Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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Nitrogen losses under different cattle grazing frequencies and intensities in a volcanic soil of southern Chile

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nunez, P. A., Demanet, R., Misselbrook, T. H., Alfaro, M. and De La Luz Mora, M. 2010. Nitrogen losses under different cattle grazing frequencies and intensities in a volcanic soil of southern Chile. Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research. 70 (2), pp. 237-250. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-58392010000200007

Spectral and wavelet analysis of gilgai patterns from air photography

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Milne, A. E., Webster, R. and Lark, R. M. 2010. Spectral and wavelet analysis of gilgai patterns from air photography. Australian journal of soil research. 48, pp. 309-325. https://doi.org/10.1071/SR09189

Use of an inverse dispersion technique for estimating ammonia emission from surface-applied slurry

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sanz, A., Misselbrook, T. H., Sanz, M. J. and Vallejo, A. 2010. Use of an inverse dispersion technique for estimating ammonia emission from surface-applied slurry. Atmospheric Environment. 44, pp. 999-1002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.08.044

Effect of cattle slurry pre-treatment by separation and addition of nitrification inhibitors on gaseous emissions and N dynamics: a laboratory study

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pereira, J., Fangueiro, D., Chadwick, D. R., Misselbrook, T. H., Coutinho, J. and Trindade, H. 2010. Effect of cattle slurry pre-treatment by separation and addition of nitrification inhibitors on gaseous emissions and N dynamics: a laboratory study. Chemosphere. 79 (6), pp. 620-627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.02.029

Dual isotope and isotopomer measurements for the understanding of N2O production and consumption during nitrification in an arable soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Meijide, A., Cardenas, L. M., Bol, R., Bergstermann, A., Goulding, K. W. T., Well, R., Vallejo, A. and Scholefield, D. 2010. Dual isotope and isotopomer measurements for the understanding of N2O production and consumption during nitrification in an arable soil. European Journal of Soil Science. 61, pp. 364-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01233.x

Inventory of ammonia emissions from livestock production in Los Lagos and Los Rios regions, Chile

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Martinez-Lagos, J., Salazar, F., Alfaro, M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2010. Inventory of ammonia emissions from livestock production in Los Lagos and Los Rios regions, Chile. Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research. 70 (1), pp. 95-103. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-58392010000100010

Phosphorus solubilization and potential transfer to surface waters from the soil microbial biomass following drying-rewetting and freezing-thawing

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Blackwell, M. S. A., Brookes, P. C., De La Fuente-Martinez, N., Gordon, H., Murray, P. J., Snars, K. E., Williams, J. K., Bol, R. and Haygarth, P. M. 2010. Phosphorus solubilization and potential transfer to surface waters from the soil microbial biomass following drying-rewetting and freezing-thawing. Advances in Agronomy. 106, pp. 1-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2113(10)06001-3

A dual-porous, biophysical void structure model of soil for the understanding of the conditions causing nitrous oxide emission

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Matthews, G. P., Laudone, G. M., Whalley, W. R., Bird, N. R. A., Gregory, A. S., Cardenas, L. M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2010. A dual-porous, biophysical void structure model of soil for the understanding of the conditions causing nitrous oxide emission. European Geosciences Union (EGU).

UK greenhouse gas inventory, 1990 to 2008. Annual report for submission under the Framework Convention on Climate Change

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Maccarthy, J., Thomas, J., Choudrie, S., Passant, N., Thistlethwaite, G., Murrells, T., Watterson, J., Cardenas, L. M., Thomson, A., Li, Y., Manning, A., Walker, Colin, Brophy, N., Sneddon, S., Pierce, M., Brown, K., Matthews, R., Gillam, S. L., Misselbrook, T. H. and Gilhespy, S. L. 2010. UK greenhouse gas inventory, 1990 to 2008. Annual report for submission under the Framework Convention on Climate Change. AEA Technology, Didcot.

Nitrous oxide isotopomers and N2O/N2 ratios from denitrification after biogas waste application as fertilzer to grassland soil

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Koster, J. R., Cardenas, L. M., Bol, R., Well, R., Senbayram, M., Butler, M., Muhling, K. H. and Dittert, K. 2010. Nitrous oxide isotopomers and N2O/N2 ratios from denitrification after biogas waste application as fertilzer to grassland soil. Abstracts Stable Isotope Mass-Spectrometry User Group (SIMSUG) Meeting, Exeter, 28-30 April 2010 .

Nitrous oxide isotopomers and N2O/N2 ratios from denitrification after biogas waste application as fertilizer to grassland soil

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Koster, J. R., Cardenas, L. M., Well, R., Bol, R., Senbayram, M., Muhling, K. H. and Dittert, K. 2010. Nitrous oxide isotopomers and N2O/N2 ratios from denitrification after biogas waste application as fertilizer to grassland soil. European Geosciences Union (EGU).

The release of nitrogen following the incorporation of fertility building crops in organic farming systems

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Joynes, A., Goodlass, G., Shepherd, M. A., Roderick, S. and Hatch, D. J. 2010. The release of nitrogen following the incorporation of fertility building crops in organic farming systems. Proceedings 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. 288-293

Can subsoil denitrification reduce groundwater nitrate pollution and atmospheric N2O emissions?

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Jahangir, M. M. R., Khalil, M. I., Cardenas, L. M., Hatch, D. J., Johnston, P. and Richards, K. 2010. Can subsoil denitrification reduce groundwater nitrate pollution and atmospheric N2O emissions? European Geosciences Union (EGU).

Soil management and grass species effects on the hydraulic properties of shrinking soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gregory, A. S., Webster, C. P., Watts, C. W., Whalley, W. R., Macleod, C. J. A., Joynes, A., Papadopoulos, A., Haygarth, P. M., Binley, A., Humphreys, M. W., Turner, L. B., Skot, L. and Matthews, G. P. 2010. Soil management and grass species effects on the hydraulic properties of shrinking soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 74, pp. 753-761. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2009.0284

Assessing multiple novel tracers to improve the understanding of the contribution of agricultural farm waste to diffuse water pollution

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Granger, S. J., Bol, R., Dixon, E. R., Naden, P. S., Old, G. H., Marsh, J. K., Bilotta, G., Brazier, R., White, S. M. and Haygarth, P. M. 2010. Assessing multiple novel tracers to improve the understanding of the contribution of agricultural farm waste to diffuse water pollution. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 12, pp. 1159-1169. https://doi.org/10.1039/b915929k

Nitrogen mineralization and CO2 and NO2 emissions in a sandy soil amended with original or acidified pig slurries or with the relative fractions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fangueiro, D., Ribeiro, H., Coutinho, J., Cardenas, L. M., Trindade, H., Cunha-Queda, C., Vasconcelos, E. and Cabral, F. 2010. Nitrogen mineralization and CO2 and NO2 emissions in a sandy soil amended with original or acidified pig slurries or with the relative fractions. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 46, pp. 383-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-010-0444-1

A trial to establish the optimum 15N enrichment, amount of N and incubation time required to determine N cycling rates in carbon-rich soils using the mean pool dilution technique

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Dixon, E. R., Cardenas, L. M., Butler, M., Alfaro, M., Salazar, F. and Hatch, D. J. 2010. A trial to establish the optimum 15N enrichment, amount of N and incubation time required to determine N cycling rates in carbon-rich soils using the mean pool dilution technique. Abstracts Stable Isotope Mass-Spectrometry User Group (SIMSUG) Meeting, Exeter, 28-30 April 2010 .

Putting the pieces of the puzzle together: denitrification, what we know and what the gaps are

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Cardenas, L. M. 2010. Putting the pieces of the puzzle together: denitrification, what we know and what the gaps are. European Geosciences Union (EGU).

Role of antecedent soil moisture on microbial populations involved in gaseous N2O emissions - use of isotopomers to understand sources

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Cardenas, L. M., Bol, R., Bergstermann, A., Meijide, A., Hirsch, P. R., Jhurreea, D., Clark, I. M., Gilliam, L., Goulding, K. W. T., Well, R. and Scholefield, D. 2010. Role of antecedent soil moisture on microbial populations involved in gaseous N2O emissions - use of isotopomers to understand sources. Abstracts Stable Isotope Mass-Spectrometry User Group (SIMSUG) Meeting, Exeter, 28-30 April 2010 .

Nitrous oxide production and denitrification rates in estuarine intertidal saltmarsh and managed realignment zones

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Blackwell, M. S. A., Yamulki, S. and Bol, R. 2010. Nitrous oxide production and denitrification rates in estuarine intertidal saltmarsh and managed realignment zones. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 87, pp. 591-600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2010.02.017

Nitrous oxide emissions from small-scale farmland features of UK livestock farming systems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Matthews, R. A., Chadwick, D. R., Retter, A. L., Blackwell, M. S. A. and Yamulki, S. 2010. Nitrous oxide emissions from small-scale farmland features of UK livestock farming systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 136, pp. 192-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2009.11.011

Assessment of natural fluorescence as a tracer of diffuse agricultural pollution from slurry spreading on intensely-farmed grasslands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Naden, P. S., Old, G. H., Eliot-Laize, C., Granger, S. J., Hawkins, J. M. B., Bol, R. and Haygarth, P. M. 2010. Assessment of natural fluorescence as a tracer of diffuse agricultural pollution from slurry spreading on intensely-farmed grasslands. Water Research. 44, pp. 1701-1712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2009.11.038

Exploring systems responses to mitigation of GHG in UK dairy farms

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Del Prado, A., Chadwick, D. R., Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Scholefield, D. and Merino, P. 2010. Exploring systems responses to mitigation of GHG in UK dairy farms. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 136, pp. 318-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2009.09.015

Quantifying annual N2O emission fluxes from grazed grassland under a range of inorganic fertiliser nitrogen inputs

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. Quantifying annual N2O emission fluxes from grazed grassland under a range of inorganic fertiliser nitrogen inputs. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 136, pp. 218-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2009.12.006

Assessing catchment-scale erosion and yields of suspended solids from improved temperate grassland

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bilotta, G. S., Krueger, T., Brazier, R. E., Butler, P., Freer, J., Hawkins, J. M. B., Haygarth, P. M., Macleod, C. J. A. and Quinton, J. N. 2010. Assessing catchment-scale erosion and yields of suspended solids from improved temperate grassland. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 12, pp. 731-739. https://doi.org/10.1039/b921584k

Magnetite biomineralization induced by Shewanella oneidensis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Perez-Gonzalez, T., Jimenez-Lopez, C., Neal, A. L., Rull-Perez, F., Rodriguez-Navarro, A., Fernandez-Vivas, A. and Ianez-Pareja, E. 2010. Magnetite biomineralization induced by Shewanella oneidensis. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 74, pp. 967-979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2009.10.035

Effects of soil conditions and drought on egg hatching and larval survival of the clover root weevil (Sitona lepidus)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Johnson, S. N., Gregory, P. J., Mcnicol, J. W., Oodally, Y., Zhang, X. and Murray, P. J. 2010. Effects of soil conditions and drought on egg hatching and larval survival of the clover root weevil (Sitona lepidus). Applied Soil Ecology. 44, pp. 75-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2009.10.002

The hydrological response of heavy clay grassland soils to rainfall in south-west England using delta2H

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Granger, S. J., Bol, R., Meier-Augenstein, W., Leng, M. J., Kemp, H. F., Heaton, T. H. E. and White, S. M. 2010. The hydrological response of heavy clay grassland soils to rainfall in south-west England using delta2H. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 24, pp. 475-482. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.4281

Applications of stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry in cattle dung carbon cycling studies

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dungait, J. A. J., Bol, R., Lopez-Capel, E., Bull, I. D., Chadwick, D. R., Amelung, W., Granger, S. J., Manning, D. A. C. and Evershed, R. P. 2010. Applications of stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry in cattle dung carbon cycling studies. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 24, pp. 495-500. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.4332

Evidence for production of NO and N2O in two contrasting subsoils following the addition of synthetic cattle urine

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dixon, E. R., Laughlin, R. J., Watson, C. J. and Hatch, D. J. 2010. Evidence for production of NO and N2O in two contrasting subsoils following the addition of synthetic cattle urine. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 24 (5), pp. 519-528. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.4348

Measurement at the field scale of soil delta 13C and delta 15N under improved grassland

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dixon, E. R., Blackwell, M. S. A., Dhanoa, M. S., Berryman, Z., De La Fuente-Martinez, N., Junquera, D., Martinez, A., Murray, P. J., Kemp, H. F., Meier-Augenstein, W., Duffy, A. and Bol, R. 2010. Measurement at the field scale of soil delta 13C and delta 15N under improved grassland. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 24 (5), pp. 511-518. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.4345

Movement of newly assimilated 13C carbon in the grass Lolium perenne and its incorporation into rhizosphere microbial DNA

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Clayton, S. J., Clegg, C. D., Bristow, A. W., Gregory, P. J., Headon, D. M. and Murray, P. J. 2010. Movement of newly assimilated 13C carbon in the grass Lolium perenne and its incorporation into rhizosphere microbial DNA. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 24, pp. 535-540. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.4392

Organic matter dynamics in a compost-amended anthropogenic landfill capping-soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Said-Pullicino, D., Massaccesi, L., Dixon, E. R., Bol, R. and Gigliotti, G. 2010. Organic matter dynamics in a compost-amended anthropogenic landfill capping-soil. European Journal of Soil Science. 61, pp. 35-47. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2009.01198.x

Carbon dioxide and methane fluxes from a barley field amended with organic fertilizers under Mediterranean climatic conditions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Meijide, A., Cardenas, L. M., Sanches-Martin, L. and Vallejo, A. 2010. Carbon dioxide and methane fluxes from a barley field amended with organic fertilizers under Mediterranean climatic conditions. Plant and Soil. 328, pp. 353-367. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-009-0114-y

Towards a holistic classification of diffuse agricultural water pollution from intensively managed grasslands on heavy soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Granger, S. J., Bol, R., Anthony, S., Owens, P. N., White, S. M. and Haygarth, P. M. 2010. Towards a holistic classification of diffuse agricultural water pollution from intensively managed grasslands on heavy soils. Advances in Agronomy. 105, pp. 83-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2113(10)05003-0

High temporal resolution monitoring of multiple pollutant responses in drainage from an intensively managed grassland catchment caused by a summer storm

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Granger, S. J., Hawkins, J. M. B., Bol, R., White, S. M., Naden, P., Old, G., Bilotta, G. S., Brazier, R. E., Macleod, C. J. A. and Haygarth, P. M. 2010. High temporal resolution monitoring of multiple pollutant responses in drainage from an intensively managed grassland catchment caused by a summer storm. Water Air And Soil Pollution. 205, pp. 377-393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-009-0083-z

Nitrogen uptake in organically managed spring sown lupins and residual effects on leaching and yield of a following winter cereal

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hatch, D. J., Joynes, A. and Stone, A. 2010. Nitrogen uptake in organically managed spring sown lupins and residual effects on leaching and yield of a following winter cereal. Soil Use and Management. 26, pp. 21-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2009.00252.x

Effect of the nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide on microbial communities and N2O from an arable soil fertilized with ammonium sulphate

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carneiro, J., Cardenas, L. M., Hatch, D. J., Trindade, H., Scholefield, D., Clegg, C. D. and Hobbs, P. J. 2010. Effect of the nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide on microbial communities and N2O from an arable soil fertilized with ammonium sulphate. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 8, pp. 237-246. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-009-0212-3

The Hurley and North Wyke story: 60 years of grassland research, 1949-2009

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Wilkins, R. J., Jarvis, S. C. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2009. The Hurley and North Wyke story: 60 years of grassland research, 1949-2009. Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research IGER, North Wyke Okehampton.

Are long-term changes in soil organic matter reflected in the soil communities?

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Murray, P. J., Hirsch, P. R., Gilliam, L. M., Sohi, S. P., Williams, J. K., Clark, I. M. and Brookes, P. C. 2009. Are long-term changes in soil organic matter reflected in the soil communities?