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Arable soil nitrogen dynamics reflect organic inputs via the extended composite phenotype (2022)
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Neal, A. L., Barrat, H. A., Bacq-Lebreuil, A., Qin, Y., Zhang, X., Takahashi, T., …Crawford, J. W. (2023). Arable soil nitrogen dynamics reflect organic inputs via the extended composite phenotype. Nature Food, 4, 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00671-z

Achieving food security requires resilient agricultural systems with improved nutrient-use efficiency, optimized water and nutrient storage in soils, and reduced gaseous emissions. Success relies on understanding coupled nitrogen and carbon metabolis... Read More about Arable soil nitrogen dynamics reflect organic inputs via the extended composite phenotype.

Space farming: Horticulture systems on spacecraft and outlook to planetary space exploration (2022)
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Nguyen, M. T. P., Knowling, M., Tran, N. N., Burgess, A., Fisk, I., Watt, M., …Hessel, V. (2023). Space farming: Horticulture systems on spacecraft and outlook to planetary space exploration. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 194, 708-721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.12.017

Successful human space exploration requires more products than can be taken as payload. There is a need, therefore, for in-space circular manufacturing. Requirements for this include limited resource inflow, from either Earth or other planets and the... Read More about Space farming: Horticulture systems on spacecraft and outlook to planetary space exploration.

Low atmospheric CO2 levels before the rise of forested ecosystems (2022)
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Dahl, T. W., Harding, M. A. R., Brugger, J., Feulner, G., Norrman, K., Lomax, B. H., & Junium, C. K. (2022). Low atmospheric CO2 levels before the rise of forested ecosystems. Nature Communications, 13(1), Article 7616. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35085-9

The emergence of forests on Earth (~385 million years ago, Ma)1 has been linked to an order-of-magnitude decline in atmospheric CO2 levels and global climatic cooling by altering continental weathering processes, but observational constraints on atmo... Read More about Low atmospheric CO2 levels before the rise of forested ecosystems.

Crop improvements for future‐proofing European food systems: A focus‐group‐driven analysis of agricultural production stakeholder priorities and viewpoints (2022)
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Stetkiewicz, S., Menary, J., Nair, A., Rufino, M. C., Fischer, A. R., Cornelissen, M., …Davies, J. A. (2022). Crop improvements for future‐proofing European food systems: A focus‐group‐driven analysis of agricultural production stakeholder priorities and viewpoints. Food and Energy Security, Article e362. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.362

Crop breeding is one of the main tools which can assist in future-proofing food systems for more sustainable outcomes. In order to ensure priorities are aligned with the needs and wants of food system actors, it is essential to engage with key stakeh... Read More about Crop improvements for future‐proofing European food systems: A focus‐group‐driven analysis of agricultural production stakeholder priorities and viewpoints.

No evidence for persistent natural plague reservoirs in historical and modern Europe (2022)
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Stenseth, N. C., Tao, Y., Zhang, C., Bramanti, B., Büntgen, U., Cong, X., …Xu, L. (2022). No evidence for persistent natural plague reservoirs in historical and modern Europe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(51), Article e2209816119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2209816119

Caused by Yersinia pestis, plague ravaged the world through three known pandemics: the First or the Justinianic (6th–8th century); the Second (beginning with the Black Death during c.1338–1353 and lasting until the 19th century); and the Third (which... Read More about No evidence for persistent natural plague reservoirs in historical and modern Europe.

Anemia in children aged 6–59 months was significantly associated with maternal anemia status in rural Zimbabwe (2022)
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Mutonhodza, B., Dembedza, M. P., Lark, M. R., Joy, E. J. M., Manzeke‐Kangara, M. G., Njovo, H., …Chopera, P. (2023). Anemia in children aged 6–59 months was significantly associated with maternal anemia status in rural Zimbabwe. Food Science and Nutrition, 11(3), 1232-1246. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3157

Globally, anemia is a public health problem affecting mostly women of reproductive age (WRA, n=452) and children aged 6–59 months (n=452) from low- and lower-middle-income countries. This cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence and determinants... Read More about Anemia in children aged 6–59 months was significantly associated with maternal anemia status in rural Zimbabwe.

Tropical peatlands in the Anthropocene: The present and the future (2022)
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Girkin, N. T., Cooper, H. V., Ledger, M. J., O’Reilly, P., Thornton, S. A., Åkesson, C. M., …Roucoux, K. H. (2022). Tropical peatlands in the Anthropocene: The present and the future. Anthropocene, 40, Article 100354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2022.100354

Tropical peatlands are a globally important carbon store. They host significant biodiversity and provide a range of other important ecosystem services, including food and medicines for local communities. Tropical peatlands are increasingly modified b... Read More about Tropical peatlands in the Anthropocene: The present and the future.

Hydraulic flux–responsive hormone redistribution determines root branching (2022)
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Mehra, P., Pandey, B. K., Melebari, D., Banda, J., Leftley, N., Couvreur, V., …Bennett, M. J. (2022). Hydraulic flux–responsive hormone redistribution determines root branching. Science, 378(6621), 762-768. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add3771

Plant roots exhibit plasticity in their branching patterns to forage efficiently for heterogeneously distributed resources, such as soil water. The xerobranching response represses lateral root formation when roots lose contact with water. Here, we s... Read More about Hydraulic flux–responsive hormone redistribution determines root branching.

Agronomic biofortification increases grain zinc concentration of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi (2022)
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Botoman, L., Chimungu, J. G., Bailey, E. H., Munthali, M. W., Ander, E. L., Mossa, A., …Nalivata, P. C. (2022). Agronomic biofortification increases grain zinc concentration of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi. Plant Direct, 6(11), Article e458. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.458

Zinc (Zn) deficiency remains a public health problem in Malawi, especially among poor and marginalized rural populations, linked with low dietary intake of Zn due to consumption of staple foods that are low in Zn content. The concentration of Zn in s... Read More about Agronomic biofortification increases grain zinc concentration of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi.

Hydroclimatic vulnerability of peat carbon in the central Congo Basin. (2022)
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Garcin, Y., Schefuß, E., Dargie, G. C., Hawthorne, D., Lawson, I. T., Sebag, D., …Lewis, S. L. (2022). Hydroclimatic vulnerability of peat carbon in the central Congo Basin. Nature, 612, 277–282. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05389-3

The forested swamps of the central Congo Basin store approximately 30 billion metric tonnes of carbon in peat . Little is known about the vulnerability of these carbon stocks. Here we investigate this vulnerability using peat cores from a large inter... Read More about Hydroclimatic vulnerability of peat carbon in the central Congo Basin..

A Comparison of the Differences in Soil Structure under Long-Term Conservation Agriculture Relative to a Secondary Forest (2022)
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Pires, L. F., Ferreira, T. R., Cássaro, F. A. M., Cooper, H. V., & Mooney, S. J. (2022). A Comparison of the Differences in Soil Structure under Long-Term Conservation Agriculture Relative to a Secondary Forest. Agriculture, 12(11), Article 1783. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12111783

Conservation agriculture is increasingly preferred to conventional methods due to its benefits in promoting more sustainable soil management. Our study aims to compare physical and morphological properties, at the microscale, of soils under long-term... Read More about A Comparison of the Differences in Soil Structure under Long-Term Conservation Agriculture Relative to a Secondary Forest.

Eutrophication has a greater influence on floodplain lake carbon cycling than dam installation across the middle Yangtze region (2022)
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Zeng, L., McGowan, S., Swann, G. E., Leng, M. J., & Chen, X. (2022). Eutrophication has a greater influence on floodplain lake carbon cycling than dam installation across the middle Yangtze region. Journal of Hydrology, 614, Article 128510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128510

Carbon cycling in shallow floodplain lakes is complex due to variability in delivery of flood-derived allochthonous organic matter (OM). Human activities have potential to significantly modify the carbon balance of lakes by damming which restricts ex... Read More about Eutrophication has a greater influence on floodplain lake carbon cycling than dam installation across the middle Yangtze region.

Defining the scope for altering rice leaf anatomy to improve photosynthesis: a modelling approach (2022)
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Xiao, Y., Sloan, J., Hepworth, C., Fradera-Soler, M., Mathers, A., Thorley, R., …Zhu, X. (2023). Defining the scope for altering rice leaf anatomy to improve photosynthesis: a modelling approach. New Phytologist, 237(2), 441-453. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18564

Leaf structure plays an important role in photosynthesis. However, the causal relationship and the quantitative importance of any single structural parameter to the overall photosynthetic performance of a leaf remains open to debate. In this paper, w... Read More about Defining the scope for altering rice leaf anatomy to improve photosynthesis: a modelling approach.

Length–biomass equations to allow rapid assessment of semi‐aquatic bug biomass in tropical streams (2022)
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Harianja, M. F., Luke, S. H., Barclay, H., Chey, V. K., Aldridge, D. C., Foster, W. A., & Turner, E. C. (2023). Length–biomass equations to allow rapid assessment of semi‐aquatic bug biomass in tropical streams. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 171(2), 102-115. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13247

1. Length-biomass equations are relatively easy and cost-effective for deriving insect biomass. However, the exact relationship can vary between taxa and geographical regions. 2. Semi-aquatic bugs are abundant and are indicators of freshwater qualit... Read More about Length–biomass equations to allow rapid assessment of semi‐aquatic bug biomass in tropical streams.

Urbanization and seasonality strengthens the CO 2 capacity of the Red River Delta, Vietnam (2022)
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Salgado, J., Duc, T. A., Nga, D. T., Panizzo, V. N., Bass, A. M., Zheng, Y., …McGowan, S. (2022). Urbanization and seasonality strengthens the CO 2 capacity of the Red River Delta, Vietnam. Environmental Research Letters, 17(10), Article 104052. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac9705

Tropical rivers are dynamic CO2 sources. Regional patterns in the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) and relationships with other a/biotic factors in densely populated and rapidly developing river delta regions of Southeast Asia are still poorly constrai... Read More about Urbanization and seasonality strengthens the CO 2 capacity of the Red River Delta, Vietnam.

From ‘Muddy glee’ to muddy reflections on fieldwork and writing (2022)
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Thornton, S. A., Cook, S., Cole, L., Hapsari, K. A., Zawawi, N. Z., & Page, S. E. (2022). From ‘Muddy glee’ to muddy reflections on fieldwork and writing. Area, 54(4), 525-530. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12833

‘Muddy glee’ by Bracken and Mawdsley made an important contribution to highlighting gender discrimination in fieldwork and the heterogeneity of fieldwork experiences. In the past couple of years, the ability of many researchers to engage in fieldwork... Read More about From ‘Muddy glee’ to muddy reflections on fieldwork and writing.

European consumer and societal stakeholders' response to crop improvements and new plant breeding techniques (2022)
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Nair, A., Fischer, A. R., Moscatelli, S., Socaciu, C., Kohl, C., Stetkiewicz, S. S., …Wilhelm, R. (2023). European consumer and societal stakeholders' response to crop improvements and new plant breeding techniques. Food and Energy Security, 12(1), Article e417. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.417

The global demand for providing nutritious, sustainable, and safe diets for a 10 billion population by 2050 while preserving affordability, reducing environmental impacts, and adapting to climate change will require accelerating the transition to sus... Read More about European consumer and societal stakeholders' response to crop improvements and new plant breeding techniques.