Outputs (15)

Assessing the effect of fibre extraction processes on the strength of flax fibre reinforcement (2014)
Journal Article

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)
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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.

Factors affecting uranium and thorium fractionation and profile distribution in contrasting arable and woodland soils (2014)
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Effects of changing cow production and fitness traits on profit and greenhouse gas emissions of UK dairy systems (2014)
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Branching out in roots: uncovering form, function, and regulation (2014)
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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.

Relationships between physiological traits, grain number and yield potential in a wheat DH population of large spike phenotype (2014)
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Use of modelling to identify perennial ryegrass plant traits for future warmer and drier climates (2014)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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© 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.