Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Trade-offs between forage nutrition and ruminant carrying capacity in response to fertiliser application – Findings from the Park Grass Long-Term Experiment (1860-2020)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cooke, A., Storkey, J., Acquah, G., Lee, M. R. F. and Rivero, M. J. 2025. Trade-offs between forage nutrition and ruminant carrying capacity in response to fertiliser application – Findings from the Park Grass Long-Term Experiment (1860-2020). Field Crops Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2025.109791

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

Encapsulating Spatially Varying Relationships with a Generalized Additive Model

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Comber, A., Harris, P., Murakami, D., Nakaya, T., Tsutsumida, N., Yoshida, T. and Brunsdon, C. 2024. Encapsulating Spatially Varying Relationships with a Generalized Additive Model. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 13 (12), p. 459. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13120459

Role of Liming and Nitrogen Input in Determining Low Nitrogen Leaching Losses in Volcanic Soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Alfaro, M. A., Cardenas, L. M., Salazar F., Hatch, D. and Ramirez, L. 2024. Role of Liming and Nitrogen Input in Determining Low Nitrogen Leaching Losses in Volcanic Soils. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-024-02184-z

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

Tree demographics and soil charcoal evidence of fire disturbances in an inaccessible forest atop the Mount Lico inselberg, Mozambique

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mustaphi, C. J. C., Platts, P. J., Willcock, S., Timberlake, J. R., Osborne, J., Matimele, H., Osgood, H. S., Muiruri, V. M., Gehrels, M., Bayliss, J. and Marchant, R. 2024. Tree demographics and soil charcoal evidence of fire disturbances in an inaccessible forest atop the Mount Lico inselberg, Mozambique. Plants, people, planet. 7 (1), pp. 229-244. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10585

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

Identifying pathways to more sustainable farming using archetypes and Multi-Objective Optimisation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Butikofer, L., Goodwin, C. E., Varma, V., Evans, P. M., Redhead, J. W., Bullock, J. M., Pywell, R. F., Mead, A., Richter, G. M. and Storkey, J. 2024. Identifying pathways to more sustainable farming using archetypes and Multi-Objective Optimisation. Ecological Indicators. 166 (sept), p. 112433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112433

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