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Multiscale asymptotic analysis reveals how cell growth and subcellular compartments affect tissue-scale hormone transport (2023)
Journal Article
Kiradjiev, K. B., & Band, L. R. (2023). Multiscale asymptotic analysis reveals how cell growth and subcellular compartments affect tissue-scale hormone transport. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 85, Article 101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11538-023-01199-4

Determining how cell-scale processes lead to tissue-scale patterns is key to understanding how hormones and morphogens are distributed within biological tissues and control developmental processes. In this article, we use multiscale asymptotic analys... Read More about Multiscale asymptotic analysis reveals how cell growth and subcellular compartments affect tissue-scale hormone transport.

Reviving grain quality in wheat through non-destructive phenotyping techniques like hyperspectral imaging (2023)
Journal Article
Safdar, L. B., Dugina, K., Saeidan, A., Yoshicawa, G. V., Caporaso, N., Gapare, B., …Fisk, I. D. (2023). Reviving grain quality in wheat through non-destructive phenotyping techniques like hyperspectral imaging. Food and Energy Security, 12(5), Article e498. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.498

A long-term goal of breeders and researchers is to develop crop varieties that can resist environmental stressors and produce high yields. However, prioritising yield often compromises improvement of other key traits, including grain quality, which i... Read More about Reviving grain quality in wheat through non-destructive phenotyping techniques like hyperspectral imaging.

Molecular characterisation of defence of Brassica napus (Oilseed rape) to Rhizoctonia solani AG2-1 confirmed by functional analysis in Arabidopsis thaliana (2023)
Journal Article
Sims, I., Jayaweera, D., Swarup, K., & Ray, R. V. (2023). Molecular characterisation of defence of Brassica napus (Oilseed rape) to Rhizoctonia solani AG2-1 confirmed by functional analysis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Phytopathology, 113(8), 1525-1536. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-08-22-0305-R

Rhizoctonia solani is a necrotrophic, soilborne fungal pathogen associated with significant establishment losses in Brassica napus (oilseed rape; OSR). The anastomosis group (AG) 2-1 of R. solani is the most virulent to OSR, causing damping-off, root... Read More about Molecular characterisation of defence of Brassica napus (Oilseed rape) to Rhizoctonia solani AG2-1 confirmed by functional analysis in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Effectiveness of Agronomic Biofortification Strategy in Fighting against Hidden Hunger (2023)
Journal Article
Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J. M., Amede, T., & Broadley, M. R. (2023). Effectiveness of Agronomic Biofortification Strategy in Fighting against Hidden Hunger. Agronomy, 13(8), Article 2173. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13082173

Micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs), also known as hidden hunger, affect more than a quarter of the global population. Agronomic biofortification helps to increase the concentration of a target mineral in food crops and improve human mineral dietary in... Read More about Effectiveness of Agronomic Biofortification Strategy in Fighting against Hidden Hunger.

Barley TAPETAL DEVELOPMENT and FUNCTION1 (HvTDF1) gene reveals conserved and unique roles in controlling anther tapetum development in dicot and monocot plants (2023)
Journal Article
Hua, M., Yin, W., Fernández Gómez, J., Tidy, A., Xing, G., Zong, J., …Wilson, Z. A. (2023). Barley TAPETAL DEVELOPMENT and FUNCTION1 (HvTDF1) gene reveals conserved and unique roles in controlling anther tapetum development in dicot and monocot plants. New Phytologist, 240(1), 173-190. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19161

The anther tapetum helps control microspore release and essential components for pollen wall formation. TAPETAL DEVELOPMENT and FUNCTION1 (TDF1) is an essential R2R3 MYB tapetum transcription factor in Arabidopsis thaliana; however, little is known a... Read More about Barley TAPETAL DEVELOPMENT and FUNCTION1 (HvTDF1) gene reveals conserved and unique roles in controlling anther tapetum development in dicot and monocot plants.

Electrical resistivity tomography to measure and monitor hydrodynamic heterogeneities in a Malawian agricultural alfisol (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Swift, R., Boyd, J., Chambers, J., Wilkinson, P., Sandram, I., Magwero, N., …Lark, M. (2023). Electrical resistivity tomography to measure and monitor hydrodynamic heterogeneities in a Malawian agricultural alfisol. In NSG2023 2nd Conference on Hydrogeophysics, Volume 2023. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202320106

Conservation Agriculture (CA) is an agricultural method that has been shown to provide crop resilience to drought. In order to better understand the hydrodynamics in soils cultivated using CA, we installed geophysical monitoring equipment and co-loca... Read More about Electrical resistivity tomography to measure and monitor hydrodynamic heterogeneities in a Malawian agricultural alfisol.

ERFVII action and modulation through oxygen-sensing in Arabidopsis thaliana (2023)
Journal Article
Zubrycka, A., Dambire, C., Dalle Carbonare, L., Sharma, G., Boeckx, T., Swarup, K., …Holdsworth, M. J. (2023). ERFVII action and modulation through oxygen-sensing in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature Communications, 14, Article 4665. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40366-y

Oxygen is a key signalling component of plant biology, and whilst an oxygen-sensing mechanism was previously described in Arabidopsis thaliana, key features of the associated PLANT CYSTEINE OXIDASE (PCO) N-degron pathway and Group VII ETHYLENE RESPON... Read More about ERFVII action and modulation through oxygen-sensing in Arabidopsis thaliana.

A pilot survey of selenium status and its geospatial variation among children and women in three rural districts of Zimbabwe (2023)
Journal Article
Mutonhodza, B., Chagumaira, C., Dembedza, M. P., Joy, E. J., Manzeke-Kangara, M. G., Njovo, H., …Chopera, P. (2023). A pilot survey of selenium status and its geospatial variation among children and women in three rural districts of Zimbabwe. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1235113

Introduction: Selenium (Se) deficiency is increasingly recognized as a public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: The current cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence and geospatial patterns of Se deficiency among children aged 6–5... Read More about A pilot survey of selenium status and its geospatial variation among children and women in three rural districts of Zimbabwe.

Micronutrients and socio-demographic factors were major predictors of anaemia among the Ethiopian population (2023)
Journal Article
Belay, A., Joy, E. J., Lark, R. M., Ander, E. L., Young, S. D., Bailey, E. H., …Gashu, D. (2023). Micronutrients and socio-demographic factors were major predictors of anaemia among the Ethiopian population. British Journal of Nutrition, 130(12), 2123-2135. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114523001472

Anemia is characterized by low hemoglobin (Hb) concentration. Despite being a public health concern in Ethiopia, the role of micronutrients and non-nutritional factors as a determinant of Hb concentrations has been inadequately explored. This study f... Read More about Micronutrients and socio-demographic factors were major predictors of anaemia among the Ethiopian population.

Addressing multiple salient object detection via dual-space long-range dependencies (2023)
Journal Article
Deng, B., French, A. P., & Pound, M. P. (2023). Addressing multiple salient object detection via dual-space long-range dependencies. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 235, Article 103776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cviu.2023.103776

Salient object detection plays an important role in many downstream tasks. However, complex real-world scenes with varying scales and numbers of salient objects still pose a challenge. In this paper, we directly address the problem of detecting multi... Read More about Addressing multiple salient object detection via dual-space long-range dependencies.

Turning up the volume: How root branching adaptive responses aid water foraging (2023)
Journal Article
Mehra, P., Fairburn, R., Leftley, N., Banda, J., & Bennett, M. J. (2023). Turning up the volume: How root branching adaptive responses aid water foraging. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 75, Article 102405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2023.102405

Access to water is critical for all forms of life. Plants primarily access water through their roots. Root traits such as branching are highly sensitive to water availability, enabling plants to adapt their root architecture to match soil moisture di... Read More about Turning up the volume: How root branching adaptive responses aid water foraging.

Chlorophyll fluorescence-based high-throughput phenotyping facilitates the genetic dissection of photosynthetic heat tolerance in African (Oryza glaberrima) and Asian (Oryza sativa) rice (2023)
Journal Article
Robson, J. K., Ferguson, J. N., McAusland, L., Atkinson, J. A., Tranchant-Dubreuil, C., Cubry, P., …Murchie, E. H. (2023). Chlorophyll fluorescence-based high-throughput phenotyping facilitates the genetic dissection of photosynthetic heat tolerance in African (Oryza glaberrima) and Asian (Oryza sativa) rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 74(17), 5181-5197. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad239

Rising temperatures and extreme heat events threaten rice production. Half of the global population relies on rice for basic nutrition, and therefore developing heat-tolerant rice is essential. During vegetative development, reduced photosynthetic ra... Read More about Chlorophyll fluorescence-based high-throughput phenotyping facilitates the genetic dissection of photosynthetic heat tolerance in African (Oryza glaberrima) and Asian (Oryza sativa) rice.

A phloem‐localized Arabidopsis metacaspase (AtMC3) improves drought tolerance (2023)
Journal Article
Pitsili, E., Rodriguez‐Trevino, R., Ruiz‐Solani, N., Demir, F., Kastanaki, E., Dambire, C., …Coll, N. S. (2023). A phloem‐localized Arabidopsis metacaspase (AtMC3) improves drought tolerance. New Phytologist, https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19022

Increasing drought phenomena pose a serious threat to agricultural productivity. Although plants have multiple ways to respond to the complexity of drought stress, the underlying mechanisms of stress sensing and signaling remain unclear. The role of... Read More about A phloem‐localized Arabidopsis metacaspase (AtMC3) improves drought tolerance.

A pilot-scale comparison between single and double-digest RAD markers generated using GBS strategy in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) (2023)
Journal Article
Ruperao, P., Bajaj, P., Subramani, R., Yadav, R., Reddy Lachagari, V. B., Lekkala, S. P., …Rangan, P. (2023). A pilot-scale comparison between single and double-digest RAD markers generated using GBS strategy in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). PLoS ONE, 18(6), Article e0286599. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286599

To reduce the genome sequence representation, restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq) protocols is being widely used either with single-digest or double-digest methods. In this study, we genotyped the sesame population (48 sample size) i... Read More about A pilot-scale comparison between single and double-digest RAD markers generated using GBS strategy in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.).

Deciphering the molecular basis for photosynthetic parameters in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) under drought stress (2023)
Journal Article
Gao, X., Chai, H. H., Ho, W. K., Mayes, S., & Massawe, F. (2023). Deciphering the molecular basis for photosynthetic parameters in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) under drought stress. BMC Plant Biology, 23, Article 287. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-023-04293-w

Background: Assessment of segregating populations for their ability to withstand drought stress conditions is one of the best approaches to develop breeding lines and drought tolerant varieties. Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc.) is a le... Read More about Deciphering the molecular basis for photosynthetic parameters in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) under drought stress.

Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position towards Yield (2023)
Journal Article
Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J., Lark, R. M., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., …Broadley, M. R. (2023). Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position towards Yield. Agronomy, 13(6), Article 1452. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13061452

The present study aimed to investigate the influence of genotypic differences on responses to zinc and iron agronomic biofortification among yields of finger millet. A field experiment was conducted over two seasons in farmers’ fields in Ethiopia (20... Read More about Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position towards Yield.

Assessing the residual benefit of soil-applied zinc on grain zinc nutritional quality of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi. (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Botoman, L., Chimungu, J. G., Bailey, E. H., Munthali, M. W., Ander, E. L., Mossa, A., …Nalivata, P. C. Assessing the residual benefit of soil-applied zinc on grain zinc nutritional quality of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi

A proper understanding of the residual value of zinc (Zn) is necessary for sustainable biofortification of food crops. This study aimed to establish the extent to which application of Zn at the national rate, plus two experimentally elevated rates, i... Read More about Assessing the residual benefit of soil-applied zinc on grain zinc nutritional quality of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi..

Impact of zinc and iron agronomic biofortification on grain mineral concentration of finger millet varieties as affected by location and slope (2023)
Journal Article
Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J. M., Lark, R. M., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., …Broadley, M. R. (2023). Impact of zinc and iron agronomic biofortification on grain mineral concentration of finger millet varieties as affected by location and slope. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, Article 1159833. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1159833

Background: Food crop micronutrient concentrations can be enhanced through agronomic biofortification, with the potential to reduce micronutrient deficiencies among rural population if they have access to fertilizers. Here we reported the impact of a... Read More about Impact of zinc and iron agronomic biofortification on grain mineral concentration of finger millet varieties as affected by location and slope.

Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position Towards Yield (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Senbetu, D. T., Gashu, D., Joy, E. M., Lark, M. R., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., …Broadley, M. R. Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position Towards Yield

The present study aimed to investigate influence of genotypic differences to zinc and iron agronomic biofortification responses among yield of finger millet. A field experiment was conducted over two seasons in farmers’ fields in Ethiopia (2019, 2020... Read More about Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position Towards Yield.

Leaf photosynthesis traits and associations with biomass and drought tolerance in amphidiploid and ancestral wheat genotypes (2023)
Journal Article
Mahmood, Y. A., DeSilva, J., King, I. P., King, J., & Foulkes, M. J. (2023). Leaf photosynthesis traits and associations with biomass and drought tolerance in amphidiploid and ancestral wheat genotypes. European Journal of Agronomy, 147, Article 126846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2023.126846

Future progress in wheat grain yield will depend on increasing photosynthesis capacity and biomass. Wheat wild relatives represent sources of novel genetic variation for photosynthesis traits. Our objective was to quantify variation in leaf photosynt... Read More about Leaf photosynthesis traits and associations with biomass and drought tolerance in amphidiploid and ancestral wheat genotypes.