Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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Crop production in Pakistan and low nitrogen use efficiencies

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shahzad, A. N., Qureshi, M. K., Wakeel, A. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2019. Crop production in Pakistan and low nitrogen use efficiencies. Nature Sustainability. 2, pp. 1106-1114. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0429-5

Short-Term Effect of Daily Herbage Allowance Restriction on Pasture Condition and the Performance of Grazing Dairy Cows during Autumn

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Merino, V. M., Balocchi, O. A., Rivero, M. J. and Pulido, R. G. 2019. Short-Term Effect of Daily Herbage Allowance Restriction on Pasture Condition and the Performance of Grazing Dairy Cows during Autumn. Animals. 10 (1), p. 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10010062

Active gel segment behaving as an active particle

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Recho, P., Putelat, T. and Truskinovsky, L. 2019. Active gel segment behaving as an active particle. Physical Review E. 100, p. 062403. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.100.062403

Quantifying N2O reduction to N2 during denitrification in soils via isotopic mapping approach: Model evaluation and uncertainty analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wu, D., Well, R., Cardenas, L. M., Fuss, R., Lewicka-Szczebak, D., Koster, J., Bruggemann, N. and Bol, R. 2019. Quantifying N2O reduction to N2 during denitrification in soils via isotopic mapping approach: Model evaluation and uncertainty analysis . Environmental Research. 179 (A), p. 108806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108806

Effects of urease and nitrification inhibitors on soil N, nitrifier abundance and activity in a sandy loam soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fu, Q., Abadie, M., Blaud, A., Carswell, A. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Clark, I. M. and Hirsch, P. R. 2019. Effects of urease and nitrification inhibitors on soil N, nitrifier abundance and activity in a sandy loam soil . Biology And Fertility Of Soils. pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-019-01411-5

Understanding satellite-derived bathymetry using Sentinel 2 imagery and spatial prediction models

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Casal, G., Harris, P., Monteys, X., Hedley, J., Cahalane, C. and McCarthy, T. 2019. Understanding satellite-derived bathymetry using Sentinel 2 imagery and spatial prediction models. GIScience & Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.1080/15481603.2019.1685198

A soil quality index for evaluation of degradation under land use and soil erosion categories in a small mountainous catchment, Iran

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nosrati, K. and Collins, A. L. 2019. A soil quality index for evaluation of degradation under land use and soil erosion categories in a small mountainous catchment, Iran. Journal of Mountain Science. 16 (11), pp. 2577-2590. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-019-5567-8

Milk Production, Milk Quality and Behaviour of Dairy Cows Grazing on Swards with Low and High Water-Soluble Carbohydrates Content in Autumn: A Pilot Trial

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Merino, V. M., Balocchi, O. A. and Rivero, M. J. 2019. Milk Production, Milk Quality and Behaviour of Dairy Cows Grazing on Swards with Low and High Water-Soluble Carbohydrates Content in Autumn: A Pilot Trial. Animals. 9 (12), p. 1012. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9121012

Some challenges and opportunities for grazing dairy cows on temperate pastures

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wilkinson, J. M., Lee, M. R. F., Rivero, M. J. and Chamberlain, T. 2019. Some challenges and opportunities for grazing dairy cows on temperate pastures. Grass and Forage Science. 75, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12458

Development of a reproducible method of analysis of iron, zinc and phosphorus in vegetables digests by SEC-ICP-MS

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dellaquila, C., Neal, A. L. and Shewry, P. R. 2019. Development of a reproducible method of analysis of iron, zinc and phosphorus in vegetables digests by SEC-ICP-MS . Food Chemistry. 308 (2020), p. 125652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125652

A rapid ammonium fluoride method to determine the oxygen isotope ratio of available phosphorus in tropical soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pfahler, V., Bielnicka, A., Smith, A. C., Granger, S. J., Blackwell, M. S. A. and Turner, B. L. 2019. A rapid ammonium fluoride method to determine the oxygen isotope ratio of available phosphorus in tropical soils. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.8647

Thorium content in soil, water and sediment samples and fluvial sediment-associated transport in a catchment system with a semi-arid interface, Brazil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nascimento, R. C., da Silva, Yuri J. A. B., do Nascimento, C. W. A., da Silva, Ygor J. A. B., da Silva, R. J. A. B. and Collins, A. L. 2019. Thorium content in soil, water and sediment samples and fluvial sediment-associated transport in a catchment system with a semi-arid interface, Brazil. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06499-8

Adjustments of leaf traits and whole plant leaf area for balancing water supply and demand in Robinia pseudoacacia under different precipitation conditions on the Loess Plateau

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Z., Huang, M., Zhao, X. and Wu, L. 2019. Adjustments of leaf traits and whole plant leaf area for balancing water supply and demand in Robinia pseudoacacia under different precipitation conditions on the Loess Plateau. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 279, p. 107733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107733

Composition and variation of soil δ15N stable isotope in natural ecosystems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shan, Y., Huang, M., Suo, L., Zhao, X. and Wu, L. 2019. Composition and variation of soil δ15N stable isotope in natural ecosystems. Catena. 183, p. 104236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2019.104236

Changes in soil microbial biomass with manure application in cropping systems: A meta-analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ren, F., Sun, N., Xu, M., Zhang, X., Wu, L. and Xu, M. 2019. Changes in soil microbial biomass with manure application in cropping systems: A meta-analysis. Soil & Tillage Research. 194, p. 104291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2019.06.008

Estimation of the iron bioavailability in green vegetables using an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell model

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rodriguez-Ramiro, I., Dellaquila, C., Ward, J. L., Neal, A. L., Bruggaber, S. F. A, Shewry, P. R. and Fairweather-Tail, S. 2019. Estimation of the iron bioavailability in green vegetables using an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell model. Food Chemistry. 301 (15 December), p. 125292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125292

Microbial Biomass Responses to Soil Drying-Rewetting and Phosphorus Leaching

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khan, S. U., Hooda, P. S., Blackwell, M. S. A. and Busquets, R. 2019. Microbial Biomass Responses to Soil Drying-Rewetting and Phosphorus Leaching. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 7, p. 00133. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00133

Crop straw incorporation interacts with N fertilizer on N2O emissions in an intensively cropped farmland

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, C., Han, X., Ru, S., Cardenas, L. M., Rees, R. M., Wu, D., Wu, W. and Meng, F. 2019. Crop straw incorporation interacts with N fertilizer on N2O emissions in an intensively cropped farmland. Geoderma. 34 (1 May), pp. 129-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.01.014

A comparison of Landsat 8, RapidEye and Pleiades products for improving empirical predictions of satellite-derived bathymetry

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cahalane, C, Magee, A, Monteys, X, Casal, G, Hanafin, J and Harris, P. 2019. A comparison of Landsat 8, RapidEye and Pleiades products for improving empirical predictions of satellite-derived bathymetry. Remote Sensing of Environment. 233, p. 111414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111414

Modeling crop yield and nitrogen use efficiency in wheat and maize production systems under future climate change

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liang, S, Zhang, X., Sun, N., Xu, M. and Wu, L. 2019. Modeling crop yield and nitrogen use efficiency in wheat and maize production systems under future climate change. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 115 (1), pp. 117-136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-019-10013-4

Ammonia emissions and mitigation from a concrete yard used by cattle

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Burchill, W., Reville, F., Misselbrook, T. H., O'Connell, C. and Lanigan, G. J. 2019. Ammonia emissions and mitigation from a concrete yard used by cattle. Biosystems Engineering. 184, pp. 181-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2019.06.007

Nitrification represents the bottle-neck of sheep urine patch N2O emissions from extensively grazed organic soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Marsden, K. A., Holmberg, J. A., Jones, D. L., Charteris, A. F., Cardenas, L. M. and Chadwick, D. R. 2019. Nitrification represents the bottle-neck of sheep urine patch N2O emissions from extensively grazed organic soils. Science of the Total Environment. 695, p. 133786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133786

Field-based determination of controls on runoff and fine sediment generation from lowland grazing livestock fields

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pulley, S. and Collins, A. L. 2019. Field-based determination of controls on runoff and fine sediment generation from lowland grazing livestock fields. Journal of Environmental Management. 249 (1 November), p. 109365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109365

Fertilizer produced from abattoir waste can contribute to phosphorus sustainability, and biofortify crops with minerals

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Darch, T., Dunn, R. M., Guy, A., Hawkins, J. M. B., Ash, M., Frimpong, K. A. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2019. Fertilizer produced from abattoir waste can contribute to phosphorus sustainability, and biofortify crops with minerals. PLOS ONE. 14 (9), p. e0221647. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221647

Species matter when considering landscape effects on carabid distributions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jowett, K., Milne, A. E., Metcalfe, H., Hassall, K. L., Potts, S. G., Senapathi, D. and Storkey, J. 2019. Species matter when considering landscape effects on carabid distributions. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 285 (2019), p. 106631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.106631

Fingerprinting sub-basin spatial sediment sources in a large Iranian catchment under dry-land cultivation and rangeland farming: combining geochemical tracers and weathering indices

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Raigani, Z. M., Nosrati, K. and Collins, A. L. 2019. Fingerprinting sub-basin spatial sediment sources in a large Iranian catchment under dry-land cultivation and rangeland farming: combining geochemical tracers and weathering indices. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 24, p. 100613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2019.100613

Segmented flow coil equilibrator coupled to a proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometer for measurements of a broad range of volatile organic compounds in seawater

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wohl, C., Capelle, D., Jones, A., Sturges, W. T., Nightingale, P., Else, B. G. T. and Yang, M. 2019. Segmented flow coil equilibrator coupled to a proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometer for measurements of a broad range of volatile organic compounds in seawater. Ocean Science. 15, pp. 925-940. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-925-2019

A palaeoenvironmental study of particle size‐specific connectivity—New insights and implications from the West Sussex Rother Catchment, United Kingdom

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Foster, I. D. L., Biddulph, M., Boardman, J., Copeland-Phillips, R., Evans, J., Pulley, S., Zhang, Y. and Collins, A. L. 2019. A palaeoenvironmental study of particle size‐specific connectivity—New insights and implications from the West Sussex Rother Catchment, United Kingdom. River Research and Applications. 35 (8), pp. 1192-1202. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3477

Seasonal variations in N2 and N2O emissions from a wheat-maize cropping system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, T., Oenema, O., Li, J., Misselbrook, T. H., Dong, W., Qin, S., Yuan, H., Li, X. and Hu, C. 2019. Seasonal variations in N2 and N2O emissions from a wheat-maize cropping system. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 55 (6), pp. 539-551. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-019-01373-8

Enhancing plant biosecurity with citizen science monitoring: comparing methodologies using reports of acute oak decline

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Baker, E., Jeger, M. J., Mumford, J. D. and Brown, N. 2019. Enhancing plant biosecurity with citizen science monitoring: comparing methodologies using reports of acute oak decline. Journal of Geographical Systems. 21 (1), pp. 111-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10109-018-0285-2

Fingerprinting sub-basin spatial suspended sediment sources by combining geochemical tracers and weathering indices

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nosrati, K., Fathi, Z. and Collins, A. L. 2019. Fingerprinting sub-basin spatial suspended sediment sources by combining geochemical tracers and weathering indices. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26 (27), p. 28401–28414. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06024-x

Phosphorus Use Efficiency and Fertilizers: future opportunities for improvements

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Blackwell, M. S. A., Darch, T. and Haslam, R. P. 2019. Phosphorus Use Efficiency and Fertilizers: future opportunities for improvements. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering - FASE. 6 (4), pp. 332-340. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2019274

Soil C and N dynamics and hydrological processes in a maize-wheat rotation field subjected to different tillage and straw management practices

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, L., Yuan, X., Liu, C., Li, Z., Chen, F., Li, S., Wu, L. and Liu, Y. 2019. Soil C and N dynamics and hydrological processes in a maize-wheat rotation field subjected to different tillage and straw management practices. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 285 (1 December), p. 106616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.106616

Evaluation of water dynamics of contour-levee irrigation system in sloped rice fields in Colombia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Takeda, N., López-Galvis, L., Pineda, D., Castilla, A., Takahashi, T., Fukuda, S. and Kensuke, O. 2019. Evaluation of water dynamics of contour-levee irrigation system in sloped rice fields in Colombia. Agricultural Water Management. 217 (20 May), pp. 107-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2019.02.032

Global ivory market prices since the 1989 CITES ban

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sosnowski, M. C., Knowles, T. G., Takahashi, T. and Rooney, N. J. 2019. Global ivory market prices since the 1989 CITES ban. Biological Conservation. 237, pp. 392-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.07.020

Assessing the environmental impact of ruminant production systems

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Takahashi, T., McAuliffe, G. A. and Lee, M. R. F. 2019. Assessing the environmental impact of ruminant production systems. in: Weidema, B. (ed.) Assessing the environmental impact of agriculture Cambridge Burleigh Dodds. pp. 121-138

Forage consumption and its effects on performance of growing swine – discussed in relation to European wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) in semi-extensive systems: A review

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rivero, M. J., Rodriguez-Estevez, V., Pietrosemoli, S., Carballo, C., Cooke, A. S. and Kongsted, A. G. 2019. Forage consumption and its effects on performance of growing swine – discussed in relation to European wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) in semi-extensive systems: A review. Animals. 9 (7), p. 457. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9070457

The Effect of Drying Methods on Water-Soluble Carbohydrates and Crude Protein Concentrations and Their Ratio in Two Perennial Ryegrass Cultivars

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Moscoso, C. J., Morgan, S. A. and Rivero, M. J. 2019. The Effect of Drying Methods on Water-Soluble Carbohydrates and Crude Protein Concentrations and Their Ratio in Two Perennial Ryegrass Cultivars. Agronomy. 9 (7), p. 383. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9070383

Simultaneous Quantification of Soil Phosphorus Labile Pool and Desorption Kinetics Using DGTs and 3D-DIFS

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Menezes-Blackburn, D., Sun, J., Lehto, N. J., Zhang, H., Strutter, M., Giles, C. D., Darch, T., George, T. S., Shand, C., Lumsdon, D., Blackwell, M. S. A., Wearing, C., Cooper, P., Wendler, R., Brown, L., Al-Kasbi, M. and Haygarth, P. M. 2019. Simultaneous Quantification of Soil Phosphorus Labile Pool and Desorption Kinetics Using DGTs and 3D-DIFS. Environmental Science & Technology. 53 (12), pp. 6718-6728. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b00320

Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bloschl, G., Bierkens, M., Chambel, A., Cudennec, C., Destouni, G., Fiori, A., Kirchner, J. W., McDonnell, J. J., Sivapalan, M., Stumpp, C., Toth, E., Volpi, E., Carr, G., Lupton, C., Salinas, J., Szeles, B., Viglione, A., Aksoy, H., Allen, S. T., Amin, A., Andreassian, V., Arheimer, B., Aryal, S. K., Baker, V., Bardsley, E., Barendrecht, M. H., Bartosova, A., Batelaan, O., Berghuijs, W. R., Beven, K., Blume. T., Bogaard, T., Borges de Amorim, P., Bottcher, M. E., Boulet, G., Breinl, K., Brilly, M., Brocca, L., Buytaert, W., Castellarin, A., Castelletti, A., Chen, X., Chen ,Y., Chen , Y., Chifflard, P., Claps, P., Clark, M. P., Collins, A. L., Croke, B., Dathe, A., David, P. C., De Barros, F. P. J., De Rooij, G., Di Baldassarre, G., Driscoll, J. M., Duethmann, D., Dwivedi, R., Eris, E., Farmer, W. H., Feiccabrino, J., Ferguson, G., Ferrari, E., Ferrais, S., Fersch, B., Finger, D., Foglia, L., Fowler, K., Gartsman, B., Gascoin, S., Gaume, E., Gelfan, A., Geris, J., Gharari, S., Gleeson, T., Glendell, M., Gonzalez Bevacqua, A., Gonzalez-Dugo, M. P., Grimaldi, S., Gupta, A. B., Guse, B., Han, D., Hannah, D., Harpold, A., Haun, S., Heal, K., Helfricht, K., Herrnegger, M., Hipsey, M., Hlavacikova, H., Hohmann, C., Holko, L., Hopkinson, C., Hrachowitz, M., Illangasekare, T. H., Inam, A., Innocente, C., Istanbulluoglu, E., Jarihani, B., Kalantari, Z., Kalvans, A., Khanal, S., Khatami, S., Kiesel, J., Kirby, M., Knoben, W., Kochanek, K., Kohnova, S., Kolechkina, A., Krause, S., Kreamer, D., Kreibich, H., Kunstmann, H., Lange, H., Liberato, M. L. R., Lindquist, E., Link, T., Liu, J., Loucks, D. P., Luce, C., Mahe, G., Makarieva, O., Malard, J., Mashtayeva, S., Maskey, S., Mas-Pla, J., Mavrova-Guirguinova, M., Mazzoleni, M., Mernild, S., Misstear, B. D., Montanari, A., Muller-Thomy, H., Nabizadeh, A., Nardi, F., Neale, C., Nesterova, N., Nurtaev, B., Odongo, V. O., Panda, S., Pande, S., Pang, Z., Papacharalampous, G., Perrin, C., Pfister, L., Pimentel, R., Polo, M. J., Post, D., Prieto Sierra, C., Ramos, M-H., Renner, M., Reynolds, J. E., Ridolfi, E., Rigon, R., Riva, M., Robertson, D. E., Rosso, R., Roy, T., Sa, J. H. M., Salvadori, G., Sandells, M., Schaefli, B., Schumann, A., Scolobig, A., Seibert, J., Servat, E., Shafieri, M., Sharma, A., Sidibe, M., Sidle, R. C., Skaugen, T., Smith, H., Spiessel, S. M., Stein, L., Steinsland, I., Strasser, U., Su, B., Szolgay, J., Tarboton, D., Tauro, F., Thirel, G., Tian, F., Tong, R., Tussupova, K., Tryalsi, H., Uijlenhoet, R., Van Beek, R., Van der Ent, R. J., Van der Ploeg, M., Van Loon, A. F., Van Meerveld, I., Van Nooijen, R., Van Oel, P. R., Vidal, J-P., Von Freyberg, J., Vorogushyn, S., Wachniew, P., Wade, A. J., Ward, P., Westerberg, I. K., White, C., Wood, E. F., Woods, R., Xu, Z., Yilmaz, K. K. and Zhang, Y. 2019. Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective. Hydrological Sciences Journal. 64 (10), pp. 1141-1158. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2019.1620507