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Andrew P. Whitmore

Andrew P. Whitmore

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
59
Citations
16155
World Ranking
1252
National Ranking
107

Environmental Sciences

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59
Citations
16349
World Ranking
3046
National Ranking
241

Overview

Andrew P. Whitmore is a researcher affiliated with Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom. Their scientific contributions primarily span the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science.

Their work covers multiple subfields, including:

  • Soil Science
  • Plant Science
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Major research topics addressed by Whitmore include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2

Whitmore has published in a variety of academic venues, with frequent publications in:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • European Journal of Agronomy
  • SOIL
  • Geoderma

Recent papers by Whitmore include:

  • "The potential for soybean to diversify the production of plant-based protein in the UK," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Long term simulations of macronutrients (C, N and P) in UK freshwaters," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Obtaining more benefits from crop residues as soil amendments by application as chemically heterogeneous mixtures," 2020, SOIL
  • "Modelling changes in soil structure caused by livestock treading," 2023, Geoderma
  • "Absence of a home-field advantage within a short-rotation arable cropping system," 2022, Plant and Soil

Frequent collaborators in Whitmore's research include:

  • Alice E. Milne
  • K. Coleman
  • Kirsty L. Hassall
  • Tom Sizmur
  • Marijke Struijk

Best Publications

  • Soil organic matter turnover is governed by accessibility not recalcitrance

    Jennifer A. J. Dungait;David W. Hopkins;David W. Hopkins;Andrew S. Gregory;Andrew P. Whitmore

  • A comparison of the performance of nine soil organic matter models using datasets from seven long-term experiments

    P Smith;J U Smith;D S Powlson;W B McGill

  • Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change: a critical re‐examination to identify the true and the false

    D. S. Powlson;A. P. Whitmore;K. W. T. Goulding

  • Soil management in relation to sustainable agriculture and ecosystem services

    D S Powlson;P J Gregory;W R Whalley;J N Quinton

  • A model of the physical protection of organic matter in soils

    Jan Hassink;Andrew P. Whitmore

  • Computer simulation of changes in soil mineral nitrogen and crop nitrogen during autumn, winter and spring

    T. M. Addiscott;A. P. Whitmore

  • Optimizing nutrient management for farm systems

    Keith W. T. Goulding;Steve C. Jarvis;Andy Whitmore

  • Farming, Fertilizers and the Nitrate Problem

    T. M. Addiscott;A. P. Whitmore;D. S. Powlson

  • The potential to increase soil carbon stocks through reduced tillage or organic material additions in England and Wales: a case study

    D.S. Powlson;A. Bhogal;B.J. Chambers;K. Coleman

  • Modelling the fate of nitrogen in crop and soil in the years following application of 15N-labelled fertilizer to winter wheat

    N. J. Bradbury;A. P. Whitmore;P. B. S. Hart;D. S. Jenkinson

  • Sustainable development goal 2: Improved targets and indicators for agriculture and food security

    Juliana Dias Bernardes Gil;Pytrik Reidsma;Ken Giller;Lindsay Todman

  • The environmental costs and benefits of high-yield farming

    Andrew Balmford;Tatsuya Amano;Harriet Bartlett;Dave Chadwick

  • Physical effects of soil drying on roots and crop growth

    Andrew P. Whitmore;W. Richard Whalley

  • Size and density fractionation of soil organic matter and the physical capacity of soils to protect organic matter

    Jan Hassink;Andrew P Whitmore;Jaromir Kubát

  • Simulation of solute leaching in soils of differing permeabilities

    T.M. Addiscott;A.P. Whitmore

  • Implications for Soil Properties of Removing Cereal Straw: Results from Long-Term Studies

    David S. Powlson;Margaret J. Glendining;Kevin Coleman;Andrew P. Whitmore

  • Do organic inputs matter – a meta-analysis of additional yield effects for arable crops in Europe

    R. Hijbeek;M.K. van Ittersum;H.F.M. ten Berge;G. Gort

  • A method for assessing the goodness of computer simulation of soil processes

    A. P. Whitmore

  • Resilience and food security: rethinking an ecological concept

    James M. Bullock;Kiran L. Dhanjal‐Adams;Alice Milne;Tom H. Oliver

  • Calculation of the compression index and precompression stress from soil compression test data

    A.S. Gregory;W.R. Whalley;C.W. Watts;N.R.A. Bird

  • Potential contribution of ploughed grassland to nitrate leaching

    A.P. Whitmore;N.J. Bradbury;P.A. Johnson

  • Carbon sequestration in European soils through straw incorporation: Limitations and alternatives

    D.S. Powlson;A.B. Riche;K. Coleman;M.J. Glendining

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin Coleman
Kevin Coleman Rothamsted Research
Chris W. Watts
Chris W. Watts Rothamsted Research
Keith Goulding
Keith Goulding Rothamsted Research
David S. Powlson
David S. Powlson Rothamsted Research
Karl Ritz
Karl Ritz University of Nottingham
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
James A. Harris
James A. Harris Cranfield University
William R. Whalley
William R. Whalley Rothamsted Research
John N. Quinton
John N. Quinton Lancaster University
Sacha J. Mooney
Sacha J. Mooney University of Nottingham

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