Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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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?

Investigating soil food webs - tracking the translocation of 13C and 15N through microbial interactions within the soil

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Crotty, F. V., Adl, S. M., Clegg, C. D., Blackshaw, R. P. and Murray, P. J. 2009. Investigating soil food webs - tracking the translocation of 13C and 15N through microbial interactions within the soil.

An improved inventory of greenhouse gases from agriculture. Final report on Defra Project AC0101

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Cardenas, L. M. 2009. An improved inventory of greenhouse gases from agriculture. Final report on Defra Project AC0101.

Linking plant biology and soil physics to understand hillslope hydrology

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Macleod, C. J. A., Binley, A., Clark, L. J., Gregory, A. S., Hawkins, S. L., Humphreys, M., Joynes, A., Papdopoulos, A., Skot, L., Stone, A., Turner, L. B., Watts, C. W., Webster, C. P., Whalley, W. R. and Haygarth, P. M. 2009. Linking plant biology and soil physics to understand hillslope hydrology. Abstracts European Geophysical Union General Assembly, Vienna, 19-24 April 2009 .

Efficiency of soil N use by arable crops

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Macdonald, A. J., Knight, S. M., Glendining, M. J., Whitmore, A. P., Dailey, A. G., Goulding, K. W. T., Sinclair, A. H. and Rees, R. M. 2009. Efficiency of soil N use by arable crops. Abstracts 16th Nitrogen Workshop, Turin, 28 June-1 July 2009 . pp. 233-234

Potential for soil carbon sequestration, but with a full greenhouse gas budget

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Goulding, K. W. T., Powlson, D. S. and Whitmore, A. P. 2009. Potential for soil carbon sequestration, but with a full greenhouse gas budget. Currie, L. D. and Lindsay, C. L. (ed.) Nutrient Management in a Rapidly Changing World: Proceedings 22nd Annual Workshop of the Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre Massey University, Palmerston North, 11-12 February 2009. . Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University. pp. 7-15

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

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Brookes, P. C., Hirsch, P. R., Gilliam, L. M., Clark, I. M., Sohi, S. P., Williams, J. K. and Murray, P. J. 2009. Are long-term changes in soil organic matter reflected in the soil communities? Abstracts 2009 International Annual Meetings of ASA-CSSA-SSSA: Footprints in the Landscape: Sustainability through Plant and Soil Sciences, Pittsburgh, 1-5 November 2009 .

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? Abstracts Forming Bridges in a Changing World: Society of Nematologists and Soil Ecology Society Conference, Burlington, 12-15 July 2009 .

Temporal dynamics of a 13CO2 pulse in grassland mesocosms

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Murray, P. J., Brown, V. K., Gange, A. C., Granger, S. J., Headon, D. M., Symondson, W. O. C. and Fountain, M. T. 2009. Temporal dynamics of a 13CO2 pulse in grassland mesocosms. Abstracts Stable Isotope Mass-Spectrometry User Group (SIMSUG) Meeting, Glasgow, 14-15 January 2009 .

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

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Murray, P. J., Clegg, C. D., Bristow, A. W., Gregory, P. J., Headon, D. M. and Clayton, S. J. 2009. Movement of newly assimilated carbon in the grass Lolium perenne and its incorporation into rhizosphere microbial DNA. Abstracts Stable Isotope Mass-Spectrometry User Group (SIMSUG) Meeting, Glasgow, 14-15 January 2009 .

Modelling nitrous oxide dynamics in grazed grassland systems

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Wang, J., Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H. and Li, C. 2009. Modelling nitrous oxide dynamics in grazed grassland systems. Abstracts Managing Climate Change MC2 Conference, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 18-20 November 2009 .

The wavelet packet transform: a technique for investigating temporal variation of river water solutes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Milne, A. E., Macleod, C. J. A., Haygarth, P. M., Hawkins, J. M. B. and Lark, R. M. 2009. The wavelet packet transform: a technique for investigating temporal variation of river water solutes. Journal of Hydrology. 379 (1-2), pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.09.038

Relationship between cattle stocking density and NH3 emissions from cattle housing

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Camp, V., Gilhespy, S. L., Misselbrook, T. H. and Chadwick, D. R. 2009. Relationship between cattle stocking density and NH3 emissions from cattle housing. Ecology and Future: Bulgarian Journal of Ecological Science. 8, pp. 25-27.

Measurement and pore-level modelling of the production of nitrous oxide from soil

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. 2009. Measurement and pore-level modelling of the production of nitrous oxide from soil. Abstracts 2nd International Conference on Biohydrology 2009: a Changing Climate for Biology and Soil Hydrology Interactions, Bratislava, 21-24 September 2009 .