Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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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

Mineral micronutrient status and spatial distribution among the Ethiopian population

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Belay, A., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J. M., Lark, R. M., Chagumaira, M. R. L., Zerfu, D., Ander, L. E., Young, S. D., Bailey, E. H. and Broadley, M. 2022. Mineral micronutrient status and spatial distribution among the Ethiopian population. British Journal Of Nutrition. 128 (11), pp. 2170-2180. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114522000319

Stakeholder interpretation of probabilistic representations of uncertainty in spatial information an example on the nutritional quality of staple

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chagumaira, C., Nalivata, P. C., Chimungu, J. G., Gashu, D., Broadley, M., Milne, A. E. and Lark, R. M. 2022. Stakeholder interpretation of probabilistic representations of uncertainty in spatial information an example on the nutritional quality of staple. International Journal Of Geographical Information Science. 36 (12), pp. 2446-2472. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2021.2020278

Progress towards the production of potatoes and cereals with low acrylamide-forming potential

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Halford, N. G., Raffan, S. and Oddy, J. 2022. Progress towards the production of potatoes and cereals with low acrylamide-forming potential. Current Opinion in Food Science. 47, p. 100887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cofs.2022.100887

Wheat amylase/trypsin inhibitors (ATIs): occurrence, function and health aspects

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Geisslitz, S., Weegels, P., Shewry, P. R., Zevallos, V., Masci, S., Sorrells, M., Gregorini, A., Colomba, M., Jonkers, D., Huang, X., De Giorgio, R., Caio, G. P., D’Amico, S., Larre, C. and Brouns, F. 2022. Wheat amylase/trypsin inhibitors (ATIs): occurrence, function and health aspects. European Journal Of Nutrition. 61, pp. 2873-2880. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-022-02841-y

Thresholds of target phosphorus fertility classes in European fertilizer recommendations in relation to critical soil test phosphorus values derived from the analysis of 55 European long-term field experiment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Steinfurth, K., Borjesson, G., Denoroy, P., Eichler-Lobermann, B., Gans, W., Heyn, J., Hirte, J., Huyghebaert, B., Jouany, C., Koch, D., Merbach, I., Mokry, M., Mollier, A., Morel, C., Panten, K., Peiter, E., Poulton, P. R., Reitz, T., Rubaek, G. H., Spiegel, H., Van Laak, M., Von Tucher, S. and Buczko, U. 2022. Thresholds of target phosphorus fertility classes in European fertilizer recommendations in relation to critical soil test phosphorus values derived from the analysis of 55 European long-term field experiment. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 332, p. 107926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.107926

Is bread bad for health?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brouns, F., Geisslitz, S. and Shewry, P. R. 2022. Is bread bad for health? Journal of Cereal Science. 105, p. 103447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2022.103447

Improving rice photosynthesis and yield through trehalose 6-phosphate signalling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Paul, M. J., Miret-Barrio, J. and Griffiths, C. A. 2022. Improving rice photosynthesis and yield through trehalose 6-phosphate signalling. Molecular Plant. 15 (4), pp. 586-588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2022.03.004

Opinion Exploiting genomics to improve the benefits of wheat - Prospects and limitations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Lovegrove, A., Wingen, L. U. and Griffiths, S. 2022. Opinion Exploiting genomics to improve the benefits of wheat - Prospects and limitations. Journal of Cereal Science. 105, p. 10344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2022.103444

Wheat Environment, Food and Health

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Gooding, M. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2022. Wheat Environment, Food and Health. Wiley.

Meiotic Recombination and DNA Repair New Approaches to Solve Old Questions in Model and Non-model Plant Species - Editorial

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Da Ines, O., Choi, K., Pradillo, M. and Lambing, C. 2022. Meiotic Recombination and DNA Repair New Approaches to Solve Old Questions in Model and Non-model Plant Species - Editorial. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, p. 841402. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.841402

Exploring the effects of land management change on productivity, carbon and nutrient balance: Application of an Ensemble Modelling Approach to the upper River Taw observatory, UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassall, K. L., Coleman, K., Dixit, P., Granger, S. J., Zhang, Y., Sharp, R., Wu, L., Whitmore, A. P., Richter, G. M., Collins, A. L. and Milne, A. E. 2022. Exploring the effects of land management change on productivity, carbon and nutrient balance: Application of an Ensemble Modelling Approach to the upper River Taw observatory, UK. Science of the Total Environment. 824, p. 153824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153824

Potential Co-benefits and trade-offs between improved soil management, climate change mitigation and agri-food productivity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mcguire, R., Williams, P. N., Smith, P., McGrath, S. P., Curry, D., Donnison, B. E. and Scollan, N. 2022. Potential Co-benefits and trade-offs between improved soil management, climate change mitigation and agri-food productivity. Food and Energy Security. 11 (2), p. e352. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.352

Heavy metal removal by Bacillus for sustainable agriculture

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Ghosh, S., Bhattacharya, J., Nitnavare, R. and Webster, T. J. 2022. Heavy metal removal by Bacillus for sustainable agriculture. in: Islam, M. T., Rahman, M. and Pandey, P. (ed.) Bacilli in Agrobiotechnology: Plant Stress Tolerance, Bioremediation, and Bioprospecting Switzerland Springer Nature. pp. 1-30

Biofortified Maize Improves Selenium Status of Women and Children in a Rural Community in Malawi: Results of the Addressing Hidden Hunger With Agronomy Randomized Controlled Trial

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Joy, E., Kalimbira, A. A., Sturgess, J., Banda, L., Chiutsi-Phiri, G., Manase, H., Gondwe, J., Ferguson, E. L., Kalumikiza, Z., Bailey, E. H., Young, S. D., Matandika, L., Mfutso-Bengo, J., Millar, K., Niksic, M., De La Revilla, L. S., Likoswe, B. H., Phuka, J. C., Phiri, F. P., Lark, R. M., Gashu, D., Langley-Evans, S. C., Ander, E. L., Lowe, N. M., Dangour, A. D., Nalivata, P. C., Broadley, M. and Allen, E. 2022. Biofortified Maize Improves Selenium Status of Women and Children in a Rural Community in Malawi: Results of the Addressing Hidden Hunger With Agronomy Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Nutrition. 8, p. 788096. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.788096

Genetic diversity in nitrogen fertilizer responses and N gas emission in modern wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Oszvald, M., Hassall, K. L., Hughes, D. J., Torres-Ballesteros, A., Clark, I. M., Riche, A. B. and Heuer, S. 2022. Genetic diversity in nitrogen fertilizer responses and N gas emission in modern wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, p. 816475. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.816475

Is it possible to attain the same soil organic matter content in arable agriculture soils as under natural vegetation?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Poulton, P. R., Glendining, M. J., Macdonald, A. J. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2022. Is it possible to attain the same soil organic matter content in arable agriculture soils as under natural vegetation? Outlook on Agriculture. 51 (1), pp. 91-104. https://doi.org/10.1177/00307270221082113