Net Zero and Resilient Farming
| Title | Net Zero and Resilient Farming |
|---|---|
| Type | Science Department |
| Institute | Rothamsted Research |
| Head | Adrian Collins |
| Executive Assistant | Kirsty Tooke |
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Prioritizing conservation sites for multi-pond systems to maintain protection of water quality in a fragmented agricultural catchment
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, H., Bao, Y., He, X., Lv, J., Tang, Q., Qin, X. and Collins, A. L. 2025. Prioritizing conservation sites for multi-pond systems to maintain protection of water quality in a fragmented agricultural catchment. Water Research. 268 (B), p. 122763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122763
Seasonal dynamics of forage nutrition in smallholder goat production systems in Malawi
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cooke, A., Mvula, W., Nalivata, P., Ventura-Cordero, J., Gwiriri, L. C., Takahashi, T., Morgan, E. R., Lee, M. R. and Safalaoh, A. 2024. Seasonal dynamics of forage nutrition in smallholder goat production systems in Malawi. African Journal of Range & Forage Science. https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2024.2428295
The effect of nitrogen input on methane uptake in a wet and a dry year from a temperate desert steppe
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Yue, P., Li, K., Hu, Y., Qiao, J., Song, Z., Wang, S., Misselbrook, T. H. and Zuo, X. 2024. The effect of nitrogen input on methane uptake in a wet and a dry year from a temperate desert steppe. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 261 (15 Feb), p. 110327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110327
Loss of trace elements from agricultural soil
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Comber, S. D. W, Schindler, R. J., Blackwell, M. S. A. and Darch, T. 2024. Loss of trace elements from agricultural soil. Environmental Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2024.2423907
How Tillage System Affects the Soil Carbon Dioxide Emission and Wheat Plants Physiological State
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sawinska, Z., Radzikowska-Kujawska, D., Blecharczyk, A., Switek, S., Piechota, T., Cieslak, A., Cardenas, L. M., Louro-Lopez, A., Gregory, A. S., Coleman, K. and Lark, R. M. 2024. How Tillage System Affects the Soil Carbon Dioxide Emission and Wheat Plants Physiological State. Agronomy. 14 (10), p. 2220. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14102220
Integrating human behaviour and epidemiological modelling: unlocking the remaining challenges
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hill, E. M., Ryan, M., Haw, D., Lynche, M. P., McCabe, R., Milne, A. E., Turner, M. S., Vedhara, K., Zeng, F., Barons, M. J., Nixon, E. J., Parnell, S. and Bolton, K. J. 2024. Integrating human behaviour and epidemiological modelling: unlocking the remaining challenges. Mathematics in Medical and Life Sciences. 1 (1), p. 2429479. https://doi.org/10.1080/29937574.2024.2429479
Advancing mechanistic understanding of cohesive sediment transport: Integrating flume experiments, field measurements, and modelling approaches in a gravel-bed river
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Maltauro, R., Stone, M., Collins, A. L. and Krishnappan, B.G. 2024. Advancing mechanistic understanding of cohesive sediment transport: Integrating flume experiments, field measurements, and modelling approaches in a gravel-bed river. Science of the Total Environment. 956 (177301). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177301
How the Global Burden of Animal Diseases links to the Global Burden of Crop Loss: a food systems perspective
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Szyniszewska, A. M., Simpkins, K. M., Thomas, L., Beale, T., Milne, A. E., Brown, M. E., Taylor, B., Oliver, G., Bebber, D. P., Woolman, T., Mahmood, S., Murphy, C., Huntington, B. and Finegold, C. 2024. How the Global Burden of Animal Diseases links to the Global Burden of Crop Loss: a food systems perspective. Scientific and Technical Review. 43, pp. 177-188. https://doi.org/10.20506/rst.43.3530
DGCNN approach links metagenome-derived taxon and functional information providing insight into global soil organic carbon
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gardiner, L., Marshall, M., Reusch, K., Dearden, C., Birmingham, M., Carrieri, A. P., Pyzer-Knapp, E. O., Krishna, R. and Neal, A. L. 2024. DGCNN approach links metagenome-derived taxon and functional information providing insight into global soil organic carbon. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes. 10, p. 113. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-024-00583-9
Validating a cassava production spatial disaggregation model in sub-Saharan Africa
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassall, K. L., Alonso Chavez, V., Sint, H. M., Helps, J., Abidrabo, P., Okao-Okuja, G., Eboulem, R. G., Amoakon, W. J., Otron, D. H. and Szyniszewska, A. 2024. Validating a cassava production spatial disaggregation model in sub-Saharan Africa. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312734
Soil organic carbon storage impacts on crop yields in rice-based cropping systems under different long-term fertilisation
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, S., Sun, N., Zhang, S., Longdoz, B., Wellens, J., Meersmans, J., Colinet, G., Wu, L. and Xu, M. 2024. Soil organic carbon storage impacts on crop yields in rice-based cropping systems under different long-term fertilisation. European Journal of Agronomy. 161 (November), p. 127357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2024.127357
The River Rother: a long history of change and human interference
B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Foster, I., Boardman, J., Collins, A. L., Copeland-Phillips, R., Evans, J. and Vadher, A. 2024. The River Rother: a long history of change and human interference. in: Boardman, J. and Foster, I. (ed.) The Rother Valley: A short history of a lowland English river catchment and prospects for future management Oxford Oxbow Books, Oxford . pp. 135-159
Health impact of policies to reduce agriculture-related air pollutants in the UK: The relative contribution of change in PM 2.5 exposure and diets to morbidity and mortality
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pastorino, S., Milojevic, A., Green, R., Beck, R., Carnell, E., Colombo, P., Misselbrook, T. H., Miller, M., Reis, S., Tomlinson, S., Vieno, M. and Milner, J. 2024. Health impact of policies to reduce agriculture-related air pollutants in the UK: The relative contribution of change in PM 2.5 exposure and diets to morbidity and mortality. Environmental Research. 262 (2), p. 119923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.119923
Design and performance of the Climate Change Initiative Biomass global retrieval algorithm
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Santoro, M., Cartus, O., Quegan, S., Kay, H., Lucas, R. M., Araza, A., Herold, M., Labriere, N., Chave, J., Rosenqvist, A., Tadono, T., Kobayashi, K., Kellndorfer, J., Avitabile, V., Brown, H., Carreiras, J., Campbell, M. J., Cavlovic, J., Bispo, P. D. C., Gilani, H., Khan, M. L., Kumar, A., Lewis, S. L., Liang, J., Mitchard, E. T., Pascagaza, A. M. P., Phillips, O. L., Ryan, C. M., Saikia, P., Schepaschenko, D., Sukhdeo, H., Verbeeck, H., Vieilledent, G., Wijaya, A., Willcock, S. and Seifert, F. M. 2024. Design and performance of the Climate Change Initiative Biomass global retrieval algorithm. Science of Remote Sensing. 10 (December), p. 100169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srs.2024.100169
Communications enhance sustainable intentions despite other ongoing crises
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nguyen, N. T. H., Willcock, S. and Hassan, L. M. 2024. Communications enhance sustainable intentions despite other ongoing crises. Sustainability Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-024-01556-9
Far-future hydrology will differentially change the phosphorus transfer continuum
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mellander, P-E., Ezzati, G., Murphy, C., Jordan, P., Pulley, S. and Collins, A. L. 2024. Far-future hydrology will differentially change the phosphorus transfer continuum. Discover Geoscience. 2 (60). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44288-024-00067-5
Regional analysis of specific suspended sediment loads in northern Iran using multivariate statistical techniques
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khaleghia, S., Nosrati, K., Kebriyaeizadeh-Kachourestaghi, S. and Collins, A. L. 2024. Regional analysis of specific suspended sediment loads in northern Iran using multivariate statistical techniques. Hydrological Sciences Journal. pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2024.2402487
Impacts of changing weather patterns on the dynamics of water pollutants in agricultural catchments: Insights from 11-year high temporal resolution data analysis
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ezzati, G., Collins, A. L., Pulley, S., Galloway, J., Hawtree, D. and Mellander, P. 2024. Impacts of changing weather patterns on the dynamics of water pollutants in agricultural catchments: Insights from 11-year high temporal resolution data analysis. Journal of Hydrology. 644 (November), p. 132122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132122
Individual animal liveweight and daily liveweight gain, and pasture herbage mass recorded in a dairy x beef grazing study comparing contrasting grazing methods: set-stocked versus cell-grazed on a temperate permanent pasture.
N - Datasets
Morgan, S. and Rivero, M. J. 2024. Individual animal liveweight and daily liveweight gain, and pasture herbage mass recorded in a dairy x beef grazing study comparing contrasting grazing methods: set-stocked versus cell-grazed on a temperate permanent pasture. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.991v9
Evaluating Urban Land Resource Carrying Capacity With Geographically Weighted Principal Component Analysis: A Case Study in Wuhan, China
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lu, B., Shi, Y., Qin, S., Yue, P., Zheng, J. and Harris, P. 2024. Evaluating Urban Land Resource Carrying Capacity With Geographically Weighted Principal Component Analysis: A Case Study in Wuhan, China. Transactions in GIS. https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.13241
CO2 fluxes from three different temperate grazed pastures using Eddy covariance measurements
N - Datasets
Olde, L., Loick, N. and Cardenas, L. M. 2024. CO2 fluxes from three different temperate grazed pastures using Eddy covariance measurements. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.99192
No evidence of increased forest loss from a mining rush in Madagascar's eastern rainforests
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Devenish, K., Willcock, S., Goodenough, K. M., Heriniaina, R., Rakotonarivo, O. S. and Jones, J. P. 2024. No evidence of increased forest loss from a mining rush in Madagascar's eastern rainforests. Communications Earth & Environment. 5 (1), p. 489. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01655-6
Comparative study using spectroscopic and mineralogical fingerprinting for suspended sediment source apportionment in a river-reservoir system
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Das, A., Remesan, R., Chakraborty, S., Collins, A. L. and Gupta, A. K. 2024. Comparative study using spectroscopic and mineralogical fingerprinting for suspended sediment source apportionment in a river-reservoir system. Earth Surface Processes And Landforms. 49 (13), pp. 4355-4370. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5972
Ruminant Grazing Lands in the Tropics Silvopastoral Systems and Tithonia diversifolia as Tools with Potential to Promote Sustainability
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kruger, A. M., Lima, P. D. M. T., Ovani, V., Perez-Marquez, S., Louvandini, H. and Abdalla, A. L. 2024. Ruminant Grazing Lands in the Tropics Silvopastoral Systems and Tithonia diversifolia as Tools with Potential to Promote Sustainability. Agronomy. 14 (7), p. 1386. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071386
Investigating the efficacy of purified tannin extracts from underutilized temperate forages in reducing enteric methane emissions in vitro
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Verma, S., Akpensuen, T., Wolffram, S., Salminen, J-P., Taube, F., Blank, R., Kluss, C. and Malisch, C. S. 2024. Investigating the efficacy of purified tannin extracts from underutilized temperate forages in reducing enteric methane emissions in vitro. Scientific Reports. 14, p. 12578. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63434-9
The role of ruminant urine and faeces in the recycling of nutrients by forages
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kao, P., McGrath, S. P., Buss, H. L., Darch, T., Warren, H. E., Mcauliffe, G., Cardenas, L. M., Blackwell, M. S. A. and Lee, M. R. F. 2024. The role of ruminant urine and faeces in the recycling of nutrients by forages. Scientific Reports. 14, p. 16007. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66648-z
What evidence exists relating the impact of different grassland management practices to soil carbon in livestock systems? A systematic map protocol.
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rousset, C., Segura, C., Gilgen, A., Alfaro, M., Mendes, L. A., Dodd, M., Dashpurev, B., Bastidas, M., Rivera, J., Merbold, L. and Vázquez, E. 2024. What evidence exists relating the impact of different grassland management practices to soil carbon in livestock systems? A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence. 13, p. 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-024-00345-2
Assessing the impacts of climate change on crop yields, soil organic carbon sequestration and N<sub>2</sub>O emissions in wheat-maize rotation systems.
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, S., Sun, N., Zhang, X., Hu, C., Wang, Y., Xiong, W., Zhang, S., Colinet, G., Xu, M. and Wu, L. 2024. Assessing the impacts of climate change on crop yields, soil organic carbon sequestration and N<sub>2</sub>O emissions in wheat-maize rotation systems. Soil & Tillage Research. 240 (August), p. 106088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2024.106088
Grazing decreases net ecosystem carbon exchange by decreasing shrub and semi-shrub biomass in a desert steppe.
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ju, X., Wang, B., Wu, L., Zhang, X., Wu, Q. and Han, G. 2024. Grazing decreases net ecosystem carbon exchange by decreasing shrub and semi-shrub biomass in a desert steppe. Ecology and Evolution. 14 (6), p. e11528. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11528
N losses from an andisol via gaseous N2O and N2 emissions increase with increasing ruminant urinary–N deposition rate
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ramirez-Sandoval, M., Loick, N., Pinochet, D, Lopez, M., Rivero, M. J. and Cardenas, L. M. 2024. N losses from an andisol via gaseous N2O and N2 emissions increase with increasing ruminant urinary–N deposition rate. Nitrogen. 5 (2), pp. 254-265. https://doi.org/10.3390/nitrogen5020017
Processed high resolution rainfall, flow rate, sediment and nitrate concentration data
N - Datasets
Zhang, Y. and Collins, A. L. 2024. Processed high resolution rainfall, flow rate, sediment and nitrate concentration data. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.99117
Spatial and temporal measurement of soil moisture and nitrogen in a pasture field
N - Datasets
Wang, Q., Shan, Y., Morten, C., Hunt, J., Harris, P. and Wu, L. 2024. Spatial and temporal measurement of soil moisture and nitrogen in a pasture field. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.9910x
A dataset of CMIP6-based climate scenarios for climate change impact assessment in Great Britain
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Semenov, M. A., Senapati, N., Coleman, K. and Collins, A. L. 2024. A dataset of CMIP6-based climate scenarios for climate change impact assessment in Great Britain. Data in Brief. 55 (4 July), p. 110709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110709
Spatial Variation in the Integrated Assessment of Pasture Dynamics and Soil Health on the North Wyke Farm Platform
N - Datasets
Yan, J., Ye, H., Le-Grice, P., Beaumont, D. A., Darch, T. and Hodge, J. A. 2024. Spatial Variation in the Integrated Assessment of Pasture Dynamics and Soil Health on the North Wyke Farm Platform. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.990y5
Threeruns Carabid dataset
N - Datasets
Jowett, K., Milne, A. E., Garrett, D., Blumgart, D., Potts, S. G., Senapathi, D. and Storkey, J. 2024. Threeruns Carabid dataset. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.990y0
Using a multi-scale approach to examine the effects of field margins and landscape features on predatory carabid communities in crop fields
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jowett, K., Milne, A. E., Garrett, D., Blumgart, D., Potts, S. G., Senapathi, D. and Storkey, J. 2024. Using a multi-scale approach to examine the effects of field margins and landscape features on predatory carabid communities in crop fields . Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 373 (1 October), p. 109115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109115
Ammonium enrichment in livestock manure driven by ammonia-abatement practices can reduce nitrous oxide emissions
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cao, Y., Wang, X., Zhang, L., Bai, Z., Smith, P., Misselbrook, T. H., Wu, D. and Ma, L. 2024. Ammonium enrichment in livestock manure driven by ammonia-abatement practices can reduce nitrous oxide emissions. One Earth. 7 (4), pp. 687-696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2024.02.007
Comparative sanitation data from high-frequency phone surveys across 3 countries.
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lewis, A. R., Bell, A. R., Casas, A., Kupiec-Teahan, B., Sanchez, J. M., Willcock, S., Anciano, F., Barrington, D. J., Dube, M., Hutchings, P., Karani, C., Llaxacondor, A., Lopez, H., Mdee, A. L., Ofori, A. D., Riungu, J. N., Russel, K. C. and Parker, A. H. 2024. Comparative sanitation data from high-frequency phone surveys across 3 countries. Data in Brief. 55 (August), p. 110635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110635
A framework for evaluating the value of agricultural pest management decision support systems
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Helps, J., Van den Bosch, F., Paveley, N., Jorgensen, L. N., Holst, N. and Milne, A. E. 2024. A framework for evaluating the value of agricultural pest management decision support systems. European Journal of Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-024-02878-1
Assessing nutritional quality and gas production kinetics: incorporating Tithonia diversifolia into sugarcane silage
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Takahashi, L. S., Costa, R. L. D. D., Perez-Marquez, S., Niderkorn, V., Lugo, F. C. and Abdalla, A. L. 2024. Assessing nutritional quality and gas production kinetics: incorporating Tithonia diversifolia into sugarcane silage. Agroforestry Systems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-01007-5
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