Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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Significant structural evolution of a long-term fallow soil in response to agricultural management practices requires at least 10 years after conversion

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bacq-Labreuil, A., Neal, A. L., Crawford, J. W., Mooney, S. J., Akkari, E., Zhang, X., Clark, I. M. and Ritz, K. 2020. Significant structural evolution of a long-term fallow soil in response to agricultural management practices requires at least 10 years after conversion. European Journal of Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13037

Fate and transfer of heavy metals following repeated biogas slurry application in a rice-wheat crop rotation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tang, Y., Wang, L., Carswell, A. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Shen, J. and Han, J. 2020. Fate and transfer of heavy metals following repeated biogas slurry application in a rice-wheat crop rotation. Journal of Environmental Management. 270, p. 110938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110938

Sediment source fingerprinting: benchmarking recent outputs, remaining challenges and emerging themes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Collins, A. L., Blackwell, M. S. A., Boeckx, P., Chivers, C-A., Emelko, M., Evrad, O., Foster, I., Gellis, A., Gholami, H., Granger, S. J., Harris, P., Horowitz, A. J., Laceby, J. P., Martinez-Carreras, N., Minella, J., Mol, L., Nosrati, K., Pulley, S., Silins, U., Da Silva, Y. J., Stone, M., Tiecher, T., Upadhayay, H. and Zhang, Y. 2020. Sediment source fingerprinting: benchmarking recent outputs, remaining challenges and emerging themes. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 20, pp. 4160-4193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-020-02755-4

Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pilotto, F., Kuhn, I., Adrian, R., Alber, R., Alignier, A., Andrews, C., Back, J., Barbaro, L., Beaumont, D. A., Beenaerts, N., Benham, S., Boukal, D. S., Bretagnolle, V., Camatti, E., Canullo, R., Cardoso, P. G., Ens, B. J., Everaert, G., Evtimova, V., Feuchtmayr, H., Garcia-Gonzalez, R., Garcia, D. G., Grandin, U., Gutowski, J. M., Hadar, L., Halada, L., Halassy, M., Hummel, H., Huttunen, K., Jaroszewicz, B., Jensen, T. C., Kalivoda, H., Schmidt, I. K., Kroncke, I., Leinonen, R., Martinho, F., Meesenburg, H., Meyer, J., Minerbi, S., Monteith, D., Nikolov, B. P., Oro, D., Ozolins, D., Padedda, B. M., Pallett, D., Pansera, M., Pardal, M. A., Petriccione, B., Pipan, T., Poyry, J., Schafer, S. M., Schaub, M., Schneider, S. C., Skuja, A., Soetaert, K., Springe, G., Stanchev, R., Stockan, J. A., Stoll, S., Sundqvist, L., Thimonier, A., Hoey, G. V., Ryckegem, G. V., Visser, M. E. and Haase, S. V. &. P. 2020. Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe. Nature Communications. 11, p. 3486. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17171-y

Sediment loss in response to scheduled pasture ploughing and reseeding: The importance of soil moisture content in controlling risk

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pulley, S. and Collins, A. L. 2020. Sediment loss in response to scheduled pasture ploughing and reseeding: The importance of soil moisture content in controlling risk. Soil & Tillage Research. 204, p. 104746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2020.104746

A new integrated data mining model to map spatial variation in the susceptibility of land to act as a source of aeolian dust

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gholami, H., Mohammadifar, A., Pourghasemi, H. R. and Collins, A. L. 2020. A new integrated data mining model to map spatial variation in the susceptibility of land to act as a source of aeolian dust. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10168-6

Crop Sequence Generator (Version v1.0)

J - Computer programs
Metcalfe, H. 2020. Crop Sequence Generator (Version v1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3751018

Spatial Modelling of Within-Field Weed Populations - a Review

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Somerville, G. J., Sonderskov, M., Mathiassen, S. K. and Metcalfe, H. 2020. Spatial Modelling of Within-Field Weed Populations - a Review. Agronomy. 10 (7), p. 1044. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10071044

What is a good level of soil organic matter? An index based on organic carbon to clay ratio

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Prout, J. M., Shepherd, K. D., McGrath, S. P., Kirk, G. J. D. and Haefele, S. M. 2020. What is a good level of soil organic matter? An index based on organic carbon to clay ratio. European Journal of Soil Science. pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13012

Global Research Alliance N2O chamber methodology guidelines: Recommendations for deployment and accounting for sources of variability

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Charteris, A., Chadwick, D. R., Thorman, R. E., Vallejo, A., De Klein, C. A. M., Rochette, P. and Cardenas, L. M. 2020. Global Research Alliance N2O chamber methodology guidelines: Recommendations for deployment and accounting for sources of variability. Journal of Environmental Quality. 49, pp. 1092-1109. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20126

Spatial prediction of the concentration of selenium (Se) in grain across part of Amhara Region, Ethiopia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Milne, A. E., Gashu, D., Lark, R. M., Ameded, T., Bailey, E. H., Chagumaira, C., Dunham, S. J., Gameda, S., Kumssa, D. B., Mossa, A. W., Walsh, M. G., Wilson, L., Young, S. D., Ander, E. L., Joy, M. R. B. ., McGrath, S. P. and Broadley, M. 2020. Spatial prediction of the concentration of selenium (Se) in grain across part of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Science of the Total Environment. 733, p. 139231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139231

Measured ammonia emissions from tropical and subtropical pastures: A comparison with 2006 IPCC, 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC, and EMEP/EEA (European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme and European Environmental Agency) inventory estimates.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Arndt, C., Misselbrook, T. H., Vega, A., Gonzalez-Quintero, R., Chavarro-Lobo, J. A., Mazzetto, A. M. and Chadwick, D. R. 2020. Measured ammonia emissions from tropical and subtropical pastures: A comparison with 2006 IPCC, 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC, and EMEP/EEA (European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme and European Environmental Agency) inventory estimates. Journal of Dairy Science. 103, pp. 6706-6715. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17825

Using the Budyko hypothesis for detecting and attributing changes in runoff to climate and vegetation change in the soft sandstone area of the middle Yellow River basin, China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Li, H., Shi, C., Zhang, Y., Ning, T., Sun, P., Liu, X., Ma, X., Liu, W. and Collins, A. L. 2020. Using the Budyko hypothesis for detecting and attributing changes in runoff to climate and vegetation change in the soft sandstone area of the middle Yellow River basin, China . Science of the Total Environment. 703, p. 135588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135588

Mapping the spatial sources of atmospheric dust using GLUE and Monte Carlo simulation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gholami, H., Rahimi, S., Fathabadi, A., Habibi, S. and Collins, A. L. 2020. Mapping the spatial sources of atmospheric dust using GLUE and Monte Carlo simulation. Science of the Total Environment. 723, p. 138090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138090

Strategies to reduce nutrient pollution from manure management in China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chadwick, D. R., Williams, J. R., Lu, Y., Ma, L., Bai, Z., Hou, Y., Chen, X. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2020. Strategies to reduce nutrient pollution from manure management in China . Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering - FASE. 7 (1), pp. 45-55. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2019293

Satellite-derived bathymetry in optically complex waters using a model inversion approach and Sentinel-2 data

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Casal, G., Hedley, J. D., Monteys, X, Harris, P., Cahalane, C. and McCarthy, T 2020. Satellite-derived bathymetry in optically complex waters using a model inversion approach and Sentinel-2 data. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 241, p. 106814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106814

Factors influencing elemental micronutrient supply from pasture systems for grazing ruminants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kao, P.-T., Darch, T., McGrath, S. P., Kendall, N. R., Buss, H. L., Warren, H. and Lee, M. R. F. 2020. Factors influencing elemental micronutrient supply from pasture systems for grazing ruminants. Advances in Agronomy. 164, pp. 161-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2020.06.004

Using Functional Traits to Model Annual Plant Community Dynamics

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Metcalfe, H., Milne, A. E., Deledalle, F. and Storkey, J. 2020. Using Functional Traits to Model Annual Plant Community Dynamics. Ecology. 101 (11), p. e03167. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3167

Identifying when it is financially beneficial to increase or decrease fungicide dose as resistance develops: An evaluation from long‐term field experiments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Van Den Bosch, F., Blake, J., Gosling, P., Helps, J. C. and Paveley, N. 2020. Identifying when it is financially beneficial to increase or decrease fungicide dose as resistance develops: An evaluation from long‐term field experiments. Plant Pathology. 69 (4), pp. 631-641. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13155

Determinants of optimal insecticide resistance management strategies

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Helps, J. C., Paveley, N. D., White, S. and Van Den Bosch, F. 2020. Determinants of optimal insecticide resistance management strategies. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 503, p. 110383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2020.110383

Towards Country-Specific Nitrous Oxide Emission Factors for Manures Applied to Arable and Grassland Soils in the UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Thorman, R. E., Nicholson, F. A., Topp, C. F. E., Bell, M. J., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R., Cloy, J. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Rees, R. M., Watson, C. J. and Willimas , J. R. 2020. Towards Country-Specific Nitrous Oxide Emission Factors for Manures Applied to Arable and Grassland Soils in the UK. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 4, p. 62. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00062

Region-specific emission factors for Brazil increase the estimate of nitrous oxide emissions from nitrogen fertiliser applications by 21%

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mazzetto, A. M., Styles, D., Gibbons, J., Arndt, C., Misselbrook, T. H. and Chadwick, D. 2020. Region-specific emission factors for Brazil increase the estimate of nitrous oxide emissions from nitrogen fertiliser applications by 21%. Atmospheric Environment. 230, p. 117506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117506

In vitro fermentation patterns and methane output of perennial ryegrass differing in water-soluble carbohydrate and nitrogen concentrations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rivero, M. J., Keim, J. P., Balocchi, O. A. and Lee, M. R. F. 2020. In vitro fermentation patterns and methane output of perennial ryegrass differing in water-soluble carbohydrate and nitrogen concentrations. Animals. 10 (1076), p. 1076. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10061076

A novel ensemble computational intelligence approach for the spatial prediction of land subsidence susceptibility

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Arabameri, A., Saha, S., Roy, J., Tiefenbacher, J. P., Cerda, A., Biggs, T., Pradhan, B., Ngo, P. T. T. and Collins, A. L. 2020. A novel ensemble computational intelligence approach for the spatial prediction of land subsidence susceptibility . Science of the Total Environment. 726, p. 138595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138595

A comparison of machine learning models for the mapping of groundwater spring potential

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Al-Fugara, A., Pourghasemi, H. R., Al-Shabeeb, A. R., Habib, M., Al-Adamat, R., Al-Amoush, H. and Collins, A. L. 2020. A comparison of machine learning models for the mapping of groundwater spring potential. Environmental Earth Sciences. 79, p. 206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-020-08944-1

Spatial and Temporal Stability of Weed Patches in Cereal Fields under Direct Drilling and Harrow Tillage

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Izquierdo, J., Milne, A. E., Recasens, J., Royo-Esnal, A., Torra, J., Webster, R. and Baraibar, B. 2020. Spatial and Temporal Stability of Weed Patches in Cereal Fields under Direct Drilling and Harrow Tillage. Agronomy. 10 (4), p. 452. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10040452

Gully erosion spatial modelling - Role of machine learning algorithms in selection of the best controlling factors and modelling process

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pourghasemi, H. R., Sadhasivam, N., Kariminejad, N. and Collins, A. L. 2020. Gully erosion spatial modelling - Role of machine learning algorithms in selection of the best controlling factors and modelling process. Geoscience Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2020.03.005

Storm dust source fingerprinting for different particle size fractions using colour and magnetic susceptibility and a Bayesian un-mixing model

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nosrati, K., Akbari-Mahdiabad, M., Ayoubi, S., Degos, E., Koubansky, A., Coquatrix, Q., Pulley, S. and Collins, A. L. 2020. Storm dust source fingerprinting for different particle size fractions using colour and magnetic susceptibility and a Bayesian un-mixing model. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27, p. 31578–31594. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09249-3

Catchment-wide variations and biogeochemical time lags in soil fatty acid carbon isotope composition for different land uses: Implications for sediment source classification

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Upadhayay, H. R., Griepentrog, M., Bode, S., Bajracharya, R. M., Cornelis, W., Collins, A. L. and Boeckx, P. 2020. Catchment-wide variations and biogeochemical time lags in soil fatty acid carbon isotope composition for different land uses: Implications for sediment source classification. Organic Geochemistry. 146, p. 104048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2020.104048

Acidification of manure reduces gaseous emissions and nutrient losses from subsequent composting process

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cao, Y., Wang, X., Liu, L., Velthof, G. L., Misselbrook, T. H., Bai, Z. and Ma, L. 2020. Acidification of manure reduces gaseous emissions and nutrient losses from subsequent composting process. Journal of Environmental Management. 264, p. 110454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110454

Ensemble modelling of carbon fluxes in grasslands and croplands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sandor, R., Ehrhardt, F., Grace, P., Reous, S., Smith, P., Snow, V., Soussana, J-F., Basso, B., Bhatia, S., Brilli, L., Doltra, J., Dorich, C. D., Doro, L., Fitton, N., Grant, B, Harrison, M. T., Skiba, U., Kirschbaum, M. U. F., Klumpp, K., Laville, P., Leonard, J., Martin, R., Massad, R. S., Moore, A., Myrgiotis, V., Pattey, E., Zhang, Q., Rolinski, S., Sharp, J., Smith, W., Wu, L. and Bellocchi, G. 2020. Ensemble modelling of carbon fluxes in grasslands and croplands . Field Crops Research. 252, p. 107791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2020.107791

Experimental Investigation of Erosion Characteristics of Fine-Grained Cohesive Sediments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Krishnappan, B. G., Stone, M., Granger, S. J., Upadhayay, H. R., Tang, Q., Zhang, Y. and Collins, A. L. 2020. Experimental Investigation of Erosion Characteristics of Fine-Grained Cohesive Sediments. Water. 12 (5), p. 1511. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12051511

Decarboxylation of organic anions to alleviate acidification of red soils from urea application

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cai, Z., Zhang, L., Yang, Y., Wang, B., Wen, S., Misselbrook, T. H., Carswell, A. M., Duan, Y. and Gao, S. 2020. Decarboxylation of organic anions to alleviate acidification of red soils from urea application. Journal of Soils and Sediments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-020-02630-2

Elucidating three-way interactions between soil, pasture and animals that regulate nitrous oxide emissions from temperate grazing systems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
McAuliffe, G., Lopez, M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Castellano-Hinojosa, A., Darch, T., Evans, J., Horrocks, C. A., Le Cocq, K., Takahashi, T., Harris, P., Lee, M. R. F. and Cardenas, L. M. 2020. Elucidating three-way interactions between soil, pasture and animals that regulate nitrous oxide emissions from temperate grazing systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 300, p. 106978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.106978

UK aphid migration percentiles, covariates and model outputs from the Rothamsted Insect Survey's 12.2 m suction-trap network: 1965 to 2018

N - Datasets
Bourhis, Y., Bell, J. R., Van Den Bosch, F. and Milne, A. E. 2020. UK aphid migration percentiles, covariates and model outputs from the Rothamsted Insect Survey's 12.2 m suction-trap network: 1965 to 2018. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.979yv

Effect of combining urea fertilizer with P and K fertilizers on the efficacy of urease inhibitors under different storage conditions.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sha, Z., Lv, T., Staal, M., Ma, X., Wen, Z., Li, Q., Pasda, G., Misselbrook, T. H. and Liu, X. 2020. Effect of combining urea fertilizer with P and K fertilizers on the efficacy of urease inhibitors under different storage conditions. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 20, pp. 2130-2140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-019-02534-w

Nitrogen stabilizers mitigate reactive N and greenhouse gas emissions from an arable soil in North China Plain: Field and laboratory investigation.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sha, Z., Ma, X., Loick, N., Lv, T., Cardenas, L. M., Ma, Y., Liu, X. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2020. Nitrogen stabilizers mitigate reactive N and greenhouse gas emissions from an arable soil in North China Plain: Field and laboratory investigation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 258, p. 121025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121025

LINGRA-N Grassland Management Tool

J - Computer programs
Giannitsopoulos, M., Burgess, P., Richter, G. M., Bell, M., Topp, C. F. E., Ingram, J. and Takahashi, T. 2020. LINGRA-N Grassland Management Tool. https://doi.org/10.17862/cranfield.rd.11359613

Crop Type Exerts Greater Influence Upon Rhizosphere Phosphohydrolase Gene Abundance and Phylogenetic Diversity than Phosphorus Fertilization.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Neal, A. L., McLaren, T., Campolino, M. L., Hughes, D. J., Coelho, A. M., De Paula Lana, U. G., Gomes, E. A. and De Sousa, S. M. 2020. Crop Type Exerts Greater Influence Upon Rhizosphere Phosphohydrolase Gene Abundance and Phylogenetic Diversity than Phosphorus Fertilization. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 97 (4), p. fiab033. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiab033

An ecological future for weed science to sustain crop production and the environment. A review

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
MacLaren, C., Storkey, J., Menegat, A., Metcalfe, H. and Dehnen-Schmutz, K. 2020. An ecological future for weed science to sustain crop production and the environment. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 40, p. article 24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-020-00631-6

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