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Can selenium deficiency in Malawi be alleviated through consumption of agro-biofortified maize flour? Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial (2019)
Journal Article
Joy, E. J., Kalimbira, A. A., Gashu, D., Ferguson, E. L., Sturgess, J., Dangour, A. D., …Allen, E. (2019). Can selenium deficiency in Malawi be alleviated through consumption of agro-biofortified maize flour? Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial. Trials, 20(1), Article 795. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3894-2

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Micronutrient deficiencies including selenium (Se) are widespread in Malawi and potentially underlie a substantial disease burden, particularly among poorer and marginalised populations. Concentrations of Se in stapl... Read More about Can selenium deficiency in Malawi be alleviated through consumption of agro-biofortified maize flour? Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial.

Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked with root growth in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seedlings (2019)
Journal Article
Roberts, J., Broadley, M., Pink, D., Hand, P., Lynn, J., & Monaghan, J. (2020). Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked with root growth in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seedlings. Molecular Breeding, 40, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-019-1089-x

In-field variation of transplanted lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) due to variable soil and environmental conditions is one of the major restrictions in the optimization of production and yield. Marker-assisted breeding for lettuce varieties with a more... Read More about Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked with root growth in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seedlings.

Agronomic biofortification with selenium impacts storage proteins in grains of upland rice (2019)
Journal Article
Reis, H. P. G., Pigatto De Queiroz Barcelos, J., Silva, V. M., Santos, E. F., Tavanti, R. F. R., Putti, F. F., …Reis, A. R. D. (2020). Agronomic biofortification with selenium impacts storage proteins in grains of upland rice. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 100(5), 1990-1997. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.10212

© 2019 Society of Chemical Industry BACKGROUND: Selenium (Se) is an essential element for humans and animals. Rice is one of the most commonly consumed cereals in the world, so the agronomic biofortification of cereals with Se may be a good strategy... Read More about Agronomic biofortification with selenium impacts storage proteins in grains of upland rice.

Elemental signatures of an Amazonian Dark Earth as result of its formation process (2019)
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Barbosa, J. Z., Motta, A. C. V., Corrêa, R. S., Melo, V. D. F., Muniz, A. W., Martins, G. C., …Broadley, M. R. (2020). Elemental signatures of an Amazonian Dark Earth as result of its formation process. Geoderma, 361, Article 114085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.114085

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs) are soils studied for archaeological purposes and as a potentially agricultural model for the humid tropic. We investigated the chemical composition of an ADE in comparison to an adjacent Ultisol with... Read More about Elemental signatures of an Amazonian Dark Earth as result of its formation process.

Magnesium biofortification of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) via agronomy and breeding as a potential way to reduce grass tetany in grazing ruminants (2019)
Journal Article
Kumssa, D. B., Lovatt, J. A., Graham, N. S., Palmer, S., Hayden, R., Wilson, L., …Broadley, M. R. (2020). Magnesium biofortification of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) via agronomy and breeding as a potential way to reduce grass tetany in grazing ruminants. Plant and Soil, 457, 25–41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04337-x

© 2019, The Author(s). Aim: Magnesium (Mg) deficiency (known as grass tetany) is a serious metabolic disorder that affects grazing ruminants. We tested whether Mg-fertiliser can increase Mg concentration of Italian ryegrasses (Lolium multiflorum L.)... Read More about Magnesium biofortification of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) via agronomy and breeding as a potential way to reduce grass tetany in grazing ruminants.

Urine selenium concentration is a useful biomarker for assessing population level selenium status (2019)
Journal Article
Phiri, F. P., Ander, E. L., Lark, R. M., Bailey, E. H., Chilima, B., Gondwe, J., …Broadley, M. R. (2020). Urine selenium concentration is a useful biomarker for assessing population level selenium status. Environment International, 134, Article 105218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.105218

Plasma selenium (Se) concentration is an established population level biomarker of Se status, especially in Se-deficient populations. Previously observed correlations between dietary Se intake and urinary Se excretion suggest that urine Se concentrat... Read More about Urine selenium concentration is a useful biomarker for assessing population level selenium status.

Identification of QTLs for relative root traits associated with phosphorus efficiency in two culture systems in Brassica napus (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, W., Zhang, Y., Ding, G., White, P. J., Broadley, M. R., Hammond, J. P., …Shi, L. (2019). Identification of QTLs for relative root traits associated with phosphorus efficiency in two culture systems in Brassica napus. Euphytica, 215(11), Article 192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-019-2512-4

© 2019, Springer Nature B.V. Modifications of root system morphology and architecture are considered important strategies of plant tolerance to phosphorus (P) deficiency. However, the effect of culture system on the responses of root traits to P defi... Read More about Identification of QTLs for relative root traits associated with phosphorus efficiency in two culture systems in Brassica napus.

A reconnaissance survey of farmers’ awareness of hypomagnesaemic tetany in UK cattle and sheep farms (2019)
Journal Article
Kumssa, D. B., Penrose, B., Bone, P. A., Lovatt, A., Broadley, M. R., Kendall, N. R., & Ander, L. (2019). A reconnaissance survey of farmers’ awareness of hypomagnesaemic tetany in UK cattle and sheep farms. PLoS ONE, 14(10), Article e022386. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223868

Hypomagnesaemic tetany (HypoMgT) in ruminants is a physiological disorder caused by inadequate intake or impaired absorption of magnesium (Mg) in the gut. If it is not detected and treated in time, HypoMgT can cause the death of the affected animal.... Read More about A reconnaissance survey of farmers’ awareness of hypomagnesaemic tetany in UK cattle and sheep farms.

Uptake competition between selenium and sulphur fertilizers in sequential harvests of ryegrass: A stable isotope study (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Jiang, L., Young, S. D., Bailey, E. H., Broadley, M. R., Graham, N. S., & McGrath, S. P. (2019). Uptake competition between selenium and sulphur fertilizers in sequential harvests of ryegrass: A stable isotope study. In G. Bañuelos, Z. Lin, D. Liang, & X. Yin (Eds.), Selenium Research for Environment and Human Health: Perspectives, Technologies and Advancements - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health, 2019 (57-58). https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429423482-27

The demand for sulphur (S) fertilizers has increased due to declining S emissions from coal burning and subsequent deposition on agricultural land. Slow-release S may only be beneficial for grass Selenium (Se) status initially and less beneficial for... Read More about Uptake competition between selenium and sulphur fertilizers in sequential harvests of ryegrass: A stable isotope study.

Natural variation of arsenic fractions in soils of the Brazilian Amazon (2019)
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Da Silva Júnior, E. C., Martins, G. C., De Oliveira Wadt, L. H., Da Silva, K. E., Bezerra De Lima, R. M., Dias Batista, K., …Guimarães Guilherme, R. (2019). Natural variation of arsenic fractions in soils of the Brazilian Amazon. Science of the Total Environment, 687, 1219-1231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.446

Arsenic (As) in native soils of the Amazon rainforest is a concern due to its likely origin from the Andean rivers, which transport loads of sediments containing substantial amounts of trace elements coming from the cordilleras. Yet, unveiling soil A... Read More about Natural variation of arsenic fractions in soils of the Brazilian Amazon.

Juvenile root traits show limited correlation with grain yield, yield components and grain mineral composition traits in Indian wheat under hostile soils (2019)
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Khokhar, J. S., Sareen, S., Tyagi, B. S., Wilson, L., King, I. P., Young, S. D., & Broadley, M. R. (2019). Juvenile root traits show limited correlation with grain yield, yield components and grain mineral composition traits in Indian wheat under hostile soils. Cereal Research Communications, 47(2), 369–382. https://doi.org/10.1556/0806.47.2019.10

© 2019 The Author(s) Correlations between juvenile wheat root traits, and grain yield and yield component traits under optimal field conditions have previously been reported in some conditions. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that ju... Read More about Juvenile root traits show limited correlation with grain yield, yield components and grain mineral composition traits in Indian wheat under hostile soils.

The risk of selenium deficiency in Malawi is large and varies over multiple spatial scales (2019)
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Phiri, F. P., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H., Chilima, B., Chilimba, A. D. C., Gondwe, J., …Broadley, M. R. (2019). The risk of selenium deficiency in Malawi is large and varies over multiple spatial scales. Scientific Reports, 9(1), Article 6566. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43013-z

Selenium (Se) is an essential human micronutrient. Deficiency of Se decreases the activity of selenoproteins and can compromise immune and thyroid function and cognitive development, and increase risks from non-communicable diseases. The prevalence o... Read More about The risk of selenium deficiency in Malawi is large and varies over multiple spatial scales.

Fertilizer management and soil type influence grain zinc and iron concentration under contrasting smallholder cropping systems in Zimbabwe (2019)
Journal Article
Manzeke, M. G., Mtambanengwe, F., Watts, M. J., Hamilton, E. M., Lark, R. M., Broadley, M. R., & Mapfumo, P. (2019). Fertilizer management and soil type influence grain zinc and iron concentration under contrasting smallholder cropping systems in Zimbabwe. Scientific Reports, 9, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42828-0

Micronutrient defciencies remain prevalent in food systems of southern Africa, although advances in biofortifcation through crop breeding and agronomy provide opportunities to address these. We determined baseline soil availability of zinc (Zn) and i... Read More about Fertilizer management and soil type influence grain zinc and iron concentration under contrasting smallholder cropping systems in Zimbabwe.

Species-wide variation in shoot nitrate concentration, and genetic loci controlling nitrate, phosphorous and potassium accumulation in Brassica napus L (2018)
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Alcock, T. D., Havlickova, L., He, Z., Wilson, L., Bancroft, I., White, P. J., …Graham, N. S. (2018). Species-wide variation in shoot nitrate concentration, and genetic loci controlling nitrate, phosphorous and potassium accumulation in Brassica napus L. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, Article 1487. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01487

Combining two national-scale data sets to map soil properties, the case of available magnesium in England and Wales: combining two soil surveys (2018)
Journal Article
Lark, R. M., Ander, E. L., & Broadley, M. R. (2019). Combining two national-scale data sets to map soil properties, the case of available magnesium in England and Wales: combining two soil surveys. European Journal of Soil Science, 70(2), 361-377. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12743

© 2018 The Authors. European Journal of Soil Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Society of Soil Science. Given the costs of soil survey it is necessary to make the best use of available datasets, but data that differ wi... Read More about Combining two national-scale data sets to map soil properties, the case of available magnesium in England and Wales: combining two soil surveys.

Linear relationships between shoot magnesium and calcium concentrations among angiosperm species are associated with cell wall chemistry (2018)
Journal Article
White, P. J., Broadley, M. R., El-Serehy, H. A., George, T. S., & Neugebauer, K. (2018). Linear relationships between shoot magnesium and calcium concentrations among angiosperm species are associated with cell wall chemistry. Annals of Botany, 122(2), 221–226. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcy062

Background Linear relationships are commonly observed between shoot magnesium ([Mg]shoot) and shoot calcium ([Ca]shoot) concentrations among angiosperm species growing in the same environment. Scope and Conclusions This article argues that, in p... Read More about Linear relationships between shoot magnesium and calcium concentrations among angiosperm species are associated with cell wall chemistry.

Variation in the angiosperm ionome (2018)
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Neugebauer, K., Broadley, M. R., El-Serehy, H. A., George, T. S., McNicol, J. W., de Moraes, M. F., & White, P. J. (2018). Variation in the angiosperm ionome. Physiologia Plantarum, 163(3), 306-322. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12700

The ionome is defined as the elemental composition of a subcellular structure, cell, tissue, organ or organism. The subset of the ionome comprising mineral nutrients is termed the functional ionome. A ‘standard functional ionome’ of leaves of an ‘ave... Read More about Variation in the angiosperm ionome.

Physiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural characterization of selenium toxicity in cowpea plants (2018)
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Silva, V. M., Boleta, E. H. M., Lanza, M. G. D. B., Lavres, J., Martins, J. T., Santos, E. F., …dos Reis, A. R. (in press). Physiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural characterization of selenium toxicity in cowpea plants. Environmental and Experimental Botany, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.03.020

Selenium (Se) is considered a beneficial element for plants; however, in high concentrations, it causes negative effects on plant physiology and development. This study reports the first physiological, nutritional, and ultrastructural description of... Read More about Physiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural characterization of selenium toxicity in cowpea plants.

Variation in grain Zn concentration, and the grain ionome, in field-grown Indian wheat (2018)
Journal Article
Khokhar, J. S., Sareen, S., Tyagi, B. S., Singh, G., Wilson, L., King, I. P., …Broadley, M. R. (2018). Variation in grain Zn concentration, and the grain ionome, in field-grown Indian wheat. PLoS ONE, 13(1), Article e0192026. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192026

Wheat is an important dietary source of zinc (Zn) and other mineral elements in many countries. Dietary Zn deficiency is widespread, especially in developing countries, and breeding (genetic biofortification) through the HarvestPlus programme has rec... Read More about Variation in grain Zn concentration, and the grain ionome, in field-grown Indian wheat.