Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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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

Inhibition of Rice Germination by Ustiloxin A Involves Alteration in Carbon Metabolism and Amino Acid Utilization

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fu, X., Jin, Y., Paul, M. J., Yuan, M., Liang, X., Cui, R., Huang, Y-J., Peng, W. and Liang, X. 2023. Inhibition of Rice Germination by Ustiloxin A Involves Alteration in Carbon Metabolism and Amino Acid Utilization. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14, p. 1168985. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1168985

Measured and modeled nitrogen balances in lowland rice-pasture rotations in temperate South America

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Castillo, J., Kirk, G. J. D., Rivero, M. J., Fabini, G., Terra, J. A., Ayala, W., Roel, A., Irisarri, P. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Measured and modeled nitrogen balances in lowland rice-pasture rotations in temperate South America. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, p. 1103118. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1103118

Ectopic expression of pigeonpea Orf147 gene imparts partial sterility in Cicer arietinum

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bhattacharya, J., Reddy, D. S., Prasad, K., Nitnavare, R., Bhatnagar-Mathur, P. and Reddy, P. S. 2023. Ectopic expression of pigeonpea Orf147 gene imparts partial sterility in Cicer arietinum. Gene. 868, p. 147372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2023.147372

Uncovering plant epigenetics: new insights into cytosine methylation in rye genomes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kaur, N., Nayakoti, S., Brock, T. and Halford, N. G. 2023. Uncovering plant epigenetics: new insights into cytosine methylation in rye genomes. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74 (12), pp. 3395-3398. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad144

Spectral soil analysis for fertilizer recommendations by coupling with QUEFTS for maize in East Africa: A sensitivity analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassall, K. L., Gashaw-Asrat, T., Haefele, S. M. and Breure, T. 2023. Spectral soil analysis for fertilizer recommendations by coupling with QUEFTS for maize in East Africa: A sensitivity analysis. Geoderma. 432, p. 116397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116397

Evaluation of pedotransfer functions to estimate some of soil hydraulic characteristics in North Africa A case study from Morocco

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Beniaich, A., Otten, W., Shin, H.-C., Cooper, H., Rickson, J., Soulaimani, A. and El Gharous, M. 2023. Evaluation of pedotransfer functions to estimate some of soil hydraulic characteristics in North Africa A case study from Morocco. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11, p. 1090688. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1090688

Genetic and Agronomic Control of Free Asparagine Accumulation in Wheat (Triticum aestivum)

F - Theses
Oddy, J. 2023. Genetic and Agronomic Control of Free Asparagine Accumulation in Wheat (Triticum aestivum). F - Theses Rothamsted Research Sustainable Soils and Crops

Necrotrophic fungal infection affects indolic glucosinolate metabolism in Brassica rapa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Aghajanzadeh, T. A., Watanabe, M., Tohge, T., Hawkesford, M. J., Fernie, A. R., Hoefgen, R., Elzenga, J. T. M. and De Kok, L. J. 2023. Necrotrophic fungal infection affects indolic glucosinolate metabolism in Brassica rapa. Acta physiologiae plantarum. 45 (5), p. 64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-023-03546-3

Changes in soil surface properties under simulated rainfall and the effect of surface roughness on runoff, infiltration and soil loss

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bahddou, S., Otten, W., Whalley, W. R., Shin, H., El Gharous, M. and Rickson, R. J. 2023. Changes in soil surface properties under simulated rainfall and the effect of surface roughness on runoff, infiltration and soil loss. Geoderma. 431, p. 116341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116341

A high soluble-fibre allele in wheat encodes a defective cell wall peroxidase responsible for dimerization of ferulate moieties on arabinoxylan

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mitchell, R. A. C., Oszvald, M., Pellny, T. K., Freeman, J., Halsey, K., Sparks, C. A., Huttly, A. K., Specel, S., Leverington-Waite, M., Griffiths, S., Shewry, P. R. and Lovegrove, A. 2023. A high soluble-fibre allele in wheat encodes a defective cell wall peroxidase responsible for dimerization of ferulate moieties on arabinoxylan. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.08.531735

Comparative Compositions of Grain of Bread Wheat, Emmer and Spelt Grown with Different Levels of Nitrogen Fertilisation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lovegrove, A., Dunn, J., Pellny, T. K., Hood, J., Burridge, A. J., America, A. H. P., Gilissen, L., Timmer, R., Proos-Huijsmans, Z. A. M/, Van Straaten, J. P., Jonkers, D., Ward, J. L., Brouns, F. and Shewry, P. R. 2023. Comparative Compositions of Grain of Bread Wheat, Emmer and Spelt Grown with Different Levels of Nitrogen Fertilisation. Foods. 12 (4), p. 843. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12040843

Modification of plant cell walls with hydroxycinnamic acids by BAHD acyltransferases

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chandrakanth, N. N., Zhang, C. C., Freeman, J., de Souza, W. R., Bartley, L. E. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2023. Modification of plant cell walls with hydroxycinnamic acids by BAHD acyltransferases. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, p. 1088879. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1088879

Climate change challenges, plant science solutions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Eckardt, N., Ainsworth, E., Bahuguna, R., Broadley, M., Busch, W., Carpita, N., Castrillo, G., Chory, J., DeHaan, L., Duarte, C., Henry, A., Krishna Jagadish, S., Langdale, J., Leakey, A., Liao, J., Lu, K., McCann, M., McKay, J., Odeny, D., De Oliveira, E., Platten, J., Rabbi, I., Rim, E. Y., Ronald, P., Salt, D., Shigenaga, A., Wang. E., Wolfe, M. and Zhang, X. 2023. Climate change challenges, plant science solutions. The Plant Cell. 35 (1), pp. 24 - 66. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac303

Nutritional and tissue-specific regulation of cytochrome P450 CYP711A MAX1 homologues and strigolactone biosynthesis in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sigalas, P., Buchner, P. H., Thomas, S. G., Jamois, F., Arkourn, M., Yvin, J.- C., Bennett, M. J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2023. Nutritional and tissue-specific regulation of cytochrome P450 CYP711A MAX1 homologues and strigolactone biosynthesis in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74 (6), pp. 1890-1910. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad008

Effect of different organic amendments on actual and achievable yields in a cereal-based cropping system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Albano, X., Whitmore, A. P., Sakrabani, O., Thomas, C. L., Sizmur, T., Ritz, K., Harris, J., Pawlett, M., Watts, C. W. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Effect of different organic amendments on actual and achievable yields in a cereal-based cropping system. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 23, pp. 2122-2137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01167-w

Regional differences in nitrogen balance and nitrogen use efficiency in the rice–livestock system of Uruguay

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Castillo, J., Kirk, G. J. D., Rivero, M. J. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Regional differences in nitrogen balance and nitrogen use efficiency in the rice–livestock system of Uruguay. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, p. 1104229. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1104229

Towards stability of food production and farm income in a variable climate

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Harkness, C., Areal, F. J., Semenov, M. A., Senapati, N., Shield, I. F. and Bishop, J. 2023. Towards stability of food production and farm income in a variable climate. Ecological Economics. 204 (Part A), p. 107676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107676

Comments on the exact solutions of Mathieu's equation by D. J. Daniel (2020)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shin, H. 2023. Comments on the exact solutions of Mathieu's equation by D. J. Daniel (2020). Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics . 1, p. 018101. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptep/ptac155