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LARGE ROOT ANGLE1, encoding OsPIN2, is involved in root system architecture in rice (2017)
Journal Article

Root system architecture is very important for plant growth and crop yield. It is essential for nutrient and water uptake, anchoring, and mechanical support. Root growth angle (RGA) is a vital constituent of root system architecture and is used as a... Read More about LARGE ROOT ANGLE1, encoding OsPIN2, is involved in root system architecture in rice.

Effects of cover crops on phosphatase activity in a clay arable soil in the UK (2017)
Conference Proceeding

The effect of five cover crop species (radish, buckwheat, vetch, phacelia and oat) alongside an un-cropped control, on the activity and persistence of soil acid and alkaline phosphatase activity was investigated. There was no effect on alkaline phosp... Read More about Effects of cover crops on phosphatase activity in a clay arable soil in the UK.

Lead in Egyptian soils: Origin, reactivity and bioavailability measured by stable isotope dilution (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. The current availability of Pb in Egyptian soils and associated plants were studied in 15 locations (n = 159) that had been historically subjected to industrial and automobile Pb emissions. Isotopic dilution with enriched 204Pb w... Read More about Lead in Egyptian soils: Origin, reactivity and bioavailability measured by stable isotope dilution.

Bimodal Soil Pore Structure Investigated by a Combined Soil Water Retention Curve and X-Ray Computed Tomography Approach (2017)
Journal Article

Well-structured soils are generally considered to have bimodal pore structure, including textural pores between soil particles and structural pores between soil aggregates. Bimodal pore structure has previously been inferred indirectly from the soil... Read More about Bimodal Soil Pore Structure Investigated by a Combined Soil Water Retention Curve and X-Ray Computed Tomography Approach.

The emergent rhizosphere: imaging the development of the porous architecture at the root-soil interface (2017)
Journal Article

The rhizosphere is the zone of soil infuenced by a plant root and is critical for plant health and nutrient acquisition. All below ground resources must pass through this dynamic zone prior to their capture by plant roots. However, researching the un... Read More about The emergent rhizosphere: imaging the development of the porous architecture at the root-soil interface.

Roots-eye view: using microdialysis and microCT to non-destructively map root nutrient depletion and accumulation zones (2017)
Journal Article

Improvement in fertiliser use efficiency is a key aspect for achieving sustainable agriculture in order to minimise costs, greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from nutrient runoff. To optimise root architecture for nutrient uptake and efficiency w... Read More about Roots-eye view: using microdialysis and microCT to non-destructively map root nutrient depletion and accumulation zones.

Extraction and Characterization of Pore Water in Contaminated Soils (2017)
Book Chapter

Chemical elements that are either present naturally in the soil or introduced by pollution are more usefully estimated in terms of "availability" of the element, since it is this property that can be related to mobility and uptake by plants. A good e... Read More about Extraction and Characterization of Pore Water in Contaminated Soils.

Cell density and airspace patterning in the leaf can be manipulated to increase leaf photosynthetic capacity (2017)
Journal Article

The pattern of cell division, growth and separation during leaf development determines the pattern and volume of airspace in a leaf. The resulting balance of cellular material and airspace is expected to significantly influence the primary function o... Read More about Cell density and airspace patterning in the leaf can be manipulated to increase leaf photosynthetic capacity.

Predicting trace metal solubility and fractionation in urban soils from isotopic exchangeability (2017)
Journal Article

Metal-salt amended soils (MA, n = 23), and historically-contaminated urban soils from two English cities (Urban, n = 50), were investigated to assess the effects of soil properties and contaminant source on metal lability and solubility. A stable is... Read More about Predicting trace metal solubility and fractionation in urban soils from isotopic exchangeability.

Reconstructing promoter activity from Lux bioluminescent reporters (2017)
Journal Article

The bacterial Lux system is used as a gene expression reporter. It is fast, sensitive and non-destructive, enabling high frequency measurements. Originally developed for bacterial cells, it has also been adapted for eukaryotic cells, and can be used... Read More about Reconstructing promoter activity from Lux bioluminescent reporters.