Sustainable Soils and Crops

TitleSustainable Soils and Crops
TypeScience Department
InstituteRothamsted Research
HeadMartin Broadley
Executive AssistantNatalia Deas

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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

Soil carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation: Mineralization kinetics of organic inputs as an overlooked limitation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Berthelin, J., Laba, M., Lemaire, G., Powlson, D. S., Tessier, D., Wander, M. and Baveye, C. 2022. Soil carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation: Mineralization kinetics of organic inputs as an overlooked limitation. European Journal of Soil Science. 73 (1), p. e13221. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13221

Diffuse water pollution during recent extreme wet-weather in the UK: Environmental damage costs and insight into the future?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y., Granger, S. J., Semenov, M. A., Upadhayay, H. and Collins, A. L. 2022. Diffuse water pollution during recent extreme wet-weather in the UK: Environmental damage costs and insight into the future? Journal of Cleaner Production. 338, p. 130633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130633

Biofortification of staple crops to eliminate human malnutrition: contributions and potential in developing countries

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kiran, A., Wakeel, A., Mahmood, K., Mubaraka, R., Haefele, H. and Haefele, S. M. 2022. Biofortification of staple crops to eliminate human malnutrition: contributions and potential in developing countries. Agronomy. 12 (2), p. 452. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020452

N2O hot moments were not driven by changes in nitrogen and carbon substrates or changes in N cycling functional genes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Barrat, H., Charteris, A., Le Cocq, K., Abadie, M., Clark, I. M., Chadwick, D. R. and Cardenas, L. M. 2022. N2O hot moments were not driven by changes in nitrogen and carbon substrates or changes in N cycling functional genes. European Journal of Soil Science. 73 (1), p. e13190. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13190

Localized nutrient supply can facilitate root proliferation and increase nitrogen-use efficiency in compacted soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wu, X., Li, H., Rengel, Z., Whalley, W. R., Li, H., Zhang, F., Shen, J. and Jin, K. 2022. Localized nutrient supply can facilitate root proliferation and increase nitrogen-use efficiency in compacted soil. Soil & Tillage Research. 215 (January), p. 105198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2021.105198

Disruption of the Nα-Acetyltransferase NatB Causes Sensitivity to Reductive Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Huber, M., Armbruster, L., Etherington, R. D., De La Torre, C., Hawkesford, M. J., Sticht, C., Gibbs, D. J., Hell, R. and Wirtz, M. 2022. Disruption of the Nα-Acetyltransferase NatB Causes Sensitivity to Reductive Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12, p. 799954. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.799954

Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Senapati, N., Semenov, M. A., Halford, N. G., Hawkesford, M. J., Asseng, S., Cooper, M., Ewert, F., Ittersum, M. K. V., Martre, P., Olesen, J. E., Reynolds, M., Rotter, R. P. and Webber, H. 2022. Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap. Nature Food. 3 (July), pp. 532-541. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00540-9

Understanding the Relationships between Free Asparagine in Grain and Other Traits to Breed Low-Asparagine Wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Oddy, J., Raffan, S., Wilkinson, M. D., Elmore, J. S. and Halford, N. G. 2022. Understanding the Relationships between Free Asparagine in Grain and Other Traits to Breed Low-Asparagine Wheat. Plants - Basel. 11 (5), p. 669. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11050669

Cropping system exerts stronger influence on antibiotic resistance gene assemblages in greenhouse soils than reclaimed wastewater irrigation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, Y., Neal, A. L., Zhang, X., Fan, H., Liu, H. and Li, Z. 2022. Cropping system exerts stronger influence on antibiotic resistance gene assemblages in greenhouse soils than reclaimed wastewater irrigation . Journal Of Hazardous Materials. 425, p. 128046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.128046

Long-term fertility experiments for irrigated rice in the West African Sahel: Effect on macro- and micronutrient concentrations in plant and soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Haefele, S. M., Thomas, C. L. and Saito, K. 2022. Long-term fertility experiments for irrigated rice in the West African Sahel: Effect on macro- and micronutrient concentrations in plant and soil. Field Crops Research. 275 (1 Jan), p. 108357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108357

Comparing the effect of different sample conditions and spectral libraries on the prediction accuracy of soil properties from near- and mid-infrared spectra at the field-scale

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Breure, T. S., Prout, J. M., Haefele, S. M., Milne, A. E., Hannam, J. A., Moreno-Rojas, S. and Corstanje, R. 2022. Comparing the effect of different sample conditions and spectral libraries on the prediction accuracy of soil properties from near- and mid-infrared spectra at the field-scale. Soil & Tillage Research. 215, p. 105196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2021.105196

Phosphorylation of the alpha-subunit of plant eukaryotic initiation factor 2 prevents its association with polysomes but does not considerably suppress protein synthesis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhigailov, A. V., Stanbekova, G. E., Nizkorodova, A. S., Galiakparova, N. N., Gritsenko, D. A., Polimbetova, N. S., Halford, N. G. and Iskakov, B. K. 2022. Phosphorylation of the alpha-subunit of plant eukaryotic initiation factor 2 prevents its association with polysomes but does not considerably suppress protein synthesis. Plant Science. 317, p. 111190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111190

Evolution of the transport properties of soil aggregates and their relationship with soil organic carbon following land use changes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, F., Zhang, X., Neal, A. L., Crawford, J. W., Mooney, S. and Bacq-Lebreuil, A. 2022. Evolution of the transport properties of soil aggregates and their relationship with soil organic carbon following land use changes. Soil & Tillage Research. 215, p. 105226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2021.105226

Digital phenotyping and genotype-to-phenotype (G2P) models to predict complex traits in cereal crops

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Virlet, N., Lyra, D. H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2022. Digital phenotyping and genotype-to-phenotype (G2P) models to predict complex traits in cereal crops. in: Walter, A. (ed.) Advances in plant phenotyping for more sustainable crop production Burleigh Dodds.

The effect of soil organic matter on long-term availability of phosphorus in soil: evaluation in a biological P mining experiment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hawkins, J. M. B., Vermeiren, C., Blackwell, M. S. A., Darch, T., Granger, S. J., Dunham, S. J., Hernandez, J. M. B., Smolders, E. and McGrath, S. P. 2022. The effect of soil organic matter on long-term availability of phosphorus in soil: evaluation in a biological P mining experiment. Geoderma. 423, p. 115965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.115965

Photosynthetic limits on carbon sequestration in croplands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Janzen, H. H., Van Groenigen, K. J., Powlson, D. S., Schwinghamer, T. and Van Groenigen, J. W. 2022. Photosynthetic limits on carbon sequestration in croplands. Geoderma. 416 (15 June), p. 115810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.115810

The legacy effect of synthetic N fertiliser

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vonk, W. J., Hijbeek, R., Glendining, M. J., Powlson, D. S., Bhogal, A., Merbach, I., Silva, J. V., Poffenbarger, H. J., Dhillon, J., Sieling, K. and Ten Berge, H. F. M. 2022. The legacy effect of synthetic N fertiliser. European Journal of Soil Science. 73 (3), p. e13238. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13238

Complex polyploid and hybrid species in an apomictic and sexual tropical forage grass group: genomic composition and evolution in Urochloa (Brachiaria) species

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tomaszewska, P., Vorontsova, M. S., Renvoize, S. A., Ficinski, S. Z., Tohme, J., Schwarzacher, T., Castiblanco, V., De Vega, J. J., Mitchell, R. A. C. and Heslop-Harrison, J. S. 2021. Complex polyploid and hybrid species in an apomictic and sexual tropical forage grass group: genomic composition and evolution in Urochloa (Brachiaria) species. Annals of Botany. p. mcab147. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab147

Can Long-Term Experiments Help Us Understand, and Manage, the Wider Landscape—Examples from Rothamsted, England

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Poulton, P. R. and Johnston, A. E. 2021. Can Long-Term Experiments Help Us Understand, and Manage, the Wider Landscape—Examples from Rothamsted, England. in: Mueller, L., Sychev, V. G., Dronin, N. M. and Eulenstein, F. (ed.) Exploring and Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes. Innovations in Landscape Research Springer. pp. 233-252

Agricultural Landscapes: History, Status and Challenges

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Muller, L., Eulenstein, F., Dronin, N. M., Mirschel, W., McKensie, B. M., Antrop, M., Jones, M., Dannowski, R., Schindler, U., Behrendt, A., Rukhovich, O. V., Sychev, V. G., Scheudzhen, A. K., Romanenkov, V. A., Trofimov, I., Robinson, G. M., Schreg, R., Blum, W. E. H., Salnjikov, E., Saparov, A., Pachikin, K., Rombke, J., Manton, M., Angelstam, P., Hennings, V. and Poulton, P. R. 2021. Agricultural Landscapes: History, Status and Challenges. in: Mueller, L., Sychev, V. G., Dronin, N. M. and Eulenstein, F. (ed.) Exploring and Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes. Innovations in Landscape Research Springer.

Elucidating the role of the RHT-1 protein in regulation of gibberellin signalling in the aleurone of wheat

F - Theses
Sokolowska, P. 2021. Elucidating the role of the RHT-1 protein in regulation of gibberellin signalling in the aleurone of wheat. F - Theses