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Physiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural characterization of selenium toxicity in cowpea plants (2018)
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Silva, V. M., Boleta, E. H. M., Lanza, M. G. D. B., Lavres, J., Martins, J. T., Santos, E. F., dos Santos, F. L. M., Putti, F. F., Junior, E. F., White, P. J., Broadley, M. R., de Carvalho, H. W. P., & dos Reis, A. R. (in press). Physiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural characterization of selenium toxicity in cowpea plants. Environmental and Experimental Botany, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.03.020

Selenium (Se) is considered a beneficial element for plants; however, in high concentrations, it causes negative effects on plant physiology and development. This study reports the first physiological, nutritional, and ultrastructural description of... Read More about Physiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural characterization of selenium toxicity in cowpea plants.

Variation in grain Zn concentration, and the grain ionome, in field-grown Indian wheat (2018)
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Khokhar, J. S., Sareen, S., Tyagi, B. S., Singh, G., Wilson, L., King, I. P., Young, S. D., & Broadley, M. R. (2018). Variation in grain Zn concentration, and the grain ionome, in field-grown Indian wheat. PLoS ONE, 13(1), Article e0192026. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192026

Wheat is an important dietary source of zinc (Zn) and other mineral elements in many countries. Dietary Zn deficiency is widespread, especially in developing countries, and breeding (genetic biofortification) through the HarvestPlus programme has rec... Read More about Variation in grain Zn concentration, and the grain ionome, in field-grown Indian wheat.

Challenges and opportunities for Moringa growers in southern Ethiopia and Kenya (2017)
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Kumssa, D. B., Joy, E. J. M., Young, S. D., Odee, D. W., Ander, E. L., Magare, C., Gitu, J., & Broadley, M. R. (2017). Challenges and opportunities for Moringa growers in southern Ethiopia and Kenya. PLoS ONE, 12(11), Article e0187651. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187651

Moringa oleifera (MO) and M. stenopetala (MS) are two commonly cultivated species of the Moringaceae family. Some households in southern Ethiopia (S. ETH) and Kenya (KEN) plant MS and MO, respectively. The edible parts of these species are rich in am... Read More about Challenges and opportunities for Moringa growers in southern Ethiopia and Kenya.

Zinc fertilization increases productivity and grain nutritional quality of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) under integrated soil fertility management (2017)
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Manzeke, M. G., Mtambanengwe, F., Nezomba, H., Watts, M. J., Broadley, M. R., & Mapfumo, P. (2017). Zinc fertilization increases productivity and grain nutritional quality of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) under integrated soil fertility management. Field Crops Research, 213, 231-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2017.08.010

© 2017 Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) is an important but under-studied grain legume which can potentially contribute to improved dietary zinc (Zn) intake in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, surveys were conducted on smallholder farms in Zim... Read More about Zinc fertilization increases productivity and grain nutritional quality of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) under integrated soil fertility management.

Accelerating root system phenotyping of seedlings through a computer‑assisted processing pipeline (2017)
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Dupuy, L. X., Wright, G., Thompson, J. A., Taylor, A., Dekeyser, S., White, C. P., Thomas, W. T., Nightingale, M., Hammond, J. P., Graham, N. S., Thomas, C. L., Broadley, M. R., & White, P. J. (2017). Accelerating root system phenotyping of seedlings through a computer‑assisted processing pipeline. Plant Methods, 13(1), Article 57. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-017-0207-1

Background: There are numerous systems and techniques to measure the growth of plant roots. However, phenotyping large numbers of plant roots for breeding and genetic analyses remains challenging. One major difficulty is to achieve high throughput an... Read More about Accelerating root system phenotyping of seedlings through a computer‑assisted processing pipeline.

Forage grasses with lower uptake of caesium and strontium could provide ‘safer’ crops for radiologically contaminated areas (2017)
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Penrose, B., Beresford, N. A., Crout, N. M., Lovatt, J. A., Thomson, R., & Broadley, M. R. (2017). Forage grasses with lower uptake of caesium and strontium could provide ‘safer’ crops for radiologically contaminated areas. PLoS ONE, 12(5), Article e0176040. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176040

Substitution of a species or cultivar with higher uptake of an element by one with lower uptake has been proposed as a remediation strategy following accidental releases of radioactivity. However, despite the importance of pasture systems for radiolo... Read More about Forage grasses with lower uptake of caesium and strontium could provide ‘safer’ crops for radiologically contaminated areas.

The influence of style and origin on mineral composition of beers retailing in the UK (2016)
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Rodrigo, S., Young, S. D., Talaverano, M., & Broadley, M. R. (in press). The influence of style and origin on mineral composition of beers retailing in the UK. European Food Research and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-016-2805-y

Beer has high nutritional values in terms of energy and is also a dietary source of antioxidants, carbohydrates and minerals among others. In Europe, 53 Mt of beer are produced annually, and with an average supply of 68.2 kg capita‾¹ year‾¹ among adu... Read More about The influence of style and origin on mineral composition of beers retailing in the UK.

Valuing increased zinc (Zn) fertiliser-use in Pakistan (2016)
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Joy, E. J., Ahmad, W., Zia, M. H., Kumssa, D. B., Young, S. D., Ander, E. L., Watts, M. J., Stein, A. J., & Broadley, M. R. (2017). Valuing increased zinc (Zn) fertiliser-use in Pakistan. Plant and Soil, 411(1-2), 139–150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-2961-7

Background and Aims: Use of zinc (Zn) fertilisers may be cost-effective in increasing crop yields and in alleviating dietary Zn deficiency. However, Zn fertilisers are underutilised in many countries despite the widespread occurrence of Zn-deficient... Read More about Valuing increased zinc (Zn) fertiliser-use in Pakistan.

A novel Brassica–rhizotron system to unravel the dynamic changes in root system architecture of oilseed rape under phosphorus deficiency (2016)
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Yuan, P., Ding, G., Cai, H., Jin, K.-M., Broadley, M. R., Xu, F., & Shi, L. (in press). A novel Brassica–rhizotron system to unravel the dynamic changes in root system architecture of oilseed rape under phosphorus deficiency. Annals of Botany, 118(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcw083

Background and Aims: An important adaptation of plants to phosphorus (P) deficiency is to alter root system architecture (RSA) to increase P acquisition from the soil, but soil-based observations of RSA are technically challenging, especially in matu... Read More about A novel Brassica–rhizotron system to unravel the dynamic changes in root system architecture of oilseed rape under phosphorus deficiency.

Inter-cultivar variation in soil-to-plant transfer of radiocaesium and radiostrontium in Brassica oleracea (2016)
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Penrose, B., Johnson née Payne, K., Arkhipov, A., Maksimenko, A., Gaschak, S., Meacham, M. C., Crout, N. J., White, P. J., Beresford, N., & Broadley, M. R. (2016). Inter-cultivar variation in soil-to-plant transfer of radiocaesium and radiostrontium in Brassica oleracea. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 155-156, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.02.020

Radiocaesium and radiostrontium enter the human food chain primarily via soil-plant transfer. However, uptake of these radionuclides can differ significantly within species (between cultivars). The aim of this study was to assess inter-cultivar varia... Read More about Inter-cultivar variation in soil-to-plant transfer of radiocaesium and radiostrontium in Brassica oleracea.