Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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The North Wyke Farm Platform: Biodiversity Data

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Beaumont, D. A., Hawkins, J. M. B. and Harris, P. 2025. The North Wyke Farm Platform: Biodiversity Data. Rothamsted Research Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.993x2

Nitrogen use efficiency in mixed crop-livestock systems: insights for sustainable intensification

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pereyra, F., Castillo, J., Rovira, P., Ayala, W., Lee, M. R. F. and Rivero, M. J. 2025. Nitrogen use efficiency in mixed crop-livestock systems: insights for sustainable intensification. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 9, p. 1522557. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1522557

Optimizing stubble returning rate in mulched farmland to balance trade-offs between greenhouse gas emission and maize yield under climate change

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wu, L., Wang, B., Quan, H., Liu, D. L., Feng, H., Chen, F., Wu, L. and Yu, Q. 2025. Optimizing stubble returning rate in mulched farmland to balance trade-offs between greenhouse gas emission and maize yield under climate change. Field Crops Research. 328 (June), p. 109964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2025.109964

Spatiotemporal drought forecasting in Xinjiang’s irrigated agriculture: Model comparison and multi-source data integration

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mao, X., Zheng, J., Lu, B., Wang, R., Han, W. and Harris, P. 2025. Spatiotemporal drought forecasting in Xinjiang’s irrigated agriculture: Model comparison and multi-source data integration. Journal of Hydrology. 660 (B), p. 133483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133483

Beyond Proximity: A Review and Framework to Further Understanding of Greenspace Accessibility in the X-Minute City

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Schendl, A., Bullock, J. M., Menezes, R. and Willcock, S. 2025. Beyond Proximity: A Review and Framework to Further Understanding of Greenspace Accessibility in the X-Minute City. People and Nature. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70081

Trade-offs and synergies of ecosystem services in the hilly purple soil area of southwestern China: Implications for sustainable land management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, Y., Tang, Q., Zhang, H., Duan, D., Chen, P., Luo, Y., Wei, J., He, X., Yang, H. and Collins, A. L. 2025. Trade-offs and synergies of ecosystem services in the hilly purple soil area of southwestern China: Implications for sustainable land management. Journal of Mountain Science. 22 (6), pp. 2145-2158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-024-9399-9

NWFP_Daily_Data_QC_MV_Adjusted_Summary_Report_2012-01-01-2023-12-31

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Hawkins, J. M. B. 2025. NWFP_Daily_Data_QC_MV_Adjusted_Summary_Report_2012-01-01-2023-12-31. Rothamsted Research Rothamsted Research.

NWFP_Daily_Data_QC_Adjusted_Summary_Report_2012-01-01-2023-12-31

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Hawkins, J. M. B. 2025. NWFP_Daily_Data_QC_Adjusted_Summary_Report_2012-01-01-2023-12-31. Rothamsted Research Rothamsted Research.

NWFP_Daily_Data_Summary_Report_2012-01-01-2023-12-31

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Hawkins, J. M. B. 2025. NWFP_Daily_Data_Summary_Report_2012-01-01-2023-12-31. Rothamsted Research Rothamsted Research.

Decadal scale fire dynamics in savannas and forests of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rajashekar, P., Krishnan, A., Varma, V., Ratnam, J., Sankaran, M. and Lehmann, C. E. R. 2025. Decadal scale fire dynamics in savannas and forests of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 34, p. WF24174. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF24174

Farmer preferences for adopting drought-tolerant maize varieties: evidence from a choice experiment in Nigeria

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Oyetunde-Usman, Z. and Shee, A. 2025. Farmer preferences for adopting drought-tolerant maize varieties: evidence from a choice experiment in Nigeria. Renewable Agriculture And Food Systems. 40 (e10), p. 1014. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170524000346

Use of energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry to determine external markers in animal intake estimation trials

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ovani, V., Almeida, E. D., Perez-Marquez, S., Lima, P. D. M. T., Louvandini, H., Carvalho, H. W. P. D. and Abdalla, A. L. 2025. Use of energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry to determine external markers in animal intake estimation trials. Microchemical Journal. 212 (May), p. 113582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2025.113582

Trade-offs associated with changing cropping patterns in semi-arid areas of Morocco

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
El-Fartassi, I., Milne, A. E., Oulaid, B., Bezrhoud, Y., Metcalfe, H., Alonso Chavez, V., Coleman, K., Diarra, A., Alami, R. E., Prout, J., Waine, T., Zawadzka, J. and Corstanje, R. 2025. Trade-offs associated with changing cropping patterns in semi-arid areas of Morocco . Science of the Total Environment. 979, p. 179492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179492

Soil sample size and physical properties matter in experimental studies of the moisture and temperature response of soil respiration

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Li, Z. Y., Liu, Y., Huang, P. F., Liu, C. C., Yan, Z. F., Zhang, X. and Neal, A. L. 2025. Soil sample size and physical properties matter in experimental studies of the moisture and temperature response of soil respiration. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 208, p. 109870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109870

Agricultural land lacks resistance to water erosion during the wettest winters of the past decade

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Collins, A. L., Upadhayay, H., Zhang, Y., Olde, L. and Sint, H. M. 2025. Agricultural land lacks resistance to water erosion during the wettest winters of the past decade. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 389 (1 Sept), p. 109713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109713

Strategies to reduce CH4 and N2O emissions whilst maintaining crop yield in rice–wheat system under climate change using SPACSYS model

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, S., Sun, N., Mu, Z., Wang, F., Shi, X., Liu, C., Zhang, S., Wellens, S. Z., Longdoz, B., Meersmans, J., Colinet, G., Xu, M. and Wu, L. 2025. Strategies to reduce CH4 and N2O emissions whilst maintaining crop yield in rice–wheat system under climate change using SPACSYS model. Agricultural Systems. 226 (May), p. 104337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104337

Stream Invertebrate Responses to Fine Sediment Depend on the Organic and Inorganic Components

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
McKenzie, M., Collins, A. L., Davis, N. G., Hodson, R., Jones, J. I., Matthaei, C. D., Murphy, J. F., Wagenhoff, A. and Mathers, K. L. 2025. Stream Invertebrate Responses to Fine Sediment Depend on the Organic and Inorganic Components. Freshwater Biology. 70 (3), p. e70022. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.70022

Relationship between body temperature measured by infrared thermography and performance, feed efficiency and enteric gas emission of hair lambs

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Crisostomo, C., Bernardi, R. F., Gurgeira, D. N., Silveira, R. M. F., Vicentini, R. R, Perez-Marquez, S., Abdalla, A.L., Paro de Paz, C. C., Ferreira, J. and Dias da Costa, R. L 2025. Relationship between body temperature measured by infrared thermography and performance, feed efficiency and enteric gas emission of hair lambs. Journal of Thermal Biology. 127, p. 104070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2025.104070

Analysis of the relationship between vegetation indices and forage nutritional parameters in Mediterranean semi-arid rainfed grasslands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Toro-Mujica, P., Lozano-Parra, J. and Enriquez, D. 2025. Analysis of the relationship between vegetation indices and forage nutritional parameters in Mediterranean semi-arid rainfed grasslands. Journal of arid environments. 228 (June), p. 105344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2025.105344

Putting numbers to a metaphor: A Bayesian Belief Network with which to infer Soil Quality and Health

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassall, K. L., Zawadzka, J., Milne, A. E., Corstanje, R., Harris, J. A., Dailey, A. G., Keith, A. M., Glendining, M. J., McGrath, S. P., Todman, L. C., Alexander, P., Arnold, P., Bennett, A. J., Bhogal, A., Clark, J. M., Crotty, F. V., Horrocks, C., Noble, N., Rees, R., Shepherd, M., Stockdale, E. A., Tipping, E. W. and Whitmore, A. P. 2025. Putting numbers to a metaphor: A Bayesian Belief Network with which to infer Soil Quality and Health. European Journal of Agronomy. 168 (July), p. 127537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2025.127537

Carbon inventories: New opportunities and challenges for agriculture and forestry

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Damian, J. M., Cerri, C. E. P., Barioni, L. G., Cherubin, M. R., Bernoux, M., Conant, R. T., Galdos, M. V. and Collins, A. L. 2025. Carbon inventories: New opportunities and challenges for agriculture and forestry. Catena. 253 (1 June), p. 108887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.108887

An agent-based model of farmer decision making: Application to shared water resources in Arid and semi-arid regions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
El-Fartassi, I., Milne, A. E., Metcalfe, H., El Alami, R., Diarra, A., Alonso Chavez, V., Zawadzka, J., Waine, T. W. and Constanje, R. 2025. An agent-based model of farmer decision making: Application to shared water resources in Arid and semi-arid regions. Agricultural Water Management. 310 (April), p. 109357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109357

Evaluating the efficacy of a novel multi-component feed additive for methane mitigation and performance enhancement in sheep

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rivero, M. J., Ayoob-Khan, A., Akpensuen, T., De-Meo-Filho, P., Perez-Marquez, S. and Jones, A. 2025. Evaluating the efficacy of a novel multi-component feed additive for methane mitigation and performance enhancement in sheep. Ruminants. 5 (2), p. 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ruminants5020017

Global Warming Potential of farming systems across England: possible mitigation and co-benefits for water quality and biodiversity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y. and Collins, A. L. 2025. Global Warming Potential of farming systems across England: possible mitigation and co-benefits for water quality and biodiversity. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 45, p. 22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-025-01015-4

The influence of large-scale climate patterns on sediment loss from agricultural land-exploration using an instrumented field and catchment scale platform

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Granger, S. J., Upadhayay, H., Castelle, B. and Collins, A. L. 2025. The influence of large-scale climate patterns on sediment loss from agricultural land-exploration using an instrumented field and catchment scale platform. Environmental Research Letters. 20, p. 044023. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adbd55

Designing virtual maize cultivars with optimal planting date and density can improve yield and water use efficiency under plastic mulching conditions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wu, L., Wang, B., Quan, H., De Li Liu, Feng, H., Chen, F. and Wu, L. 2025. Designing virtual maize cultivars with optimal planting date and density can improve yield and water use efficiency under plastic mulching conditions. Field Crops Research. 322 (March), p. 109723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109723

Socio-economic factors constrain climate change adaptation in a tropical export crop

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Varma, V., Mosedale, J. R., Guzman-Alvarez, J. A. and Bebber, D. P. 2025. Socio-economic factors constrain climate change adaptation in a tropical export crop. Nature Food. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-025-01130-1

Livestock farmer-reported knowledge and attitudes regarding agroforestry planning and management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
De-Sousa, K. T., Wright, M., Cardenas, L. M., Deniz, M., Dittrich, J. R., Hotzel, M. J. and Enriquez-Hidalgo, D. 2025. Livestock farmer-reported knowledge and attitudes regarding agroforestry planning and management. Agroforestry Systems. 99 (28). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-01115-2

Interoperability for ecosystem service assessments: Why, how, who, and for whom?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bagstad, K. J., Balbi, S., Adamo, G., Athanasiadis, I. N., Affinito, F., Willcock, S., Magrach, A., Hayashi, K., Harmackova, Z. V., Niamir, A., Smets, B., Buchhorn, M., Drakou, E. G., Alfieri, A., Edens, B., Morales, L. G., Vari, A., Sanz, M. and Villa, F. 2025. Interoperability for ecosystem service assessments: Why, how, who, and for whom? Ecosystem Services. 72 (April), p. 101705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2025.101705

Carbon footprints of greenhouse gas mitigation measures for a grass-based beef cattle finishing system in the UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jebari, A., Takahashi, T., Lee, M. R. F., Collins, A. L., Coleman, K., Carswell, A. M., Segura, C., Cardenas, L. M. and Mcauliffe, G. 2025. Carbon footprints of greenhouse gas mitigation measures for a grass-based beef cattle finishing system in the UK. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-025-02428-9

A dataset of large ensemble of CMIP6-based transient climate scenarios for impact assessment in Great Britain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Semenov, M. A., Senapati, N., Coleman, K. and Collins, A. L. 2025. A dataset of large ensemble of CMIP6-based transient climate scenarios for impact assessment in Great Britain. Data in Brief. 61, p. 111695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2025.111695

Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Baker, T. R., Adu-Bredu, S., Affum-Baffoe, K., Aiba, S., Akite, P., Ashton, P., Alexiades, M., Almeida, E., Almeida de Oliveira, E., Alvarez Davila, E., Amani, C., Andrade, A., Aragao, L., Araujo-Murakami, A., Arets, E., Arroyo, L., Baisie, M., Balee, W., Balinga, M., Banin, L. F., Banki, O., Baraloto, C., Barroso, J., Bastin, J., Beeckman, H., Begne, S., Bengone, N. N., Berry, N., Betian, W., Bezard, V., Blanc, L., Boeckx, P., Bonal, D., Bongers, F., Brearley, F. Q., Brienen, R., Brown, F., Bt Nasaradin, M., Burban, B., Burslem, D. F., Camargo, P., Camargo, J. L., Castro, W., Ceron, C., Chama Moscoso, V., Chapman, C., Chave, J., Chezeaux, E., Collins, M., Comiskey, J., Coomes, D., Cornejo Valverde, F., Costa, F. R., Cuni-Sanchez, A., Costa, L. D., Daly, D. C., Dancak, M., Daniels, A., Dargie, G., Davies, S., De Canniere, C., De Haulleville, T., Del Aguila Pasquel, J., Derroire, G., Dexter, K. G., Di Fiore, T., Djuikouo, M-N. K., Doucet, J., Droissart, V., Eilu, G., Emillio, T., Engel, J., Enock, B. Y., Evouna Ondo, F., Ewango, C., Fauset, S., Feldpausch, T. R., Fitriadi, M., Flores Llampazo, G., Foli, E. G., Fredriksson, G. ., Galbraith, D. R., Gilpin, M., Gloor, E., Gonmadje, C., Guillen Villaroel, R., Hall, J., Hamer, K. C., Hamilton, A., Hardy, O., Hart, T., Hedl, R., Herrera, R., Higuchi, N., Hladik, C. M., Honorio Coronado, E, Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, I., Huasco, W. H., Hubau, W., Idhamsyah, M., Ismail, S. A., Jeffery, K., Jimenez, E., Jucker, T., Kearsley, E., Kho, L. K., Killeen, T., Kitayama, K., Laurance, W., Laurance, S., Leal, M., Lewis, S. L., Lhota, S., Lindsell, J., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Lovett, J., Lowe, R., Magnusson, W. E., Makana, J., Malhi, Y., Marimon, B., Junior, B. H. M., Marshall, A., Maycock, C., Mbayu, F., Mendoza, C., Mendoza Polo, I., Metali, F., Mihindou, V., Monteagudo-Mendoza, A., Moore, S., Mucunguzi, P., Mukinzi, J., Munishi, P., Nagy, L., Naisso, P. ., Neill, D., Nogueira Lima, A., Nunez Vargas, P., Ojo, L., Palacios, W., Pallqui Camacho, N., Parada Gutierrez, A., Peacock, J., Peh, K. S-H., Pena Cruz, A., Pendry, C., Pennington, T., Penuela-Mora, M. C., Petronelli, P., Phillips, O. L., Pickavance, G., Pipoly, J., Pitman, N., Poulsen, A. D., Prance, G. T., Prieto, A., Primack, R. B., Qie, L., Queenborough, S. A., Sunderland, T., Quesada, C., Ramirez Arevalo, F., Ramirez-Angulo, H., Reitsma, J., Rejou-Mechain, M., Roopsind, A., Rovero, F., Rutishauser, E., Salim, K. A., Salomao, R., Samsoedin, I., Saparudin, M. S., Schietti, J., Segovia, R. A., Serrano, J., Serudia, R., Sheil, D., Silva, N., Silva Espejo, J., Silveira, M., Simo-Droissart, M., Singh, J., Sonke, B., De Sousa, T. E. L., Stropp, J., Sukri, R., Sunderland, T., Svatek, M., Swaine, M., Taedoumg, H., Talbot, J., Tan, S., Taplin, J., Taylor, D., Ter Steege, H., Terborgh, J., Torres-Lezama, A., Tshibamba Mukendi, J., Tuagben, D., Van de Meer, P., Van der Heijden, G., Van der Hout, P., Van Nieuwstadt, M., Van Ulft, B., Vasquez Martinez, R., Vernimmen, R., Vinceti, B., Vieira, S., Vieira, I. C. G., Vilanova Torre, E., Vleminckx, J., White, L., Willcock, S., Williams, M., Woods, J. T., Yao, T. L., Yassir, I., Zagt, R. and Zemagho, L. 2025. Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras. Scientific Reports. 15 (4695). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84367-3

Nature–based nutrient management through returning agricultural organic waste enhances soil aggregate organic carbon stability

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, Y., Yao, Y., Han, B., Willcock, S., Storkey, J., Dong, X., Zhong, Y., Wang, X., Deng, Y., Zhang, W., Li, Q., Chen, X. and Li, Z. 2025. Nature–based nutrient management through returning agricultural organic waste enhances soil aggregate organic carbon stability. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 381 (109467). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109467

The North Wyke Farm Platform: Forage Quantity and Quality Data

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Hawkins, J. M. B., Beaumont, D. A., Taylor, H., Jones, A.G. and Harris, P. 2025. The North Wyke Farm Platform: Forage Quantity and Quality Data. Rothamsted Research Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.992wy

Emerging opportunities and research questions for green ammonia adoption in agriculture and beyond

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Garvey, S. M., Davidson, E. A., Wagner-Riddle, C., Collins, A. L., Houser, M., Li, T., MacDonald, G. K., Kanter, M. T. D., Kyle, P., Wu, N., Congreves, K. A., Wang, Y., Cardenas, L. M. and Zhang, X. 2025. Emerging opportunities and research questions for green ammonia adoption in agriculture and beyond. Nature Reviews Clean Technology. 1, pp. 10-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44359-024-00012-2

Achieving net-zero agriculture in Africa: perspective on policies, challenges, and opportunities

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Akpensuen, T. T and Rivero, M. J. 2025. Achieving net-zero agriculture in Africa: perspective on policies, challenges, and opportunities. Sustainability Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-025-01666-y

Make African grasslands climate-change resilient

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Akpensuen, T. T., Cartmill, A. D., Perez-Marquez, S, Sheridan, H., Lee, M. R. F. and Rivero, M. J. 2025. Make African grasslands climate-change resilient. Communications Earth & Environment. 6 (111). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02109-3

Early detection strategies for invading tree pests: Targeted surveillance and stakeholder perspectives

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Alonso Chavez, V., Brown, N., Van Den Bosch, F., Parnell, S., Dyke, A., Hall, C., Karlsdottir, B., Marzano, M., Morris, J., O’Brien, L., Williams, D. and Milne, A. E. 2025. Early detection strategies for invading tree pests: Targeted surveillance and stakeholder perspectives. Journal of Applied Ecology. pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70009

Derived datasets of daily weather, near surface soil status, flow rates and concentrations of nitrogen species from the North Wyke Farm Platform, England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y., Hawkins, J. M. B., Sint, H. M. and Collins, A. L. 2025. Derived datasets of daily weather, near surface soil status, flow rates and concentrations of nitrogen species from the North Wyke Farm Platform, England. Data in Brief. 59 (22 January), p. 111324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2025.111324

Longitudinal Variability in the Oxygen Demand of Channel Bed Matrix Sediment in a UK Agricultural Catchment: Implications for Managing the Sediment Problem

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pulley, S., Reigate, C. and Collins, A. L. 2025. Longitudinal Variability in the Oxygen Demand of Channel Bed Matrix Sediment in a UK Agricultural Catchment: Implications for Managing the Sediment Problem. River Research and Applications. 41 (6), pp. 1270-1281. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4444

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