international development
Potential yield challenges to scaling-up of zero-budget natural farming in India (News)
A new report co-authored by a James Hutton Institute scientist and published in Nature Sustainability examines the potential impacts on food production of zero-budget natural farming, a farming system that is sweeping India. ... Read more
January 21, 2020
Fact-finding mission to China promotes joint research on sustainable agriculture (News)
Scientists of the James Hutton Institute recently visited China on a fact-finding mission to see how the Institute might collaborate with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) to improve soybean cropping in China thr ... Read more
November 12, 2019
International research effort evidences increased sustainability focus in China (News)
After 40 years of reform and ‘opening up,’ China has made remarkable economic progress. However, prosperity has been coupled with environmental degradation and the country has a considerable way to go toward achieving ... Read more
September 4, 2019
Hutton water innovation up for VIBES Hydro Nation Scotland award (News)
A James Hutton Institute-led and Scottish Government-funded project to develop a novel decentralised wastewater treatment system in rural India that can be replicated in Scotland and beyond has been shortlisted for a VIBES – ... Read more
August 16, 2019
Chinese and Scottish researchers establish collaborative links at Potatoes in Practice 2019 (News)
Chinese and Scottish researchers are to work together and explore joint solutions to potato breeding and to pests and diseases that cause major losses to farmers and industry across the world. A Memorandum of Understanding has b ... Read more
August 8, 2019
Focus on Ethiopian barley for improved livelihoods (News)
Food security and livelihoods for a majority of Ethiopians depends on smallholder farming, and barley is an important crop grown by over 4 million smallholder farmers for multiple uses as food, feed and as a cash crop for an emerg ... Read more
July 26, 2019
Traditional water management practices highlighted in new UN book (News)
Research by a social scientist based within the James Hutton Institute’s Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences (SEGS) has been featured in a book recently published by the International Labour Organization (ILO), a spec ... Read more
May 14, 2019
New partnership to introduce Scottish potato varieties to India (News)
The James Hutton Institute's commercial subsidiary, James Hutton Limited, has entered into a five-year agreement with Technico Agri Sciences, a subsidiary of Indian company ITC Limited, for the provision of 16 potato vari ... Read more
December 12, 2018
Scotland-India research collaboration delivers clean water for primary schools (News)
Primary school students will benefit from wastewater treatment and clean water at their school in India thanks to a joint project led by the James Hutton Institute and funded by the Scottish Government. While visiting India, Sco ... Read more
November 29, 2018
Understanding agricultural sustainability in the highlands of Borneo (News)
For generations, rice has been a key crop for the Kelabit people who populate the highlands of Malaysian Borneo – so much so that the slow-growing variety grown in the area shares a name with the region and its main town, Ba ... Read more
March 12, 2018
Quikgro: developing potato varieties suited to sub-Saharan conditions (News)
Potato is a key food and cash crop contributing both to food security and the local economy in Kenya, Malawi and elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists from the James Hutton Institute in collaboration with the University of S ... Read more
March 6, 2018
Hutton expertise supporting Scotland-India links (News)
Scientists from the James Hutton Institute took part in the Scottish Government’s Hydro Nation delegation in support of a visit by Scotland's Deputy First Minister, John Swinney MSP, to India from the 4th to the 7th of D ... Read more
December 6, 2017
Scottish and Kenyan potato experts strengthen collaborative links (News)
Scientists, plant health officials, representatives from farmers’ organisations and potato growers from Scotland and Kenya participated in a workshop held in Nairobi to discuss findings from BBSRC and Scottish Government fun ... Read more
November 17, 2016
CREW and James Hutton Limited to explore prospects of India-UK collaboration at TECH Summit (News)
Representatives from James Hutton Limited, the James Hutton Institute’s commercial subsidiary, and the Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW) are to take part in the TECH Summit 2016, which will see thought leaders, businesse ... Read more
November 4, 2016
New Hydro Nation International Fellows Programme launched in India (News)
As part of the Scottish Government’s Hydro Nation International Programme, which promotes Scotland’s response to key global water challenges, The Scottish Government and The Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW) have a ... Read more
December 3, 2015
Genomics, Gene Discovery and Genome Editing in Crops (Event)
Diverse climatic and geographical zones in Peru are home to a great variety of crops (e.g., potatoes, quinoa, asparagus, and coffee). Recent advances in genomics and biotechnology offer great potential to address biotic and abioti ... Read more
MAJI: More Action for Just Initiatives for Climate Change Adaptation in Southern Africa (Project)
The James Hutton Institute helps to support effective and equitable water management that will be sustainable in the long-term (and in the face of climate change), through its role in supporting a VSO-led project called “&qu ... Read more
Slovenian researchers visit to discuss CropSustaIn progress (News)
Researchers from the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia (AIS) visited the James Hutton Institute as part of the CropSustaIn project, which looks into alternatives for sustainable crop production in Slovenia in the face of global c ... Read more
November 27, 2014
Scottish research helps tackle global and local agricultural challenges (News)
Researchers at the James Hutton Institute have endorsed and repeated the view of this week’s high-profile Development Dialogues conference in New York that work to ‘climate-proof’ agriculture lies at the core of ... Read more
September 26, 2014
Poisoned Arrows on target for success (News)
Drama, history and botany are cleverly interwoven in Poisoned Arrows, a new ambitious production to mark the bicentenary of famous Scots explorer David Livingstone. On Saturday and Sunday 26 and 27 October 2013, the Royal Botani ... Read more
October 22, 2013
Poisoned Arrows (Event)
Members of the public are being invited to join a mission to find John Kirk, Livingstone’s botanist, and meet African storytellers along the way sharing tales of useful plants, wild drugs, food and magic. Find out what has ... Read more
Aberdeen scientist with avid following in Nepal (News)
An Aberdeen-based water scientist has gained himself a readership of more than 300,000 people across Asia and the world. However Sohan Ghimire, who works at the James Hutton Institute, is not a fiction writer on the bestseller lis ... Read more
September 26, 2013
Scottish researchers keep Malawi links alive (News)
Scotland’s links with Malawi, first forged almost 200 years ago by the explorer and missionary David Livingstone, are being kept alive through environmental projects involving Scottish researchers and communities in the Afri ... Read more
September 5, 2013
Water Futures: Towards Equitable Resource Management Strategies (Research Page)
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Community-based Management of Environmental challenges in Latin America (Research Page)
COMET-LA was a project coordinated by the University of Cordoba and funded under the European Commission Framework Programme 7. The acronym stands for “COmmunity-based Management of EnvironmenTal challenges in Latin America& ... Read more
Lesley is Director of Science at the James Hutton Institute and Professor of Biology at the University of St Andrews. She was President of the British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP) in 2014.
Current research interests
Molecular biology of plant virus-host and virus-vector interactions
Aims: To understand the role and function of virus encoded proteins and their interactions in the pathogenicity and spread of plant virus diseases.
Background: Potato is an important crop in Scotland with around about 1.3 million tonnes of potatoes produced and 76,000 tonnes of seed exported to over 30 countries (outside the EU). Pests and diseases are a major constraint to the industry causing economic losses by decreased tuber yield and quality, and rejection of exports.
Soil-borne potato mop-top virus (PMTV) and aphid transmitted potyviruses (principally PVY) are economically important problems in potato seed crops that are difficult to control. No sources of resistance to PMTV have been identified in Solanum tuberosum and there are no reliable methods to control the spread of PMTV by the soil-borne plasmodiophorid vector Spongospora subterranea (that also causes powdery scab disease on potato tubers).
In addition, the application of insecticides to control the spread of aphid-borne potato potyviruses such as PVY is not effective. It is expected that aphid populations may build up earlier in the season and aphid-borne virus spread may increase because of the warmer temperatures predicted with environmental change.
Studying the molecular interactions between virus-host and virus-vector will provide a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of virus transmission and host resistance. The practical outputs of the work will be to identify new sources of resistance and more effective methods of disease control.
Current focus: Investigating a novel resistance to PVY (and other potyviruses) that we have discovered in Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja germplasm; the effect of heat stress on virus resistance and the molecular basis of mature plant resistance in potato.
Studies on the localisation and function of PMTV TGB movement proteins have revealed that PMTV infection includes a nuclear/nucleolar phase important for long distance movement in the vascular system and that the movement protein TGB1 determines nucleolar targeting and we are investigating a host factor that mediates nuclear association. In vitro culture of potato 'hairy root' systems have been established to investigate the molecular mechanism of vector transmission of PMTV.
Other research in the lab concerns working with partners in Africa to improve seed potato production systems and collaboration with Ziejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences on soil-borne viruses.
News
Potato research meeting in Kenya
A meeting funded by a BBSRC GCRF Impact accelerator accounts award to the University of St Andrews was held in Nairobi on 11 November. The meeting highlighted recent research findings from predominantly BBSRC and RESAS funded research on virus resistance, heat tolerance and early maturity conducted by Mark Taylor, Lesley Torrance, Alison Roberts, Glenn Bryan and colleagues.
Delegates also heard about potato varieties suited to Kenyan growing conditions including varieties developed by James Hutton Ltd in collaborative breeding contracts. The meeting allowed networking of researchers, plant health officials, potato growers and industry with discussions on the needs of Kenyan potato farmers.
New collaboration
NSF/BBSRC Project on The spatial epidemiology of a vector-borne plant virus (PVY) with partners in USA led by Professor A Power, University of Cornell.
New developments
The potato cultivar Mayan Gold has passed national Perfomance Trials in Kenya and is approved for distribution to farmers. Mayan Gold has excellent properties that are beneficial for small holder rural farmers including PVY resistance, fast cooking time, good fry quality and good taste.
Our paper on distribution of pests and diseases in Kenyan potato growing regions has been published in Potato Research: Occurrence and distribution of potato pests and diseases in Kenya.
Strengthening Potato Production in SSA; Malawi and Kenya
Malawi: Working with partners Paul Demo, CIP potato seed specialist, Malawi and Felistus Chipungu, Department Agriculture Research Services, Bvumbwe Research Station.
This Scottish Government supported project aims to contribute to poverty reduction and food security through strengthening the development of sustainable potato production and marketing systems for improved productivity and trade. The main achievements to date are in renovation and upgrading facilities for mini tuber production, the introduction and evaluation of new cultivars and capacity building.
In collaboration with DARS, CIP and SASA, Edinburgh we delivered a training course in seed potato crop inspection, disease identification, and diagnostic in Dedza District of Malawi, 13–16 March 2012. Lesley Torrance and two senior potato seed inspectors (John Ellicott and Maureen McCreath) travelled from Scotland to Malawi for the training.
The course had 37 trainees from different organisations in Malawi involved in seed quality control, seed production, or in backstopping farmers. We conducted classroom and field work and surveyed local farmers’ fields. This year was a bad one for late blight with many crops destroyed or badly affected. Potato crops were also affected by PVY and bacterial wilt. We found recombinant strains of PVY in potato crops.
Scottish Government Funded Potato Project, Training Course, Near Dedza Pottery, Malawi, March 2012 from eric monaghan on Vimeo.
Kenya: The project is supported by The Monsanto Fund and we are working with partners Dr Hassan Were (Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega), Dr J. Kabira, KARI Tigoni and Professor F. Olubayo (University of Nairobi).
The main outcomes of this project are:
- A comprehensive pest and disease survey in all five major potato producing areas in Kenya.
- Identification of areas of low aphid pressure for seed tuber multiplication.
- Introduction of tissue culture microplants of 12 cultivars with different agronomic qualities to KARI Tigoni who have bulked up the material.
All introduced cultivars are growing well in the region. Sufficient material of three cultivars has been submitted for National Performance Trials and we are collaborating with the Kenyan National Potato Council to disseminate information and demonstrate the qualities of the new material in field trials.
Bibliography
- Torrance, L.; Cowan, G.H.; McLean, K.; MacFarlane, S.; Al-Abedy, A.N.; Armstrong, M.; Hein, I.; Bryan, G.J. (In press) Natural resistance to potato virus Y in solanum tuberosum group Phureja., Theoretical and Applied Genetics
- Jones, S.; Cowan, G.; MacFarlane, S.; Mukoye, B.; Mangeri, B.C.; Were, H.; Torrance, L. (2020) RNA sequence analysis of diseased groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) reveals the full genome of groundnut rosette assistor virus (GRAV)., Virus Research, 277, Article No. 197837.
- Baizan-Edge, A.; Cock, P.; MacFarlane, S.; McGavin, W.; Torrance, L.; Jones, S. (2019) Kodoja: A workflow for virus detection in plants using k-mer analysis of RNA-sequencing data., Journal of General Virology, 100, 533-542.
- Cowan, G.H.; Roberts, A.G.; Jones, S.; Kumar, P.; Kalyandurg, P.B.; Gil, J.F.; Savenkov, E.I.; Hemsley, P.A.; Torrance, L. (2018) Potato mop-top virus co-opts the stress sensor HIPP26 for long-distance movement., Plant Physiology, 176, 2052-2070.
- Trapero-Mozos, A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; McLean, K.; Stephens, J.; Torrance, L.; Bryan, G.J.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2018) Engineering heat tolerance in potato by temperature-dependent expression of a specific allele of HEAT SHOCK COGNATE 70., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 16, 197-207.
- Roberts, D.; Torrance, L.; Stirton, G.; Britton, A.J.; Craig, C.; Kyle, C-A.; Abel, C.; Macaulay, C.; Fielding, D.; Watson, H.; Pohle, I.; Robertson, J.; Maxwell, J.; Irvine, K.; Sutherland, L-A.; Dawson, L.A.; Shepherd, L.; Miller, P.; Ellis, R.; Richards, S.; Blok, V.; Hackett, C.; Kettle, H. (2018) Women in Science., The James Hutton Institute, 25pp.
- Michelmore, R.; Coaker, G.; Bart, R.; Beattie, G.; Bent, A.; Bruce, T.; Cameron, D.; Dangl, J.; Kamoun, S.; Dinesh-Kumar, S.; Edwards, R.; Eves-van den Akker, S.; Gassmann, W.; Greenberg, J.; Harrison, R.; He, P.; Harvey, J.; Huffaker, A.; Hulbert, S.; Innes, R.; Jones, J.; Kaloshian, I.; Katagiri, F.; Leach, J.; Ma, W.; McDowell, J.; Medford, J.; Meyers, B.; Nelson, R.; Oliver, R.; Qi, Y.; Saunders, D.; Shaw, M.; Subudhi, P.; Torrance, L.; Tyler, B.; Walsh, J. (2017) Foundational and translational research opportunities to improve plant health., Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 30, 515-516.
- Jones, S.; Baizan-Edge, A.; MacFarlane, S.; Torrance, L. (2017) Viral diagnostics in plants using next generation sequencing: computational analysis in practice., Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, Article No. 1770.
- Thomas-Sharma, S.; Abdurahman, A.; Ali, S.; Andrade-Piedra, J.L.; Bao, S.; Charkowski, A.O.; Crooke, D.; Kadian, M.; Kromann, P.; Struik, P.C.; Torrance, L.; Garrett, K.A.; Forbes, G.A. (2016) Seed degeneration in potato: the need for an integrated seed health strategy to mitigate the problem in developing countries., Plant Pathology, 65, 3-16.
- Lukhovitskaya, N.I.; Cowan, G.H.; Vetukuri, R.R.; Tilsner, J.; Torrance, L.; Savenkov, E.I. (2015) Importin-alpha-mediated nucleolar localization of potato mop-top virus TRIPLE GENE BLOCK1 (TGB1) protein facilitates virus systemic movement, whereas TGB1 self-interaction is required for cell-to-cell movement in Nicotiana benthamiana., Plant Physiology, 167, 738-752.
- Reavy, B.; Swanson, M.M.; Cock, P.J.A.; Dawson, L.A.; Freitag, T.E.; Singh, B.K.; Torrance, L.; Mushegain, A.R.; Taliansky, M. (2015) Distinct circular single-stranded DNA viruses exist in different soil types., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81, 3934-3945.
- Were, H. K.; Olubayo, F.M.; Kabira, J.; Aura, J.; Torrance, L. (2015) Aphids infesting potato in Kenya., In: Low, J., Nyongesa, M., Quinn, S. & Parker, M. (eds.). Potato and Sweetpotato in Africa: Transforming the Value Chains for Food and Nutrition Security. CAB International, Chapter 38, 396-404.
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- Mitchell, C.A.; Kalies, S.; Cizmar, T.; Heisterkamp, A.; Torrance, L.; Roberts, A.G.; Gunn-Moore, F.J.; Dholakia, K. (2013) Femtosecond optoinjection of intact tobacco BY-2 cells using a reconfigurable photoporation platform., PLoS ONE, 8, Article No. e79235.
- Bragard, C.; Caciagli, P.; Lemaire, O.; Lopez-Moya, J.J.; MacFarlane, S.; Peters, D.; Susi, P.; Torrance, L. (2013) Status and prospects of plant virus control through interference with vector transmission., Annual Review of Phytopathology, 51, 177-201.
- Lukhovitskaya, N.I.; Thaduri, S.; Garushyants, S.K.; Torrance, L.; Savenkov, E.I. (2013) Deciphering the mechanism of defective interfering RNA (DI RNA) biogenesis reveals that a viral protein and the DI RNA act antagonistically in virus infection., Journal of Virology, 87, 6091-6103.
- Were, H.K.; Kabira, J.N.; Kinyua, Z.M.; Olubayo, F.M.; Karinga, J.K.; Aura, J.; Lees, A.K.; Cowan, G.H.; Torrance, L. (2013) Occurrence and distribution of potato pests and diseases in the major potato growing areas in Kenya., Potato Research, 56, 325-342.
- Zakri, A.M.; Ziegler, A.; Commandeur, U.; Fischer, R.; Torrance, L. (2012) In vivo expression and binding activity of scFv-RWAV, which recognises the coat protein of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (family Geminivirdae)., Archives of Virology, 157, 1291-1299.
- Newton, A.C.; Torrance, L.; Holden, N.; Toth, I.K.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Blok, V.C.; Gilroy, E.M. (2012) Chapter three - climate change and defence against pathogens in plants., Advances in Applied Microbiology, 81, 89-132.
- Cowan, G.H.; Roberts, A.G.; Chapman, S.N.; Ziegler, A.; Savenkov, E.I.; Torrance, L. (2012) The potato mop-top virus TGB2 protein and viral RNA associate with chloroplasts and viral infection induces inclusions in the plastids., Frontiers in Plant Science, 3(290).
- Swanson, M.M.; Reavy, B.; Makarova, K.S.; Cock, P.J.; Hopkins, D.W.; Torrance, L.; Koonin, E.V.; Taliansky, M. (2012) Novel bacteriophages containing a genome of another bacteriophage within their genomes., PLoS ONE, 7, Article No. e40683.
- Birch, P.R.J.; Bryan, G.J.; Fenton, B.; Gilroy, E.M.; Hein, I.; Jones, J.T.; Prashar, A.; Taylor, M.A.; Torrance, L.; Toth, I.K. (2012) Crops that feed the world 8: potato: are the trends of increased global production sustainable?, Food Security, 4, 477-508.
- Torrance, L.; Wright, K.M.; Crutzen, F.; Cowan, G.H.; Lukhovitskaya, N.I.; Bragard, C.; Savenkov, E.I. (2011) Unusual features of pomoviral RNA movement., Frontiers in Plant Microbe Interactions, 2, 259.
- Tilsner, J.; Amari, K.; Torrance, L. (2011) Plasmodesmata viewed as specialised membrane adhesion sites., Protoplasma, 248, 39-60.
- Taliansky, M.E.; Shaw, J.; Torrance, L. (2011) Role of the nucleolus in plant virus pathogenicity., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp42-43.
- Wright, K.M.; Cowan, G.H.; Lukhovitskaya, N.I.; Tilsner, J.; Roberts, A.G.; Savenkov, E.I.; Torrance, L. (2010) The N-terminal domain of PMTV TGB1 movement protein is required for nucleolar localization, microtubule association and long-distance movement., Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 23, 1486-1497.
- Zakri, A.M.; Ziegler, A.; Torrance, L.; Fischer, R.; Commandeur, U. (2010) Generation and characterisation of a scFv against recombinant coat protein of the geminivirus Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus., Archives of Virology, 155, 335-342.
- Tilsner, J.; Cowan, G.H.; Roberts, A.G.; Chapman, S.N.; Ziegler, A.; Savenkov, E.I.; Torrance, L. (2010) Plasmodesmal targeting and intercellular movement of Potato mop-top pomovirus is mediated by a membrane anchored tyrosine-based motif on the lumenal side of the endoplasmic reticulum and the C-terminal transmembrane domain in the TGB3 movement protein., Virology, 402, 41-51.
- Verchot-Lubicz, J.; Torrance, L.; Solovyev, A.G.; Morozov, S.Y.; Jackson, A.O.; Gilmer, D. (2010) Varied movement strategies employed by triple gene block encoding viruses., Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 23, 1231-1247.
- Chichkova, N.V.; Shaw, J.; Galiullina, R.A.; Drury, G.E.; Tuzhikov, A.I.; Kim, S.; Kalkum, M.; Hong, T.B.; Gorshkova, E.N.; Torrance, L.; Vartapetian, A.B.; Taliansky, M.E. (2010) Phytaspase, a relocalisable cell death promoting plant protease with caspase specificity., EMBO Journal, 29, 1149-1161.
- Torrance, L.; Toth, I.K.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Fenton, B.; Blok, V.C.; Lees, A.K. (2010) Risks of new or emerging pests and pathogens posed by environmental change., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, pp14-17.
- Al-Mrabeh, A.; Anderson, E.A.; Torrance, L.; Evans, A.; Fenton, B. (2010) A literature review of insecticide and mineral oil use in preventing the spread of non-persistent viruses in potato crops., The Potato Council Ltd., Stoneleigh, 65pp.
- Ziegler, A.; Cowan, G.H.; Torrance, L. (2009) Comparative sequence analysis and serological and infectivity studies indicate that cocksfoot mild mosaic virus is a member of the genus Panicovirus., Archives of Virology, 154, 1545-1549.
- Torrance, L.; Lukhovitskaya, N.I.; Schepetilnikov, M.V.; Cowan, G.H.; Ziegler, A.; Savenkov, E.I. (2009) Unusual long-distance movement strategies of Potato mop-top virus RNAs in Nicotiana benthamiana., Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 22, 381-390.
- Al-Mrabeh, A.; Ziegler, A.; Cowan, G.H.; Torrance, L. (2009) A fully recombinant ELISA using in vivo biotinylated antibody fragments for the detection of Potato leafroll virus., Journal of Virological Methods, 159, 200-205.
- Swanson, M.M.; Fraser, G.; Daniell, T.J.; Torrance, L.; Gregory, P.J.; Taliansky, M.E. (2009) Viruses in soils: morphological diversity and abundance in the rhizosphere., Annals of Applied Biology, 155, 51-60.
- Torrance, L. (2009) Plant pathology., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2008, pp27-31.
- Haupt, S.; Ziegler, A.; Cowan, G.H.; Torrance, L. (2009) Studies of the role and function of Barley stripe mosaic virus encoded proteins in replication and movement using GFP fusions., In: Hicks, B.W. (ed.). Viral Applications of Green Fluorescent Protein. Methods in Molecular Biology Volume 515. Springer, Berlin, Germany, Chapter 20, 287-297.
- Gabrenaite-Verhouskaya, R.; Andreev, I.A.; Kalinina, N.O.; Torrance, L.; Taliansky, M.E.; Makinen, K. (2008) Cylindrical inclusion protein of potato virus A is associated with a subpopulation of particles isolated from infected plants., Journal of General Virology, 89, 829-838.
- Haupt, S.; Ziegler, A.; Torrance, L. (2008) Localisation of viral proteins in plant cells: protein tagging., In: Foster, G.D., Johansen, I.E., Hong, Y. & Nagy, P.D. (eds.). Plant Virology Protocols: From Viral Sequence to Protein Function. 2nd edition. Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey, pp463-473.
- Jones, S.; Cowan, G.; MacFarlane, S.; Mukoye, B.; Mangeri, B.C.; Were, H.; Torrance, L. (2020) RNA sequence analysis of diseased groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) reveals the full genome of groundnut rosette assistor virus (GRAV)., Virus Research, 277, Article No. 197837.
- Baizan-Edge, A.; Cock, P.; MacFarlane, S.; McGavin, W.; Torrance, L.; Jones, S. (2019) Kodoja: A workflow for virus detection in plants using k-mer analysis of RNA-sequencing data., Journal of General Virology, 100, 533-542.
- Cowan, G.H.; Roberts, A.G.; Jones, S.; Kumar, P.; Kalyandurg, P.B.; Gil, J.F.; Savenkov, E.I.; Hemsley, P.A.; Torrance, L. (2018) Potato mop-top virus co-opts the stress sensor HIPP26 for long-distance movement., Plant Physiology, 176, 2052-2070.
- Trapero-Mozos, A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; McLean, K.; Stephens, J.; Torrance, L.; Bryan, G.J.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2018) Engineering heat tolerance in potato by temperature-dependent expression of a specific allele of HEAT SHOCK COGNATE 70., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 16, 197-207.
- Michelmore, R.; Coaker, G.; Bart, R.; Beattie, G.; Bent, A.; Bruce, T.; Cameron, D.; Dangl, J.; Kamoun, S.; Dinesh-Kumar, S.; Edwards, R.; Eves-van den Akker, S.; Gassmann, W.; Greenberg, J.; Harrison, R.; He, P.; Harvey, J.; Huffaker, A.; Hulbert, S.; Innes, R.; Jones, J.; Kaloshian, I.; Katagiri, F.; Leach, J.; Ma, W.; McDowell, J.; Medford, J.; Meyers, B.; Nelson, R.; Oliver, R.; Qi, Y.; Saunders, D.; Shaw, M.; Subudhi, P.; Torrance, L.; Tyler, B.; Walsh, J. (2017) Foundational and translational research opportunities to improve plant health., Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 30, 515-516.
- Jones, S.; Baizan-Edge, A.; MacFarlane, S.; Torrance, L. (2017) Viral diagnostics in plants using next generation sequencing: computational analysis in practice., Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, Article No. 1770.
- Thomas-Sharma, S.; Abdurahman, A.; Ali, S.; Andrade-Piedra, J.L.; Bao, S.; Charkowski, A.O.; Crooke, D.; Kadian, M.; Kromann, P.; Struik, P.C.; Torrance, L.; Garrett, K.A.; Forbes, G.A. (2016) Seed degeneration in potato: the need for an integrated seed health strategy to mitigate the problem in developing countries., Plant Pathology, 65, 3-16.
- Lukhovitskaya, N.I.; Cowan, G.H.; Vetukuri, R.R.; Tilsner, J.; Torrance, L.; Savenkov, E.I. (2015) Importin-alpha-mediated nucleolar localization of potato mop-top virus TRIPLE GENE BLOCK1 (TGB1) protein facilitates virus systemic movement, whereas TGB1 self-interaction is required for cell-to-cell movement in Nicotiana benthamiana., Plant Physiology, 167, 738-752.
- Reavy, B.; Swanson, M.M.; Cock, P.J.A.; Dawson, L.A.; Freitag, T.E.; Singh, B.K.; Torrance, L.; Mushegain, A.R.; Taliansky, M. (2015) Distinct circular single-stranded DNA viruses exist in different soil types., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81, 3934-3945.
- Mitchell, C.A.; Kalies, S.; Cizmar, T.; Heisterkamp, A.; Torrance, L.; Roberts, A.G.; Gunn-Moore, F.J.; Dholakia, K. (2013) Femtosecond optoinjection of intact tobacco BY-2 cells using a reconfigurable photoporation platform., PLoS ONE, 8, Article No. e79235.
- Bragard, C.; Caciagli, P.; Lemaire, O.; Lopez-Moya, J.J.; MacFarlane, S.; Peters, D.; Susi, P.; Torrance, L. (2013) Status and prospects of plant virus control through interference with vector transmission., Annual Review of Phytopathology, 51, 177-201.
- Lukhovitskaya, N.I.; Thaduri, S.; Garushyants, S.K.; Torrance, L.; Savenkov, E.I. (2013) Deciphering the mechanism of defective interfering RNA (DI RNA) biogenesis reveals that a viral protein and the DI RNA act antagonistically in virus infection., Journal of Virology, 87, 6091-6103.
- Were, H.K.; Kabira, J.N.; Kinyua, Z.M.; Olubayo, F.M.; Karinga, J.K.; Aura, J.; Lees, A.K.; Cowan, G.H.; Torrance, L. (2013) Occurrence and distribution of potato pests and diseases in the major potato growing areas in Kenya., Potato Research, 56, 325-342.
- Zakri, A.M.; Ziegler, A.; Commandeur, U.; Fischer, R.; Torrance, L. (2012) In vivo expression and binding activity of scFv-RWAV, which recognises the coat protein of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (family Geminivirdae)., Archives of Virology, 157, 1291-1299.
- Newton, A.C.; Torrance, L.; Holden, N.; Toth, I.K.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Blok, V.C.; Gilroy, E.M. (2012) Chapter three - climate change and defence against pathogens in plants., Advances in Applied Microbiology, 81, 89-132.
- Cowan, G.H.; Roberts, A.G.; Chapman, S.N.; Ziegler, A.; Savenkov, E.I.; Torrance, L. (2012) The potato mop-top virus TGB2 protein and viral RNA associate with chloroplasts and viral infection induces inclusions in the plastids., Frontiers in Plant Science, 3(290).
- Swanson, M.M.; Reavy, B.; Makarova, K.S.; Cock, P.J.; Hopkins, D.W.; Torrance, L.; Koonin, E.V.; Taliansky, M. (2012) Novel bacteriophages containing a genome of another bacteriophage within their genomes., PLoS ONE, 7, Article No. e40683.
- Birch, P.R.J.; Bryan, G.J.; Fenton, B.; Gilroy, E.M.; Hein, I.; Jones, J.T.; Prashar, A.; Taylor, M.A.; Torrance, L.; Toth, I.K. (2012) Crops that feed the world 8: potato: are the trends of increased global production sustainable?, Food Security, 4, 477-508.
- Torrance, L.; Wright, K.M.; Crutzen, F.; Cowan, G.H.; Lukhovitskaya, N.I.; Bragard, C.; Savenkov, E.I. (2011) Unusual features of pomoviral RNA movement., Frontiers in Plant Microbe Interactions, 2, 259.
- Tilsner, J.; Amari, K.; Torrance, L. (2011) Plasmodesmata viewed as specialised membrane adhesion sites., Protoplasma, 248, 39-60.
- Wright, K.M.; Cowan, G.H.; Lukhovitskaya, N.I.; Tilsner, J.; Roberts, A.G.; Savenkov, E.I.; Torrance, L. (2010) The N-terminal domain of PMTV TGB1 movement protein is required for nucleolar localization, microtubule association and long-distance movement., Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 23, 1486-1497.
- Zakri, A.M.; Ziegler, A.; Torrance, L.; Fischer, R.; Commandeur, U. (2010) Generation and characterisation of a scFv against recombinant coat protein of the geminivirus Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus., Archives of Virology, 155, 335-342.
- Tilsner, J.; Cowan, G.H.; Roberts, A.G.; Chapman, S.N.; Ziegler, A.; Savenkov, E.I.; Torrance, L. (2010) Plasmodesmal targeting and intercellular movement of Potato mop-top pomovirus is mediated by a membrane anchored tyrosine-based motif on the lumenal side of the endoplasmic reticulum and the C-terminal transmembrane domain in the TGB3 movement protein., Virology, 402, 41-51.
- Verchot-Lubicz, J.; Torrance, L.; Solovyev, A.G.; Morozov, S.Y.; Jackson, A.O.; Gilmer, D. (2010) Varied movement strategies employed by triple gene block encoding viruses., Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 23, 1231-1247.
- Chichkova, N.V.; Shaw, J.; Galiullina, R.A.; Drury, G.E.; Tuzhikov, A.I.; Kim, S.; Kalkum, M.; Hong, T.B.; Gorshkova, E.N.; Torrance, L.; Vartapetian, A.B.; Taliansky, M.E. (2010) Phytaspase, a relocalisable cell death promoting plant protease with caspase specificity., EMBO Journal, 29, 1149-1161.
- Ziegler, A.; Cowan, G.H.; Torrance, L. (2009) Comparative sequence analysis and serological and infectivity studies indicate that cocksfoot mild mosaic virus is a member of the genus Panicovirus., Archives of Virology, 154, 1545-1549.
- Torrance, L.; Lukhovitskaya, N.I.; Schepetilnikov, M.V.; Cowan, G.H.; Ziegler, A.; Savenkov, E.I. (2009) Unusual long-distance movement strategies of Potato mop-top virus RNAs in Nicotiana benthamiana., Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 22, 381-390.
- Al-Mrabeh, A.; Ziegler, A.; Cowan, G.H.; Torrance, L. (2009) A fully recombinant ELISA using in vivo biotinylated antibody fragments for the detection of Potato leafroll virus., Journal of Virological Methods, 159, 200-205.
- Swanson, M.M.; Fraser, G.; Daniell, T.J.; Torrance, L.; Gregory, P.J.; Taliansky, M.E. (2009) Viruses in soils: morphological diversity and abundance in the rhizosphere., Annals of Applied Biology, 155, 51-60.
- Gabrenaite-Verhouskaya, R.; Andreev, I.A.; Kalinina, N.O.; Torrance, L.; Taliansky, M.E.; Makinen, K. (2008) Cylindrical inclusion protein of potato virus A is associated with a subpopulation of particles isolated from infected plants., Journal of General Virology, 89, 829-838.
- Torrance, L.; Cowan, G.H.; Gillespie, T.; Ziegler, A.; Lacomme, C. (2006) Barley stripe mosaic virus-encoded proteins triple-gene block 2 and gamma b localize to chloroplasts in virus-infected monocot and dicot plants, revealing hitherto-unknown roles in virus replication., Journal of General Virology, 87, 2403-2411.
- Torrance, L.; Andreev, I.A.; Gabrenaite-Verhovskaya, R.; Cowan, G.H.; Makinen, K.; Taliansky, M.E. (2006) An unusual structure at one end of potato potyvirus particles., Journal of Molecular Biology, 357, 1-8.
- Torrance, L.; Ziegler, A.; Pittman, H.; Paterson, M.; Toth, R.; Eggleston, I. (2006) Oriented immobilisation of engineered single-chain antibodies to develop biosensors for virus detection., Journal of Virological Methods, 134, 164-170.
- Jones, A.T.; Cowan, G.H.; McGavin, W.J.; Roberts, I.M.; Torrance, L. (2005) Production and properties of monoclonal antibodies to Solanum nodiflorum mottle sobemovirus., Annals of Applied Biology, 146, 321-325.
- Haupt, S.; Cowan, G.H.; Ziegler, A.; Roberts, A.G.; Oparka, K.J.; Torrance, L. (2005) Two plant-viral movement proteins traffic in the endocytic recycling pathway., Plant Cell, 17, 164-181.
- Ziegler, A.; Torrance, L. (2002) Applications of recombinant antibodies in plant pathology., Molecular Plant Pathology, 3, 401-407.
- Cowan, G.H.; Lioliopoulou, F.; Ziegler, A.; Torrance, L. (2002) Subcellular localisation, protein interactions, and RNA binding of Potato mop-top virus triple gene block proteins., Virology, 298, 106-115.
- Baratova, L.A.; Efimov, A.V.; Dobrov, E.N.; Fedorova, N.V.; Hunt, R.; Badun, G.A.; Ksenofontov, A.L.; Torrance, L.; Jarvekulg, L. (2001) In situ spatial organization of potato virus A coat protein subunits as ssessed by tritium bombardment., Journal of Virology, 75, 9696-9702.
- Torrance, L. (2001) Detecting environmental pollutants., Biological Sciences Reviews, 13, 38-40.
- Ziegler, A.; Cowan, G.H.; Torrance, L.; Ross, H.A.; Davies, H.V. (2000) Facile assessment of cDNA constructs for expression of functional antibodies in plants using the Potato virus X vector., Molecular Breeding, 6, 327-335.
- Reavy, B.; Swanson, M.M.; Cock, P.J.A.; Dawson, L.A.; Freitag, T.E.; Singh, B.K.; Torrance, L.; Mushegain, A.R.; Taliansky, M. (2015) Distinct circular single-stranded DNA viruses exist in different soil types., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81, 3934-3945.
- Roberts, D.; Torrance, L.; Stirton, G.; Britton, A.J.; Craig, C.; Kyle, C-A.; Abel, C.; Macaulay, C.; Fielding, D.; Watson, H.; Pohle, I.; Robertson, J.; Maxwell, J.; Irvine, K.; Sutherland, L-A.; Dawson, L.A.; Shepherd, L.; Miller, P.; Ellis, R.; Richards, S.; Blok, V.; Hackett, C.; Kettle, H. (2018) Women in Science., The James Hutton Institute, 25pp.
- Were, H. K.; Olubayo, F.M.; Kabira, J.; Aura, J.; Torrance, L. (2015) Aphids infesting potato in Kenya., In: Low, J., Nyongesa, M., Quinn, S. & Parker, M. (eds.). Potato and Sweetpotato in Africa: Transforming the Value Chains for Food and Nutrition Security. CAB International, Chapter 38, 396-404.
- Tilsner, J.; Taliansky, M.E.; Torrance, L. (2014) Plant virus movement., In: Harper, D. (ed.). eLS, Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, A20711.
- Al-Mrabeh, A.; Anderson, E.A.; Torrance, L.; Evans, A.; Fenton, B. (2010) A literature review of insecticide and mineral oil use in preventing the spread of non-persistent viruses in potato crops., The Potato Council Ltd., Stoneleigh, 65pp.
- Haupt, S.; Ziegler, A.; Cowan, G.H.; Torrance, L. (2009) Studies of the role and function of Barley stripe mosaic virus encoded proteins in replication and movement using GFP fusions., In: Hicks, B.W. (ed.). Viral Applications of Green Fluorescent Protein. Methods in Molecular Biology Volume 515. Springer, Berlin, Germany, Chapter 20, 287-297.
- Torrance, L. (2008) Pomovirus., In: Mahy, W.J. & van Regenmortel, M. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Virology. 3rd edition. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 282-287
- Taliansky, M.E.; Torrance, L. (2008) Plant virus movement., In: Harper, D. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, A20711
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- Torrance, L.; Koenig, R. (2004) Furovirus., In: Fauquet, C.M., Mayo, M.A., Maniloff, J., Desselberger, U. & Ball, L.A. (eds.). Virus Taxonomy, Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp1027-1032.
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- Torrance, L. (1999) Pomoviruses (Pomovirus) 327., In: Webster, R.G. & Granoff, A. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Virology. Second Edition, Academic Press, pp1361-1364.
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- Barker, H.; Torrance, L. (1997) Importance of Biotechnology for Germplasm Health and Quarantine., CAB International
- Torrance, L. (1997) Developments in serological methods to detect and identify plant viruses., Kluwer Academic Publishers, London.
- Taliansky, M.E.; Shaw, J.; Torrance, L. (2011) Role of the nucleolus in plant virus pathogenicity., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp42-43.
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Current research interests
Her research is motivated by the following research questions:
- When might it make sense to adopt new concepts and instruments for environmental management? How can we best understand the challenges and consequences of implementing such new concepts, especially those (such as the 'Ecosystem Approach') that encourage a systemic approach to connect multiple issues?
- How are different knowledges produced and used in collaboration and decision-making for environmental management? If and how do concepts (such as ecosystem services) or tools (such as scenario-planning) influence processes of knowledge co-production, including in science-policy interfaces?
- How can we better enable stakeholder participation in environmental management, including Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) ? What are the social and environmental consequences of doing so?
Kerry's main ongoing research projects
- Exploring narratives underpinning European policies and how these affect environmental management, within the project MAGIC 'Moving Towards Adaptive Governance in Complexity: Informing Nexus Security', running 2016-2020 and funded by EU H2020.
- Identifying how interacting policy instruments shape consideration of tradeoffs in natural resource management, and will explore opportunities to use new instruments such as Payments for Ecosystem Services. This is funded by the Scottish Government RESAS Strategic Research Programme 2016-2021.
- Managing a package of work on 'Effective Water Management', and within this leading work to explore if and how multiple goals may be appraised and delivered. This is funded by the Scottish Government RESAS Strategic Research Programme 2016-2021.
Kerry's current work predominantly uses qualitative research methods, e.g. collecting data from semi-structured interviews, workshops, participant observation, analysed using both inductive and deductive approaches. She also has expertise in quantitative methods e.g. design, deployment and quantiative analysis of paper and online surveys for primary data collection, design and deplyment of systematic reviews and meta-analyses to analyse secondary data. To communicate research she uses varied written, visual and oral approaches -see outputs list below. She has an established track record in project management, line management, student supervision, data management and research ethics.
Kerry currently co-supervises 1 PhD student: Kirsty Holstead, who is building understanding of community water governance, funded by a Hydronation scholarship, with Dr Shona Russell at the University of St Andrews. She previously co-supervised Sam Poskitt, who is exploring the potential of scenario-planning to support learning for sustainable development, joint funded by ESRC and the James Hutton Institute, with Dr Andrew Ainslie at the University of Reading. Sam obtained his PhD in March 2018 and now works at the University of Reading on the participatory extension work in developing countries.
Kerry is a trustee of the Orskov Foundation, a charitable foundation that supports students and communities to develop sustainable land use to support livelihoods in lower-income countries. She is also a research associate of CECHR, the Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience at Dundee. Within the Institute, Kerry has led the 'Society Institutions and Governance' sub-group of SEGS, and she also founded the SEGS blog.
Past research
She jointly led research with Kirsty Blackstock to understand the potential and challanges of implementing the Ecosystem Approach, funded by the Scottish Government RESAS Strategic Research Programme 2011-2016. Click here to visit the webpage of the Ecosystem Approach Review. This and several other projects have explored multi-level constraints on adopting more systemic and/or participatory approaches to environmental management, including: exploration of the barriers to implementing natural flood management in Scotland; analysing the first round of River Basin Management Planning for implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Scotland; and appraising the factors that can act as barriers to improving water quality.
She has explored the potential of scenario-planning to support natural resource management: she first explored scenarios of future change environmental, social and policy change for FP7-project REFRESH, then for COMET-LA (an EU FP7 project on Community-based Management of Environmental Challenges in Latin America) she explored if and how scenario-planning can assist communities to identify and develop sustainable community-based management. From 2012-16 Kerry used this knowledge to support Malawian villages and district-level planning for integrated natural resource management in two projects called "Water Futures: Towards Equitable Resource Strategies" aimed to improve the resilience of Malawia's water management, whilst successor project 'MAJI' focused on how to take account of climate change.
Kerry has expertise on knowledge co-production processes relating to environmental management: she co-led WP2 for the FP7 project ‘SPIRAL’ (Science Policy Interfaces for Research Action and Learning, for biodiversity). She has used this expertise to help support practical science-policy connections in later projects such as MAGIC. For example, she helped designed the ESPPI:CREW project to evaluate science-policy and practice links for the Scottish Centre of Expertise in Waters and was involved in CATCH II, an initiative which aimed to try to better connect policy, practitioners working in and for integrated catchment management. In 2017-18 she a multi-partner collaboration "Monitoring and Evaluation for Ecosystem Management (MEEM) - Comparing theory and practice across Europe" to assess the extent to which adaptive management is supported by the monitoring driven by key European policies. This was funded as a 'High Impact Action' funded by ALTER-Net, Europe's ecosystem research network.
Prior to working at the James Hutton Institute Kerry's PhD research, carried out at Imperial College London 2006-2009, examined how combinations of individual views, culture and local institutions could influence the outcomes of community-based conservation in developing countries. In addition to policy-relevant work with NGOs, her prior experience included social research into attitudes towards nature resources in Trinidad, as part of an MSc from Imperial College. Her first degree is a MA in Natural Sciences, from Cambridge University.
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- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L. (2016) Concepts: 'Eco' terminology., In: Brooker, R., Hester, A. & Pakeman, R. (eds.). Ecosystem Services. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, pp4-5.
- Waylen, K.A.; Gearey, B.R.; Blackstock, K.L. (2016) Peatlands and cultural ecosystem services., In: Bonn, A., Allott, T., Evans, M., Joosten, H. & Stoneman, R. (eds.). Peatland Restoration for Ecosystem Services. Ecological Reviews Series, British Ecological Society, Cambridge University Press, Chapter 7, pp114-128.
- Waylen, K.A.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Blackstock, K.L.; Brown, I.; Uribe, B.E.A.; Hernández, S.B.; Bertoni, M.B.; Bustos, M.L.; Bayer, A.X.C.; Semerena, R.I.E.; Quijano, M.A.F.; Ferrelli, F.; Fidalgo, G.L.; López, I.H.; Cisneros, M.A.H.; London, S.; Maya Vélez, D.L.; Ocampo-Díaz, N.; Ortiz-Guerrero, C.E.; Pascale, J.C.; Perillo, G.M.E.; Piccolo, M.C.; Pinzón Martínez, L.N.; Rojas, M.L.; Scordo, F.; Vitale, V.; Zilio, M.I. (2015) Can scenario-planning support community based natural resource management? Experiences from three countries in Latin America., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No. 28.
- Oteros-Rozas, E.; Martín-López, B.; Daw, T. M.; Bohensky, E.; Butler, J.; Hill, R.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Quinlan, A.; Ravera, F.; Ruiz-Mallén, I.; Thyresson, M.; Mistry, J.; Palomo, I.; Peterson, G.; Plieninger, T.; Waylen, K.A.; Beach, D.; Bohnet, I. C.; Hamann, M.; Hanspach, J.; Hubacek, K.; Lavorel, S.; Vilardy, S. (2015) Participatory scenario-planning in place-based social-ecological research: insights and experiences from 23 case studies., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No.34.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Holstead, K.L. (2015) How does legacy create sticking points for environmental management? Insights from challenges to implementation of the ecosystem approach., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No. 21.
- Sarkki, S.; Tinch, R.; Niemelä, J.; Heink, U.; Waylen, K.A.; Timaeus, J.; Young, J.C.; Watt, A.D.; Neßhöver, C.; van den Hove, S. (2015) Adding ‘iterativity’ to the credibility, relevance, legitimacy: A novel scheme to highlight dynamic aspects of science-policy interfaces., Environmental Science and Policy, 54, 505-512.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Marshall, K.; Dunglinson, J. (2015) Participation-prescription tension in natural resource management: the case of diffuse pollution in Scottish water management., Environmental Policy and Governance, 25, 111-124.
- Waylen, K.A.; Martin-Ortega, J. (2015) Report on Scenario-Planning for use by the MAJI project, March 2015., The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Tindale, S.J.; Juarez Bourke, A. (2019) Governing integration: insights from integrating implementation of European water policies., Water, 11, Article No. 598.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L; van Hulst, F.; Damian, C.; Horváth, F.; Johnson, R.K.; Kanka, R.; Külvik, M.; Macleod, C.J.A.; Meissner, K.; Oprina-Pavelescu, M.M.; Pino, J.; Primmer, E.; Rîsnoveanu, G.; Satalová, B.; Silander, J.; Spulerová, J.; Suskevics, M.; van Uytvanck, J. (2019) Policy-driven monitoring and evaluation: does it support adaptive management of socio-ecological systems?, Science of the Total Environment, 662, 373-384.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; van Hulst, F.J.; Damian, C.; Horvath, F.; Johnson, R.K.; Kanka, R.; Kulvik, M.; Macleod, C.J.A.; Meissner, K.; Oprina-Pavelescu, M.M.; Pino, J.; Primmer, E.; Risnoveanu, G.; Satalova, B.; Silander, J.; Spulerova, J.; Suskevics, M.; Van Uytvanck, J. (2019) Data summarizing monitoring and evaluation for three European environmental policies in 9 cases across Europe., Data in Brief, 23, Article No. 103785.
- Martin-Ortega, J.; Waylen, K.A. (2018) PES what a mess? An analysis of the position of environmental professionals in the conceptual debate on payments for ecosystem services., Ecological Economics, 154, 218-237.
- Waylen, K.A.; Martin Ortega, J. (2018) Surveying views on Payments for Ecosystem Services: implications for environmental management and research., Ecosystem Services, 29, 23-30.
- Waylen, K.A.; Holstead, K.L.; Colley, K.; Hopkins, J. (2018) Challenges to enabling and implementing Natural Flood Management in Scotland., Journal of Flood Risk Management, 11, S1078-S1089.
- Tinch, R.; Balian, E.; Young, J.C.; van den Hove, S.; Watt, A.; Carss, D.; Ezzine de Blas, D.; Geamana, N.A.; Keune, H.; Nesshöver, C.; Niemelã, J.; Sarkki, S.; Thibon, M.; Timaeus, J.; Vadineanu, A.; Van Muylem, K.; Waylen, K.A.; Wittmer, H. (2018) Science-policy interfaces for biodiversity: dynamic learning environments for successful impact., Biodiversity and Conservation, 27, 1679-1702.
- Nesshöver, C.; Assmuth, T.; Irvine, K.N.; Rusch, G.M.; Waylen, K.A.; Delbaere, B.; Haase, D.; Jones-Walters, L.; Keune, H.; Kovacs, E.; Krauze, K.; Külvik, M.; Rey, F.; van Dijk, J.; Vandewalle, M.; Vistad, O. I.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Wittmer, H. (2017) The science, policy and practice of nature-based solutions: an interdisciplinary perspective., Science of the Total Environment, 579, 1215-1227.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L. (2017) Monitoring for adaptive management or modernity: Lessons from recent initiatives for holistic environmental management., Environmental Policy and Governance, 27, 311-324.
- Brown, I.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L. (2016) Participatory scenario planning for developing innovation in community adaptation responses: three contrasting examples from Latin America., Regional Environmental Change, 16, 1685-1700.
- Waylen, K.A.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Blackstock, K.L.; Brown, I.; Uribe, B.E.A.; Hernández, S.B.; Bertoni, M.B.; Bustos, M.L.; Bayer, A.X.C.; Semerena, R.I.E.; Quijano, M.A.F.; Ferrelli, F.; Fidalgo, G.L.; López, I.H.; Cisneros, M.A.H.; London, S.; Maya Vélez, D.L.; Ocampo-Díaz, N.; Ortiz-Guerrero, C.E.; Pascale, J.C.; Perillo, G.M.E.; Piccolo, M.C.; Pinzón Martínez, L.N.; Rojas, M.L.; Scordo, F.; Vitale, V.; Zilio, M.I. (2015) Can scenario-planning support community based natural resource management? Experiences from three countries in Latin America., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No. 28.
- Oteros-Rozas, E.; Martín-López, B.; Daw, T. M.; Bohensky, E.; Butler, J.; Hill, R.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Quinlan, A.; Ravera, F.; Ruiz-Mallén, I.; Thyresson, M.; Mistry, J.; Palomo, I.; Peterson, G.; Plieninger, T.; Waylen, K.A.; Beach, D.; Bohnet, I. C.; Hamann, M.; Hanspach, J.; Hubacek, K.; Lavorel, S.; Vilardy, S. (2015) Participatory scenario-planning in place-based social-ecological research: insights and experiences from 23 case studies., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No.34.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Holstead, K.L. (2015) How does legacy create sticking points for environmental management? Insights from challenges to implementation of the ecosystem approach., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No. 21.
- Sarkki, S.; Tinch, R.; Niemelä, J.; Heink, U.; Waylen, K.A.; Timaeus, J.; Young, J.C.; Watt, A.D.; Neßhöver, C.; van den Hove, S. (2015) Adding ‘iterativity’ to the credibility, relevance, legitimacy: A novel scheme to highlight dynamic aspects of science-policy interfaces., Environmental Science and Policy, 54, 505-512.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Marshall, K.; Dunglinson, J. (2015) Participation-prescription tension in natural resource management: the case of diffuse pollution in Scottish water management., Environmental Policy and Governance, 25, 111-124.
- Young, J.C.; Waylen, K.A.; Sarkki, S.; Albon, S.; Bainbridge, I.; Balian, E.; Edwards, D.; Davidson, J.; Fairley, R.; Margerison, C.; McCracken, D.; Owen, R.; Quine, C.P.; Stewart-Roper, C.; Thompson, D.; Tinch, R.; Van Den Hove, S.; Watt. A. (2014) Improving the science-policy dialogue to meet the challenges of biodiversity conservation: having a conversation rather than talking at one-another., Biodiversity and Conservation, 23, 387-404.
- Waylen, K.A.; Young, J. (2014) Expectations and experiences of diverse forms of knowledge use: the case of the UK National Ecosystem Assessment., Environment and Planning C, 32, 229-246.
- Waylen, K.A.; Hastings, E.; Banks, E.; Holstead, K.L.; Irvine, R.J.; Blackstock, K.L. (2014) The need to disentangle key concepts from Ecosystem Approach jargon., Conservation Biology, 28, 1215-1224.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Marshall, K.M.; Dunglinson, J. (2014) Hybridity of representation: insights from river basin management planning in Scotland., Environment and Planning C: Government and Society, 32, 549-566.
- Brooks, J.S.; Waylen, K.A.; Borgerhoff Mulder, M. (2013) Assessing community-based conservation projects: a systematic review and multilevel analysis of attitudinal, behavioral, ecological, and economic outcomes., Environmental Evidence, 2, 2.
- Waylen, K.A.; Fischer, A.; McGowan, P.J.K.; Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2013) Deconstructing community for conservation: why simple assumptions are not sufficient., Human Ecology, 41, 575-585.
- O'Sullivan, J.J.; Bradford, R.A.; Bonaiuto, M.; De Dominicis, S.; Rotko, P.; Aaltonen,J.; Waylen, K.; Langan, S.J. (2012) Enhancing flood resilience through improved risk communications., Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 12, 2271-2282.
- Brooks, J.S.; Waylen, K.A.; Borgerhoff Mulder, M. (2012) How national context, project design, and local community characteristics influence success in community-based conservation projects., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 109, 21265-21270.
- Bradford, R.A.; O'Sullivan, J.J.; van der Craats, I.M.; Krywkow, J.; Rotko, P.; Bonaiuto, M.; Waylen, K.; Schelfaut, K. (2012) Risk perception - Issues for flood management in Europe., Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 12, 2299-2309.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Dunglinson, J.; Marshall, K.M. (2012) Linking process to outcomes - internal and external criteria for a stakeholder involvement in River Basin Management Planning., Ecological Economics, 77, 113-122.
- Waylen, K.A.; Fischer, A.; McGowan, P.J.K.; Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2012) Interactions between a collectivist culture and Buddhist teachings influence environmental concerns and behaviors, in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia., Society and Natural Resources, 25, 1118-1133.
- Waylen, K.A.; Fischer, A.; McGowan, P.J.K.; Thirgood, S.J.; Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2010) The effect of local cultural context on the success of community-based conservation interventions., Conservation Biology, 24, 1119-1124.
- Waylen, K.A.; Brooks, J.S.; Mulder, M.B.; Brosius, P. (2010) The effect of non-local socio-political context on community-based conservation interventions: evaluating ecological, economic, attitudinal and behavioural outcomes., Protocol for Systematic Review, Systematic Review No. 82 - Collaboration for Environmental Evidence. Online document.
- Mickleburgh, S.; Waylen, K.; Racey, P. (2009) Bats as bushmeat: a global review., Oryx, 43, 217-234.
- Waylen, K.A.; McGowan, P.J.K.; Pawi Study Group. Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2009) Ecotourism positively affects awareness and attitudes but not conservation behaviors: a case study at Grande Riviere, Trinidad., Oryx, 43, 343-351.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L; van Hulst, F.; Damian, C.; Horváth, F.; Johnson, R.K.; Kanka, R.; Külvik, M.; Macleod, C.J.A.; Meissner, K.; Oprina-Pavelescu, M.M.; Pino, J.; Primmer, E.; Rîsnoveanu, G.; Satalová, B.; Silander, J.; Spulerová, J.; Suskevics, M.; van Uytvanck, J. (2019) Policy-driven monitoring and evaluation: does it support adaptive management of socio-ecological systems?, Science of the Total Environment, 662, 373-384.
- Martin-Ortega, J.; Waylen, K.A. (2018) PES what a mess? An analysis of the position of environmental professionals in the conceptual debate on payments for ecosystem services., Ecological Economics, 154, 218-237.
- Waylen, K.A.; Martin Ortega, J. (2018) Surveying views on Payments for Ecosystem Services: implications for environmental management and research., Ecosystem Services, 29, 23-30.
- Waylen, K.A.; Holstead, K.L.; Colley, K.; Hopkins, J. (2018) Challenges to enabling and implementing Natural Flood Management in Scotland., Journal of Flood Risk Management, 11, S1078-S1089.
- Tinch, R.; Balian, E.; Young, J.C.; van den Hove, S.; Watt, A.; Carss, D.; Ezzine de Blas, D.; Geamana, N.A.; Keune, H.; Nesshöver, C.; Niemelã, J.; Sarkki, S.; Thibon, M.; Timaeus, J.; Vadineanu, A.; Van Muylem, K.; Waylen, K.A.; Wittmer, H. (2018) Science-policy interfaces for biodiversity: dynamic learning environments for successful impact., Biodiversity and Conservation, 27, 1679-1702.
- Nesshöver, C.; Assmuth, T.; Irvine, K.N.; Rusch, G.M.; Waylen, K.A.; Delbaere, B.; Haase, D.; Jones-Walters, L.; Keune, H.; Kovacs, E.; Krauze, K.; Külvik, M.; Rey, F.; van Dijk, J.; Vandewalle, M.; Vistad, O. I.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Wittmer, H. (2017) The science, policy and practice of nature-based solutions: an interdisciplinary perspective., Science of the Total Environment, 579, 1215-1227.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L. (2017) Monitoring for adaptive management or modernity: Lessons from recent initiatives for holistic environmental management., Environmental Policy and Governance, 27, 311-324.
- Brown, I.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L. (2016) Participatory scenario planning for developing innovation in community adaptation responses: three contrasting examples from Latin America., Regional Environmental Change, 16, 1685-1700.
- Waylen, K.A.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Blackstock, K.L.; Brown, I.; Uribe, B.E.A.; Hernández, S.B.; Bertoni, M.B.; Bustos, M.L.; Bayer, A.X.C.; Semerena, R.I.E.; Quijano, M.A.F.; Ferrelli, F.; Fidalgo, G.L.; López, I.H.; Cisneros, M.A.H.; London, S.; Maya Vélez, D.L.; Ocampo-Díaz, N.; Ortiz-Guerrero, C.E.; Pascale, J.C.; Perillo, G.M.E.; Piccolo, M.C.; Pinzón Martínez, L.N.; Rojas, M.L.; Scordo, F.; Vitale, V.; Zilio, M.I. (2015) Can scenario-planning support community based natural resource management? Experiences from three countries in Latin America., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No. 28.
- Oteros-Rozas, E.; Martín-López, B.; Daw, T. M.; Bohensky, E.; Butler, J.; Hill, R.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Quinlan, A.; Ravera, F.; Ruiz-Mallén, I.; Thyresson, M.; Mistry, J.; Palomo, I.; Peterson, G.; Plieninger, T.; Waylen, K.A.; Beach, D.; Bohnet, I. C.; Hamann, M.; Hanspach, J.; Hubacek, K.; Lavorel, S.; Vilardy, S. (2015) Participatory scenario-planning in place-based social-ecological research: insights and experiences from 23 case studies., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No.34.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Holstead, K.L. (2015) How does legacy create sticking points for environmental management? Insights from challenges to implementation of the ecosystem approach., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No. 21.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Marshall, K.; Dunglinson, J. (2015) Participation-prescription tension in natural resource management: the case of diffuse pollution in Scottish water management., Environmental Policy and Governance, 25, 111-124.
- Waylen, K.A.; Young, J. (2014) Expectations and experiences of diverse forms of knowledge use: the case of the UK National Ecosystem Assessment., Environment and Planning C, 32, 229-246.
- Waylen, K.A.; Hastings, E.; Banks, E.; Holstead, K.L.; Irvine, R.J.; Blackstock, K.L. (2014) The need to disentangle key concepts from Ecosystem Approach jargon., Conservation Biology, 28, 1215-1224.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Marshall, K.M.; Dunglinson, J. (2014) Hybridity of representation: insights from river basin management planning in Scotland., Environment and Planning C: Government and Society, 32, 549-566.
- Waylen, K.A. (2006) Botanic gardens: more than just a pretty place., Oryx, 40, 259-260.
- Waylen, K.A. (2006) Botanic gardens: using biodiversity to improve human well-being., Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, UK. ISBN 1905164084
- Young, J.; Waylen, K.A.; van den Hove, S.; Watt, A. (2016) SPIRAL Improving science-policy interfaces for biodiversity., In: Martinuzzi, A. & Sedlacko, M. (eds.). Knowledge Brokerage for Sustainable Development. Innovative Tools for Increasing Research Impact and Evidence-Based Policy-Making. Greenleaf Publishing, Saltaire, UK, pp275-290.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A. (2016) Delivering ecosystem services at a national scale: institutions and governance., In: Brooker, R., Hester, A. & Pakeman, R. (eds.). Ecosystem Services. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, pp18-19.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L. (2016) Concepts: 'Eco' terminology., In: Brooker, R., Hester, A. & Pakeman, R. (eds.). Ecosystem Services. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, pp4-5.
- Waylen, K.A.; Gearey, B.R.; Blackstock, K.L. (2016) Peatlands and cultural ecosystem services., In: Bonn, A., Allott, T., Evans, M., Joosten, H. & Stoneman, R. (eds.). Peatland Restoration for Ecosystem Services. Ecological Reviews Series, British Ecological Society, Cambridge University Press, Chapter 7, pp114-128.
- Waylen, K.A.; Matthews, K.B.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Blackstock, K.L. (2020) Magic Nexus. Report for Milestone 16. Second Round of Meetings of Policy Teams., Report for Project Website.
- Marshall,K.; Waylen, K.A.; Wilkinson, M. (2019) Communities at risk of flooding and their attitudes towards natural flood management., CREW Project Report, CRW2019_03, 20pp.
- Waylen, K.A.; Marshall, K.; Blackstock, K.L. (2019) Reviewing current understanding on catchment partnerships., Project Report by the James Hutton Institute.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Waylen, K.A.; Compagnucci, A.; Rivington, M.; Gimona, A. (2019) Extreme climate change scenarios for Scotland: Workshop report., Report for SEFARI Gateway, 20pp.
- Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Rivington, M.; Miller, D.G.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Juarez Bourke, A. (2019) Progress in second reporting period for the work package "Quality check for EU policy narratives" (WP5)., In: Giampietro, M. Technical Report for the Second Reporting Period of the H2020 Project MAGIC, (Submitted to the EC).
- Matthews K.B.; Blackstock K.L.; Waylen K.A.; Juarez-Bourke A.; Miller, D.G.; Wardell-Johnson, D.H.; Rivington, M. (2018) Report on the quality check of the robustness of the narrative behind the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)., MAGIC (H2020-GA 689669) Project Deliverable 5.5, 29 November 2018, 65pp.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Tindale, S.; Maxwell, J.; Waylen, K.A. (2018) O1.4.2biD3: Aligning existing and new delivery mechanisms for multiple environmental benefits., Research Briefing on ‘New’ Instruments, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 44pp.
- Waylen, K.A.; Tindale, S.; Juárez Bourke, A.; Blackstock, K.L. (2018) Insights from international experiences of integration for water management., Final Report, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, September 2018, 27pp.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Maxwell, J.; Tindale, S.; Waylen, K.A. (2018) Aligning policy instruments for biodiversity, soil and water., Report, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 24pp.
- Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Rivington, M.; Miller, D.G.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Juarez Bourke, A. (2017) Progress in first reporting period for the work package "Quality check for EU policy narratives" (WP5)., In: Giampietro, M. Technical Report for the First Reporting Period of the H2020 Project MAGIC, (Submitted to the EC).
- Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Miller, D.G.; Rivington, M.; Waylen, K.A.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Giampietro, M.; Cadillo, J.; Kovacic, Z.; Volker, T. (2017) The basis of EU farm competitiveness and its wider consequences, Definition of policy case study for: Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)., In: Matthews, K.B. (ed). Definition Policy Case Studies MAGIC (H2020-GA 689669) Project Milestone, 10 November 2017.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Novo, P.; Waylen, K.A.; Maxwell, J.; Juarez-Bourke, A. (2017) Coordinating policy instruments that influence soil, water, and biodiversity in Scotland: rationales, needs and challenges., Report from an ESCom (Ecosystem Service Community) Workshop, Edinburgh, 23 May 2017. Published as a Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Group (SEGS) Blog on the James Hutton Institute server, 16 November 2017.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Van Hulst, F.; MacLeod, C.J.A.; Waylen, K.A. (2017) Monitoring and Evaluation for Ecosystem Management (MEEM) - Comparing theory and documented practice across Europe., Technical Report for Project, November 2017, 96pp.
- Addy, S.; Cooksley, S.; Dodd, N.; Waylen, K.A.; Stockan, J.; Byg, A.; Holstead, K. (2016) River restoration and biodiversity. Nature-based solutions for restoring the rivers of the UK and Republic of Ireland., Report, The James Hutton Institute, 2016, 75pp.
- Turnpenny, J.; Russel, D.; Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L. (2016) Embedding the value of the natural environment in decision-making-overcoming barriers and encouraging enablers., Briefing Note to Invited Seminar by Mary Christie, Scottish Natural Heritage.
- Addy, S.; Cooksley, S.; Dodd, N.; Waylen, K.A.; Byg, A.; Holstead, K. (2016) River restoration and biodiversity: nature-based solutions for restoring the rivers of the UK and Republic of Ireland., Published Jointly by IUCN, NCUK and CREW, 64pp. CRW2014/10. ISBN: 978-0-902701-16-8
- Holstead, K.L.; Colley, K.; Waylen, K.A. (2016) Tackling the barriers to implementing natural flood management: summary report., Summary Report presented at Workshop Meeting, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, 11 February 2016.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Kyle, C. (2015) Putting the Ecosystem Approach into practice - what can it do for you?, Report of a Natural Capital Initiative (NCI) Dialogue Session, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, 28 September 2015.
- McLean, L.; Beevers, L.; Waylen, K.A.; Wright, G.; Wilkinson, M. (2015) Learning from community led flood risk management., CREW Report CD2014-12, 57pp.
- Waylen, K.A.; Howard, B.; Kyle, C.; Martin-Ortega, J. (2015) Applying payments for ecosystem services., Report of a Workshop, Edinburgh, 24 February 2015.
