Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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Hydro-chemical responses at different scales in a rural catchment, UK, and implications for managing the unintended consequences of agriculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Granger, S. J., Upadhayay, H. and Collins, A. L. 2023. Hydro-chemical responses at different scales in a rural catchment, UK, and implications for managing the unintended consequences of agriculture. Environmental Research. 228, p. 115826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.115826

Investigating the effect of seismicity on spatial sediment sources and loads using the fingerprinting approach

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ashtari, N., Nosrati, K., Ommi, S. and Collins, A. L. 2023. Investigating the effect of seismicity on spatial sediment sources and loads using the fingerprinting approach. Catena. 227 (15 June), p. 107091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107091

Impact of Contrasting Poultry Exposures on Human, Poultry, and Wastewater Antibiotic Resistomes in Bangladesh

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Williams, A. D., Rousham, E., Neal, A. L., Amin, M. B., Hobman, J. L., Stekel, D. and Islam, M. A. 2023. Impact of Contrasting Poultry Exposures on Human, Poultry, and Wastewater Antibiotic Resistomes in Bangladesh. Microbiology Spectrum. 11 (6), pp. 10.1128/spectrum.01763-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01763-23

Post-farming land restoration schemes exhibit higher soil aggregate stability and organic carbon: Evidence in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Han, C., Song, M., Tang, Q, Wei, J., He, X. and Collins, A. L. 2023. Post-farming land restoration schemes exhibit higher soil aggregate stability and organic carbon: Evidence in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China. Catena. 227, p. 107099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107099

To own or not to own? Land tenure security and production risk in small-scale farming

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Oluseyi, K. O., Olagunju, K. A., Ogunniyi, A. I., Omotayo, A. O. and Oyetunde-Usman, Z. 2023. To own or not to own? Land tenure security and production risk in small-scale farming. Land Use Policy. 127, p. 106584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106584

The effect of shear-dependent flocculation on the multimodality of effective particle size distributions in a gravel-bed river during high flows

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Maltauro, R., Stone, M., Collins, A. L., Krishnappan, B. G. and Silins, U. 2023. The effect of shear-dependent flocculation on the multimodality of effective particle size distributions in a gravel-bed river during high flows. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 23, pp. 3589-3601. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-023-03455-5

Quantification of N and C cycling during aerobic composting, including automated direct measurement of N-2, N2O, NO, NH3, CO2 and CH4 emissions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cao, Y., Wang, X., Misselbrook, T. H., Wang, R., Zheng, X. and Ma, L. 2023. Quantification of N and C cycling during aerobic composting, including automated direct measurement of N-2, N2O, NO, NH3, CO2 and CH4 emissions. Science of the Total Environment. 857 (2), p. 159177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159177

Climate change effects on northern Spanish grassland-based dairy livestock systems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jebari, A., Dela Prado, A., Pardo, G. and Alvaro-Fuentes, J. 2023. Climate change effects on northern Spanish grassland-based dairy livestock systems. Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-05936-5

Sequestering organic carbon in soils through land use change and agricultural practices: a review

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wu, L. 2023. Sequestering organic carbon in soils through land use change and agricultural practices: a review. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering - FASE. 10 (2), pp. 210-225. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2022474

Residual correlation and ensemble modelling to improve crop and grassland models

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sandor, R., Ehrhardt, F., Grace, P., Recous, S., Smith, P., Snow, V., Soussana, J., Basso, B., Bhatia, A., Brilli, L., Doltra, J., Dorich, C. D., Doro, L., Fitton, N., Grant, B., Harrison, M. T., Skiba, U., Kirschbaum, M. U., Klumpp, K., Laville, P., Leonard, J., Martin, R., Massad, R. S., Moore, A. D., Myrgiotis, V., Pattey, E., Rolinski, S., Sharp, J., Smith, W., Wu, L., Zhang, Q. and Bellocchi, G. 2023. Residual correlation and ensemble modelling to improve crop and grassland models. Environmental Modelling and Software. 161, p. 105625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2023.105625

Using the colour of recent overbank sediment deposits in two large catchments to determine sediment sources for targeting mitigation of catchment-specific management issues

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pulley, S. and Collins, A. L. 2023. Using the colour of recent overbank sediment deposits in two large catchments to determine sediment sources for targeting mitigation of catchment-specific management issues. Journal of Environmental Management. 336, p. 117657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117657

Impacts of measured soil hydraulic conductivity on the space-time simulations of water and nitrogen cycling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, C., Shan, Y., Wang, Q., Harris, P., Liu, Y. and Wu, L. 2023. Impacts of measured soil hydraulic conductivity on the space-time simulations of water and nitrogen cycling. Catena. 226, p. 107058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107058

Using a multi-lens framework for landscape decisions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cole, B., Bradley, A. V., Willcock, S., Gardner, E., Allinson, E., Hagen-Zanker, A., Calo, A. J., Touza, J., Petrovskii, S., Yu, J. and Whelan, M. 2023. Using a multi-lens framework for landscape decisions. People and Nature. 5 (4), pp. 1050-1071. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10474

The value of volunteer surveillance for the early detection of biological invaders

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Van Den Bosch, F., McRoberts, N., Bourhis, Y., Parnell, S. and Hassall, K. L. 2023. The value of volunteer surveillance for the early detection of biological invaders. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 560, p. 111385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2022.111385

Gap-filling carbon dioxide, water, energy, and methane fluxes in challenging ecosystems - Comparing between methods, drivers, and gap-lengths

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhu, S., McCalmont, J., Cardenas, L. M., Cunliffe, A. M., Olde, L., Signori-Muller, C., Litvak, M. E. and Hill, T. 2023. Gap-filling carbon dioxide, water, energy, and methane fluxes in challenging ecosystems - Comparing between methods, drivers, and gap-lengths. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 332, p. 109365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109365

Use of a submersible spectrophotometer probe to fingerprint spatial suspended sediment sources at catchment scale

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lake, N., Martinez-Carreras, N., Iffly, J. F., Shaw, P. J. and Collins, A. L. 2023. Use of a submersible spectrophotometer probe to fingerprint spatial suspended sediment sources at catchment scale. Science of the Total Environment. 873, p. 162332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162332

Evidence of collaborative opportunities to ensure long-term sustainability in African farming

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
El-Fartassi, I., Milne, A. E., El Alami, R., Rafiqi, M., Hassall, K. L., Waine, T., Zawadzka, J., Diarra, A. and Corstanje, R. 2023. Evidence of collaborative opportunities to ensure long-term sustainability in African farming. Journal of Cleaner Production. 392, p. 136170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136170

Effect of different organic amendments on actual and achievable yields in a cereal-based cropping system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Albano, X., Whitmore, A. P., Sakrabani, O., Thomas, C. L., Sizmur, T., Ritz, K., Harris, J., Pawlett, M., Watts, C. W. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Effect of different organic amendments on actual and achievable yields in a cereal-based cropping system. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 23, pp. 2122-2137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01167-w

Regional differences in nitrogen balance and nitrogen use efficiency in the rice–livestock system of Uruguay

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Castillo, J., Kirk, G. J. D., Rivero, M. J. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Regional differences in nitrogen balance and nitrogen use efficiency in the rice–livestock system of Uruguay. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, p. 1104229. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1104229

Model Ensembles of Ecosystem Services Fill Global Certainty and Capacity Gaps

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Willcock, S., Hooftman, D. A. P., Neugarten, R. A., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Barredo, J. I., Hickler, T., Kindermann, G., Lewis, A. R., Lindeskog, M., Martinez-Lopez, J. and Bullock, J. M. 2023. Model Ensembles of Ecosystem Services Fill Global Certainty and Capacity Gaps. Science Advances. 9 (14), p. eadf5492. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf5492

Performance and enteric methane emissions from housed beef cattle fed silage produced on pastures with different forage profiles

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Meo-Filho, P., Hood, J., Lee, M. R. F., Fleming, H. R., Elayadeth-Meethal, M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2023. Performance and enteric methane emissions from housed beef cattle fed silage produced on pastures with different forage profiles. Animal. 17 (4), p. 100726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2023.100726

The uptake of selenium by perennial ryegrass in soils of different organic matter contents receiving sheep excreta

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kao, P-T., Buss, H. L., McGrath, S. P., Darch, T., Warren, H. E. and Lee, M. R. F. 2023. The uptake of selenium by perennial ryegrass in soils of different organic matter contents receiving sheep excreta. Plant and Soil. 486, pp. 639-659. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-05898-8

Modelling changes in soil structure caused by livestock treading

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Romero-Ruiz, A., Monaghan. R, Milne, A. E., Coleman, K., Cardenas, L. M., Segura, C. and Whitmore, A. P. 2023. Modelling changes in soil structure caused by livestock treading. Geoderma. 431, p. 116331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116331

Water chemistry of combined surface and subsurface runoff from the North Wyke Farm Platform, with hydrologically isolated catchments sown with different pasture types.

N - Datasets
Granger, S. J., Quincke, J. A., Carswell, A. M., Olde, L., Darch, T., Peukert, S., Horrocks, C. A., Dixon, E. R., Collins, A. L., Blackwell, M. S. A., Murray, P. J., Dungait, J. A. J. and Harris, P. 2023. Water chemistry of combined surface and subsurface runoff from the North Wyke Farm Platform, with hydrologically isolated catchments sown with different pasture types. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98v27

Temporal measurement of penetrometer resistance for 20 grassland sites on 4 contrasting soil types in South-West England

N - Datasets
Harrod, T. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2023. Temporal measurement of penetrometer resistance for 20 grassland sites on 4 contrasting soil types in South-West England. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98v26

Movement of micro- and macronutrients from sheep excreta to grass and leachate via soil

N - Datasets
Kao, P-T., Darch, T., Warren, H., McGrath, S. P., Buss, H.L. and Lee, M. R. F. 2023. Movement of micro- and macronutrients from sheep excreta to grass and leachate via soil. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98v24

GWmodelS A software for geographically weighted models

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lu, B., Hu, Y., Yang, D., Liu, Y., Liao, L., Yin, Z., Xia, T., Dong, Z., Harris, P., Brunsdon, C., Comber, A. and Dong, G. 2023. GWmodelS A software for geographically weighted models. SoftwareX. 21, p. 101291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2022.101291

Uncovering drivers of community-level house price dynamics through multiscale geographically weighted regression: A case study of Wuhan, China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lu, B., Ge, Y., Shi, Y., Zheng, J. and Harris, P. 2023. Uncovering drivers of community-level house price dynamics through multiscale geographically weighted regression: A case study of Wuhan, China. Spatial Statistics. 53, p. 100723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spasta.2022.100723

Response of soil health indicators to dung, urine and mineral fertilizer application in temperate pastures

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Segura, C., Horrocks, C. A., Lopez-Aizpun, M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Darch, T., Hood, J., Le Cocq, K., McAuliffe, G., Lee, M. R. F. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Response of soil health indicators to dung, urine and mineral fertilizer application in temperate pastures. Journal of Environmental Management. 330, p. 117096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117096

Optimal control of organic matter applications

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Putelat, T. and Whitmore, A. P. 2023. Optimal control of organic matter applications . European Journal of Agronomy. 143, p. 126713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2022.126713

Sediment source apportionment using geochemical composite signatures in a large and polluted river system with a semiarid-coastal interface, Brazil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nascimento, R. C., Maia, A .J., Agra Bezerra da Silva, Y. J., Amorim, F. F., Williams Araújo do Nascimento, C., Tiecher, T., Evrard, O., Collins, A. L., Biondi, C. M. and Agra Bezerra da Silva, Y. J. 2023. Sediment source apportionment using geochemical composite signatures in a large and polluted river system with a semiarid-coastal interface, Brazil. Catena. 220, Part B, p. 106710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106710

(Un)willingness to contribute financially towards advice surrounding diffuse water pollution - the perspectives of farmers and advisors

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chivers, C. and Collins, A. L. 2023. (Un)willingness to contribute financially towards advice surrounding diffuse water pollution - the perspectives of farmers and advisors. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. 29 (3), pp. 327-350. https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2022.2043917

Arable soil nitrogen dynamics reflect organic inputs via the extended composite phenotype

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Neal, A. L., Barrat, H., Bacq-Lebreuil, A., Qin, Y., Zhang, X., Takahashi, T., Rubio, V., Hughes, D. J., Clark, I. M., Cardenas, L. M., Gardiner, L., Krishna, R., Glendining, M. J., Ritz, K., Mooney, S. and Crawford, J. W. 2023. Arable soil nitrogen dynamics reflect organic inputs via the extended composite phenotype. Nature Food. 4, pp. 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00671-z

The fate of micronutrients in excreta of sheep supplemented with organic/inorganic micronutrients in a pasture system

F - Theses
Kao, P-T. 2022. The fate of micronutrients in excreta of sheep supplemented with organic/inorganic micronutrients in a pasture system. F - Theses University of Bristol Geology

A loss function to evaluate agricultural decision‑making under uncertainty: a case study of soil spectroscopy

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Breure, T., Haefele, S. M., Hannam, J. A., Corstanje, R., Webster, R., Moreno-Rojas, S. and Milne, A. E. 2022. A loss function to evaluate agricultural decision‑making under uncertainty: a case study of soil spectroscopy. Precision Agriculture. 23, pp. 1333 - 1353. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-022-09887-2

Communication and building social capital in community supported agriculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Furness, E., Bellamy, A. S., Clear, A., Finnigan, S. M., Meador, J. E., Mills, S., Milne, A. E. and Sharp, R. T. 2022. Communication and building social capital in community supported agriculture. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 12 (1), pp. 63-78. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.121.009

Early Detection and Spread of Tomato Powdery Mildew (TPM) in Commercial Greenhouses

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sokolidi, A., Webster, R., Milne, A. E., Clark, S. J., Clarkson, J., Bielik M., Morley, P. and West, J. S. 2022. Early Detection and Spread of Tomato Powdery Mildew (TPM) in Commercial Greenhouses. Phytopathology. 112 (11), pp. 49-49.

Optimisation of Cereal Farm Strategies for Mitigating Externalities Associated with Intensive Production

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Collins, A. L. and Zhang, Y. 2022. Optimisation of Cereal Farm Strategies for Mitigating Externalities Associated with Intensive Production. Water. 15 (1), p. 169. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15010169

Protein quality as a complementary functional unit in life cycle assessment (LCA)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
McAuliffe, G., Takahashi, T., Beal, T., Huppertz, T., Leroy, F., Buttriss, J., Collins, A. L., Drewnowski, A., McLaren, S. J., Ortenzi, F., Van der Pols, J., Van Vliet, S. and Lee, M. R. F. 2022. Protein quality as a complementary functional unit in life cycle assessment (LCA). International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 28 (2), pp. 146-155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-022-02123-z

A reconnaissance survey of channel bank particulate phosphorus concentrations, controls and estimated contributions to riverine loads across England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pulley, S., Zhang, Y., Copeland-Phillips, R., Vadher, A. N., Foster, I. D. L, Boardman, J. and Collins, A. L. 2022. A reconnaissance survey of channel bank particulate phosphorus concentrations, controls and estimated contributions to riverine loads across England. Hydrological Processes. 35 (12), p. e14785. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14785

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