Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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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

Soil management in relation to sustainable agriculture and ecosystem services

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Gregory, P. J., Whalley, W. R., Quinton, J. N., Hopkins, D. W., Whitmore, A. P., Hirsch, P. R. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2011. Soil management in relation to sustainable agriculture and ecosystem services. Food Policy. 36, pp. S72-S87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.11.025

Soil organic matters

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Brookes, P. C., Whitmore, A. P., Goulding, K. W. T. and Hopkins, D. W. 2011. Soil organic matters. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (1), pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01338.x

Using artificial fluorescent particles as tracers of livestock wastes within an agricultural catchment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Granger, S. J., Bol, R., Hawkins, J. M. B., White, S. M., Naden, P. S., Old, G. H., Marsh, J. K., Bilotta, G. S., Brazier, R. E., Macleod, C. J. A. and Haygarth, P. M. 2011. Using artificial fluorescent particles as tracers of livestock wastes within an agricultural catchment. Science of the Total Environment. 409, pp. 1095-1103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.12.005

Estimating soil strength in the rooting zone of wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whitmore, A. P., Whalley, W. R., Bird, N. R. A., Watts, C. W. and Gregory, A. S. 2011. Estimating soil strength in the rooting zone of wheat. Plant and Soil. 339, pp. 363-375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-010-0588-7

Implications for soil properties of removing cereal straw: results from long-term studies

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Glendining, M. J., Coleman, K. and Whitmore, A. P. 2011. Implications for soil properties of removing cereal straw: results from long-term studies. Agronomy Journal. 103, pp. 279-287. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2010.0146s

Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change: a critical re-examination to identify the true and the false

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Whitmore, A. P. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2011. Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change: a critical re-examination to identify the true and the false. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (1), pp. 42-55. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01342.x

Pedotransfer functions for estimating total soil nitrogen up to the global scale

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Glendining, M. J., Dailey, A. G., Powlson, D. S., Richter, G. M., Catt, J. A. and Whitmore, A. P. 2011. Pedotransfer functions for estimating total soil nitrogen up to the global scale. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (1), pp. 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01336.x

Cost effectiveness of nitrate leaching mitigation measures for grassland livestock systems at locations in England and Wales

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cardenas, L. M., Cuttle, S. P., Crabtree, B., Hopkins, A., Shepherd, A., Scholefield, D. and Del Prado, A. 2011. Cost effectiveness of nitrate leaching mitigation measures for grassland livestock systems at locations in England and Wales. Science of the Total Environment. 409, pp. 1104-1115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.12.006

Effects of recent and accumulated livestock manure carbon additions on soil fertility and quality

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bhogal, A., Nicholson, F. A., Young, I., Sturrock, C., Whitmore, A. P. and Chambers, B. J. 2011. Effects of recent and accumulated livestock manure carbon additions on soil fertility and quality. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (1), pp. 174-181. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01319.x

Effect of antecedent soil moisture conditions on emissions and isotopologue distribution of N2O during denitrification

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bergstermann, A., Cardenas, L. M., Bol, R., Gilliam, L. M., Goulding, K. W. T., Meijide, A., Scholefield, D., Vallejo, A. and Well, R. 2011. Effect of antecedent soil moisture conditions on emissions and isotopologue distribution of N2O during denitrification. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43, pp. 240-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.10.003

Soil without plants: the consequences for microorganisms and mesofauna

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Goulding, K. W. T., Murray, P. J., Sohi, S. P., Gilliam, L. M., Williams, J. K., Clark, I. M. and Hirsch, P. R. 2010. Soil without plants: the consequences for microorganisms and mesofauna. Gilkes, R. and Prakongkep, N. (ed.) Proceedings 19th World Congress of Soil Science, Brisbane, 1-6 August 2010 . Australian Society of Soil Science, Warragul. pp. 1622-1625

Effect of the vineyard soil management on accumulation and properties of organic matter

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Agnelli, A., Bol, R., Corti, G., Said-Pullicino, D., Dixon, E. R. and Cocco, S. 2010. Effect of the vineyard soil management on accumulation and properties of organic matter. Abstracts Stable Isotope Mass-Spectrometry User Group (SIMSUG) Meeting, Exeter, 28-30 April 2010 .

Quantitative molecular biology and gas flux measurements demonstrate soil treatment and depth effects on the distribution and activity of denitrifiers

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Barrett, M. M., Jahangir, M., Cardenas, L. M., Khalil, M., Richards, K. R. and O'flaherty, V. 2010. Quantitative molecular biology and gas flux measurements demonstrate soil treatment and depth effects on the distribution and activity of denitrifiers. Abstracts AGU 2010 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 13-17 December 2010 . pp. B43F-06

Greenhouse gas inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990-2008. Report to the Department for Energy and Climate Change, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly Government and the Northern Ireland Department of Environment (AEAT/ENV/R/3067 Issue 1)

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Sneddon, S., Brophy, N., Li, Y., Maccarthy, J., Martinez, C., Murells, T., Passant, N., Thomas, J., Thistlethwaite, G., Tsagatakis, I., Walker, H., Thomson, A. and Cardenas, L. M. 2010. Greenhouse gas inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990-2008. Report to the Department for Energy and Climate Change, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly Government and the Northern Ireland Department of Environment (AEAT/ENV/R/3067 Issue 1). AEA, Didcot.

Modern isotopic methods to investigate the fate and provenance of C sequestered into soils from livestock derived organic matter

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Dungait, J. A. J., Bol, R., Bull, I. D., Chadwick, D., Amelung, W., Granger, S. J. and Evershed, R. P. 2010. Modern isotopic methods to investigate the fate and provenance of C sequestered into soils from livestock derived organic matter. Abstracts 19th World Congress of Soil Science: Soil Solutions for a Changing World, Brisbane, 1-6 August 2010 . pp. 11-12

Estimating changes in Scottish soil carbon stocks using ECOSSE. II. Application

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Smith, J., Gottschalk, P., Bellarby, J., Chapman, S., Lilly, A., Towers, W., Bell, J., Coleman, K., Nayak, D., Richards, M., Hillier, J., Flynn, H., Wattenbach, M., Aitkenhead, M., Yeluripati, J., Farmer, J., Milne, R., Thomson, A., Evans, C., Whitmore, A. P., Falloon, P. and Smith, P. 2010. Estimating changes in Scottish soil carbon stocks using ECOSSE. II. Application. Climate Research. 45, pp. 193-205. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr00902

Estimating changes in Scottish soil carbon stocks using ECOSSE. I. Model description and uncertainties

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Smith, J., Gottschalk, P., Bellarby, J., Chapman, S., Lilly, A., Towers, W., Bell, J., Coleman, K., Nayak, D., Richards, M., Hillier, J., Flynn, H., Wattenbach, M., Aitkenhead, M., Yeluripati, J., Farmer, J., Milne, R., Thomson, A., Evans, C., Whitmore, A. P., Falloon, P. and Smith, P. 2010. Estimating changes in Scottish soil carbon stocks using ECOSSE. I. Model description and uncertainties. Climate Research. 45, pp. 179-192. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr00899

Soil carbon sequestration for mitigating climate change: distinguishing the genuine from the imaginary

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Powlson, D. S., Whitmore, A. P. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2010. Soil carbon sequestration for mitigating climate change: distinguishing the genuine from the imaginary. in: Hillel, D. and Rosenzweig, C. (ed.) Handbook of climate change and agroecosystems Imperial College Press, London. pp. 393-402

Learning how to model ecosystem trade-offs at the farm scale

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Pilgrim, E. S., Macleod, C. J. A., Beaumont, D. A., Blackwell, M. S. A., Bol, R., Del Prado, A., Griffith, B. A., Orr, R. J., Shepherd, A., Wu, L. and Firbank, L. G. 2010. Learning how to model ecosystem trade-offs at the farm scale. Yang, W., Filatova, T., Rizzoli, A., Voinov, A. A. and Swayne, D. A. (ed.) Proceedings International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs) 2010 International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software Modelling for Environment's Sake, Ottawa, 5-8 July 2010 . IEMSS. pp. 8pp

Dispersal of soil-dwelling clover root weevil (Sitona lepidus Gyllenhal, Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae in mixed plant communities

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Murray, P. J., Gregory, P. J., Granger, S. J., Headon, D. M. and Johnson, S. N. 2010. Dispersal of soil-dwelling clover root weevil (Sitona lepidus Gyllenhal, Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae in mixed plant communities. Applied Soil Ecology. 46, pp. 422-425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.09.008

Ammonia emissions from a volcanic soil after dairy slurry application

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Alfaro, M., Lagos, J., Misselbrook, T. H. and Salazar, F. 2010. Ammonia emissions from a volcanic soil after dairy slurry application. Abstracts 14th Ramiran International Conference, Lisbon, 12-15 September 2010 .

Desarrollo de una herramienta de simulacion sistemica para evaluar el uso mas eficiente de los residuos provenientes de la ganaderia

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Del Prado, A., Martin-Ortega, J., Misselbrook, T. H. and Chadwick, D. R. 2010. Desarrollo de una herramienta de simulacion sistemica para evaluar el uso mas eficiente de los residuos provenientes de la ganaderia. Abstracts II Jornadas y IV Reunion de la Red Espanola de Compostaje: Compostaje de Residuos Organicos y Seguridad Medioambiental, Burgos-Palencia, 1-4 June 2010 .

Interactions among agricultural production and other ecosystem services delivered from European temperate grassland systems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pilgrim, E. S., Macleod, C. J. A., Blackwell, M. S. A., Bol, R., Hogan, D. V., Chadwick, D. R., Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Haygarth, P. M., Brazier, R. E., Hobbs, P., Hodgson, C. J., Jarvis, S., Dungait, J. A. J., Murray, P. J. and Firbank, L. G. 2010. Interactions among agricultural production and other ecosystem services delivered from European temperate grassland systems. Advances in Agronomy. 109, pp. 117-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385040-9.00004-9

Nitrogen leaching following a high rate of dairy slurry application on a ryegrass sward of a volcanic soil in southern Chile

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Salazar, F., Alfaro, M., Misselbrook, T. H. and Lagos, J. 2010. Nitrogen leaching following a high rate of dairy slurry application on a ryegrass sward of a volcanic soil in southern Chile. Abstracts 14th Ramiran International Conference, Lisbon, 12-15 September 2010 .

Effect of solid and slatted floors and temperature on ammonia and GHG emissions in a scale model of dairy cattle houses

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Pereira, J., Misselbrook, T. H., Chadwick, D. R., Coutinho, J. and Trindade, H. 2010. Effect of solid and slatted floors and temperature on ammonia and GHG emissions in a scale model of dairy cattle houses. Abstracts 14th Ramiran International Conference, Lisbon, 12-15 September 2010 .

Effects of temperature and dairy cattle excreta characteristics on ammonia emissions from a simulated concrete floor

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Pereira, J., Misselbrook, T. H., Chadwick, D. R., Coutinho, J. and Trindade, H. 2010. Effects of temperature and dairy cattle excreta characteristics on ammonia emissions from a simulated concrete floor. Abstracts 14th Ramiran International Conference, Lisbon, 12-15 September 2010 .

MANNER- NPK

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Nicholson, F. A., Rollett, A. J., Bhogal, A., Lord, E., Thorman, R. E., Williams, J. R., Smith, K. A., Misselbrook, T. H., Chadwick, D. R. and Chambers, B. J. 2010. MANNER- NPK. Proceeedings SAC and SEPA Biennial Conference: Agriculture and the Environment VIII. Climate, Water and Soil: Science, Policy and Practice, Edinburgh, 31 March-1 April 2010 . pp. 328-333

C transformations during storage of farmyard manure

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Moral, R., Bustamante, M. A., Misselbrook, T. H., Chadwick, D. R., Camp, V. and Donovan, N. 2010. C transformations during storage of farmyard manure. Abstracts 14th Ramiran International Conference, Lisbon, 12-15 September 2010 .

Ammonia emissions from woodchip pads used for out-wintering cattle

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Misselbrook, T. H., Camp, V., Murray, R., Dumont, P. A., Chadwick, D. R., Smith, K. A., Sagoo, E., Hill, R. A. and Scott, A. 2010. Ammonia emissions from woodchip pads used for out-wintering cattle. Abstracts 14th Ramiran International Conference, Lisbon, 12-15 September 2010 .

Roadmaps integrating RTD in developing realistic GHG mitigation options from agricluture up to 2030

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Macleod, M., Mcvittie, A., Rees, R., Wall, E., Topp, K., Moran, D., Eory, V., Barnes, A., Misselbrook, T. H., Chadwick, D. R., Moxey, A. and Smith, P. 2010. Roadmaps integrating RTD in developing realistic GHG mitigation options from agricluture up to 2030. Proceeedings SAC and SEPA Biennial Conference: Agriculture and the Environment VIII. Climate, Water and Soil: Science, Policy and Practice, Edinburgh, 31 March-1 April 2010 . pp. 307-308

Denitrification and the N2(N2O+N2) ratios at various soil depths under grazed grassland in Ireland

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Jahangir, M. M. R., Khalil, M. I., Johnston, P., Cardenas, L. M., Hatch, D. J. and Richards, K. G. 2010. Denitrification and the N2(N2O+N2) ratios at various soil depths under grazed grassland in Ireland. Abstracts SAC and SEPA Biennial Conference. Agriculture and the Environment VIII: Climate, Water and Soil: Science, Policy and Practice, Edinburgh, 31 March-1 April 2010 . pp. 282-287

Evaluation of acetylene inhibition technique for total N-loss measurements in soils with high inorganic N supply

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Felber, R., Butler, M., Cardenas, L. M., Conen, F., Jocher, M. and Neftel, A. 2010. Evaluation of acetylene inhibition technique for total N-loss measurements in soils with high inorganic N supply. Abstracts NitroEurope IP Open Science Conference on Reactive Nitrogen and the European Greenhouse Gas Balance, Solothurn, 3-4 February 2010 . pp. 53

Short term N2O, CH4 and CO2 production from soil sampled at different depths and amended with a fine sized slurry fraction1

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fangueiro, D., Chadwick, D. R., Dixon, E. R., Grilo, J., Walter, N. and Bol, R. 2010. Short term N2O, CH4 and CO2 production from soil sampled at different depths and amended with a fine sized slurry fraction1. Chemosphere. 81 (1), pp. 100-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.06.049

Effects of diet protein level and forage source on energy and nitrogen balance and methane and nitrogen excretion in lactating dairy cows

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Reynolds, C. K., Crompton, L. A., Mills, J. A. N., Humphries, D. J., Kirton, P., Relling, A. E., Misselbrook, T. H., Chadwick, D. R. and Givens, D. I. 2010. Effects of diet protein level and forage source on energy and nitrogen balance and methane and nitrogen excretion in lactating dairy cows. Abstracts 3rd EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition, Parma, 6-10 September 2010 . pp. 463-464

Investigating the effect of previous treatments on wheat biomass over multiple spatial frequencies

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Milne, A. E., Castellanos, M. T., Cartagena, M. C., Tarquis, A. M. and Lark, R. M. 2010. Investigating the effect of previous treatments on wheat biomass over multiple spatial frequencies. Biogeosciences. 7, pp. 2739-2747. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-7-2739-2010

A model to simulate yield losses in winter wheat caused by weeds, for use in a weed management decision support system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Benjamin, L. R., Milne, A. E., Parsons, D. J. and Lutman, P. J. W. 2010. A model to simulate yield losses in winter wheat caused by weeds, for use in a weed management decision support system. Crop Protection. 29, pp. 1264-1273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2010.07.015

Erratum to 'Quantifying annual N2O emission fluxes from grazed grassland under a range of inorganic fertiliser nitrogen inputs' [Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 136(2010) 218-226]

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cardenas, L. M., Thorman, R., Ashlee, N., Butler, M., Chadwick, D. R., Chambers, B., Cuttle, S., Donovan, N., Kingston, H., Lane, S., Dhanoa, M. S. and Scholefield, D. 2010. Erratum to 'Quantifying annual N2O emission fluxes from grazed grassland under a range of inorganic fertiliser nitrogen inputs' [Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 136(2010) 218-226]. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 138, p. 356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2010.05.002

Ammonia emissions from naturally ventilated dairy cattle buildings and outdoor concrete yards in Portugal

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pereira, J., Misselbrook, T. H., Chadwick, D. R., Coutinho, J. and Trindade, H. 2010. Ammonia emissions from naturally ventilated dairy cattle buildings and outdoor concrete yards in Portugal. Atmospheric Environment. 44, pp. 3413-3421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.06.008