Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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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

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