Sustainable Soils and Crops

TitleSustainable Soils and Crops
TypeScience Department
InstituteRothamsted Research
HeadMartin Broadley
Executive AssistantNatalia Deas

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Global soil pollution by toxic metals threatens agriculture and human health

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hou, D., Jia, X., Wang, L., McGrath, S. P., Zhu, Y., Hu, Q., Zhao, F., Bank, M. S., O’Connor, D. and Nriagu, J. 2025. Global soil pollution by toxic metals threatens agriculture and human health. Science - AAAS. 388 (6744), pp. 316-321. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adr5214

Proteomic Profiling of Celiac-Toxic Motifs and Allergens in Cereals Containing Gluten

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Daly, M. E., Huang, X., Nitride, C., Hughes, C., Tanskanen, J., Shewry, P. R., Gethings, L. A. and Mills, E. N. C. 2025. Proteomic Profiling of Celiac-Toxic Motifs and Allergens in Cereals Containing Gluten. Journal of Proteome Research. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00456

Advances in genome editing in plants within an evolving regulatory landscape, with a focus on its application in wheat breeding

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brock, N., Kaur, N. and Halford, N. G. 2025. Advances in genome editing in plants within an evolving regulatory landscape, with a focus on its application in wheat breeding. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-025-00981-w

Spatial distribution and drivers of soil organic carbon content in croplands of Morocco

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bayad, M., Gerard, B., Chehbouni, A., Hawkesford, M. J., Chau, H. W., Ouray, M. B., Hamma, A, El Akrouchi, M. and Biswas, A. 2025. Spatial distribution and drivers of soil organic carbon content in croplands of Morocco. Pedosphere. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedsph.2025.04.007

Unlocking the agro-physiological potential of wheat rhizoplane fungi under low P conditions using a niche-conserved consortium approach

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Benbrik, B., Reid, T. E., Nkir, D., Chaouki, H., Aallam, Y., Clark, I. M., Mauchline, T. H., Harris, J., Pawlett, M., Barakat, A., Rchiad, Z. and Bargaz, A. 2025. Unlocking the agro-physiological potential of wheat rhizoplane fungi under low P conditions using a niche-conserved consortium approach . Journal of Experimental Botany. p. eraf042. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraf042

Improved Extraction Methods to Isolate High Molecular Weight DNA From Magnaporthaceae and Other Grass Root Fungi for Long-Read Whole Genome Sequencing

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Grey, M. J., Freeman, J., Rudd, J. J., Irish, N., Canning, G., Chancellor, T., Palma-Guerrero, J., Hill, R., Hall, N., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and McMullan, M. 2025. Improved Extraction Methods to Isolate High Molecular Weight DNA From Magnaporthaceae and Other Grass Root Fungi for Long-Read Whole Genome Sequencing. Bio-protocol. 15 (6), p. e5245. https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.5245

GIBBERELLIN 3-OXIDASE genes regulate height and grain size in bread wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Phillips, A. L., Huttly, A. K., Alarcon-Reverte, R., Clark, S. J., Jaworek, P., Tarkowska, D., Sokolowska, P., Steele, D., Riche, A. B., Hawkesford, M. J., Thomas, S., Hedden, P. and Pearce, S. 2025. GIBBERELLIN 3-OXIDASE genes regulate height and grain size in bread wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. p. efa151. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraf151

Future crop breeding needs to consider future soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Raza, S., Pandey, B. K., Hawkesford, M. J., Griffiths, S., Bennett, M. J. and Mooney, S. J. 2025. Future crop breeding needs to consider future soils. Nature Plants. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-025-01977-z

Sulfur's Long Game: 145 Years of Soil Sulfur Speciation in the World's Oldest Agricultural Experiments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Barnard, M., McKenna, B. A., Dalal, R. C., McGrath, S. P., Weng, Z. H., Wykes, J. L. and Kopittke, P. M. 2025. Sulfur's Long Game: 145 Years of Soil Sulfur Speciation in the World's Oldest Agricultural Experiments. Global Change Biology. 31 (3), p. e70136. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70136

MIBiG 4.0: advancing biosynthetic gene cluster curation through global collaboration

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zdouc, M. M., Blin, K., Louwen, N. L., Navarro, J., Loureiro, C., Bader, C. D., Bailey, C. B., Barra, L., Booth, T. J., Bozhuyuk, K. A., Cediel-Becerra, J. D., Charlop-Powers, Z., Chevrette, M. G., Chooi, Y. H., D’Agostino, P. M., Rond, T. D., Pup, E. D., Duncan, K. R., Gu, W., Hanif, N., Helfrich, E. J., Jenner, M., Katsuyama, Y., Korenskaia, A., Krug, D., Libis, V., Lund, G., Mantri, S., Morgan, K. D., Owen, C., Phan, C., Philmus, B., Reitz, Z. L., Robinson, S. L., Singh, K. S., Teufel, R., Tong, Y., Tugizimana, F., Ulanova, D., Winter, J. M., Aguilar, C., Akiyama, D. Y., Al-Salihi, S. A., Alanjary, M., Alberti, F., Aleti, G., Alharthi, S. A., Rojo, M. Y. A., Arishi, A. A., Augustijn, H. E., Avalon, N. E., Avelar-Rivas, J. A., Axt, K. K., Barbieri, H. B., Barbosa, J. C. J., Segato, L. G. B., Barrett, S. E., Baunach, M., Beemelmanns, C., Beqaj, D., Berger, T., Bernaldo-Aguero, J., Bettenbuhl, S. M., Bielinski, V. A., Biermann1, F., Borges, R. M., Borriss, R., Breitenbach, M., Bretscher, K. M., Brigham, M. W., Buedenbender, L., Bulcock, B. W., Cano-Prieto, C., Capela, J., Carrion, V. J., Carter, R. S., Castelo-Branco, R., Castro-Falcon, G., Chagas, F. O., Charria-Giron, E., Chaudhri, A. A., Chaudhry, V., Choi, H., Choi, Y., Choupannejad, R., Chromy, J., Donahey, M. S. C., Collemare, J., Connolly, J. A., Creamer, K. E., Crusemann, M., Cruz, A. A., Cumsille, A., Dallery, J., Damas-Ramos, L. C., Damiani, T., Kruijff, M. D., Martin, B. D., Sala, G. D., Dillen, J., Doering, D. T., Dommaraju, S. R., Durusu, S., Egbert, S., Ellerhorst, M., Faussurier, B., Fetter, A., Feuermann, M., Fewer, D. P., Foldi, J., Frediansyah, A., Garza, E. A., Gavriilidou, A., Gentile, A., Gerke, J., Gerstmans, H., Gomez-Escribano, J. P., Gonzalez-Salazar, L. A., Grayson, N. E., Greco, C., Gomez, J. E. G., Guerra, S., Flores, S. G., Gurevich, A., Gutierrez-Garcia, K., Hart, L., Haslinger, K., He, B., Hebra, T., Hemmann, J. L., Hindra, H., Hoing, L., Holland, D. C., Holme, J. E., Horch, T., Hrab, P., Hu, J., Huynh, T., Hwang, J., Lacovelli, R., Lftime, D., Lorio, M., Jayachandran, S., Jeong, E., Jing, J., Jung, J. J., Kakumu, Y., Kalkreuter, E., Kang, K. B., Kang, S., Kim, W., Kim, G. J., Kim, H., Kim, H. U., Klapper, M., Koetsier, R. A., Kollten, C., Kovacs, A. T., Kriukova, Y., Kubach, N., Kunjapur, A. M., Kushnareva, A. K., Kust, A., Lamber, J., Larralde, M., Larsen, N. J., Launay, A. P., Le, N., Lebeer, S., Lee, B. T., Lee, K., Lev, K. L., Li, S., Li, Y., Licona-Cassani, C., Lien, A., Liu, J., Lopez, J. A. V., Machushynets, N. V., Macias, M. I., Mahmud, T., Maleckis, M., Martinez-Martinez, A. M., Mast, Y., Maximo, M. F., McBride, C. M., McLellan, R. M., Bhatt, K. M., Melkonian, C., Merrild, A., Metsä-Ketela, M., Mitchell, D. A., Müller, A. V., Nguyen, G., Nguyen, H. T., Niedermeyer, T. H. J., O’Hare, J. H., Ossowicki, A., Ostash, B. O., Otani, H., Padva, L., Paliya, S., Pan, X., Panghal, M., Parade, D. S., Park, J., Parra, J., Rubio, M. P., Pham, H. T., Pidot, S. J., Piel, J., Pourmohsenin, B., Rakhmanov, M., Ramesh, S., Rasmussen, M. H., Rego, A., Reher, R., Rice, A. J., Rigolet, A., Romero-Otero, A., Rosas-Becerra, L. R., Rosiles, P. Y., Rutz, A., Ryu, B., Sahadeo, L., Saldanha, M., Salvi, L., Sánchez-Carvajal, E., Santos-Medellin, C., Sbaraini, N., Schoellhorn, S. M., Schumm, C., Sehnal, L., Selem, N., Shah, A. D., Shishido, T. K., Sieber, S., Silviani, V., Singh, G., Singh, H., Sokolova, N., Sonnenschein, E. C., Sosio, M., Sowa, S. T., Steffen, K., Stegmann, E., Streiff, A. B., Strüder, A., Surup, F., Svenningsen, T., Sweeney, D., Szenei, J., Tagirdzhanov, A., Tan, B., Tarnowski, M. J., Terlouw1, B. R., Rey, T., Thome, N. U., Ortega, L. R. T., Torring, T., Trindade, M., Truman, A. W., Tvilum, M., Udwary, D. W., Ulbricht, C., Vader, L., Wezel, G. P. V., Walmsley, M., Warnasinghe, R., Weddeling, H. G., Weir, A. N., Williams, K., Williams, S. E., Witte, T. E., Rocca, S. M. W., Yamada, K., Yang, D., Yang, D., Yu, J., Zhou, Z., Ziemert, N., Zimmer, L., Zimmermann, A., Zimmermann, C., Hooft, J. J. V. D., Linington, R. G., Weber, T. and Medema, M. H. 2025. MIBiG 4.0: advancing biosynthetic gene cluster curation through global collaboration. Nucleic Acids Research. 53 (D1), p. D678–D690. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae1115

Putting numbers to a metaphor: A Bayesian Belief Network with which to infer Soil Quality and Health

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassall, K. L., Zawadzka, J., Milne, A. E., Corstanje, R., Harris, J. A., Dailey, A. G., Keith, A. M., Glendining, M. J., McGrath, S. P., Todman, L. C., Alexander, P., Arnold, P., Bennett, A. J., Bhogal, A., Clark, J. M., Crotty, F. V., Horrocks, C., Noble, N., Rees, R., Shepherd, M., Stockdale, E. A., Tipping, E. W. and Whitmore, A. P. 2025. Putting numbers to a metaphor: A Bayesian Belief Network with which to infer Soil Quality and Health. European Journal of Agronomy. 168 (July), p. 127537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2025.127537

Shoot Fly Resistance in Sorghum: An Overview

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Arora, N., Bhattacharya, J., Shankhapal, A., Mishra, S. P., Desale, A., Jaba, J. and Nitnavare, R. 2025. Shoot Fly Resistance in Sorghum: An Overview. Journal of Applied Entomology. pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13407

Changes in the potato rhizosphere microbiota richness and diversity occur in a growth stage-dependent manner

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bak, G., Lee, K. K., Clark, I. M., Mauchline, T. H., Kavamura, V. N., Jee, S., Lee, J., Kim, H. and Lee, Y. 2025. Changes in the potato rhizosphere microbiota richness and diversity occur in a growth stage-dependent manner. Scientific Reports. 15, p. 2284. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86944-6

Changes in the potato rhizosphere microbiota richness and diversity occur in a growth stage-dependent manner - Author correction

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bak, G., Lee, K. K., Clark, I. M., Mauchline, T. H., Kavamura, V. N., Jee, S., Lee, J., Kim, H. and Lee, Y. 2025. Changes in the potato rhizosphere microbiota richness and diversity occur in a growth stage-dependent manner - Author correction. Scientific Reports. 15, p. 5817. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90259-x

AI-based framework for early detection and segmentation of green citrus fruits in orchards

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
El Akrouchi, M., Mhada, M., Bayad, M., Hawkesford, M. J. and Gerard, B. 2025. AI-based framework for early detection and segmentation of green citrus fruits in orchards. Smart Agricultural Technology. 10, p. 100834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2025.100834

Factors affecting the net ecosystem productivity of agroecosystems on mineral soils: a meta-analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lloyd, I. L., Morrison, R., Grayson, R. P., Galdos, M. and Chapman, P. J. 2025. Factors affecting the net ecosystem productivity of agroecosystems on mineral soils: a meta-analysis. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2025.2456921

Building a Near-infrared (NIR) Soil Spectral Dataset and Predictive Machine Learning Models using a Handheld NIR Spectrophotometer

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Partida, C., Safanelli, J. L., Mitu, S. M., Murad, M. O. F., Ge, Y., Ferguson, R., Shepherd, K. and Sanderman, J. 2025. Building a Near-infrared (NIR) Soil Spectral Dataset and Predictive Machine Learning Models using a Handheld NIR Spectrophotometer. Data in Brief. 58 (111229). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.111229

A new conceptual model for seed germination and seedling tillering of winter wheat in the field

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, J., Whalley, P. A., Li, Z., Gao, Y., Zhang, X., Hawkesford, M. J. and Whalley, W. R. 2025. A new conceptual model for seed germination and seedling tillering of winter wheat in the field. Royal Society Open Science. 12 (1), p. 240723. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.240723

An improved approach for estimating root elongation rate from penetrometer resistance and macropore porosity on a silty clay loam soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Qin, S, Liu, L., Whalley, W. R., Zhou, H., Ren, T. and Gao, W. 2025. An improved approach for estimating root elongation rate from penetrometer resistance and macropore porosity on a silty clay loam soil. Soil & Tillage Research. 248 (May), p. 106439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2024.106439

Application of machine learning to forecast agricultural drought impacts for large scale sub-seasonal drought monitoring in Brazil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gallear, J., Galdos, M., Zeri, M. and Hartley, A. 2025. Application of machine learning to forecast agricultural drought impacts for large scale sub-seasonal drought monitoring in Brazil. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 25, pp. 1521-1541. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2024-60

Ion homeostasis and coordinated salt tolerance mechanisms in a barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)doubled haploid line

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, H., Chen, H., Halford, N. G., Xu, R., He, T., Yang, B., Zhou, L., Guo, H. and Liu, C. 2025. Ion homeostasis and coordinated salt tolerance mechanisms in a barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)doubled haploid line. BMC Plant Biology. 25, p. 52. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-06033-0

“We need workable micronutrient data!”: a qualitative study assessing the need for integrated micronutrient data to support evidence-based decisions by Indian food system stakeholders

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sahota, R., Khokhar, J., Deep, A., Adams, K. P., Das, A., Ander, E. L. and Joy, E. J. M. 2025. “We need workable micronutrient data!”: a qualitative study assessing the need for integrated micronutrient data to support evidence-based decisions by Indian food system stakeholders. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 8, p. 1469126. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1469126

Soil organic carbon and related properties under conservation agriculture and contrasting conventional fields in Northern Malawi

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kangara, G., Ligowe, I. S., Tibu, A., Gondwe, T. N., Greathead, H. M. and Galdos, M. 2025. Soil organic carbon and related properties under conservation agriculture and contrasting conventional fields in Northern Malawi. Frontiers in Soil Science. 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoil.2024.1481275

Maternal selenium deficiency was positively associated with the risk of selenium deficiency in children aged 6–59 months in rural Zimbabwe

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mutonhodza, B., Kangara, G., Bailey, E. H., Matsungo, T. M. and Chopera, P. 2024. Maternal selenium deficiency was positively associated with the risk of selenium deficiency in children aged 6–59 months in rural Zimbabwe. PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 4 (7), p. e0003376. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003376

Understanding plant–soil interactions underpins enhanced sustainability of crop production

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, X., Cheng, L., Xiong, C., Whalley, W. R., Miller, A. J., Rengel, Z., Zhang, F. and Shen, J. 2024. Understanding plant–soil interactions underpins enhanced sustainability of crop production. Trends in Plant Science. 29 (11). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2024.05.008

Genetic analysis of grain protein content and deviation in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Richard, R., Lovegrove, A., Tosi, P., Casebow, R., Poole, M., Wingen, L. U., Griffiths, S. and Shewry, P. R. 2024. Genetic analysis of grain protein content and deviation in wheat. Journal of Cereal Science. 121 (30 December), p. 104099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2024.104099

Genetic variation in leaf photosynthesis and associated traits in elite and landrace-derived genotypes in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kareem, S. H. S., De Silva, J., Weerasinghe, M., Hawkesford, M. J., Griffiths, S., Howell, P. and Foulkes, M. J. 2024. Genetic variation in leaf photosynthesis and associated traits in elite and landrace-derived genotypes in wheat. The Journal of Agricultural Science. pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1017/S002185962400056X

A Moroccan soil spectral library use framework for improving soil property prediction: Evaluating a geostatistical approach

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gashaw-Asrat, T., Breure, T., Sakrabani, R., Corstanje, R., Hassall, K. L., Hamma, A., Kebede, F. and Haefele, S. M. 2024. A Moroccan soil spectral library use framework for improving soil property prediction: Evaluating a geostatistical approach. Geoderma. 452 (December), p. 117116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.117116

Can grain P concentration be used as an indicator of fertilizer requirements in winter wheat?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Haefele, S. M., Gregory, A. S., Poulton, P. R., Hernandez, J. M. B., White, R. P. and McGrath, S. P. 2024. Can grain P concentration be used as an indicator of fertilizer requirements in winter wheat? Field Crops Research. 322 (1 March), p. 109691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109691

Long-term effects of lime and phosphorus application on soil extractable (Olsen) phosphorus differ between two arable UK soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
White, R. P., Haefele, S. M., Goulding, K. W. T., McGrath, S. P. and Glendining, M. J. 2024. Long-term effects of lime and phosphorus application on soil extractable (Olsen) phosphorus differ between two arable UK soils. Soil Use and Management. 40 (4), p. e13160. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.13160

Enhancing food security amid climate change through rewilding and de novo domestication

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hawkesford, M. J. 2024. Enhancing food security amid climate change through rewilding and de novo domestication. Frontiers in Science. 2, p. 1531043. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsci.2024.1531043

Management choices in cereal production: Lessons from the Broadbalk Long-term trial

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Poulton, P. R., Powlson, D. S., Gregory, A. S., Glendining, M. J., White, R. P., Clark, S. J., Wilmer, W. S., Macdonald, A. J. and Johnston, A. E. 2024. Management choices in cereal production: Lessons from the Broadbalk Long-term trial. Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society. 891, pp. 1-60. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamstedlong-term-experiments-guide-2018

Trichoderma gets by with a little help from Streptomyces: fungal–bacterial symbiosis in plant growth promotion

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reid, T. E. and Gifford, M. L. 2024. Trichoderma gets by with a little help from Streptomyces: fungal–bacterial symbiosis in plant growth promotion. Journal of Experimental Botany. 75 (22), p. 6893–6897. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae439

Impacts of arable reforestation on soil carbon and nutrients are dependent upon interactions between soil depth and tree species

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Judson, J, Chapman, P, Holden, J. and Galdos, M. 2024. Impacts of arable reforestation on soil carbon and nutrients are dependent upon interactions between soil depth and tree species. Catena. 247 (108465). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2024.108465

Burden of selenium deficiency and cost-effectiveness of selenium agronomic biofortification of staple cereals in Ethiopia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Oumer, A., Joy, E. J. M., Groote, H. D., Broadley, M. and Gashu, D. 2024. Burden of selenium deficiency and cost-effectiveness of selenium agronomic biofortification of staple cereals in Ethiopia. British Journal Of Nutrition. 132 (8), pp. 1110-1122. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114524001235

Field trial guidelines for evaluating enhanced efficiency fertilizers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lyons, S. E., Arnall, D. B., Ashford-Kornburger, D., Brouder, S. M., Christian, E., Dobermann, A., Haefele, S. M., Haegele, J., Helmers, M. J., Jin, V. L., Margenot, A. J., McGrath, J. M., Morgan, K. T., Murrell, T. S., Osmond, D. L., Pelster, D. E., Slaton, N. A., Vadas, P. A., Venterea, R. T., Volenec, J. J. and Wagner-Riddle, C. 2024. Field trial guidelines for evaluating enhanced efficiency fertilizers. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 89 (1), p. e20787. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20787

An open science framework and tools to create reproducible food composition data for use in nutrition

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Segovia de la Revilla, L, Codd, T., Joy, E.J.M., Mlambo, L., Grande, F., Rittenschober, D., Moltedo, A., Holmes, B.A. and Ander, E.L. 2024. An open science framework and tools to create reproducible food composition data for use in nutrition. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis - JFCA. 137, p. 106894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106894

Do expectations that gluten makes you sick lead to gastrointestinal distress?

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Brouns, F., Shewry, P. R. and Jonkers, D. 2024. Do expectations that gluten makes you sick lead to gastrointestinal distress? Milling and Grain. 135 (11), pp. 46-53.

Comparing samples of grains and breads: Nutritional Benefits of Ancient Grains and Sourdough

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Brouns, F., Shewry, P. R. and Jonkers, D. 2024. Comparing samples of grains and breads: Nutritional Benefits of Ancient Grains and Sourdough. Milling and Grain. 135 (10), pp. 54-56.

Exploring the plant and soil mechanisms by which crop rotations benefit farming systems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Malik, A. I., Bell, R., Zang, H., Boitt, G. and Whalley, W. R. 2024. Exploring the plant and soil mechanisms by which crop rotations benefit farming systems. Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-024-06994-z