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Charles M. Scrimgeour

Charles M. Scrimgeour

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
54
Citations
8930
World Ranking
1735
National Ranking
149

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Bacteria

His primary areas of study are Botany, Agronomy, Soil biology, Poaceae and Soil water. The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Fractionation and Nitrate, Nitrate reductase. His studies deal with areas such as Soil organic matter, Nutrient, Soil microbiology and Mineralization as well as Agronomy.

In the field of Poaceae, his study on Hordeum vulgare overlaps with subjects such as Quantitative trait locus and Dwarfing. His work on Soil structure and Bulk soil is typically connected to Water transport and Glomalin as part of general Soil water study, connecting several disciplines of science. Within one scientific family, he focuses on topics pertaining to Hordeum under Shoot, and may sometimes address concerns connected to δ13C.

His most cited work include:

  • Mechanistic interpretation of carbon isotope discrimination by marine macroalgae and seagrasses. (238 citations)
  • Plant roots release phospholipid surfactants that modify the physical and chemical properties of soil (199 citations)
  • Using stable isotope natural abundances (δ15N and δ13C) to integrate the stress responses of wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum C. Koch.) genotypes (181 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Ecology, Agronomy, δ13C and Poaceae. Charles M. Scrimgeour mostly deals with Shoot in his studies of Botany. The Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Soil biology and Soil water.

His work is dedicated to discovering how Soil water, Rhizosphere are connected with Soil carbon and other disciplines. Charles M. Scrimgeour has included themes like Seasonality, Photosynthesis, Mineralogy and Animal science in his δ13C study. His Poaceae research incorporates themes from Carbon dioxide, Horticulture and Plant physiology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (34.52%)
  • Ecology (16.67%)
  • Agronomy (16.67%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2005-2012)?

  • Animal science (10.71%)
  • Ecology (16.67%)
  • δ13C (13.10%)

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

Animal science, Ecology, δ13C, Soil water and Agronomy are his primary areas of study. His work in the fields of Animal science, such as Beef cattle, intersects with other areas such as Half-life. His work in the fields of δ15N overlaps with other areas such as Tricladida.

His δ15N research integrates issues from Isotope-ratio mass spectrometry, Mineralogy, Seasonality and Chemical composition. In the subject of general Soil water, his work in Soil biology and Soil structure is often linked to Water transport and Glomalin, thereby combining diverse domains of study. Specifically, his work in Agronomy is concerned with the study of Shoot.

Between 2005 and 2012, his most popular works were:

  • Disentangling the impact of AM fungi versus roots on soil structure and water transport (121 citations)
  • Soil microbial and faunal community responses to bt maize and insecticide in two soils. (118 citations)
  • Codeposition of Organic Carbon and Arsenic in Bengal Delta Aquifers (92 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Bacteria

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Soil water, Soil biology, Seasonality and δ13C. His work on Cultivar and Hordeum vulgare as part of his general Agronomy study is frequently connected to Genetically modified organism and Genetically modified maize, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science. His Soil microbiology, Loam, Soil test and Soil classification study in the realm of Soil water interacts with subjects such as Deltamethrin.

His work carried out in the field of Soil biology brings together such families of science as Soil type, Bulk soil, Water content and Transpiration. His research integrates issues of Isotope-ratio mass spectrometry, δ15N, Mineralogy and Chemical composition in his study of Seasonality. His research on δ13C frequently links to adjacent areas such as Animal science.

Best Publications

  • Mechanistic interpretation of carbon isotope discrimination by marine macroalgae and seagrasses.

    John A. Raven;Andrew M. Johnston;Janet E. Kübler;Rebecca Korb

  • Plant roots release phospholipid surfactants that modify the physical and chemical properties of soil

    D. B. Read;A. G. Bengough;P. J. Gregory;J. W. Crawford

  • Inferring the origin and dietary history of beef from C, N and S stable isotope ratio analysis

    O. Schmidt;J.M. Quilter;B. Bahar;A.P. Moloney

  • Disentangling the impact of AM fungi versus roots on soil structure and water transport

    Paul D. Hallett;Debbie S. Feeney;A. Glyn Bengough;Matthias C. Rillig

  • Carbon transfer between plants and its control in networks of arbuscular mycorrhizas

    A. H. Fitter;J. D. Graves;N. K. Watkins;D. Robinson

  • Using stable isotope natural abundances (δ15N and δ13C) to integrate the stress responses of wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum C. Koch.) genotypes

    D. Robinson;L.L. Handley;C.M. Scrimgeour;D.C. Gordon

  • Substrate heterogeneity and microfauna in soil organic ‘hotspots’ as determinants of nitrogen capture and growth of ryegrass

    Michael Bonkowski;Bryan Griffiths;Charles Scrimgeour

  • AFLP variation in wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum C. Koch) with reference to salt tolerance and associated ecogeography

    H. Pakniyat;W. Powell;E. Baird;L. L. Handley

  • Stable isotope probing analysis of the influence of liming on root exudate utilization by soil microorganisms

    J. Ignacio Rangel-Castro;Ken Killham;Nick J Ostle;Graeme W Nicol

  • Soil microbial and faunal community responses to bt maize and insecticide in two soils.

    Bryan S. Griffiths;Sandra Caul;Jacqueline Thompson;A. Nicholas E. Birch

  • Phenotype/genotype associations for yield and salt tolerance in a barley mapping population segregating for two dwarfing genes.

    R. P. Ellis;B. P. Forster;D. C. Gordon;L. L. Handley

  • Stable isotope distribution in the major metabolites of source and sink organs of Solanum tuberosum L.: a powerful tool in the study of metabolic partitioning in intact plants

    Gerd Gleixner;Charles Scrimgeour;Hanns-Ludwig Schmidt;Roberto Viola

  • A theory for 15N/14N fractionation in nitrate-grown vascular plants

    David Robinson;L. L. Handley;C. M. Scrimgeour

  • Alteration of the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition of beef by substitution of grass silage with maize silage.

    Bojlul Bahar;Frank J. Monahan;Aidan P. Moloney;Padraig O'Kiely

  • Spatial variability of soil total C and N and their stable isotopes in an upland Scottish grassland

    C.A. Marriott;G. Hudson;D. Hamilton;R. Neilson

  • Dual stable isotope analysis (δ13C and δ15N) of soil invertebrates and their food sources

    Olaf Schmidt;James P Curry;Jens Dyckmans;Emilia Rota

  • A Comparison of Soil Microbial Community Structure, Protozoa and Nematodes in Field Plots of Conventional and Genetically Modified Maize Expressing the Bacillus thuringiens is CryIAb Toxin

    B.S. Griffiths;S. Caul;J. Thompson;A.N.E. Birch

  • Natural abundance of 15N and 13C in earthworms from a wheat and a wheat-clover field

    O. Schmidt;C.M. Scrimgeour;L.L. Handley

  • Variations of the natural abundances of nitrogen and carbon isotopes in Triticum aestivum, with special reference to phloem and xylem exudates

    T. Yoneyama;L. L. Handley;C.M. Scrimgeour;D. B. Fisher;D. B. Fisher

  • The Influence of Anoxia on Plants of Saline Habitats with Special Reference to the Sulphur Cycle

    John A. Raven;Charles M. Scrimgeour

  • Varietal effects of eight paired lines of transgenic Bt maize and near-isogenic non- Bt maize on soil microbial and nematode community structure

    Bryan S. Griffiths;Lars-Henrik Heckmann;Sandra Caul;Jacqueline Thompson

  • Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in body tissue and mucus of feeding and fasting earthworms ( Lumbricus festivus )

    Olaf Schmidt;Charles M. Scrimgeour;James P. Curry

  • Seaweeds in cold seas: evolution and carbon acquisition.

    John A. Raven;Andrew M. Johnston;Andrew M. Johnston;Janet E. Kübler;Janet E. Kübler;Rebecca Korb;Rebecca Korb

  • Shoot δ15N correlates with genotype and salt stress in barley

    L. L. Handley;D. Robinson;B. P. Forster;R. P. Ellis

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Robinson
David G. Robinson Heidelberg University
Olaf Schmidt
Olaf Schmidt University College Dublin
John A. Raven
John A. Raven University of Dundee
Frank J. Monahan
Frank J. Monahan University College Dublin
Andrew A. Meharg
Andrew A. Meharg Queen's University Belfast
Brian P. Forster
Brian P. Forster International Atomic Energy Agency
Bryan S. Griffiths
Bryan S. Griffiths Scotland's Rural College
Alastair Fitter
Alastair Fitter University of York
James I. Prosser
James I. Prosser University of Aberdeen
Diana Walker
Diana Walker University of Western Australia

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