Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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The effect of nitrification inhibitors on nitrous oxide emissions from cattle urine depositions to grassland under summer conditions in the UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Barneze, A. S., Minet, E. P., Cerri, C. C. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2015. The effect of nitrification inhibitors on nitrous oxide emissions from cattle urine depositions to grassland under summer conditions in the UK. Chemosphere. 119, pp. 122-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.06.002

Comparing N2O fluxes from recently created extensive grasslands and sites remaining under intensive agricultural management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Horrocks, C. A., Dungait, J. A. J., Heal, K. V. and Cardenas, L. M. 2015. Comparing N2O fluxes from recently created extensive grasslands and sites remaining under intensive agricultural management. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 199, pp. 77-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2014.08.018

RothC - A model for the turnover of carbon in soil Model description and users guide (Windows version) (updated June 2014)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Coleman, K. and Jenkinson, D. S. 2014. RothC - A model for the turnover of carbon in soil Model description and users guide (Windows version) (updated June 2014). pp. 1-44.

Exploiting yield maps and soil management zones

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Muhammed, S. E., Milne, A. E., Marchant, B. P., Griffin, S. and Whitmore, A. P. 2014. Exploiting yield maps and soil management zones. Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society. 22, p. poster.

A multi-model uncertainty assessment of phosphorus transport using high-frequency data from the River Eden catchment, Cumbria

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Hollaway, M., Haygarth, P. M., Benskin, C., Beven, K., Collins, A. L., Evans, R., Falloon, P., Hiscock, K., Kahana, R., Macleod, C., Ockenden, M., Ross, K., Wearing, C., Withers, P., Zhou, J. and Team, E. 2014. A multi-model uncertainty assessment of phosphorus transport using high-frequency data from the River Eden catchment, Cumbria. Abstracts Tereno International Conference: from Observation to Prediction in Terrestrial Systems, Bonn, 29 September-2 October 2014 . pp. O27

The North Wyke Farm Platform, a national capability for research into sustainability of temperate agricultural grassland management: infrastructure and instrumentation

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Griffith, B. A. 2014. The North Wyke Farm Platform, a national capability for research into sustainability of temperate agricultural grassland management: infrastructure and instrumentation. Abstracts Tereno International Conference: from Observation to Prediction in Terrestrial Systems, Bonn, 29 September-2 October 2014 . pp. P2-08

The North Wyke Farm Platform, a national capability for research into sustainability of temperate agricultural grassland management: data and modelling opportunities

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Harris, P., Griffith, B. A., Shepherd, A., Peukert, S., Hawkins, J. M. B., Elyes, C., Whitmore, A. P., Blackwell, M. S. A., Brazier, R. E., Cardenas, L. M., Wu, L., Dungait, J. A. J., Collins, A. L., Gurr, S. J., Murray, P. J., Goulding, K. W. T. and Orr, R. J. 2014. The North Wyke Farm Platform, a national capability for research into sustainability of temperate agricultural grassland management: data and modelling opportunities. Abstracts Tereno International Conference: from Observation to Prediction in Terrestrial Systems, Bonn, 29 September-2 October 2014 . pp. P2-07

Understanding the scale-dependence of the relations between soil conditions and weed density and the implications for precision management of weeds

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Metcalfe, H., Milne, A. E., Murdoch, A., Webster, R., Lark, R. M. and Storkey, J. 2014. Understanding the scale-dependence of the relations between soil conditions and weed density and the implications for precision management of weeds. Aspects of Applied Biology. 127, pp. 165-171.

Exploiting yield maps and soil management zones

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Milne, A. E., Marchant, B. P., Whitmore, A. P. and Muhammed, S. E. 2014. Exploiting yield maps and soil management zones. Landmark. 19, pp. 3-4.

Soil phosphorus in sustainable farming systems

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Menezes-Blackburn, D., Giles, C. D., George, T. S., Shand, C., Lumsdon, D., Cooper, P., Wendler, R., Adu, M., Brown, L., Stutter, M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Wearing, C., Haygarth, P. M. and Zhang, H. 2014. Soil phosphorus in sustainable farming systems. SCOPE Newsletter: visions for sustainable phosphorus tomorrow contribution received May 2014 . pp. 14

Can deficit irrigation techniques be used to enhance phosphorus and water use efficiency and benefit crop yields?

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Wright, H. R., Dodd, I. C. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2014. Can deficit irrigation techniques be used to enhance phosphorus and water use efficiency and benefit crop yields? Abstracts 5th Conference on Phosphorus in Soils and Plants, Montpellier, 26-29 August 2014 . pp. P131

Exploiting root exudation of organic acids and phytases to enhance plant utilisation of soil phosphorus

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Menezes-Blackburn, D., Giles, C., George, T. S., Shand, C., Lumsdon, D., Cooper, P., Wendler, R., Adu, M., Brown, L., Stutter, M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Wearing, C., Zhang, H. and Haygarth, P. M. 2014. Exploiting root exudation of organic acids and phytases to enhance plant utilisation of soil phosphorus. Abstracts 5th Conference on Phosphorus in Soils and Plants, Montpellier, 26-29 August 2014 . pp. P211

Understanding the bioavailability of new and old phosphorus to crops

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
McGrath, S. P., Blackwell, M. S. A., Comans, R. N. J., Koopmans, G. F., Van Dijk, K. C., Van Rotterdam, D., Bussink, W., Delgado, A., Gustafsson, J. P., Merckx, R., Smolders, E., Frossard, E. and Oberson, A. 2014. Understanding the bioavailability of new and old phosphorus to crops. SCOPE Newsletter. 106, pp. 20-21.

Changes in wheat root morphology under different phosphorus fertiliser supply rates

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Blackwell, M. S. A., Yuan, H., McGrath, S. P., Granger, S. J., Hawkins, J. M. B., Dunham, S. J., Hooper, A. M., George, T. and Shen, J. 2014. Changes in wheat root morphology under different phosphorus fertiliser supply rates. Abstracts 5th Conference on Phosphorus in Soils and Plants, Montpellier, 26-29 August 2014 . pp. P242

Beef productivity on the North Wyke Farm Platform in two baseline years

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Thompson, J. B., Orr, R. J., Dungait, J. A. J., Murray, P. J. and Lee, M. R. F. 2014. Beef productivity on the North Wyke Farm Platform in two baseline years. Hopkins, A. (ed.) EGF at 50: the Future of European Grasslands. Proceedings of the 25th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, Aberystwyth, 7-11 September 2014 . pp. 644-646

Spatial soil variation on the North Wyke Farm Platform

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Shepherd, A., Harris, P., Griffith, B. A., Noacco, V., Ramezani, K., Tuominen, E. and Eludoyin, A. 2014. Spatial soil variation on the North Wyke Farm Platform. Hopkins, A. (ed.) EGF at 50: the Future of European Grasslands. Proceedings 25th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, Aberystwyth, 7-11 September 2014 . pp. 239-241

Applications and issues of remote sensing by UAV to pasture agri-research on the North Wyke Farm Platform

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Shepherd, A., Harris, P., Orr, R. J., Griffith, B. A. and Jarman, M. 2014. Applications and issues of remote sensing by UAV to pasture agri-research on the North Wyke Farm Platform. Abstracts Annual Conference of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc 2014), Aberystwyth, 2-5 September 2014 .

Geographically weighted principal components analysis for understanding spatial structure in data for sustainable grassland agriculture

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Harris, P., Shepherd, A., Orr, R. J., Griffith, B. A. and Murray, P. J. 2014. Geographically weighted principal components analysis for understanding spatial structure in data for sustainable grassland agriculture. Abstracts 16th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG), New Delhi, 17-20 October 2014 .

Applications of high resolution remote sensing with spatial modelling for sustainable grassland agriculture

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Shepherd, A., Harris, P., Orr, R. J., Griffith, B. A. and Murray, P. J. 2014. Applications of high resolution remote sensing with spatial modelling for sustainable grassland agriculture. Abstracts 16th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG), New Delhi, 17-20 October 2014 .

Detecting land use and land management influences on catchment hydrology by modelling and wavelets

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rust, W., Corstanje, R., Holman, I. P. and Milne, A. E. 2014. Detecting land use and land management influences on catchment hydrology by modelling and wavelets. Journal of Hydrology. 517, pp. 378-389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.05.052

Mycorrhizae support oaks growing in a phylogenetically distant neighbourhood

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Yguel, B., Courty, P-E., Jactel, H., Pan, X., Butenschoen, O., Murray, P. J. and Prinzing, A. 2014. Mycorrhizae support oaks growing in a phylogenetically distant neighbourhood. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 78, pp. 204-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.08.003

Does organic management lead to enhanced soil physical quality?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Papadopoulos, A., Bird, N. R. A., Whitmore, A. P. and Mooney, S. J. 2014. Does organic management lead to enhanced soil physical quality? Geoderma. 213, pp. 435-443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.08.033

An assessment of nitrification inhibitors to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from UK agriculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Misselbrook, T. H., Cardenas, L. M., Camp, V., Thorman, R. E., Williams, J. R., Rollet, A. J. and Chambers, B. J. 2014. An assessment of nitrification inhibitors to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from UK agriculture. Environmental Research Letters. 9, p. 115006. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/11/115006

Spatiotemporal changes in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities under different nitrogen inputs over a 5-year period in intensive agricultural ecosystems on the North China Plain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, W., Jiang, S., Zhang, Y., Yue, S., Christie, P., Murray, P. J., Li, X. and Zhang, J. 2014. Spatiotemporal changes in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities under different nitrogen inputs over a 5-year period in intensive agricultural ecosystems on the North China Plain. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 90 (2), pp. 436-453. https://doi.org/10.1111/1574-6941.12405

A description of the symptoms of Acute Oak Decline in Britain and a comparative review on causes of similar disorders on oak in Europe

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Denman, S., Brown, N., Kirk, S., Jeger, M. and Webber, J. 2014. A description of the symptoms of Acute Oak Decline in Britain and a comparative review on causes of similar disorders on oak in Europe. Forestry. 87 (4), pp. 535-551. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpu010

Distributed and dynamic modelling of hydrology, phosphorus and ecology in the Hampshire Avon and Blashford Lakes: evaluating alternative strategies to meet WFD standards

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whitehead, P. G., Jin, L., Crossman, J., Comber, S., Johnes, P. J., Daldorph, P., Flynn, N., Collins, A. L., Butterfield, D., Mistry, R., Bardon, R., Pope, L. and Willows, R. 2014. Distributed and dynamic modelling of hydrology, phosphorus and ecology in the Hampshire Avon and Blashford Lakes: evaluating alternative strategies to meet WFD standards. Science of the Total Environment. 481, pp. 157-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.007

The GWmodel R package: further topics for exploring spatial heterogeneity using geographically weighted models

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lu, B., Harris, P., Charlton, M. and Brunsdon, C. 2014. The GWmodel R package: further topics for exploring spatial heterogeneity using geographically weighted models. Geo-spatial Information Science. 17, pp. 85-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/10095020.2014.917453

Final Report Defra Project WQ0126. Modular approaches to the control of diffuse agricultural pollution: buffer zones, bioreactors, ditches and ponds

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Hawkins, J. M. B. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2014. Final Report Defra Project WQ0126. Modular approaches to the control of diffuse agricultural pollution: buffer zones, bioreactors, ditches and ponds. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Geographically weighted methods and their use in network re-designs for environmental monitoring

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Harris, P., Clarke, A., Juggins, S., Brunsdon, C. and Charlton, M. 2014. Geographically weighted methods and their use in network re-designs for environmental monitoring. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 28 (7), pp. 1869-1887. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-014-0851-1

Modelling the cost-effectiveness of mitigation methods for multiple pollutants at farm scale

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gooday, R. D., Anthony, S. G., Chadwick, D. R., Newell-Price, P., Harris, D., Duethmann, D., Fish, R., Collins, A. L. and Winter, M. 2014. Modelling the cost-effectiveness of mitigation methods for multiple pollutants at farm scale. Science of the Total Environment. 468-469, pp. 1198-1209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.078

Agriculture: Steps to sustainable livestock

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Eisler, M. C., Lee, M. R. F., Tarlton, J. F., Martin, G. B., Beddington, J., Dungait, J. A. J., Greathead, H., Liu, J., Mathew, S., Miller, H., Misselbrook, T. H., Murray, P. J., Vinod, V. K., Van Saun, R. and Winter, M. 2014. Agriculture: Steps to sustainable livestock. Nature. 507 (6 March), pp. 32-34. https://doi.org/10.1038/507032a

Groundwater conceptual models: implications for evaluating diffuse pollution mitigation measures

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Allen, D. J., Darling, W. G., Davies, J., Newell, A. J., Gooddy, D. C. and Collins, A. L. 2014. Groundwater conceptual models: implications for evaluating diffuse pollution mitigation measures. Quarterly Journal Of Engineering Geology And Hydrogeology. 47, pp. 65-80. https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2013-043

Cross sector contributions to river pollution in England and Wales: updating waterbody scale information to support policy delivery for the Water Framework Directive

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y., Collins, A. L., Murdoch, N., Lee, D. and Naden, P. S. 2014. Cross sector contributions to river pollution in England and Wales: updating waterbody scale information to support policy delivery for the Water Framework Directive. Environmental Science & Policy. 42, pp. 16-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2014.04.010

The impact of weather on nitrous oxide emissions from arable land in the UK

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Topp, C. F. E., Smith, K. E., Thorman, R. E., Pappa, V. A., Bennett, G., Malkin, S., Cardenas, L. M., Chauhan, M., Misselbrook, T. H., Munro, D. G., Rees, R. M., Anthony, S. and Sylvester-Bradley, R. 2014. The impact of weather on nitrous oxide emissions from arable land in the UK. Agronomic Decision Making in an Uncertain Climate. Aspects of Applied Biology 125 . Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) Wellesbourne Warwick . pp. 81-87

Intensive management in grasslands causes diffuse water pollution at the farm scale

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Peukert, S., Griffith, B. A., Murray, P. J., Macleod, C. J. A. and Brazier, R. E. 2014. Intensive management in grasslands causes diffuse water pollution at the farm scale. Journal of Environmental Quality. 43, pp. 2009-2023. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2014.04.0193

Effect of nitrogen source on nitric oxide and nitrous oxide emissions from a UK grassland soil

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Loick, N., Dixon, E. R., Well, R., Matthews, P. and Cardenas, L. M. 2014. Effect of nitrogen source on nitric oxide and nitrous oxide emissions from a UK grassland soil. Cordovil, C. M. d. S. (ed.) Abstracts 18th Nitrogen Workshop, Lisbon, 30 June- 3 July 2014 . pp. 465-467

The challenge of modelling nitrogen management at the field scale: simulation and sensitivity analysis of N2O fluxes across nine experimental sites using DailyDayCent

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fitton, N., Datta, A., Hastings, A., Kuhnert, M., Topp, C. F. E., Cloy, J. M., Rees, R. M., Cardenas, L. M., Williams, J. R., Smith, K., Chadwick, D. and Smith, P. 2014. The challenge of modelling nitrogen management at the field scale: simulation and sensitivity analysis of N2O fluxes across nine experimental sites using DailyDayCent. Environmental Research Letters. 9, p. 095003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/9/095003

A meta-analysis of organic and inorganic phosphorus in organic fertilizers, soils and water: implications for water quality

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Darch, T., Blackwell, M. S. A., Hawkins, J. M. B., Haygarth, P. M. and Chadwick, D. R. 2014. A meta-analysis of organic and inorganic phosphorus in organic fertilizers, soils and water: implications for water quality. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 44, pp. 2172-2202. https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2013.790752

Identifying priorities for nutrient mitigation using river concentration-flow relationships: the Thames basin, UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bowes, M. J., Jarvie, H. P., Naden, P. S., Old, G. H., Scarlett, P. M., Roberts, C., Armstrong, L. K., Harman, S. A., Wickham, H. D. and Collins, A. L. 2014. Identifying priorities for nutrient mitigation using river concentration-flow relationships: the Thames basin, UK. Journal of Hydrology. 517, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.03.063

Impact of nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide (DCD) on N2O emissions from urine applied to UK grassland

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Cardenas, L. M., Camp, V., Donovan, N., Hodgson, C. J., Misselbrook, T. H., Mcgeough, K., Mcneill, G., Laughlin, R., Watson, C., Bell, M., Rees, R. and Chadwick, D. R. 2014. Impact of nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide (DCD) on N2O emissions from urine applied to UK grassland. Cordovil, C. M. d. S. (ed.) Abstracts 18th Nitrogen Workshop, Lisbon, 30 June- 3 July 2014 . pp. 387-388