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Ectopic 5' splice sites inhibit gene expression by engaging RNA surveillance and silencing pathways in plants. Plant Physiology. 151:955-965.
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2009.
Factors affecting the spatial and temporal distribution of E.coli intertidal estuarine sediments. Science of the Total Environment. 661:155-167.
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2019.
The role of zeta potential in the adhesion of E. coli to suspended intertidal sediments. Water Research. 142:159-166.
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2018.
Equine grass sickness in Scotland: a case control study of environmental geochemical risk factors. Equine Veterinary Journal. 48:779-785.
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2016.
Equine grass sickness in Scotland: a case control study of environmental geochemical risk factors. Equine Veterinary Journal. Published online..
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2015.
Equine grass sickness in Scotland: A case-control study of signalment- and meteorology-related risk factors. Equine Veterinary Journal. 46:64-71.
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2014.
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2011.
Two decades of altered snow cover does not affect soil microbial ability to catabolize carbon compounds in an oceanic alpine heath. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 124:101-104.
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2018.
Temperature modulating sand-consolidating cyanobacterial biomass, nutrients removal and bacterial community dynamics in municipal wastewater. Bioresource Technology. 301:ArticleNo.122758.
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2020.
In silico identification and characterization of conserved plant microRNAs in barley. Central European Journal of Biology. 9:841-852.
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2014.
Effect of fencing and grazing on Kobresia-dominated meadow in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China. Plant and Soil. 319(1-2):115-126.
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2009.
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.
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2010.
The endophytic lifestyle of Escherichia coli O157:H7: quantification and internal localization in roots. Phytopathology. 103:333-340.
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2013.
Quantification and colonisation dynamics of Escherichia coli O157:H7 inoculation of microgreens species and plant growth substrates. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 273:1-10.
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2018.
Do marine mammals experience stress related to anthropogenic noise? International Journal of Comparative Psychology. 20:250-273.
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2007.
The testing of antibodies raised against poultry red mite antigens in an in vitro feeding assay; preliminary screen for vaccine candidates. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 48:81-91.
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2009.
Anthropogenic noise as a stressor in animals: a multidisciplinary perspective. International Journal of Comparative Psychology. 20:250-273.
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2007.
Modelling the effect of climate change on recovery of acidified freshwaters: relative sensitivity of individual processes in the MAGIC model. The Science of the Total Environment. 365(1-3):154-166.
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2006.
MacConkey broth purple provides an efficient MPN estimation method for Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 181:ArticleNo.106132.
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2021.
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2017.
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2007.
Detection and eradication of Spongospora subterranea in mini-tuber production tunnels. South African Journal of Science. 108:85-88.
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2012.
The effect of sward surface height on the response to mixed grazing by cattle and sheep. Animal Science. 82:271-276.
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2006.
Identifying stock structuring in the sandeel, Ammodytes marinus, from otolith microchemistry. Fisheries Research. 199:19-25.
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2018.
Targeting of TMV movement protein to plasmodesmata requires the actin/ER network: Evidence from FRAP. Addendum. Plant Signaling & Behaviour. 2:180-181. Abstract
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2007.
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2009.
The flux of DOC from the UK - predicting the role of soils, land use and net watershed losses. Journal of Hydrology. 448-449:149-150.
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2012.
The flux of dissolved nitrogen from the UK - Evaluating the role of soils and land use. Science of the Total Environment. 434:90-100.
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2012.
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2012.
Ecosystem feedbacks and cascade processes: understanding their role in the responses of Arctic and alpine ecosystems to environmental change. Global Change Biology. 15:1153-1172. Abstract
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2009.
Biological approaches to global environmental change: mitigation and remediation. Current Biology. 19:R615-R623.
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2009.
Sentinel systems on the razor's edge: effects of warming on Arctic geothermal stream ecosystems. Global Change Biology. 16(7):1979-1991.
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2010.
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2005.
Development of EST-derived microsatellite markers for Arabidopsis lyrata subspecies petraea (L.). Molecular Ecology Notes. 7:631-634. Abstract
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2007.
Functional markers for red raspberry. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 135:418-427.
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2010.
Identification of quantitative trait loci for cane splitting in red raspberry (Rubus idaeus). Molecular Breeding. 31:111-122.
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2013.
Identification, characterisation and mapping of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers from raspberry root and bud ESTs. Molecular Breeding. 22:555-563. Abstract
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2008.
Characterisation of Rhizoctonia solani from potato in Great Britain. Plant Pathology. 56:286-295. Abstract
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2007.
Infection of potato by Rhizoctonia solani: effect of anastomosis group. Plant Pathology. 57:897-905. Abstract
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2008.
A simulation model to assess herd-level intervention strategies against E. coli O157. Epidemiology and Infection. 135:749-764. Abstract
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2007.
Prepubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog leads to exagerrated behavioral and emotional sex differences in sheep. Hormones and Behavior. 59:22-27.
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2011.
The effects of dwarfing genes on seedling root growth of wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 60:2565-2573.
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2009.
The disappearing mammal fauna of northern Australia: context, cause, and response. Conservation Letters. 4:192-201.
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2011.
Nutrient emissions to water from septic tank systems in rural catchments: uncertainties and implications for policy. Environmental Science and Policy.. 24:71-82.
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2012.
Field phenotyping of potato to assess root and shoot characteristics associated with drought tolerance. Plant and Soil. 378:351-363.
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2014.
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2013.
Snow cover, freeze-thaw, and the retention of nutrients in an oceanic mountain ecosystem. Ecosphere. 6:ArticleNo.207.
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2015.
International Young Scientists' perspective on global change issues. Climatic Change. 94(1-2):1-4.
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2009.
Pathogens in urban wastewaters suitable for reuse. Urban Water Journal. 6(4):291-301.
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2009.
A study of the microbial quality of grey water and an evaluation of treatment technologies for reuse. Ecological Engineering. 32(2):187-197.
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2008.
Pathogens in urban wastewaters suitable for reuse. Urban Water Journal. 6(4):291-301.
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2009.
Chlorine disinfection of greywater for reuse: effect of organics and particles. Water Research. 42(1-2):483-491.
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2008.
Essential oils for the disinfection of grey water. Water Research. 42(8-9):2260-2268.
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2008.
UV disinfection of grey water: particle size effect. Environmental Technology. 29(2):235-244.
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2008.
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2006.
Cereal aphid colony turnover and persistence in winter wheat. PLoS ONE. 9:e106822.
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2014.
The spatial distribution of canopy-resident and ground-resident cereal aphids (Sitobion avenae and Metopolophium dirhodum) in winter wheat. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 7:21-32.
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2013.
Effects of methyl-deficient diets on methionine and homocysteine metabolism in the pregnant rat. American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism. 302:E1531-E1540.
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2012.
Weathering of the primary rock-forming minerals: processes, products and rates. Clay Minerals. 39(3):233-266.
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2006.
Coexisting small mammals display contrasting strategies for tolerating instability in arable habitat. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 60:811-820.
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2014.
The changing shape of Scotland's digital divide. European Countryside. 11:563-583.
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2019.
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2006.
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2016.
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2014.
Does the preferential microbial colonisation of ferromagnesian minerals affect mineral weathering in soil? Naturwissenschaften. 95(9):851-858.
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2008.
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2020.
The importance of illitic minerals in shale instability and in unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs. In: Rutter, E.H., Mecklenburgh, J. & Taylor, K.G. (eds.). Geomechanical and Peterophysical Propoerties of Mudrocks. Special Publictaions. 454:253-269.
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2017.
Clay mineralogy and shale instability: an alternative conceptual analysis. Clay Minerals. 49:127-145.
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2014.
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2019.
The importance of parent material in soil classification: A review in a historical context. Catena. 182:ArticleNo.UNSP104131.
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2019.
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2016.
The structure of opal-CT revisited. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 405:68-75.
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2014.
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2015.
Nanoparticle interactions with zinc and iron: Implications for toxicology and inflammation. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 225:80-89. Abstract
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2007.
Seroprevalence of chlamydial infection in cattle in Ireland. Veterinary Journal. 193:583-585.
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2012.
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2016.
The influence of clay mineralogy on formation damage in North Sea reservoir sandstones: a review with illustrative examples. Earth Science Reviews. 134:70-80.
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2014.
The importance of illitic minerals in shale instability and in unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs. Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 454
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2017.
Botrytis cinerea: the cause of grey mould disease. Molecular Plant Pathology. 8:561-580. Abstract
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2007.
Nematode resistance in plants: the battle underground. Trends in Genetics. 22:396-403. Abstract
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2006.
Within-year differences in reproductive investment in laboratory zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata), an opportunistically breeding bird. Naturwissenschaften. 95(12):1143-1148.
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2008.
Seeing the wood for the trees: hyperspectral imaging for high throughput QTL detection in raspberry, a perennial crop species. Fruit Research. 1:ArticleNo.7.
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2021.
Moisture, sawdust, and bleach regulate the persistence of Escherichia coli O157 : H7 on floor surfaces in butcher shops. Food Control. 19(12):1119-1125.
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2008.
Kaolins and health: from first grade to first aid. Elements. 10:207-211.
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2014.
Leaching of bioluminescent Escherichia coli O157:H7 from sheep and cattle faeces during rainstorm events. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 105(5):1452-1460.
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2008.
Ultrasonographic examination of ocular lesions in farmed halibut. Veterinary Journal. 173(2):456-458.
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2007.
A method for automatic segmentation and splitting of hyperspectral images of raspberry plants collected in field conditions. Plant Methods. 13:ArticleNo.74.
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2017.
A cloud based tool for knowledge exchange on local scale flood risk. Journal of Environmental Management. 161:38-50.
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2015.
Intraspecific diversity regulates fungal productivity and respiration. PLoS ONE. 5(9):e12604.
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2010.
The Floods and Agriculture Risk Matrix (FARM): a decision support tool for effectively communicating flood risk from farmed landscapes. International Journal of River Basin Management.. 11:237-252.
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2013.
A framework for managing runoff and pollution in the rural landscape using a Catchment Systems Engineering approach. Science of the Total Environment. 468-469:1245-1254.
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2014.
A multi-scale nested experiment for understanding flood wave generation across four orders of magnitude of catchment area. Hydrology Research. 49:597-615.
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2018.
Natural flood management: small-scale progress and larger-scale challenges. Scottish Geographical Journal. 135:23-32.
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2019.
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2018.
First recorded occurrence of detrital baddeleyite (ZrO2) in sedimentary rock (Smith Bank Formation, Triassic, Central North Sea). Scottish Journal of Geology. 52:185-189.
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2015.
Asynchrony among local communities stabilises ecosystem function of metacommunities. Ecology Letters. 20:1534-1545.
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2017.
Denial of long-term issues with agriculture on tropical peatlands will have devastating consequences. Global Change Biology. 23:977-982.
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2017.
Denial of long-term issues with agriculture on tropical peatlands will have devastating consequences. Global Change Biology. 23:977-982.
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2017.
Caesium inhibits the colonization of Medicago truncatula by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 141:57-61.
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2015.
A transcriptional reference map of defence hormone responses in potato. Scientific Reports. 5
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2015.
Molecular effects of resistance elicitors from biological origin and their potential for crop protection. Frontiers in Plant Science. 5
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2014.
Determination of the optimal soil sample size to accurately characterise nematode communities in soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 80:89-91.
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2015.
Wild barley serves as a source for biofortification of barley grain. Plant Science. 283:83-94.
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2019.
Barley yield formation under abiotic stress depends on the interplay between flowering time genes and environmental cues. Scientific Reports. 9:ArticleNo.6397.
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2019.
Low-energy reporting and duration of recording period. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 62:1148-1150. Abstract
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2008.
Plausible self-reported dietary intakes in a residential facility are not necessarily reliable. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 70:130-135.
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2016.
An evaluation of the IDEEA (TM) activity monitor for estimating energy expenditure. British Journal of Nutrition. 109:173-183.
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2013.
Bioactive berry components: Potential modulators of health benefits. Functional Plant Science and Biotechnology. 4:34-38.
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2010.
Managing peatland ecosystem services: current UK policy and future challenges in a changing world. Scottish Geographical Journal. 127:209-230.
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2011.
Exploring temporality in socio-ecological resilience through experiences of the 2015-16 El Niño across the Tropics. Global Environmental Change - Human and Policy Dimensions. 55:1-14.
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2019.
Epigenetic status in the offspring of spontaneous and assisted conception. Human Reproduction. 29:1452-1458.
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2014.
A cost-effectiveness analysis of water security and water quality: impacts of climate and land-use change on the River Thames system. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Series A. 371:201204B.
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2013.
Matching roots to their environment. Annals of Botany. 112:207-222.
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2013.
Depolarisation-activated calcium channels shape the calcium signatures induced by low-temperature stress. New Phytologist. 183:6-8.
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2009.
Selenium metabolism in plants. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects. 1862:2333-2342.
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2018.
Phylogenetic effects on shoot magnesium concentration. Crop and Pasture Science. 66:1241-1248.
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2015.
Managing the nutrition of plants and people. Applied and Environmental Soil Science, 2012, Article id 104826, 13pp..
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2012.
Improving crop mineral nutrition. Plant and Soil. 384:1-5.
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2014.
Possible consequences of an inability of plants to control manganese uptake. Plant and Soil. 461:63-68.
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2021.
Control of bovine tuberculosis in British livestock: there is no 'silver bullet'. Trends in Microbiology. 16:420-427. Abstract
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2008.
Improving potassium acquisition and utilisation by crop plants. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 176:305-316.
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2013.
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2009.
Valley width controls on riffle location and persistence on a gravel bed river. Geomorphology. 121(3-4):206-221.
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2010.
Extraordinarily high leaf selenium to sulfur ratios define "Se-accumulator" plants. Annals of Botany. 100:111-118. Abstract
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2007.
Nature and nurture: The importance of seed phosphorus content. Plant and Soil. 357:1-8.
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2012.
Biofortifying Scottish potatoes with zinc. Plant and Soil. 411:151-165.
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2017.
Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture 2013. Editorial. Applied and Environmental Soil Science, 2014, Article No. 536825..
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2014.
Soil management for sustainable agriculture (Editorial). Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2012
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2012.
Root traits benefitting crop production in environments with limited water and nutrient availability. Annals of Botany. 124:883-890.
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2019.
Developing an integrated conceptual framework to understand biodiversity conflicts. Land Use Policy. 26(2):242-253.
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2009.
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2018.
Evolutionary origins of abnormally large shoot sodium accumulation in non-saline environments within the Caryophyllales. New Phytologist. 214:284-293.
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2017.
The sources of phosphorus in the waters of Great Britain. Journal of Environmental Quality. 38:13-26. Abstract
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2009.
Physiological limits to zinc biofortification of edible crops. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2:article80.
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2011.
Testing the distinctness of shoot ionomes of angiosperm families using the Rothamsted Park Grass Continuous Hay Experiment. New Phytologist. 196:101-109.
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2012.
Plant nutrition for sustainable development and global health. Annals of Botany. 105:1073-1080.
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2010.
Selenium accumulation by plants. Annals of Botany. 117:217-235.
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2016.
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2018.
Relationships between yield and mineral concentrations in potato tubers. Hortscience. 44:6-11. Abstract
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2009.
Juvenile root vigour improves phosphorus use efficiency of potato. Plant and Soil. 432:45-63.
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2018.
Bio-fortification of potato tubers using foliar zinc-fertiliser. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 87:123-129.
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2012.
Genetic analysis of potassium use efficiency in Brassica oleracea. Annals of Botany. 105:1199-1210.
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2010.
Families of short interspersed elements in the genome of the oomycete plant pathogen, Phytophthora infestans. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 42:351-365. Abstract
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2005.
Can silencing of transposons contribute to variation in effector gene expression in Phytophthora infestans? Mobile Genetic Elements. 2:110-114.
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2012.
A method for double-stranded RNA-mediated transient gene silencing in Phytophthora infestans. Molecular Plant Pathology. 6:153-163. Abstract
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2005.
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2007.
Exploiting knowledge of pathogen effectors to enhance late blight resistance in potato. Potato Research. 54:325-340.
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2011.
Novel chlamydia-like organisms as cause of bovine abortions, UK. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 16:1323-1324.
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2010.
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2012.
Management to increase the depth of soft soil improves soil conditions and grapevine performance in an irrigated vineyard. Soil and Tillage Research. 98:68-80. Abstract
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2008.
Collaborative governance arrangements to deliver spatially coordinated agri-environmental management. Land Use Policy. 69:175-192.
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2017.
A single evolutionary innovation drives the deep evolution of symbiotic N-2-fixation in angiosperms. Nature Communications. 5
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2014.
Occurrence and distribution of potato pests and diseases in the major potato growing areas in Kenya. Potato Research. 56:325-342.
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2013.
Ranking the value of germplasm: new oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) breeding stocks as a case study. Annals of Applied Biology. 160:145-156.
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2012.
Linking root exudation to belowground economic traits for resource acquisition. New Phytologist 233: 1620-1635. (doi: 10.1111/nph.17854).
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2022.
The effect of perceived environmental background on qualitative assessments of pig behaviour. Animal Behaviour. 78:477-484.
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2009.
Assessing pig body language: agreement and consistency between pig farmers, veterinarians, and animal activists. Journal of Animal Science. 90:3652-3665.
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2012.
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2015.
Development of a sensitive method to extract and detect low numbers of Cryptosporidium oocysts from adult cattle faecal samples. Veterinary Parasitology. 227:26-29.
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2016.
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2013.
Algae as nutritional and functional food sources: revisiting our understanding. Journal of Applied Phycology. 29:949-982.
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2017.
Swimming and twitching motility are essential for attachment and virulence of Pantoea ananatis in onion seedlings. Molecular Plant Pathology. 18:734-745.
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2017.
Declining incidence of multi-trunking over time in a Scottish plantation of Picea sitchensis. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 28:17-27.
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2013.
Analyzing wildland fire smoke emissions data using compositional data techniques. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 125:ArticleNo.e2019JD032128.
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2020.
Fungal biotransformation of zinc silicate and sulfide mineral ores. Environmental Microbiology. 15:2173-2186.
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2013.
Grain yield stability of individual cereal-legume mixtures grown across Europe. Aspects of Applied Biology. 146:241-248.
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2021.
Grain yield stability of cereal-legume intercrops is greater than sole crops in more productive conditions. Agriculture. 11:ArticleNo.255.
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2021.
Species-specific effects of plants colonising cut-over peatlands on patterns of carbon source utilisation by soil microorganisms. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40(2):544-549.
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2008.
Biotransformation of manganese oxides by fungi: solubilization and production of manganese oxalate biominerals. Environmental Microbiology. 14:1744-1752.
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2012.
Use of artificial drinkers by unhandled semi-feral ponies. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 139:86-95.
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2012.
Decomposition in soil and chemical characteristics of pollen. European Journal of Soil Science. 59:551-558. Abstract
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2008.
Decomposition in soil of soluble, insoluble and lignin-rich fractions of plant material from tobacco with genetic modifications to lignin biosynthesis. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 37:751-760. Abstract
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2005.
Editor's Choice: crop genome plasticity and its relevance to food and feed safety of genetically engineered breeding stacks. Plant Physiology. 160:1842-1853.
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2012.
Strawberry polyphenols are equally cytotoxic to tumourigenic and normal human breast and prostate cell lines. International Journal of Oncology. 34:777-786.
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2009.
Internal cycling of nitrogen, potassium and magnesium in young Sitka spruce. Tree Physiology. 26:673-680.
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2006.
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2006.
Tracing N, K, Mg and Ca released from decomposing biomass to new tree growth. Part II: A model system simulating root decomposition on clearfell sites. Biomass and Bioenergy. 30(12):1060-1066.
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2006.
Challenges to enabling and implementing Natural Flood Management in Scotland. Journal of Flood Risk Management. 11:S1078-S1089.
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2018.
How does legacy create sticking points for environmental management? Insights from challenges to implementation of the ecosystem approach Ecology and Society. 20:ArticleNo.21..
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2015.
Monitoring for adaptive management or modernity: Lessons from recent initiatives for holistic environmental management. Environmental Policy and Governance. 27:311-324.
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2017.
The need to disentangle key concepts from Ecosystem Approach jargon. Conservation Biology. 28:1215-1224.
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2014.
Challenges to enabling and implementing Natural Flood Management in Scotland. Journal of Flood Risk Management. Published online..
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2017.
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.
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2012.
Surveying views on Payments for Ecosystem Services: implications for environmental management and research. Ecosystem Services. 29:23-30.
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2018.
Deconstructing community for conservation: why simple assumptions are not sufficient. Human Ecology. 41:575-585.
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2013.
Governing integration: insights from integrating implementation of European water policies. Water. 11:ArticleNo.598.
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2019.
The effect of local cultural context on the success of community-based conservation interventions. Conservation Biology. Published online. 24(4):1119-1129.
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2010.
Can scenario-planning support community based natural resource management? Experiences from three countries in Latin America Ecology and Society. 20:ArticleNo.28.
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2015.
Policy-driven monitoring and evaluation: does it support adaptive management of socio-ecological systems? Science of the Total Environment. 662:373-384.
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2019.
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2009.
Participation-prescription tension in natural resource management: the case of diffuse pollution in Scottish water management. Environmental Policy and Governance. 25:111-124.
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2015.
Expectations and experiences of diverse forms of knowledge use: the case of the UK National Ecosystem Assessment. Environment and Planning C. 32:229-246.
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2014.
Host-targeting protein 1 (SpHtp1) from the oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica translocates specifically into fish cells in a tyrosine-O-sulphate-dependent manner. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109:2096-2101.
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2012.
Avirulence protein 3a (AVR3a) from the potato pathogen Phytophthora infestans forms homodimers through its predicted translocation region and does not specifically bind phospholipids. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287:38101-38109.
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2012.
Harvesting the potential of induced biological diversity. Trends in Plant Science. 11:71-79. Abstract
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2006.
Whole-genome association mapping in elite inbred crop varieties. Genome. 53:967-972.
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2010.
The emergence of whole genome association scans in barley. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 12:218-222.
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2009.
The effect of host movement on viral transmission dynamics in a vector-borne disease system. Parasitology. 136(10):1221-1234.
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2009.
Relative quantitative kinetics of interferon-gamma and interleukin-10 mRNA and protein production by activated ovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 136:34-42.
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2010.
Antigen-specific peripheral immune responses are unaltered during normal pregnancy in sheep. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 77:171-178. Abstract
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2008.