Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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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

A novel approach to estimate soil penetrometer resistance from water content, bulk density, and shear wave velocity: A laboratory study on a loamy sand soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, W., Gao, W., Ren, T. and Whalley, W. R. 2020. A novel approach to estimate soil penetrometer resistance from water content, bulk density, and shear wave velocity: A laboratory study on a loamy sand soil. Geoderma. 368 (1 June), p. 114276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114276

Understanding the interactions between biomass, grain production and grain protein content in high and low protein wheat genotypes under controlled environments.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Eichi, V. R., Okamato, M., Haefele, S. M., Jewell, N., Brien, C., Garnett, T. and Langridge, P. 2019. Understanding the interactions between biomass, grain production and grain protein content in high and low protein wheat genotypes under controlled environments. Agronomy. 9 (11), p. 706. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9110706

Foliar N Application at Anthesis Stimulates Gene Expression of Grain Protein Fractions and Alters Protein Body Distribution in Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rossmann, A., Buchner, P. H., Savill, G. P., Powers, S. J., Hawkesford, M. J. and Muhling, K. H. 2019. Foliar N Application at Anthesis Stimulates Gene Expression of Grain Protein Fractions and Alters Protein Body Distribution in Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 67 (46), pp. 12709-12719. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b04634

The Effect of Different Organic Fertilizers on Yield and Soil and Crop Nutrient Concentrations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Thomas, C. L., Acquah, G., Whitmore, A. P., McGrath, S. P. and Haefele, S. M. 2019. The Effect of Different Organic Fertilizers on Yield and Soil and Crop Nutrient Concentrations. Agronomy. 9 (12), p. 776. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9120776

Comparative prebiotic activity of mixtures of cereal grain polysaccharides

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Harris, S., Monteagudo‑Mera, A., Kosik, O., Charalampopoulos, D., Shewry, P. R. and Lovegrove, A. 2019. Comparative prebiotic activity of mixtures of cereal grain polysaccharides . AMB Express. 9 (1), p. 203. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-019-0925-z

Antibodies raised against a Sunn bug (Eurygaster integriceps Put.) recombinant protease, rGHP3p2, can inhibit gluten‐hydrolyzing activity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dolgikh, V., Tsarev, A., Timofeev, S., Zhuravlyov, V., Senderskiy, I, Lovegrove, A. and Konarev, A. 2019. Antibodies raised against a Sunn bug (Eurygaster integriceps Put.) recombinant protease, rGHP3p2, can inhibit gluten‐hydrolyzing activity . Food Science and Nutrition. 00, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.1361

Simulation of Phosphorus Chemistry, Uptake and Utilisation by Winter Wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wu, L., Blackwell, M. S. A., Dunham, S. J., Hernandez, J. M. B. and McGrath, S. P. 2019. Simulation of Phosphorus Chemistry, Uptake and Utilisation by Winter Wheat. Plants - Basel. 8 (10), p. 404. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8100404

The Arabidopsis thaliana N-recognin E3 ligase PROTEOLYSIS1 influences the immune response.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Till, C. J., Vicente, J., Zhang, H., Oszvald, M., Deery, M. J., Pastor, V., Lilley, K. S., Ray, R. V., Theodoulou, F. L. and Holdsworth, M. J. 2019. The Arabidopsis thaliana N-recognin E3 ligase PROTEOLYSIS1 influences the immune response. Plant Direct. 3 (12), p. e00194. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.194

Molybdate toxicity in Chinese cabbage is not the direct consequence of changes in sulphur metabolism

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zuidersma, E. I., Ausma, T., Stuiver, C. E. E., Prajapati, D. H., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2019. Molybdate toxicity in Chinese cabbage is not the direct consequence of changes in sulphur metabolism. Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13065

Research on the genetic control of flowering in potato set to blossom - The control of flowering in potato

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Halford, N. G. 2019. Research on the genetic control of flowering in potato set to blossom - The control of flowering in potato. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71 (3), pp. 747-748. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz544

The pH optimum of soil exoenzymes adapt to long term changes in soil pH

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Puissant, J., Briony, J., Goodall, T., Mang, D., Blaud, A., Gweon, H. S., Malik, A., Jones, D. L., Clark, I. M., Hirsch, P. R. and Griffiths, R. 2019. The pH optimum of soil exoenzymes adapt to long term changes in soil pH. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 138, p. 107601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107601

Effects of urease and nitrification inhibitors on soil N, nitrifier abundance and activity in a sandy loam soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fu, Q., Abadie, M., Blaud, A., Carswell, A. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Clark, I. M. and Hirsch, P. R. 2019. Effects of urease and nitrification inhibitors on soil N, nitrifier abundance and activity in a sandy loam soil . Biology And Fertility Of Soils. pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-019-01411-5

Soil strength influences wheat root interactions with soil macropores

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Atkinson, J. A., Hawkesford, M. J., Whalley, W. R., Zhou, H. and Money, S. J. 2019. Soil strength influences wheat root interactions with soil macropores. Plant, Cell and Environment. pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.13659

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