Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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Differential ear growth of two maize varieties to shading in hte field environment - effects on whole plant carbon allocation and sugar starvation response

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liang, X., Gao, Z., Shen, S., Paul, M. J., Zhang, L., Zhao, X., Lin, S., Wu, G., Chen, X-M. and Zhou, S-L. 2020. Differential ear growth of two maize varieties to shading in hte field environment - effects on whole plant carbon allocation and sugar starvation response. Journal of Plant Physiology. 251, p. 153194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2020.153194

Turning sugar into oil - making photosynthesis blind to feedback inhibition

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Paul, M. J. and Eastmond, P. J. 2020. Turning sugar into oil - making photosynthesis blind to feedback inhibition. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71 (7), pp. 2216-2218. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz504

Long-term agricultural research at Rothamsted

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Macdonald, A. J., Poulton, P. R., Glendining, M. J. and Powlson, D. S. 2020. Long-term agricultural research at Rothamsted. in: Bhullar, G.S. and Riar, A. (ed.) Long-term Farming Systems Research - Ensuring Food Security in Changing Scenarios Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science. pp. 15-33

Arguments surrounding the essentiality of boron to vascular plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
McGrath, S. P. 2020. Arguments surrounding the essentiality of boron to vascular plants. New Phytologist. 226 (5), pp. 1225-1227. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16575

Change in hydraulic properties of the rhizosphere of maize under different abiotic stresses

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, D., Gao, Y., Li, M., Sturrock, C. J., Gregory, A. S. and Zhang, X. 2020. Change in hydraulic properties of the rhizosphere of maize under different abiotic stresses . Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04592-3

Physical properties of a sandy soil as affected by incubation with a synthetic root exudate - strength, thermal and hydraulic conductivity, and evaporation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, W., Gao, W., Whalley, W. R. and Ren, T. 2020. Physical properties of a sandy soil as affected by incubation with a synthetic root exudate - strength, thermal and hydraulic conductivity, and evaporation. European Journal of Soil Science. pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13007

The sulphur response in wheat and its implications for acrylamide formation and food safety

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Raffan, S., Oddy, J. and Halford, N. G. 2020. The sulphur response in wheat and its implications for acrylamide formation and food safety. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences. 21 (11), p. 3876. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21113876

Bacterial and archaeal taxa are reliable indicators of soil restoration across distributed calcareous grasslands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Armbruster, M., Goodall, T., Hirsch, P. R., Ostle, N., Puissant, J., Fagan, K. C., Pywell, R. F. and Griffiths, R. I. 2020. Bacterial and archaeal taxa are reliable indicators of soil restoration across distributed calcareous grasslands . European Journal of Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12977

Modern Wheat

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Shewry, P. R. and Lovegrove, A. 2020. Modern Wheat. Milling and Grain. 131 (6), pp. 50-52.

Transitions in wheat endosperm metabolism upon transcriptional induction of oil accumulation by oat endosperm WRINKLED1

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Grimberg, A., Wilkinson, M. D., Snell, P., De Vos, R. P., Gonzalez-Thuillier, I., Tawfike, A., Ward, J. L., Carlsson, A. S., Shewry, P. R. and Hofvander, P. 2020. Transitions in wheat endosperm metabolism upon transcriptional induction of oil accumulation by oat endosperm WRINKLED1 . BMC Plant Biology. 20, p. 235. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02438-9

Can N2O emissions offset the benefits from soil organic carbon storage?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Guenet, B., Gabrielle, B., Chenu, C., Arrouays, D., Balesdent, J., Bernoux, M., Bruni, E., Caliman, J-P., Cardinael, R., Chen, S., Ciais, P., Desbois, D., Fouche, J., Frank, S., Henault, C., Lugato, E., Naipal, V., Nesme, T., Obersteiner, M., Pellerin, S., Powlson, D. S., Rasse, D., Rees, F., Soussana, J-F., Su, Y., Tian, H., Valin, H. and Zhou, F. 2020. Can N2O emissions offset the benefits from soil organic carbon storage? Global Change Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15342

Wheat dwarfing influences selection of the rhizosphere microbiome

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kavamura, V. N., Robinson, R. J., Hughes, D., Clark, I. M., Rossmann, M., De Melo, I.S., Hirsch, P. R., Mendes, R. and Mauchline, T. H. 2020. Wheat dwarfing influences selection of the rhizosphere microbiome. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 1452. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58402-y

Composition and content of phenolic acids and avenanthramides in commercial oat products Are oats an important polyphenol source for consumers?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Soycan, G., Schar, M. Y., Kristek, A., Boberska, J., Alsharif, S. N. S., Corona, G., Shewry, P. R. and Spencer, J. P. E. 2020. Composition and content of phenolic acids and avenanthramides in commercial oat products Are oats an important polyphenol source for consumers? Food Chemistry. 3, p. 100047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2019.100047

A comparison between water uptake and root length density in winter wheat: effects of root density and rhizosphere properties

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whalley, W. R., Zhang, X., Whalley, P. A., Ashton, R. W., Evans, J., Hawkesford, M. J., Griffiths, G., Huang, Z. D., Zhou, H. and Mooney, S. J. 2020. A comparison between water uptake and root length density in winter wheat: effects of root density and rhizosphere properties . Plant and Soil. 451, pp. 345-356. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04530-3

Phylogeny and gene expression of the complete NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER FAMILY (NPF) in Triticum aestivum L.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, H., Wan, Y., Buchner, P. H., King, R., Ma, H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2020. Phylogeny and gene expression of the complete NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER FAMILY (NPF) in Triticum aestivum L. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71 (15), pp. 4531-4546. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa210

Development of a defined compost system for the study of plant-microbe interactions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Masters-Clark, E., Hirsch, P. R., Clark, I. M., Paradelo, M. and Mauchline, T. H. 2020. Development of a defined compost system for the study of plant-microbe interactions. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 7521. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64249-0

LINGRA-N Grassland Management Tool

J - Computer programs
Giannitsopoulos, M., Burgess, P., Richter, G. M., Bell, M., Topp, C. F. E., Ingram, J. and Takahashi, T. 2020. LINGRA-N Grassland Management Tool. https://doi.org/10.17862/cranfield.rd.11359613

Novel low-nitrogen stress-responsive long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) in barley landrace B968 (Liuzhutouzidamai) at seedling stage

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, Z., Jiang, Q., Jiang, P., Zhang, W, Huang, J., Liu, C, Halford, N. G. and Lu, R. 2020. Novel low-nitrogen stress-responsive long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) in barley landrace B968 (Liuzhutouzidamai) at seedling stage. BMC Plant Biology. 20, p. 142. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02350-2

Health Hazards Associated with Wheat and Gluten Consumption in Susceptible Individuals and Status of Research on Dietary Therapies

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Rustgi, S., Shewry, P. R. and Brouns, F. 2020. Health Hazards Associated with Wheat and Gluten Consumption in Susceptible Individuals and Status of Research on Dietary Therapies. in: Igrejas, G., Ikeda, T. M. and Guzmán, C. (ed.) Wheat Quality For Improving Processing And Human Health Switzerland Springer. pp. 471-515

FODMAPs in Wheat

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Grausgruber, H., Lovegrove, A., Shewry, P. R. and Bekes, F. 2020. FODMAPs in Wheat. in: Igrejas, G., Ikeda, T. M. and Guzman, C. (ed.) Wheat Quality For Improving Processing And Human Health Switzerland Springer. pp. 517-534

Wheat Cell Wall Polysaccharides (Dietary Fibre)

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Shewry, P. R., Kosik, O., Pellny, T. K. and Lovegrove, A. 2020. Wheat Cell Wall Polysaccharides (Dietary Fibre). in: Igrejas, G., Ikeda, T. M. and Guzman, C. (ed.) Wheat Quality For Improving Processing And Human Health Switzerland Springer. pp. 255-272

High post-anthesis temperature effects on bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain transcriptome during early grain-filling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kino, R. I., Pellny, T. K., Mitchell, R. A. C., Gonzalez-Uriarte, A. and Tosi, P. 2020. High post-anthesis temperature effects on bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain transcriptome during early grain-filling. BMC Plant Biology. 20, p. 170. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.18309/v1

Historical changes in the contents and compositions of fibre components and polar metabolites in white wheat flour

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lovegrove, A., Pellny, T. K., Hassall, K. L., Plummer, A., Wood, A., Bellisai, A., Przewieslik-Allen, A., Burridge, A. J., Ward, J. L. and Shewry, P. R. 2020. Historical changes in the contents and compositions of fibre components and polar metabolites in white wheat flour. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 5920. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62777-3

In depth metagenomic analysis in contrasting oil wells reveals syntrophic bacterial and archaeal associations for oil biodegradation in petroleum reservoirs

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sierra-Garcia, I. N., Belgini, D. R. B., Torres-Ballesteros, A., Paez-Espino, D., Capill, R., Neto, E. V., Gray, N. and Oliveira, V. M. 2020. In depth metagenomic analysis in contrasting oil wells reveals syntrophic bacterial and archaeal associations for oil biodegradation in petroleum reservoirs. Science of the Total Environment. 715, p. 136646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136646

Novel sources of variation in grain Zinc (Zn) concentration in bread wheat germplasm derived from Watkins landraces

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khokhar, J. S., King, J., King, I. P., Young, S. D., Foulkes, M. J., De Silva, J., Weerasinghe, M., Mossa, A., Griffiths, S., Riche, A. B., Hawkesford, M. J., Shewry, P. R. and Broadley, M. R. 2020. Novel sources of variation in grain Zinc (Zn) concentration in bread wheat germplasm derived from Watkins landraces. PLOS ONE. 15 (2), p. e0229107. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229107

Balancing the double‐edged sword effect of increased resistant starch content and its impact on rice texture: its genetics and molecular physiological mechanisms

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Parween, S., Anonuevo, J. J., Butardo Jr., V. M., Misra, G., Anacleto, R., Llorente, C., Kosik, O., Romero, M. V, Bandonill, E. H., Mendioro, M. S., Lovegrove, A., Fernie, A. R., Brotman, Y and Sreenivasulu, N. 2020. Balancing the double‐edged sword effect of increased resistant starch content and its impact on rice texture: its genetics and molecular physiological mechanisms. Plant Biotechnology Journal. pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13339

Functional QTL mapping and genomic prediction of canopy height in wheat measured using a robotic field phenotyping platform

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lyra, D. H., Virlet, N., Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Hassall, K. L., Wingen, L. U., Orford, S., Griffiths, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and Slavov, G. 2020. Functional QTL mapping and genomic prediction of canopy height in wheat measured using a robotic field phenotyping platform . Journal of Experimental Botany. p. erz545. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz545

Discerning the Difference Between Lumens and Scalariform Perforation Plates in Impeding Water Flow in Single Xylem Vessels and Vessel Networks in Cotton

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gao, Y., Yang, Z., Wang, G., Sun, J. and Zhang, X. X. 2020. Discerning the Difference Between Lumens and Scalariform Perforation Plates in Impeding Water Flow in Single Xylem Vessels and Vessel Networks in Cotton. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11 (March 20), p. Article 246. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00246

Effect of semolina pudding prepared from starch branching enzyme IIa and b mutant wheat on glycaemic response in vitro and in vivo: a randomised controlled pilot study

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Corrado, M., Cherta-Murillo, A., Chambers, E. S., Wood, A., Plummer, A., Lovegrove, A., Edwards, C. H., Frost, G. S. and Hazard, B. A. 2020. Effect of semolina pudding prepared from starch branching enzyme IIa and b mutant wheat on glycaemic response in vitro and in vivo: a randomised controlled pilot study. Food and Function. 11, pp. 617-627. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9fo02460c

The effects of cropping sequence, fertilization, and straw management on the yield stability of winter wheat (1986–2017) in the Broadbalk Wheat Experiment, Rothamsted, UK.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Macholdt, J., Piepho, H-P., Honermeier, B., Perryman, S. A. M., Macdonald, A. J. and Poulton, P. R. 2020. The effects of cropping sequence, fertilization, and straw management on the yield stability of winter wheat (1986–2017) in the Broadbalk Wheat Experiment, Rothamsted, UK. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 158 (1-2), pp. 65-79. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859620000301

Identification of a major QTL and associated molecular marker for high arabinoxylan fibre in white wheat flour

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lovegrove, A., Wingen, L. U., Plummer, A., Wood, A., Passmore, D., Kosik, O., Freeman, J., Mitchell, R. A. C., Hassall, K. L., Ulker, M., Tremmel-Bede, K., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z., Perretant, M-R., Charmet, G., Pont, C., Salse, J., Leverington Waite, M., Orford, S., Burridge, A., Pellny, T. K., Shewry, P. R. and Griffiths, S. 2020. Identification of a major QTL and associated molecular marker for high arabinoxylan fibre in white wheat flour. PLOS ONE. 15 (2), p. e0227826. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227826

Why do crop models diverge substantially in climate impact projections? A comprehensive analysis based on eight barley crop models

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tao, F., Palosuo, T., Rotter, R. P., Hernandez Diaz-Ambrona, C. G., Minguez, M. I., Semenov, M. A., Kersebaum, K. C., Cammarano, D., Specka, X., Nendel, C., Srivastava, A. K., Ewert, F., Padovan, G., Ferrise, R., Martre, P., Rodriguez, L., Ruiz-Ramos, M., Gaiser, T., Hohn, J. G., Salo, T., Dibari, C. and Schulman, A. H. 2020. Why do crop models diverge substantially in climate impact projections? A comprehensive analysis based on eight barley crop models. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 281, p. 107851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107851

Top of the Crops. Has the EU got it wrong on genetically modified and gene edited crops?

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Halford, N. G. 2020. Top of the Crops. Has the EU got it wrong on genetically modified and gene edited crops? The Actuary. January/February 2020, pp. 20-21.

Investigating the effects of inter-annual weather variation (1968-2016) on the functional response of cereal grain yield to applied nitrogen, using data from the Rothamsted Long-Term Experiments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Addy, J., Ellis, R. H., Macdonald, A. J., Semenov, M. A. and Mead, A. 2020. Investigating the effects of inter-annual weather variation (1968-2016) on the functional response of cereal grain yield to applied nitrogen, using data from the Rothamsted Long-Term Experiments. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 284, p. 107898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107898

Loss of TaIRX9b gene function in wheat decreases chain length and amount of arabinoxylan in grain but increases cross-linking

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pellny, T. K., Wood, A., Freeman, J., Halsey, K., Plummer, A., Kosik, O., Shewry, P. R., Lovegrove, A., Phillips, A. L. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2020. Loss of TaIRX9b gene function in wheat decreases chain length and amount of arabinoxylan in grain but increases cross-linking. Plant Biotechnology Journal. pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13393

Paleoclimatic fingerprints of ferromanganese nodules in subtropical Chinese soils identified by synchrotron radiation-based microprobes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Yu, X., Wang, Y., Zhou, G., Peng, G., Brookes, P. C. and Lu, S. 2020. Paleoclimatic fingerprints of ferromanganese nodules in subtropical Chinese soils identified by synchrotron radiation-based microprobes. Chemical Geology. 531, p. 119357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.119357

Adverse weather conditions for UK wheat production under climate change

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Harkness, C., Semenov, M. A., Areal, F., Senapati, N., Trnka, M., Balek, J. and Bishop, J. 2020. Adverse weather conditions for UK wheat production under climate change. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 282-283, p. 107862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107862

Large genetic yield potential and genetic yield gap estimated for wheat in Europe

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Semenov, M. A. and Senapati, N. 2020. Large genetic yield potential and genetic yield gap estimated for wheat in Europe. Global Food Security. 24, p. 100340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2019.100340

Soil as an Extended Composite Phenotype of the Microbial Metagenome

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Neal, A. L., Bacq-Labreuil, A., Zhang, X., Clark, I. M., Coleman, K., Mooney, S. J., Ritz, K. and Crawford, J. W. 2020. Soil as an Extended Composite Phenotype of the Microbial Metagenome. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 10649. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67631-0

Optimizing multifunctional agroecosystems in irrigated dryland agriculture to restore soil carbon – experiments and model

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Giongo, V., Coleman, K., Da Silva Santanac, M., Monteiro Salviano, A., Olszveskid, N., Whitmore, A. P. and Richter, G. M. 2020. Optimizing multifunctional agroecosystems in irrigated dryland agriculture to restore soil carbon – experiments and model. Science of the Total Environment. p. 138072. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138072

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