Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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Estimating penetrometer resistance and matric potential from the velocities of shear and compression waves

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gao, W., Watts, C. W., Ren, T., Shin, H-C., Taherzadeh, S., Attenborough, K., Jenkins, M. and Whalley, W. R. 2013. Estimating penetrometer resistance and matric potential from the velocities of shear and compression waves. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 77, pp. 721-728. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2012.0394

Effects of nitrogen and sulfur fertilization on free amino acids, sugars and acrylamide-forming potential in potato

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Muttucumaru, N., Powers, S. J., Elmore, J. S., Mottram, D. S. and Halford, N. G. 2013. Effects of nitrogen and sulfur fertilization on free amino acids, sugars and acrylamide-forming potential in potato. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 61, pp. 6734-6742. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf401570x

Culture-independent molecular approaches to microbial ecology in soil and rhizosphere

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Hirsch, P. R., Mauchline, T. H. and Clark, I. M. 2013. Culture-independent molecular approaches to microbial ecology in soil and rhizosphere. in: Debruijn, F. J. (ed.) Molecular microbial ecology of the rhizosphere, Volume 1 John Wiley & Sons Hoboken, N.J.. pp. 45-55

Do root exudates exert more influence on rhizosphere bacterial community structure than other rhizodeposits?

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Hirsch, P. R., Miller, A. J. and Dennis, P. G. 2013. Do root exudates exert more influence on rhizosphere bacterial community structure than other rhizodeposits? in: Debruijn, F. J. (ed.) Molecular microbial ecology of the rhizosphere, Volume 1 John Wiley & Sons Hoboken, N.J.. pp. 229-242

Ca. Nitrososphaera and Bradyrhizobium are inversely correlated and related to agricultural practices in long-term field experiments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhalnina, K., De Quadros, P. D., Gano, K. A., Davis-Richardson, A., Fagen, J. R., Brown, C. T., Giongo, A., Drew, J. C., Sayavedra-Soto, L. A., Arp, D. J., Camargo, F. A. O., Daroub, S. H., Clark, I. M., McGrath, S. P., Hirsch, P. R. and Triplett, E. W. 2013. Ca. Nitrososphaera and Bradyrhizobium are inversely correlated and related to agricultural practices in long-term field experiments. Frontiers in Microbiology. 4, p. 104. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00104

Non-invasive characterization of pore-related and elastic properties of soils in linear Biot-Stoll theory using acoustic-to-seismic coupling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shin, H-C., Taherzadeh, S., Attenborough, K., Whalley, W. R. and Watts, C. W. 2013. Non-invasive characterization of pore-related and elastic properties of soils in linear Biot-Stoll theory using acoustic-to-seismic coupling. European Journal of Soil Science. 64 (3), pp. 308-323. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12000

Plant-available soil phosphorus. Part I: the response of winter wheat and spring barley to Olsen P on a silty clay loam

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Poulton, P. R., Johnston, A. E. and White, Robin P. 2013. Plant-available soil phosphorus. Part I: the response of winter wheat and spring barley to Olsen P on a silty clay loam. Soil Use and Management. 29 (1), pp. 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2012.00450.x

High resolution SIMS analysis of arsenic in rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Moore, K. L., Hawes, C. R., McGrath, S. P., Zhao, F-J. and Grovenor, C. R. M. 2013. High resolution SIMS analysis of arsenic in rice. Surface And Interface Analysis. 45 (1), pp. 309-311. https://doi.org/10.1002/sia.4903

Pochonia chlamydosporia: advances and challenges to improve its performance as a biological control agent of sedentary endo-parasitic nematodes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Manzanilla-Lopez, R. H., Esteves, I., Finetti-Sialer, M. M., Hirsch, P. R., Ward, E., Devonshire, J. and Hidalgo-Diaz, L. 2013. Pochonia chlamydosporia: advances and challenges to improve its performance as a biological control agent of sedentary endo-parasitic nematodes. Journal of Nematology. 45 (1), pp. 1-7.

A novel grass hybrid to reduce flood generation in temperate regions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Macleod, C. J. A., Humphreys, M. W., Whalley, W. R., Turner, L., Binley, A., Watts, C. W., Skot, L., Joynes, A., Hawkins, S., King, I. P., O'donovan, S. and Haygarth, P. M. 2013. A novel grass hybrid to reduce flood generation in temperate regions. Scientific Reports. 3, p. 1683. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01683

Organic farming gives no climate change benefit through soil carbon sequestration

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Leifeld, J., Angers, D. A., Chenu, C., Fuhrer, J., Katterer, T. and Powlson, D. S. 2013. Organic farming gives no climate change benefit through soil carbon sequestration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110, p. E984. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1220724110

The trehalose 6-phosphate/SnRK1 signaling pathway primes growth recovery following relief of sink limitation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nunes, C., O'hara, L. E., Primavesi, L. F., Delatte, T. L., Schluepmann, H., Somsen, G. W., Silva, A. B., Fevereiro, P. S., Wingler, A. and Paul, M. J. 2013. The trehalose 6-phosphate/SnRK1 signaling pathway primes growth recovery following relief of sink limitation. Plant Physiology. 162 (3), pp. 1720-1732. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.113.220657

A dual-porous, inverse model of water retention to study biological and hydrological interactions in soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Laudone, G. M., Matthews, G. P., Gregory, A. S., Bird, N. R. A. and Whalley, W. R. 2013. A dual-porous, inverse model of water retention to study biological and hydrological interactions in soil. European Journal of Soil Science. 64 (3), pp. 345-356. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12055

Plant-available soil phosphorus. Part II: the response of arable crops to Olsen P on a sandy clay loam and a silty clay loam

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Johnston, A. E., Poulton, P. R. and White, Robin P. 2013. Plant-available soil phosphorus. Part II: the response of arable crops to Olsen P on a sandy clay loam and a silty clay loam. Soil Use and Management. 29 (1), pp. 12-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2012.00449.x

Applications of X-ray computed tomography for examining biophysical interactions and structural development in soil systems: a review

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Helliwell, J. R., Sturrock, C. J., Grayling, K. M., Tracy, S. R., Flavel, R. J., Young, I. M., Whalley, W. R. and Mooney, S. J. 2013. Applications of X-ray computed tomography for examining biophysical interactions and structural development in soil systems: a review. European Journal of Soil Science. 64 (3), pp. 279-297. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12028

Spatial patterns of gluten protein and polymer distribution in wheat grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
He, J., Penson, S., Powers, S. J., Hawes, C., Shewry, P. R. and Tosi, P. 2013. Spatial patterns of gluten protein and polymer distribution in wheat grain. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 61, pp. 6207-6215. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf401623d

Historical arsenic contamination of soil due to long-term phosphate fertiliser applications

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hartley, T. N., Macdonald, A. J., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2013. Historical arsenic contamination of soil due to long-term phosphate fertiliser applications. Environmental Pollution. 180, pp. 259-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.05.034

Soil physics: new approaches and emerging challenges

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hallett, P., Mooney, S. and Whalley, W. R. 2013. Soil physics: new approaches and emerging challenges. European Journal of Soil Science. 64 (3), pp. 277-278. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12053

Microbial phototrophic fixation of atmospheric CO2 in China subtropical upland and paddy soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ge, T., Wu, X., Chen, X., Yuan, H., Zou, Z., Li, B., Zhou, P., Liu, S., Tong, C., Brookes, P. C. and Wu, J. 2013. Microbial phototrophic fixation of atmospheric CO2 in China subtropical upland and paddy soils. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 113, pp. 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2013.03.020

A pseudo-3D model to optimise the target traits of light interception in short-rotation coppice willow

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cerasuolo, M., Richter, G. M., Cunniff, J., Purdy, S., Shield, I. F. and Karp, A. 2013. A pseudo-3D model to optimise the target traits of light interception in short-rotation coppice willow. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 173, pp. 127-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.11.022

Identification of QTLs associated with seedling root traits and their correlation with plant height in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bai, C., Liang, Y. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2013. Identification of QTLs associated with seedling root traits and their correlation with plant height in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64, pp. 1745-1753. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ert041

Improving grain quality: wheat

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Shewry, P. R. 2013. Improving grain quality: wheat. in: Becraft, P. W. (ed.) Seed genomics John Wiley & Sons, Ames. pp. 159-178

Iron and zinc complexation in wild-type and ferritin-expressing wheat grain: implications for mineral transport into developing grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Neal, A. L., Geraki, K., Borg, S., Quinn, P., Mosselmans, J. F., Brinch-Pedersen, H. and Shewry, P. R. 2013. Iron and zinc complexation in wild-type and ferritin-expressing wheat grain: implications for mineral transport into developing grain. Journal Of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 18, pp. 557-570. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-013-1000-x

Lunasin in cereal seeds: what is the origin?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mitchell, R. A. C., Lovegrove, A. and Shewry, P. R. 2013. Lunasin in cereal seeds: what is the origin? Journal of Cereal Science. 57, pp. 267-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2013.01.013

The variable response of soil microorganisms to trace concentrations of low molecular weight organic substrates of increasing complexity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dungait, J. A. J., Kemmitt, S. J., Michallon, L., Guo, S., Wen, Q., Brookes, P. C. and Evershed, R. P. 2013. The variable response of soil microorganisms to trace concentrations of low molecular weight organic substrates of increasing complexity. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 64, pp. 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.03.036

GA-responsive dwarfing gene Rht12 affects the developmental and agronomic traits in common bread wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, L., Phillips, A. L., Condon, A. G., Parry, M. A. J. and Hu, Y-G. 2013. GA-responsive dwarfing gene Rht12 affects the developmental and agronomic traits in common bread wheat. PLOS ONE. 8, p. e62285. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062285

Transcriptional changes of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita in response to Arabidopsis thaliana root signals

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Teillet, A., Dybal, K., Kerry, B. R., Miller, A. J., Curtis, R. H. C. and Hedden, P. 2013. Transcriptional changes of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita in response to Arabidopsis thaliana root signals. PLOS ONE. 8, p. e61259. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061259

Effect of dough mixing on wheat endosperm cell walls

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Toole, G. A., Selvatico, E., Salt, L. J., Le Gall, G., Colquhoun, I. J., Wellner, N., Shewry, P. R. and Mills, E. N. C. 2013. Effect of dough mixing on wheat endosperm cell walls. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 61, pp. 2522-2529. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf304677u

Improving the content and composition of dietary fibre in wheat

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Shewry, P. R. 2013. Improving the content and composition of dietary fibre in wheat. in: Poutanen, K. and Delcour, J. A. (ed.) Fibre-rich and wholegrain foods: improving quality Woodhead Publishing, Oxford. pp. 153-169

Soil organic matter

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Powlson, D. S., Smith, P. and De Nobili, M. 2013. Soil organic matter. in: Nortcliff, S. and Gregory, P. J. (ed.) Soil conditions and plant growth, 12th ed. Blackwell Publishing Oxford. pp. 86-131

Grass cell wall feruloylation: distribution of bound ferulate and candidate gene expression in Brachypodium distachyon

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Molinari, H. B. C., Pellny, T. K., Freeman, J., Shewry, P. R. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2013. Grass cell wall feruloylation: distribution of bound ferulate and candidate gene expression in Brachypodium distachyon. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4, p. 50 (10pp). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2013.00050

Microbial biomass growth, following incorporation of biochars produced at 350 degrees C or 700 degrees C, in a silty-clay loam soil of high and low pH

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Luo, Y., Durenkamp, M., De Nobili, M., Lin, Q., Devonshire, B. J. and Brookes, P. C. 2013. Microbial biomass growth, following incorporation of biochars produced at 350 degrees C or 700 degrees C, in a silty-clay loam soil of high and low pH. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 57, pp. 513-523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.10.033

Modelling the effects of copper on soil organisms and processes using the free ion approach: towards a multi-species toxicity model

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lofts, S., Criel, P., Janssen, C. R., Lock, K., McGrath, S. P., Oorts, K., Rooney, C. P., Smolders, E., Spurgeon, D. J., Svendsen, C., Van Eeckhout, H. and Zhao, F-J. 2013. Modelling the effects of copper on soil organisms and processes using the free ion approach: towards a multi-species toxicity model. Environmental Pollution. 178, pp. 244-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.015

Estimating soil acidification rate at watershed scale based on the stoichiometric relations between silicon and base cations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Yang, J-L., Zhang, G-L., Huang, L-M. and Brookes, P. C. 2013. Estimating soil acidification rate at watershed scale based on the stoichiometric relations between silicon and base cations. Chemical Geology. 337-338, pp. 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.11.009

Genotypic variation in the ability of wheat roots to penetrate wax layers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whalley, W. R., Dodd, I. C., Watts, C. W., Webster, C. P., Phillips, A. L., Andralojc, P. J., White, Robin P., Davies, W. J. and Parry, M. A. J. 2013. Genotypic variation in the ability of wheat roots to penetrate wax layers. Plant and Soil. 364, pp. 171-179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1342-0

Natural variation in grain composition of wheat and related cereals

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Hawkesford, M. J., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Gebruers, K., Boros, D., Andresson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Ward, J. L. 2013. Natural variation in grain composition of wheat and related cereals. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 61, pp. 8295-8303. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf3054092

Preface (to EuroCereal 2011 special issue)

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Shewry, P. R. and Penson, S. 2013. Preface (to EuroCereal 2011 special issue). Journal of Cereal Science. 57 (2), p. 161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2012.11.001

Natural capital and ecosystem services, developing an appropriate soils framework as a basis for valuation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Robinson, D. A., Hockley, N., Cooper, D. M., Emmett, B. A., Keith, A. M., Lebron, I., Reynolds, B., Tipping, E., Tye, A. M., Watts, C. W., Whalley, W. R., Black, H. I. J., Warren, G. P. and Robinson, J. S. 2013. Natural capital and ecosystem services, developing an appropriate soils framework as a basis for valuation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 57, pp. 1023-1033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.09.008

Photosynthetic carbon dioxide fixation

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Paul, M. J. 2013. Photosynthetic carbon dioxide fixation. in: Lennarz, W. J. and Lane, M. D. (ed.) Encyclopedia of biological chemistry, vol. 3 Academic Press, Waltham. pp. 497-502

Reply to Gange et al: Climate-driven changes in the fungal fruiting season in the United Kingdom

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kauserud, H., Heegaard, E., Buntgen, U., Halvorsen, R., Egli, S., Senn-Irlet, B., Krisai-Greilhuber, I., Damon, W., Norden, J., Hoiland, K., Kirk, P. M., Semenov, M. A., Stenseth, N. C. and Boddy, L. 2013. Reply to Gange et al: Climate-driven changes in the fungal fruiting season in the United Kingdom. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110, p. E335. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1221131110