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 inhibitor on N2O, NO and N2 emissions under different soil moisture levels in a permanent grassland soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wu, D., Cardenas, L. M., Calvet, S., Bruggemann, N., Loick, N., Liu, S. and Bol, R. 2017. The effect of nitrification inhibitor on N2O, NO and N2 emissions under different soil moisture levels in a permanent grassland soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 113, pp. 153-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.06.007

The potential benefits of on-farm mitigation scenarios for reducing multiple pollutant loadings in prioritised agri-environment areas across England

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Zhang, Y., Collins, A. L., Jones, J. I., Johnes, P. J., Inman, A. and Freer, J. E. 2017. The potential benefits of on-farm mitigation scenarios for reducing multiple pollutant loadings in prioritised agri-environment areas across England. Environmental Science & Policy. 73 (July), pp. 100-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2017.04.004

Low frequency aeration of pig slurry affects slurry characteristics and emissions of greenhouse gases and ammonia

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Calvet, S., Hunt, J. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2017. Low frequency aeration of pig slurry affects slurry characteristics and emissions of greenhouse gases and ammonia. Biosystems Engineering. 159 (July), pp. 121-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2017.04.011

Reducing soil phosphorus fertility brings potential long-term environmental gains: A UK analysis

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Withers, P. J. A., Hodgkinson, R. A., Rollett, A., Dyer, C., Dils, R., Collins, A. L., Bilsborrow, P. E., Bailey, G. and Sylvester-Bradley, R. 2017. Reducing soil phosphorus fertility brings potential long-term environmental gains: A UK analysis. Environmental Research Letters. 12 (6). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa69fc

Modelling productivity and resource use efficiency for grassland ecosystems in the UK

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Qi, A., Murray, P. J. and Richter, G. M. 2017. Modelling productivity and resource use efficiency for grassland ecosystems in the UK. European Journal of Agronomy. 89 (September), pp. 148-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2017.05.002

Sediment transfer at different spatial and temporal scales in the Sichuan Hilly Basin, China: Synthesizing data from multiple approaches and preliminary interpretation in the context of climatic and anthropogenic drivers

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Golosov, V., Collins, A. L., Tang, Q., Zhang, X., Zhou, P., He, X. and Wen, A. 2017. Sediment transfer at different spatial and temporal scales in the Sichuan Hilly Basin, China: Synthesizing data from multiple approaches and preliminary interpretation in the context of climatic and anthropogenic drivers. Science of the Total Environment. 598 (15 November), pp. 319-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.133

Acute oak decline and Agrilus biguttatus: The co-occurrence of stem bleeding and D-shaped emergence holes in Great Britain

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Brown, N., Jeger, M., Kirk, S., Williams, D., Xu, X. M., Pautasso, M. and Denman, S. 2017. Acute oak decline and Agrilus biguttatus: The co-occurrence of stem bleeding and D-shaped emergence holes in Great Britain. Forests. 8 (3), p. 87. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8030087

The impact of catchment source group classification on the accuracy of sediment fingerprinting outputs

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Pulley, S., Foster, I. and Collins, A. L. 2017. The impact of catchment source group classification on the accuracy of sediment fingerprinting outputs. Journal of Environmental Management. 194, pp. 16-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.04.048

Analysis of fundamental physical factors influencing channel bank erosion: results for contrasting catchments in England and Wales

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James, V. J. J., Nicholas, A. P., Collins, A. L. and Quine, T. A. 2017. Analysis of fundamental physical factors influencing channel bank erosion: results for contrasting catchments in England and Wales. Environmental Earth Sciences. 76, p. 307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-6593-x

Sediment source fingerprinting as an aid to catchment management: A review of the current state of knowledge and a methodological decision-tree for end-users

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Collins, A. L., Pulley, S., Foster, I. D. L., Gellis, A., Porto, P. and Horowitz, A. J. 2017. Sediment source fingerprinting as an aid to catchment management: A review of the current state of knowledge and a methodological decision-tree for end-users. Journal of Environmental Management. 194 (1 June), pp. 86-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.075

Sediment source fingerprinting for informing catchment management: Methodological approaches, problems and uncertainty

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Collins, A. L., Foster, I. D. L., Gellis, A. C., Porto, P. and Horowitz, A. J. 2017. Sediment source fingerprinting for informing catchment management: Methodological approaches, problems and uncertainty. Journal of Environmental Management. 194 (1 June), pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.03.026

Use of sediment source fingerprinting to assess the role of subsurface erosion in the supply of fine sediment in a degraded catchment in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Manjoro, M., Rowntree, K. M., Kakembo, V., Foster, I. D. L. and Collins, A. L. 2017. Use of sediment source fingerprinting to assess the role of subsurface erosion in the supply of fine sediment in a degraded catchment in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Journal of Environmental Management. 194 (1 June), pp. 27-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.019

Changes in soil organic matter over 70 years in continuous arable and ley–arable rotations on a sandy loam soil in England

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Johnston, A. E., Poulton, P. R., Coleman, K., Macdonald, A. J. and White, R. P. 2017. Changes in soil organic matter over 70 years in continuous arable and ley–arable rotations on a sandy loam soil in England. European Journal of Soil Science. 68 (3), pp. 305-316. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12415

Nitrogen dynamics in soils amended with slurry treated by acid or DMPP addition

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Owusu-Twum, M. Y., Loick, N., Cardenas, L. M., Coutinho, J., Trindade, H. and Fangueiro, D. 2017. Nitrogen dynamics in soils amended with slurry treated by acid or DMPP addition. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 53 (3), pp. 339-347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-017-1178-0

The potential for gamma-emitting radionuclides to contribute to an understanding of erosion processes in South Africa

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Foster, I. D. L., Boardman, J., Collins, A. L., Copeland-Phillips, R., Kuhn, N. J., Mighall, T. M., Pulley, S. and Rowntree, K. M. 2017. The potential for gamma-emitting radionuclides to contribute to an understanding of erosion processes in South Africa. Proceedings of IAHS. 375, pp. 29-34. https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-375-29-2017

Projected impacts of increased uptake of source control mitigation measures on agricultural diffuse pollution emissions to water and air

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Zhang, Y., Collins, A. L., Johnes, P. J. and Jones, J. I. 2017. Projected impacts of increased uptake of source control mitigation measures on agricultural diffuse pollution emissions to water and air. Land Use Policy. 62 (March), pp. 185-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.12.017

Does the combination of citrate and phytase exudation in Nicotiana tabacum promote the acquisition of endogenous soil organic phosphorus?

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Giles, C. D., George, T. S., Brown, L. K., Mezeli, M. M., Richardson, A. E., Shand, C. A., Wendler, R., Darch, T., Menezes-Blackburn, D., Cooper, P., Stutter, M. I., Lumsdon, D. G., Blackwell, M. S. A., Wearing, C., Zhang, H. and Haygarth, P. M. 2017. Does the combination of citrate and phytase exudation in Nicotiana tabacum promote the acquisition of endogenous soil organic phosphorus? Plant and Soil. 412 (1), pp. 43-59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-2884-3

Assessing sampling designs for determining fertilizer practice from yield data

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Muhammed, S. E., Marchant, B. P., Webster, R., Whitmore, A. P., Dailey, A. G. and Milne, A. E. 2017. Assessing sampling designs for determining fertilizer practice from yield data. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 135 (1 April), pp. 163-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2017.02.002

Milled cereal straw accelerates earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) growth more than selected organic amendments

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Sizmur, T., Martin, E., Wagner, K., Parmentier, E., Watts, C. W. and Whitmore, A. P. 2017. Milled cereal straw accelerates earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) growth more than selected organic amendments. Applied Soil Ecology. 113 (May), pp. 166-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.12.006

Soil resilience and recovery: rapid community responses to management changes

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Hirsch, P. R., Jhurreea, D., Williams, J. K., Murray, P. J., Scott, T., Misselbrook, T. H., Goulding, K. W. T. and Clark, I. M. 2017. Soil resilience and recovery: rapid community responses to management changes. Plant and Soil. 412 (1-2), pp. 283-297. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-3068-x

Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) Equilibrium and Model Initialisation Methods: an Application to the Rothamsted Carbon (RothC) Model

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Nemo, Klumpp, K., Coleman, K., Dondini, M., Goulding, K. W. T., Hastings, A., Jones, M. B., Leifeld, J., Osborne, B., Saunders, M., Scott, T., Teh, Y. A. and Smith, P. 2017. Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) Equilibrium and Model Initialisation Methods: an Application to the Rothamsted Carbon (RothC) Model. Environmental Modeling & Assessment. 22 (3), pp. 215-229. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10666-016-9536-0

Cover cropping with oilseed radish (Raphanus sativus) alone does not enhance deep burrowing earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) midden counts

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Stroud, J. L., Irons, D. E., Watts, C. W., Storkey, J., Morris, N. L., Stobart, R. M., Fielding, H. A. and Whitmore, A. P. 2017. Cover cropping with oilseed radish (Raphanus sativus) alone does not enhance deep burrowing earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) midden counts. Soil & Tillage Research. 165 (January), pp. 11-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2016.07.013

Geographically weighted correspondence matrices for local error reporting and change analyses: mapping the spatial distribution of errors and change

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Comber, A., Brunsdon, C., Charlton, M. and Harris, P. 2017. Geographically weighted correspondence matrices for local error reporting and change analyses: mapping the spatial distribution of errors and change. Remote Sensing Letters. 8 (3), pp. 234-243. https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2016.1258126

Phosphate stable oxygen isotope variability within a temperate agricultural soil

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Granger, S. J., Harris, P., Peukert, S., Guo, R., Tamburini, F., Blackwell, M. S. A., Howden, N. J. K. and McGrath, S. P. 2017. Phosphate stable oxygen isotope variability within a temperate agricultural soil. Geoderma. 285 (1 January), pp. 64-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.09.020

The oxygen isotopic composition of phosphate in river water and its potential sources in the Upper River Taw catchment, UK

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Granger, S. J., Heaton, T. H. E., Pfahler, V., Blackwell, M. S. A., Yuan, H-M. and Collins, A. L. 2017. The oxygen isotopic composition of phosphate in river water and its potential sources in the Upper River Taw catchment, UK. Science of the Total Environment. 574 (1 January), pp. 680-690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.007

Historic record of pasture soil water and the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation in south-west England

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Shepherd, A., Atuhaire, W., Wu, L., Hogan, D. V., Dunn, R. M. and Cardenas, L. M. 2017. Historic record of pasture soil water and the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation in south-west England. Hydrology Research. 48 (1), pp. 277-294. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2016.195

Hydrological controls on DOC : nitrate resource stoichiometry in a lowland, agricultural catchment, southern UK

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Heppell, C. M., Binley, A., Trimmer, M., Darch, T., Jones, A., Malone, E., Collins, A. L., Johnes, P. J., Freer, J. E. and Lloyd, C. E. M. 2017. Hydrological controls on DOC : nitrate resource stoichiometry in a lowland, agricultural catchment, southern UK. Hydrology And Earth System Sciences. 21 (9), pp. 4785-4802. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4785-2017

Inter- and intra-species intercropping of barley cultivars and legume species, as affected by soil phosphorus availability

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Darch, T., Giles, C. D., Blackwell, M. S. A., George, T. S., Brown, L. K., Menezes-Blackburn, D., Shand, C. A., Stutter, M. I., Lumsdon, D. G., Mezeli, M. M., Wendler, R., Zhang, H., Wearing, C., Cooper, P. and Haygarth, P. M. 2017. Inter- and intra-species intercropping of barley cultivars and legume species, as affected by soil phosphorus availability. Plant and Soil. 427 (1-2), pp. 125-138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3365-z

Response-based selection of barley cultivars and legume species for complementarity: Root morphology and exudation in relation to nutrient source

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Giles, C. D., Brown, L .K., Adu, M. O., Mezeli, M. M., Sandral, G. A., Simpson, R. J., Wendler, R., Shand, C. A., Menezes-Blackburn, D., Darch, T., Stutter, M. I., Lumsdon, D. G., Zhang, H., Blackwell, M. S. A., Wearing, C., Cooper, P., Haygarth, P. M. and George, T. S. 2017. Response-based selection of barley cultivars and legume species for complementarity: Root morphology and exudation in relation to nutrient source. Plant Science. 255, pp. 12-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.11.002

Linking the depletion of rhizosphere phosphorus to the heterologous expression of a fungal phytase in Nicotiana tabacum as revealed by enzyme-labile P and solution 31 P NMR spectroscopy

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Giles, C. D., George, T. S., Brown, L. K., Mezeli, M., Shand, C. A., Richardson, A. E., Mackay, R., Wendler, R., Darch, T., Menezes-Blackburn, D., Cooper, P., Stutter, M. I., Lumsdon, D. G., Blackwell, M. S. A., Wearing, C., Zhang, H. and Haygarth, P. M. 2017. Linking the depletion of rhizosphere phosphorus to the heterologous expression of a fungal phytase in Nicotiana tabacum as revealed by enzyme-labile P and solution 31 P NMR spectroscopy. Rhizosphere. 3, pp. 82-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2016.11.004

Opportunities for mobilizing recalcitrant phosphorus from agricultural soils: a review

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Menezes-Blackburn, D., Courtney, G., Darch, T., George, T. S., Blackwell, M. S. A., Stutter, M., Shand, C., Lumsdon, D., Cooper, P., Wendler, R., Brown, L., Almeida, D. S., Wearing, C., Zhang, H. and Haygarth, P. M. 2017. Opportunities for mobilizing recalcitrant phosphorus from agricultural soils: a review. Plant and Soil. 427 (1-2), pp. 5-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3362-2

Modelling the impact of targeted anthelmintic treatment of cattle on dung fauna

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Cooke, A. S., Morgan, E. R. and Dungait, J. A. J. 2017. Modelling the impact of targeted anthelmintic treatment of cattle on dung fauna. Environmental Toxicology And Pharmacology. 55, pp. 94-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2017.07.012

Dietary preference of European wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) grazing grass and legume at two contrasting plant heights: A pilot study

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Rivero-Viera, J., Gallardo, M. A., Marnet, P-G. and Velasquez, A. 2017. Dietary preference of European wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) grazing grass and legume at two contrasting plant heights: A pilot study. Livestock Science. 200, pp. 64-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2017.04.005

Quantifying the effect of ecological restoration on runoff and sediment yields: A meta-analysis for the Loess Plateau of China

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Hu, J., Lu, Y., Fu, B., Comber, A. J. and Harris, P. 2017. Quantifying the effect of ecological restoration on runoff and sediment yields: A meta-analysis for the Loess Plateau of China. Progress In Physical Geography. 41 (6), pp. 753-774. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133317738710

Introducing bootstrap methods to investigate coefficient non-stationarity in spatial regression models

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Harris, P., Brunsdon, C., Lu, B., Nakaya, T. and Charlton, M. 2017. Introducing bootstrap methods to investigate coefficient non-stationarity in spatial regression models. Spatial Statistics. 21, pp. 241-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spasta.2017.07.006

The application of a geographically weighted principal components analysis for exploring twenty-three years of goat population change across Mongolia

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Tsutsumida, N, Harris, P. and Comber, A. 2017. The application of a geographically weighted principal components analysis for exploring twenty-three years of goat population change across Mongolia. Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 107 (5), pp. 1060-1074. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2017.1309968

Land-use influences phosphatase gene microdiversity in soils

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Neal, A. L., Rossmann, M., Brearley, C., Akkari, E., Guyomar, C., Clark, I. M., Allen, E. and Hirsch, P. R. 2017. Land-use influences phosphatase gene microdiversity in soils. Environmental Microbiology. 19 (7), p. 2740–2753. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13778

A synthetic analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from manure amended agricultural soils in China

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Ren, F., Zhang, X., Liu, J., Sun, N., Wu, L. and Xu, M. 2017. A synthetic analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from manure amended agricultural soils in China. Scientific Reports. 7, p. 8123. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07793-6

Multi-model simulation of soil temperature, soil water content and biomass in Euro-Mediterranean grasslands: uncertainties and ensemble performance

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Sandor, R., Barcza, Z., Acutis, M., Doro, L., Hidy, D., Kochy, M., Minet, J., Lellei-Kovacs, E., Ma, S., Perego, A., Rolinksi, S., Ruget, F., Sanna, M., Seddaiu, G., Wu, L. and Bellocchi, G. 2017. Multi-model simulation of soil temperature, soil water content and biomass in Euro-Mediterranean grasslands: uncertainties and ensemble performance. European Journal of Agronomy. 88, pp. 22-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2016.06.006

A modified SCS-CN method incorporating storm duration and antecedent soil moisture estimation for runoff prediction

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Shi, W., Huang, M., Gongadze, K. and Wu, L. 2017. A modified SCS-CN method incorporating storm duration and antecedent soil moisture estimation for runoff prediction. Water Resources Management. 31, pp. 1713-1727. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-017-1610-0

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