Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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Wheat Seed Proteins: Factors Influencing Their Content, Composition, and Technological Properties, and Strategies to Reduce Adverse Reactions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rustgi, S., Shewry, P. R., Brouns, F., Deleu, L. J. and Delcour, J. A 2019. Wheat Seed Proteins: Factors Influencing Their Content, Composition, and Technological Properties, and Strategies to Reduce Adverse Reactions. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12493

Mitigation efforts will not fully alleviate the increase in water scarcity occurrence probability in wheat-producing areas

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Trnka, M., Feng, S., Semenov, M. A., Olesen, J. E., Kersebaum, K. C., Rotter, R. P., Semeradova, D., Klem, K., Huang, W., Ruiz-Ramos, M., Hlavinka, P, Meitner, J., Balek, J., Havlik P. and Buntgen, U. 2019. Mitigation efforts will not fully alleviate the increase in water scarcity occurrence probability in wheat-producing areas . Science Advances. 5 (9), p. eaau2406. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau2406

Estimation of the iron bioavailability in green vegetables using an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell model

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rodriguez-Ramiro, I., Dellaquila, C., Ward, J. L., Neal, A. L., Bruggaber, S. F. A, Shewry, P. R. and Fairweather-Tail, S. 2019. Estimation of the iron bioavailability in green vegetables using an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell model. Food Chemistry. 301 (15 December), p. 125292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125292

DREB/CBF expression in wheat and barley using the stress-inducible promoters of HD-Zip I genes: impact on plant development, stress tolerance and yield

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Yang, Y., Al-Baidhani, H. H. J., Harris, J., Riboni, M., Li, Y., Mazonka, I., Bazanova, N., Chirkova, L., Hussain, S. S., Hrmova, M., Haefele, S. M., Lopato, S. and Kovalchuk, N. 2019. DREB/CBF expression in wheat and barley using the stress-inducible promoters of HD-Zip I genes: impact on plant development, stress tolerance and yield. Plant Biotechnology Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13252

[Book review] Managing soil health for sustainable agriculture Edited by D Reicosky. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agriculture Science, Cambridge, UK, 2018. Volume 1: Fundamentals, £200, hardback, ISBN 9781786761880; Volume 2: Monitoring and Management, £160, hardback, ISBN 9781786761927

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Haefele, S. M. 2019. [Book review] Managing soil health for sustainable agriculture Edited by D Reicosky. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agriculture Science, Cambridge, UK, 2018. Volume 1: Fundamentals, £200, hardback, ISBN 9781786761880; Volume 2: Monitoring and Management, £160, hardback, ISBN 9781786761927. European Journal of Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12870

Synergy of reduced gypsum and pressmud – a cost effective approach for sustainable reclamation of degraded sodic lands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Singh, Y. P., Mishra, V. K., Bharadwaj, A. K., Arora, S., Singh, A. K., Singh, S., Singh, U. S., Ismail, A. M. and Haefele, S. M. 2019. Synergy of reduced gypsum and pressmud – a cost effective approach for sustainable reclamation of degraded sodic lands. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 89 (6).

Genome-wide association mapping of grain yield in a diverse collection of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) evaluated in southern Australia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Garcia, M., Eckermann, P., Haefele, S. M., Satija, S., Sznaidjer, B., Timmins, A., Baumann, U., Wolters, P., Mather, D .E. and Fleury, D. 2019. Genome-wide association mapping of grain yield in a diverse collection of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) evaluated in southern Australia. PLOS ONE. 14 (2), p. e0211730. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211730

Evidence for diversifying selection of genetic regions of encoding putative collagen-like host-adhesive fibers in Pasteuria penetrans

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Srivastava, A., Mohan, S., Mauchline, T. H. and Davies, K. G. 2019. Evidence for diversifying selection of genetic regions of encoding putative collagen-like host-adhesive fibers in Pasteuria penetrans . FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 95 (1), p. fiy217. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiy217

Wheat sample affects growth performance and the apparent metabolisable energy value for broiler chickens

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Azhar, M. R., Rose, S. P., Mackenzie, A. M., Mansbridge, S. C., Bedford, M. R., Lovegrove, A. and Pirgozliev, V. R 2019. Wheat sample affects growth performance and the apparent metabolisable energy value for broiler chickens. British Poultry Science. 60 (4), pp. 457-466. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2019.1605152

Characterisation of proteolytic enzymes of Eurygaster integriceps Put. (Sunn bug), a major pest of cereals

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Konarev, A., Dolgikh, V., Senderskiy, I., Konarev, A., Kapustkina, A and Lovegrove, A. 2019. Characterisation of proteolytic enzymes of Eurygaster integriceps Put. (Sunn bug), a major pest of cereals. Journal Of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 22 (1), pp. 379-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2019.02.001

DeepCount: In-Field Automatic Quantification of Wheat Spikes Using Simple Linear Iterative Clustering and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Virlet, N., Ampe, E. M., Reyns, P. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2019. DeepCount: In-Field Automatic Quantification of Wheat Spikes Using Simple Linear Iterative Clustering and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10, p. 1176. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01176

The wheat SnRK1α family and its contribution to Fusarium toxin tolerance.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Perochon, A., Vary, Z., Malla, K. B., Halford, N. G., Paul, M. J. and Doohan, F. M. 2019. The wheat SnRK1α family and its contribution to Fusarium toxin tolerance. Plant Science. 288, p. 110217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110217

Reducing the acrylamide-forming potential of crop plants

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Raffan, S. and Halford, N. G. 2019. Reducing the acrylamide-forming potential of crop plants. in: Jaiwal, P. K., Chhillar, A. K., Chaudhary, D. and Jaiwal, R. (ed.) Nutritional quality improvement in plants Basel, Switzerland Springer Nature.

Gradients of Gluten Proteins and Free Amino Acids along the Longitudinal Axis of the Developing Caryopsis of Bread Wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shi, Z., Wang, Y., Wan, Y., Hassall, K. L., Jiang, D., Shewry, P. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2019. Gradients of Gluten Proteins and Free Amino Acids along the Longitudinal Axis of the Developing Caryopsis of Bread Wheat . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 67 (31), pp. 8706-8714. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02728

Contrasting gene expression patterns in grain of high and low asparagine wheat genotypes in response to sulphur supply

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Curtis, T., Raffan, S., Wan, Y., King, R., Gonzalez-Uriarte, A. and Halford, N. G. 2019. Contrasting gene expression patterns in grain of high and low asparagine wheat genotypes in response to sulphur supply. BMC Genomics. 20, p. 628. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-5991-8

Acrylamide in food: progress in and prospects for genetic and agronomic solutions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Raffan, S. and Halford, N. G. 2019. Acrylamide in food: progress in and prospects for genetic and agronomic solutions. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 175 (3), pp. 259-281. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12536

Modified expression of ZmMYB167 in Brachypodium distachyon and Zea mays leads to increased cell wall lignin and phenolic content

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bhatia, R., Dalton, S., Roberts, L. A., Moron-Garcia, O. M., Iancono, R., Kosik, O., Gallagher, J. A. and Bosch, M. 2019. Modified expression of ZmMYB167 in Brachypodium distachyon and Zea mays leads to increased cell wall lignin and phenolic content. Scientific Reports. 9 (8800), p. 12pp. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45225-9

Exploring the role of cereal dietary fiber in digestion

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gouseti, O., Lovegrove, A., Kosik, O., Fryer, P. J., Mills, E. C. N., Gates, F. K., Tucker, G., Latty, C., Shewry, P. R. and Bakalis, S. 2019. Exploring the role of cereal dietary fiber in digestion. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 67 (30), pp. 8419-8424. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b01847

Nitrogen Surplus Benchmarks for Controlling N Pollution in the Main Cropping Systems of China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, C., Ju, X., Powlson, D. S., Oenema, O. and Smith, P. 2019. Nitrogen Surplus Benchmarks for Controlling N Pollution in the Main Cropping Systems of China. Environmental Science & Technology. 53 (12), pp. 6678 - 6687. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est8b06383

Radiometric calibration of ‘Commercial off the shelf’ cameras for UAV-based high-resolution temporal phenotyping of reflectance and NDVI

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Holman, F. H., Riche, A. B., Castle, M., Wooster, M. J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2019. Radiometric calibration of ‘Commercial off the shelf’ cameras for UAV-based high-resolution temporal phenotyping of reflectance and NDVI. Remote Sensing. 11 (14), p. 1657. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11141657

A novel gibberellin promotes seedling establishment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hedden, P. 2019. A novel gibberellin promotes seedling establishment. Nature Plants. 5 (May), p. 459–460. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-019-0427-7

New modelling technique for improving crop model performance - Application to the GLAM model

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Droutsas, I., Challinor, A. J., Swiderski, M. and Semenov, M. A. 2019. New modelling technique for improving crop model performance - Application to the GLAM model. Environmental Modelling and Software. 118, pp. 187-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.05.005

Adverse Reactions to Wheat or Wheat Components

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brouns, F., Van Rooy, G., Shewry, P. R., Rustgi, S. and Jonkers, D. 2019. Adverse Reactions to Wheat or Wheat Components . Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 18, pp. 1437-1452. https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12475

Microorganisms Cycling Soil Nutrients

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Hirsch, P. R. 2019. Microorganisms Cycling Soil Nutrients. in: Modern Soil Microbiology Florida CRC Press. pp. 179-192

Carbon sequestration potential through conservation agriculture in Africa has been largely overestimated Comment on : "Meta-analysis on carbon sequestration through conservation agriculture in Africa"

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Corbeels, M., Cardinael, R., Powlson, D. S., Chikowo, R. and Gerard, B. 2019. Carbon sequestration potential through conservation agriculture in Africa has been largely overestimated Comment on : "Meta-analysis on carbon sequestration through conservation agriculture in Africa". Soil & Tillage Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2019.104300

What is gluten- why is it special?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R. 2019. What is gluten- why is it special? Frontiers in Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2019.00101

Risk factors for European winter oilseed rape production under climate change

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pullens, J. W. M., Sharif, B., Trnka, M., Balek, J., Semenov, M. A. and Olesen, J. E. 2019. Risk factors for European winter oilseed rape production under climate change. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 272-273, pp. 30-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.03.023

Effect of Senescence Phenotypes and Nitrate Availability on Wheat Leaf Metabolome during Grain Filling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Heyneke, E., Watanabe, M., Erban, A., Duan, G., Buchner, P. H., Walther, D., Kopka, J., Hawkesford, M. J. and Hoefgen, R. 2019. Effect of Senescence Phenotypes and Nitrate Availability on Wheat Leaf Metabolome during Grain Filling . Agronomy. 9 (6), p. 305. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9060305

Exploiting genetic variation in nitrogen use efficiency

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hawkesford, M. J. and Griffiths, S. 2019. Exploiting genetic variation in nitrogen use efficiency. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 49, pp. 35-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2019.05.003

Use of the pre-assembled ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex for gene editing of wheat and poplar

Conference poster
Sparks, C. A., Cerezo-Medina, S., Raffan, S. and Hahn, F. 2019. Use of the pre-assembled ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex for gene editing of wheat and poplar. The 7th Plant Genomics and Gene Editing Congress. Rotterdam, The Netherlands 21 May 2019

Assessing availability and greenhouse gas emissions of lignocellulosic biomass feedstock supply - case study for a catchment in England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ni, Y., Richter, G. M. and Qi, A. 2019. Assessing availability and greenhouse gas emissions of lignocellulosic biomass feedstock supply - case study for a catchment in England. Biofuels. 13 (3), pp. 568-581. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1966

A breeding strategy targeting the secondary gene pool of bread wheat: introgression from a synthetic hexaploid wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hao, M., Zhang, L., Zhao, L., Dai, S., Li, A., Yang, W., Xie, D., Li, Q., Ning, S., Yan, Z., Wu, B., Yuan Z., Huang, L., Wang, J., Zheng, K., Chen, W., Chen, X., Chen, M., Wei, Y., Zhang, H., Kishii, M., Hawkesford, M. J., Mao, L., Zheng, Y. and Liu, D. 2019. A breeding strategy targeting the secondary gene pool of bread wheat: introgression from a synthetic hexaploid wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03354-9

Modeling Carbon and Water Fluxes of Managed Grasslands: Comparing Flux Variability and Net Carbon Budgets between Grazed and Mowed Systems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Puche, N., Senapati, N., Flechard, R., Klumpp, K., Kirschbaum, M. U. F. and Chabbi, A. 2019. Modeling Carbon and Water Fluxes of Managed Grasslands: Comparing Flux Variability and Net Carbon Budgets between Grazed and Mowed Systems. Agronomy. 9 (4), p. 183. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9040183

Foliar N application at anthesis alters grain protein composition and enhances baking quality in winter wheat only under a low N fertiliser regimen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rossmann, A., Buchner, P. H., Savill, G. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Scherf, K. A. and Muhling, K. H. 2019. Foliar N application at anthesis alters grain protein composition and enhances baking quality in winter wheat only under a low N fertiliser regimen. European Journal of Agronomy. 109, p. 125909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2019.04.004

Silencing of a BAHD acyltransferase in sugarcane increases biomass digestibility

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
De-Souza, W. R., Pacheco, T. F., Molinari, P. A. O., Duarte, K. E., Sampaio, B. L., Martins, P. K., Santiago, T. R., Formighieri, E. F., Vinecky, F., Ribeiro, A. P., Da Cunha, B. A. D. B., Kobayashi, A. K., Mitchell, R. A. C., Gambetta, D. S. R. and Molinari, H. B. C. 2019. Silencing of a BAHD acyltransferase in sugarcane increases biomass digestibility. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 12, p. 111. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-019-1450-7

WGIN Stakeholders' Newsletter [April 2019]

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Riche, A. B., Mcmillan, V. E., Aradottir, G. I., Hammond-Kosack, M., Lister, C. and Griffiths, S. 2019. WGIN Stakeholders' Newsletter [April 2019]. WGIN Stakeholders' Newsletter.

Multiple abiotic stress, nitrate availability and the growth of wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ge, Y., Hawkesford, M. J., Rosolem, C. A., Mooney, S. J., Ashton, R. W., Evans, J. and Whalley, W. R. 2019. Multiple abiotic stress, nitrate availability and the growth of wheat . Soil & Tillage Research. 191 (August), pp. 171-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2019.04.005

Global wheat production with 1.5 and 2.0°C above pre‐industrial warming

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, B., Martre, P., Ewert, F., Porter, J. R., Challinor, A. J., Muller, C., Ruane, A. C., Waha, K., Thorburn, P. J., Aggarwal, P. K., Ahmed, M., Balkovič, J., Basso, B., Biernath, C., Bindi, M., Cammarano, D., De Sanctis, G., Dumont, B., Espadafor, M, Rezaei, E. E., Ferrise, R., Garcia-Vila, M., Galyer, S., Gao, Y., Horan, H., Hoogenboom, G., Izaurralde, R. C., Jones, C. D., Kassie, B. T., Kersebaum, K. C., Klein, C., Koehler, A.-K., Maiorano, A., Minoli, A., Montesino San Martin, M., Kumar, S.N., Nendel, C., O’Leary, G. J., Paluoso, T., Priesack, E., Riposhe, D., Rotter, R. P., Semenov, M. A., Stockle, C., Streck, T., Supit, I., Tao, F., Van der Velde, M., Wallach, D., Wang, E., Webber, H., Wolf, J., Xiao, L., Zhang, Z., Zhao, Z., Zhue, Y. and Asseng, S. 2019. Global wheat production with 1.5 and 2.0°C above pre‐industrial warming. Global Change Biology. 25 (4), pp. 1428-1444. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14542

Oat bran, but not its isolated bioactive β-glucans or polyphenols, have a bifidogenic effect in an in vitro fermentation model of the gut microbiota

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kristek, A., Wiese, M., Heuer, P., Kosik, O., Schar, M. Y., Soycan, G., Alsharif, S., Kuhnle, G. G. C., Walton, G. and Spencer, J. P. E. 2019. Oat bran, but not its isolated bioactive β-glucans or polyphenols, have a bifidogenic effect in an in vitro fermentation model of the gut microbiota. British Journal Of Nutrition. 121 (5), pp. 549-559. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114518003501

Drought tolerance during reproductive development is important for increasing wheat yield potential under climate change in Europe

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Senapati, N., Stratonovitch, P., Paul, M. J. and Semenov, M. A. 2019. Drought tolerance during reproductive development is important for increasing wheat yield potential under climate change in Europe. Journal of Experimental Botany. 70 (9), pp. 2549-2560. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ery226