Alison Karley
Since 2004, I have been a researcher in Agroecology at the James Hutton Institute. After reading Natural Sciences at Cambridge, I studied for a D Phil in plant membrane nutrient transport at the University of York and IACR-Rothamsted. Subsequently, I have applied my training in plant nutrient physiology to study plant-insect interactions at scales of the organism and system. Postdoctoral research at the University of York on the nutritional physiology of aphids led to my current post.
I am an Associate Editor for Ecological Entomology, an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Dundee and a Guest Lecturer at the University of St Andrews. I am a member of the British Ecological Society, the Society for Experimental Biology, the Association of Applied Biologists and the Royal Entomological Society.
I am a key staff member leading Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPM) research at the Institute. For details of ongoing IPM research areas and projects, please visit the IPM@hutton website.
Current research interests
As pressure mounts to reduce dependence on agri-inputs, accompanied by uncertainty about the effects of climate change on crop production, the importance of diversifying agroecosystems for future sustainability is increasingly being realised. Ali’s research tests alternative cropping practices and pest control strategies to reduce reliance on external inputs and increase resilience to environmental stress. Her recent research has shaped current concepts about, and provided supporting evidence for, the design, management and ecological benefits of diversified agricultural systems and how to select crop types that optimise system functions. As co-ordinator of DIVERSify (EU Horizon 2020: 2017-2021), she led a consortium of 25 EU and international partner organisations to understand and demonstrate the benefits of mixed species cropping and identify crop species and cultivars that perform optimally when intercropped. Ali was one of the founding members of the ‘Crop Diversification Cluster’ of six EU projects (www.cropdiversification.eu/), aiming to increase research impact through sustained uptake of diversification measures by farmers in Europe.
Ali’s research includes identifying traits that allow crops to perform optimally with reduced nutrient and pesticide inputs. This area is developed though co-innovation projects with industry partners to identify desirable crop traits and to apply new imaging tools to phenotype plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress. For crop mixtures, Ali collaborates with crop scientists and breeders to pioneer an ‘ecological approach’ for crop improvement, focusing on trait combinations that optimize the benefits of intercropping. Ali uses participatory research to trial agroecological practices with farmers and other agricultural stakeholders, and she works closely with knowledge transfer organisations to develop open science methods and tools for making results accessible to different end users.
- Darwin Partnership Award ‘Malawi-AgroBio’ 2021-2022 (£10K) (PI)
- Scottish Government ‘EndoScot’ 2020-2023 (£66.5K) (Co-I)
- EU Horizon 2020 ‘FRAMEwork’ 2020-2025 (€1.4M) (Co-I)
- AHDB ‘Soft Fruit IPM’ 2020-2022 (£444K) (Co-I)
- GCRF ‘ClimateSmart’ 2020-2022 (£50K) (Co-I)
- Mains of Loirston ‘NOVELLA’ 2019-2023 (£47K) (Co-I)
- Esmée Fairburn Foundation ‘SEAMS’ 2019-2023 (£400K) (Co-I)
- Innovate UK ‘CherryBerry’ 2018-2021 (£734K) (Co-I)
- EU Horizon 2020 ‘MiRA’ 2017-2021 (€3.65M) (Co-I)
Bibliography
- Brooker, R.W.; Hewison, R.; Mitchell, C.; Newton, A.C.; Pakeman, R.J.; Schöb, C.; Karley, A.J. (In press) Does crop genetic diversity support positive biodiversity effects under experimental drought?, Basic and Applied Ecology.
- Kiaer, L.P.; Weedon, O.; Bedoussac, L.; Bickler, C.; Finckh, M.R.; Haug, B.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Raaphorst-Travaille, G.; Weih, M.; Karley, A. (2022) Supply chain perspectives on breeding for legume–cereal intercrops, Frontiers in Plant Science
- Leybourne, D.J.; Valentine, T.A.; Binnie, K.; Taylor, A.; Karley, A.J.; Bos, J.I.B. (2022) Drought stress increases the expression of barley defence genes with negative consequences for infesting cereal aphids , Journal of Experimental Botany
- Lozada, L.M; Karley, A. (2022) The adoption of agroecological principles in Scottish farming and their contribution towards agricultural sustainability and resilience, SEFARI webpage. (Appendices: https://sefari.scot/document/appendices-to-the-sefari-report-on-%E2%80%98the-adoption-of-agroecological-principles-in-scottish)
- Malacrinò A; Wang M; Caul S; Karley AJ; Bennett AE (2021) Herbivory shapes the rhizosphere bacterial microbiota in potato plants., Environmental Microbiology Reports, 13, 805-811.
- Humphreys, R.K.; Ruxton, G.D.; Karley, A.J. (2021) Post-dropping behavior of potato aphids (Macrosiphum euphorbiae)., Journal of Insect Behaviour, 34, 223-239.
- Williams, D.; Hackett, C.A.; Karley, A.; McCallum, S.; Smith, K.; Britten, A.; Graham, J. (2021) Seeing the wood for the trees: hyperspectral imaging for high throughput QTL detection in raspberry, a perennial crop species., Fruit Research, 1, Article No. 7.
- Weih, M.; Ajal, J.; Kiær, L.P.; Karley, A.J.; Newton, A.C.; Scherber, C.; Brandmeier, J.; Pappagallo, S.; Tavoletti, S. (2021) Grain yield stability of individual cereal-legume mixtures grown across Europe. , Aspects of Applied Biology, 146, 241-248.
- Leybourne, D.J.; Preedy, K.F.; Valentine, T.A.; Bos, J.I.B.; Karley, A.J. (2021) Drought has negative consequences on aphid fitness and plant vigour: Insights from a meta-analysis., Ecology and Evolution, 11, 11915-11929.
- Humphreys, R.K.; Ruxton, G.D.; Karley, A.J. (2021) Drop when the stakes are high: adaptive, flexible use of dropping behaviour by aphids., Behaviour, 158, 603-623.
- Brandmeier, J.; Reininghaus, H.; Pappagallo, S.; Karley, A.J.; Kiaer, L.P.; Scherber, C. (2021) Intercropping in high input agriculture supports arthropod diversity without risking significant yield losses., Basic and Applied Ecology, 53, 26-38.
- Berghuijs, H.N.C.; Weih, M.; van der Werf, W.; Karley, A.J.; Adam, E.; Villegas-Fernandez, A.M.; Kiaer, L.P.; Newton, A.C.; Scherber, C.; Tavoletti, S.; Vico, G. (2021) Calibrating and testing APSIM for wheat-faba bean pure cultures and intercrops across Europe., Field Crops Research, 264, Article No. 108088.
- Weih, M.; Karley, A.J.; Newton, A.C.; Kiær, L.P.; Scherber, C.; Rubiales, D.; Adam, E.; Ajal, J.; Brandmeier. J.; Pappagallo, S.; Villegas-Fernández, A.; Reckling, M.; Tavoletti, S. (2021) Grain yield stability of cereal-legume intercrops is greater than sole crops in more productive conditions., Agriculture, 11, Article No. 255.
- Brooker, R.W.; George, T.S.; Homulle, Z.; Karley, A.J.; Newton, A.C.; Pakeman, R.J.; Schöb, C. (2021) Facilitation and biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships in crop production systems and their role in sustainable farming., Journal of Ecology, 109, 2054-2067.
- Homulle, Z.; George, T.S.; Karley, A.J. (2021) Root traits with team benefits: understanding belowground interactions in intercropping systems., Plant and Soil, 471, 1-26.
- Herman, N.C.; Berghuijs, M.W.; van der Werf, W.; Karley, A.J.; Adam, E.; Villegas-Fernández, A.M.; Kiær, L.P.; Newton, A.C.; Scherber, C.; Tavoletti, S.; Vico, G. (2021) Calibrating and testing APSIM for wheat-faba bean pure cultures and intercrops across Europe., Field Crops Research, 264, Article No.108088.
- Morera-Margarit, P.; Pope, T.W.; Mitchell, C.; Karley, A.J. (2021) Could bacterial associations determine the success of weevil species?, Annals of Applied Biology, 178, 51-61, Article No. 667314.
- Messean, A.; Viguier, L.; Paresys, L.; Aubertot, J.; Canali, S.; Iannetta, P.; Justes, E.; Karley, A.; Keillor, B.; Kemper, L.; Muel, F.; Pancino, B.; Stilmant, D.; Watson, C.; Willer, H.; Zornoza, R. (2021) ENABLING CROP DIVERSIFICATION TO SUPPORT TRANSITIONS TOWARD MORE SUSTAINABLE EUROPEAN AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS, Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 8, 474-480.
- Morera-Margarit, P.; Karley, A.J.; Mitchell, C.; Graham, R.I.; Pope, T.W. (2020) Geographic origin may not influence vine weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius) susceptibility to the entomopathogenioc fungus Metarhiziumbrunneum (Petch)., Biocontrol Science and Technology, 30, 1018-1025.
- Leybourne, D.J.; Valentine, T.A.; Bos J.I.B.; Karley, A.J. (2020) A fitness cost resulting from Hamiltonella defensa infection is associated with altered probing and feeding behaviour in Rhopalosiphum padi., Journal of Experimental Biology, 223, Article No. jeb207936.
- Preedy, K.; Chaplain, M.; Leybourne, D.; Marion, G.; Karley, A.J. (2020) Learning-induced switching costs in a parasitoid can maintain diversity of host aphid phenotypes although biocontrol is destabilised under abiotic stress., Journal of Animal Ecology, 89, 1216-1229.
- Malm, L.E.; Pearce-Higgins, J.W.; Littlewood, N.A.; Karley, A.J.; Karaszewska, E.; Jaques, R.; Pakeman, R.J.; Redpath, S.M.; Evans, D.M. (2020) Livestock grazing impacts components of the breeding productivity of a common upland insectivorous passerine: Results from a long-term experiment., Journal of Applied Ecology, 57, 1514-1523.
- Leybourne, D.J.; Bos, J.I.B.; Valentine, T.A.; Karley, A.J. (2020) The price of protection: a defensive endosymbiont impairs nymph growth in the bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi., Insect Science, 27, 69-85.
- Pakeman, R.J.; Brooker, R.W.; Karley, A.J.; Newton, A.C.; Mitchell, C.; Hewison, R.L.; Pollenus, J.; Guy, D.C.; Schöb, C. (2020) Increased crop diversity reduces the functional space available for weeds., Weed Research, 60, 121-131.
- Vasconcelos, M.W.; Grusak, M.A.; Pinto, E.; Gomes, A.; Ferreira, H.; Balázs, B.; Centofanti, T.; Ntatsi, G.; Savvas, D.; Karkanis, A.; Williams, M.; Vandenberg, A.; Toma, L.; Shrestha, S.; Akaichi, F.; Barrios, C.O.; Gruber, S.; James, E.K.; Maluk, M.; Karkey, A.J.; Iannetta, P.P.M. (2020) The biology of legumes and their agronomic, economic, and social impact., In: Hasanuzzaman, M., Araújo, S. & Singh Gill, S. (eds.). The Plant Family Fabaceae: The Biology and Physiological Responses to Environmental Issues. Springer Nature, Singapre, Chapter 1, pp3-25.
- Hawes, C.; Young, M.W.; Banks, G.; Begg, G.S.; Christie, A.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Karley, A.J.; Squire, G.R. (2019) Whole-systems analysis of environmental and economic sustainability in arable cropping systems: a case study., Agronomy, 9, Article No. 438.
- Leybourne, D.L.; Valentine, T.A.; Robertson, J.A.H.; Perez-Fernandez, E.; Main, A.M.; Karley, A.J.; Bos, J.I.B. (2019) Defence gene expression and phloem quality contribute to mesophyll and phloem resistance to aphids in wild barley., Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, 4011-4026.
- Morera-Margarit, P.; Bulgarelli, D.; Pope T.W.; Graham, R.I.; Mitchell, C.; Karley, A.J. (2019) The bacterial community associated with adult vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) in UK populations growing on strawberry is dominated by Candidatus Nardonella., Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 167, 186-196.
- Slater, J.M.; Gilbert, L.; Johnson, D.; Karley, A.J. (2019) Limited effects of the maternal rearing environment on the behaviour and fitness of an insect herbivore and its natural enemy., PLoS ONE, 14, Article No. e0209965.
- Graham, J.; Karley, A.J.; Dolan, A.; Williams, D.; Jennings, N. (2019) Advances and challenges in sustainable raspberry/blackberry cultivation., In: Lang, G. (ed.). Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Temperate Zone Tree Fruits and Berries. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Volume 2: Case Studies, Chapter 13, pp397-422.
- Clarke, H.V.; Foster, S.P.; Oliphant, L.; Waters, E.W.; Karley, A.J. (2018) Co-occurrence of defensive traits in the potato aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae., Ecological Entomology, 43, 538-542.
- Hawes, C.; Alexander, C.J.; Begg, G.S.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Karley, A.J.; Squire, G.R.; Young, M. (2018) Plant responses to an integrated cropping system designed to maintain yield whilst enhancing soil properties and biodiversity., Agronomy, 8, Article No. 229.
- Brooker, R.W.; Karley, A.J.; Morcillo, L.; Newton, A.C.; Pakeman, R.J.; Schob, C. (2018) Crop presence, but not genetic diversity, impacts on the rare arable plant Valerianella rimosa., Plant Ecology and Diversity, 10, 495-507.
- Williams, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Karley, A.J.; Graham, J.; Jones, H.G. (2018) Use of imaging technologies for high throughput phenotyping., In: Graham, J. & Brennan, R. (eds.). Raspberry: Breeding, Challenges and Advances. Springer International Publishing, Cham, Chapter 9, pp145-158.
- Mitchell, C.; Hawes, C.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Birch, A.N.E.; Begg, G.; Karley, A. (2018) An agroecological approach for weed, pest and disease management in Rubus plantations., In: Graham, J. & Brennan, R. (eds.). Raspberry: Breeding, Challenges and Advances. Springer International Publishing, Cham, Chapter 5, pp63-81.
- Clarke, H.V.; Cullen, D.; Hubbard, S.F.; Karley, A.J. (2017) Susceptibility of Macrosiphum euphorbiae to the parasitoid Aphidius ervi: larval development depends on host aphid genotype., Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 162, 148-158.
- Wade, R.N.; Karley, A.J.; Johnson, S.N.; Harley, S.E. (2017) Impact of predicted precipitation scenarios on multitrophic interactions., Functional Ecology, 31, 1647-1658.
- Johnson, S.N.; Karley, A.J.; Gregory, P.J.; Brennan, R.M. (2017) Editorial: Crop traits for defense against pests and disease: durability, breakdown and future prospects., Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, Article No. 209.
- Schoeb, C.; Hortal, S.; Karley, A.J.; Morcillo, L.; Newton, A.C.; Pakeman, R.J.; Powell, J.R.; Anderson, I.C.; Brooker, R.W. (2017) Species but not genotype diversity strongly impacts the establishment of rare colonisers., Functional Ecology, 31, 1462-1470.
- Williams, D.; Britten, A.; McCallum, S.; Jones, H.; Aitkenhead, M.;Karley, A.; Loades, K.; Prashar, A.; Graham, J. (2017) A method for automatic segmentation and splitting of hyperspectral images of raspberry plants collected in field conditions., Plant Methods, 13, Article No. 74.
- Kiaer, L.P.; Weedon, O.; Bedoussac, L.; Bickler, C.; Finckh, M.R.; Haug, B.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Raaphorst-Travaille, G.; Weih, M.; Karley, A. (2022) Supply chain perspectives on breeding for legume–cereal intercrops, Frontiers in Plant Science
- Leybourne, D.J.; Valentine, T.A.; Binnie, K.; Taylor, A.; Karley, A.J.; Bos, J.I.B. (2022) Drought stress increases the expression of barley defence genes with negative consequences for infesting cereal aphids , Journal of Experimental Botany
- Malacrinò A; Wang M; Caul S; Karley AJ; Bennett AE (2021) Herbivory shapes the rhizosphere bacterial microbiota in potato plants., Environmental Microbiology Reports, 13, 805-811.
- Humphreys, R.K.; Ruxton, G.D.; Karley, A.J. (2021) Post-dropping behavior of potato aphids (Macrosiphum euphorbiae)., Journal of Insect Behaviour, 34, 223-239.
- Williams, D.; Hackett, C.A.; Karley, A.; McCallum, S.; Smith, K.; Britten, A.; Graham, J. (2021) Seeing the wood for the trees: hyperspectral imaging for high throughput QTL detection in raspberry, a perennial crop species., Fruit Research, 1, Article No. 7.
- Weih, M.; Ajal, J.; Kiær, L.P.; Karley, A.J.; Newton, A.C.; Scherber, C.; Brandmeier, J.; Pappagallo, S.; Tavoletti, S. (2021) Grain yield stability of individual cereal-legume mixtures grown across Europe. , Aspects of Applied Biology, 146, 241-248.
- Leybourne, D.J.; Preedy, K.F.; Valentine, T.A.; Bos, J.I.B.; Karley, A.J. (2021) Drought has negative consequences on aphid fitness and plant vigour: Insights from a meta-analysis., Ecology and Evolution, 11, 11915-11929.
- Humphreys, R.K.; Ruxton, G.D.; Karley, A.J. (2021) Drop when the stakes are high: adaptive, flexible use of dropping behaviour by aphids., Behaviour, 158, 603-623.
- Brandmeier, J.; Reininghaus, H.; Pappagallo, S.; Karley, A.J.; Kiaer, L.P.; Scherber, C. (2021) Intercropping in high input agriculture supports arthropod diversity without risking significant yield losses., Basic and Applied Ecology, 53, 26-38.
- Berghuijs, H.N.C.; Weih, M.; van der Werf, W.; Karley, A.J.; Adam, E.; Villegas-Fernandez, A.M.; Kiaer, L.P.; Newton, A.C.; Scherber, C.; Tavoletti, S.; Vico, G. (2021) Calibrating and testing APSIM for wheat-faba bean pure cultures and intercrops across Europe., Field Crops Research, 264, Article No. 108088.
- Weih, M.; Karley, A.J.; Newton, A.C.; Kiær, L.P.; Scherber, C.; Rubiales, D.; Adam, E.; Ajal, J.; Brandmeier. J.; Pappagallo, S.; Villegas-Fernández, A.; Reckling, M.; Tavoletti, S. (2021) Grain yield stability of cereal-legume intercrops is greater than sole crops in more productive conditions., Agriculture, 11, Article No. 255.
- Brooker, R.W.; George, T.S.; Homulle, Z.; Karley, A.J.; Newton, A.C.; Pakeman, R.J.; Schöb, C. (2021) Facilitation and biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships in crop production systems and their role in sustainable farming., Journal of Ecology, 109, 2054-2067.
- Homulle, Z.; George, T.S.; Karley, A.J. (2021) Root traits with team benefits: understanding belowground interactions in intercropping systems., Plant and Soil, 471, 1-26.
- Herman, N.C.; Berghuijs, M.W.; van der Werf, W.; Karley, A.J.; Adam, E.; Villegas-Fernández, A.M.; Kiær, L.P.; Newton, A.C.; Scherber, C.; Tavoletti, S.; Vico, G. (2021) Calibrating and testing APSIM for wheat-faba bean pure cultures and intercrops across Europe., Field Crops Research, 264, Article No.108088.
- Morera-Margarit, P.; Pope, T.W.; Mitchell, C.; Karley, A.J. (2021) Could bacterial associations determine the success of weevil species?, Annals of Applied Biology, 178, 51-61, Article No. 667314.
- Messean, A.; Viguier, L.; Paresys, L.; Aubertot, J.; Canali, S.; Iannetta, P.; Justes, E.; Karley, A.; Keillor, B.; Kemper, L.; Muel, F.; Pancino, B.; Stilmant, D.; Watson, C.; Willer, H.; Zornoza, R. (2021) ENABLING CROP DIVERSIFICATION TO SUPPORT TRANSITIONS TOWARD MORE SUSTAINABLE EUROPEAN AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS, Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 8, 474-480.
- Morera-Margarit, P.; Karley, A.J.; Mitchell, C.; Graham, R.I.; Pope, T.W. (2020) Geographic origin may not influence vine weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius) susceptibility to the entomopathogenioc fungus Metarhiziumbrunneum (Petch)., Biocontrol Science and Technology, 30, 1018-1025.
- Leybourne, D.J.; Valentine, T.A.; Bos J.I.B.; Karley, A.J. (2020) A fitness cost resulting from Hamiltonella defensa infection is associated with altered probing and feeding behaviour in Rhopalosiphum padi., Journal of Experimental Biology, 223, Article No. jeb207936.
- Preedy, K.; Chaplain, M.; Leybourne, D.; Marion, G.; Karley, A.J. (2020) Learning-induced switching costs in a parasitoid can maintain diversity of host aphid phenotypes although biocontrol is destabilised under abiotic stress., Journal of Animal Ecology, 89, 1216-1229.
- Malm, L.E.; Pearce-Higgins, J.W.; Littlewood, N.A.; Karley, A.J.; Karaszewska, E.; Jaques, R.; Pakeman, R.J.; Redpath, S.M.; Evans, D.M. (2020) Livestock grazing impacts components of the breeding productivity of a common upland insectivorous passerine: Results from a long-term experiment., Journal of Applied Ecology, 57, 1514-1523.
- Leybourne, D.J.; Bos, J.I.B.; Valentine, T.A.; Karley, A.J. (2020) The price of protection: a defensive endosymbiont impairs nymph growth in the bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi., Insect Science, 27, 69-85.
- Pakeman, R.J.; Brooker, R.W.; Karley, A.J.; Newton, A.C.; Mitchell, C.; Hewison, R.L.; Pollenus, J.; Guy, D.C.; Schöb, C. (2020) Increased crop diversity reduces the functional space available for weeds., Weed Research, 60, 121-131.
- Hawes, C.; Young, M.W.; Banks, G.; Begg, G.S.; Christie, A.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Karley, A.J.; Squire, G.R. (2019) Whole-systems analysis of environmental and economic sustainability in arable cropping systems: a case study., Agronomy, 9, Article No. 438.
- Leybourne, D.L.; Valentine, T.A.; Robertson, J.A.H.; Perez-Fernandez, E.; Main, A.M.; Karley, A.J.; Bos, J.I.B. (2019) Defence gene expression and phloem quality contribute to mesophyll and phloem resistance to aphids in wild barley., Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, 4011-4026.
- Morera-Margarit, P.; Bulgarelli, D.; Pope T.W.; Graham, R.I.; Mitchell, C.; Karley, A.J. (2019) The bacterial community associated with adult vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) in UK populations growing on strawberry is dominated by Candidatus Nardonella., Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 167, 186-196.
- Slater, J.M.; Gilbert, L.; Johnson, D.; Karley, A.J. (2019) Limited effects of the maternal rearing environment on the behaviour and fitness of an insect herbivore and its natural enemy., PLoS ONE, 14, Article No. e0209965.
- Clarke, H.V.; Foster, S.P.; Oliphant, L.; Waters, E.W.; Karley, A.J. (2018) Co-occurrence of defensive traits in the potato aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae., Ecological Entomology, 43, 538-542.
- Hawes, C.; Alexander, C.J.; Begg, G.S.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Karley, A.J.; Squire, G.R.; Young, M. (2018) Plant responses to an integrated cropping system designed to maintain yield whilst enhancing soil properties and biodiversity., Agronomy, 8, Article No. 229.
- Brooker, R.W.; Karley, A.J.; Morcillo, L.; Newton, A.C.; Pakeman, R.J.; Schob, C. (2018) Crop presence, but not genetic diversity, impacts on the rare arable plant Valerianella rimosa., Plant Ecology and Diversity, 10, 495-507.
- Karley, A.J.; Emslie-Smith, M.; Bennett, A.E. (2017) Potato aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae performance is determined by aphid genotype and not mycorrhizal fungi or water availability., Insect Science, 24, 1015-1024.
- Clarke, H.V.; Cullen, D.; Hubbard, S.F.; Karley, A.J. (2017) Susceptibility of Macrosiphum euphorbiae to the parasitoid Aphidius ervi: larval development depends on host aphid genotype., Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 162, 148-158.
- Rasmann, S.; Bennett, A.; Biere, A.; Karley, A.; Guerrieri, E. (2017) Root symbionts: powerful drivers of plant above- and belowground indirect defenses., Insect Science, 24, 947-960.
- Wade, R.N.; Karley, A.J.; Johnson, S.N.; Harley, S.E. (2017) Impact of predicted precipitation scenarios on multitrophic interactions., Functional Ecology, 31, 1647-1658.
- Johnson, S.N.; Karley, A.J.; Gregory, P.J.; Brennan, R.M. (2017) Editorial: Crop traits for defense against pests and disease: durability, breakdown and future prospects., Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, Article No. 209.
- Schoeb, C.; Hortal, S.; Karley, A.J.; Morcillo, L.; Newton, A.C.; Pakeman, R.J.; Powell, J.R.; Anderson, I.C.; Brooker, R.W. (2017) Species but not genotype diversity strongly impacts the establishment of rare colonisers., Functional Ecology, 31, 1462-1470.
- Williams, D.; Britten, A.; McCallum, S.; Jones, H.; Aitkenhead, M.;Karley, A.; Loades, K.; Prashar, A.; Graham, J. (2017) A method for automatic segmentation and splitting of hyperspectral images of raspberry plants collected in field conditions., Plant Methods, 13, Article No. 74.
- Mitchell, C.; Brennan, R.M.; Graham, J.; Karley, A.J. (2016) Plant defense against herbivorous pests: exploiting resistance and tolerance traits for sustainable crop protection., Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, Article No. 1132.
- Johnson, S.N.; Benefer, C.M.; Frew, A.; Griffiths, B.S.; Hartley, S.E.; Karley, A.J.; Rasmann, S.; Schumann, M.; Sonnemann, I.; Robert, C.A.M. (2016) New frontiers in belowground ecology for plant protection from root-feeding insects., Applied Soil Ecology, 108, 96-107.
- Karley, A.J.; Mitchell, C.; Brookes, C.; McNicol, J.; O'Neill, T.; Roberts, H.; Graham, J.; Johnson, S.N. (2016) Exploiting physical defence traits for crop protection: leaf trichomes of Rubus idaeus have deterrent effects on spider mites but not aphids., Annals of Applied Biology, 168, 159-172.
- Brooker, R.W.; Karley, A.J.; Newton, A.C.; Pakeman, R.J.; Schob, C. (2016) Facilitation and sustainable agriculture: a mechanistic approach to reconciling crop production and conservation., Functional Ecology, 30, 98-107.
- Vasconcelos, M.W.; Grusak, M.A.; Pinto, E.; Gomes, A.; Ferreira, H.; Balázs, B.; Centofanti, T.; Ntatsi, G.; Savvas, D.; Karkanis, A.; Williams, M.; Vandenberg, A.; Toma, L.; Shrestha, S.; Akaichi, F.; Barrios, C.O.; Gruber, S.; James, E.K.; Maluk, M.; Karkey, A.J.; Iannetta, P.P.M. (2020) The biology of legumes and their agronomic, economic, and social impact., In: Hasanuzzaman, M., Araújo, S. & Singh Gill, S. (eds.). The Plant Family Fabaceae: The Biology and Physiological Responses to Environmental Issues. Springer Nature, Singapre, Chapter 1, pp3-25.
- Graham, J.; Karley, A.J.; Dolan, A.; Williams, D.; Jennings, N. (2019) Advances and challenges in sustainable raspberry/blackberry cultivation., In: Lang, G. (ed.). Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Temperate Zone Tree Fruits and Berries. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Volume 2: Case Studies, Chapter 13, pp397-422.
- Williams, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Karley, A.J.; Graham, J.; Jones, H.G. (2018) Use of imaging technologies for high throughput phenotyping., In: Graham, J. & Brennan, R. (eds.). Raspberry: Breeding, Challenges and Advances. Springer International Publishing, Cham, Chapter 9, pp145-158.
- Mitchell, C.; Hawes, C.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Birch, A.N.E.; Begg, G.; Karley, A. (2018) An agroecological approach for weed, pest and disease management in Rubus plantations., In: Graham, J. & Brennan, R. (eds.). Raspberry: Breeding, Challenges and Advances. Springer International Publishing, Cham, Chapter 5, pp63-81.
- Squire, G.R.; Hawes, C.; Ianetta, P.P.M.; Karley, A.J.; Begg, G. (2016) Ecosystem services from croplands., In: Brooker, R., Hester, A. & Pakeman, R. (eds.). Ecosystem Services. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, pp24-25.
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