Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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The impact of drought and rewetting on N2O emissions from soil in temperate and Mediterranean climates

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Barrat, H., Evans, J., Chadwick, D. R., Clark, I. M., Le Cocq, K. and Cardenas, L. M. 2020. The impact of drought and rewetting on N2O emissions from soil in temperate and Mediterranean climates. European Journal of Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13015

Agriculture Green Development in China and the UK: common objectives and converging policy pathways

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lu, Y., Norse, D. and Powlson, D. S. 2020. Agriculture Green Development in China and the UK: common objectives and converging policy pathways. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering - FASE. 7 (1), pp. 98-105. https://doi.org/10.15302/j-fase-2019298

Increased bioavailability of phenolic acids and enhanced vascular function following intake of feruloyl esterase-processed high fibre bread: A randomized, controlled, single blind, crossover human intervention trial

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Turner, A. L., Michaelson, L. V., Shewry, P. R., Lovegrove, A. and Spencer, J. P. E. 2020. Increased bioavailability of phenolic acids and enhanced vascular function following intake of feruloyl esterase-processed high fibre bread: A randomized, controlled, single blind, crossover human intervention trial. Clinical Nutrition. 40, pp. 788-795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2020.07.026

Dynamics of dry matter accumulation in internodes indicates source and sink relations during grain-filling stage of japonica rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, H., Wang, Z., Xiao, F., Yang, L., Li, G., Ding, Y., Paul, M. J., Li, W. and Liu, Z. 2020. Dynamics of dry matter accumulation in internodes indicates source and sink relations during grain-filling stage of japonica rice. Field Crops Research. (Article), p. 108009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2020.108009

Improving wheat protein quality for breadmaking: The role of biotechnology

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Shewry, P. R. and Jones, H. D. 2020. Improving wheat protein quality for breadmaking: The role of biotechnology. in: Breadmaking Improving Quality 3rd Edition UK Elsevier. pp. 261-288

The persistence of bacterial diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality along a disturbance intensity gradient in karst soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xue, Y., Tiana, J., Quine, T. A., Powlson, D. S., Xing, K., Yang, L., Kuzyakov, Y and Dungait, J. A. J. 2020. The persistence of bacterial diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality along a disturbance intensity gradient in karst soil. Science of the Total Environment. 748 (Article), p. 142381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142381

Diversity of content and composition of cell wall-derived dietary fibre in polished rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kosik, O., Romero, M. V., Bandonill, E. H., Abilgos-Ramos, R. G., Sreenivasulu, N., Shewry, P. R. and Lovegrove, A. 2020. Diversity of content and composition of cell wall-derived dietary fibre in polished rice . Journal of Cereal Science. 96, p. 103122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2020.103122

Mapping sites of gibberellin biosynthesis in the Arabidopsis root tip

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Barker, R., Garcia, M. N. F., Powers, S. J., Vaughan, S., Bennett, M. J., Phillips, A. L., Thomas, S. G. and Hedden, P. 2020. Mapping sites of gibberellin biosynthesis in the Arabidopsis root tip. New Phytologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/NPH.16967

Suppression of a BAHD acyltransferase decreases p-coumaroyl on arabinoxylan and improves biomass digestibility in the model grass Setaria viridis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mota, T. R., De Souza, W. R., Oliveira, D. M., Martins, P. K., Sampaio, B. L., Vinecky, F., Ribeiro, A. P., Duarte, K. E., Pacheco, T. F., De K. V. Monteiro, N., Campanha, R. B., Marchiosi, R., Vieriea, D. S., Kobayashi, A. K., De O Molinari, P. A., Ferrarese-Filho, O., Mitchell, R. A. C., Molinari, H. B. and Dos Santos, W. D. 2020. Suppression of a BAHD acyltransferase decreases p-coumaroyl on arabinoxylan and improves biomass digestibility in the model grass Setaria viridis. Plant Journal. p. 15046. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15046

The contribution of fiber components to water absorption of wheat grown in the UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lovegrove, A., Wood, A., Hassall, K. L., Howes, L., Poole, M, Tosie, P. and Shewry, P. R. 2020. The contribution of fiber components to water absorption of wheat grown in the UK. Cereal chemistry. 97 (5), pp. 940-948. https://doi.org/10.1002/cche.10316

Uptake competition between selenium and sulphur fertilizers in sequential harvests of ryegrass: A stable isotope study

Conference paper
Jaing, L., Young, S. D., Bailey, E. H., Broadley, M. R., Graham, N. S. and McGrath, S. P. 2020. Uptake competition between selenium and sulphur fertilizers in sequential harvests of ryegrass: A stable isotope study. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429423482-27

Trehalose 6-phosphate signalling and impact on crop yield

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Paul, M. J., Watson, A. and Griffiths, C. A. 2020. Trehalose 6-phosphate signalling and impact on crop yield. Biochemical Society Transactions. 48 (5), pp. 2127-2137. https://doi.org/10.1042/BST20200286

Edaphic factors and plants influence denitrification in soils from a long-term arable experiment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Clark, I. M., Fu, Q., Abadie, M., Dixon, E. R., Blaud, A. and Hirsch, P. R. 2020. Edaphic factors and plants influence denitrification in soils from a long-term arable experiment. Scientific Reports. 10 (Article), p. 16053. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72679-z

Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria on the Growth of Wheat Seedlings Subjected to Phosphate Starvation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cataldi, M. P., Heuer, S., Mauchline, T. H., Wilkinson, M. D., Masters-Clark, E., Di Benedetto, N. A., Corbo, M. R. and Flagella, Z. 2020. Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria on the Growth of Wheat Seedlings Subjected to Phosphate Starvation . Agronomy. 10 (7), p. 978. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10070978

Temporal and spatial variations of carbon isotope signature reveal substantial contribution of bracts and internode assimilates to grain filling of japonica rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jiang, M., Xu, H., Yang, N., Li, G., Ding, Y., Paul, M. J. and Liu, Z. 2020. Temporal and spatial variations of carbon isotope signature reveal substantial contribution of bracts and internode assimilates to grain filling of japonica rice. The Crop Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2020.06.011

Leaf to panicle ratio (LPR): a new physiological trait indicative of source and sink relation in japonica rice based on deep learning

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Yang, Z., Gao, S., Xiao, F., Li, Y., Ding, Y., Guo, Q., Paul, M. J. and Liu, Z. 2020. Leaf to panicle ratio (LPR): a new physiological trait indicative of source and sink relation in japonica rice based on deep learning. Plant Methods. 16, p. 117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-020-00660-y

The Mineral Composition of Wild Type and Cultivated Varieties of Pasture Species

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Darch, T., McGrath, S. P., Lee, M. R. F., Beaumont, D. A., Blackwell, M. S. A., Horrocks, C. A., Evans, J. and Storkey, J. 2020. The Mineral Composition of Wild Type and Cultivated Varieties of Pasture Species. Agronomy. 10 (10), p. 1463. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10101463

Significant structural evolution of a long-term fallow soil in response to agricultural management practices requires at least 10 years after conversion

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bacq-Labreuil, A., Neal, A. L., Crawford, J. W., Mooney, S. J., Akkari, E., Zhang, X., Clark, I. M. and Ritz, K. 2020. Significant structural evolution of a long-term fallow soil in response to agricultural management practices requires at least 10 years after conversion. European Journal of Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13037

Strategies to improve wheat for human health

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hazard, B., Trafford, K., Lovegrove, A., Griffiths, S., Uauy, C. and Shewry, P. R. 2020. Strategies to improve wheat for human health. Nature Food. 1, pp. 475-480. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-020-0134-6

Improving starch and fibre in wheat grain for human health

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Hazard, B., Lovegrove, A. and Uauy, C. 2020. Improving starch and fibre in wheat grain for human health. The Biochemist. 42 (4), pp. 40-45. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO20200051

Misexpression of a transcriptional repressor candidate provides a molecular mechanism for the suppression of awns by Tipped 1 in wheat.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wurschum, T., Jahne, F., Phillips, A. L., Langer, S. M., Longin, C. F. H., Tucker, M. R. and Leiser, W. L. 2020. Misexpression of a transcriptional repressor candidate provides a molecular mechanism for the suppression of awns by Tipped 1 in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71 (12), p. 3428–3436. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa106

Combining yield potential and drought resilience in a spring wheat diversity panel

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Griffiths, C. A., Reynolds, M. and Paul, M. J. 2020. Combining yield potential and drought resilience in a spring wheat diversity panel. Food and Energy Security. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.241

Do modern types of wheat have lower quality for human health?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Hassall, K. L., Grausgruber, H., Andersson, A., Lampi, A-M., Piironen, V., Ward, J. L. and Lovegrove, A. 2020. Do modern types of wheat have lower quality for human health? Nutrition Bulletin. 45 (4), pp. 362-373. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbu.12461

Soil phosphorus - from feast to famine - Attachment to World of Agriculture article Ayaga et al. 2011 to be re-published in Agriculture & Biosciences CABI

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shen, Q., Ayaga, G, Lin, Q., Wu, J. and Brookes, P. C. 2020. Soil phosphorus - from feast to famine - Attachment to World of Agriculture article Ayaga et al. 2011 to be re-published in Agriculture & Biosciences CABI. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience.

Multitrophic interactions in the rhizosphere microbiome of wheat: from bacteria and fungi to protists

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rossmann, M., Perez-Jaramillo, J. E., Kavamura, V. N., Chiaramonte, J. B., Dumack, K., Fiore-Donno, A. M., Mendes, L. W., Ferreira, M. M. C., Bonkowski, M., Raaijmakers, J. M., Mauchline, T. H. and Mendes, R. 2020. Multitrophic interactions in the rhizosphere microbiome of wheat: from bacteria and fungi to protists. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 96 (4), p. fiaa032. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa032

Chronic vascular effects of oat phenolic acids and avenanthramides in pre- or stage 1 hypertensive adults

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Soycan, G., Schar, M. Y., Corona, G., Kristek, A., Alsharif, S., Johnson, J., Shewry, P. R. and Spencer, J. P. E. 2020. Chronic vascular effects of oat phenolic acids and avenanthramides in pre- or stage 1 hypertensive adults. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 79 (OCE2), p. E583. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665120005327

Utilization of KASP technology for wheat improvement

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kaur, B., Mavi, G. S., Gill, M. S. and Kumar Saini, D. 2020. Utilization of KASP technology for wheat improvement. Cereal research communications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-020-00057-6

Mapping Coeliac Toxic Motifs in the Prolamin Seed Storage Proteins of Barley, Rye, and Oats Using a Curated Sequence Database

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Daly, M., Bromilow, S. N., Nitride, C., Shewry, P. R., Gethings, L. A. and Mills, E. N. C 2020. Mapping Coeliac Toxic Motifs in the Prolamin Seed Storage Proteins of Barley, Rye, and Oats Using a Curated Sequence Database. Frontiers in Nutrition. 7, p. 87. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2020.00087

Editorial: Aegilops: Promising Genesources to Improve Agronomical and Quality Traits of Wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rakzegi, M., Molnar, I., Darko, E., Tiwari, V. K. and Shewry, P. R. 2020. Editorial: Aegilops: Promising Genesources to Improve Agronomical and Quality Traits of Wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11, p. 1060. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.01060

What is a good level of soil organic matter? An index based on organic carbon to clay ratio

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Prout, J. M., Shepherd, K. D., McGrath, S. P., Kirk, G. J. D. and Haefele, S. M. 2020. What is a good level of soil organic matter? An index based on organic carbon to clay ratio. European Journal of Soil Science. pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13012

The case for improving crop carbon sink strength or plasticity for a CO2 rich future

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dingkuhn, M., Luquet, D., Fabre, D., Muller, B., Yin, X. and Paul, M. J. 2020. The case for improving crop carbon sink strength or plasticity for a CO2 rich future. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 56, p. 259–272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2020.05.012

Nickel toxicity in Brassica rapa seedlings - Impact on sulfur metabolism and mineral nutrient content

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Prajapati, D. H., Ausma, T., De Boer, J., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2020. Nickel toxicity in Brassica rapa seedlings - Impact on sulfur metabolism and mineral nutrient content. Journal fur Kulturpflanzen - Journal of cultivated plants. 72 (9 S), pp. 473-478. https://doi.org/10.5073/JfK.2020.09.03

Impacts of G x E x M on Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Wheat and Future Prospects

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hawkesford, M. J. and Riche, A. B. 2020. Impacts of G x E x M on Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Wheat and Future Prospects. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11, p. 1157. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.01157

Spatial prediction of the concentration of selenium (Se) in grain across part of Amhara Region, Ethiopia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Milne, A. E., Gashu, D., Lark, R. M., Ameded, T., Bailey, E. H., Chagumaira, C., Dunham, S. J., Gameda, S., Kumssa, D. B., Mossa, A. W., Walsh, M. G., Wilson, L., Young, S. D., Ander, E. L., Joy, M. R. B. ., McGrath, S. P. and Broadley, M. 2020. Spatial prediction of the concentration of selenium (Se) in grain across part of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Science of the Total Environment. 733, p. 139231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139231

Cysteine and methionine biosynthetic enzymes have distinct effects on seed nutritional quality and on molecular phenotypes associated with accumulation of a methionine-rich seed storage protein in rice.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whitcomb, S. J., Rakpenthai, A., Bruckner, F., Fischer, A., Parmar, S., Erban, A., Kopka, J., Hawkesford, M. J. and Hoefgen, R. 2020. Cysteine and methionine biosynthetic enzymes have distinct effects on seed nutritional quality and on molecular phenotypes associated with accumulation of a methionine-rich seed storage protein in rice. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11, p. 118. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.01118

Soil health—useful terminology for communication or meaningless concept? Or both?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S. 2020. Soil health—useful terminology for communication or meaningless concept? Or both? Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering - FASE. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2020326

Stress, nutrients and genotype - understanding and managing asparagine accumulation in wheat grain.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Oddy, J., Raffan, S., Wilkinson, M. D., Elmore, J. S. and Halford, N. G. 2020. Stress, nutrients and genotype - understanding and managing asparagine accumulation in wheat grain. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience. 1, p. 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-020-00010-x

Factors influencing elemental micronutrient supply from pasture systems for grazing ruminants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kao, P.-T., Darch, T., McGrath, S. P., Kendall, N. R., Buss, H. L., Warren, H. and Lee, M. R. F. 2020. Factors influencing elemental micronutrient supply from pasture systems for grazing ruminants. Advances in Agronomy. 164, pp. 161-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2020.06.004

Cereal asparagine synthetase genes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Raffan, S. and Halford, N. G. 2020. Cereal asparagine synthetase genes. Annals of Applied Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12632

Genetic variation and heritability of grain protein deviation in European wheat genotypes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mosleth, E. F., Lillehammer, M., Pellny, T. K., Wood, A., Riche, A. B., Hussain, A., Griffiths, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2020. Genetic variation and heritability of grain protein deviation in European wheat genotypes. Field Crops Research. 255, p. 107896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2020.107896