Sustainable Soils and Crops

TitleSustainable Soils and Crops
TypeScience Department
InstituteRothamsted Research
HeadMartin Broadley
Executive AssistantSally Murdoch
Natalia Deas

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Effects of Selenate Application on Growth, Nutrient Bioaccumulation, and Bioactive Compounds in Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Poblaciones, M. J., Garcia-Latorre, C., Velazquez, R. and Broadley, M. 2024. Effects of Selenate Application on Growth, Nutrient Bioaccumulation, and Bioactive Compounds in Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica L.). Horticulturae. 10 (8), p. 808. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10080808

Generic workflow of a highly effective and easy anther culture method for both japonica and indica rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Guo, G., Liu, S., Zhang, S., Yang, L., Zong, Y., Halford, N. G., He, T., Gao, R., Guo, Z., Zhou, L., Liu, C., Wu, S. and Chen, Z. 2024. Generic workflow of a highly effective and easy anther culture method for both japonica and indica rice. Plants - Basel. 13 (17), p. 2531. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172531

Insights on soil carbon cycling in intercropped maize-forage systems as affected by nitrogen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vieira-Da-Mota-Neto, L., Barros, J. V. S., Costa, V. E., Galdos, M., Santos, A. R. P. D. and Rosolem, C. A. 2024. Insights on soil carbon cycling in intercropped maize-forage systems as affected by nitrogen. Geoderma. 449 (sept), p. 116998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116998

Corrigendum to “Yield responses of arable crops to liming – An evaluation of relationships between yields and soil pH from a long-term liming experiment” [Eur. J. Agron. 105 (2019) 176–188]

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Holland, J. E., White, P. J., Glendining, M. J., Goulding, K. W. T. and McGrath, S. P. 2024. Corrigendum to “Yield responses of arable crops to liming – An evaluation of relationships between yields and soil pH from a long-term liming experiment” [Eur. J. Agron. 105 (2019) 176–188]. European Journal of Agronomy. 159 (Sept), p. 127221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2024.127221

Identification and genomic analysis of a thermophilic bacterial strain that reduces ammonia loss from composting

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, X., Feng, R., Du, Q., Mauchline, T. H., Clark, I. M., Lu, Y. and Liu, L. 2024. Identification and genomic analysis of a thermophilic bacterial strain that reduces ammonia loss from composting. Microbiology Spectrum. 0, pp. e00763-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00763-24

Phosphorus availability drives the effect of legume-wheat intercropping on prokaryotic community interactions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lo-Presti, E., Kavamura, V. N., Abadie, M., Romeo, M., Reid, T., Heuer, S., Monti, M. and Mauchline, T. H. 2024. Phosphorus availability drives the effect of legume-wheat intercropping on prokaryotic community interactions. Applied Soil Ecology. 199 (July), p. 105414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105414

Nitrogen topdressing at panicle initiation modulated nitrogen allocation between storage proteins and free nitrogenous compounds in grains of japonica rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, L., Yang, L., Hu, L., Ren, Y., Li, G., Ding, Y., Paul, M. J. and Liu, Z. 2024. Nitrogen topdressing at panicle initiation modulated nitrogen allocation between storage proteins and free nitrogenous compounds in grains of japonica rice. Journal of Cereal Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2024.104010

Improving wheat grain composition for human health by constructing a QTL atlas for essential minerals

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sigalas, P., Shewry, P. R., Riche, A. B., Wingen, L., Feng, C., Siluveru, A., Chayut, N., Burridge, A., Uauy, C., Castle, M., Parmar, S., Philp, C., Steele, D., Orford, S., Leverington-Waite, M., Cheng, S., Griffiths, S. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2024. Improving wheat grain composition for human health by constructing a QTL atlas for essential minerals. Communications Biology. 7, p. 101. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06692-7

Doctoral training to support sustainable soil geochemistry research in Africa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kangara, G., Ligowe, I. S., Kaninga, B., Nalivata, P., Kabambe, V., Mbewe, E., Chishala, B. H., Sakala, G. M., Mapfumo, P., Mtambanengwe, F., Tendayi, T., Murwira, A., Chilimba, A. D. C., Phiri, F. P., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H., Lark, R. M., Millar, K., Watts, M. J., Young, S. D. and Broadley, M. 2024. Doctoral training to support sustainable soil geochemistry research in Africa. Interface Focus. 14, p. 20230058. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2023.0058

At the crossroads - strigolactones mediate changes in cytokinin synthesis and signalling in response to nitrogen limitation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sigalas, P., Bennett, T., Buchner, P. H., Thomas, S. G., Jamois, F., Arkoun, M., Yvin, J.-C., Bennett, M.J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2024. At the crossroads - strigolactones mediate changes in cytokinin synthesis and signalling in response to nitrogen limitation. The Plant Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.16976

Decrease in soil test phosphorus levels under omitted phosphorus fertilizer application

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Steinfurth, K., Borjesson, G., Denoroy, P., Eichler-Lobermann, B., Gans, W., Heyn, J., Hirte, J., Jansen, F., Koch, D., Merbach, I., Mollier, A., Morel, C., Panten, K., Peiter, E., Poulton, P. R., Reitz, T., Rubæk, G. H., Spiegel, H., Laak, M. V., Tucher, S. V. and Buczko, U. 2024. Decrease in soil test phosphorus levels under omitted phosphorus fertilizer application. Soil Use and Management. 40 (3), p. e13088. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.13088

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

“WAIT, do I need more fibre?” Exploring UK consumers dietary fibre-related awareness and white bread as a viable solution to promote subsequent intake

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Norton, V., Wagstaff, C., Rodriguez Garcia, J., Lovegrove, A., Shewry, P. R., Charlton, M., Gillett, N., Tindall M. J. and Lignou, S. 2024. “WAIT, do I need more fibre?” Exploring UK consumers dietary fibre-related awareness and white bread as a viable solution to promote subsequent intake. Current Developments in Nutrition. 8, p. 104430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.104430

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

Diversity and multifunctional potential for plant growth promotion in bacteria from soil and the rhizosphere

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Oliveira, L. M. D., Kavamura, V. N., Clark, I. M., Mauchline, T. H. and Souza, J. T. D. 2024. Diversity and multifunctional potential for plant growth promotion in bacteria from soil and the rhizosphere. Soil Use and Management. 40 (2), p. e13082. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.13082

Organic matter decay and bacterial community succession in mangroves under simulated climate change scenarios

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Solano, J. H., Moitinho, M. A., Chiaramonte, J. B., Bononi, L, Packer, A. P., Dini-Andreote, F., Tsai, S. M. and Taketani, R. G. 2024. Organic matter decay and bacterial community succession in mangroves under simulated climate change scenarios. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-024-01455-2

The 4T and 7T introgressions from Amblyopyrum muticum and the 5Au introgression from Triticum urartu increases grain zinc and iron concentrations in Malawian wheat backgrounds

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Guwela, V. F., Milaro, M. F., Broadley, M., Hawkesford, M. J., Bokosi, J. M., Grewel, S., Coombes, B., Hall, A., Yang, C., Banda, M., Wilson, L. and King, J. 2024. The 4T and 7T introgressions from Amblyopyrum muticum and the 5Au introgression from Triticum urartu increases grain zinc and iron concentrations in Malawian wheat backgrounds. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15, p. 1346046. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1346046

Iron Chelation in Soil - Scalable Biotechnology for Accelerating Carbon Dioxide Removal by Enhanced Rock Weathering

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Epihov, D. Z., Banwart, S. A., McGrath, S. P., Martin, D. P., Steeley, I. L., Cobbold, V., Kantola, I. B., Masters, M. D., DeLucia, E. H. and Beerling, D. J. 2024. Iron Chelation in Soil - Scalable Biotechnology for Accelerating Carbon Dioxide Removal by Enhanced Rock Weathering. Environmental Science & Technology. 58 (27), pp. 11970-11987. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c10146

A dataset of CMIP6-based climate scenarios for climate change impact assessment in Great Britain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Semenov, M. A., Senapati, N., Coleman, K. and Collins, A. L. 2024. A dataset of CMIP6-based climate scenarios for climate change impact assessment in Great Britain. Data in Brief. 55 (4 July), p. 110709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110709

Wheat, Bread, Gluten and Health - Where do we stand in 2024?

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Brouns, F., Shewry, P. R. and Jonkers, D. 2024. Wheat, Bread, Gluten and Health - Where do we stand in 2024? Milling and Grain. June, pp. 44-51.

Preface to VSI “Increasing the use of cereal grains as sources of protein”

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Malalgoda, M. and House, J. 2024. Preface to VSI “Increasing the use of cereal grains as sources of protein”. Journal of Cereal Science. 117 (May), p. 103901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2024.103901

Maize grown for bioenergy on peat emits twice as much carbon as when grown on mineral soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lloyd, I. L., Morrison, R., Grayson, R. P., Cumming, A. M. J., D'Acunha, B., Galdos, M. V., Evans, C. D. and Chapman, P. J. 2024. Maize grown for bioenergy on peat emits twice as much carbon as when grown on mineral soil. Global Change Biology. Bioenergy. 16 (7), p. e13169. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13169

Nitrous oxide and methane fluxes from plasma-treated pig slurry applied to winter wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lloyd, I. L., Grayson, R. P., Galdos, M. V., Morrison, R. and Chapman, P. J. 2024. Nitrous oxide and methane fluxes from plasma-treated pig slurry applied to winter wheat. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-024-10363-8

Using long-term experiments to assess statistical models for determining critical P fertilisation thresholds

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jordan-Meille, L., Mollier, A., Poulton, P. R., Glendining, M. J., Jouany, C., Gratecap, J. -., Hanocq, D., Montagnier, C. and Denoroy, P. 2024. Using long-term experiments to assess statistical models for determining critical P fertilisation thresholds. European Journal of Agronomy. 158 (August), p. 127220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2024.127220

Harnessing landrace diversity empowers wheat breeding

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cheng, S., Feng, C., Wingen, L. U., Cheng, H., Riche, A. B., Jiang, M., Leverington-Waite, M., Huang, Z., Collier, S., Orford, S., Wang, X., Awal, R., Barker, G., O’Hara, T., Lister, C., Siluveru, A., Quiroz-Chávez, J., Ramírez-González, R. H., Bryant, R., Berry, S., Bansal, U., Bariana, H. S., Bennett, M. J., Bicego, B., Bilham, L., Brown, J. K. M., Burridge, A., Burt, C., Buurman, M., Castle, M., Chartrain, L., Chen, B., Denbel, W., Elkot, A. F., Fenwick, P., Feuerhelm, D., Foulkes, J., Gaju, O., Gauley, A., Gaurav, K., Hafeez, A. N., Han, R., Horler, R., Hou, J., Iqbal, M. S., Kerton, M., Kondic-Spica, A., Kowalski, A., Lage, J., Li, X., Liu, H., Liu, S., Lovegrove, A., Ma, L., Mumford, C., Parmar, S., Philp, C., Playford, D., Przewieslik-Allen, A. M., Sarfraz, Z., Schafer, D., Shewry, P. R., Shi, Y., Slafer, G., Song, B., Song, B., Steele, D., Steuernagel, B., Tailby, P., Tyrrell, S., Waheed, A., Wamalwa, M. N., Wang, X., Wei, Y., Winfield, M., Wu, S., Wu, Y., Wulff, B. B. H., Xian, W., Xu, Y., Xu, Y., Yuan, Q., Zhang, X., Edwards, K. J., Dixon, L., Nicholson, P., Chayut, N., Hawkesford, M. J., Uauy, C., Sanders, D., Huang, S. and Griffiths, S. 2024. Harnessing landrace diversity empowers wheat breeding. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07682-9

Obituary: Philip Charles Brookes: 26th March 1951–28th September 2023

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S. 2024. Obituary: Philip Charles Brookes: 26th March 1951–28th September 2023. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 194, p. 109446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109446

Challenges to Increasing Dietary Fiber in White Flour and Bread

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Prins, A., Kosik, O. and Lovegrove, A. 2024. Challenges to Increasing Dietary Fiber in White Flour and Bread. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.4c02056

Application of the JULES-crop model and agrometeorological indicators for forecasting off-season maize yield in Brazil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Prudente Junior, A. C., Vianna, M. S., Willians, K., Galdos, M. and Marin, F. R. 2024. Application of the JULES-crop model and agrometeorological indicators for forecasting off-season maize yield in Brazil. Heliyon. 10 (8), p. e29555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29555

A hydro-thermo-damage-mechanical fully coupled cohesive phase-field model for fracking in quasi-brittle thermo-poroelastic media

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Li, H., Yang, Z., Zhang, X. and Li, S. 2024. A hydro-thermo-damage-mechanical fully coupled cohesive phase-field model for fracking in quasi-brittle thermo-poroelastic media. Engineering fracture mechanics. 301 (May), p. 110018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2024.110018

Stacked mutations in wheat homologues of rice SEMI-DWARF1 confer a novel semi-dwarf phenotype

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ndreca, B., Huttly, A. K., Bibi, S., Bayon, C., Lund, G., Ham, J., Alarcon-Reverte, R., Addy, J., Tarkowská, D., Pearce, S., Hedden, P., Thomas, S. G. and Phillips, A. L. 2024. Stacked mutations in wheat homologues of rice SEMI-DWARF1 confer a novel semi-dwarf phenotype. BMC Plant Biology. 24, p. 384. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05098-1

Stakeholder-driven transformative adaptation is needed for climate-smart nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa - author correction

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jennings, S., Challinor, A., Smith, P., Macdiarmid, J. I., Pope, E., Chapman, S., Bradshaw, C., Clark, H., Vetter, S., Fitton, N., King, R., Mwamakamba, S., Madzivhandila, T., Mashingaidze, I., Chomba, C., Nawiko, M., Nyhodo, B., Mazibuko, N., Yeki, P., Kuwali, P., Kambwiri, A., Kazi, V., Kiama, A., Songole, A., Coskeran, H., Quinn, C., Sallu, S., Dougill, A., Whitfield, S., Kunin, B., Meebelo, N., Jamali, A., Kantande, D., Makundi, P., Mbungu, W., Kayula, F., Walker, S., Zimba, S., Yamdeu, J. H. G., Kapulu, N., Galdos, M., Eze, S., Tripathi, H., Sait, S., Kepinski, S., Likoya, E., Greathead, H., Smith, H. E., Mahop, M. T., Harwatt, H., Muzammil, M., Horgan, G. and Benton, T. 2024. Stakeholder-driven transformative adaptation is needed for climate-smart nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa - author correction. Nature Food. 5, p. 444. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-00988-x

Potential for low-emissions oil palm production in Indonesia: insights from spatiotemporal dynamics

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Safitri, L., Galdos, M., Comber, A. and Challinor, A. 2024. Potential for low-emissions oil palm production in Indonesia: insights from spatiotemporal dynamics. Environmental Research Letters. 19, p. 054045. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad404a

The genotype of barley cultivars influences multiple aspects of their associated microbiota via differential root exudate secretion

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pacheco-Moreno, A., Bollmann-Giolai, A., Chandra, G., Brett, P., Davies, J., Thornton, O., Poole, P., Ramachandran, V., Brown, J. K. M., Nicholson, P., Ridout, C., DeVos, S. and Malone, J. G. 2024. The genotype of barley cultivars influences multiple aspects of their associated microbiota via differential root exudate secretion. PLOS Biology. 22 (4), p. e3002232. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002232

Evolution of Agricultural Extension in Zimbabwe - Emerging Technologies, Training Needs and Future Possibilities

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kangara, G., Muwaniki, C., Siziba, S., Chamboko, T., Mtambanengwe, F. and Wedekind, V. 2024. Evolution of Agricultural Extension in Zimbabwe - Emerging Technologies, Training Needs and Future Possibilities. South African Journal of Agricultural Extension. 52 (2), pp. 21-55. https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2024/v52n2a14969

Projecting the Contribution of Provitamin A Maize Biofortification and Other Nutrition Interventions to the Nutritional Adequacy and Cost of Diets in Rural Zimbabwe

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Baudron, F., Cairns, J. E., Haefele, S. M., Hassall, K. L., Ndhlela, T., Nyagumbo, I., Kangara, G. and Joy, E. 2024. Projecting the Contribution of Provitamin A Maize Biofortification and Other Nutrition Interventions to the Nutritional Adequacy and Cost of Diets in Rural Zimbabwe. Journal Of Nutrition. 154 (6), pp. 1815-1826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.04.009

The pore-rhizosheath shapes maize root architecture by enhancing root distribution in macropores

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, L., Qin, S., Whalley, W. R., Zhou, H., Ren, T. and Gao, W. 2024. The pore-rhizosheath shapes maize root architecture by enhancing root distribution in macropores. Plant, Cell and Environment. pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14915

Can we increase the use of wheat and other cereals as sources of protein?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R. 2024. Can we increase the use of wheat and other cereals as sources of protein? Journal of Cereal Science. 117 (May), p. 103899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2024.103899

Data for: Agricultural intensification reduces selection of putative plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in wheat

N - Datasets
Reid, T., Kavamura, V. N., Torres-Ballesteros, A., Smith, M., Abadie, M., Pawlett, M., Clark, I. M., Harris, J. A. and Mauchline, T. H. 2024. Data for: Agricultural intensification reduces selection of putative plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in wheat. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98zz7

Long-term soil organic carbon and crop yield feedbacks differ between 16 soil-crop models in sub-Saharan Africa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Couedel, A., Falconnier, G. N., Adam, M., Cardinael, R., Boote, K., Justes, E., Smith, W. N., Whitbread, A. M., Affholder, F., Balkovic, J., Basso, B., Bhatia, A., Chakrabarti, B., Chikowo, R., Christina, M., Faye, B., Ferchaud, F., Folberth, C., Akinseye, F. M., Gaiser, T., Galdos, M., Gayler, S., Gorooei, A., Grant, B., Guibert, H., Hoogenboom, G., Kamali, B., Laub, M., Maureira, F., Mequanint, F., Nendel, C., Porter, C. H., Ripoche, D., Ruane, A. C., Rusinamhodzi, L., Sharma, S., Singh, U., Six, J., Srivastava, A., Vanlauwe, B., Versini, A., Vianna, M., Webber, H., Weber, T. K., Zhang, C. and Corbeels, M. 2024. Long-term soil organic carbon and crop yield feedbacks differ between 16 soil-crop models in sub-Saharan Africa. European Journal of Agronomy. 155 (April), p. 127109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2024.127109

Controls on timescales of soil organic carbon persistence across sub-Saharan Africa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fromm, S. F. V., Doetterl, S., Butler, B. M., Aynekulu, E., Berhe, A. A., Haefele, S. M., McGrath, S. P., Shepherd, K. D., Six, J., Tamene, L., Tondoh, E. J., Vagen, T., Winowiecki, L. A., Trumbore, S. E. and Hoyt, A. M. 2024. Controls on timescales of soil organic carbon persistence across sub-Saharan Africa. Global Change Biology. 30 (1), p. e17089. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17089

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