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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
60
Citations
12721
World Ranking
1216
National Ranking
105

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Bacteria
  • Botany

Carlo Leifert focuses on Microbiology, Bacteria, Food science, Nitrite and Botany. His research integrates issues of Urea, Potassium nitrite, Micrococcus and Bacillus subtilis in his study of Microbiology. His work carried out in the field of Food science brings together such families of science as Conjugated linoleic acid, Linoleic acid, Dairy cattle, Polyunsaturated fatty acid and Organic milk.

His Nitrite research includes elements of Antimicrobial, Staphylococcus intermedius, Nitric oxide, Pasteurella and Streptococcaceae. His work in the fields of Botany, such as Damping off and Pythium, intersects with other areas such as Plant tissue culture. As a member of one scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Organic farming, focusing on Agrochemical and, on occasion, Agronomy.

His most cited work include:

  • Chemical generation of nitric oxide in the mouth from the enterosalivary circulation of dietary nitrate (522 citations)
  • Higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations and lower incidence of pesticide residues in organically grown crops: a systematic literature review and meta-analyses (291 citations)
  • Antibiotic production and biocontrol activity by Bacillus subtilis CL27 and Bacillus pumilus CL45 (263 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Carlo Leifert mainly focuses on Agronomy, Organic farming, Food science, Microbiology and Crop protection. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Agronomy, Botany is strongly linked to Horticulture. Carlo Leifert has researched Organic farming in several fields, including Agroforestry, Pesticide and Fungicide.

His Food science study combines topics in areas such as Polyunsaturated fatty acid, Conjugated linoleic acid, Linoleic acid, Fatty acid and Organic milk. The Microbiology study combines topics in areas such as Botrytis cinerea, Nitrite and Bacillus subtilis, Bacteria. His Nitrite study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Antimicrobial and Nitric oxide.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (31.21%)
  • Organic farming (24.11%)
  • Food science (15.60%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Fatty acid (8.16%)
  • Food science (15.60%)
  • Agronomy (31.21%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Fatty acid, Food science, Agronomy, Animal science and Grazing. His research in Food science intersects with topics in Agriculture and Pesticide, Pesticide residue. The study incorporates disciplines such as Nutrient and Antioxidant in addition to Agriculture.

His work on Agronomy is being expanded to include thematically relevant topics such as Intensive farming. His research investigates the connection with Fertilizer and areas like Phenolic acid which intersect with concerns in Organic farming. Carlo Leifert has included themes like Organic milk and Polyunsaturated fatty acid in his Conjugated linoleic acid study.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations and lower incidence of pesticide residues in organically grown crops: a systematic literature review and meta-analyses (135 citations)
  • Higher PUFA and n -3 PUFA, conjugated linoleic acid, α -tocopherol and iron, but lower iodine and selenium concentrations in organic milk: a systematic literature review and meta- and redundancy analyses (93 citations)
  • Composition differences between organic and conventional meat: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis (82 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Bacteria

His primary areas of study are Food science, Organic farming, Antioxidant, Agriculture and Polyunsaturated fatty acid. He interconnects Conjugated linoleic acid, Environmental health, Organic milk and Fatty acid in the investigation of issues within Food science. His Organic farming research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Pesticide, Agronomy and Intensive farming.

In the subject of general Agronomy, his work in Powdery mildew is often linked to Acidobacteria, thereby combining diverse domains of study. The concepts of his Antioxidant study are interwoven with issues in Wheat flour, Nutrient and Organic production. His studies deal with areas such as Forage, Linoleic acid and Organic product as well as Polyunsaturated fatty acid.

Best Publications

  • Higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations and lower incidence of pesticide residues in organically grown crops: a systematic literature review and meta-analyses

    Nikolaos Volakakis;Chris Seal;Roy Sanderson;Gavin B. Stewart

  • Chemical generation of nitric oxide in the mouth from the enterosalivary circulation of dietary nitrate.

    Callum Duncan;Hamish Dougall;Peter Johnston;Susan Green

  • The need to breed crop varieties suitable for organic farming, using wheat, tomato and broccoli as examples: A review

    E.T. Lammerts van Bueren;S.S. Jones;L. Tamm;K.M. Murphy

  • Dietary nitrate in man: friend or foe?

    G. M. McKnight;C. W. Duncan;C. Leifert;M. H. Golden

  • Antibiotic production and biocontrol activity by Bacillus subtilis CL27 and Bacillus pumilus CL45.

    Carlo Leifert;Hong Li;Siripun Chidburee;S. Hampson

  • Microbial hazards in plant tissue and cell cultures

    C. Leifert;A. C. Cassells

  • Fatty acid and fat-soluble antioxidant concentrations in milk from high- and low-input conventional and organic systems: seasonal variation

    Gillian Butler;Jacob H Nielsen;Tina Slots;Chris Seal

  • Agroecosystem Management and Nutritional Quality of Plant Foods: The Case of Organic Fruits and Vegetables

    Kirsten Brandt;Carlo Leifert;Roy Sanderson;Chris Seal

  • Antimicrobial effect of acidified nitrite on gut pathogens: importance of dietary nitrate in host defense.

    R S Dykhuizen;R Frazer;C Duncan;C C Smith

  • Ecology of Microbial Saprophytes and Pathogens in Tissue Culture and Field-Grown Plants: Reasons for Contamination Problems In Vitro

    Carlo Leifert;Cindy E. Morris;Will M. Waites

  • Composition differences between organic and conventional meat: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

    Średnicka-Tober D;Barański M;Seal C;Sanderson R

  • Investigations into the inhibitory effects of microcystins on plant growth, and the toxicity of plant tissues following exposure.

    Jacqui McElhiney;Linda A. Lawton;Carlo Leifert

  • Soil management for sustainable crop disease control: a review

    Reza Ghorbani;Wilcockson S;Alireza Koocheki;Leifert C

  • Diversity and Activity of Free-Living Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and Total Bacteria in Organic and Conventionally Managed Soils

    Caroline H. Orr;Angela James;Carlo Leifert;Julia M. Cooper

  • Higher PUFA and n -3 PUFA, conjugated linoleic acid, α -tocopherol and iron, but lower iodine and selenium concentrations in organic milk: a systematic literature review and meta- and redundancy analyses

    Dominika Średnicka-Tober;Marcin Barański;Chris J. Seal;Roy Sanderson

  • Fat composition of organic and conventional retail milk in northeast England

    Gillian Butler;Sokratis Stergiadis;Chris Seal;Michael Eyre

  • Higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations and lower incidence of pesticide residues in organically grown crops: a systematic literature review and meta-analyses

    D Srednicka-Tober;M Baranski;C Seal;R Sanderson

  • Protection against oral and gastrointestinal diseases: Importance of dietary nitrate intake, oral nitrate reduction and enterosalivary nitrate circulation

    Callum Duncan;Callum Duncan;Hong Li;Hong Li;Roelf Dykhuizen;Rennie Frazer

  • Organic production enhances milk nutritional quality by shifting fatty acid composition: a United States-wide, 18-month study.

    Charles M. Benbrook;Gillian Butler;Maged A. Latif;Carlo Leifert

  • Contaminants of plant-tissue and cell cultures.

    C. Leifert;J. Y. Ritchie;W. M. Waites

  • Bacterial contaminants of micropropagated plant cultures

    C. Leifert;W.M. Waites;J.R. Nicholas

  • Antimicrobial effect of acidified nitrite on dermatophyte fungi, Candida and bacterial skin pathogens

    R Weller;R J Price;Anthony Ormerod;N Benjamin

  • Biological control of cucumber and sugar beet damping-off caused by Pythium ultimum with bacterial and fungal antagonists.

    D.G. Georgakopoulos;P. Fiddaman;C. Leifert;N.E. Malathrakis

  • EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON GERMINATION AND EMERGENCE OF AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS

    Reza Ghorbani;Seel W;Leifert C

  • Potentials to differentiate milk composition by different feeding strategies.

    T. Slots;G. Butler;C. Leifert;T. Kristensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ismail Cakmak
Ismail Cakmak Sabancı University
Giulio Cozzi
Giulio Cozzi University of Padua
Levent Ozturk
Levent Ozturk Sabancı University
Bronwyn J. Barkla
Bronwyn J. Barkla Southern Cross University
Angharad M. R. Gatehouse
Angharad M. R. Gatehouse Newcastle University
Kenneth Stuart Killham
Kenneth Stuart Killham University of Aberdeen
Howard V. Davies
Howard V. Davies James Hutton Institute
Eduardo A. S. Rosa
Eduardo A. S. Rosa University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Malcolm J. Hawkesford
Malcolm J. Hawkesford Rothamsted Research
Derek Stewart
Derek Stewart James Hutton Institute

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