Research

  • Food quality and nutritional value.
  • Molecular physiology, transgenic biology and metabolic regulation.
  • Metabolomics: Applications in the analysis of functional diversity, food quality and food safety.

Past research

  • Regulation of sucrose-starch interconversion.
  • Nitrogen assimilation.
  • Developmental processes (for example, fruit ripening).

Publications

The following Publications have not yet been migrated to the James Hutton Institute's Pure service and relate to the research outputs from the two legacy organisations: The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and The Scottish Crop Research Institute.

Journals

Books / chapters

  • Davies, H.V.; Shepherd, L.V.T. (2011) Metabolomics and genetically modified organisms (GMOs)., In: Heldman, D.R., Hoover, D.G. & Wheeler, M.B. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Biotechnology in Agriculture and Food. Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, 410-413.
  • Dobson, G.; Shepherd, T.; Marshall, R.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; McNicol, J.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2007) Application of metabolite and flavour volatile profiling to studies of biodiversity in Solanum species., In: Nikolau, B.L. & Wurtele, E.S. (eds.). Concepts in Plant Metabolomics. Springer, Dordrecht, 259-268. ISBN: 978-1-4020-5607-9
  • Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Marshall, R.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2007) Profiling of metabolites and volatile flavour compounds from Solanum species using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry., In: Nikolau, B.L. & Wurtele, E.S. (eds.). Concepts in Plant Metabolomics. Springer, Dordrecht, 208-219. ISBN: 978-1-4020-5607-9
  • Davies, H.V. (2002) Commercial developments with transgenic potato., In: Valpuesta, V. (ed.). Fruit and Vegetable Biotechnology. Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, Chapter 9, pp222-249.
  • Davies, H.V. (2000) Advances in potato improvement through genetic engineering., In: Arencibia, A.D. (ed.). Plant Genetic Engineering. Towards the Third Millennium. Elsevier, Chapter 23, pp154-158.
  • Kumar, A.; MacLeod, M.R.; Arif, M.A.D.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (1998) A molecular approach to study the role of polyamines and ethylene in plant development., In: Bardocz, S.; White, A.; Tiburcio, A.F. (eds.). COST 917: Biogenically Active Amines in Food, Volume 1, pp 43-52.

Technical / contract reports

  • Shepherd, L.V.T.; Dobson, G.; Davies, H.V. (2011) Metabolome biodiversity in crop plant species – when, where, how much and so what?., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp20-21.
  • Shepherd, L.V.T.; Davies, H.V. (2006) Metabolic analysis of potato tuber development., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2006, pp34-35.
  • McNicol, J.W.; Verrall, S.R.; Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Griffiths, D.W.; Ramsay, G.; Davies, H.V.; Stewart, D. (2006) Statistical analysis of metabolomic data., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2006, pp54-55.
  • Shepherd, L.V.T.; Davies, H.V. (2006) Searching for unintended compositional changes in GM potatoes (Invited review)., ISB News Reports, pp4-7.
  • Davies, H.V.; Waugh, R. (2004) Genes to products., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2003/2004, pp135-137.
  • McDougall, G.J.; Ross, H.A.; Swanston, J.S.; Davies, H.V. (2004) A novel activity for a starch debranching enzyme., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2003/2004, pp142-143.
  • Davies, H.V.; Viola, R.; Waugh, R. (2003) Genes to Products Overview., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2002/2003, pp106-108.
  • Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Millam, S.; Stewart, D.; Griffiths, D.W.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2003) Carotenogenesis in potato tubers., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2002/2003, pp109.
  • Shepherd, L.V.T.; McCue, K.F.; Belknap, W.R.; Davies, H.V. (2003) Transgenical approaches to reduce glycoalkaloids in potato tubers., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2002/2003, p112.
  • Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A.; Tiller, S.A.; Witte, C. (2002) Molecular manipulation of urea metabolism in potato., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2001/2002, pp140-142.
  • Davies, H.V.; Waugh, R. (2002) Genes to Products., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2001/2002, pp133-134.
  • Davies, H.V.; Viola, R.; Oparka, K.J. (2001) Plant biochemistry and cell biology., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2000/2001, pp90-93.
  • Stewart, D.; Deighton, N.; Davies, H.V. (2001) Antioxidants in soft fruit., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2000/2001, pp94-98.
  • Iannetta, P.P.M.; Jones, C.S.; Stewart, D.; Taylor, M.A.; McNicol, R.J.; Davies, H.V. (1998) Multidisciplinary approaches to improve red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) fruit quality., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1997/98, pp99-103.
  • Robinson, D.J.;Davies, H.V.;Birch, AN.E.;Wilson, TM.A.;Kerby, N.W.;Squire, G.R.;Hillman, J.R.; (1998) Development, release and regulation of GM crops., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1997/98
  • Maddison, A.; Meyer, R.C.; Hedley, P.E.; Waugh, R.; Davies, H.V.; Machray, G.C. (1996) The organisation and expression from plant multigene families., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1993, p92.

Conference papers

  • Deighton, N.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Gardner, P.T.; Duthie, G.G.; Mullen, W.; Crozier, A. (2011) Soft fruit as sources of dietary antioxidants., Proceedings of the 8th International Rubus and Ribes Symposium, Dundee, 9-11 July 2011.
  • Davies, H.V. (2010) Improving tuber quality – opportunities and challenges for GM approaches., SSCR Meeting, Dundee, 11 February 2010.
  • Shepherd, T.; Cognat, C.; Griffiths, D.W.; Dobson, G.; Davies, H.V.; Stewart, D. (2008) Application of GC-(ToF)MS based metabolite profiling techniques for compositional analysis of leaf cuticular waxes from potato., Metabomeeting 2008, Lyon, France, 28-29 April 2008.
  • McCue, K.F.; Allen, P.V.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Blake, A.; Rockhold, D.R.; Novy, R.G.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Belknap, W.R. (2007) Manipulation and compensation of steroidal glycoalkaloid biosynthesis in potatoes., Acta Horticulturae, 745, 343-350.
  • Conner, S.; Davies, H.V.; Stewart, D. (2007) Metabolomics and its application to novel food testing., 3rd International Metabolomics Conference, Manchester, 10-14 June 2007.
  • Stewart, D.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; McNicol, J.W.; Davies, H.V. (2007) Metabolomics as a platform technology for food safety and risk assessment., 3rd International Metabolomics Conference, Manchester, 10-14 June 2007.
  • McCue, K.F.; Allen, P.A.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Blake, A.; Novy, R.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Belknap, W.R. (2006) Manipulation and compensation of steroidal glycoalkaloid biosynthesis in potatoes., International Solanaceae Conference and Solanaceae Genomics Network, Madison, Wisconsin, July 2006.
  • Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Marshall, R.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; McNicol, J.W.; Davies, H.V.; Stewart, D. (2006) Use and limitations of GC-MS based metabolite profiling methods for the analysis of metabolite content in freeze-dried potato tubers., 4th International Plant Metabolomics Conference, Reading, 7-10 April 2007. Metabolomics, 2(4), p279.
  • Stewart, D.; Colquhoun, I.; McNicol, J.W.; Davies, H.V. (2006) Plant metabolomics addressing scientific concerns and uncertainties with genetic modification., 4th International Plant Metabolomics Conference, Reading, 7-10 April 2006.
  • Davies, H.V. (2006) Metabolomics: Applications in functional biodiversity analysis in potato., International Solanaceae Conference and Solanaceae Genomics Network, Madison, Wisconsin, 23-27 July 2006.
  • McCue, K.F.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Rockhold, D.R.; Allen, P.V.; Davies, H.V.; Belknap, W.R. (2005) Modification of potato alkaloids – a lesson in applied metabolomics., 229th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, 13-17 March 2005.
  • Cankar, K.; van Dijk, J.; Gruden, K.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Stewart, D.; Leifert, C.; Davies, H.V.; Kok, E.J. (2005) Development of a potato microarray for food safety analysis., Biosciences 2005, Glasgow, 17-21 July 2005.
  • McCue, K.F.; Allen, P.V.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Blake, A.; Maccree, M.M.; Rockhold, D.R.; Whitworth, J.L.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Belknap, W.R. (2005) Identification and characterization of a novel UDP-glucose:solanidine glucosyl transferase at the committed step in steroidal glycoalkaloid biosynthesis in potatoes., Proceedings of the Potato Association of America Congress, Calgary, Canada, 17-21 July 2005.
  • Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Verrall, S.R.; Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Marshall, R.; Colquhoun, I.; Le Gall, G. (2004) Metabolic profiling: Platform technologies to detect unintended effects following genetic modification of potato (Solanum tuberosum)., 3rd International Congress on Plant Metabolomics, Iowa, USA, 3-6 June 2004.
  • Dobson, G.; Shepherd, T.; Marshall, R.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; McNicol, J.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2004) Application of metabolite and flavour volatile profiling to studies of biodiversity in Solanum species., 3rd International Congress on Plant Metabolomics, Iowa, USA, 3-6 June 2004.
  • Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Marshall, R.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2004) Profiling of metabolites and volatile flavour compounds from Solanum species using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry., 3rd International Congress on Plant Metabolomics, Iowa, USA, 3-6 June 2004.
  • Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Marshall, R.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; McNicol, J.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2004) Application of metabolite profiling to studies of biodiversity in Solanum species., Society for Experimental Biology Annual Meetin,. Heriot-Watt Unviersity, 29 March – 2 April 2004.
  • Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2004) Characterisation and transgenic modification of carotenogenesis during tuber development and storage in potato., Scottish Plant Molecular Biology Meeting, Dundee, 9 January 2004.
  • Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2004) Carotenoid accumulation during potato tuber development and storage., SEB Annual Meeting, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 29 March – 2 April 2004.
  • Taylor, M.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Davies, H.V.; Millam, S. (2004) Metabolic engineering of carotenoid biosynthesis in potato tubers., Aspects of Applied Biology, 72, 155-162.
  • McCue, K.F.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Allen, P.V.; Maccree, M.M.; Rockhold, D.R.; Davies, H.V.; Belknap, W.R. (2003) Modification of steroidal alkaloid biosynthesis in transgenic tubers containing an antisense sterol glycotransferase (Sgt) gene encoding a novel steroidal alkaloid diglycoside rhamnosyl transferase., 87th Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America, Washington, USA, 10-14 August 2003.
  • Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Lacomme, C.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2003) Characterisation and transgenic modification of carotenogenesis during tuber development and storage in potato., Gordon Conference – Carotenoids 2004, California, USA, 4-9 January 2004.
  • McCue, K.F.; Allen, P.V.; Rockhold, D.R.; Maccree, M.M.; Belknap, W.R.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Joyce, P.; Corsini, D.l.; Davies, H.V. (2003) Reduction of total steroidal glycoalkaloids in potato tubers using antisense constructs of a gene encoding a solanidine glucosyl transferase., Acta Horticulturae, 619, 77-86.
  • Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Marshall, R.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; McNicol, J.W.; Deighton, N.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2003) Can metabolite profiling be used to identify unintended effects in transgenic tubers?, 16th International Mass Spectrometry Conference, Edinburgh, 31 August – 5 September 2003.
  • McCue, K.F.; Corsini, D.l.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Moehs, C.P.; Joyce, P.; Davies, H.V.; Belknap, W.R. (2002) Reduction of total steroidal glycoalkaloids in potato tubers using antisense constructs of a gene encoding a solanidine glycosyl transferase., Potato Association of America, Toronto, Canada, July 2002.
  • Stewart, D.; Deighton, N.; Duthie, G.G.; Gardner, P.T.; Davies, H.V. (2001) Identification and assessment of nutritional relevant of antioxidant compounds from soft fruit species., Bioactive Compounds in Plant Foods – Health Effects and Perspectives for the Food Industry, Tenerife, Spain, 26-28 April 2001.
  • Stewart, D.; Deighton, N.; Davies, H.V. (2001) Contribution of cell wall-bound compounds to the antioxidant capacity of soft fruit., COST Action 916: Bioactive Compounds in Plant Foods – Health Effects and Perspectives for the Food Industry, Tenerife, Spain, 26-28 April 2001.
  • Stewart, D.; Deighton, N.; Karenlampi, S.; Kokko, H.; Davies, H.V. (2001) Scandinavian berries as a nutritionally relevant source of antioxidants., COST Action 916: Bioactive Compounds in Plant Foods – Health Effects and Perspectives for the Food Industry, Tenerife, Spain, 26-28 April 2001.
  • Iannetta, P.P.M.; Escobar, N.M.; Ross, H.A.; Souleyre, E.; Hancock, R.D.; Fairlie, J.; Davies, H.V. (2000) Tricarboxylic enzymes in ripening strawberry fruits., Proceedings of the Fourth International Strawberry Symposium, Tampere, Finland, 9-14 July 2000. ISHS Acta Horticulturae (2002), 567, 731-733.
  • Stewart, D.; Deighton, N.; Davies, H.V. (2000) Contribution of cell wall-bound compounds to the antioxidant capacity of soft fruit., Abstracts of the NEODIET Conference – Nutritional Enhancement of Plant Foods, John Innes Centre, Norwich, 6-9 September 2000, 28.

Conference posters / abstracts

  • Pont, S.D.A.; Ponte, A.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Davies, H.V.; Hancock, R.D. (2011) Towards reduced acrylamide potato products: Analysis of precuros accumulation pathways using 13C-labelling in conjunction with GC/MS., PlantEngine Plant Metabolic Engineering for High Value Products, Murcia, Spain,17-18 November 2011.
  • Cullen, D.W.; Harwood, W.A.; Smedley, M.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2008) Development of a standard, validated procedure for the isolation of transgene flanking regions in GM crops and detailed analysis of transgene insertion., 1st Global Conference on GMO Analysis, Como, Italy, 24-27 June 2008 (Poster).
  • Lehesranta, S.J.; Davies, H.V.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Nunan, N.; McNicol, J.W.; Auriola, S.; Koistinen, K.M.; Suomalainen, S.; Kokko, H.I.; Karenlampi, S.O. (2005) Comparison of tuber proteomes of potato (Solanum sp.) varieties, landraces and genetically modified lines., 16th Triennial Conference of the EAPR, Bilbao, 17-22 July 2005. (Poster)
  • Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Marshall, R.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2004) Use of gas chromatography-(time-of-flight) mass spectrometry for analysis of metabolites from Solanum species., Society for Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Heriot Watt University, 29 March – 2 April 2004.
  • McCue, K.F.; Allen, P.V.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Rockhold, D.R.; Davies, H.V.; Belknap, W.R. (2004) Identification and characterization of a glycosterol rhamnosyl transferase, the terminal step in triose formation of steroidal glycoalkaloids., 88th Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America, Scottsbluff, USA, 8-12 August 2004 (Abstract).
  • McCue, K.F.; Allen, P.V.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Rockhold, D.R.; Davies, H.V.; Belknap, W.R. (2004) Identification and characterisation of UDP-galactose:solanidine galactosyl transferase, a branchpoint in triose formation of steroidal glycoalkaloids., 88th Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America. Scottsbluff, USA, 8-12 August 2004 (Abstract).
  • Verrall, S.R.; Deighton, N.; Marshall, R.; Sungurtas, J.; Shepherd, T.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Dobson, G.; McNicol, J.W.; Davies, H.V. (2003) Can metabolomics identify unintended effects in transgenic tubers?, 2nd International Conference on Plant Metabolomics, Potsdam, Germany, 25-28 April 2003. (Poster)
  • Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Marshall, R.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2003) Analysis of metabolites from Solanum species using gas chromatography-(Time-of-Flight) mass spectrometry and automated data analysis., 16th International Mass Spectrometry Conference, Edinburgh, 31 August – 5 September 2003. (Poster)
  • Kokko, H.; Karenlampi, S.; Juntilla, O.; Rapp, K.; Martinussen, I.; Deighton, N.; Davies, H.V. (2001) Northberry: cultivation and breeding of Northern Rubus species (R. chamaemorus, R. arcticus)., 8th International Rubus & Ribes Symposium, Dundee, 9-11 July 2001, 6.
  • Souleyre, E.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Taylor, M.A.; Duncan, G.; Davies, H.V. (2000) Starch synthesis in strawberry fruit., Abstracts of the Society for Experimental Biology Annual Main Meeting, Exeter University, 27-31 March 2000.
  • Iannetta, P.P.M.; Laarhoven, L.; Davies, H.V.; Harren, F. (2000) Ethylene production by strawberry flowers and ripening fruit., Abstracts of the 9th International Workshop on LASER Based Photoacoustic Trace Gas Detection in Life Sciences, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 11-12 July 2000.
  • Iannetta, P.P.M.; Medina-Escobar, N.; Ross, H.A.; Souleyre, E.; Hancock, R.D.; Fairlie, J.; Taylor, M.A.; Davies, H.V. (2000) Enzymes of the TCA cycle expressed during strawberry fruit ripening., Abstracts of the 4th International Strawberry Symposium, Tampere, Finland, 9-14 July 2000.
  • Iannetta, P.P.M.; Wyman, M.; Neelam, A.; Jones, C.S.; Taylor, M.A.; Davies, H.V.; Sexton, R. (2000) Abscission endo-b-1,4-glucanase, ethylene and the machine harvesting of red raspberries., Abstracts of the 10th Scottish Cell Wall Group Meeting, Edinburgh University, 3-4 April 2000.
  • Iannetta, P.P.M.; Sexton, R.; Neelam, A.; Jones, C.S.; Taylor, M.A.; Davies, H.V. (1999) The biochemical and molecular characterisation of raspberry fruit (Rubus idaeus L.) abscission cellulase., Abstracts of the 9th Scottish Plant Cell Wall Group Meeting, Glasgow University.
  • Davies, H.V.; Harris, N.; Taylor, M.A.; Jarvis, S.; Ross, H.A.; Millam, S.; Blundy, M.; Burrell, M.; Viola, R. (1998) Inhibition of starch biosynthesis in transgenic plants with down-regulated fructokinase activity., Abstracts of AAB Conference on Production and Uses of Starch, Edinburgh.
  • Iannetta, P.P.M.; van den Berg, J.; Wheatley, R.E.; McMillan, G.P.; McNicol, R.J.; Davies, H.V. (1998) Ethylene and cell-wall modifying enzyme activities in raspberry fruit ripening., Agri-Food Quality II: Quality Management of Fruits and Vegetables from Field to Table. Turku, Finland, 22-25 April 1998. Abstracts of the 2nd International Conference.
  • Iannetta, P.P.M.; Stewart, D.; Jones, C.S.; Woodhead, M.; Deighton, N.; Wheatley, R.E.; Taylor, M.A.; McNicol, R.J.; Davies, H.V. (1998) Enhancing raspberry fruit quality., Physiological and Technological Aspects of Gaseous and Thermal Treatments of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, Madrid, Spain.
  • Bournay, A.S.; Maddison, A.; Hedley, P.E.; Meyer, R.; Davies, H.V.; Waugh, R.; Machray, G.C. (1995) Analysis of the potential for alternative post-transcriptional processing events during invertase gene expression., Abstracts Fourth International Symposium on the Molecular Biology of the Potato, Wageningen, The Netherlands (Poster).
  • Machray, G.C.; Hedley, P.E.; Burch, L.R.; Meyer, R.C.; Davies, H.V.; Waugh, R. (1993) Characterisation of potato invertase gene families., Abstracts of the Third International Symposium on the Molecular Biology of the Potato, Santa Cruz, California 19 (Poster).
  • Davies, H.V.; Ross, H.A.; Burch, L.R.; Machray, G.C.; Hedley, P.E.; Waugh, R. (1993) Developmental changes in sucrose metabolism in potato tubers., XV International Botanical Congress, Congress Center of Pacifico, Yokohama, Japan, 28 August – 3 September 1993. (Abstract).

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