Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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Impact of land management practices on high-affinity methanotrophic bacterial populations: evidence from long-term sites at Rothamsted

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Maxfield, P. J., Brennand, E. L., Powlson, D. S. and Evershed, R. P. 2011. Impact of land management practices on high-affinity methanotrophic bacterial populations: evidence from long-term sites at Rothamsted. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (1), pp. 56-68. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01339.x

Selenium concentration and speciation in biofortified flour and bread: retention of selenium during grain biofortification, processing and production of Se-enriched food

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hart, D. J., Fairweather-Tait, S. J., Broadley, M. R., Dickinson, S. J., Foot, I., Knott, P., McGrath, S. P., Mowat, H., Norman, K., Scott, P. R., Stroud, J. L., Tucker, M., White, P. J., Zhao, F-J. and Hurst, R. 2011. Selenium concentration and speciation in biofortified flour and bread: retention of selenium during grain biofortification, processing and production of Se-enriched food. Food Chemistry. 126, pp. 1771-1778. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.12.079

Sugars in crop plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Halford, N. G., Curtis, T. Y., Muttucumaru, N., Postles, J. and Mottram, D. S. 2011. Sugars in crop plants. Annals of Applied Biology. 158 (1), pp. 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2010.00443.x

Soil engineering in vivo: harnessing natural biogeochemical systems for sustainable, multi-functional engineering solutions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dejong, J. T., Soga, K., Banwart, S. A., Whalley, W. R., Ginn, T. R., Nelson, D. C., Mortensen, B. M., Martinez, B. C. and Barkouki, T. 2011. Soil engineering in vivo: harnessing natural biogeochemical systems for sustainable, multi-functional engineering solutions. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 8, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2010.0270

The dynamics of arsenic in four paddy fields in the Bengal delta

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Stroud, J. L., Norton, G. J., Islam, M. R., Dasgupta, T., White, R. P., Price, A. H., Meharg, A. A., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2011. The dynamics of arsenic in four paddy fields in the Bengal delta. Environmental Pollution. 159, pp. 947-953. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.12.016

Relationship between the contents of bioactive components in grain and the release dates of wheat lines in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Gebruers, K., Andersson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Boros, D., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Ward, J. L. 2011. Relationship between the contents of bioactive components in grain and the release dates of wheat lines in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 59, pp. 928-933. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf103860x

Soil management in relation to sustainable agriculture and ecosystem services

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Gregory, P. J., Whalley, W. R., Quinton, J. N., Hopkins, D. W., Whitmore, A. P., Hirsch, P. R. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2011. Soil management in relation to sustainable agriculture and ecosystem services. Food Policy. 36, pp. S72-S87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.11.025

Soil organic matters

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Brookes, P. C., Whitmore, A. P., Goulding, K. W. T. and Hopkins, D. W. 2011. Soil organic matters. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (1), pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01338.x

Combined meta-genomics analyses unravel candidate genes for the grain dietary fiber content in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Quraishi, U. M., Murat, F., Abrouk, M., Pont, C., Confolent, C., Oury, F. X., Ward, J. L., Boros, D., Gebruers, K., Delcour, J. A., Courtin, C. M., Bedo, Z., Saulnier, L., Guillon, F., Balzergue, S., Shewry, P. R., Feuillet, C., Charmet, G. and Salse, J. 2011. Combined meta-genomics analyses unravel candidate genes for the grain dietary fiber content in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Functional and Integrative Genomics. 11, pp. 71-83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-010-0183-2

Temporal and spatial control of transgene expression using a heat-inducible promoter in transgenic wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Freeman, J., Sparks, C. A., West, J., Shewry, P. R. and Jones, H. D. 2011. Temporal and spatial control of transgene expression using a heat-inducible promoter in transgenic wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 9 (7), pp. 788-796. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00588.x

The sucrose non-fermenting-1-related (SnRK) family of protein kinases: potential for manipulation to improve stress tolerance and increase yield

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Coello, P., Hey, S. J. and Halford, N. G. 2011. The sucrose non-fermenting-1-related (SnRK) family of protein kinases: potential for manipulation to improve stress tolerance and increase yield. Journal of Experimental Botany. 62, pp. 883-893. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erq331

Recent developments in modifying crops and agronomic practice to improve human health

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J. and Shewry, P. R. 2011. Recent developments in modifying crops and agronomic practice to improve human health. Food Policy. 36, pp. S94-S101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.11.011

Estimating soil strength in the rooting zone of wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whitmore, A. P., Whalley, W. R., Bird, N. R. A., Watts, C. W. and Gregory, A. S. 2011. Estimating soil strength in the rooting zone of wheat. Plant and Soil. 339, pp. 363-375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-010-0588-7

Challenges and opportunities for using wheat for biofuel production

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Shewry, P. R., Freeman, J., Wilkinson, M. D., Pellny, T. K. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2011. Challenges and opportunities for using wheat for biofuel production. in: Karp, A. and Halford, N. G. (ed.) Energy crops Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge. pp. 13-26

Implications for soil properties of removing cereal straw: results from long-term studies

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Glendining, M. J., Coleman, K. and Whitmore, A. P. 2011. Implications for soil properties of removing cereal straw: results from long-term studies. Agronomy Journal. 103, pp. 279-287. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2010.0146s

Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change: a critical re-examination to identify the true and the false

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Whitmore, A. P. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2011. Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change: a critical re-examination to identify the true and the false. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (1), pp. 42-55. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01342.x

Transcriptional profiling approaches for studying nitrogen use efficiency

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Hawkesford, M. J. and Howarth, J. R. 2011. Transcriptional profiling approaches for studying nitrogen use efficiency. in: Foyer, C. H. and Zhang, H. (ed.) Nitrogen metabolism in plants in the post-genomic era (Annual Plant Reviews Vol. 42) Blackwell Publishing Oxford. pp. 41-62

Force spectroscopy of an elastic peptide: effect of D2O and temperature on persistence length

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Haward, S. J., Shewry, P. R., Marsh, J., Miles, M. J. and Mcmaster, T. J. 2011. Force spectroscopy of an elastic peptide: effect of D2O and temperature on persistence length. Microscopy Research And Technique. 74 (2), pp. 170-176. https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.20888

Energy crops: introduction

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Karp, A. and Halford, N. G. 2011. Energy crops: introduction. in: Karp, A. and Halford, N. G. (ed.) Energy crops Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge. pp. 1-12

Energy crops (RSC Energy and Environment Series No 3)

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Halford, N. G. and Karp, A. 2011. Energy crops (RSC Energy and Environment Series No 3). Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge.

The development, structure and composition of the barley grain

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Gubatz, S. and Shewry, P. R. 2011. The development, structure and composition of the barley grain. in: Ullrich, S. E. (ed.) Barley: production, improvement and uses Wiley-Blackwell Chichester, Sussex. pp. 391-448

Pedotransfer functions for estimating total soil nitrogen up to the global scale

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Glendining, M. J., Dailey, A. G., Powlson, D. S., Richter, G. M., Catt, J. A. and Whitmore, A. P. 2011. Pedotransfer functions for estimating total soil nitrogen up to the global scale. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (1), pp. 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01336.x

Variable responses of the soil microbial biomass to trace concentrations of 13C-labelled glucose, using 13C-PLFA analysis

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. 2011. Variable responses of the soil microbial biomass to trace concentrations of 13C-labelled glucose, using 13C-PLFA analysis. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (1), pp. 117-126. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01321.x

Effect of sugarcane harvesting systems on soil carbon stocks in Brazil: an examination of existing data

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cerri, C. C., Galdos, M. V., Maia, S. M. F., Bernoux, M., Feigl, B. J., Powlson, D. S. and Cerri, C. E. P. 2011. Effect of sugarcane harvesting systems on soil carbon stocks in Brazil: an examination of existing data. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (1), pp. 23-28. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01315.x

Peroxisomal transport systems: roles in signaling and metabolism

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Theodoulou, F. L., Zhang, X., De Marcos Lousa, C., Nyathi, Y. and Baker, A. 2011. Peroxisomal transport systems: roles in signaling and metabolism. in: Geisler, M. and Venema, K. (ed.) Transporters and pumps in plant signaling Springer, Berlin. pp. 327-351

Increases in soil organic carbon sequestration can reduce the global warming potential of long-term liming to permanent grassland

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fornara, D. A., Steinbeiss, S., Mcnamara, N. P., Gleixner, G., Oakley, S., Poulton, P. R., Macdonald, A. J. and Bardgett, R. D. 2011. Increases in soil organic carbon sequestration can reduce the global warming potential of long-term liming to permanent grassland. Global Change Biology. 17 (5), pp. 1925-1934. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02328.x

Effects of Soil Management from Fallow to Grassland on Soil Microbial and Organic Carbon Dynamics

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Wu, Y., Kemmitt, S., Xu, J. and Brookes, P. C. 2010. Effects of Soil Management from Fallow to Grassland on Soil Microbial and Organic Carbon Dynamics. in: Xu, J. and Huang, P-M. (ed.) Molecular Environmental Soil Science at the Interfaces in the Earth's Critical Zone Springer Nature. pp. 20-22

The effects of storage on the formation of aroma and acrylamide in heated potato

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Halford, N. G. 2010. The effects of storage on the formation of aroma and acrylamide in heated potato. in: In Controlling Maillard Pathways to Generate Flavors

Food security: increasing yield and improving resource use efficiency

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Parry, M. A. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2010. Food security: increasing yield and improving resource use efficiency. The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 69 (4), pp. 592-600. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665110003836

Soil without plants: the consequences for microorganisms and mesofauna

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Goulding, K. W. T., Murray, P. J., Sohi, S. P., Gilliam, L. M., Williams, J. K., Clark, I. M. and Hirsch, P. R. 2010. Soil without plants: the consequences for microorganisms and mesofauna. Gilkes, R. and Prakongkep, N. (ed.) Proceedings 19th World Congress of Soil Science, Brisbane, 1-6 August 2010 . Australian Society of Soil Science, Warragul. pp. 1622-1625

Nitrogen requirements of biomass crops

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Riche, A. B., Goulding, K. W. T., Yates, N. E., Shield, I. F. and Christian, D. G. 2010. Nitrogen requirements of biomass crops. Water and Nitrogen Use Eficiency in Plants and Crops. Aspects of Applied Biology 105 . Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) Wellesbourne Warwick . pp. 83-88

Pasteuria from Heterodera cajani reveals evidence that spore germination is a specificity determinant

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Mohan, S., Rowe, J., Mauchline, T. H., Davies, K. G., Kerry, B. R. and Gaur, H. S. 2010. Pasteuria from Heterodera cajani reveals evidence that spore germination is a specificity determinant. Abstracts 30th International Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists, Vienna, 19-23 September 2010 .

Pasteuria from Heterodera cajani exhibits altered spore orientation of attachment, germination and infection of Globodera pallida

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Mohan, S., Rowe, J., Mauchline, T. H., Davies, K. G., Kerry, B. R. and Gaur, H. S. 2010. Pasteuria from Heterodera cajani exhibits altered spore orientation of attachment, germination and infection of Globodera pallida. Abstracts 30th International Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists, Vienna, 19-23 September 2010 .

Identifying key process parameters in a sink-source interaction model for energy crops

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Richter, G. M., Dailey, A. G. and Riche, A. B. 2010. Identifying key process parameters in a sink-source interaction model for energy crops. Abstracts Agro 2010: the 11th ESA Congress, Montpellier, 29 August-3 September 2010 . pp. 97-98

Gibberellin signalling - new opportunities for crop management

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Hedden, P., Rademacher, W. and Phillips, A. L. 2010. Gibberellin signalling - new opportunities for crop management. Outlooks on Pest Management. 21 (6), pp. 268-273. https://doi.org/10.1564/21Dec05

From sugar and amino acid signalling to reducing the potential for acrylamide formation in foods

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Halford, N. G., Coello, P., Curtis, T., Hey, S., Muttucumaru, N., Postles, J. and Prosser, I. 2010. From sugar and amino acid signalling to reducing the potential for acrylamide formation in foods. Abstracts GARNet 2010 Meeting, Durham, 6-7 September 2010 .

TILLING as a method for improving durum wheat

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Madgwick, P. J., Baudo, M., Phillips, A. L., Habash, D. Z., Ouabbou, H., Labhili, M., Tuberosa, R., Bort, J., Hamada, W., Al-Yassin, A. and Parry, M. A. J. 2010. TILLING as a method for improving durum wheat. Water and nitrogen use efficiency in plants and crops. Aspects of Applied Biology 105 . pp. 257-260

Acrylamide: influence of plant genetics, agronomy and food processing. Aspects of Applied Biology 97

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Halford, N. G. Mottram, D. (ed.) 2010. Acrylamide: influence of plant genetics, agronomy and food processing. Aspects of Applied Biology 97. Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) Wellesbourne Warwick .

Genes and processes controlling amino acid and sugar metabolism in potato: implications for acrylamide forming potential

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Muttucumaru, N., Elmore, S., Mottram, D., Parry, M. A. J. and Halford, N. G. 2010. Genes and processes controlling amino acid and sugar metabolism in potato: implications for acrylamide forming potential. Abstracts Society for Experimental Biology Annual Main Meeting, Prague, 30 June-3 July 2010 . pp. 314

Effect of soil pH on the chemical composition of organic matter in physically separated soil fractions in two broadleaf woodland sites at Rothamsted, UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tonon, G., Sohi, S., Francioso, O., Ferrari, E., Montecchio, D., Gioacchini, P., Ciavatta, C., Panzacchi, P. and Powlson, D. S. 2010. Effect of soil pH on the chemical composition of organic matter in physically separated soil fractions in two broadleaf woodland sites at Rothamsted, UK. European Journal of Soil Science. 61 (6), pp. 970-979. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01310.x

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