Sustainable Soils and Crops

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

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The possibility of in situ heavy metal decontamination of polluted soils using crops of metal-accumulating plants

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
McGrath, S. P., Baker, A. J. M. and Reeves, R. D. 1991. The possibility of in situ heavy metal decontamination of polluted soils using crops of metal-accumulating plants. pp. 10-11

Studies of the distribution and bioavailability of soil zinc fractions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Banjoko, V. A. and McGrath, S. P. 1991. Studies of the distribution and bioavailability of soil zinc fractions. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 57 (3), pp. 325-334. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.2740570304

Controversy over sewage sludge

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
McGrath, S. P. 1991. Controversy over sewage sludge. Farmers Weekly. 115(24), p. 8.

Organic matter/mineral matter in the context of clean technology

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Johnston, A. E. 1991. Organic matter/mineral matter in the context of clean technology. Seminar on Agriculture and Aquaculture: Environment Northern Seas Conference Report.

Increases in the polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and -furan content of soils and vegetation since the 1840s

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kjeller, L-O., Jones, K. C., Johnston, A. E. and Rappe, C. 1991. Increases in the polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and -furan content of soils and vegetation since the 1840s. Environmental Science & Technology. 25 (9), pp. 1619-1627.

Using a diffusion model to explain the dispersal of pollutants in soil due to cultivation

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Lane, P. W. and McGrath, S. P. 1991. Using a diffusion model to explain the dispersal of pollutants in soil due to cultivation. Cambridge University Press (CUP).

Estudio sobre el enterrado de la paja de cereal (2)

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Ocio, J. A., Brookes, P. C. and Corcuera, P. 1991. Estudio sobre el enterrado de la paja de cereal (2). Sustrai. 23, pp. 21-23.

New culture medium containing ionic concentrations of nutrients similar to concentrations found in soil solution

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Angle, J. S., McGrath, S. P. and Chaney, R. L. 1991. New culture medium containing ionic concentrations of nutrients similar to concentrations found in soil solution. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 57, pp. 3674-3676.

Benefits from long-term ecosystem research: some examples from Rothamsted

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Johnston, A. E. 1991. Benefits from long-term ecosystem research: some examples from Rothamsted. in: Risser, P. G. (ed.) Long-term ecological research John Wiley & Sons Chichester, West Sussex. pp. 89-113

The efficiency of use of nitrogen fertiliser at Brimstone Farm with special reference to denitrification losses

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Powlson, D. S., Goulding, K. W. T., Webster, C. P., Poulton, P. R. and Abu Bakar, R. 1991. The efficiency of use of nitrogen fertiliser at Brimstone Farm with special reference to denitrification losses. Catt, J. A. (ed.) The Brimstone Experiment Proceedings of a Conference on Collaborative Work by ADAS Field Drainage Experimental Unit and Rothamsted Experimental Station, 15-16 October, 1991. Lawes Agricultural Trust, (LAT) Harpenden. pp. 79-80

Transport and fate of isoproturon in a mole drained Denchworth clay soil at Brimstone Farm

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Beck, A. J., Jones, K. C. and Johnston, A. E. 1991. Transport and fate of isoproturon in a mole drained Denchworth clay soil at Brimstone Farm. Catt, J. A. (ed.) The Brimstone Experiment Proceedings of a Conference on Collaborative Work by ADAS Field Drainage Experimental Unit and Rothamsted Experimental Station, 15-16 October, 1991. Lawes Agricultural Trust, (LAT) Harpenden. pp. 75-76

Effects of pH, phosphate and manganese on spring-sown Vicia faba L.

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
McEwen, J., Yeoman, D. P. and McGrath, S. P. 1991. Effects of pH, phosphate and manganese on spring-sown Vicia faba L. Fabis Newsletter. 27, pp. 18-20.

Assessing the risks involved in the release of genetically manipulated microorganisms

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Armarger, N., Hirsch, P. R. and Klingmuller, W. 1991. Assessing the risks involved in the release of genetically manipulated microorganisms. Commission of the European Communities (CEC), Luxembourg.

Assessing the risks involved in the release of genetically manipulated microorganisms

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Armarger, N., Hirsch, P. R. and Klingmuller, W. 1991. Assessing the risks involved in the release of genetically manipulated microorganisms. Commission of the European Communities (CEC), Luxembourg.

Farming, fertilizers and the nitrate problem

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Addiscott, T. M., Whitmore, A. P. and Powlson, D. S. 1991. Farming, fertilizers and the nitrate problem. CABI International, Wallingford, Oxon (CABI).

Plant inputs of carbon to metal-contaminated soil and effects on the soil microbial biomass

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chander, K. and Brookes, P. C. 1991. Plant inputs of carbon to metal-contaminated soil and effects on the soil microbial biomass. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 23, pp. 1169-1177.

Effects of heavy metals from past applications of sewage sludge on microbial biomass and organic matter accumulation in a sandy loam and silty loam U.K. soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chander, K. and Brookes, P. C. 1991. Effects of heavy metals from past applications of sewage sludge on microbial biomass and organic matter accumulation in a sandy loam and silty loam U.K. soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 23, pp. 927-932.

Microbial biomass dynamics during the decomposition of glucose and maize in metal-contaminated and non-contaminated soils.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chander, K. and Brookes, P. C. 1991. Microbial biomass dynamics during the decomposition of glucose and maize in metal-contaminated and non-contaminated soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 23, pp. 917-925.

Is the dehydrogenase assay invalid as a method to estimate microbial activity in copper-contaminated soils?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chander, K. and Brookes, P. C. 1991. Is the dehydrogenase assay invalid as a method to estimate microbial activity in copper-contaminated soils? Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 23, pp. 909-915.

The effect of long-term applications of inorganic nitrogen fertilizer on soil organic nitrogen

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Glendining, M. J. and Powlson, D. S. 1991. The effect of long-term applications of inorganic nitrogen fertilizer on soil organic nitrogen. in: Wilson, W. S. (ed.) Advances in soil organic matter research: the impact on agriculture and the environment Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge. pp. 329-338

Soil microbial biomass dynamics following the addition of cereal straw and other substrates to soils

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Brookes, P. C., Wu, J. and Ocio, J. A. 1991. Soil microbial biomass dynamics following the addition of cereal straw and other substrates to soils. in: Carter, N., Potts, G. R., Darbyshire, J. F. and Firbank, L. G. (ed.) The Ecology of Temperate Cereal Fields: 32nd Symposium of the British Ecological Society with the Association of Applied Biologists, University of Cambridge, 1990 Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford. pp. 95-111

The effects of increasing CO2 on crop photosynthesis and productivity: a review of field studies

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lawlor, D. W. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 1991. The effects of increasing CO2 on crop photosynthesis and productivity: a review of field studies. Plant, Cell and Environment. 14 (8), pp. 807-818. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.1991.tb01444.x

The effect of cooling on photosynthesis, amounts of carbohydrate and assimilate export in sunflower

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Paul, M. J., Driscoll, S. P. and Lawlor, D. W. 1991. The effect of cooling on photosynthesis, amounts of carbohydrate and assimilate export in sunflower. Journal of Experimental Botany. 42 (7), pp. 845-852. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/42.7.845

Prediction of flag-leaf emergence in wheat crops

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mitchell, R. A. C., White, E. and Sylvester-Bradley, R. 1991. Prediction of flag-leaf emergence in wheat crops. Field Crops Research. 27, pp. 119-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-4290(91)90026-R

Establishment of expression and in vitro refolding systems for protein engineering of wheat gluten

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Shewry, P. R., Pratt, K. A., Thompson, S., Madgwick, P. J., Tatham, A. S., Colot, V. and Bishop, D. H. L. 1991. Establishment of expression and in vitro refolding systems for protein engineering of wheat gluten. Bushuk, W. and Tkachuk, R. (ed.) Gluten Proteins 1990, Proceedings 4th International Gluten Workshop, Winnipeg, Canada. American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), St Paul, MN. pp. 545-557

Estudia sobre el enterrado de la paja de cereal (1)

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Ocio, J. A., Brookes, P. C. and Corcuera, P. 1991. Estudia sobre el enterrado de la paja de cereal (1). Sustrai. 22, pp. 38-41.

The long-term (100 years) accumulation and release of toxic metals in acidified soils under grassland and naturally-regenerating woodland

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Blake, L., Goulding, K. W. T. and Johnston, A. E. 1991. The long-term (100 years) accumulation and release of toxic metals in acidified soils under grassland and naturally-regenerating woodland. Selinus, O. (ed.) Abstracts 2nd International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry. Sveriges Geologiska Undersokning, Uppsala.

Potential changes in soil fertility from arable farming including organic systems

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Johnston, A. E. 1991. Potential changes in soil fertility from arable farming including organic systems.

Soil fertility and soil organic matter

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Johnston, A. E. 1991. Soil fertility and soil organic matter. in: Wilson, W. S. (ed.) Advances in soil organic matter research: the impact on agriculture and the environment Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge. pp. 299-314

Soil microbial biomass C, N and ninhydrin-N in aerobic and anaerobic soils measured by the fumigation-extraction method

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Inubushi, K., Brookes, P. C. and Jenkinson, D. S. 1991. Soil microbial biomass C, N and ninhydrin-N in aerobic and anaerobic soils measured by the fumigation-extraction method. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 23, pp. 737-741.

Managing the nitrogen cycle to minimise losses

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Powlson, D. S. 1991. Managing the nitrogen cycle to minimise losses.

Contribution of straw-derived N to total microbial biomass N following incorporation of cereal straw to soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ocio, J. A., Martinez, J. and Brookes, P. C. 1991. Contribution of straw-derived N to total microbial biomass N following incorporation of cereal straw to soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 23, pp. 655-659.

Arable crops and farming practices: effects on nitrate in arable soils

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Macdonald, A. J., Poulton, P. R. and Powlson, D. S. 1991. Arable crops and farming practices: effects on nitrate in arable soils. Proceedings, 1st Congress of the European Society of Agronomy, Paris, 5-7 December, 1990. pp. Session 5 P 28

A point mutation in the N-terminus of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate caboxylase affects ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate binding

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kettleborough, C. A., Phillips, A. L., Keys, A. J. and Parry, M. A. J. 1991. A point mutation in the N-terminus of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate caboxylase affects ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate binding. Planta. 184, pp. 35-39.

Significance of atmospheric inputs of lead to grassland at one site in the United Kingdom since 1860

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jones, K. C. and Johnston, A. E. 1991. Significance of atmospheric inputs of lead to grassland at one site in the United Kingdom since 1860. Environmental Science & Technology. 25 (6), pp. 1174-1178. https://doi.org/10.1021/es00018a025

Properties of soil microbial biomass

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brookes, P. C., Inubushi, K., Wu, J. and Patra, D. D. 1991. Properties of soil microbial biomass. Japanese Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 62, pp. 79-84.

Influence of complexation on the uptake by plants of iron, manganese, copper and zinc. II. Effect of DTPA in a multi-metal and computer simulation study

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Laurie, S. H., Tancock, N. P., McGrath, S. P. and Sanders, J. R. 1991. Influence of complexation on the uptake by plants of iron, manganese, copper and zinc. II. Effect of DTPA in a multi-metal and computer simulation study. Journal of Experimental Botany. 42 (237), pp. 515-519. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/42.4.515

Influence of complexation on the uptake by plants of iron, manganese, copper and zinc. I. Effect of EDTA in a multi-metal and computer simulation study

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Laurie, S. H., Tancock, N. P., McGrath, S. P. and Sanders, J. R. 1991. Influence of complexation on the uptake by plants of iron, manganese, copper and zinc. I. Effect of EDTA in a multi-metal and computer simulation study. Journal of Experimental Botany. 42 (237), pp. 509-513. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/42.4.509

Dark respiration of winter wheat crops in relation to temperature and simulated photosynthesis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mitchell, R. A. C., Lawlor, D. W. and Young, A. T. 1991. Dark respiration of winter wheat crops in relation to temperature and simulated photosynthesis. Annals of Botany. 67, pp. 7-16.

Evidence for a decline in rural herbage lead levels in the U.K.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jones, K. C., Symon, C., Taylor, P. J. L., Walsh, J. and Johnston, A. E. 1991. Evidence for a decline in rural herbage lead levels in the U.K. Atmospheric Environment. 25 (2), pp. 361-369. https://doi.org/10.1016/0960-1686(91)90307-S

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