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Plant responses to elevated CO 2 levels in soils: Distinct CO 2 and O 2 -depletion effects (2016)
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To investigate potential environmental effects in the context of carbon dioxide (CO2) leakage from Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) schemes, the University of Nottingham ASGARD (Artificial Soil Gassing And Response Detection) facility, was used to in... Read More about Plant responses to elevated CO 2 levels in soils: Distinct CO 2 and O 2 -depletion effects.

Kinetic study of time-dependent fixation of UVI on biochar (2016)
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Biochar, a by-product from the production of biofuel and syngas by gasification, was tested as a material for adsorption and fixation of UVI from aqueous solutions. A batch experiment was conducted to study the factors that influence the adsorption a... Read More about Kinetic study of time-dependent fixation of UVI on biochar.

Derivation of irrigation requirements for radiological impact assessments (2016)
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When assessing the radiological impacts of radioactive waste disposal, irrigation using groundwater contaminated with releases from the disposal system is a principal means of crop and soil contamination. In spite of their importance for radiological... Read More about Derivation of irrigation requirements for radiological impact assessments.

Elemental composition of Malawian rice (2016)
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Widespread potential dietary deficiencies of calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), iodine (I), selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) have been identified in Malawi. Several deficiencies are likely to be compounded by high phytic acid (PA) consumption. Rice (Oryzasativa) is... Read More about Elemental composition of Malawian rice.

Iodine binding to humic acid (2016)
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The rate of reactions between humic acid (HA) and iodide (I-) and iodate (IO3-) have been investigated in suspensions spiked with 129I at concentrations of 22, 44 and 88 µg L-1 and stored at 10oC. Changes in the speciation of 129I-, 129IO3- and mixe... Read More about Iodine binding to humic acid.

Using isotopic dilution to assess chemical extraction of labile Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in soils (2016)
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Chemical extractants used to measure labile soil metal must ideally select for and solubilise the labile fraction, with minimal solubilisation of non-labile metal. We assessed four extractants (0.43 M HNO3, 0.43 M CH3COOH, 0.05 M Na2H2EDTA and 1 M Ca... Read More about Using isotopic dilution to assess chemical extraction of labile Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in soils.

Analysing reduced tillage practices within a bio-economic modelling framework (2016)
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Sustainable Intensification of agricultural production systems will require changes in farm practice. Within arable cropping systems, reducing the intensity of tillage practices (e.g. reduced tillage) potentially offers one such sustainable intensifi... Read More about Analysing reduced tillage practices within a bio-economic modelling framework.

Mathematical modelling of antimicrobial resistance in agricultural waste highlights importance of gene transfer rate (2016)
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Antimicrobial resistance is of global concern. Most antimicrobial use is in agriculture; manures and slurry are especially important because they contain a mix of bacteria, including potential pathogens, antimicrobial resistance genes and antimicrobi... Read More about Mathematical modelling of antimicrobial resistance in agricultural waste highlights importance of gene transfer rate.

Quantification of Aluminum-Induced Changes in Wheat Root Architecture by X-ray Microcomputed Tomography (2016)
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Root architectural traits are of fundamental importance for plant performance, especially under unfavorable soil conditions. This study examined the effect of aluminum (Al) toxicity in different growing media (nutrient solutions and soil) on root arc... Read More about Quantification of Aluminum-Induced Changes in Wheat Root Architecture by X-ray Microcomputed Tomography.

Nanoparticles within WWTP sludges have minimal impact on leachate quality and soil microbial community structure and function (2016)
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One of the main pathways by which engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) enter the environment is through land application of waste water treatment plant (WWTP) sewage sludges. WWTP sludges, enriched with Ag and ZnO ENPs or their corresponding soluble metal... Read More about Nanoparticles within WWTP sludges have minimal impact on leachate quality and soil microbial community structure and function.

A Bayesian approach to analyzing phenotype microarray data enables estimation of microbial growth parameters (2016)
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Biolog phenotype microarrays enable simultaneous, high throughput analysis of cell cultures in different environments. The output is high-density time-course data showing redox curves (approximating growth) for each experimental condition. The softwa... Read More about A Bayesian approach to analyzing phenotype microarray data enables estimation of microbial growth parameters.

Effects of long-term inorganic and organic fertilizations on the soil micro and macro structures of rice paddies (2015)
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The soil structure of paddy soil is very dynamic from the aggregate to the pedon scale because of intensive anthropogenic management strategies. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that long-term inorganic and organic fertilizations can affect so... Read More about Effects of long-term inorganic and organic fertilizations on the soil micro and macro structures of rice paddies.

How do we cultivate in England? Tillage practices in crop production systems (2015)
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Reducing tillage intensity offers the possibility of moving towards sustainable intensification objectives. Reduced tillage (RT) practices, where the plough is not used, can provide a number of environmental and financial benefits, particularly for s... Read More about How do we cultivate in England? Tillage practices in crop production systems.

Liver copper concentrations in cull cattle in the UK: are cattle being copper loaded? (2015)
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With the release of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs/Advisory Committee on Animal Feed Guidance Note for Supplementing Copper to Bovines it was noted that the current copper status of the national herd was not known. Liver s... Read More about Liver copper concentrations in cull cattle in the UK: are cattle being copper loaded?.

A review of the impacts of degradation threats on soil properties in the UK (2015)
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National governments are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of their soil resources and are shaping strategies accordingly. Implicit in any such strategy is that degradation threats and their potential effect on important soil properties a... Read More about A review of the impacts of degradation threats on soil properties in the UK.

High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Structural Data Quantify the Impact of Photoinhibition on Long-Term Carbon Gain in Wheat Canopies in the Field (2015)
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Photoinhibition reduces photosynthetic productivity; however, it is difficult to quantify accurately in complex canopies partly because of a lack of high-resolution structural data on plant canopy architecture, which determines complex fluctuations o... Read More about High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Structural Data Quantify the Impact of Photoinhibition on Long-Term Carbon Gain in Wheat Canopies in the Field.

Effects of damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 2-1 on roots of wheat and oil seed rape quantified using X-ray Computed Tomography and real-time PCR (2015)
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Rhizoctonia solani is a plant pathogenic fungus that causes significant establishment and yield losses to several important food crops globally. This is the first application of high resolution X-ray micro Computed Tomography (X-ray μCT) and real-tim... Read More about Effects of damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 2-1 on roots of wheat and oil seed rape quantified using X-ray Computed Tomography and real-time PCR.

Preparation of iron-enriched baker's yeast and its efficiency in recovery of rats from dietary iron deficiency (2015)
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OBJECTIVES Iron is an important mineral, essential for the health and function of mammalian cells. Despite its key role, iron deficiency in humans is common worldwide, often leading to significant health issues within the population. The aim of th... Read More about Preparation of iron-enriched baker's yeast and its efficiency in recovery of rats from dietary iron deficiency.

The impact of oxidation on spore and pollen chemistry (2015)
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Sporomorphs (pollen and spores) have an outer wall composed of sporopollenin. Sporopollenin chemistry contains both a signature of ambient ultraviolet-B flux and taxonomic information, but it is currently unknown how sensitive this is to standard pal... Read More about The impact of oxidation on spore and pollen chemistry.

Lability of copper bound to humic acid (2015)
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Geochemical speciation models generally include the assumption that all metal bound to humic acid and fulvic acid (HA, FA) is labile. However, in the current study, we determined the presence of a soluble ‘non-labile’ Cu fraction bound to HA extracte... Read More about Lability of copper bound to humic acid.