livestock system of Uruguay

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Castillo, J., Kirk, G. J. D., Rivero, M. J. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Regional differences in nitrogen balance and nitrogen use efficiency in the rice–livestock system of Uruguay. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, p. 1104229. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1104229

Knowledge Guided Representation Learning and Causal Structure Learning

Conference paper
Sharma, S., Sharma, S., Liu L., Tushir, R., Neal, A. L., Ness, R., Kumar, V., Crawford, J. W., Kiciman, E. and Chandra, R. 2023. Knowledge Guided Representation Learning and Causal Structure Learning. 29th Association for Computing Machinery SIGKDD conference on knowledge discovery and data mining. Long Beach, CA 06 Aug 2023 Association for Computing Machinery SIGKDD.

Performance and enteric methane emissions from housed beef cattle fed silage produced on pastures with different forage profiles

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Meo-Filho, P., Hood, J., Lee, M. R. F., Fleming, H. R., Elayadeth-Meethal, M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2023. Performance and enteric methane emissions from housed beef cattle fed silage produced on pastures with different forage profiles. Animal. p. 100726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2023.100726

The uptake of selenium by perennial ryegrass in soils of different organic matter contents receiving sheep excreta

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kao, P-T., Buss, H. L., McGrath, S. P., Darch, T., Warren, H. E. and Lee, M. R. F. 2023. The uptake of selenium by perennial ryegrass in soils of different organic matter contents receiving sheep excreta. Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-05898-8

Modelling changes in soil structure caused by livestock treading

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Romero-Ruiz, A., Monaghan. R, Milne, A. E., Coleman, K., Cardenas, L. M., Segura-Quirante, C. and Whitmore, A. P. 2023. Modelling changes in soil structure caused by livestock treading. Geoderma. 431, p. 116331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116331

Water chemistry of combined surface and subsurface runoff from the North Wyke Farm Platform, with hydrologically isolated catchments sown with different pasture types.

N - Datasets
Granger, S. J., Quincke, J. A., Carswell, A. M., Olde, L., Darch, T., Peukert, S., Horrocks, C. A., Dixon, E. R., Collins, A. L., Blackwell, M. S. A., Murray, P. J., Dungait, J. A. J. and Harris, P. 2023. Water chemistry of combined surface and subsurface runoff from the North Wyke Farm Platform, with hydrologically isolated catchments sown with different pasture types. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98v27

Temporal measurement of penetrometer resistance for 20 grassland sites on 4 contrasting soil types in South-West England

N - Datasets
Harrod, T. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2023. Temporal measurement of penetrometer resistance for 20 grassland sites on 4 contrasting soil types in South-West England. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98v26

Movement of micro- and macronutrients from sheep excreta to grass and leachate via soil

N - Datasets
Kao, P-T., Darch, T., Warren, H., McGrath, S. P., Buss, H.L. and Lee, M. R. F. 2023. Movement of micro- and macronutrients from sheep excreta to grass and leachate via soil. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98v24

GWmodelS A software for geographically weighted models

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lu, B., Hu, Y., Yang, D., Liu, Y., Liao, L., Yin, Z., Xia, T., Dong, Z., Harris, P., Brunsdon, C., Comber, A. and Dong, G. 2023. GWmodelS A software for geographically weighted models. SoftwareX. 21, p. 101291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2022.101291

Uncovering drivers of community-level house price dynamics through multiscale geographically weighted regression: A case study of Wuhan, China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lu, B., Ge, Y., Shi, Y., Zheng, J. and Harris, P. 2023. Uncovering drivers of community-level house price dynamics through multiscale geographically weighted regression: A case study of Wuhan, China. Spatial Statistics. 53, p. 100723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spasta.2022.100723

Response of soil health indicators to dung, urine and mineral fertilizer application in temperate pastures

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Segura, C., Horrocks, C. A., Lopez-Aizpun, M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Darch, T., Hood, J., Le Cocq, K., McAuliffe, G., Lee, M. R. F. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Response of soil health indicators to dung, urine and mineral fertilizer application in temperate pastures. Journal of Environmental Management. 330, p. 117096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117096

Optimal control of organic matter applications

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Putelat, T. and Whitmore, A. P. 2023. Optimal control of organic matter applications . European Journal of Agronomy. 143, p. 126713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2022.126713

Sediment source apportionment using geochemical composite signatures in a large and polluted river system with a semiarid-coastal interface, Brazil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nascimento, R. C., Maia, A .J., Agra Bezerra da Silva, Y. J., Amorim, F. F., Williams Araújo do Nascimento, C., Tiecher, T., Evrard, O., Collins, A. L., Biondi, C. M. and Agra Bezerra da Silva, Y. J. 2023. Sediment source apportionment using geochemical composite signatures in a large and polluted river system with a semiarid-coastal interface, Brazil. Catena. 220, Part B, p. 106710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106710

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. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00671-z

A loss function to evaluate agricultural decision‑making under uncertainty: a case study of soil spectroscopy

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Breure, T., Haefele, S. M., Hannam, J. A., Corstanje, R., Webster, R., Moreno-Rojas, S. and Milne, A. E. 2022. A loss function to evaluate agricultural decision‑making under uncertainty: a case study of soil spectroscopy. Precision Agriculture. 23, pp. 1333 - 1353. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-022-09887-2

Communication and building social capital in community supported agriculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Furness, E., Bellamy, A. S., Clear, A., Finnigan, S. M., Meador, J. E., Mills, S., Milne, A. E. and Sharp, R. T. 2022. Communication and building social capital in community supported agriculture. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 12 (1), pp. 63-78. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.121.009

Early Detection and Spread of Tomato Powdery Mildew (TPM) in Commercial Greenhouses

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sokolidi, A., Webster, R., Milne, A. E., Clark, S. J., Clarkson, J., Bielik M., Morley, P. and West, J. S. 2022. Early Detection and Spread of Tomato Powdery Mildew (TPM) in Commercial Greenhouses. Phytopathology. 112 (11), pp. 49-49.

Optimisation of Cereal Farm Strategies for Mitigating Externalities Associated with Intensive Production

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Collins, A. L. and Zhang, Y. 2022. Optimisation of Cereal Farm Strategies for Mitigating Externalities Associated with Intensive Production. Water. 15 (1), p. 169. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15010169

Protein quality as a complementary functional unit in life cycle assessment (LCA)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
McAuliffe, G., Takahashi, T., Beal, T., Huppertz, T., Leroy, F., Buttriss, J., Collins, A. L., Drewnowski, A., McLaren, S. J., Ortenzi, F., Van der Pols, J., Van Vliet, S. and Lee, M. R. F. 2022. Protein quality as a complementary functional unit in life cycle assessment (LCA). International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 28 (2), pp. 146-155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-022-02123-z

A reconnaissance survey of channel bank particulate phosphorus concentrations, controls and estimated contributions to riverine loads across England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pulley, S., Zhang, Y., Copeland-Phillips, R., Vadher, A. N., Foster, I. D. L, Boardman, J. and Collins, A. L. 2022. A reconnaissance survey of channel bank particulate phosphorus concentrations, controls and estimated contributions to riverine loads across England. Hydrological Processes. 35 (12), p. e14785. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14785

Linking nitrogen cycling transformations to microbial diversity in freshwater ecosystems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Castellano-Hinojosa, A., Lopez, J. G., Cardenas, L. M. and Strauss, S. L. 2022. Linking nitrogen cycling transformations to microbial diversity in freshwater ecosystems. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1098905

DATAMAN A global database of methane, nitrous oxide, and ammonia emission factors for livestock housing and outdoor storage of manure

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassouna, M., Van der Weerden, T. J., Beltran, I., Amon, B., Alfaro, M. A., Anestis, V., Cinar, G., Dragoni, F., Hutchings, N. J., Leytem, A., Maeda, K., Maragou, A., Misselbrook, T. H., Noble, A., Rychla, A., Salazar, F. and Simon, P. 2022. DATAMAN A global database of methane, nitrous oxide, and ammonia emission factors for livestock housing and outdoor storage of manure. Journal of Environmental Quality. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20430

Effect of Different Urine Cow Nitrogen Rates and Different Moisture Conditions on Nitrogen Mineralization in an Andisol from Southern Chile

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ramirez-Sandoval, M., Pinochet, D., Rivero, M. J. and Cardenas, L. M. 2022. Effect of Different Urine Cow Nitrogen Rates and Different Moisture Conditions on Nitrogen Mineralization in an Andisol from Southern Chile. Agronomy. 13 (1), p. 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010010

Spatial characteristics of the fungus powdery mildew (Erysiphe neolycopersici) on tomatoes and its spread in industrial greenhouses

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sokolidi, A., Webster, R., Milne, A. E., Bielik, M., Morley, P., Clarkson, J. P. and West, J. S. 2022. Spatial characteristics of the fungus powdery mildew (Erysiphe neolycopersici) on tomatoes and its spread in industrial greenhouses. Biostatistics. 1 (1), pp. 18-30.

The effect of transferring dairy cows from a group housing system to individual pens for research purposes on behavior and milk yield

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pereira, F. C., Teixeira, D. L., Boyle, L., Machado, F. L. C., Williams, R. S. O. and Enriquez, D. 2022. The effect of transferring dairy cows from a group housing system to individual pens for research purposes on behavior and milk yield. Animal Production Science. 63 (2), pp. 192-200. https://doi.org/10.1071/AN22043

A meta-analysis of phosphatase activity in agricultural settings in response to phosphorus deficiency

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Janes-Bassett, V., Blackwell, M. S. A., Blair, G., Davies, J., Haygarth, P. M., Mezelia, M. M. and Stewart, G. R. 2022. A meta-analysis of phosphatase activity in agricultural settings in response to phosphorus deficiency. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 165, p. 1008537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108537

Contrasting Biophysical Controls on Carbon Dioxide and Methane Outgassing From Streams

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rovelli, L., Olde, L., Heppell, C. M., Binley, A., Yvon-Durocher, G., Glud, R. N. and Trimmer, M. 2022. Contrasting Biophysical Controls on Carbon Dioxide and Methane Outgassing From Streams. JGR Biogeosciences. 127 (1), p. e2021JG006328. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JG006328

Inclusion of Secale cereale and Pentosanases in the Ration of Laying Hens: Exploring its Effect on Egg Production and Concentrate Intake and Searching the Optimal Combination in a Diet

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Velasquez, A., Arias, R. and Rivero, M. J. 2022. Inclusion of Secale cereale and Pentosanases in the Ration of Laying Hens: Exploring its Effect on Egg Production and Concentrate Intake and Searching the Optimal Combination in a Diet. International Journal of Poultry Science. 21 (4), pp. 151-158. https://doi.org/10.3923/ijps.2022.151.158

Management and Productivity of Key Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems in Uruguay: The Palo a Pique Long-Term Experiment’s Third Phase

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pereyra-Goday, F., Rovira, P., Ayala, W. and Rivero, M. J. 2022. Management and Productivity of Key Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems in Uruguay: The Palo a Pique Long-Term Experiment’s Third Phase. Agronomy. 12 (12), p. 3023. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12123023

A Rejoinder to the Commentaries on “A Route Map for Successful Applications of Geographically Weighted Regression” by Comber et al. (2022)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Comber, A., Harris, P. and Brunsdon, C. 2022. A Rejoinder to the Commentaries on “A Route Map for Successful Applications of Geographically Weighted Regression” by Comber et al. (2022). Geographical Analysis . https://doi.org/10.1111/gean.12352

A review of models for simulating the soil-plant interface for different climatic conditions and land uses in the Loess Plateau, China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Turkeltaub, T., Gongadze, K., Lu, Y., Huang, M., Jia, X., Yang, H., Shao, M., Binley, A., Harris, P. and Wu, L. 2022. A review of models for simulating the soil-plant interface for different climatic conditions and land uses in the Loess Plateau, China. Ecological Modelling. 474, p. 110173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110173

Blueprint for phosphorus efficiency

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Blackwell, M. S. A. 2022. Blueprint for phosphorus efficiency. Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-01001-8

Co-amelioration of red soil acidity and fertility with pig manure rather than liming

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cai, Z., Yang, C., Carswell, A. M., Zhang, L., Wen, S. and Xu, M. 2022. Co-amelioration of red soil acidity and fertility with pig manure rather than liming. Soil Use and Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12846