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Assessing the effect of fibre extraction processes on the strength of flax fibre reinforcement (2014)
Journal Article
Zeng, X., Mooney, S., & Sturrock, C. J. (2015). Assessing the effect of fibre extraction processes on the strength of flax fibre reinforcement. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 70, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.12.004

A number of factors impede the direct translation of fibre properties from plant crop species to natural fibre composites. Commercially available fibre extraction processes introduce defects and degrade the mechanical properties of fibres. This study... Read More about Assessing the effect of fibre extraction processes on the strength of flax fibre reinforcement.

Lability of Pb in soil: effects of soil properties and contaminant source (2014)
Journal Article
Mao, L., Bailey, E. H., Chester, J., Dean, J., Ander, E. L., Chenery, S. R., & Young, S. D. (2014). Lability of Pb in soil: effects of soil properties and contaminant source. Environmental Chemistry, 11(6), 690-701. https://doi.org/10.1071/EN14100

Environmental Context: There is growing concern that lead (Pb) in the environment may cause adverse health effects in human populations. We investigated the combined use of isotopic abundance and isotopic dilution to show how the origins of soil Pb... Read More about Lability of Pb in soil: effects of soil properties and contaminant source.

Branching out in roots: uncovering form, function, and regulation (2014)
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Atkinson, J. A., Rasmussen, A., Traini, R., Voss, U., Sturrock, C., Mooney, S. J., Wells, D. M., & Bennett, M. J. (2014). Branching out in roots: uncovering form, function, and regulation. Plant Physiology, 166(2), 538-550. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.114.245423

Root branching is critical for plants to secure anchorage and ensure the supply of water, minerals, and nutrients. To date, research on root branching has focused on lateral root development in young seedlings. However, many other programs of postemb... Read More about Branching out in roots: uncovering form, function, and regulation.

Use of modelling to identify perennial ryegrass plant traits for future warmer and drier climates (2014)
Journal Article
Christie, K. M., Eckard, R. J., Rawnsley, R. P., Cullen, B. R., & Bell, M. J. (2014). Use of modelling to identify perennial ryegrass plant traits for future warmer and drier climates. Crop and Pasture Science, 65(8), 758-766. https://doi.org/10.1071/CP13408

Potential exists to select pasture species better adapted to anticipated warmer temperatures and lower rainfall, associated with increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas concentrations, to maximise pasture yields and persi... Read More about Use of modelling to identify perennial ryegrass plant traits for future warmer and drier climates.

Prospects for dedicated energy crop production and attitudes towards agricultural straw use: the case of livestock farmers (2014)
Journal Article
Wilson, P., Glithero, N., & Ramsden, S. J. (in press). Prospects for dedicated energy crop production and attitudes towards agricultural straw use: the case of livestock farmers. Energy Policy, 74, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.07.009

Second generation biofuels utilising agricultural by-products (e.g. straw), or dedicated energy crops (DECs) produced on ‘marginal’ land, have been called for. A structured telephone survey of 263 livestock farmers, predominantly located in the west... Read More about Prospects for dedicated energy crop production and attitudes towards agricultural straw use: the case of livestock farmers.

An objective approach to model reduction: Application to the Sirius wheat model (2014)
Journal Article
Craigon, J., Cox, G., Crout, N., Jao, Y., Tarsitano, D., Wood, A., & Semenov, M. (2014). An objective approach to model reduction: Application to the Sirius wheat model. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 189-190(100), 211-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.01.010

An existing simulation model of wheat growth and development, Sirius, was evaluated through a systematic model reduction procedure. The model was automatically manipulated under software control to replace variables within the model structure with co... Read More about An objective approach to model reduction: Application to the Sirius wheat model.

Pollen and spores as a passive monitor of ultraviolet radiation (2014)
Journal Article
Lomax, B. H., Fraser, W. T., Jardine, P. E., Gosling, W. D., & Sephton, M. A. (2014). Pollen and spores as a passive monitor of ultraviolet radiation. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2014.00012

© 2014 Fraser, Lomax, Jardine, Gosling and Sephton. Sporopollenin is the primary component of the outer walls of pollen and spores. The chemical composition of sporopollenin is responsive to levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure, via a concom... Read More about Pollen and spores as a passive monitor of ultraviolet radiation.