Protecting Crops and the Environment

TitleProtecting Crops and the Environment
TypeScience Department
InstituteRothamsted Research
HeadJulian Smith
Executive AssistantSheila Bishop

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"Plus-C" odorant-binding protein genes in two Drosophila species and the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhou, J-J., Huang, W., Zhang, G-A., Pickett, J. A. and Field, L. M. 2004. "Plus-C" odorant-binding protein genes in two Drosophila species and the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Gene. 327 (1), pp. 117-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2003.11.007

'Push-pull' strategies for pest management in agroecosystems

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Cook, S. M. 2006. 'Push-pull' strategies for pest management in agroecosystems. Abstracts 8th European Congress of Entomology, Izmir, 17-22 September 2006 . pp. 7-10

(2R,5S)‐Theaspirane Identified as the Kairomone for the Banana Weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, from Attractive Senesced Leaves of the Host Banana, Musa spp.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Abagale, S. A., Woodcock, C. M., Hooper, A. M., Caulfield, J. C., Withall, D., Chamberlain, K., Acquaah, S. O., Van Emden, H., Braimah, H., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2018. (2R,5S)‐Theaspirane Identified as the Kairomone for the Banana Weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, from Attractive Senesced Leaves of the Host Banana, Musa spp. Chemistry-A European Journal. 24 (37), pp. 9217-9219. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201800315

(−)-Adaline from the Adalia Genus of Ladybirds Is a Potent Antagonist of Insect and Specific Mammalian Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Richards, D. P., Patel, R. H., Duce, I. R., Khambay, B. P. S., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Mellor, I. R. 2022. (−)-Adaline from the Adalia Genus of Ladybirds Is a Potent Antagonist of Insect and Specific Mammalian Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Molecules. 27 (20), p. 7074. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27207074

A bioassay for studying behavioural responses of the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) to bed bug-derived volatiles

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Weeks, E. N. I., Logan, J. G., Gezan, S. A., Woodcock, C. M., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Cameron, M. M. 2011. A bioassay for studying behavioural responses of the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) to bed bug-derived volatiles. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 101, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485309990599

A chromosome-scale genome assembly of the pollen beetle, Brassicogethes, provides insight into cytochrome P450-mediated pyrethroid resistance

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
King, R., Boaventure, D., Hunt, B. J., Hayward, A., Singh, K. S., Gutbrod, O., Zimmer, C. T., Williamson, M. S., Field, L. M., Bass, C. G. and Nauen, R. 2023. A chromosome-scale genome assembly of the pollen beetle, Brassicogethes, provides insight into cytochrome P450-mediated pyrethroid resistance. Entomologia Generalis. 43 (3), pp. 639-648. https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2023/1832

A cold high-pressure system over North China hinders the southward migration of Mythimna separata in autumn

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhu, J., Chen, X., Liu, J., Jiang, Y., Chen, F., Lu, J., Chen, H., Zhai, B., Reynolds, D. R., Chapman, J. W. and Hu, G. 2022. A cold high-pressure system over North China hinders the southward migration of Mythimna separata in autumn. Movement Ecology. 10, p. 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-022-00360-3

A combined 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis to understand the basal metabolism of plant-pathogenic Fusarium spp

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lowe, R. G. T., Allwood, J. W., Galster, A. M., Urban, M., Daudi, A., Canning, G., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2010. A combined 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis to understand the basal metabolism of plant-pathogenic Fusarium spp. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions - MPMI. 23 (12), pp. 1605-1618. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-04-10-0092

A comparative study of voltage-gated sodium channels in the Insecta: implications for pyrethroid resistance in Anopheline and other Neopteran species

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Davies, T. G. E., Field, L. M., Usherwood, P. N. R. and Williamson, M. S. 2007. A comparative study of voltage-gated sodium channels in the Insecta: implications for pyrethroid resistance in Anopheline and other Neopteran species. Insect Molecular Biology. 16 (3), pp. 361-375. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2583.2007.00733.x

A comparison of ecosystem services delivered by 11 long-term monitoring sites in the UK environmental change network

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dick, J., Andrews, C., Beaumont, D. A., Benham, S., Brooks, D. R., Corbett, S., Lloyd, D., Mcmillan, S., Monteith, D. T., Pilgrim, E. S., Rose, R., Scott, T., Scott, A., Smith, R. I., Taylor, C., Taylor, M., Turner, A. and Watson, H. 2011. A comparison of ecosystem services delivered by 11 long-term monitoring sites in the UK environmental change network. Environmetrics. 22 (5), pp. 639-648. https://doi.org/10.1002/env.1069

A comparison of GHG emissions from UK field crop production under selected arable systems with reference to disease control

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carlton, R. R., West, J. S., Smith, P. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2012. A comparison of GHG emissions from UK field crop production under selected arable systems with reference to disease control. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 133, pp. 333-351. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-012-9961-0

A comparison of management regimes for one-year rotational set-aside within a sequence of winter wheat crops, and of growing wheat without interruption. 2. Effects on vegetation and weed control

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shield, I. F. and Bacon, E. T. G. 1998. A comparison of management regimes for one-year rotational set-aside within a sequence of winter wheat crops, and of growing wheat without interruption. 2. Effects on vegetation and weed control. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 130, pp. 389-397. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859698005449

A comprehensive sugar beet virus yellows model

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Bell, J. R. and Mead, A. 2022. A comprehensive sugar beet virus yellows model. British Sugar Beet Review. 90, pp. 12-15.

A conserved fungal glycosyltransferase facilitates pathogenesis of plants by enabling hyphal growth on solid surfaces

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
King, R., Urban, M., Lauder, R. P., Hawkins, N. J., Evans, M., Plummer, A., Halsey, K., Lovegrove, A., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Rudd, J. J. 2017. A conserved fungal glycosyltransferase facilitates pathogenesis of plants by enabling hyphal growth on solid surfaces. PLOS Pathogens. 13 (10), p. e1006672. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006672

A controlled environment test for resistance to Soil-borne cereal mosaic virus (SBCMV) and its use to determine the mode of inheritance of resistance in wheat cv. Cadenza and for screening Triticum monococcum genotypes for sources of SBCMV resistance

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kanyuka, K., Lovell, D. J., Mitrofanova, O. P., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Adams, M. J. 2004. A controlled environment test for resistance to Soil-borne cereal mosaic virus (SBCMV) and its use to determine the mode of inheritance of resistance in wheat cv. Cadenza and for screening Triticum monococcum genotypes for sources of SBCMV resistance. Plant Pathology. 53 (2), pp. 154-160. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2004.01000.x

A CRISPR/Cas9 mediated point mutation in the alpha 6 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor confers resistance to spinosad in Drosophila melanogaster

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zimmer, C. T., Garrood, W. T., Puinean, A. M., Eckel-Zimmer, M., Williamson, M. S., Davies, T. G. E. and Bass, C. 2016. A CRISPR/Cas9 mediated point mutation in the alpha 6 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor confers resistance to spinosad in Drosophila melanogaster. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 73, pp. 62-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2016.04.007

A cross-taxonomic index for quantifying the health of farmland biodiversity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Butler, S. J., Brooks, D., Feber, R. E., Storkey, J., Vickery, J. A. and Norris, K. 2009. A cross-taxonomic index for quantifying the health of farmland biodiversity. Journal of Applied Ecology. 46 (6), pp. 1154-1162. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01709.x

A cytotoxic effector from the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Kettles, G. J., Kanyuka, K. and Rudd, J. J. 2016. A cytotoxic effector from the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici. Abstract IS-MPMI XVII Congress, Portland, Oregon, USA, 17-21 July, 2016. pp. Abstract No P6-144

A Deep Learning Application to Map Weed Spatial Extent from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Imagery

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fraccaro, P., Butt, J., Edwards, B., Freckleton, R. P., Childs, D. Z., Reusch, K. and Comont, D. 2022. A Deep Learning Application to Map Weed Spatial Extent from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Imagery. Remote Sensing. 14 (17), p. 4197. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14174197

A detailed curation of the Zymoseptoria tritici IPO323 gene annotation

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
King, R., Rudd, J. J. and Kanyuka, K. 2016. A detailed curation of the Zymoseptoria tritici IPO323 gene annotation. Abstracts 9th International Symposium on Septoria Diseases of Cereals (ISSDC), Paris, France, 7-9 April, 2016. pp. P0927

A diagnostic real-time PCR assay for the rapid identification of the tomato-potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc, 1909) and development of a psyllid barcoding database

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sumner-Kalkun, J. C., Sjolund, M. J., Arnsdorf, Y. M., Carnegie, M., Highet, F., Ouvrard, D., Greenslade, A. F. C., Bell, J. R., Sigvald, R. and Kenyon, D. M. 2020. A diagnostic real-time PCR assay for the rapid identification of the tomato-potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc, 1909) and development of a psyllid barcoding database. PLOS ONE. 15 (3), p. e0230741. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230741

A dual porous model to predict the effects of soil structure on denitrification and N2O emission

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Laudone, G. M., Matthews, G. P., Bird, N. R. A., Whalley, W. R., Cardenas, L. M. and Gregory, A. S. 2012. A dual porous model to predict the effects of soil structure on denitrification and N2O emission. Abstracts 4th International Congress Eurosoil 2012, Bari, 2-6 July 2012 .

A dual-porous, biophysical void structure model of soil for the understanding of the conditions causing nitrous oxide emission

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Matthews, G. P., Laudone, G. M., Whalley, W. R., Bird, N. R. A., Gregory, A. S., Cardenas, L. M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2010. A dual-porous, biophysical void structure model of soil for the understanding of the conditions causing nitrous oxide emission. European Geosciences Union (EGU).

A dual-porous, inverse model of water retention to study biological and hydrological interactions in soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Laudone, G. M., Matthews, G. P., Gregory, A. S., Bird, N. R. A. and Whalley, W. R. 2013. A dual-porous, inverse model of water retention to study biological and hydrological interactions in soil. European Journal of Soil Science. 64 (3), pp. 345-356. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12055

A flavin-dependent monooxgenase confers resistance to chlorantraniliprole in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mallott, M., Hamm, S., Troczka, B. J., Randall, E., Pym, A., Grant, C., Baxter, S., Vogel, H., Shelton, A.M., Field, L. M., Williamson, M. S., Paine, M., Zimmer, C.T., Slater, R., Elias, J. and Bass, C. G. 2019. A flavin-dependent monooxgenase confers resistance to chlorantraniliprole in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 115, p. 103247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2019.103247

A framework for community curation of interspecies interactions literature

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cuzick, A., Seager, J., Wood, V., Urban, M., Rutherford, K. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2023. A framework for community curation of interspecies interactions literature. eLife. 12, p. e84658. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.84658

A functional group approach to the management of UK arable weeds to support biological diversity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Storkey, J. 2006. A functional group approach to the management of UK arable weeds to support biological diversity. Weed Research. 46 (6), pp. 513-522. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2006.00528.x

A functional overview of conservation biological control

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Begg, G. S., Cook, S. M., Dye, R., Ferrante, M., Franck, P., Lavigne, C., Lovei, G. L., Mansion-Vaquie, A., Pell, J. K., Petit, S., Quesada, N., Ricci, B., Wratten, S. D. and Birch, A. N. E. 2017. A functional overview of conservation biological control. Crop Protection. 97 (July), pp. 145-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2016.11.008

A genetic study of a Salix germplasm resource reveals new insights into relationships among subgenera, sections and species

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Trybush, S., Jahodova, S., Macalpine, W. J. and Karp, A. 2008. A genetic study of a Salix germplasm resource reveals new insights into relationships among subgenera, sections and species. BioEnergy Research. 1, pp. 67-79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-008-9007-9

A genomics approach to identify effectors in Rhynchosporium commune essential for pathogenicity on barley

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Ford, K., Gamble, L., Griffe, L., Berepiki, A., Epihov, D., Knogge, W., Newton, A., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Kanyuka, K. and Arova, A. 2016. A genomics approach to identify effectors in Rhynchosporium commune essential for pathogenicity on barley. Abstracts 13th European Conferernce on Fungal Genetics , Paris France , 3-6 April, 2016. pp. CS2M39

A growth and competition model for a weed management decision support system (WMSS)

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Benjamin, L. R., Cussans, J. W., Storkey, J. and Lutman, P. J. W. 2004. A growth and competition model for a weed management decision support system (WMSS). Abstracts 4th International Weed Science Society Congress, Durban, 19-25 June 2004 . pp. 51

A heteroskedastic model of park grass spring hay yields in response to weather suggests continuing yield decline with climate change in future decades

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Addy, J. W. G., Ellis, R. H., MacLaren, C., Macdonald, A. J., Semenov, M. A. and Mead, A. 2022. A heteroskedastic model of park grass spring hay yields in response to weather suggests continuing yield decline with climate change in future decades. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 19 (193), p. 20220361. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0361

A housefly sodium channel gene linked to pyrethroid resistance

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Williamson, M. S., Bell, C. A., Denholm, I. and Devonshire, A. L. 1993. A housefly sodium channel gene linked to pyrethroid resistance. Abstracts 17th International Congress of Genetics: Genetics and the Understanding of Life, Birmingham U.K., 15-21 August 1993 . pp. 231

A landscape-scale study of bumble bee foraging range and constancy, using harmonic radar

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Osborne, J. L., Clark, S. J., Morris, R. J., Williams, I. H., Riley, J. R., Smith, A. D., Reynolds, D. R. and Edwards, A. S. 1999. A landscape-scale study of bumble bee foraging range and constancy, using harmonic radar. Journal of Applied Ecology. 36 (4), pp. 519-533. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00428.x

A large bioassay identifies Stb resistance genes that provide broad resistance against Septoria tritici blotch Disease in the UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tidd, H., Rudd, J. J., Ray, R. V., Bryant, R. and Kanyuka, K. 2022. A large bioassay identifies Stb resistance genes that provide broad resistance against Septoria tritici blotch Disease in the UK. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, p. 1070986. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1070986

A long term genotypic analysis of Scottish peach-potato aphids: what has happened to the Braveheart clone?

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Malloch, G., Pickup, J., Highet, F., Foster, S. P. and Fenton, B. 2013. A long term genotypic analysis of Scottish peach-potato aphids: what has happened to the Braveheart clone? Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2012, Dundee, 28-29 February 2012 . pp. 243-248

A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid and specific detection of airborne inoculum of Uromyces betae (sugar beet rust)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kaczmarek, A. M., King, K. M., West, J. S., Stevens, M., Sparkes, D. and Dickinson, M. 2019. A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid and specific detection of airborne inoculum of Uromyces betae (sugar beet rust). Plant Disease. 103 (3), pp. 417-421. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-18-0337-RE

A map-based system for patch spraying weeds - system control

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Wheeler, H. C., Miller, P. C. H., Perry, N. H., Lutman, P. J. W. and Hull, R. I. 2001. A map-based system for patch spraying weeds - system control. Proceedings Brighton Crop Protection Conference - Weeds, 2001 . pp. 847-852

A mechanism-based approach to monitoring for insecticide resistance in the peach-potato aphid Myzus persicae

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Williamson, M. S., Anstead, J. A., Field, L. M., Moores, G. D., Foster, S. P., Devonshire, A. L. and Denholm, I. 2003. A mechanism-based approach to monitoring for insecticide resistance in the peach-potato aphid Myzus persicae. Abstracts Neurotox 2003: Neurotoxicological Targets from Functional Genomics and Proteomics, Nottingham, 1-4 September 2003 .

A mechanism-based approach to monitoring for insecticide resistance in the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Williamson, M. S., Andrews, M. C., Anstead, J. A., Field, L. M., Moores, G. D., Foster, S. P., Devonshire, A. L. and Denholm, I. 2004. A mechanism-based approach to monitoring for insecticide resistance in the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae. Usherwood, P. N. R., Mellor, I. R. and Beadle, D. J. (ed.) Neurotox '03: neurotoxicological targets from functional genomics and proteomics . Society of Chemical Industry, London. pp. 87-95