Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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Advances in barley breeding for improving nitrogen use efficiency

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, Z., Li, L., Halford, N. G., Xu, H., Huang, L., Gao, R., Lu, R. and Liu, C 2022. Advances in barley breeding for improving nitrogen use efficiency. Agronomy. 12 (7), p. 1682. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12071682

A heteroskedastic model of park grass spring hay yields in response to weather suggests continuing yield decline with climate change in future decades

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Addy, J. W. G., Ellis, R. H., MacLaren, C., Macdonald, A. J., Semenov, M. A. and Mead, A. 2022. A heteroskedastic model of park grass spring hay yields in response to weather suggests continuing yield decline with climate change in future decades. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 19 (193), p. 20220361. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0361

Plants change their clocks to flower at the right time

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pearce, S. 2022. Plants change their clocks to flower at the right time. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119 (29), p. e2208745119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2208745119

Differentiated function and localisation of SPO11-1 and PRD3 on the chromosome axis during meiotic DSB formation in Arabidopsis thaliana

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lambing, C., Kuo, P., Kim, J., Osman, K., Whitbread, A. L., Yang, J., Choi, K., Franklin, F. C. H. and Henderson, I. R. 2022. Differentiated function and localisation of SPO11-1 and PRD3 on the chromosome axis during meiotic DSB formation in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLOS Genetics. 18 (7), p. e1010298. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010298

Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) calibration for analysis of nutrient concentrations and trace element contaminants in fertilisers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Acquah, G., Hernandez-Allica, J., Thomas, C. L., Dunham, S. J., Towett, E. K., Drake, L. B., Shepherd, K. D., McGrath, S. P. and Haefele, S. M. 2022. Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) calibration for analysis of nutrient concentrations and trace element contaminants in fertilisers. PLOS ONE. 17 (1), p. e0262460. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262460

Community Perceptions of Zinc Biofortified Flour during an Intervention Study in Pakistan

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mahboob, U., Ceballos-Rasgado, M., Moran, V. H., Joy, E. J. M., Ohly, H., Zaman, M. and Lowe, N. M. 2022. Community Perceptions of Zinc Biofortified Flour during an Intervention Study in Pakistan. Nutrients. 14 (4), p. 817. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14040817

Limited Supply of Protein and Lysine Is Prevalent among the Poorest Households in Malawi and Exacerbated by Low Protein Quality

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Muleya, M., Tang, K., Broadley, M., Salter, A. M. and Joy, E. 2022. Limited Supply of Protein and Lysine Is Prevalent among the Poorest Households in Malawi and Exacerbated by Low Protein Quality. Nutrients. 14 (12), p. 2430. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14122430

Simulation of winter wheat response to variable sowing dates and densities in a high-yielding environment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dueri, S., Brown, H., Asseng, S., Ewert, F., Webber, H., George, M., Craigie, R., Guarin, J. R., Pequeno, D. N. L., Stella, T., Ahmed, M., Alderman, P. D., Basso, B., Berger, A. G., Mujica, G. B., Cammarano, D., Chen, Y., Dumont, B., Rezaei, E. E., Fereres, E., Ferrise, R., Gaiser, T., Gao, Y., Garcia-Vila, M., Gayler, S., Hochman, Z., Hoogenboom, G., Kersebaum, K. C., Nendel, C., Olesen, J. E., Padovan, G., Palosuo, T., Priesack, E., Pullens, J. W. M., Rodríguez, A., Rotter, R. P., Ramos, M. R., Semenov, M. A., Senapati, N., Siebert, S., Srivastava, A. K., Stockle, C., Supit, I., Tao, F., Thorburn, P., Wang, E., Weber, T. K. D., Xiao, L., Zhao, C., Zhao, J., Zhao, Z., Zhu, Y. and Martre, P. 2022. Simulation of winter wheat response to variable sowing dates and densities in a high-yielding environment. Journal of Experimental Botany. 73 (16), pp. 5715-5729. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac221

Identification of novel aphid-killing bacteria to protect plants.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Paliwal, D., Hamilton, A. J., Barrett, G. A., Alberti, F., Emden, H. V., Monteil, C. L., Mauchline, T. H., Nauen, R., Wagstaff, C., Bass, C. G. and Jackson, R. W. 2022. Identification of novel aphid-killing bacteria to protect plants. Microbial Biotechnology. 15 (4), pp. 1203-1220. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13902

Loss of starch synthase IIIa changes starch molecular structure and granule morphology in grains of hexaploid bread wheat.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fahy, B., Gonzalez, O., Savva, G. M., Ahn-Jarvis, J. H., Warren, F. J., Dunn, J., Lovegrove, A. and Hazard, B. A 2022. Loss of starch synthase IIIa changes starch molecular structure and granule morphology in grains of hexaploid bread wheat. Scientific Reports. 12, p. 10806. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14995-0

Countering elevated CO2 induced Fe and Zn reduction in Arabidopsis seeds

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sun, P., Isner, J., Coupel-Ledru, A., Zhang, Q., Pridgeon, A., He, Y., Menguer, P., Miller, A. J., Sanders, D., McGrath, S. P., Noothong, F., Liang, Y. and Hetherington, A. 2022. Countering elevated CO2 induced Fe and Zn reduction in Arabidopsis seeds. New Phytologist. 235 (5), pp. 1796-1806. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18290

Induced mutations in ASPARAGINE SYNTHETASE-A2 reduce free asparagine concentration in the wheat grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Alarcon-Reverte, R., Xie, Y., Stromberger, J., Cotter, J. D., Mason, R. E. and Pearce, S. 2022. Induced mutations in ASPARAGINE SYNTHETASE-A2 reduce free asparagine concentration in the wheat grain. Crop Science. 62 (4), pp. 1484-1496. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20760

Modelling Heteroskedasticity, Overdispersion and the Impacts of Climate Change for Long-Term Hay Yield Data

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Addy, J., Mead, A., Macdonald, A. J., Semenov, M. A. and Ellis, R. H. 2022. Modelling Heteroskedasticity, Overdispersion and the Impacts of Climate Change for Long-Term Hay Yield Data. 31st International Biometric Conference. Riga, Latvia 10 Jul 2022

Photosynthetic microbes in nanobiotechnology Applications and perspectives

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nitnavare, R., Bhattacharya, J., Thongmee, S. and Ghosh, S. 2022. Photosynthetic microbes in nanobiotechnology Applications and perspectives. Science of the Total Environment. 841 (1 October), p. 156457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156457

Spatial patterns of microbial diversity in Fe-Mn deposits and associated sediments in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bergo, N. M., Torres-Ballesteros, A., Signori, C. N., Benites, M., Jovane, L., Murton, B. J., Da Rocha, U. N. and Pellizari, V. H. 2022. Spatial patterns of microbial diversity in Fe-Mn deposits and associated sediments in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Science of the Total Environment. 837 (1 Sept), p. 155792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155792

Changes in the concentrations and transcripts for gibberellins and other hormones in a growing leaf and roots of wheat seedlings in response to water restriction

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ptoskova, K., Szecowka, M., Jaworek, P., Tarkowska, D., Petrik, I., Pavlovic, I., Novak, O., Thomas, S. G., Phillips, A. L. and Hedden, P. 2022. Changes in the concentrations and transcripts for gibberellins and other hormones in a growing leaf and roots of wheat seedlings in response to water restriction. BMC Plant Biology. 22 (1), p. 284. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-022-03667-w

Interaction between sulfur and selenium in agronomic biofortification of cowpea plants under field conditions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Silva, V. M., Wilson, L., Young, S. D., Broadley, M., White, P. J. and Rodrigues, A. 2022. Interaction between sulfur and selenium in agronomic biofortification of cowpea plants under field conditions. Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05480-8

Changes of soil structure under different tillage management assessed by bulk density, penetrometer resistance, water retention curve, least limiting water range and X-ray computed tomography

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tian, M., Qin, S., Whalley, W. R., Zhou, H., Ren, T. and Gao, W. 2022. Changes of soil structure under different tillage management assessed by bulk density, penetrometer resistance, water retention curve, least limiting water range and X-ray computed tomography. Soil & Tillage Research. 221, p. 105420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2022.105420

Complementary protein extraction methods increase the identification of the Park Grass Experiment metaproteome

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Quinn, G. A., Abdelhameed, A., Banat, I. M., Berra, D., Doerr,S. H., Dudley, E., Francis, L. W., Gazze, S. A., Hallin, I., Matthews, G. P., Swain, M. T., Whalley, W. R. and Van Keulena, G. 2022. Complementary protein extraction methods increase the identification of the Park Grass Experiment metaproteome. Applied Soil Ecology. 173, p. 104388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104388

Do gluten peptides stimulate weight gain in humans?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brouns, F. and Shewry, P. R. 2022. Do gluten peptides stimulate weight gain in humans? Nutrition Bulletin. 47 (2), pp. 186-198. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbu.12558

Soil and landscape factors influence geospatial variation in maize grain zinc concentration in Malawi

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Botoman, L., Chagumaira, C., Mossa, A. W., Amede, T., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H., Chimungu, J. G., Gameda, S., Gashu, D., Haefele, S. M., Joy, E. J. M., Kumssa, D. B., Ligowe, I. S., McGrath, S. P., Milne, A. E., Munthali, M., Towett, E., Walsh, M. G., Wilson, L., Young, S. D., Broadley, M. R., Lark, R. M. and Nalivata, P. C. 2022. Soil and landscape factors influence geospatial variation in maize grain zinc concentration in Malawi. Scientific Reports. 12, p. 7986. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12014-w

Arabidopsis HEAT SHOCK FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN is required to limit meiotic crossovers and HEI10 transcription

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kim, J., Park, J., Kim, H., Son, N., Kim, E-J., Jaeil Kim, Byun, D., Lee, Y., Park, Y. M., Nageswaran, D. C., Kuo, P., Rose, T., Dang, T. V. T., Hwang, I., Lambing, C., Henderson, I. R. and Choi, K. 2022. Arabidopsis HEAT SHOCK FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN is required to limit meiotic crossovers and HEI10 transcription. Embo Journal. 41 (14), p. e109958. https://doi.org/10.15252/embj.2021109958

Editorial for VSI “Addressing challenges for barley production and utilisation in the 21st Century”

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hayes, P., Howitt, C. A. and Shewry, P. R. 2022. Editorial for VSI “Addressing challenges for barley production and utilisation in the 21st Century”. Journal of Cereal Science. 105, p. 103457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2022.103457

Do ancient wheats contain less gluten than modern bread wheat?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brouns, F., Geisslitz, S., Guzman, C., Ikeda, T. M, Arzani, A., Latella, G., Simsek, S., Colomba, M., Gregorini, A., Zevallos, V., Lullien-Pellerin, V., Jonkers, D. and Shewry, P. R. 2022. Do ancient wheats contain less gluten than modern bread wheat? Nutrition Bulletin. 47 (2), pp. 157-167. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbu.12551

The Impact of Consuming Zinc-Biofortified Wheat Flour on Haematological Indices of Zinc and Iron Status in Adolescent Girls in Rural Pakistan: A Cluster-Randomised, Double-Blind, Controlled Effectiveness Trial

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gupta, S., Zaman, M., Fatima, S., Shahzad, B., Brazier, A. K. M., Moran, V. H., Broadley, M., Zia, M. H., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., Khan, I. M., Sinclair, J. K. and Lowe, N. M. 2022. The Impact of Consuming Zinc-Biofortified Wheat Flour on Haematological Indices of Zinc and Iron Status in Adolescent Girls in Rural Pakistan: A Cluster-Randomised, Double-Blind, Controlled Effectiveness Trial. Nutrients. 14 (8), p. 1657. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14081657

Nanoparticles for effective management of salinity stress in plants

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Nitnavare, R., Bhattacharya, J. and Ghosh, S. 2022. Nanoparticles for effective management of salinity stress in plants. in: Ghosh, S., Thongmee, S. and Kumar, A. (ed.) Agricultural Nanobiotechnology: Biogenic Nanoparticles, Nanofertilizers and Nanoscale Biocontrol Agents US Elsevier. pp. 189-216

Variation in the Content and Composition of Tocols in a Wheat Population

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tremmel-Bede, K., Szentmiklossy, M., Lampi, A.-M., Piironen, V., Shewry, P. R., Vida, G., Tomoskozi, S., Karsai, I., Lang, L., Bedo, Z. and Rakszegi, M. 2022. Variation in the Content and Composition of Tocols in a Wheat Population. Foods. 11 (9), p. 1343. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11091343

Wheat glutenin polymers 1. structure, assembly and properties

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lafiandra, D. and Shewry, P. R. 2022. Wheat glutenin polymers 1. structure, assembly and properties. Journal of Cereal Science. 106, p. 103486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2022.103486

Wheat Glutenin polymers 2 The role of wheat glutenin subunits in polymer formation and dough quality

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lafiandra, D. and Shewry, P. R. 2022. Wheat Glutenin polymers 2 The role of wheat glutenin subunits in polymer formation and dough quality. Journal of Cereal Science. 106 (July), p. 103487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2022.103487

Micro- and macro-elements in sheep excreta after consumption of feed supplements according to supplement formulation and level

N - Datasets
Kao, P-T., Darch, T., Fleming, H. R., Warren, H., McGrath, S. P., Buss, H. L. and Lee, M. R. F. 2022. Micro- and macro-elements in sheep excreta after consumption of feed supplements according to supplement formulation and level. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98883

The Woburn Ley-arable experiment, 1938-2020: its management, the issues and problems that arose, and their resolution to maintain the continuity and relevance of the experiment.

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Johnston, A. E., Poulton, P. R., Macdonald, A. J. and Glendining, M. J. 2022. The Woburn Ley-arable experiment, 1938-2020: its management, the issues and problems that arose, and their resolution to maintain the continuity and relevance of the experiment. https://doi.org/10.23637/wrn3-manag1938-2020-01

Recoverable resources from pot ale & spent wash from Scotch Whisky production

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Edwards, C., McNerney, C. C., Lawton, L. A., Palmer, J., Macgregor, K., Jack, F., Cockburn, P., Plummer, A., Lovegrove, A. and Wood, A. 2022. Recoverable resources from pot ale & spent wash from Scotch Whisky production. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 179, p. 106114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.106114

Super-resolution Chromatin Visualization Using a Combined Method of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization and Structured Illumination Microscopy in Solanum lycopersicum

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Lambing, C. 2022. Super-resolution Chromatin Visualization Using a Combined Method of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization and Structured Illumination Microscopy in Solanum lycopersicum. in: Lambing, C. (ed.) Plant Gametogenesis Springer Nature. pp. 85-92

CTAB DNA Extraction and Genotyping-by-Sequencing to Map Meiotic Crossovers in Plants

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Lambing, C. 2022. CTAB DNA Extraction and Genotyping-by-Sequencing to Map Meiotic Crossovers in Plants. in: Lambing, C. (ed.) Plant Gametogenesis New York Springer Nature. pp. 43-53

Plant Gametogenesis Methods and Protocols

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Lambing, C. Lambing, C. (ed.) 2022. Plant Gametogenesis Methods and Protocols. Springer Nature.

Changes in organic carbon to clay ratios in different soils and land uses in England and Wales over time

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Prout, J. M., Shepherd, K. D., McGrath, S. P., Kirk, G. J. D., Hassall, K. L. and Haefele, S. M. 2022. Changes in organic carbon to clay ratios in different soils and land uses in England and Wales over time. Scientific Reports. 12, p. 5162. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09101-3

The impact of drought length and intensity on N cycling gene abundance, transcription and the size of an N2O hot moment from a temperate grassland soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Barrat, H., Clark, I. M., Evans, J., Chadwick, D. R. and Cardenas, L. M. 2022. The impact of drought length and intensity on N cycling gene abundance, transcription and the size of an N2O hot moment from a temperate grassland soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 168 (May), p. 108606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108606

The effects of brief heat during early booting on reproductive, developmental and chlorophyll physiological performance in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, J., Lowe, C., Hernandez-Leon, S. G., Dreisigacker, S., Reynolds, M. P., Valenzuela-Soto, E. M., Paul, M. J. and Heuer, S. 2022. The effects of brief heat during early booting on reproductive, developmental and chlorophyll physiological performance in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, p. 886541. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.886541

Characterisation of Grains and Flour Fractions from Field Grown Transgenic Oil-Accumulating Wheat Expressing Oat WRI1

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Snell, P., Wilkinson, M. D., Taylor, G. J., Hall, S., Sharma, S., Sirijovski, N., Hansson, M., Shewry, P. R., Hofvander, P. and Grimberg, A. 2022. Characterisation of Grains and Flour Fractions from Field Grown Transgenic Oil-Accumulating Wheat Expressing Oat WRI1. Plants - Basel. 11 (7), p. 889. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11070889

Localisation of iron and zinc in grain of biofortified wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wan, Y., Stewart, T., Amrahli, M., Evans, J., Sharp, P., Govindan, V., Hawkesford, M. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2022. Localisation of iron and zinc in grain of biofortified wheat. Journal of Cereal Science. 105 (May 22), p. 103470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2022.103470

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