Protecting Crops and the Environment
| Title | Protecting Crops and the Environment |
|---|---|
| Type | Science Department |
| Institute | Rothamsted Research |
| Head | Julian Smith |
| Executive Assistant | Diane Roberts |
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Quantification of brown dog tick repellents, 2-hexanone and benzaldehyde, and release from tick-resistant beagles, Canis lupus familiaris.
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
De Oliveira Filho, J. G., Sarria, A. L. F., Ferreira, L. L., Caulfield, J. C., Powers, S. J., Pickett, J. A., De Leon, A. A., Birkett, M. A. and Borges, L. M. F. 2016. Quantification of brown dog tick repellents, 2-hexanone and benzaldehyde, and release from tick-resistant beagles, Canis lupus familiaris. Journal Of Chromatography B. 1022 (1 June 2016), pp. 64-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.03.014
Disruption of host-seeking behaviour by the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, using botanically derived repellents
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
O'Shea, B., Wadsworth, S., Marambio, J. P., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Mordue (Luntz), A. J. 2016. Disruption of host-seeking behaviour by the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, using botanically derived repellents. Journal Of Fish Diseases. 40 (4), pp. 495-505. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12526
A role for BAK1 in the Zymoseptoria tritici-wheat interaction
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Lee, W-S., Rudd, J. J., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Kanyuka, K. 2016. A role for BAK1 in the Zymoseptoria tritici-wheat interaction. Abstracts 9th International Symposium on Septoria Diseases of Cereals, Paris, 7-9 April 2016.
The use of substituted alkynyl phenoxy derivatives of piperonyl butoxide to control insecticide-resistant pests
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Philippou, D., Borzatta, V., Capparella, E., Moroni, L., Field, L. M. and Moores, G. D. 2016. The use of substituted alkynyl phenoxy derivatives of piperonyl butoxide to control insecticide-resistant pests. Pest Management Science. 72 (10), pp. 1946-1950. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4234
Structure-based virtual screening of hypothetical inhibitors of the enzyme longiborneal synthase - a potential target to reduce Fusarium head blight disease
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bresso, E., Leroux, V., Urban, M., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Maigret, B. and Martins, N. F. 2016. Structure-based virtual screening of hypothetical inhibitors of the enzyme longiborneal synthase - a potential target to reduce Fusarium head blight disease. Journal Of Molecular Modeling. 22, p. 163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-016-3021-1
Flight performance of actively foraging honey bees is reduced by a common pathogen
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wells, T., Wolf, S., Nicholls, E., Groll, H., Lim, K. S., Clark, S. J., Swain, J. L., Osborne, J. L. and Haughton, A. J. 2016. Flight performance of actively foraging honey bees is reduced by a common pathogen. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 8 (5), pp. 728-737. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12434
Dry matter losses and methane emissions during wood chip storage: the impact on full life cycle greenhouse gas savings of short rotation coppice willow for heat
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whittaker, C., Macalpine, W. J., Yates, N. E. and Shield, I. F. 2016. Dry matter losses and methane emissions during wood chip storage: the impact on full life cycle greenhouse gas savings of short rotation coppice willow for heat. BioEnergy Research. 9 (3), pp. 820-835. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-016-9728-0
How well does Miscanthus ensile for use in an anaerobic digestion plant?
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whittaker, C., Hunt, J., Misselbrook, T. H. and Shield, I. F. 2016. How well does Miscanthus ensile for use in an anaerobic digestion plant? Biomass & Bioenergy. 88, pp. 24-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.03.018
Quantifying interspecific variation in dispersal ability of noctuid moths using an advanced tethered flight technique
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jones, H. B. C., Lim, K. S., Bell, J. R., Hill, J. K. and Chapman, J. W. 2016. Quantifying interspecific variation in dispersal ability of noctuid moths using an advanced tethered flight technique. Ecology and Evolution. 6 (1), pp. 181-190. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1861
Evidence for increases in vegetation species richness across UK Environmental Change Network sites linked to changes in air pollution and weather patterns
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rose, R., Monteith, D. T., Henrys, P., Smart, S., Wood, C., Morecroft, M., Andrews, C., Beaumont, D. A., Benham, S., Bowmaker, V., Corbett, S., Dick, J., Dodd, B., Dodd, N., Flexen, M., McKenna, C., Mcmillan, S., Pallett, D., Rennie, S., Schafer, S., Scott, T., Sherrin, L., Turner, A. and Watson, H. 2016. Evidence for increases in vegetation species richness across UK Environmental Change Network sites linked to changes in air pollution and weather patterns. Ecological Indicators. 68, pp. 52-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.01.005
Publishing FAIR data: an exemplar methodology utilizing PHI-base
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rodriguez-Iglesias, A., Rodriguez-Gonzales, A., Irvine, A. G., Sesma, A., Urban, M., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Wilkinson, M. D. 2016. Publishing FAIR data: an exemplar methodology utilizing PHI-base. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7, p. 641. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00641
Comparative transcriptomic analyses of Zymoseptoria tritici strains show complex lifestyle transitions and intraspecific variability in transcription profiles
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Palma-Guerrero, J., Torriani, S. F. F., Zala, M., Carter, D., Courbot, M., Rudd, J. J., Mcdonald, B. A. and Croll, D. 2016. Comparative transcriptomic analyses of Zymoseptoria tritici strains show complex lifestyle transitions and intraspecific variability in transcription profiles. Molecular Plant Pathology. 17 (6), pp. 845-859. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12333
Trends and variability in weather and atmospheric deposition at UK Environmental Change Network sites (1993-2012)
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Monteith, D. T., Henrys, P., Banin, L., Smith, Ron, Morecroft, M., Scott, T., Andrews, C., Beaumont, D. A., Benham, S., Bowmaker, V., Corbett, S., Dick, J., Dodd, B., Dodd, N., McKenna, C., Mcmillan, S., Pallett, D., Pereira, M. G., Poskitt, J., Rennie, S., Rose, R., Schafer, S., Sherrin, L., Tang, S., Turner, A. and Watson, H. 2016. Trends and variability in weather and atmospheric deposition at UK Environmental Change Network sites (1993-2012). Ecological Indicators. 68, pp. 21-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.01.061
Revisiting the male-produced aggregation pheromone of lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae): identification of a six-component pheromone from a Brazilian population
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassemer, M. J., Sant'Ana, J., Borges, M., Withall, D., Pickett, J. A., Oliveira, M. W. M., Laumann, R. A., Birkett, M. A. and Blassioli-Moraes, M. C. 2016. Revisiting the male-produced aggregation pheromone of lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae): identification of a six-component pheromone from a Brazilian population. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 64, pp. 6809-6818. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02235
Influence of two acyclic homoterpenes (tetranorterpenes) on the foraging behaviour of Anthonomus grandis Boh
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Magalhaes, D. M., Borges, M., Laumann, R. A., Woodcock, C. M., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Blassioli-Moraes, M. C. 2016. Influence of two acyclic homoterpenes (tetranorterpenes) on the foraging behaviour of Anthonomus grandis Boh. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 42, pp. 305-313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0691-1
Long-term management changes in topsoil and subsoil organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a temperate agricultural system
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gregory, A. S., Dungait, J. A. J., Watts, C. W., Bol, R., Dixon, E. R., White, R. P. and Whitmore, A. P. 2016. Long-term management changes in topsoil and subsoil organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a temperate agricultural system. European Journal of Soil Science. 67 (4), pp. 421-430. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12359
Analysis of temporal change in delivery of ecosystem services over 20 years at long term monitoring sites of the UK Environmental Change Network
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dick, J., Andrews, C., Beaumont, D. A., Benham, S., Dodd, N., Pallett, D., Rose, R., Scott, T., Smith, Ron, Schafer, S. M., Turner, A. and Watson, H. 2016. Analysis of temporal change in delivery of ecosystem services over 20 years at long term monitoring sites of the UK Environmental Change Network. Ecological Indicators. 68 (September), pp. 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.02.021
Detection and quantification of airborne inoculum of Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici using quantitative PCR
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cao, X., Yao, D., Zhou, Y., West, J. S., Xu, X., Luo, Y., Ding, K., Fan, J. and Duan, X. 2016. Detection and quantification of airborne inoculum of Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici using quantitative PCR. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 146, pp. 225-229. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-016-0908-8
Identification and field evaluation of the sex pheromone of a Brazilian population of Spodoptera cosmioides
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Blassioli-Moraes, M. C., Borges, M., Viana, A. R., Laumann, R. A., Miranda, J. E., Magalhaes, D. M. and Birkett, M. A. 2016. Identification and field evaluation of the sex pheromone of a Brazilian population of Spodoptera cosmioides. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira. 51, pp. 545-554. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-204X2016000500015
Annual Project Report March 2015 to Feb 2016. Report to AHDB on Project RD-2140022105: Arable Crop Diease Alert System
D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
West, J. S., Canning, G. and Wili, S. 2016. Annual Project Report March 2015 to Feb 2016. Report to AHDB on Project RD-2140022105: Arable Crop Diease Alert System.
Cloning of Stb6 - the first gene conferring race-specific resistance against the Septoria tritici blotch disease
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Kanyuka, K., Saintenac, C., Lee, W-S., Cambon, F., King, R., Phillips, A. L., Uauy, C., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Langin, T. 2016. Cloning of Stb6 - the first gene conferring race-specific resistance against the Septoria tritici blotch disease. Abstracts 9th International Symposium on Septoria Diseases of Cereals, Paris, 7-9 April 2016.
Responses of the two-spotted oak buprestid, Agrilus biguttatus (Coleoptera:Buprestidae) to host tree volatiles
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vuts, J., Woodcock, C. M., Sumner, M. E., Caulfield, J. C., Reed, K., Inward, D. J. G., Leather, S. R., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Denman, S. 2016. Responses of the two-spotted oak buprestid, Agrilus biguttatus (Coleoptera:Buprestidae) to host tree volatiles. Pest Management Science. 72 (4), pp. 845-851. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4208
Horn fly larval survival in cattle dung is reduced by endophyte infection of tall fescue pasture
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Parra, L., Mutis, A., Chacon, M., Lizama, M., Rojas, C., Catrileo, A., Rubilar, O., Tortella, G., Birkett, M. A. and Quiroz, A. 2016. Horn fly larval survival in cattle dung is reduced by endophyte infection of tall fescue pasture. Pest Management Science. 72 (7), pp. 1328-1334. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4153
Crystal structures and binding dynamics of odorant-binding protein 3 from two aphid species Megoura viciae and Nasonovia ribisnigri
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Northey, T., Venthur, H., De Biasio, F., Chauviac, F-X., Cole, A., Ribeiro, K. A. L. Junior, Grossi, G., Falabella, P., Field, L. M., Keep, N. H. and Zhou, J-J. 2016. Crystal structures and binding dynamics of odorant-binding protein 3 from two aphid species Megoura viciae and Nasonovia ribisnigri. Scientific Reports. 6, p. 24739. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24739
Biosynthesis of natural and novel C-glycosylflavones utilising recombinant Oryza sativa C-glycosyltransferase (OsCGT) and Desmodium incanum root proteins
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hao, B., Caulfield, J. C., Hamilton, M. L., Pickett, J. A., Midega, C. A. O., Khan, Z. R., Wang, J. and Hooper, A. M. 2016. Biosynthesis of natural and novel C-glycosylflavones utilising recombinant Oryza sativa C-glycosyltransferase (OsCGT) and Desmodium incanum root proteins. Phytochemistry. 125 (May 2016), pp. 73-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.02.013
Triticum monococcum lines with distinct metabolic phenotypes and phloem-based partial resistance to the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Greenslade, A. F. C., Ward, J. L., Martin, J. L., Corol, D. I., Clark, S. J., Smart, L. E. and Aradottir, G. I. 2016. Triticum monococcum lines with distinct metabolic phenotypes and phloem-based partial resistance to the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi. Annals of Applied Biology. 168 (3), pp. 435-449. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12274
Development of a sink-source interaction model for the growth of short-rotation coppice willow and in silico exploration of genotype x environment effects
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cerasuolo, M., Richter, G. M., Richard, B., Cunniff, J., Girbau, S., Shield, I. F., Purdy, S. and Karp, A. 2016. Development of a sink-source interaction model for the growth of short-rotation coppice willow and in silico exploration of genotype x environment effects. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67 (3), pp. 961-977. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv507
Potential impact of climate change on fungal distributions: analysis of 2 years of contrasting weather in the UK
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sadys, M., Kennedy, R. and West, J. S. 2016. Potential impact of climate change on fungal distributions: analysis of 2 years of contrasting weather in the UK. Aerobiologia. 32, pp. 127-137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-015-9402-6
PhytoPath: an integrative resource for plant pathogen genomics
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pedro, H., Maheswari, U., Urban, M., Irvine, A. G., Cuzick, A., Mcdowall, M. D., Staines, D. M., Kulesha, E., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Kersey, P. J. 2016. PhytoPath: an integrative resource for plant pathogen genomics. Nucleic Acids Research. 44 (D1), pp. D688-D693. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkv1052
Designing a sampling scheme to reveal correlations between weeds and soil properties at multiple spatial scales
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Metcalfe, H., Milne, A. E., Webster, R., Lark, R. M., Murdoch, A. J. and Storkey, J. 2016. Designing a sampling scheme to reveal correlations between weeds and soil properties at multiple spatial scales. Weed Research. 56 (1), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12184
Stocks and flows of natural and human-derived capital in ecosystem services
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jones, L., Norton, L., Austin, Z., Browne, A. L., Donovan, D., Emmett, B. A., Grabowski, Z. J., Howard, D. C., Jones, J. P. G., Kenter, J. O., Manley, W., Morris, C., Robinson, D. A., Short, C., Siriwardena, G. M., Stevens, C. J., Storkey, J., Waters, R. D. and Willis, G. F. 2016. Stocks and flows of natural and human-derived capital in ecosystem services. Land Use Policy. 52, pp. 151-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.12.014
Dry matter losses and greenhouse gas emissions from outside storage of short rotation coppice willow chip
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whittaker, C., Yates, N. E., Powers, S. J., Misselbrook, T. H. and Shield, I. F. 2016. Dry matter losses and greenhouse gas emissions from outside storage of short rotation coppice willow chip. BioEnergy Research. 9, pp. 288-302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-015-9686-y
Changes in large-scale climate alter spatial synchrony of aphid pests
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sheppard, L. W., Bell, J. R., Harrington, R. and Reuman, D. C. 2016. Changes in large-scale climate alter spatial synchrony of aphid pests. Nature Climate Change. 6, pp. 610-613. https://doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE2881
The trans-kingdom identification of negative regulators of pathogen hypervirulence
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brown, N. A., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2016. The trans-kingdom identification of negative regulators of pathogen hypervirulence. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 40 (1), pp. 19-40. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuv042
The potential of decision support systems to improve risk assessment for pollen beetle management in winter oilseed rape
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ferguson, A. W., Skellern, M. P., Johnen, A., Von Richthofen, J-S., Watts, N. P., Bardsley, E., Murray, D. A. and Cook, S. M. 2016. The potential of decision support systems to improve risk assessment for pollen beetle management in winter oilseed rape. Pest Management Science. 72 (3), pp. 609-617. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4069
Field-evolved resistance to imidacloprid and ethiprole in populations of brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens collected from across South and East Asia
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Garrood, W. T., Zimmer, C. T., Gorman, K. J., Nauen, R., Bass, C. and Davies, T. G. E. 2016. Field-evolved resistance to imidacloprid and ethiprole in populations of brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens collected from across South and East Asia. Pest Management Science. 72 (1), pp. 140-149. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.3980
Impacts of climate change on national biodiversity population trends
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Martay, B., Dennis, E. B., Brereton, T. M., Bell, J. R., Crick, H. Q. P., Morecroft, M. D., Roy, D. B. and Pearce-Higgins, J. W. 2016. Impacts of climate change on national biodiversity population trends. Ecography. 40 (10), p. 1139–1151. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.02411
Organic farming: biodiversity impacts can depend on dispersal characteristics and landscape context
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Feber, R., E., Johnson, PJ., Bell, J. R., Chamberlain, D. E., Firbank, L. G., Fuller, R. J., Manley, W., Mathews, F., Norton, L. R., Townsend, M. and Macdonald, D. W. 2015. Organic farming: biodiversity impacts can depend on dispersal characteristics and landscape context. PLOS ONE. 10 (8), p. e0135921. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135921
Large-scale monitoring of insecticide susceptibility in cat fleas, Ctenocephalides Felis
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Denholm, I., Rust, M., Blagburn, B., Kopp, S., Williamson, M. S., Tetzner, K., Boehm, C., Mencke, N., Rees, B. and Ahlstrom, L. 2015. Large-scale monitoring of insecticide susceptibility in cat fleas, Ctenocephalides Felis. Outlooks on Pest Management. 26 (3), pp. 109-112. https://doi.org/10.1564/v26_jun_05
Uniting genetics and chemistry to reduce the risk of take-all disease in 2nd wheat crops
C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Moughan, J., Mcmillan, V. E., Melichar, J., Ranner, D., Thornton, C., Whalley, W. R. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2015. Uniting genetics and chemistry to reduce the risk of take-all disease in 2nd wheat crops. Abstracts 9th Symposium International Society for Root Research (ISRR) "Roots Down Under", Canberra, Australia, 6-9 Octomber, 2015. pp. P90
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