Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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Opportunities for reducing environmental emissions from forage-based dairy farms

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Misselbrook, T. H., Del Prado, A. and Chadwick, D. R. 2013. Opportunities for reducing environmental emissions from forage-based dairy farms. Agricultural and Food Science. 22 (1), pp. 93-107. https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.6702

Effect of slurry and ammonium nitrate application on greenhouse gas fluxes of a grassland soil under atypical South West England weather conditions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Louro, A., Sawamoto, T., Chadwick, D., Pezzolla, D., Bol, R., Baez, D. and Cardenas, L. M. 2013. Effect of slurry and ammonium nitrate application on greenhouse gas fluxes of a grassland soil under atypical South West England weather conditions. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 181, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.09.005

Biomarkers of novel ecosystem development in boreal forest soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Norris, C. E., Dungait, J. A. J., Joynes, A. and Quideau, S. A. 2013. Biomarkers of novel ecosystem development in boreal forest soils. Organic Geochemistry. 64, pp. 9-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2013.08.014

Determination of the gas diffusion coefficient of a peat grassland soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Boon, A., Robinson, J. S., Nightingale, P. D., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R. and Verhoef, A. 2013. Determination of the gas diffusion coefficient of a peat grassland soil. European Journal of Soil Science. 64 (5), pp. 681-687. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12056

Effects of a urease inhibitor and aluminium chloride alone or combined with a nitrification inhibitor on gaseous N emissions following soil application of cattle urine

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pereira, J., Barneze, A. S., Misselbrook, T. H., Coutinho, J., Moreira, N. and Trindade, H. 2013. Effects of a urease inhibitor and aluminium chloride alone or combined with a nitrification inhibitor on gaseous N emissions following soil application of cattle urine. Biosystems Engineering. 115, pp. 396-407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.05.002

Wavelet analysis of the variability of nitrous oxide emissions from soil at decameter to kilometer scales

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Milne, A. E., Haskard, K. A., Webster, C. P., Truan, I. A., Goulding, K. W. T. and Lark, R. M. 2013. Wavelet analysis of the variability of nitrous oxide emissions from soil at decameter to kilometer scales. Journal of Environmental Quality. 42, pp. 1070-1079. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2012.0007

The challenges and implications of linking wetland science to policy in agricultural landscapes - experience from the UK National Ecosystem Assessment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Maltby, E., Acreman, M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Everard, M. and Morris, J. 2013. The challenges and implications of linking wetland science to policy in agricultural landscapes - experience from the UK National Ecosystem Assessment. Ecological Engineering. 56, pp. 121-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.12.086

What do we need to know to enhance the environmental sustainability of agricultural production? A prioritisation of knowledge needs for the UK food system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dicks, L. V., Bardgett, R. D., Bell, J., Benton, T. G., Booth, A., Bouwman, J., Brown, C., Bruce, A., Burgess, P. J., Butler, S. J., Crute, I. R., Dixon, F., Drummond, C., Freckleton, R. P., Gill, M., Graham, A., Hails, R. S., Hallett, J., Hart, B., Hillier, J., Holland, J. M., Huxley, J., Ingram, J. S. I., King, V., MacMillan, T., Mcgonigle, D. F., McQuaid, C. F., Nevard, T., Norman, S., Norris, K., Pazderka, C., Poonaji, I., Quinn, C. H., Ramsden, S. J., Sinclair, D., Siriwardena, G. M., Vickery, J. A., Whitmore, A. P., Wolmer, W. and Sutherland, W. J. 2013. What do we need to know to enhance the environmental sustainability of agricultural production? A prioritisation of knowledge needs for the UK food system. Sustainability. 5 (7), pp. 3095-3115. https://doi.org/10.3390/su5073095

Potential mineralization and nitrification in volcanic grassland soils in Chile

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cardenas, L. M., Hatch, D. J., Scholefield, D., Jhurreea, D., Clark, I. M., Hirsch, P. R., Salazar, F., Rao-Ravella, S. and Alfaro, M. 2013. Potential mineralization and nitrification in volcanic grassland soils in Chile. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 59, pp. 380-391. https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.2013.789395

Towards an improved inventory of N2O from agriculture: model evaluation of N2O emission factors and N fraction leached from different sources in UK agriculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cardenas, L. M., Gooday, R., Brown, L., Scholefield, D., Cuttle, S., Gilhespy, S. L., Matthews, R. A., Misselbrook, T. H., Wang, J., Li, C., Hughes, G. and Lord, E. 2013. Towards an improved inventory of N2O from agriculture: model evaluation of N2O emission factors and N fraction leached from different sources in UK agriculture. Atmospheric Environment. 79, pp. 340-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.06.033

A novel grass hybrid to reduce flood generation in temperate regions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Macleod, C. J. A., Humphreys, M. W., Whalley, W. R., Turner, L., Binley, A., Watts, C. W., Skot, L., Joynes, A., Hawkins, S., King, I. P., O'donovan, S. and Haygarth, P. M. 2013. A novel grass hybrid to reduce flood generation in temperate regions. Scientific Reports. 3, p. 1683. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01683

Whole grains, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and hypertension: links to the aleurone preferred over indigestible fiber

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lillioja, S., Neal, A. L., Tapsell, L. and Jacobs, D. R. Jr 2013. Whole grains, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and hypertension: links to the aleurone preferred over indigestible fiber. Biofactors. 39 (3), pp. 242-258. https://doi.org/10.1002/biof.1077

Catchment source contributions to the sediment-bound organic matter degrading salmonid spawning gravels in a lowland river, southern England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Collins, A. L., Williams, L. J., Zhang, Y., Marius, M., Dungait, J. A. J., Smallman, D. J., Dixon, E. R., Stringfellow, A., Sear, D. A., Jones, J. I. and Naden, P. S. 2013. Catchment source contributions to the sediment-bound organic matter degrading salmonid spawning gravels in a lowland river, southern England. Science of the Total Environment. 456-457 (1 July), pp. 181-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.03.093

Temperature response of denitrification rate and greenhouse gas production in agricultural river marginal wetland soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bonnett, S. A. F., Blackwell, M. S. A., Leah, R., Cook, V., O'connor, M. and Maltby, E. 2013. Temperature response of denitrification rate and greenhouse gas production in agricultural river marginal wetland soils. Geobiology. 11 (3), pp. 252-267. https://doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12032

Isolating the influence of pH on the amounts and forms of soil organic phosphorus

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Turner, B. L. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2013. Isolating the influence of pH on the amounts and forms of soil organic phosphorus. European Journal of Soil Science. 64 (2), pp. 249-259. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12026

Contemporary fine‐grained bed sediment sources across the River Wensum Demonstration Test Catchment, UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Collins, A. L., Zhang, Y. S., Hickinbotham, R., Bailey, G., Darlington, S., Grenfell, S. E., Evans, R. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2013. Contemporary fine‐grained bed sediment sources across the River Wensum Demonstration Test Catchment, UK. Hydrological Processes. 27 (6), pp. 857-884. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9654

Global Research Alliance Modelling Platform (GRAMP): developing a unified modelling approach in the context of climate change

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Yeluripati, J., Rees, B., Li, C., Chadwick, D. R., Tilston, E., Topp, K., Cardenas, L. M., Gilhespy, S. L., Anthony, S., Salas, W. and Smith, P. 2013. Global Research Alliance Modelling Platform (GRAMP): developing a unified modelling approach in the context of climate change. Abstracts Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture (GGAA) Conference, Dublin, 23-26 June 2013 .

Towards a climate-dependent paradigm of ammonia emission and deposition

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sutton, M. A. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2013. Towards a climate-dependent paradigm of ammonia emission and deposition. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 368, p. 20130166. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0166

Export of dissolved organic carbon and nitrate from grassland in winter using high temporal resolution, in situ UV sensing

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sandford, R. C., Hawkins, J. M. B., Bol, R. and Worsfold, P. J. 2013. Export of dissolved organic carbon and nitrate from grassland in winter using high temporal resolution, in situ UV sensing. Science of the Total Environment. 456-457, pp. 384-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.078

Iron and zinc complexation in wild-type and ferritin-expressing wheat grain: implications for mineral transport into developing grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Neal, A. L., Geraki, K., Borg, S., Quinn, P., Mosselmans, J. F., Brinch-Pedersen, H. and Shewry, P. R. 2013. Iron and zinc complexation in wild-type and ferritin-expressing wheat grain: implications for mineral transport into developing grain. Journal Of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 18, pp. 557-570. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-013-1000-x

Estimation of uncertainty in the dailyDAYCENT model: experiment with UK cropland

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Datta, A., Fitton, N., Topp, K., Cloy, J., Rees, B., Cardenas, L. M., Williams, J., Smith, K. and Smith, P. 2013. Estimation of uncertainty in the dailyDAYCENT model: experiment with UK cropland. Abstracts International Conference on Soil Carbon Sequestration for Climate, Food Security and Ecosystem Services, Reykjavik, 26-29 May 2013 .

Measuring soil protist respiration and ingestion rates using stable isotopes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Crotty, F. V., Adl, S. M., Blackshaw, R. P. and Murray, P. J. 2013. Measuring soil protist respiration and ingestion rates using stable isotopes. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 57, pp. 919-921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.10.039

Modification of the RothC model for simulations of soil organic C dynamics in dryland regions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Farina, R., Coleman, K. and Whitmore, A. P. 2013. Modification of the RothC model for simulations of soil organic C dynamics in dryland regions. Geoderma. 200-201, pp. 18-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.01.021

Microbial responses to the erosional redistribution of soil organic carbon in arable fields

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dungait, J. A. J., Ghee, C., Rowan, J. S., Mckenzie, B. M., Hawes, C., Dixon, E. R., Paterson, E. and Hopkins, D. W. 2013. Microbial responses to the erosional redistribution of soil organic carbon in arable fields. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 60, pp. 195-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.01.027

Fate of nitrogen following shallow injection of livestock slurry to grassland

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Williams, J., Thorman, R., Chambers, B., Sagoo, L., Misselbrook, T. H. and Chadwick, D. R. 2013. Fate of nitrogen following shallow injection of livestock slurry to grassland. Abstracts RAMIRAN 2013: 15th International Conference on Recycling of Organic Residues for Agriculture - from Waste Management to Ecosystem Services, Versailles, 3-5 June 2013 .

Shallow injection of livestock slurry to grassland: effects on the balance of nitrous oxide and ammonia

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Williams, J., Sagoo, L., Chambers, B., Thorman, R., Misselbrook, T. H. and Chadwick, D. R. 2013. Shallow injection of livestock slurry to grassland: effects on the balance of nitrous oxide and ammonia. Abstracts Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture (GGAA) Conference, Dublin, 23-26 June 2013 .

The importance of direct and indirect nitrous oxide emissions from contrasting cattle slurry application timings

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Williams, J., Chambers, B., Thorman, R., Sagoo, L., Chadwick, D. R. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2013. The importance of direct and indirect nitrous oxide emissions from contrasting cattle slurry application timings. Abstracts Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture (GGAA) Conference, Dublin, 23-26 June 2013 .

How do N2O fluxes determined using five static closed chambers and an auto-sampler compare?

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Donovan, N., Norris, S., Murray, R. L., Cancer-Berroya, E., Hodgson, C. J. and Chadwick, D. R. 2013. How do N2O fluxes determined using five static closed chambers and an auto-sampler compare? Abstracts Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture (GGAA) Conference, Dublin, 23-26 June 2013 .

Nitrogen losses to air and water following cattle slurry applications to a drained clay arable soil

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Sagoo, E., Thorman, R., Williams, J., Chambers, B., Hodgkinson, R., Misselbrook, T. H. and Chadwick, D. R. 2013. Nitrogen losses to air and water following cattle slurry applications to a drained clay arable soil. Abstracts RAMIRAN 2013: 15th International Conference on Recycling of Organic Residues for Agriculture - from Waste Management to Ecosystem Services, Versailles, 3-5 June 2013 .

Arterial, rumen and milk concentration and net absorption of methane into the portal vein of lactating dairy cattle

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Reynolds, C. K., Crompton, L. A., Barratt, C. E., Donovan, N. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2013. Arterial, rumen and milk concentration and net absorption of methane into the portal vein of lactating dairy cattle. Abstracts Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture (GGAA) Conference, Dublin, 23-26 June 2013 .

Nitrous oxide emissions following cattle slurry applications to grassland on drained and undrained clay soil at different times of year

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Misselbrook, T. H., Chadwick, D. R., Donovan, N., Camp, V., Chambers, B., Williams, J. and Thorman, R. 2013. Nitrous oxide emissions following cattle slurry applications to grassland on drained and undrained clay soil at different times of year. Abstracts Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture (GGAA) Conference, Dublin, 23-26 June 2013 .

Automated monitoring of urination events from grazing beef cows

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Misselbrook, T. H., Umstatter, C., Duthie, C-A., Nicoll, L. and Waterhouse, T. 2013. Automated monitoring of urination events from grazing beef cows. Abstracts 6th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, Leuven, 10-12 September 2013 .

Novel laser spectroscopic technique for continuous analysis of N2O isotopomers - application and intercomparison with isotope ratio mass spectrometry

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Koster, J. R., Well, R., Tuzson, B., Bol, R., Dittert, K., Giesemann, A., Emmenegger, L., Manninen, A., Cardenas, L. M. and Mohn, J. 2013. Novel laser spectroscopic technique for continuous analysis of N2O isotopomers - application and intercomparison with isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 27 (1), pp. 216-222. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.6434

Effect of season of application on N2O emissions from urine patches

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Cardenas, L. M., Donovan, N., Hodgson, C. J., Norris, S., Murray, R., Cancer-Berroya, E., Misselbrook, T. H. and Chadwick, D. R. 2013. Effect of season of application on N2O emissions from urine patches. Abstracts Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture (GGAA) Conference, Dublin, 23-26 June 2013 .

Nitrogen losses and transformations within farmyard manure storage

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Camp, V., Joynes, A., Norris, S., Misselbrook, T. H., Rollett, A., Crookes, M. and Williams, J. 2013. Nitrogen losses and transformations within farmyard manure storage. Abstracts RAMIRAN 2013 15th International Conference, Versailles, 3-5 June 2013 .

Subsurface concentrations and surface emissions of greenhouse gases from a seasonally waterlogged peatland in the UK

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Boon, A., Robinson, S., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R. and Verhoef, A. 2013. Subsurface concentrations and surface emissions of greenhouse gases from a seasonally waterlogged peatland in the UK. Abstracts European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2013, Vienna, 7-12 April 2013 .

Variations in concentrations of N and P forms in leachates from dried soils rewetted at different rates

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Blackwell, M. S. A., Carswell, A. M. and Bol, R. 2013. Variations in concentrations of N and P forms in leachates from dried soils rewetted at different rates. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 49, pp. 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-012-0700-7

Effects of temperature and dairy cattle excreta characteristics on potential ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from housing - A laboratory study

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pereira, J., Misselbrook, T. H., Chadwick, D., Coutinho, J. and Trindade, H. 2012. Effects of temperature and dairy cattle excreta characteristics on potential ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from housing - A laboratory study. Biosystems Engineering. 112 (2), pp. 138-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2012.03.011

Long term drainage alters plant biodiversity and soil C- and N-storage

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Wolf, K., Bol, R., Dungait, J. A. J., Dixon, E. R., Dhanoa, D., Beaumont, D. A. and Wiesenberg, G. L. B. 2012. Long term drainage alters plant biodiversity and soil C- and N-storage. European Geosciences Union.

Floodplain wetland biota in the Murray-Darling Basin: Water and habitat requirements

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Beaumont, D. A. 2012. Floodplain wetland biota in the Murray-Darling Basin: Water and habitat requirements. River Research and Applications. 28 (8), pp. 1322-1322. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.1512