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Assessing availability and greenhouse gas emissions of lignocellulosic biomass feedstock supply – case study for a catchment in England
(2019-05-01)
Feedstocks from lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) include crop residues and dedicated per¬ennial biomass crops. The latter are often considered superior in terms of climate change mitigation potential. Uncertainty remains over ...
Grassland futures in Great Britain – Productivity assessment and scenarios for land use change opportunities
(2018-09-01)
To optimise trade-offs provided by future changes in grassland use intensity, spatially and temporally explicit estimates of respective grassland productivities are required at the systems level. Here, we benchmark the ...
Effectiveness of Rlm7 resistance against Leptosphaeria maculans (phoma stem canker) in UK winter oilseed rape cultivars
(2018-08)
The Rlm7 gene in Brassica napus is an important source of resistance for control of phoma stem canker on oilseed rape caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans. This study shows the first report of L. maculans isolates ...
Evaluating Responses of Sugar Beet Cultivars to Fusarium Species in Greenhouse and Field Conditions
(2018-05-30)
Fusarium yellows of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) is becoming an important disease in Minnesota and North Dakota in the United States. One of the best ways to manage Fusarium yellows is to develop and use resistant cultivars. ...
Combining R gene and quantitative resistance increases effectiveness of cultivar resistance against Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassica napus in different environments : Combining R gene and quantitative resistance against Leptosphaeria maculans
(2018-05-23)
Using cultivar resistance against pathogens is one of the most economical and environmentally friendly methods for control of crop diseases. However, cultivar resistance can be easily rendered ineffective due to changes ...
Modelling productivity and resource use efficiency for grassland ecosystems in the UK
(2017-09-30)
Estimating spatially resolved grassland productivity is essential for benchmarking the total UK productive potential to assess food, feed and fuel trade-offs in the context of whole systems analyses. Our objectives were ...
Modelling impacts of climate change on arable crop diseases: progress, challenges and applications.
(2016-08-01)
Combining climate change, crop growth and crop disease models to predict impacts of climate change on crop diseases can guide planning of climate change adaptation strategies to ensure future food security. This review ...
Assessing on-farm productivity of Miscanthus crops by combining soil mapping, yield modelling and remote sensing
(2016-02-29)
Biomass from agricultural land is a key component of any sustainable bioenergy strategy, and 2nd generation, ligno-cellulosic feedstocks are part of the UK government policy to meet the target of reduced CO2 emission. ...
Can crop disease control cope with climate change?
(2014-12-01)
Crop yields need to increase by at least 70% over the next 35 years in order to meet the global demands for food due to the increasing population and changing dietary preferences towards meat and dairy products in developing ...
Predicting timing of release of ascospores of Leptosphaeria spp. to improve control of phoma stem canker on oilseed rape in the UK
(2014-06)
Phoma stem canker is an economically damaging disease of oilseed rape crops, causing an annual loss estimated at more than £87M in the UK at a price of £390/t. It is caused by two related pathogens: Leptosphaeria maculans ...