Sustainable Soils and Crops

Title	Sustainable Soils and Crops
Type	Science Department
Institute	Rothamsted Research
Head	Martin Broadley
Executive Assistant	Sally Murdoch
	Natalia Deas

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Conservation tillage and residue management improve soil health and crop productivity—Evidence from a rice-maize cropping system in Bangladesh

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Sarker, M. R., Galdos, M. V., Challinor, A. J., Huda, M. S., Chaki, A. K. and Hossain, A. 2022. Conservation tillage and residue management improve soil health and crop productivity—Evidence from a rice-maize cropping system in Bangladesh. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10, p. 969819. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.969819

Improving crop yield potential Underlying biological processes and future prospects

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Burgess, A. J., Masclaux-Daubresse, C., Strittmatter, G., Weber, A. P. M., Taylor, S. H., Harbinson, J., Yin, X., Freeman, S. E., Paul, M. J., Westhoff, P., Loreto, F., Ceriotti, A., Saltenis, V. L. R., Pribil, M., Nacry, P., Scharff, L. B., Jensen, P. E., Muller, B., Cohan, J., Foulkes, J., Rogowsky, P., Debaeke, P., Meyer, C., Nelissen, H., Inze, D., Lankhorst, R. K., Parry, M. A. J., Murchie, E. H. and Baekelandt, A. 2022. Improving crop yield potential Underlying biological processes and future prospects. Food and Energy Security. p. e435. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.435

Improving the shear design of steel-bar reinforced ultra high performance fibre reinforced concrete beams using mesoscale modelling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Zhang, Y, Yang, Z, Zhang, H., Tsang, N. and Zhang, X. 2022. Improving the shear design of steel-bar reinforced ultra high performance fibre reinforced concrete beams using mesoscale modelling. Advances in structural engineering. 24 (4). https://doi.org/10.1177/13694332221137174

Conservation tillage and residue management improve soil health and crop productivity-Evidence from a rice-maize cropping system in Bangladesh.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Sarker, M. R., Galdos, M., Challinor, A. J., Huda, M. . S., Chaki, A. K. and Hossain, A. 2022. Conservation tillage and residue management improve soil health and crop productivity-Evidence from a rice-maize cropping system in Bangladesh. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10, p. .969819. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.969819

A hydro-mechanical-damage fully coupled cohesive phase field model for complicated fracking simulations in poroelastic media

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Lia, H., Lei, H., Yang, Z., Wu, J., Zhang, X. and Li, S. 2022. A hydro-mechanical-damage fully coupled cohesive phase field model for complicated fracking simulations in poroelastic media. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 399, p. 115451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2022.115451

Multi-tier archetypes to characterise British landscapes, farmland and farming practices

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Goodwin, C. E. D., Butikofer, L., Hatfield, J. H., Evans, P. M., Bullock, J. M., Storkey, J., Mead, A., Richter, G. M., Henrys, P. A., Pywell, R. F. and Redhead, J. W. 2022. Multi-tier archetypes to characterise British landscapes, farmland and farming practices. Environmental Research Letters. 17 (9), p. 095002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac810e

Selenium Concentration in Cattle Serum and Fodder from Two Areas in Ethiopia with Contrasting Human Selenium Concentration

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hailu, K., Gashu, D., Joy, E., Alonso, S., Gizaw, S., Gameda, S., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E., Wilson, L., Lark, R. M., Kumssa, D. B. and Broadley, M. 2022. Selenium Concentration in Cattle Serum and Fodder from Two Areas in Ethiopia with Contrasting Human Selenium Concentration. Frontiers in Bioscience -Landmark. 27 (7), p. 200. https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2707200

Linkages between soil, crop, livestock, and human selenium status in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Mutonhodza, B., Joy, E., Bailey, E., Lark, R. M., Kangara, G., Broadley, M., Matsungo, T. M. and Chopera, P. 2022. Linkages between soil, crop, livestock, and human selenium status in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. 57 (10), pp. 6336-6349. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.15979

Net Primary Production constraints are crucial to realistically project soil organic carbon sequestration. Response to Minasny et al.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Janzen, H. H., Groenigen, K. J., Powlson, D. S., Schwinghamer, T. and Van Groenigend, J. W. 2022. Net Primary Production constraints are crucial to realistically project soil organic carbon sequestration. Response to Minasny et al. Geoderma. 424, p. 115974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.115974

A Comparison of the Differences in Soil Structure under Long-Term Conservation Agriculture Relative to a Secondary Forest

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Pires, L. F,, Ferreira, T. R., Cassaro, F. A. M., Cooper, H. V. and Mooney, S. J. 2022. A Comparison of the Differences in Soil Structure under Long-Term Conservation Agriculture Relative to a Secondary Forest. Agriculture - Basel. 12 (11), p. 1783. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12111783

Environmental and cultivar variability in composition, content and biological activity of phenolic acids and alkylresorcinols of winter wheat grains from a multi-site field trial across Europe

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Kowalska, I., Moldoch, J., Pawelec, S., Podolska, G., Von Cossel, M., Derycke, V., Haesaert, G., Lana, M. A., Da Silva Lopes, M., Riche, A. B., Stutzel, H., Hackett, R. and Oleszek, W. 2022. Environmental and cultivar variability in composition, content and biological activity of phenolic acids and alkylresorcinols of winter wheat grains from a multi-site field trial across Europe. Journal of Cereal Science. 107, p. 103527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2022.103527

Agronomic biofortification increases grain zinc concentration of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Botoman, L., Chimungu, J. G., Bailey, E. H., Munthali, M. W., Ander, E. L., Mossa, A., Young, S. D., Broadley, M., Lark, R. M. and Nalivata, P. C. 2022. Agronomic biofortification increases grain zinc concentration of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi. Plant Direct. 6 (11), p. e458. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.458

Transcriptional signatures of wheat inflorescence development

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

VanGessel, C., Hamilton, J., Tabbita, F., Dubcovsky, J. and Pearce, S. 2022. Transcriptional signatures of wheat inflorescence development. Scientific Reports. 12, p. 17224. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21571-z

Root architecture and leaf photosynthesis traits and associations with nitrogen-use efficiency in landrace-derived lines in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Kareem, S. H. S., Hawkesford, M. J., DeSilva, J., Weerasinghe, M., Wells, D. M., Pound, M. P., Atkinson, J. A. and Foulkes, M. J. 2022. Root architecture and leaf photosynthesis traits and associations with nitrogen-use efficiency in landrace-derived lines in wheat. European Journal of Agronomy. 140, p. 126603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2022.126603

Vegetable Crop Improvement Through CRISPR Technology for Food Security

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Bhattacharya, J., Chaitanya, A. K., Hegde, N., Singh, S., Kour, A. and Nitnavare, R. 2022. Vegetable Crop Improvement Through CRISPR Technology for Food Security. in: Wani, S. H and Hensel, G. (ed.) Genome Editing - Current Technology Advances and Applications for Crop Improvement Switzerland Springer. pp. 27-53

A predictive model of wheat grain yield based on canopy reflectance indices and the theoretical definition of yield potential

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Pennacchi, J. P., Virlet, N., Barbosa, J. P. R. A. D., Parry, M. A. J., Feuerhelm, D., Hawkesford, M. J. and Carmo-Silva, E. 2022. A predictive model of wheat grain yield based on canopy reflectance indices and the theoretical definition of yield potential. Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology. 34, pp. 537-550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40626-022-00263-z

Meeting the Challenges Facing Wheat Production The Strategic Research Agenda of the Global Wheat Initiative

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Langridge, P., Alaux, M., Aldmeida, N. F., Ammar, K., Baum, M., Bekkaoui, F., Bentley, A. R., Beres, B. L., Berger, B., Braun, H-J., Brown-Guedira, G., Burt, C. J., Caccamo, M. J., Cattivelli, L., Charmet, G., Civan, P., Cloutier, S., Cohan, J-P., Devaux, P. J., Doohan,. F. M., Dreccer, M. F., Ferrahi, M., German, S. E., Goodwin, S. B., Griffiths, S., Guzman, C., Handa, H., Hawkesford, M. J., He, Z., Huttner, E., Ikeda, T. M., Kilian, B., King, I. P., King, J., Kirkegaard, J. A., Lage, J., Le Gouis, J., Mondal, S., Mullins, E., Ordon, F., Ortiz-Monasterio, J. I., Ozkan, H., Ozturk, İ., Pereya, S. A., Pozniak, C. J., Quesneville, H., Quincke, M. C., Rebetzke, G. J., Reif, J. C., Saavedra-Bravo, T., Schurr, U., Sharma, S., Singh, S. K., Singh, R. P., Snape, J. W., Tadesse, W., Tsujimoto, H., Tuberosa, R., Willis, T. G. and Zhang X. 2022. Meeting the Challenges Facing Wheat Production The Strategic Research Agenda of the Global Wheat Initiative. Agronomy. 12 (11), p. 2767. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12112767

Diverged subpopulations in tropical Urochloa (Brachiaria) forage species indicate a role for facultative apomixis and varying ploidy in their population structure and evolution

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Higgins, J., Tomaszewska, P., Pellny, T. K., Castiblanco, V., Arango, J., Tohme, J., Schwarzacher, T., Mitchell, R. A. C., Heslop-Harrison, J. S. and Vega, J. J. D. 2022. Diverged subpopulations in tropical Urochloa (Brachiaria) forage species indicate a role for facultative apomixis and varying ploidy in their population structure and evolution. Annals of Botany. 130 (5), pp. 657-669. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcac115

Control of Wheat Tillering by Nitrogen Availability: The Case of Strigolactones

F - Theses

Sigalas, P. 2022. Control of Wheat Tillering by Nitrogen Availability: The Case of Strigolactones. F - Theses University of Nottingham School of Biosciences

Translating and applying a simulation model to enhance understanding of grassland management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Giannitsopoulos, M. L., Burgess, P. J., Bell, M. J., Richter, G. M., Topp, C. F. E., Ingram, J. and Takahashi, T. 2022. Translating and applying a simulation model to enhance understanding of grassland management. Grass and Forage Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12584

The effect of soil type on yield and micronutrient content of pasture species

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Darch, T., Blackwell, M. S. A., Hood, J., Lee, M. R. F., Storkey, J., Beaumont, D. A. and McGrath, S. P. 2022. The effect of soil type on yield and micronutrient content of pasture species. PLOS ONE. 17 (11), p. e0277091. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277091

Progress on improving agricultural nitrogen use efficiency: UK-China virtual joint centers on nitrogen agronomy

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Misselbrook, T. H., Bai, Z., Cai, Z., Cao, W., Carswell, A. M., Cowan, N., Cui, Z., Chadwick, D. R., Emmett, B., Goulding, K. W. T., Jiang, R., Jones, D. L., Ju, X., Liu, H., Lu, Y., Ma, L., Powlson, D. S., Rees, R. M., Skiba, U., Smith, P., Sylvester-Bradley, R., Williams, J., Wu, L., Xu, M., Xu, W., Zhang, F., Zhang, J., Zhou, J. and Liu, X. 2022. Progress on improving agricultural nitrogen use efficiency: UK-China virtual joint centers on nitrogen agronomy. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering - FASE. 9 (3), pp. 475-489. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2022459

Nutrient accounting in global food systems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Joy, E. J. M. and Kumssa, D. B. 2022. Nutrient accounting in global food systems. Nature Food. 3, p. 678. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00593-w

Chickpea Defensin Gene Family: Promising Candidates for Resistance Against Soil‑Borne Chickpea Fungal Pathogens

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Nitnavare, R., Pothana, A., Yeshvekar, R. K., Bhattacharya, J., Sapara, V., Reddy, P. S., Ramtirtha, Y., Tarafdar, A., Sharma, M. and Bhatnagar‑Mathur, P. 2022. Chickpea Defensin Gene Family: Promising Candidates for Resistance Against Soil‑Borne Chickpea Fungal Pathogens. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-022-10811-1

Estimates of Dietary Mineral Micronutrient Supply from Staple Cereals in Ethiopia at a District Level

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Abdu, A. O., Kumssa, D. B., Joy, E., Groote, H. D., Lark, R. M., Broadley, M. and Gashu, D. 2022. Estimates of Dietary Mineral Micronutrient Supply from Staple Cereals in Ethiopia at a District Level. Nutrients. 14 (17), p. 3469. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14173469

Proanthocyanidin Biosynthesis in the Developing Wheat Seed Coat Investigated by Chemical and RNA-seq Analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Phillips, A. L., Vaughan, S., Baker, J., Primavesi, L. F., Patil, A., King, R., Hassani-Pak, K., Kulasekaran, S., Coghill, J., Ward, J. L. and Huttly, A. K. 2022. Proanthocyanidin Biosynthesis in the Developing Wheat Seed Coat Investigated by Chemical and RNA-seq Analysis. Plant Direct. 6 (10), p. e453. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.453

Response to ‘A well-established fact - Rapid mineralization of organic inputs is an important factor for soil carbon sequestration’ by Angers et al.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Berthelin, J., Laba, M., Lemaire, G., Powlson, D. S., Tessier, D., Wander, M. and Baveye, P. C. 2022. Response to ‘A well-established fact - Rapid mineralization of organic inputs is an important factor for soil carbon sequestration’ by Angers et al. European Journal of Soil Science. 73 (4), p. e13272. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13272

Novel molecules and target genes for vegetative heat tolerance in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Rose, T., Wilkinson, M. D., Lowe, C., Xu, J., Hughes, D. J., Hassall, K. L., Hassani-Pak, K., Amberkar, S., Noleto-Dias, C., Ward, J. L. and Heuer, S. 2022. Novel molecules and target genes for vegetative heat tolerance in wheat. Plant Environmental Interactions. 3 (6), pp. 264-289. https://doi.org/10.1002/pei3.10096

Keeping toxic cadmium out of the food chain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

McGrath, S. P. 2022. Keeping toxic cadmium out of the food chain. Nature Food. 3, pp. 569-570. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00579-8

The effect of soil type on yield and macro- and micronutrient content of a wide range of pasture species

N - Datasets

Darch, T., Blackwell, M. S. A., Hood, J., Lee, M. R. F., Storkey, J., Beaumont, D. A. and McGrath, S. P. 2022. The effect of soil type on yield and macro- and micronutrient content of a wide range of pasture species. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.989q8

Elemental concentrations and growth characteristics of wild-type and cultivated varieties of pasture species

N - Datasets

Darch, T., McGrath, S. P., Lee, M. R. F., Beaumont, D. A., Blackwell, M. S. A., Horrocks, C. A., Hood, J. and Storkey, J. 2022. Elemental concentrations and growth characteristics of wild-type and cultivated varieties of pasture species. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.989q7

The location of iron and zinc in grain of conventional and biofortified lines of sorghum

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Gaddameedi, A., Sheraz, S., Kumar, A., Li, K., Pellny, T. K., Gupta, R., Wan, Y., Moore, K. L. and Shewry, P. R. 2022. The location of iron and zinc in grain of conventional and biofortified lines of sorghum. Journal of Cereal Science. 107, p. 103531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2022.103531

Effect of high molecular weight glutenin subunit Dy10 on wheat dough properties and end-use quality

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wang, Y., Guo, Z, Chen, Q., Zhao, K., Wan, Y., Hawkesford, M. J., Jiang, Y.-F, Pu, Z.-E., Deng, M., Jiang, Q.-T, Lan X.-J, Wang, J.-R, Chen G.-Y., Ma, J., Zheng, Y.-l., Wei, Y.-M. and Qi, P.-F. 2022. Effect of high molecular weight glutenin subunit Dy10 on wheat dough properties and end-use quality. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 21 (8), pp. 1609-1617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jia.2022.08.041

Integration of embryo–endosperm interaction into a holistic and dynamic picture of seed development using a rice mutant with notched-belly kernels

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Tao, Y., An, L., Xiao, F., Lia, G, Ding, Y, Paul, M. J. and Liu, Z. 2022. Integration of embryo–endosperm interaction into a holistic and dynamic picture of seed development using a rice mutant with notched-belly kernels. The Crop Journal. 10 (3), pp. 729-742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2021.10.007

Wheat grain proteins: past, present, and future

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Shewry, P. R. 2022. Wheat grain proteins: past, present, and future. Cereal chemistry. 2022, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/cche.10585

Cereal grain mineral micronutrient and soil chemistry data from GeoNutrition surveys in Ethiopia and Malawi

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Kumssa, D. B., Mossa, A. W., Amede, T., Ander, E. L., Botoman, E. H. B., Chagumaira, C., Chimungu, J. G., Davies, K. G., Gameda, S., Haefele, S. M., Hailu, K., Joy, E. J. M., Lark, R. M., Ligowe, I. S., McGrath, S. P., Milne, A. E., Muleya, P., Munthal, M., Towett, E., Walsh, M. G., Wilson, L., D.Young, S., Haji, I. R., Broadley, M., Gashu, D. and Nalivata, P. C. 2022. Cereal grain mineral micronutrient and soil chemistry data from GeoNutrition surveys in Ethiopia and Malawi. Scientific Data. 9 (1), p. 443. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01500-5

Different Responses in Root Water Uptake of Summer Maize to Planting Density and Nitrogen Fertilization

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Gao, Y., Chen, J., Wang, G., Liu, Z., Sun, W., Zhang, Y. and Zhang, X. 2022. Different Responses in Root Water Uptake of Summer Maize to Planting Density and Nitrogen Fertilization. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, p. 918043. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.918043

An overlooked mechanism underlying the attenuated temperature response of soil heterotrophic respiration

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Zhang, X., Whalley, P. A., Gregory, A. S., Whalley, W. R., Coleman, K., Neal, A. L., Mooney, S. J., Soga, K. and Illangasekare, T. H. 2022. An overlooked mechanism underlying the attenuated temperature response of soil heterotrophic respiration. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 19 (192), p. 20220276. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0276

Sub-sampling a large physical soil archive for additional analyses to support spatial mapping; a pre-registered experiment in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Alemu, R., Gelaw, A. M., Gashu, D., Tafere, K., Mossa, A. W., Bailey, E. H., Masters, W. A., Broadley, M. and Lark, R. M. 2022. Sub-sampling a large physical soil archive for additional analyses to support spatial mapping; a pre-registered experiment in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. Geoderma. 424 (15 Oct), p. 116013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116013

Epigenetic switch reveals CRISPR/Cas9 response to cytosine methylation in plants: Comment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Raffan, S., Kaur, N. and Halford, N. G. 2022. Epigenetic switch reveals CRISPR/Cas9 response to cytosine methylation in plants: Comment. New Phytologist. 235 (6), pp. 2146-2148. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18405