Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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Nitrogen use efficiency and nitrous oxide emissions from five UK fertilised grasslands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cardenas, L. M., Bhogal, A., Chadwick, D. R., McGeough, K., Misselbrook, T. H., Rees, R. M., Thorman, R. E., Watson, C. J., Williams, J. R., Smith, K. A. and Calvet, S. 2019. Nitrogen use efficiency and nitrous oxide emissions from five UK fertilised grasslands. Science of the Total Environment. 661 (15 April), pp. 696-710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.082

The sources and dynamics of fine-grained sediment degrading the Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) beds of the River Torridge, Devon, UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pulley, S., Goubet, A., Mosser, I., Browning, S. and Collins, A. L. 2019. The sources and dynamics of fine-grained sediment degrading the Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) beds of the River Torridge, Devon, UK. Science of the Total Environment. 657 (March 20), pp. 420-434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.401

Does the “high sugar” trait of perennial ryegrass cultivars express under temperate climate conditions?

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Rivero, M. J., Balocchi, O. A., Moscoso, C.J., Siebald, J. A., Neumann, F. L., Meyer, D. and Lee, M. R. F. 2019. Does the “high sugar” trait of perennial ryegrass cultivars express under temperate climate conditions? Grass and Forage Science. 74 (3), pp. 496-508. https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12406

Investigating the importance of recreational roads as a sediment source in a mountainous catchment using a fingerprinting procedure with different multivariate statistical techniques and a Bayesian un-mixing model

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Nosrati, K. and Collins, A. L. 2019. Investigating the importance of recreational roads as a sediment source in a mountainous catchment using a fingerprinting procedure with different multivariate statistical techniques and a Bayesian un-mixing model. Journal of Hydrology. 569 (February), pp. 506-518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.12.019

Sampling for disease absence-deriving informed monitoring from epidemic traits

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Bourhis, Y., Gottwald, T.R., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J., Patarapuwadol, S. and Van Den Bosch, F. 2019. Sampling for disease absence-deriving informed monitoring from epidemic traits. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 461, pp. 8-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.10.038

Land-use type affects nitrate production and consumption pathways in subtropical acidic soils

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Zhang, Y., Ding, H., Zheng, X., Ren, X., Cardenas, L. M., Carswell, A. M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2019. Land-use type affects nitrate production and consumption pathways in subtropical acidic soils. Geoderma. 337 (1), pp. 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.09.012

Adequate vegetative cover decreases nitrous oxide emissions from cattle urine deposited in grazed pastures under rainy season conditions

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Chirinda, N., Loaiza, S., Arenas, L., Ruiz, V., Faverin, C., Alvarez, C., Savian, J. V., Belfon, R., Zuniga, K., Morales, L., Trujillo, C., Arango, M., Rao, I., Arango, J., Peters, M., Barahona, R., Costa, C., Rosenstock, T. S., Richards, M., Martinez-Baron, D. and Cardenas, L. M. 2019. Adequate vegetative cover decreases nitrous oxide emissions from cattle urine deposited in grazed pastures under rainy season conditions. Scientific Reports. 9 (908). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37453-2

Improved isotopic model based on 15N tracing and Rayleigh-type isotope fractionation for simulating differential sources of N2O emissions in a clay grassland soil

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Castellano-Hinojosa, A., Loick, N., Dixon, E. R., Matthews, P., Lewicka-Szczebak, D., Well, R., Bol, R., Charteris, A. and Cardenas, L. M. 2019. Improved isotopic model based on 15N tracing and Rayleigh-type isotope fractionation for simulating differential sources of N2O emissions in a clay grassland soil. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.8374

Responses of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus to two consecutive drying–rewetting cycles in soils

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Pezzola, D., Cardenas, L. M., Mian, I. A., Carswell, A. M., Donovan, N., Dhanoa, D. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2019. Responses of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus to two consecutive drying–rewetting cycles in soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 182 (2), pp. 217-228. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201800082

Accounting for data sparsity when forming spatially coherent zones

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Hassall, K. L., Whitmore, A. P. and Milne, A. E. 2019. Accounting for data sparsity when forming spatially coherent zones. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 72 (August), pp. 537-552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2019.03.030

A framework for the regional critical zone classification: the case of the Chinese Loess Plateau

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Lu, Y, Hu, J, Fu, B., Harris, P., Wu, L., Tong, X., Bai, Y. and Comber, A. J. 2019. A framework for the regional critical zone classification: the case of the Chinese Loess Plateau . National Science Review. 16 (1), pp. 14-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwy147

Comparison of ammonia emissions related to nitrogen use efficiency of livestock production in Europe

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Groenestein, C.M., Hutchings, N.J., Haenel, H.D., Amon, B., Menzi, H., Mikkelsen, M.H., Misselbrook, T. H., van Bruggen, C., Kupper, T. and Webb, J. 2019. Comparison of ammonia emissions related to nitrogen use efficiency of livestock production in Europe. Journal of Cleaner Production. 211 (20 February), pp. 1162-1170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.143

Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth.) affects soil structure differently depending on soil texture

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Bacq-Labreuil, A., Crawford, J. W., Mooney, S., Neal, A. L. and Ritz, K. 2019. Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth.) affects soil structure differently depending on soil texture. Plant and Soil. 441 (1-2), p. 543–554. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04144-4

Cover crop species have contrasting influence upon soil structural genesis and microbial community phenotype

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Bacq-Labreuil, A., Crawford, J. W., Mooney, S., Neal, A. L. and Ritz, K. 2019. Cover crop species have contrasting influence upon soil structural genesis and microbial community phenotype. Scientific Reports. 9 (7473). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43937-6

Increasing livestock wastewater application in alternate-furrow irrigation reduces nitrification gene abundance but not nitrification rate in rhizosphere

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Lui, Y., Neal, A. L., Zhang, X., Cui, E., Gao, F., Fan, X., Hu, C. and Li, Z. 2019. Increasing livestock wastewater application in alternate-furrow irrigation reduces nitrification gene abundance but not nitrification rate in rhizosphere. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-019-01361-y

Calcium Exerts a Strong Influence upon Phosphohydrolase Gene Abundance and Phylogenetic Diversity in Soil

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Neal, A. L. and Glendining, M. L. 2019. Calcium Exerts a Strong Influence upon Phosphohydrolase Gene Abundance and Phylogenetic Diversity in Soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 139 (December), p. 107613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107613

Modelling the effect of spatially variable soil properties on the distribution of weeds

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Metcalfe, H., Milne, A. E., Coleman, K., Murdoch, A. J. and Storkey, J. 2019. Modelling the effect of spatially variable soil properties on the distribution of weeds. Ecological Modelling. 396 (24 March), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.11.002

Fate and transport of urea-N in a rain-fed ridge-furrow crop system with plastic mulch

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Guo, S., Jiang, R., Qu, H., Wang, Y., Misselbrook, T., Gunina, A. and Kuzyakov, Y. 2019. Fate and transport of urea-N in a rain-fed ridge-furrow crop system with plastic mulch . Soil & Tillage Research. 186 (March), pp. 214-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2018.10.022

Field scale temporal and spatial variability of δ13C, δ15N, TC and TN soil properties : Implications for sediment source tracing

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Collins, A. L., Burak, E., Harris, P., Pulley, S., Cardenas, L. M. and Tang, Q. 2019. Field scale temporal and spatial variability of δ13C, δ15N, TC and TN soil properties : Implications for sediment source tracing. Geoderma. 333 (1 January), pp. 108-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.07.019

Variations in soil and plant-microbiome composition with different quality irrigation waters and biochar supplementation

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Cui, E., Fan, X., Li, Z., Liu, Y., Neal, A. L., Hu, C. and Gao, F. 2019. Variations in soil and plant-microbiome composition with different quality irrigation waters and biochar supplementation. Applied Soil Ecology. 142, pp. 99-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.04.026

Soil nitrous oxide emissions from grassland: potential inhibitor effect of hippuric acid

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Ciganda, V. S., Lopez-Aizpun, M., Repullo, M. A., Wu, D., Terra, J. A., Elustondo, D., Clough, T. and Cardenas, L. M. 2019. Soil nitrous oxide emissions from grassland: potential inhibitor effect of hippuric acid. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 182, pp. 40-47. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201700393

The relationships between seedling root screens, root growth in the field and grain yield for wheat

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Bai, C., Ge, Y., Ashton, R. W., Evans, J., Milne, A. E., Hawkesford, M. J., Whalley, W. R., Parry, M. A. J., Melichar, J., Feuerhelm, D., Bansept, P. and Bartsch, M. 2019. The relationships between seedling root screens, root growth in the field and grain yield for wheat . Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04088-9

Assessment of empirical algorithms for bathymetry extraction using Sentinel-2 data

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Casal, G., Monteys, X., Hedley, J., Harris, P., Cahalane, C. and McCarthy, T. 2019. Assessment of empirical algorithms for bathymetry extraction using Sentinel-2 data. International Journal Of Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2018.1533660

Sustainable Development Goal 2: improved targets and indicators for agriculture and food security

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Juliana Dias Bernandes Gil, Pytrik Reidsma, Ken Giller, Lindsay Todman, Whitmore, A. P. and Martin van Ittersum 2019. Sustainable Development Goal 2: improved targets and indicators for agriculture and food security . AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment. 48 (7), pp. 685-698. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1101-4

Quantifying the spatio-temporal drivers of planned vegetation restoration on ecosystem services at a large regional scale

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Liu, Y., Lu, Y., Fu, B-J., Harris, P. and Wu, L. 2019. Quantifying the spatio-temporal drivers of planned vegetation restoration on ecosystem services at a large regional scale. Science of the Total Environment. 650 (1), pp. 1029-1040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.082

Distance metric choice can both reduce and induce collinearity in geographically weighted regression

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Comber, A., Chi, K., Huy, M. Q., Nguyen, Q., Lu, B., Phe, H. H. and Harris, P. 2019. Distance metric choice can both reduce and induce collinearity in geographically weighted regression. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/2399808318784017

A simulation study on specifying a regression model for spatial data: choosing between heterogeneity and autocorrelation effects

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Harris, P. 2019. A simulation study on specifying a regression model for spatial data: choosing between heterogeneity and autocorrelation effects. Geographical Analysis . 51 (2), pp. 151-181. https://doi.org/10.1111/gean.12163

Determining the sources of nutrient flux to water in headwater catchments: Examining the speciation balance to inform the targeting of mitigation measures

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Lloyd, C. E. M., Johnes, P. J., Freer, J. E., Carswell, A. M., Jones, J. I., Stirling, M. W., Hodgkinson, R. A., Richmond, C. and Collins, A. L. 2019. Determining the sources of nutrient flux to water in headwater catchments: Examining the speciation balance to inform the targeting of mitigation measures. Science of the Total Environment. 648, pp. 1179-1200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.190

The importance of scale in spatially varying coefficient modelling

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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