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Effects of incubation time and filtration method on Kd of indigenous selenium and iodine in temperate soils (2017)
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Al Mahayni, T., Bailey, E. H., Crout, N. M., & Shaw, G. (2017). Effects of incubation time and filtration method on Kd of indigenous selenium and iodine in temperate soils. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 177, 84-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.06.004

In this study, the effects of incubation time and the method of soil solution extraction and filtration on the empirical distribution coefficient (Kd) obtained by de-sorbing indigenous selenium (Se) and iodine (I) from arable and woodland soils under... Read More about Effects of incubation time and filtration method on Kd of indigenous selenium and iodine in temperate soils.

A methodology for elucidating regulatory mechanisms leading to changes in lipid profiles (2017)
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Casbas Pinto, F., Ravipati, S., Barrett, D. A., & Hodgman, C. (2017). A methodology for elucidating regulatory mechanisms leading to changes in lipid profiles. Metabolomics, 13(7), Article 81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-017-1214-y

Introduction It is difficult to elucidate the metabolic and regulatory factors causing lipidome perturbations. Objectives This work simplifies this process. Methods A method has been developed to query an online holistic lipid metabolic netwo... Read More about A methodology for elucidating regulatory mechanisms leading to changes in lipid profiles.

Historical trends in iodine and selenium in soil and herbage at the Park Grass experiment, Rothamsted Research, UK (2017)
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Bowley, H. E., Mathers, A. W., Young, S. D., MacDonald, A. J., Ander, E. L., Watts, M. J., …Bailey, E. H. (2017). Historical trends in iodine and selenium in soil and herbage at the Park Grass experiment, Rothamsted Research, UK. Soil Use and Management, 33(2), 252-262. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12343

Long term trends in iodine and selenium retention in soil, and uptake by herbage, were investigated in archived samples from the Park Grass Experiment, initiated in 1856 at Rothamsted, UK. Soil (0-23 cm) and herbage samples from plots receiving vario... Read More about Historical trends in iodine and selenium in soil and herbage at the Park Grass experiment, Rothamsted Research, UK.

A herbivore tag-and-trace system reveals contact- and density-dependent repellence of a root toxin (2017)
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Bont, Z., Arce, C., Huber, M., Huang, W., Mestrot, A., Sturrock, C., & Erb, M. (2017). A herbivore tag-and-trace system reveals contact- and density-dependent repellence of a root toxin. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 43(3), 295-306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-017-0830-3

Foraging behavior of root feeding organisms strongly affects plant-environment-interactions and ecosystem processes. However, the impact of plant chemistry on root herbivore movement in the soil is poorly understood. Here, we apply a simple technique... Read More about A herbivore tag-and-trace system reveals contact- and density-dependent repellence of a root toxin.

The response of soil microbial diversity and abundance to long-term application of biosolids (2017)
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Mossa, A., Dickinson, M. J., West, H. M., Young, S. D., & Crout, N. M. (2017). The response of soil microbial diversity and abundance to long-term application of biosolids. Environmental Pollution, 224, 16-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.02.056

The disposal of biosolids poses a major environmental and economic problem. Agricultural use is generally regarded as the best means of disposal. However, its impact on soil ecosystems remains uncertain. Biosolids can improve soil properties by suppl... Read More about The response of soil microbial diversity and abundance to long-term application of biosolids.

Non-destructive determination of floral staging in cereals using X-ray micro computed tomography (µCT) (2017)
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Tracy, S. R., Gómez, J. F., Sturrock, C., Wilson, Z. A., & Ferguson, A. (2017). Non-destructive determination of floral staging in cereals using X-ray micro computed tomography (µCT). Plant Methods, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-017-0162-x

Background Accurate floral staging is required to aid research into pollen and flower development, in particular male development. Pollen development is highly sensitive to stress and is critical for crop yields. Research into male development under... Read More about Non-destructive determination of floral staging in cereals using X-ray micro computed tomography (µCT).

Image-based 3D canopy reconstruction to determine potential productivity in complex multi-species crop systems (2017)
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Burgess, A. J., Retkute, R., Pound, M. P., Mayes, S., & Murchie, E. H. (2017). Image-based 3D canopy reconstruction to determine potential productivity in complex multi-species crop systems. Annals of Botany, 119(4), 517-532. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcw242

Background and Aims: Intercropping systems contain two or more species simultaneously in close proximity. Due to contrasting features of the component crops, quantification of the light environment and photosynthetic productivity is extremely difficu... Read More about Image-based 3D canopy reconstruction to determine potential productivity in complex multi-species crop systems.