Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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A novel light interception trait of a hybrid rice ideotype indicative of leaf to panicle ratio

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xiao, F., Li, W., Yang, Z., Cheng, W., Gao, S., Li, G., Ding, Y., Paul, M. J. and Liu, Z. 2021. A novel light interception trait of a hybrid rice ideotype indicative of leaf to panicle ratio. Field Crops Research. 274, p. 108338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108338

Loss of chromatin remodeler DDM1 causes segregation distortion in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Ali, S., Zhang, T., Lambing, C., Wang, W., Zhang, P., Xie, L., Wang, J., Khan, N. and Zhang, Q. 2021. Loss of chromatin remodeler DDM1 causes segregation distortion in Arabidopsis thaliana. Planta. 254 (5), p. 107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-021-03763-5

Next Generation dsRNA-Based Insect Control: Success So Far and Challenges

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Nitnavare, R., Bhattacharya, J., Singh, S., Kour, A., Hawkesford, M. J. and Arora, N. 2021. Next Generation dsRNA-Based Insect Control: Success So Far and Challenges. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12 (18 October), p. 673576. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.673576

Editorial: State-of-the-Art Technology and Applications in Crop Phenomics

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Yang, W., Doonan, J. H., Hawkesford, M. J., Pridmore, T. and Zhou, J. 2021. Editorial: State-of-the-Art Technology and Applications in Crop Phenomics. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12, p. 2226. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.767324

Methodology to assess the changing risk of yield failure due to heat and drought stress under climate change

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Stella, T., Webber, H., Olesen, J. E., Ruane, A. C., Fronzek, S., Bregaglio, S., Mamidanna, S., Bindi, M., Collins, B., Faye, B., Ferrise, R., Fodor, N., Gabaldon-Leal, C., Jabloun, M., Kersebaum, K-C., Lizaso, J. I., Lorite, I. J., Manceau, L., Martre, P., Nendel, C., Rodriguez, A., Ruiz-Ramos, M., Semenov, M. A., Stratonovitch, P. and Ewert, F. 2021. Methodology to assess the changing risk of yield failure due to heat and drought stress under climate change. Environmental Research Letters. 16 (10), p. 104033. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac2196

Land management legacy affects abundance and function of the acdS gene in wheat root associated pseudomonads

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Ruscoe, H., Taketani, R., Clark, I. M., Lund, G., Hughes, D. J., Dodd, I., Hirsch, P. R. and Mauchline, T. H. 2021. Land management legacy affects abundance and function of the acdS gene in wheat root associated pseudomonads. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, p. 611339. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.611339

What are the regulatory targets for intervention in assimilate partitioning to improve crop yield and resilience?

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Paul, M. J. 2021. What are the regulatory targets for intervention in assimilate partitioning to improve crop yield and resilience? Journal of Plant Physiology. 266, p. 153537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153537

Theory of microbial coexistence in promoting soil–plant ecosystem health

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, N., Nunan, N., Hirsch, P. R., Sun, B., Zhou, J. and Liang, Y. 2021. Theory of microbial coexistence in promoting soil–plant ecosystem health. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 57, p. 897–911. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-021-01586-w

Post-translational cleavage of HMW-GS Dy10 allele improves the cookie-making quality in common wheat (Triticum aestivum).

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Wang, Y., Chen, Q., Li, Y., Guo, Z., Liu, C., Wan, Y., Hawkesford, M. J., Zhu, J., Wu, W., Wei, M., Zhao, K., Jiang, Y., Zhang, Y., Xu, Q., Kong, L., Pu, Z., Deng, M., Jiang, Q., Lan, X., Wang, J., Chen, G., Ma, J., Zheng, Y., Wei, Y. and Qi, P. 2021. Post-translational cleavage of HMW-GS Dy10 allele improves the cookie-making quality in common wheat (Triticum aestivum). Molecular Breeding. 41, p. 49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-021-01238-9

Wheat value chains in Malawi: trends, gaps, challenges and opportunities

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Guwela, V. F., Maliro, M. F. A, Joy, E. J. M., Tang, K., Bokosi, J., Hawkesford, M. J., Broadley, M. and King, J. 2021. Wheat value chains in Malawi: trends, gaps, challenges and opportunities. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience. 16 (046), pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1079/PAVSNNR202116046

The distribution of soil micro-nutrients and the effects on herbage micro-nutrient uptake and yield in three different pasture systems

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Thomas, C. L., Darch, T., Harris, P., Beaumont, D. A. and Haefele, S. M. 2021. The distribution of soil micro-nutrients and the effects on herbage micro-nutrient uptake and yield in three different pasture systems. Agronomy. 11 (9), p. 1731. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11091731

Improving photosynthetic metabolism for crop yields: what is going to work?

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Paul, M. J. 2021. Improving photosynthetic metabolism for crop yields: what is going to work? Frontiers in Plant Science. 12 (September), p. 743862. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.743862

High-yielding forage grass cultivars increase root biomass and soil organic carbon stocks compared with mixed-species permanent pasture in temperate soil

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Gregory, A. S., Joynes, A., Dixon, E. R., Beaumont, D. A., Murray, P. J., Humphreys, M. W., Richter, G. M. and Dungait, J. A. J. 2021. High-yielding forage grass cultivars increase root biomass and soil organic carbon stocks compared with mixed-species permanent pasture in temperate soil. European Journal of Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13160

Flow Cytometry-Based Determination of Ploidy from Dried Leaf Specimens in Genomically Complex Collections of the Tropical Forage Grass Urochloa s. l.

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Tomaszewska, P., Pellny, T. K., Hernandez, L. M., Mitchell, R. A. C., Castiblanco, V., De Vega, J. J., Schwarzacher, T. and Heslop-Harrison, P. 2021. Flow Cytometry-Based Determination of Ploidy from Dried Leaf Specimens in Genomically Complex Collections of the Tropical Forage Grass Urochloa s. l. Genes. 12 (7), p. 957. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12070957

The nitrogen economy of rice-livestock systems in Uruguay

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Castillo, J., Kirk, G. J. D., Rivero, M. J., Dobermann, A. and Haefele, S. M. 2021. The nitrogen economy of rice-livestock systems in Uruguay. Global Food Security. 30 (September), p. 100566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100566

RNAi suppression of xylan synthase genes in wheat starchy endosperm

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Wilkinson, M. D., Kosik, O., Halsey, K., Walpole, H., Evans, J., Wood, A. J., Ward, J. L., Mitchell, R. A. C., Lovegrove, A. and Shewry, P. R. 2021. RNAi suppression of xylan synthase genes in wheat starchy endosperm. PLOS ONE. 16 (8), p. e0256350. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256350

Effect of Intake of Food Hydrocolloids of Bacterial Origin on the Glycemic Response in Humans: Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.

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Alshammari, N. A., Taylor, M. A., Stevenson, R., Gouseti, O., Alyami, J., Muttakin, S., Bakalis, S., Lovegrove, A., Aithal, G. P. and Marciani, L. 2021. Effect of Intake of Food Hydrocolloids of Bacterial Origin on the Glycemic Response in Humans: Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. Nutrients. 13 (7), p. 2407. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072407

Magnesium and calcium overaccumulate in the leaves of a schengen3 mutant of Brassica rapa

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Alcock, T. D., Thomas, C. L., Lochlainn, S. O., Pongrac, P., Wilson, M., Moore, C., Reyt, G., Vogel-Mikus, K., Kelemen, M., Hayden, R., Wilson, L., Stephenson, P., Ostergaard, L., Irwin, J. A., Hammond, J. P., King, G. J., Salt, D. E., Graham, N. S., White, P. J. and Broadley, M. R. 2021. Magnesium and calcium overaccumulate in the leaves of a schengen3 mutant of Brassica rapa. Plant Physiology. 186 (3), pp. 1616-1631. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab150

Feeding the future: developing the skills landscape in the agri-food sector

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Sims, C., Oddy, J., Hibbert, L. E., Newell, A. S., Steel, L., Gibbons, L. R., Caporaso, N., Dumenil, C., Read, S. and Margerison, R. C. P. 2021. Feeding the future: developing the skills landscape in the agri-food sector. Journal Of Chemical Technology And Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.6844

Comparison of soil tortuosity calculated by different methods

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Zhang, Y., Yang, Z., Wang, F. and Zhang, X. 2021. Comparison of soil tortuosity calculated by different methods. Geoderma. 402, p. 115358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115358

Rapid Generation and Analysis of a Barley Doubled Haploid Line with Higher Nitrogen Use Efficiency than Parental Lines by F1 Microspore Embryogenesis

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Xu, H., Li, Y., Gao, R., Xu, R., Guo, G., Lu, R., Halford, N. G., Chen, Z. and Liu, C. 2021. Rapid Generation and Analysis of a Barley Doubled Haploid Line with Higher Nitrogen Use Efficiency than Parental Lines by F1 Microspore Embryogenesis. Plants - Basel. 10 (8), p. 1588. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10081588

Allele mining in diverse accessions of tropical grasses to improve forage quality and reduce environmental impact

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Hanley, S. J., Pellny, T. K., De Vega, J. J., Castiblanco, V., Arango, J., Eastmond, P. J., Heslop-Harrison, J. S. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2021. Allele mining in diverse accessions of tropical grasses to improve forage quality and reduce environmental impact. Annals of Botany. 128 (5), pp. 627-637. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab101

Changes in agricultural climate in South-Eastern England from 1892 to 2016 and differences in cereal and permanent grassland yield

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Addy, J., Ellis, R. H., Macdonald, A. J., Semenov, M. A. and Mead, A. 2021. Changes in agricultural climate in South-Eastern England from 1892 to 2016 and differences in cereal and permanent grassland yield. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 308-309, p. 108560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108560

The effect of soil properties on zinc lability and solubility in soils of Ethiopia – an isotopic dilution study

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Mossa, A-W., Gashu, D., Broadley, M. R., Dunham, S. J., McGrath, S. P., Bailey, E. H. and Young, S. D. 2021. The effect of soil properties on zinc lability and solubility in soils of Ethiopia – an isotopic dilution study. Soil. 7, pp. 255-268. https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-255-2021

Continental-scale controls on soil organic carbon across sub-Saharan Africa

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Von Fromm, S. F., Hoyt, A. M, Lange, M., Acquah, G., Aynekulu, E., Berhe, A. A, Haefele, S. M., McGrath, S. P., Shepherd, K. D., Sila, A. M., Six, J., Towett, E. K, Trumbore, S. E., Vagen, T.-G, Weullow, E., Winowiecki, L. A. and Doetterl, S. 2021. Continental-scale controls on soil organic carbon across sub-Saharan Africa. Soil. 7, pp. 305-332. https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-305-2021

Significant soil degradation is associated with intensive vegetable cropping in a subtropical area: a case study in southwestern China

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Lu, M., Powlson, D. S., Liang, Y., Chadwick, D. R., Long, S., Liu, D. and Chen, X. 2021. Significant soil degradation is associated with intensive vegetable cropping in a subtropical area: a case study in southwestern China. Soil. 7, pp. 333-346. https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-333-2021

Optimizing setup of scan number in FTIR spectroscopy using the moment distance index and PLS regression: application to soil spectroscopy

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Barra, I., Khiari, L., Haefele, S. M., Sakrabani, R. and Kebede, F. 2021. Optimizing setup of scan number in FTIR spectroscopy using the moment distance index and PLS regression: application to soil spectroscopy. Scientific Reports. 11, p. 13358. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92858-w

Using ensemble-mean climate scenarios for future crop yield projections: a stochastic weather generator

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Ma, D., Jing, Q., Xu, Y.-P., Cannon, A. J., Dong, T., Semenov, M. A. and Qian, B. 2021. Using ensemble-mean climate scenarios for future crop yield projections: a stochastic weather generator . Climate Research. 83, pp. 161-171. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01646

Metagenomic approaches reveal differences in genetic diversity and relative abundance of nitrifying bacteria and archaea in contrasting soils

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Clark, I. M., Hughes, D. J., Fu, Q., Abadie, M. and Hirsch, P. R. 2021. Metagenomic approaches reveal differences in genetic diversity and relative abundance of nitrifying bacteria and archaea in contrasting soils . Scientific Reports. 11, p. 15905. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95100-9

High molecular weight glutenin subunit (HMW-GS) 1Dx5 is concentrated in small protein bodies when overexpressed in wheat starchy endosperm

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Wang, Y., Shewry, P. R., Hawkesford, M. J., Qi, P. and Wan, Y. 2021. High molecular weight glutenin subunit (HMW-GS) 1Dx5 is concentrated in small protein bodies when overexpressed in wheat starchy endosperm. Journal of Cereal Science. 101 (September), p. 103291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2021.103291

Climate Factors Contribute to Grassland Net Primary Productivity

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Richter, G. M. and Topp, C. F. E. 2021. Climate Factors Contribute to Grassland Net Primary Productivity. Agronomy. 11 (6), p. 1076. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11061076

Plastics in biosolids from 1950 to 2016: A function of global plastic production and consumption

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Okoffo, E. D., Donner, E., McGrath, S. P., Tscharke, B. J., O’Brien, J. W., O’Brien, S., Ribeiro, F., Burrows, S. D., Toapanta, T., Rauert, C., Samanipour, S., Mueller, J. F. and Thomas, K. V. 2021. Plastics in biosolids from 1950 to 2016: A function of global plastic production and consumption. Water Research. 201 (June 16th), p. 117367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117367

Dynamic simulation of management events for assessing impacts of climate change on pre-alpine grassland productivity

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Petersen, K., Kraus, D., Calanca, P., Semenov, M. A., Butterbach-Bahl, K. and Kiese, R. 2021. Dynamic simulation of management events for assessing impacts of climate change on pre-alpine grassland productivity. European Journal of Agronomy. 128, p. 126306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2021.126306

Is 'soil health' meaningful as a scientific concept or as terminology?

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Powlson, D. S. 2021. Is 'soil health' meaningful as a scientific concept or as terminology? Soil Use and Management. 37 (3), pp. 403-405. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12721

Subcellular dynamics studies of iron reveal how tissue-specific distribution patterns are established in developing wheat grains

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Sheraz, S., Wan, Y., Venter, E., Verma, S. K., Xiong, Q., Waites, J., Connorton, J. M, Shewry, P. R., Moore, K. L., and Balk, J 2021. Subcellular dynamics studies of iron reveal how tissue-specific distribution patterns are established in developing wheat grains. New Phytologist. 231 (4), pp. 1644-1657. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17440

Wheat ATIs : Characteristics and Role in Human Disease

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Geisslitz, S., Shewry, P. R., Brouns, F., America, A. H. P., Caio, G. P. I., Daly, M., D’Amico, S., De Giorgio, R., Gilissen, L, Grausgruber, H., Huang, X., Jonkers, D., Keszthelyi, D., Larre, C., Masci, S., Mills, C., Moller, M. S., Sorrells, M. E., Svensson, B., Zevallos, V. and Weegels, P. L. 2021. Wheat ATIs : Characteristics and Role in Human Disease. Frontiers in Nutrition. 8, p. 667370. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.667370

The grain mineral composition of barley, oat and wheat on soils with pH and soil phosphorus gradients

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Jordan-Meille, L., Holland, J. E., McGrath, S. P., Glendining, M. J., Thomas, C. L. and Haefele, S. M. 2021. The grain mineral composition of barley, oat and wheat on soils with pH and soil phosphorus gradients. European Journal of Agronomy. 126, p. 126281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2021.126281

The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi

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Gashu, D., Nalivata, P. C., Amede, T., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H., Botoman, L., Chagumaira, C., Gameda, S., Haefele, S. M., Hailu, K., Joy, E. J. M., Kalimbira, A. A., Kumssa, D. B., Lark, R. M., Ligowe, I. S., McGrath, S. P., Milne, A. E., Mossa, A. W., Munthali, M., Towett, E. K., Walsh, M. G., Wilson, L., Young, S. D. and Broadley, M. R. 2021. The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi. Nature. 594, pp. 71-76. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03559-3

Wet chemistry data for a subset of AfSIS: Phase I archived soil samples, World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository

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Vagen,T-G., Winowiecki, L-A., Desta, L., Tondoh, J., Weullow, E., Shepherd, K., Sila, A., Dunham, S. J., Hernandez, J. M. B., Carter, J. and McGrath, S. P. 2021. Wet chemistry data for a subset of AfSIS: Phase I archived soil samples, World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/66BFOB

Dissection of environmental and physiological effects on the temperature difference between superior and inferior spikelets within a rice panicle

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Li, Y., Zhou, Q., He, M., Xu, H., Li, G., Ding, Y., Paul, M. J. and Liu, Z. 2021. Dissection of environmental and physiological effects on the temperature difference between superior and inferior spikelets within a rice panicle. The Crop Journal. 9, pp. 1098-1107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2020.10.016

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