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Temporal changes in litterfall and potential nutrient return in cocoa agroforestry systems under organic and conventional management, Ghana (2021)
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Asigbaase, M., Dawoe, E., Lomax, B. H., & Sjogersten, S. (2021). Temporal changes in litterfall and potential nutrient return in cocoa agroforestry systems under organic and conventional management, Ghana. Heliyon, 7(10), Article e08051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08051

Litterfall is a critical link between vegetation and soils by which nutrients are returned to the soils, thus the amount and pattern of litterfall regulates nutrient cycling, soil fertility and primary productivity for most terrestrial ecosystems. We... Read More about Temporal changes in litterfall and potential nutrient return in cocoa agroforestry systems under organic and conventional management, Ghana.

The chaos in calibrating crop models: Lessons learned from a multi-model calibration exercise (2021)
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Wallach, D., Palosuo, T., Thorburn, P., Hochman, Z., Gourdain, E., Andrianasolo, F., …Seidel, S. J. (2021). The chaos in calibrating crop models: Lessons learned from a multi-model calibration exercise. Environmental Modelling and Software, 145, Article 105206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105206

Calibration, the estimation of model parameters based on fitting the model to experimental data, is among the first steps in many applications of process-based models and has an important impact on simulated values. We propose a novel method of devel... Read More about The chaos in calibrating crop models: Lessons learned from a multi-model calibration exercise.

Shifts in Soil Structure, Biological, and Functional Diversity Under Long-Term Carbon Deprivation (2021)
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George, P. B., Fidler, D. B., Van Nostrand, J. D., Atkinson, J. A., Mooney, S. J., Creer, S., …Jones, D. L. (2021). Shifts in Soil Structure, Biological, and Functional Diversity Under Long-Term Carbon Deprivation. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.735022

Soil organic matter is composed of a variety of carbon (C) forms. However, not all forms are equally accessible to soil microorganisms. Deprivation of C inputs will cause changes in the physical and microbial community structures of soils; yet the tr... Read More about Shifts in Soil Structure, Biological, and Functional Diversity Under Long-Term Carbon Deprivation.

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a tracer of organic matter sources in lake sediments (2021)
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Maxson, C., Tibby, J., Marshall, J., Kent, M., Tyler, J., Barr, C., …Lomax, B. H. (2021). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a tracer of organic matter sources in lake sediments. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 581, Article 110622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2021.110622

The source of sedimentary organic matter in lakes can help to elucidate climate and catchment variation and processes that reflect lake development. Common techniques for tracing sediment organic matter sources, such as the stable isotopes and elemen... Read More about Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a tracer of organic matter sources in lake sediments.

No-till alley cropping using leguminous trees biomass: a farmer- and eco-friendly sustainable alternative to shifting cultivation in the Amazonian periphery? (2021)
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de Moura, E. G., Mooney, S. J., Campos, L. S., Bastos, K. D. O., Aguiar, A. C., & Jewitt, S. (2022). No-till alley cropping using leguminous trees biomass: a farmer- and eco-friendly sustainable alternative to shifting cultivation in the Amazonian periphery?. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 24(5), 7195-7212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01744-y

Agricultural growth is essential for both alleviating poverty and feeding the population of the Brazilian Amazonian periphery, where slash-and-burn agriculture continues to support the livelihoods of between 3.5 and 4 million people. We developed a n... Read More about No-till alley cropping using leguminous trees biomass: a farmer- and eco-friendly sustainable alternative to shifting cultivation in the Amazonian periphery?.

The effect of canopy architecture on the patterning of “windflecks” within a wheat canopy (2021)
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Burgess, A. J., Durand, M., Retkute, R., Gibbs, J. A., Robson, T. M., & Murchie, E. H. (2021). The effect of canopy architecture on the patterning of “windflecks” within a wheat canopy. Plant, Cell and Environment, 44(11), 3524-3537. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14168

Under field conditions, plants are subject to wind-induced movement which creates fluctuations of light intensity and spectral quality reaching the leaves, defined here as windflecks. Within this study, irradiance within two contrasting wheat (Tritic... Read More about The effect of canopy architecture on the patterning of “windflecks” within a wheat canopy.

Thrust faulting in glaciers? Re-examination of debris bands near the margin of Storglaciären, Sweden (2021)
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Monz, M. E., Hudleston, P. J., Cook, S. J., Zimmerman, T., & Leng, M. J. (2022). Thrust faulting in glaciers? Re-examination of debris bands near the margin of Storglaciären, Sweden. Boreas, 51(1), 78-99. https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12549

Thrust faulting has been suggested as a viable mechanism of debris transport at many glaciers, often inferred from the presence of up-glacier dipping bands of debris that emerge at the ice surface to form ridges of basally derived material. However,... Read More about Thrust faulting in glaciers? Re-examination of debris bands near the margin of Storglaciären, Sweden.

PM1 composition and source apportionment at two sites in Delhi, India, across multiple seasons (2021)
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Reyes-Villegas, E., Panda, U., Darbyshire, E., Cash, J. M., Joshi, R., Langford, B., …Allan, J. D. (2021). PM1 composition and source apportionment at two sites in Delhi, India, across multiple seasons. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 21(15), 11655–11667. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-11655-2021

Air pollution in urban environments has been shown to have a negative impact on air quality and human health, particularly in megacities. Over recent decades, Delhi, India, has suffered high atmospheric pollution, with significant particulate matter... Read More about PM1 composition and source apportionment at two sites in Delhi, India, across multiple seasons.

Relationship between soil carbon sequestration and the ability of soil aggregates to transport dissolved oxygen (2021)
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Zhang, X., Gregory, A. S., Whalley, W. R., Coleman, K., Neal, A. L., Bacq-Labreuil, A., …Illangasekare, T. H. (2021). Relationship between soil carbon sequestration and the ability of soil aggregates to transport dissolved oxygen. Geoderma, 403, Article 115370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115370

A key finding in soil carbon studies over the past decade is that soil organic carbon (SOC) stabilization is not controlled by its molecular complexity or adsorption to clay, but by its physicochemical protection including occlusion in aggregates an... Read More about Relationship between soil carbon sequestration and the ability of soil aggregates to transport dissolved oxygen.

Tracing Glacial Meltwater From the Greenland Ice Sheet to the Ocean Using Gliders (2021)
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Hendry, K. R., Briggs, N., Henson, S., Opher, J., Brearley, J. A., Meredith, M. P., …Meire, L. (2021). Tracing Glacial Meltwater From the Greenland Ice Sheet to the Ocean Using Gliders. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 126(8), Article e2021JC017274. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017274

The Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) is experiencing significant mass loss and freshwater discharge at glacier fronts. The freshwater input from Greenland will impact the physical properties of adjacent coastal seas, including important regions of deep wat... Read More about Tracing Glacial Meltwater From the Greenland Ice Sheet to the Ocean Using Gliders.

Small artificial waterbodies are widespread and persistent emitters of methane and carbon dioxide (2021)
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Peacock, M., Audet, J., Bastviken, D., Cook, S., Evans, C. D., Grinham, A., …Futter, M. N. (2021). Small artificial waterbodies are widespread and persistent emitters of methane and carbon dioxide. Global Change Biology, 27(20), 5109-5123. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15762

Inland waters play an active role in the global carbon cycle and emit large volumes of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2). A considerable body of research has improved emissions estimates from lakes, reservoirs and ri... Read More about Small artificial waterbodies are widespread and persistent emitters of methane and carbon dioxide.

Investigating the economic visibility and contribution of UK women in agriculture through a systematic review of international literature (2021)
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Dunne, C., Siettou, C., & Wilson, P. (2021). Investigating the economic visibility and contribution of UK women in agriculture through a systematic review of international literature. Journal of Rural Studies, 86, 330-345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.06.012

The agricultural sector in developed countries has been experiencing a growth in the percentage of women, yet very little economic research documents the role and contribution of farm women across these countries. Through an interdisciplinary systema... Read More about Investigating the economic visibility and contribution of UK women in agriculture through a systematic review of international literature.

Spatial variability of surface peat properties and carbon emissions in a tropical peatland oil palm monoculture during a dry season (2021)
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Dhandapani, S., Girkin, N. T., & Evers, S. (2022). Spatial variability of surface peat properties and carbon emissions in a tropical peatland oil palm monoculture during a dry season. Soil Use and Management, 38(1), 381-395. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12741

The expansion of oil palm monocultures into globally important Southeast Asian tropical peatlands has caused severe environmental damage. Despite much of the current focus of environmental impacts being directed at industrial scale plantations, over... Read More about Spatial variability of surface peat properties and carbon emissions in a tropical peatland oil palm monoculture during a dry season.

The effect of soil properties on zinc lability and solubility in soils of Ethiopia - an isotopic dilution study (2021)
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Mossa, A. W., Gashu, D., Broadley, M. R., Dunham, S. J., McGrath, S. P., Bailey, E. H., & Young, S. D. (2021). The effect of soil properties on zinc lability and solubility in soils of Ethiopia - an isotopic dilution study. SOIL, 7(1), 255-268. https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-255-2021

Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a widespread nutritional problem in human populations, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Zn concentration of crops consumed depends in part on the Zn status of the soil. Improved understanding of factors controlling... Read More about The effect of soil properties on zinc lability and solubility in soils of Ethiopia - an isotopic dilution study.

Dissecting the trade-off of grain number and size in wheat (2021)
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Xie, Q., & Sparkes, D. L. (2021). Dissecting the trade-off of grain number and size in wheat. Planta, 254(1), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-021-03658-5

Main conclusion: Principal component and meta-QTL analyses identified genetic loci affecting the trade-off of wheat grain number and size, which could provide opportunities to optimize local breeding strategies for further yield improvement. Abstract... Read More about Dissecting the trade-off of grain number and size in wheat.

Temperature Gradients Across the Pacific Ocean During the Middle Miocene (2021)
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Fox, L. R., Wade, B. S., Holbourn, A., Leng, M. J., & Bhatia, R. (2021). Temperature Gradients Across the Pacific Ocean During the Middle Miocene. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 36(6), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020PA003924

Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) of the tropical Pacific Ocean exert powerful controls on regional and global climates. Previous studies have suggested that during warm climate phases, the east-west temperature gradient collapsed. To date, there has b... Read More about Temperature Gradients Across the Pacific Ocean During the Middle Miocene.

The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi (2021)
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Gashu, D., Nalivata, P. C., Amede, T., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H., Botoman, L., …Broadley, M. R. (2021). The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi. Nature, 594, 71-76. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03559-3

Micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) remain widespread among people in sub-Saharan Africa where access to sufficient food from plant and animal sources that is rich in micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) is limited due to socioeconomic and geographic... Read More about The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi.

Application of sodium selenate to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) increases shoot and grain Se partitioning with strong genotypic interactions (2021)
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Silva, V. M., Nardeli, A. J., Mendes, N. A. C., Alcock, T. D., Rocha, M. D. M., Putti, F. F., …Reis, A. R. D. (2021). Application of sodium selenate to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) increases shoot and grain Se partitioning with strong genotypic interactions. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 67, Article 126781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126781

Backgorund: Cowpea is a crop widely used in developing countries due its rusticity. Besides its rich genotypic variability, most breeding programs do not explore its potential to improve elements uptake. Selenium (Se) is a scarce element in most soil... Read More about Application of sodium selenate to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) increases shoot and grain Se partitioning with strong genotypic interactions.

Could more efficient utilization of ecosystem services improve soil quality indicators to allow sustainable intensification of Amazonian family farming? (2021)
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de Moura, E. G., De Sousa, R. M., Campos, L. S., Cardoso-Silva, A. J., Mooney, S. J., & Aguiar, A. D. C. (2021). Could more efficient utilization of ecosystem services improve soil quality indicators to allow sustainable intensification of Amazonian family farming?. Ecological Indicators, 127, Article 107723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107723

In the Amazonian periphery, there are sources of numerous disservices, including deforestation, loss of wildlife habitat and biodiversity erosion. However, there are great opportunities to adopt appropriate agricultural management practices to take a... Read More about Could more efficient utilization of ecosystem services improve soil quality indicators to allow sustainable intensification of Amazonian family farming?.

Multiple geochemical factors may cause iodine and selenium deficiency in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan (2021)
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Ahmad, S., Bailey, E. H., Arshad, M., Ahmed, S., Watts, M., & Young, S. (2021). Multiple geochemical factors may cause iodine and selenium deficiency in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00936-9

Deficiencies of the micronutrients iodine and selenium are particularly prevalent where populations consume local agricultural produce grown on soils with low iodine and selenium availability. This study focussed on such an area, Gilgit-Baltistan in... Read More about Multiple geochemical factors may cause iodine and selenium deficiency in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.