Professor MARTIN BROADLEY's Outputs (128)

Inter-varietal variation in caesium and strontium uptake by plants: a meta-analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Penrose, B., Beresford, N., Broadley, M., & Crout, N. (2015). Inter-varietal variation in caesium and strontium uptake by plants: a meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 139, 103-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.10.005

Radiocaesium and radiostrontium enter the foodchain primarily via plant root uptake. Selecting varieties of crop that display low accumulation of these radionuclides has been suggested as an economically and socially acceptable remediation strategy f... Read More about Inter-varietal variation in caesium and strontium uptake by plants: a meta-analysis.

Soil type influences crop mineral composition in Malawi (2014)
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Joy, E. J., Broadley, M. R., Young, S. D., Black, C. R., Chilimba, A. D., Ander, E. L., Barlow, T. S., & Watts, M. J. (2015). Soil type influences crop mineral composition in Malawi. Science of the Total Environment, 505, 587-595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.038

© 2014. Food supply and composition data can be combined to estimate micronutrient intakes and deficiency risks among populations. These estimates can be improved by using local crop composition data that can capture environmental influences includin... Read More about Soil type influences crop mineral composition in Malawi.

Genetical and comparative genomics of Brassica under altered Ca supply identifies Arabidopsis Ca-transporter orthologs (2014)
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Graham, N. S., Hammond, J. P., Lysenko, A., Mayes, S., Ó Lochlainn, S., Blasco, B., Bowen, H. C., Rawlings, C. J., Rios, J. J., Welham, S., Carion, P. W., Dupuy, L. X., King, G. J., White, P. J., & Broadley, M. R. (in press). Genetical and comparative genomics of Brassica under altered Ca supply identifies Arabidopsis Ca-transporter orthologs. Plant Cell, 26(7),

Although Ca transport in plants is highly complex, the overexpression of vacuolar Ca2+ transporters in crops is a promising new technology to improve dietary Ca supplies through biofortification. Here, we sought to identify novel targets for increasi... Read More about Genetical and comparative genomics of Brassica under altered Ca supply identifies Arabidopsis Ca-transporter orthologs.

Dietary mineral supplies in Africa (2014)
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Joy, E. J., Ander, E. L., Young, S. D., Black, C. R., Watts, M. J., Chilimba, A. D., Chilima, B., Siyame, E. W., Kalimbira, A. A., Hurst, R., Fairweather-Tait, S. J., Stein, A. J., Gibson, R. S., White, P. J., & Broadley, M. R. (2014). Dietary mineral supplies in Africa. Physiologia Plantarum, 151(3), 208-229. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12144

Dietary micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) are widespread, yet their prevalence can be difficult to assess. Here, we estimate MND risks due to inadequate intakes for seven minerals in Africa using food supply and composition data, and consider the pot... Read More about Dietary mineral supplies in Africa.

A scanner system for high-resolution quantification of variation in root growth dynamics of Brassica rapa genotypes (2014)
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variation in root growth dynamics of Brassica rapa genotypes. Journal of Experimental Botany, 65(8), 2039-2048. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eru048

The potential exists to breed for root system architectures that optimize resource acquisition. However, this requires the ability to screen root system development quantitatively, with high resolution, in as natural an environment as possible, with... Read More about A scanner system for high-resolution quantification of variation in root growth dynamics of Brassica rapa genotypes.

Soil-type influences human selenium status and underlies widespread selenium deficiency risks in Malawi (2013)
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Hurst, R., Siyame, E. W., Young, S. D., Chilimba, A. D., Joy, E. J., Black, C. R., Ander, E. L., Watts, M. J., Chilima, B., Gondwe, J., Kang’ombe, D., Stein, A. J., Fairweather-Tait, S. J., Gibson, R. S., Kalimbira, A. A., & Broadley, M. R. (2013). Soil-type influences human selenium status and underlies widespread selenium deficiency risks in Malawi. Scientific Reports, 3(1425), https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01425

Selenium (Se) is an essential human micronutrient with critical roles in immune functioning and antioxidant defence. Estimates of dietary Se intakes and status are scarce for Africa although crop surveys indicate deficiency is probably widespread in... Read More about Soil-type influences human selenium status and underlies widespread selenium deficiency risks in Malawi.

Analysis of ripening-related gene expression in papaya using an Arabidopsis-based microarray (2012)
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Fabi, J. P., Seymour, G. B., Graham, N. S., Broadley, M. R., May, S., Lajolo, F. M., Cordenunsi, B. R., & Oliveira do Nascimento, J. R. (in press). Analysis of ripening-related gene expression in papaya using an Arabidopsis-based microarray. BMC Plant Biology, 12, Article 242. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-12-242

Background

Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a commercially important crop that produces climacteric fruits with a soft and sweet pulp that contain a wide range of health promoting phytochemicals. Despite its importance, little is known about transcrip... Read More about Analysis of ripening-related gene expression in papaya using an Arabidopsis-based microarray.

Maize grain and soil surveys reveal suboptimal dietary selenium intake is widespread in Malawi (2011)
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Chilimba, A. D. C., Young, S. D., Black, C. R., Rogerson, K. B., Ander, E. L., Watts, M. J., Lammel, J., & Broadley, M. R. (2011). Maize grain and soil surveys reveal suboptimal dietary selenium intake is widespread in Malawi. Scientific Reports, 1(72), https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00072

Selenium is an essential element in human diets but the risk of suboptimal intake increases where food choices are narrow. Here we show that suboptimal dietary intake (i.e. 20–30 mg Se person21 d21) is widespread in Malawi, based on a spatial integra... Read More about Maize grain and soil surveys reveal suboptimal dietary selenium intake is widespread in Malawi.