Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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Acrylamide and flavour in potato crisps

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Elmore, J. S., Halford, N. G., Briddon, A., Dodson, A. T., Muttucumaru, N. and Mottram, D. S. 2013. Acrylamide and flavour in potato crisps.

Advances in reduction of acrylamide-forming potential in wheat

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Curtis, T. Y. and Halford, N. G. 2013. Advances in reduction of acrylamide-forming potential in wheat. Acrylamide, furans and other food-borne contaminants, from plant science to food chemistry. Aspects of Applied Biology 116 . pp. 131-136

Designing high-yielding wheat ideotypes for a changing climate

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Semenov, M. A. and Stratonovitch, P. 2013. Designing high-yielding wheat ideotypes for a changing climate. Food and Energy Security. 2 (3), pp. 185-196. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.34

Isolation and characterization of ERECTA genes and their expression patterns in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Huang, L., Yasir, T. A., Phillips, A. L. and Hu, Y-G. 2013. Isolation and characterization of ERECTA genes and their expression patterns in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Australian Journal of Crop Science. 7 (3), pp. 381-390.

Free and intra-aggregate organic matter as indicators of soil quality change in volcanic soils under contrasting crop rotations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zagal, E., Cordova, C., Sohi, S. P. and Powlson, D. S. 2013. Free and intra-aggregate organic matter as indicators of soil quality change in volcanic soils under contrasting crop rotations. Soil Use and Management. 29 (4), pp. 531-539. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12070

Critical soil phosphate levels for cereal and oilseed rape crop rotations

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Morris, N., Knight, S., Johnston, A. E., Poulton, P. R. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2013. Critical soil phosphate levels for cereal and oilseed rape crop rotations. Landmark. 16, pp. 7-9. https://doi.org/NONE

Current status of soils and responsiveness of wheat to micronutrient applications (HGCA Project Report No. 518)

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
McGrath, S. P., Stobart, R., Blake-Kalff, M. M. A. and Zhao, F-J. 2013. Current status of soils and responsiveness of wheat to micronutrient applications (HGCA Project Report No. 518). Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) Stoneleigh.

Hazelnut allergy in outpatient clinics across twelve European countries (EuroPrevall study)

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Datema, M. R., Zuidmeer-Jongejan, L., Garino, C., Marsh, J., Lovegrove, A., Clausen, M., Gislason, D., Dubakiene, R., Reig, I., Barreales, L., Knulst, A., Le, T-M., Kowalski, M., Jedvzejczak-Czechowicz, M., Lidhlom, J., Bures, P., Kralimarkove, T., Popov, T., Asero, R., Seneviratne, S. L., Belohlavkova, S., Sinaniotis, N., Papadopoulos, N., Purovit, A., De Blay, F., Vieths, S., Fernandez-Rivas, M., Hoffman-Sommergruber, K., Van Ree, R. and Ballmer-Weber, B. 2013. Hazelnut allergy in outpatient clinics across twelve European countries (EuroPrevall study). World Allergy and Asthma Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and World Allergy Organization, Milan, Italy, 22-26 June 2013 . Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.12248

Responses of high-yielding wheat to micronutrient applications

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
McGrath, S. P. 2013. Responses of high-yielding wheat to micronutrient applications. Landmark. 16, pp. 12-14.

The role of sensitivity to abscisic acid and gibberellin in pre-maturity alpha-amylase formation in wheat grains

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kondhare, K. R., Kettlewell, P. S., Farrell, A. D., Hedden, P. and Monaghan, J. M. 2013. The role of sensitivity to abscisic acid and gibberellin in pre-maturity alpha-amylase formation in wheat grains. Journal of Cereal Science. 58, pp. 472-478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2013.09.009

Uncertainty in simulating wheat yields under climate change

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Asseng, S., Semenov, M. A. and Stratonovitch, P. 2013. Uncertainty in simulating wheat yields under climate change. Nature Climate Change. 3, pp. 827-832. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1916

Sustainability of UK-grown wheat for breadmaking (HGCA Project Report No. 521)

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Shewry, P. R., Wan, Y., Chope, G., Penson, S., Mosleth, E. F. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2013. Sustainability of UK-grown wheat for breadmaking (HGCA Project Report No. 521). Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) Kenilworth.

A comparison of two colorimetric assays, based upon Lowry and Bradford techniques, to estimate total protein in soil extracts

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Redmile-Gordon, M. A., Armenise, E., White, Robin P., Hirsch, P. R. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2013. A comparison of two colorimetric assays, based upon Lowry and Bradford techniques, to estimate total protein in soil extracts. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 67, pp. 166-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.08.017

Literature review: non-IgE-mediated immune adverse reactions to foods. EFSA supporting publication 2013:EN-527

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Mills, E. N. C., Marsh, J. T., Boyle, R., Hoffmann-Sommergruber, K., Dupont, D., Bartra, J., Bakalis, S., Mclaughlin, J. and Shewry, P. R. 2013. Literature review: non-IgE-mediated immune adverse reactions to foods. EFSA supporting publication 2013:EN-527. European Food Safety Authority, Parma.

Literature review: in vitro digestibility tests for allergenicity assessment. EFSA supporting publication 2013:EN-529

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Mills, E. N. C., Marsh, J. T., Boyle, R., Hoffman-Sommergruber, K., Dupont, D., Bartra, J., Bakalis, S., Mclaughlin, J. and Shewry, P. R. 2013. Literature review: in vitro digestibility tests for allergenicity assessment. EFSA supporting publication 2013:EN-529. European Food Safety Authority, Parma.

Ethylene promotes germination of Arabidopsis seed under salinity by decreasing reactive oxygen species: Evidence for the involvement of nitric oxide simulated by sodium nitroprusside

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lin, Y., Yang, L., Paul, M. J., Zu, Y. and Tang, Z. 2013. Ethylene promotes germination of Arabidopsis seed under salinity by decreasing reactive oxygen species: Evidence for the involvement of nitric oxide simulated by sodium nitroprusside. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 73, pp. 211-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2013.10.003

Reviewing models of land availability and dynamics for biofuel crops in the United States and the European Union

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Li, R., Di Virgilio, N., Guan, Q., Feng, S. and Richter, G. M. 2013. Reviewing models of land availability and dynamics for biofuel crops in the United States and the European Union. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining - BIOFPR. 7 (6), pp. 666-683. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1419

How do roots elongate in a structured soil?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jin, K., Shen, J., Ashton, R. W., Dodd, I. C., Parry, M. A. J. and Whalley, W. R. 2013. How do roots elongate in a structured soil? Journal of Experimental Botany. 64, pp. 4761-4777. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ert286

Prospects of doubling global wheat yields

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hawkesford, M. J., Araus, J-L., Park, R., Calderini, D., Miralles, D., Shen, T., Zhang, J. and Parry, M. A. J. 2013. Prospects of doubling global wheat yields. Food and Energy Security. 2, pp. 34-48. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.15

Plant functioning in a changing global and polluted environment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
De Kok, L. J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2013. Plant functioning in a changing global and polluted environment. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 88, p. 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.02.003

The involvement of gibberellin signalling in the effect of soil resistance to root penetration on leaf elongation and tiller number in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Coelho Filho, M. A., Colebrook, E. H., Lloyd, D. P. A., Webster, C. P., Mooney, S. J., Phillips, A. L., Hedden, P. and Whalley, W. R. 2013. The involvement of gibberellin signalling in the effect of soil resistance to root penetration on leaf elongation and tiller number in wheat. Plant and Soil. 371, pp. 81-94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-013-1662-8

Measurement of the matric potential of soil water in the rhizosphere

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whalley, W. R., Ober, E. S. and Jenkins, M. 2013. Measurement of the matric potential of soil water in the rhizosphere. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64, pp. 3951-3963. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ert044

Analysis of gibberellins as free acids by ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Urbanova, T., Tarkowska, D., Novak, O., Hedden, P. and Strnad, M. 2013. Analysis of gibberellins as free acids by ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Talanta. 112, pp. 85-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2013.03.068

Regulation of growth by the trehalose pathway: relation to temperature and sucrose

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nunes, C., Schluepmann, H., Delatte, T. L., Wingler, A., Silva, A. B., Feveiro, P. S., Jansen, M., Fiorani, F., Wiese-Klinkenberg, A. and Paul, M. J. 2013. Regulation of growth by the trehalose pathway: relation to temperature and sucrose. Plant Signaling and Behavior. 8, p. e26626. https://doi.org/10.4161/psb.26626

Investigation of photosynthate-C allocation 27 days after 13C-pulse labeling of Zea mays L. at different growth stages

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Meng, F., Dungait, J. A. J., Zhang, X., He, M., Guo, Y. and Wu, W. 2013. Investigation of photosynthate-C allocation 27 days after 13C-pulse labeling of Zea mays L. at different growth stages. Plant and Soil. 373, pp. 755-764. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-013-1841-7

Understanding arsenic bioavailability to rice grown in flooded fields

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
McGrath, S. P., Zhao, F-J., Yan, J., Ma, J., Wu, Liang, Harris, E., Zhou, J. and Zhu, Y-G. 2013. Understanding arsenic bioavailability to rice grown in flooded fields. Proceedings 7th International Workshop on Chemical Bioavailability in the Terrestrial Environment, Keyworth, 3-6 November 2013 . pp. 70-71

Modeling long-term yield trends of Miscanthus x giganteus using experimental data from across Europe

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lesur, C., Jeuffroy, M-H., Makowski, D., Riche, A. B., Shield, I. F., Yates, N. E., Fritz, M., Formowitz, B., Grunert, M., Jorgensen, U., Laerke, P. E. and Loyce, C. 2013. Modeling long-term yield trends of Miscanthus x giganteus using experimental data from across Europe. Field Crops Research. 149, pp. 252-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2013.05.004

Microbial biomass P dynamics and sequential P fractionation in high and low P fixing Kenyan soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Koutika, L-S., Crews, T. E., Ayaga, G. and Brookes, P. C. 2013. Microbial biomass P dynamics and sequential P fractionation in high and low P fixing Kenyan soils. European Journal Of Soil Biology. 59 (Nov-Dec), pp. 54-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.10.002

Expression analysis of abscisic acid (ABA) and metabolic signalling factors in developing endosperm and embryo of barley

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, Z., Huang, J., Muttucumaru, N., Powers, S. J. and Halford, N. G. 2013. Expression analysis of abscisic acid (ABA) and metabolic signalling factors in developing endosperm and embryo of barley. Journal of Cereal Science. 58, pp. 255-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2013.06.009

Does wheat make us fat and sick?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brouns, F. J. P. H., Van Buul, V. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2013. Does wheat make us fat and sick? Journal of Cereal Science. 58, pp. 209-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2013.06.002

New technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogenous fertilizer in China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, W-F., Dou, Z-X., He, P., Ju, X-T., Powlson, D. S., Chadwick, D. R., Norse, D., Lu, Y-L., Zhang, Y., Wu, Liang, Chen, X-P., Cassman, K. G. and Zhang, F-S. 2013. New technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogenous fertilizer in China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110 (21), pp. 8375-8380. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1210447110

Review of the strategies for the comprehensive food and feed safety and nutritional assessment of GM plants per se. EFSA supporting publication 2013: EN-480

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Tompkins, S., Hudson, E., Gimson, A., Halford, N. G., Weightman, R., Shewry, P. R., Wagstaff, C., Commane, D. and Lyne, A. 2013. Review of the strategies for the comprehensive food and feed safety and nutritional assessment of GM plants per se. EFSA supporting publication 2013: EN-480. European Food Safety Authority, Parma.

Acrylamide concentrations in potato crisps in Europe from 2002 to 2011

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powers, S. J., Mottram, D. S., Curtis, A. and Halford, N. G. 2013. Acrylamide concentrations in potato crisps in Europe from 2002 to 2011. Food Additives and Contaminants. 30 (9), pp. 1493-1500. https://doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2013.805439

RNA interference suppression of genes in glycosyl transferase families 43 and 47 in wheat starchy endosperm causes large decreases in arabinoxylan content

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lovegrove, A., Wilkinson, M. D., Freeman, J., Pellny, T. K., Tosi, P., Saulnier, L., Shewry, P. R. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2013. RNA interference suppression of genes in glycosyl transferase families 43 and 47 in wheat starchy endosperm causes large decreases in arabinoxylan content. Plant Physiology. 163, pp. 95-107. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.113.222653

Potential mineralization and nitrification in volcanic grassland soils in Chile

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cardenas, L. M., Hatch, D. J., Scholefield, D., Jhurreea, D., Clark, I. M., Hirsch, P. R., Salazar, F., Rao-Ravella, S. and Alfaro, M. 2013. Potential mineralization and nitrification in volcanic grassland soils in Chile. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 59, pp. 380-391. https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.2013.789395

Variation in arsenic methylation in soils and rice plants

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Zhao, F-J., Harris, E., Yan, J., Ma, J., Wu, Liyou, Liu, W., McGrath, S. P., Zhou, J. and Zhu, Y-G. 2013. Variation in arsenic methylation in soils and rice plants. Abstracts 12th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Athens, Georgia, 16-20 June 2013 .

Arsenic methylation in soils and its relationship with microbial arsM abundance and diversity, and as speciation in rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J., Harris, E., Yan, J., Ma, J., Wu, Liyou, Liu, W., McGrath, S. P., Zhou, J. and Zhu, Y-G. 2013. Arsenic methylation in soils and its relationship with microbial arsM abundance and diversity, and as speciation in rice. Environmental Science & Technology. 47, pp. 7147-7154. https://doi.org/10.1021/es304977m

Soil mechanical resistance and root growth and function

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Whalley, W. R. and Bengough, A. G. 2013. Soil mechanical resistance and root growth and function. in: Beeckman, T. and Eshel, A. (ed.) Plant roots: the hidden half, 4th ed CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. pp. 37.1-37.15

Validation of ELPIS 1980-2010 baseline scenarios using the observed European Climate Assessment data set

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Semenov, M. A., Pilkington-Bennett, S. and Calanca, P. 2013. Validation of ELPIS 1980-2010 baseline scenarios using the observed European Climate Assessment data set. Climate Research. 57, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01164

Variation in rice cadmium related to human exposure

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Meharg, A. A., Norton, G., Deacon, C., Williams, P., Adomako, E. E., Price, A., Zhu, Y., Li, G., Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P., Villada, A., Sommella, A., De Silva, P. M. C. S., Brammer, H., Dasgupta, T. and Islam, M. R. 2013. Variation in rice cadmium related to human exposure. Environmental Science & Technology. 47, pp. 5613-5618. https://doi.org/10.1021/es400521h