Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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The importance of scale in spatially varying coefficient modelling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Murakami, D., Lu, B., Harris, P., Brunsdon, C., Charlton, M., Nakaya, T. and Griffith, D. A. 2019. The importance of scale in spatially varying coefficient modelling. Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 109 (1), pp. 50-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2018.1462691

When multi-functional landscape meets critical zone science: advancing multi-disciplinary research for sustainable human well-being

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Luo, Y., Lu, Y., Fu, B., Harris, P., Wu, L. and Comber, A. 2019. When multi-functional landscape meets critical zone science: advancing multi-disciplinary research for sustainable human well-being. National Science Review. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwy003

Soil compaction effects upon litter decomposition in an arable field and implications for management of crop residues and headlands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carlesso, L., Beadle, A., Cook, S. M., Graham, H., Ritz, K., Sparkes, D., Wu, L. and Murray, P. J. 2019. Soil compaction effects upon litter decomposition in an arable field and implications for management of crop residues and headlands. Applied Soil Ecology. 134 (February), pp. 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.10.004

Effects of cropping systems upon the three-dimensional architecture of soil systems are modulated by texture.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bacq-Labreuila, A., Crawford, J. W., Mooney, S. J., Neal, A. L., Akkari, E., McAuliffe, C., Zhang, X., Redmile-Gordon, M. A. and Ritz, K. 2018. Effects of cropping systems upon the three-dimensional architecture of soil systems are modulated by texture. Geoderma. 332, pp. 73-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.07.002

Isotopic evidence of biotrophy and unusual nitrogen nutrition in soil‐dwelling Hygrophoraceae

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Halbwachs, H., Easton, G. L., Bol, R., Hobbie, E. A., Garnett, M. H., Persoh, D., Dixon, E. R., Ostle, N., Karasch, P. and Griffith, G. W. 2018. Isotopic evidence of biotrophy and unusual nitrogen nutrition in soil‐dwelling Hygrophoraceae. Environmental Microbiology. 20 (10), pp. 3573-3588. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14327

Soil bulk density impacts on root water potential and ABA export in drying soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Donaldson, S., Dodd, I. C. and Whitmore, A. P. 2018. Soil bulk density impacts on root water potential and ABA export in drying soil. Acta Horticulturae. 1197 (1197), pp. 15-22. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1197.3

Root imaging showing comparisons in root distribution and ontogeny in novel Festulolium populations and closely related perennial ryegrass varieties

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Humphreys, M. W., Doonan, J. H., Boyle, R., Rodriguez, A. C., Marley, C. L., Williams, K., Farrell, M. S., Brook, J., Gasior, D., Loka, D., Collins, R. P., Marshall, A. H., Allen, D. K., Yadav, R. S., Dungait, J. A. J., Murray, P. J. and Harper, J. A. 2018. Root imaging showing comparisons in root distribution and ontogeny in novel Festulolium populations and closely related perennial ryegrass varieties. Food and Energy Security. 7 (e00145). https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.145

A synthetic analysis of livestock manure substitution effects on organic carbon changes in China's arable topsoil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ren, F., Zhang, X., Liu, J., Sun, N., Sun, Z., Wu, L. and Xu, M. 2018. A synthetic analysis of livestock manure substitution effects on organic carbon changes in China's arable topsoil. Catena. 171, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2018.06.036

Soil aggregate-associated organic carbon dynamics subjected to different types of land use: Evidence from 13C natural abundance

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, Y., Liu, W., Wu, L., Liu, C., Wang, L., Chen, F. and Li, Z. 2018. Soil aggregate-associated organic carbon dynamics subjected to different types of land use: Evidence from 13C natural abundance. Ecological Engineering. 122 (15 October), pp. 295-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.08.018

Response of crop yield and nitrogen use efficiency for wheat-maize cropping system to future climate change in northern China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liang, S., Li, Y., Zhang, X., Sun, Z., Sun, N., Duan, Y., Xu, M. and Wu, L. 2018. Response of crop yield and nitrogen use efficiency for wheat-maize cropping system to future climate change in northern China. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 262, pp. 310-321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2018.07.019

Prediction of storm‐based nutrient loss incorporating the estimated runoff and soil loss at a slope scale on the Loess Plateau

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shi, W., Huang, M. and Wu, L. 2018. Prediction of storm‐based nutrient loss incorporating the estimated runoff and soil loss at a slope scale on the Loess Plateau. Land Degradation & Development. 29 (9), pp. 2899-2910. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3028

Deep soil water storage varies with vegetation type and rainfall amount in the Loess Plateau of China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cao, R, Jia, X., Huang, L., Zhu, Y., Wu, L. and Shao, M. 2018. Deep soil water storage varies with vegetation type and rainfall amount in the Loess Plateau of China. Scientific Reports. 8 (12346). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30850-7

The impact of varying semantics in spatial statistics

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Comber, A., Harris, P. and Atkinson, P. M. 2018. The impact of varying semantics in spatial statistics. GISRUK 2018. Leicester

Reemplazo de una pradera permanente y su efecto en el primer año en una lechería comercial

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rivero-Viera, J., Orr, R. J., Coumbe, J., Willson, B., Evans, J. and Lee, M. R. F. 2018. Reemplazo de una pradera permanente y su efecto en el primer año en una lechería comercial . Agro Sur. 46 (1), pp. 3-12. https://doi.org/10.4206/agrosur.2018.v46n1-02

Creating productive diverse grassland for multi-ecosystem services: an example of agri-environment schemes policies driven by science in United Kingdom

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Beaumont, D. A., Griffith, B. A., Dunn, R. M., Orr, R. J., Rivero-Viera, J., Woodcock, B., Pywell, R. and Tallowin, J. R. B. 2018. Creating productive diverse grassland for multi-ecosystem services: an example of agri-environment schemes policies driven by science in United Kingdom. Agro Sur. 46 (2), pp. 3-5. https://doi.org/10.4206/agrosur.2018.v46n2-02

Water stress in maize production in the drylands of the Loess Plateau

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhu, W., Li, H.J., Qu, H.C., Wang, Y.L., Misselbrook, T., Li, X. and Jiang, R. 2018. Water stress in maize production in the drylands of the Loess Plateau. Vadose Zone Journal. 17 (1), p. 180117. https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2018.06.0117

Bed and suspended sediment-associated rare earth element concentrations and fluxes in a polluted Brazilian river system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
da Silva, Y., Nascimento, C., da Silva, Y., Amorim, F., Singh, V. and Collins, A. L. 2018. Bed and suspended sediment-associated rare earth element concentrations and fluxes in a polluted Brazilian river system . Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25 (34), pp. 34426-34437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3357-4

Intercropping flowering plants in maize systems increases pollinator diversity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Norris, S. L., Blackshaw, R. P., Critchley, C. N. R., Dunn, R. M., Smith, K. E., Williams, J., Randall, N. P. and Murray, P. J. 2018. Intercropping flowering plants in maize systems increases pollinator diversity. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 20 (2), pp. 246-254. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12251

Attribution of explanatory factors for change in soil organic carbon density in the native grasslands of Inner Mongolia, China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jin, D., Murray, P. J., Xin, X., Qin, Y., Chen, B., Qing, G., Zhang, Z. and Yan, R. 2018. Attribution of explanatory factors for change in soil organic carbon density in the native grasslands of Inner Mongolia, China. Journal of Arid Land. 10 (3), pp. 375-387. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40333-018-0056-4

Stress and sexual reproduction affect the dynamics of the wheat pathogen effector AvrStb6 and strobilurin resistance

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kema, G. H. J., Mirzadi Gohari, A., Aouini, L., Gibriel, H. A. Y., Ware, S. B., Van Den Bosch, F., Manning-Smith, R., Alonso Chavez, V., Helps, J., Ben M’Barek, S., Mehrabi, R., Diaz-Trujillo, C., Zamani, E., Schouten, H. J., Van Der Lee, T. A. J., Waalwijk, C., de Waard, M. A., de Wit, P. J. G. M., Verstappen, E. C. P., Thomma, B. P. H. J., Meijer, H. J. G. and Seidl, M.l F. 2018. Stress and sexual reproduction affect the dynamics of the wheat pathogen effector AvrStb6 and strobilurin resistance. Nature Genetics. 50 (3), pp. 375-380. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0052-9

Identifying when it is financially beneficial to increase or decrease fungicide dose as resistance develops

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Van Den Bosch, F., Lopez-Ruiz, F., Oliver, R., Paveley, N., Helps, J. and Van Den Berg, F. 2018. Identifying when it is financially beneficial to increase or decrease fungicide dose as resistance develops. Plant Pathology. 67 (3), pp. 549-560. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12787

Nitrogen fertiliser replacement values for organic amendments appear to increase with N application rates

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hijbeek, R., Ten Berge, H. F. M., Whitmore, A. P., Barkusky, D., Schröder, J. J. and Van Ittersum, M. K. 2018. Nitrogen fertiliser replacement values for organic amendments appear to increase with N application rates. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 110 (1), pp. 105-115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-017-9875-5

Rothamsted Long-term experiments : guide to the classical and other long-term experiments, datasets and sample archive

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Macdonald, A. J., Poulton, P. R., Clark, I. M., Scott, T., Glendining, M. J., Perryman, S. A. M., Storkey, J., Bell, J. R., Shield, I. F., Mcmillan, V. E. and Hawkins, J. M. B. Macdonald, A. J. (ed.) 2018. Rothamsted Long-term experiments : guide to the classical and other long-term experiments, datasets and sample archive. Rothamsted Research, Harpenden.

Dry matter losses and quality changes during short rotation coppice willow storage in chip or rod form

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whittaker, C., Yates, N. E., Powers, S. J., Misselbrook, T. H. and Shield, I. F. 2018. Dry matter losses and quality changes during short rotation coppice willow storage in chip or rod form. Biomass & Bioenergy. 112, pp. 29-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.02.005

Impact of microbial activity on the leaching of soluble N forms in soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carswell, A. M., Hill, P. W., Jones, D. L., Blackwell, M. S. A., Johnes, P. J., Dixon, E. R. and Chadwick, D. R. 2018. Impact of microbial activity on the leaching of soluble N forms in soil. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 54 (1), pp. 21-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-017-1250-9

Fate of 15N-labelled ammonium nitrate with or without the new nitrification inhibitor DMPSA in an irrigated maize crop

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Guardia, G., Vallejo, A., Cardenas, L. M., Dixon, E. R. and Garcia-Marco, S. 2018. Fate of 15N-labelled ammonium nitrate with or without the new nitrification inhibitor DMPSA in an irrigated maize crop. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 116 (January), pp. 193-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.10.013

Predisposition of forests to biotic disturbance: Predicting the distribution of Acute Oak Decline using environmental factors

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brown, N., Vanguelova, E., Parnell, S., Broadmeadow, S. and Denman, S. 2018. Predisposition of forests to biotic disturbance: Predicting the distribution of Acute Oak Decline using environmental factors. Forest Ecology and Management. 407 (Supplement C), pp. 145-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.10.054

Microbiome and infectivity studies reveal complex polyspecies tree disease in Acute Oak Decline

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Denman, S., Doonan, J., Ransom-Jones, E., Broberg, M., Plummer, S., Kirk, S., Scarlett, K., Griffiths, A. R., Kaczmarek, M., Forster, J., Peace, A., Golyshin, P. N., Hassard, F., Brown, N., Kenny, J. G. and McDonald, J. E. 2018. Microbiome and infectivity studies reveal complex polyspecies tree disease in Acute Oak Decline. The ISME Journal. 12, pp. 386-399. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2017.170

Atmospheric ammonia concentration modulates soil enzyme and microbial activity in an oak forest affecting soil microbial biomass

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lopez-Aizpun, M., Arango-Mora, C., Santamaria, C., Lasheras, E., Santamaria, J. M., Ciganda, V. S., Cardenas, L. M. and Elustondo, D. 2018. Atmospheric ammonia concentration modulates soil enzyme and microbial activity in an oak forest affecting soil microbial biomass. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 116, pp. 378-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.10.020

The invasive alien plant, Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan Balsam), and increased soil erosion: causation or association? Case studies from a river system in Switzerland and the UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pulley, S., Greenwood, P., Baumann and Kuhn 2018. The invasive alien plant, Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan Balsam), and increased soil erosion: causation or association? Case studies from a river system in Switzerland and the UK. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 18 (12), p. 3463–3477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-018-2041-0

Subsurface sources contribute substantially to fine‐grained suspended sediment transported in a tropical West African watershed in Burkina Faso

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rode, M., Op de Hipt, F., Collins, A. L., Zhang, Y., Theuring, P., Schkade, U-K. and Diekkruger, B. 2018. Subsurface sources contribute substantially to fine‐grained suspended sediment transported in a tropical West African watershed in Burkina Faso. Land Degradation & Development. 29 (11), pp. 4092-4105. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3165

Size does matter: Parallel evolution of adaptive thermal tolerance and body size facilitates adaptation to climate change in domestic cattle

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Elayadeth-Meethal, M., Veettil, A. T., Maloney, S. K., Hawkins, N., Misselbrook, T. H., Sejian, V., Rivero-Viera, J. M. and Lee, M. R. F. 2018. Size does matter: Parallel evolution of adaptive thermal tolerance and body size facilitates adaptation to climate change in domestic cattle. Ecology and Evolution. 8 (21), pp. 10608-10620. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4550

Tracing sediment sources in a mountainous forest catchment under road construction in northern Iran: comparison of Bayesian and frequentist approaches

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nosrati, K., Haddadchi, A., Collins, A. L., Jalali, S. and Reza Zare, M. 2018. Tracing sediment sources in a mountainous forest catchment under road construction in northern Iran: comparison of Bayesian and frequentist approaches. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25, pp. 30979-30999. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3097-5

Investigating Spatial Error Structures in Continuous Raster Data

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tsutsumida, N, Rodríguez-Veiga, P, Harris, P., Baltzer, H and Comber, A 2018. Investigating Spatial Error Structures in Continuous Raster Data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 74 (February), pp. 259-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2018.09.020

Geographically weighted elastic net logistic regression

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Comber, A. and Harris, P. 2018. Geographically weighted elastic net logistic regression. Journal of Geographical Systems. 20 (4), pp. 317-341. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10109-018-0280-7

shp2graph: tools to convert a spatial network into an igraph in R

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lu, B., Sun, H., Harris, P., Xu, M. and Charlton, M 2018. shp2graph: tools to convert a spatial network into an igraph in R. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 7 (8), p. 293. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi7080293

Hyper-local geographically weighted regression: extending GWR through local model selection and local bandwidth optimization

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Comber, A., Wang, Y., Lu, Y., Zhang, X. and Harris, P. 2018. Hyper-local geographically weighted regression: extending GWR through local model selection and local bandwidth optimization. Journal of Spatial Information Science. 17, pp. 63-84. https://doi.org/10.5311/JOSIS.2018.17.422

Improvements to the calibration of a Geographically Weighted Regression with Parameter-Specific Distance Metrics and Bandwidths

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lu, B, Wang, W, Ge, Y and Harris, P. 2018. Improvements to the calibration of a Geographically Weighted Regression with Parameter-Specific Distance Metrics and Bandwidths. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 71, pp. 41-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2018.03.012

Valuing Improvements in Biodiversity Due to Controls on Atmospheric Nitrogen Pollution

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jones, L., Milne, A. E., Hall, J., Mills, G., Provins, A. and Christie, M. 2018. Valuing Improvements in Biodiversity Due to Controls on Atmospheric Nitrogen Pollution. Ecological Economics. 152, pp. 358-366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.06.010

Assessing the benefits and wider costs of different N fertilisers for grassland agriculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carswell, A. M., Shaw, R., Hunt, J., Sanchez-Rodriguez, A. R., Saunders, K. S., Cotton, J., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2018. Assessing the benefits and wider costs of different N fertilisers for grassland agriculture . Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 65 (5), pp. 625 - 639. https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2018.1519251