Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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Long-term exclusion of plant-inputs to soil reduces the functional capacity of microbial communities to mineralise recalcitrant root-derived carbon sources

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Paterson, E., Sim, A., Osborne, S. M. and Murray, P. J. 2011. Long-term exclusion of plant-inputs to soil reduces the functional capacity of microbial communities to mineralise recalcitrant root-derived carbon sources. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43, pp. 1873-1880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.05.006

Exploring the variation in soil saturated hydraulic conductivity under a tropical rainforest using the wavelet transform

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassler, S. K., Lark, R. M., Milne, A. E. and Elsenbeer, H. 2011. Exploring the variation in soil saturated hydraulic conductivity under a tropical rainforest using the wavelet transform. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (6), pp. 891-901. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2011.01400.x

Estimating N and C transformations from stable isotope tracer studies in an intact soil food web

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Crotty, F. V., Adl, S. M., Blackshaw, R. P. and Murray, P. J. 2011. Estimating N and C transformations from stable isotope tracer studies in an intact soil food web. Journal Of Phycology. 47, p. S7.

Effect of water addition and the urease inhibitor NBPT on the abatement of ammonia emission from surface applied urea

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sanz-Cobena, A., Misselbrook, T. H., Camp, V. and Vallejo, A. 2011. Effect of water addition and the urease inhibitor NBPT on the abatement of ammonia emission from surface applied urea. Atmospheric Environment. 45, pp. 1517-1524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.12.051

Designing and creating the North Wyke Farm Platform

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Orr, R. J., Griffith, B. A., Rose, S., Hatch, D. J., Hawkins, J. M. B. and Murray, P. J. 2011. Designing and creating the North Wyke Farm Platform. Abstracts Catchment Science 2011, Dublin, 14-16 September 2011 . pp. 35

Isotopmeranalyse von bodenburtigem Lachgas - Laborstudien mit QCLAS und IRMS

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Koster, J. R., Manninen, A., Well, R., Bol, R., Dittert, K., Emmenegger, L., Tuzson, B., Cardenas, L. M., Muhling, K. H. and Mohn, J. 2011. Isotopmeranalyse von bodenburtigem Lachgas - Laborstudien mit QCLAS und IRMS. Abstracts Gemeinsame Tagung Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Pflanzenernahrung und der Gesellschaft fur Pflanzenbauwissenschaften: Stickstoff in Pflanze, Boden und Umwelt, Kiel, 27-29 September 2011 . pp. 220

Surface emissions and subsurface concentrations of greenhouse gases in a peat grassland respond to addition of cattle urine

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Boon, A., Robinson, J. S., Chadwick, D. R., Cardenas, L. M. and Verhoef, A. 2011. Surface emissions and subsurface concentrations of greenhouse gases in a peat grassland respond to addition of cattle urine. Abstracts British Grassland Society 10th Research Conference, Belfast, 20-21 September 2011 .

Effects of air-drying and freezing on phosphorus fractions in soils with different organic matter contents

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, G., Sun, J. N., Xu, R. F., Lv, Y. C., Shao, H. B., Yan, K., Zhang, L. H. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2011. Effects of air-drying and freezing on phosphorus fractions in soils with different organic matter contents. Plant, Soil and Environment. 57, pp. 228-234.

Ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from slatted and solid floors in dairy cattle houses: a scale model study

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pereira, J., Fangueiro, D., Misselbrook, T. H., Chadwick, D. R., Coutinho, J. and Trindade, H. 2011. Ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from slatted and solid floors in dairy cattle houses: a scale model study. Biosystems Engineering. 109, pp. 148-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2011.02.011

Wavelet analysis of soil variation at nanometre- to micrometre-scales: an example of organic carbon content in a micro-aggregate

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Milne, A. E., Lehmann, J., Solomon, D. and Lark, R. M. 2011. Wavelet analysis of soil variation at nanometre- to micrometre-scales: an example of organic carbon content in a micro-aggregate. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (4), pp. 617-628. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2011.01352.x

A model to predict the effects of soil structure on denitrification and N2O emission

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Laudone, G. M., Matthews, G. P., Bird, N. R. A., Whalley, W. R., Cardenas, L. M. and Gregory, A. S. 2011. A model to predict the effects of soil structure on denitrification and N2O emission. Journal of Hydrology. 409, pp. 283-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.08.026

A comparison of soil and water properties in organic and conventional farming systems in England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hathaway-Jenkins, L. J., Sakrabani, R., Pearce, B., Whitmore, A. P. and Godwin, R. J. 2011. A comparison of soil and water properties in organic and conventional farming systems in England. Soil Use and Management. 27 (2), pp. 133-142. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2011.00335.x

Long-term release of carbon from grassland soil amended with different slurry particle size fractions: a laboratory incubation study

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Grilo, J., Bol, R., Dixon, E. R., Chadwick, D. R. and Fangueiro, D. 2011. Long-term release of carbon from grassland soil amended with different slurry particle size fractions: a laboratory incubation study. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 25 (11), pp. 1514-1520. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.5008

Influence of N doses and form on 15N natural abundance of pepper plants: considerations for using delta15N values as indicator of N source

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Flores, P., Murray, P. J., Hellin, P. and Fenoll, J. 2011. Influence of N doses and form on 15N natural abundance of pepper plants: considerations for using delta15N values as indicator of N source. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 91, pp. 2255-2258. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.4447

SIMSDAIRY: a modelling framework to identify sustainable dairy farms in the UK. Framework description and test for organic systems and N fertiliser optimisation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Del Prado, A., Misselbrook, T. H., Chadwick, D. R., Hopkins, A., Dewhirst, R. J., Davison, P., Butler, A., Schroder, J. and Scholefield, D. 2011. SIMSDAIRY: a modelling framework to identify sustainable dairy farms in the UK. Framework description and test for organic systems and N fertiliser optimisation. Science of the Total Environment. 409, pp. 3993-4009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.05.050

Sustainable grassland management benefits butterflies

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Westbury, D. B., Woodcock, B. A., Harris, S. J., Griffith, B. A. and Tallowin, J. R. B. 2011. Sustainable grassland management benefits butterflies. Vegetation Management. Aspects of Applied Biology 108 . pp. 81-86

The relationship between direct soil nitrous oxide emissions and nitrogen fertiliser rate to winter cereals in England

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Smith, K. E., Cardenas, L. M., Thorman, R. E., Scholefield, D., Chadwick, D. R., Butler, M., Donovan, N., Bennett, G., Collis, H. R., Kingston, H. and Chambers, B. J. 2011. The relationship between direct soil nitrous oxide emissions and nitrogen fertiliser rate to winter cereals in England. Abstracts Theo Murphy International Scientific Meeting on Nitrous Oxide, the Forgotten Greenhouse Gas, Chicheley, 23-24 .

Candida northwykensis sp. nov., a novel yeast isolated from the gut of the click beetle Melanotus villosus

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rao Ravella, S., Donovan, N., James, S. A., Shivaji, S., Arunasri, K., Bond, C. J., Roberts, I. N. and Hobbs, P. J. 2011. Candida northwykensis sp. nov., a novel yeast isolated from the gut of the click beetle Melanotus villosus. Current Microbiology. 63, pp. 115-120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-011-9952-y

Isotopomer analysis of soil derived N2O - comparative measurements using QCLAS and IRMS techniques

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Koster, J. R., Well, R., Manninen, A., Bol, R., Dittert, K., Emmenegger, L., Tuzson, B., Cardenas, L. M., Muhling, K. H. and Mohn, J. 2011. Isotopomer analysis of soil derived N2O - comparative measurements using QCLAS and IRMS techniques. European Geosciences Union (EGU).

The North Wyke Farm Platform: an opportunity for determining pathogen survival and transfers of pathogenic species from whole farm livestock systems

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Hodgson, C. J., Murray, P. J. and Hatch, D. J. 2011. The North Wyke Farm Platform: an opportunity for determining pathogen survival and transfers of pathogenic species from whole farm livestock systems. Abstracts Faecal Indicators: Problem or Solution? (FIPS 2011), Edinburgh, 6-8 June 2011 .

Microbial losses to water from 'cracking clay' grassland soils under contrasting manure management strategies

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Hodgson, C. J., Bulmer, N., Murray, R., Stone, A. C., Misselbrook, T. H., Chadwick, D. R., Sagoo, L., Williams, J. and Chambers, B. 2011. Microbial losses to water from 'cracking clay' grassland soils under contrasting manure management strategies. Abstracts Faecal Indicators: Problem or Solution? (FIPS 2011), Edinburgh, 6-8 June 2011 .

The North Wyke Farm Platform: a UK national capability for agri-environmental research

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Hatch, D. J., Murray, P. J., Orr, R. J. and Griffith, B. A. 2011. The North Wyke Farm Platform: a UK national capability for agri-environmental research. Agricultural Ecology Research: its Role in Delivering Sustainable Farm Systems. Aspects of Applied Biology 109 . pp. 115-118

Review of the evidence base for the status and change of soil carbon below 15cm from the soil surface in England and Wales (Report on Sub-project 3 of DEFRA Project SP1106)

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Gregory, A. S., Whitmore, A. P., Kirk, G. J. D., Rawlins, B. G., Ritz, K. and Wallace, P. 2011. Review of the evidence base for the status and change of soil carbon below 15cm from the soil surface in England and Wales (Report on Sub-project 3 of DEFRA Project SP1106). Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Use of the Taguchi methodology to rank the importance of factors affecting emissions of N2O from incubated agricultural soils

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Cardenas, L. M., Garcia-Marco, S., Rao Ravella, S., Chadwick, D. R., Hobbs, P. J., Gregory, A. S. and Vallejo, A. 2011. Use of the Taguchi methodology to rank the importance of factors affecting emissions of N2O from incubated agricultural soils. European Geosciences Union (EGU).

Wetland ecosystems (book review)

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Blackwell, M. S. A. 2011. Wetland ecosystems (book review). Journal of Environmental Quality. 40, p. 1028. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2011.0002br

Rapid shift from denitrification to nitrification in soil after biogas residue application as indicated by nitrous oxide isotopomers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Koster, J. R., Cardenas, L. M., Senbayram, M., Bol, R., Well, R., Butler, M., Muhling, K. H. and Dittert, K. 2011. Rapid shift from denitrification to nitrification in soil after biogas residue application as indicated by nitrous oxide isotopomers. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43, pp. 1671-1677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.04.004

High rates of nitrogen cycling in volcanic soils from Chilean grasslands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dixon, E. R., Cardenas, L. M., Alfaro, M., Salazar, F. and Hatch, D. J. 2011. High rates of nitrogen cycling in volcanic soils from Chilean grasslands. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 25 (11), pp. 1521-1526. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.4969

Differential growth of the fungus Absidia cylindrospora on 13C/15N-labelled media

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Crotty, F. V., Blackshaw, R. P. and Murray, P. J. 2011. Differential growth of the fungus Absidia cylindrospora on 13C/15N-labelled media. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 25 (11), pp. 1479-1484. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.4888

Tracking the flow of bacterially derived 13C and 15N through soil faunal feeding channels

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Crotty, F. V., Blackshaw, R. P. and Murray, P. J. 2011. Tracking the flow of bacterially derived 13C and 15N through soil faunal feeding channels. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 25 (11), pp. 1503-1513. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.4945

Manure management: implications for greenhouse gas emissions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chadwick, D. R., Sommer, S., Thorman, R., Fangueiro, D., Cardenas, L. M., Amon, B. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2011. Manure management: implications for greenhouse gas emissions. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 166-167, pp. 514-531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.04.036

Wavelet analysis of the correlations between soil properties and potential nitrous oxide emission at farm and landscape 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. 2011. Wavelet analysis of the correlations between soil properties and potential nitrous oxide emission at farm and landscape scales. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (3), pp. 467-478. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2011.01361.x

Impacts of land use change on denitrifying bacteria and nitrous oxide emissions

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Hirsch, P. R., Jhurreea, D., Scott, T., Misselbrook, T. H., Goulding, K. W. T. and Clark, I. M. 2011. Impacts of land use change on denitrifying bacteria and nitrous oxide emissions. Abstracts Theo Murphy Scientific Meeting: Nitrous Oxide, the Forgotten Greenhouse Gas, Chicheley, 23-24 May 2011 .

Gross and net rates of nitrogen mineralisation in soil amended with composted olive mill pomace

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gomez-Munoz, B., Hatch, D. J., Bol, R., Dixon, E. R. and Garcia-Ruiz, R. 2011. Gross and net rates of nitrogen mineralisation in soil amended with composted olive mill pomace. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 25 (11), pp. 1472-1478. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.4849

Quantitative molecular biology and N2O/N2 flux measurements demonstrate carbon amendment and depth affects on the distribution and activity of sub-soil denitrifiers

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Barrett, M., Khalil, M. I., Jahangir, M. M. R., Lee, C., Cardenas, L. M., Collins, G., Richards, K. G. and O'flaherty, V. 2011. Quantitative molecular biology and N2O/N2 flux measurements demonstrate carbon amendment and depth affects on the distribution and activity of sub-soil denitrifiers. Abstracts Conference on Nitrogen and Global Change: Key Findings - Future Challenges, Edinburgh, 11-15 April 2011 .

Dairy slurry application method impacts ammonia emission and nitrate leaching in no-till corn silage

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powell, J. M., Jokela, W. E. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2011. Dairy slurry application method impacts ammonia emission and nitrate leaching in no-till corn silage. Journal of Environmental Quality. 40, pp. 383-392. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2010.0082

Key unknowns in estimating atmospheric emissions from UK land management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Misselbrook, T. H., Cape, J. N., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R., Dragosits, U., Hobbs, P. J., Nemitz, E., Reis, S., Skiba, U. and Sutton, M. A. 2011. Key unknowns in estimating atmospheric emissions from UK land management. Atmospheric Environment. 45, pp. 1067-1074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.11.014

Is a specialist root-feeding insect affected by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Currie, A. F., Murray, P. J. and Gange, A. C. 2011. Is a specialist root-feeding insect affected by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi? Applied Soil Ecology. 47, pp. 77-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.12.002

Effect of soil saturation on denitrification in a grassland soil

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Cardenas, L. M., Butler, M., Gregory, A. S., Matthews, G. P., Whalley, W. R., Bird, N. R. A., Misselbrook, T. H., Laudone, G. M. and Scholefield, D. 2011. Effect of soil saturation on denitrification in a grassland soil. Abstracts Conference on Nitrogen and Global Change: Key Findings - Future Challenges, Edinburgh, 11-15 April 2011 .

Development and application of a detailed inventory framework for estimating nitrous oxide and methane emissions from agriculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, J., Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H. and Gilhespy, S. L. 2011. Development and application of a detailed inventory framework for estimating nitrous oxide and methane emissions from agriculture. Atmospheric Environment. 45, pp. 1454-1463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.12.014

A comparison of ecosystem services delivered by 11 long-term monitoring sites in the UK environmental change network

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dick, J., Andrews, C., Beaumont, D. A., Benham, S., Brooks, D. R., Corbett, S., Lloyd, D., Mcmillan, S., Monteith, D. T., Pilgrim, E. S., Rose, R., Scott, T., Scott, A., Smith, R. I., Taylor, C., Taylor, M., Turner, A. and Watson, H. 2011. A comparison of ecosystem services delivered by 11 long-term monitoring sites in the UK environmental change network. Environmetrics. 22 (5), pp. 639-648. https://doi.org/10.1002/env.1069