Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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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

Yield responses of arable crops to liming - An evaluation of relationships between yields and soil pH from a long-term liming experiment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Holland, J. E., White, P. J., Glendining, M. J., Goulding, K. W. T. and McGrath, S. P. 2019. Yield responses of arable crops to liming - An evaluation of relationships between yields and soil pH from a long-term liming experiment. European Journal of Agronomy. 105 (April), pp. 176-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2019.02.016

Assessing yield gap in high productive countries by designing wheat ideotypes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Senapati, N. and Semenov, M. A. 2019. Assessing yield gap in high productive countries by designing wheat ideotypes. Scientific Reports. 9 (1), p. 5516. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40981-0

Raising genetic yield potential in high productive countries: Designing wheat ideotypes under climate change

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Senapati, N., Brown, H. E. and Semenov, M. A. 2019. Raising genetic yield potential in high productive countries: Designing wheat ideotypes under climate change. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 271, pp. 33-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.02.025

Scalable Database Indexing and Fast Image Retrieval Based on Deep Learning and Hierarchically Nested Structure Applied to Remote Sensing and Plant Biology

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Angelov, P., Virlet, N. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2019. Scalable Database Indexing and Fast Image Retrieval Based on Deep Learning and Hierarchically Nested Structure Applied to Remote Sensing and Plant Biology. Journal of Imaging. 5 (3), p. 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging5030033

The role of plant species and soil condition in the structural development of the rhizosphere

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Helliwell, J. R., Sturrock, C. J., Miller, A. J., Whalley, W. R. and Mooney, S. J. 2019. The role of plant species and soil condition in the structural development of the rhizosphere. Plant, Cell and Environment. 42 (6), pp. 1974-1986. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.13529

Advances in sorghum and millet research special issue

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R. 2019. Advances in sorghum and millet research special issue. Journal of Cereal Science. 85, p. A1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2018.11.018

Drought stress affects the protein and dietary fiber content of wholemeal wheat flour in wheat/Aegilops addition lines

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rakszegi, M., Darkó, E., Lovegrove, A., Molnár, M., Lang, L., Bedő, Z, Molnár-Láng, M. and Shewry, P. R. 2019. Drought stress affects the protein and dietary fiber content of wholemeal wheat flour in wheat/Aegilops addition lines. PLOS ONE. 14 (2), p. e0211892. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211892

Phosphorus in agriculture: a review of results from 175 years research at Rothamsted, UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Poulton, P. R. and Johnston, A. E. 2019. Phosphorus in agriculture: a review of results from 175 years research at Rothamsted, UK. Journal of Environmental Quality. 48 (5), pp. 1133-1144. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2019.02.0078

Opposite fates of the purine metabolite allantoin under water and nitrogen limitations in bread wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Casartelli, A., Melino, V.J., Baumann, U., Riboni, M., Suchecki, R., Jayasinghe, N.S., Mendis, H., Watanabe, M., Erban, A., Zuther, E., Hoefgen, R., Roessner, U., Okamoto, M. and Heuer, S. 2019. Opposite fates of the purine metabolite allantoin under water and nitrogen limitations in bread wheat. Plant Molecular Biology. 99 (4-5), pp. 477-497. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-019-00831-z

Determination of the prebiotic activity of wheat arabinogalactan peptide (AGP) using batch culture fermentation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Harris, S., Powers, S. J., Monteagudo-Mera, A., Kosik, O., Lovegrove, A., Shewry, P. R. and Charalampopoulos, D. 2019. Determination of the prebiotic activity of wheat arabinogalactan peptide (AGP) using batch culture fermentation. European Journal Of Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-019-01908-7

Optimizing the bioenergy water footprint by selecting SRC willow canopy phenotypes: regional scenario simulations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Richard, B., Richter, G. M., Cerasuolo, M. and Shield, I. F. 2019. Optimizing the bioenergy water footprint by selecting SRC willow canopy phenotypes: regional scenario simulations. Annals of Botany. 124 (4), pp. 531-542. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcz006

Implications of crop model ensemble size and composition for estimates of adaptation effects and agreement of recommendations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rodriguez, A., Ruiz-Ramos, M., Palosuo, T., Carter, T. R., Fronzek, S., Lorite, I. J., Ferrise, R., Pirttioja, N., Bindi, M., Baronowski, P., Buis, S., Cammarano, D., Chen, Y., Dumont, B., Ewert, F., Gaiser, T., Hlavinka, P., Hoffman, H., Hohn, J. G., Jurecka, F., Kersebaum, K. C., Krzyszczak, J., Lana, M., Mechiche-Alami, A., Minet, J., Montesino, M., Nendel, C., Porter, J. R, Ruget, F., Semenov, M. A., Steinmetz, Z., Stratonovitch, P., Supit, I., Tao, F., Trnka, M., de Wit, A. and Rotter, R. P. 2019. Implications of crop model ensemble size and composition for estimates of adaptation effects and agreement of recommendations . Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 264, pp. 351-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2018.09.018

Climate change impact and adaptation for wheat protein

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Asseng, S., Martre, P., Maiorano, A., Rotter, R. P., O'Leary, G. J., Fitzgerald, G. J., Girousse, C., Motzo, R., Giunta, F., Babar, M. A., Reynolds, M. P., Kheir, A. M. S., Thorburn, P. J., Ruane, A. C., Waha, K, Aggarwal, P. K., Ahmed, M., Balkovic, J., Basso, B., Biernath, C., Bindi, M., Cammarano, D., Challinor, A. J., De Sanctis, D., Dumont, B., Eyshi Rezaei, E., Fereres, E., Ferrise, R., Garcia-Vila, M., Gayler, S., Gao, Y., Horan, H., Hoggenboom, G., Izaurralde, R. C., Jabloun, M., Jones, C., Kassie, B. T., Kersebaum, K-C., Klein, C., Koehler, A-K., Liu, B., Minoli, S., San Martin, M. M., Muller, C., Kumar, S. N., Nendel, C., Olesen, J. E., Palosuo, T., Porter, J., Priesack, E., Ripoche, D., Semenov, M. A., Stöckle, C., Stratonovitch, P., Streck, T., Supit, I., Tao, F., Van der Velde, M., Wallach, D., Wang, E., Webber, H., Wolf, J., Xiao, L., Zhang, Z., Zhao, Z., Zhu, Y. and Ewert, F. 2019. Climate change impact and adaptation for wheat protein. Global Change Biology. 25 (1), pp. 155-173. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14481

Improving wheat as a source of iron and zinc for global nutrition

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Balk, J., Connorton J. M., Wan, Y., Lovegrove, A., Moore, K. L., Uauy, C., Sharp, P. A. and Shewry, P. R. 2019. Improving wheat as a source of iron and zinc for global nutrition. Nutrition Bulletin. 44 (1), pp. 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbu.12361

Increasing livestock wastewater application in alternate-furrow irrigation reduces nitrification gene abundance but not nitrification rate in rhizosphere

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lui, Y., Neal, A. L., Zhang, X., Cui, E., Gao, F., Fan, X., Hu, C. and Li, Z. 2019. Increasing livestock wastewater application in alternate-furrow irrigation reduces nitrification gene abundance but not nitrification rate in rhizosphere. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-019-01361-y

The relationships between seedling root screens, root growth in the field and grain yield for wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bai, C., Ge, Y., Ashton, R. W., Evans, J., Milne, A. E., Hawkesford, M. J., Whalley, W. R., Parry, M. A. J., Melichar, J., Feuerhelm, D., Bansept, P. and Bartsch, M. 2019. The relationships between seedling root screens, root growth in the field and grain yield for wheat . Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04088-9

Acrylamide: new European risk management measures and prospects for reducing the acrylamide-forming potential of wheat

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Halford, N. G. and Raffan, S. 2019. Acrylamide: new European risk management measures and prospects for reducing the acrylamide-forming potential of wheat. in: Food-Borne Toxicants: Formation, Analysis, and Toxicology Washington DC American Chemical Society (ACS). pp. Chapter 3, pp 27–43

Acrylamide in Food

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Halford, N. G. and Curtis, T. 2019. Acrylamide in Food. World Sci Publ Co Inc.