Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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Micronutrients and socio-demographic factors were major predictors of anaemia among the Ethiopian population

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Belay, A., Joy, E., Lark, R. M., Ander, E. L., Young, S. D., Bailey, E. H., Broadley, M. and Gashu, D. 2023. Micronutrients and socio-demographic factors were major predictors of anaemia among the Ethiopian population. British Journal Of Nutrition. 130 (12), p. 2123–2135. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114523001472

Linking soil adsorption-desorption characteristics with grain zinc concentrations and uptake by teff, wheat and maize in different landscape positions in Ethiopia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kebede-Desta, M., Broadley, M., McGrath, S. P., Hernandez-Allica, J., Hassall, K. L., Gameda, S., Amede, T. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Linking soil adsorption-desorption characteristics with grain zinc concentrations and uptake by teff, wheat and maize in different landscape positions in Ethiopia. Frontiers in Agronomy. 5, p. 1285880. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2023.1285880

A pilot survey of selenium status and its geospatial variation among children and women in three rural districts of Zimbabwe

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mutonhodza, B., Chagumaira, C., Dembedza, M. P., Joy, E., Manzeke-Kangara, M. G., Njovo, H., Nyadzayo, T. K., Lark, R. M., Kalimbira, A. A., Bailey, E. H., Broadley, M. R., Matsungo, T. M. and Chopera, P. 2023. A pilot survey of selenium status and its geospatial variation among children and women in three rural districts of Zimbabwe. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10, p. 1235113. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1235113

Do agronomic approaches aligned to regenerative agriculture improve the micronutrient concentrations of edible portions of crops? A scoping review of evidence

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kangara, G., Joy, E. J. M., Lark, R. M., Redfern, S., Eilander, A. and Broadley, M. 2023. Do agronomic approaches aligned to regenerative agriculture improve the micronutrient concentrations of edible portions of crops? A scoping review of evidence. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10, p. 1078667. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1078667

A new Rothamsted long-term field experiment for the twenty-first century - principles and practice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Li, X., Storkey, J., Mead, A., Shield, I. F., Clark, I. M., Ostler, R., Roberts, B. and Dobermann, A. 2023. A new Rothamsted long-term field experiment for the twenty-first century - principles and practice. Agronomy for Sustainable Development - ASD. 43 (5), p. 60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-023-00914-8

Biodiesel Co-Product (BCP) amendment drives beneficial soil microbiome assembly promoting acid soil health

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shen, Q., Voroney, P., Brookes, P. C., Elrys, A. S., Yu, M., Su, W., Meng, L. and Li, M. 2023. Biodiesel Co-Product (BCP) amendment drives beneficial soil microbiome assembly promoting acid soil health. European Journal of Soil Science. 74 (4), p. e13402. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13402

An efficient triose phosphate synthesis and distribution in wheat provides tolerance to higher field temperature

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Romero-Reyes, A., Hernandez-Leon, S. G., Leyva-Carrillo, L., Yepiz-Plascencia, G., Reynolds, M. P., Paul, M. J., Heuer, S. and Valenzuela-Soto, E. M. 2023. An efficient triose phosphate synthesis and distribution in wheat provides tolerance to higher field temperature. Biochemical Journal. 480 (16), pp. 1365-1377. https://doi.org/10.1042/BCJ20230117

Bioenergy crop production and carbon sequestration potential under changing climate and land use - A case study in the upper River Taw catchment in southwest England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dixit, P. N., Richter, G. M., Coleman, K. and Collins, A. L. 2023. Bioenergy crop production and carbon sequestration potential under changing climate and land use - A case study in the upper River Taw catchment in southwest England. Science of the Total Environment. 900 (20 Nov), p. 166390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166390

Collection of invited papers from the 20th ICC Conference 2022 "Future Challenges for Cereal Science and Technology" held in Vienna, 5-7 July 2022

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Schleining, G., Schoenlechner, R., Zettel, V. and Shewry, P. R. 2023. Collection of invited papers from the 20th ICC Conference 2022 "Future Challenges for Cereal Science and Technology" held in Vienna, 5-7 July 2022. Journal of Cereal Science. 112, p. 103692. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2023.103692

Analysis of mixed linkage β-glucan content and structure in different wheat flour milling fractions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Prins, A., Shewry, P. R. and Lovegrove, A. 2023. Analysis of mixed linkage β-glucan content and structure in different wheat flour milling fractions. Journal of Cereal Science. 113, p. 103753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2023.103753

Delayed development of basal spikelets in wheat explains their increased floret abortion and rudimentary nature

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Backhaus, A. E., Griffiths, C. A., Vergara-Cruces, A., Simmonds, J., Lee, R., Morris, R. J. and Uauy, C. 2023. Delayed development of basal spikelets in wheat explains their increased floret abortion and rudimentary nature. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74 (17), pp. 5088-5103. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad233

Reducing the risk of acrylamide and other processing contaminant formation in wheat products

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kaur, N. and Halford, N. G. 2023. Reducing the risk of acrylamide and other processing contaminant formation in wheat products . Foods. 12 (17), p. 3264. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12173264

Harnessing Knowledge from Plant Functional Genomics and Multi-Omics for Genetic Improvement

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Y, Wang, J. Zeng, G, Yang, Wan, Y. and Y, Li 2023. Harnessing Knowledge from Plant Functional Genomics and Multi-Omics for Genetic Improvement. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences. 24 (12), p. 10347. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241210347

The plant cell wall - advances and current perspectives - Editorial

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
De-Souza, W., Mitchell, R. A. C. and Cesarino, I. 2023. The plant cell wall - advances and current perspectives - Editorial. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14, p. 1235749. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1235749

Identification of Traits Underpinning Good Breadmaking Performance of Wheat Grown with Reduced Nitrogen Fertilisation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Wood, A., Hassall, K. L., Pellny, T. K., Riche, A. B., Hussain, A., Shi, Z., Mosleth, E. F., Charlton, M., Poole, M., Jones, S., Newton, K., Penson, S., Tucker, G., Griffiths, S. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2023. Identification of Traits Underpinning Good Breadmaking Performance of Wheat Grown with Reduced Nitrogen Fertilisation. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 103 (15), pp. 7664-7672. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.12848

Effects of hotter, drier conditions on gaseous losses from nitrogen fertilisers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Drame, M., Carswell, A. M., Roberts, W., Hood, J., Jemo, M., Heuer, S., Kirk, G., Pawlett, M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2023. Effects of hotter, drier conditions on gaseous losses from nitrogen fertilisers. Journal of Environmental Management. 345, p. 118671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118671

The soil organic carbon: Clay ratio in North Devon, UK: Implications for marketing soil carbon as an asset class

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pulley, S., Taylor, H., Prout, J., Haefele, S. M. and Collins, A. L. 2023. The soil organic carbon: Clay ratio in North Devon, UK: Implications for marketing soil carbon as an asset class. Soil Use and Management. 39 (3), pp. 1068-1081. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12920

Construction of a generalised farm typology to aid selection, targeting and scaling of on farm research

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassall, K. L., Baudron, F., MacLaren, C., Cairns, J. E., Ndhlela, T., McGrath, S. P., Nyagumbo, I. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Construction of a generalised farm typology to aid selection, targeting and scaling of on farm research. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 212, p. 108074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2023.108074

Genetic Mapping, Candidate Gene Identification and Marker Validation for Host Plant Resistance to the Race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Using Musa acuminata ssp. malaccensis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, A., Sun, J., Viljoen, A., Mostert, D., Xie, Y., Mangila, L., Bothma, S., Lyons, R., Hribova, E., Christelova, P., Uwimana, B., Amah, D., Pearce, S., Chen, N. C., Batley, J., Edwards, D., Dolezel, J., Crisp, P., Brown, A. F., Martin, G., Yahiaoui, N., D’Hont, A., Coin, L., Swennen, R. and Aitken, E. A. B. 2023. Genetic Mapping, Candidate Gene Identification and Marker Validation for Host Plant Resistance to the Race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Using Musa acuminata ssp. malaccensis. Pathogens. 12 (6), p. 820. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12060820

Does no-tillage mitigate the negative effects of harvest compaction on soil pore characteristics in Northeast China?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tian, M., Whalley, W. R., Zhou, H., Ren, T. and Gao, W. 2023. Does no-tillage mitigate the negative effects of harvest compaction on soil pore characteristics in Northeast China? Soil & Tillage Research. 233, p. 105787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2023.105787

Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position towards Yield

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E., Lark, R. M., Bailey, E., Wilson, L., Amede, T. and Broadley, M. 2023. Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position towards Yield. Agronomy. 13 (6), p. 1452. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13061452

Fertilizer and Soil Health in Africa The Role of Fertilizer in Building Soil Health to Sustain Farming and Address Climate Change

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Vanlauwe, B., Amede, T., Bationo, A., Bindraban, P., Breman, H., Cardinae, R., Couede, A., Chivenge, P., Corbeels, M., Dobermann, A., Falconnier, G., Fatunbi, W., Giller, K., Harawa, R., Kamau, M., Merckx, R., Palm, C., Powlson, D. S., Rusinamhodzi, L., Six, J., Singh, U., Stewart, Z., Ittersum, M. V., Witt, C., Zingore, S. and Groot, R. 2023. Fertilizer and Soil Health in Africa The Role of Fertilizer in Building Soil Health to Sustain Farming and Address Climate Change. in: Fertilizer and Soil Health in Africa THE ROLE OF FERTILIZER IN BUILDING SOIL HEALTH TO SUSTAIN FARMING AND ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE International Fertilizer Development Center - IFDC.

Chapter 6: Cereal grain proteins

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Shewry, P. R. 2023. Chapter 6: Cereal grain proteins. in: Koshe, H. and Taylor, J. R. N. (ed.) ICC Handbook of 21st Century Cereal Science and Technology Elsevier. pp. 63-70

Chapter 5: Dietary fiber in cereal grains

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Shewry, P. R. and Serna-Saldivar S. O. 2023. Chapter 5: Dietary fiber in cereal grains. in: Shewry, P. R., Koshe, H. and Taylor, J. R. N. (ed.) ICC Handbook of 21st Century Cereal Science and Technology Elsevier. pp. 55-62

Chapter 2: Structure and development of cereal grains

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Shewry, P. R., Holopainen Mantila, U. and Serna-Saldivar, S. O. 2023. Chapter 2: Structure and development of cereal grains. in: Shewry, P. R., Koshe, H. and Taylor J. R. N. (ed.) ICC Handbook of 21st Century Cereal Science and Technology 1st Edition Elsevier. pp. 17-30

Aggregation of chromosome axis proteins on the chromatin and in the nucleoplasm of Brassica oleracea meiocytes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shan, W. and Lambing, C. 2023. Aggregation of chromosome axis proteins on the chromatin and in the nucleoplasm of Brassica oleracea meiocytes. Crop Design. 2 (2), p. 100038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropd.2023.100038

Exploring future changes in synchrony between grapevine (Vitis vinifera) and its major insect pest, Lobesia botrana

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Castex, V., De Cortazar-Atauri, I. G., Beniston, M., Moreau, J., Semenov, M. A., Stoffel, M. and Calanca, P. 2023. Exploring future changes in synchrony between grapevine (Vitis vinifera) and its major insect pest, Lobesia botrana. OENO One. 57 (1), pp. 161-174. https://doi.org/10.20870/oeno-one.2023.57.1.7250

ICC Handbook of 21st Century Cereal Science and Technology 1st Edition

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Shewry, P. R. Shewry, P. R., Koshel, H. and Taylor, J. R. N. (ed.) 2023. ICC Handbook of 21st Century Cereal Science and Technology 1st Edition. Elsevier.

Comparative compositions of grain of tritordeum, durum wheat and bread wheat grown in multi-environment trials

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Brouns, F., Dunn, J., Hood, J., Burridge, A. J., America, A. H. P., Gilissen, L., Proos-Huijsmans, Z. A. M., Van Straaten, J. P., Jonkers, D., Lazzeri, P. A., Ward, J. L. and Lovegrove, A. 2023. Comparative compositions of grain of tritordeum, durum wheat and bread wheat grown in multi-environment trials. Food Chemistry. 423 (15 Oct), p. 136312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136312

Real-Time Quantitative PCR - Primer Design, Reference Gene Selection, Calculations and Statistics

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, Z., Halford, N. G. and Liu, C. 2023. Real-Time Quantitative PCR - Primer Design, Reference Gene Selection, Calculations and Statistics. Metabolites. 13 (7), p. 806. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13070806

Machine Learning Methods for Automatic Segmentation of Images of Field and Glasshouse Based Plants for High Throughput Phenotyping

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Okyere, F., Cudjoe, D., Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Virlet, N., Riche, A. B., Castle, M., Greche, L., Mohareb, F., Simms, D. M., Mhada, M. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2023. Machine Learning Methods for Automatic Segmentation of Images of Field and Glasshouse Based Plants for High Throughput Phenotyping. Plants - Basel. 12 (10), p. 2035. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12102035

High temperature tolerance in a novel, high-quality Phaseolus vulgaris breeding line is due to maintenance of pollen viability and successful germination on the stigma

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rose, T., Lowe, C., Miret, J. A., Walpole, H., Halsey, K., Venter, E., Urban, M. O., Buendia, H. F., Kurup, S., O’Sullivan, D., Beebe, S. and Heuer, S. 2023. High temperature tolerance in a novel, high-quality Phaseolus vulgaris breeding line is due to maintenance of pollen viability and successful germination on the stigma. Plants - Basel. 12 (13), p. 2491. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12132491

Impact of zinc and iron agronomic biofortification on grain mineral concentration of finger millet varieties as affected by location and slope

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E., Lark, R. M., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., Amede, T. and Broadley, M. 2023. Impact of zinc and iron agronomic biofortification on grain mineral concentration of finger millet varieties as affected by location and slope. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10 (5 May), p. 1159833. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1159833

The availability and geographic location of open-source food composition data used to estimate micronutrient intakes in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Revilla, L. S. D. L., Ferguson, E. L., Dooley, C., Osman, G., Ander, E. L. and Joy, E. 2023. The availability and geographic location of open-source food composition data used to estimate micronutrient intakes in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis - JFCA. 120, p. 105322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2023.105322

Feeding the world sustainably: efficient nitrogen use

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Waqas, M., Hawkesford, M. J. and Geilfus, C-M. 2023. Feeding the world sustainably: efficient nitrogen use. Trends in Plant Science. 28 (5), pp. 505-508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2023.02.010

Soil organic carbon fractions in response to soil, environmental and agronomic factors under cover cropping systems: A global meta-analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hu, Q., Thomas, B. W., Powlson, D. S., Hu, Y., Zhang, Y., Jun, X., Shi, X. and Zhang, Y. 2023. Soil organic carbon fractions in response to soil, environmental and agronomic factors under cover cropping systems: A global meta-analysis. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 355 (1 OCT), p. 108591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108591

Predicting Long-Term Effects of Alternative Management Practices in Conventional and Organic Agricultural Systems on Soil Carbon Stocks Using the DayCent Model

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zani, C. F., Abdalla, M., Abbott, G. D., Taylor, J. A., Galdos, M., Cooper, J. M. and Lopez-Capel, E. 2023. Predicting Long-Term Effects of Alternative Management Practices in Conventional and Organic Agricultural Systems on Soil Carbon Stocks Using the DayCent Model. Agronomy. 13 (4), p. 1093. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13041093

Nitrogen uptake and remobilization from pre‑ and post‑anthesis stages contribute towards grain yield and grain protein concentration in wheat grown in limited nitrogen conditions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sharma, S., Kumar, T., Foulkes, M. J., Orford, S, Singh, A. M., Wingen, L. U., Venkatesh, K., Lekshmy, S. N., Mandal, P. K., Griffiths, S., Hawkesford, M. J., Shewry, P. R., Bentley, A. R. and Pandey, R. 2023. Nitrogen uptake and remobilization from pre‑ and post‑anthesis stages contribute towards grain yield and grain protein concentration in wheat grown in limited nitrogen conditions. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience. 4 (1), p. 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-023-00153-7

Using proximal sensing parameters linked to the photosynthetic capacity to assess the nutritional status and yield potential in quinoa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cudjoe, D., Okyere, F., Virlet, N., Castle, M., Buchner, P. H., Parmar, S., Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Riche, A. B., Sohail, Q., Mhada, M., Ghanem, M., Waine, T. W., Mohareb, F. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2023. Using proximal sensing parameters linked to the photosynthetic capacity to assess the nutritional status and yield potential in quinoa. Acta Horticulturae. 1360, pp. 373-379. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2023.1360.45

PHOSPHORUS-STARVATION TOLERANCE 1 (OsPSTOL1) is prevalent in upland rice and enhances root growth and hastens low phosphate signaling in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kettenburg, A. T., Lopez, M. A., Yogendra, K., Prior, M. J., Rose, T., Bimson, S., Heuer, S., Roy, S. J. and Bailey-Serres, J. 2023. PHOSPHORUS-STARVATION TOLERANCE 1 (OsPSTOL1) is prevalent in upland rice and enhances root growth and hastens low phosphate signaling in wheat. Plant, Cell and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14588

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