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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
58
Citations
9087
World Ranking
1391
National Ranking
121

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Agriculture

Colin R. Black focuses on Agronomy, Soil water, Soil classification, Soil contamination and Agriculture. His study on Root system is often connected to Abscisic acid as part of broader study in Agronomy. The concepts of his Soil water study are interwoven with issues in Human nutrition and Crop.

Colin R. Black has included themes like Toxicology and Phytoremediation in his Soil contamination study. His Agriculture research integrates issues from Zea mays and Stover. His Soil compaction research includes elements of Loam, Bulk density and Horticulture.

His most cited work include:

  • Overproduction of abscisic acid in tomato increases transpiration efficiency and root hydraulic conductivity and influences leaf expansion (259 citations)
  • Assessing risk to human health from tropical leafy vegetables grown on contaminated urban soils (168 citations)
  • The X-factor: visualizing undisturbed root architecture in soils using X-ray computed tomography (147 citations)

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

Agronomy, Botany, Horticulture, Stomatal conductance and Soil water are his primary areas of study. His studies deal with areas such as Soil compaction and Bulk density as well as Agronomy. The study incorporates disciplines such as Field experiment and Carbon dioxide in addition to Botany.

The various areas that he examines in his Horticulture study include Irrigation and Water content. His Stomatal conductance study combines topics in areas such as RuBisCO and Transpiration. His work on Soil contamination and Soil classification as part of general Soil water research is frequently linked to Trace metal, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (50.00%)
  • Botany (35.56%)
  • Horticulture (24.44%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2010-2015)?

  • Agronomy (50.00%)
  • Soil type (5.56%)
  • Soil water (15.56%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Soil type, Soil water, Soil compaction and Biofortification. He works in the field of Agronomy, namely Root system. In Soil type, Colin R. Black works on issues like Crop, which are connected to Seedling and Vicia faba.

When carried out as part of a general Soil water research project, his work on Soil contamination is frequently linked to work in Amendment and Trace metal, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. As a member of one scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Soil compaction, focusing on Root growth and, on occasion, Cultivar, Soil strength and Hydraulic conductivity. His work carried out in the field of Loam brings together such families of science as Solanum, Horticulture and Seedbed.

Between 2010 and 2015, his most popular works were:

  • Tropical wetlands: A missing link in the global carbon cycle? (135 citations)
  • Dietary mineral supplies in Africa (122 citations)
  • Quantifying the impact of soil compaction on root system architecture in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) by X-ray micro-computed tomography (105 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Agriculture

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Soil type, Agriculture, Crop and Human nutrition. Colin R. Black interconnects Soil classification, Soil water and Loam in the investigation of issues within Agronomy. The Soil type study combines topics in areas such as Solanum, Horticulture, Soil compaction and Bulk density.

Colin R. Black has included themes like Zea mays and Stover in his Agriculture study. His Human nutrition research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Soil pH and Vertisol. In the subject of general Composition, his work in Food composition data is often linked to Dietary mineral, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

Best Publications

  • Overproduction of abscisic acid in tomato increases transpiration efficiency and root hydraulic conductivity and influences leaf expansion

    Andrew J. Thompson;John Andrews;Barry J. Mulholland;John M.T. McKee

  • Assessing risk to human health from tropical leafy vegetables grown on contaminated urban soils

    G. Nabulo;S.D. Young;C.R. Black

  • Dietary mineral supplies in Africa

    Edward J M Joy;E Louise Ander;Scott D Young;Colin R Black

  • The X-factor: visualizing undisturbed root architecture in soils using X-ray computed tomography

    Saoirse R. Tracy;Jeremy A. Roberts;Colin R. Black;Ann McNeill

  • Agronomic biofortification of maize with selenium (Se) in Malawi

    Allan D.C. Chilimba;Scott D. Young;Colin R. Black;Mark C. Meacham

  • Tansley Review No. 115: Impact of ozone on the reproductive development of plants.

    V. J. Black;C. R. Black;J. A. Roberts;C. A. Stewart

  • Tropical wetlands: A missing link in the global carbon cycle?

    Sofie Sjögersten;Colin R. Black;Stephanie Evers;Jorge Hoyos‐Santillan

  • Soil compaction: a review of past and present techniques for investigating effects on root growth.

    Saoirse R Tracy;Colin R Black;Jeremy A Roberts;Sacha J Mooney

  • Quantifying the impact of soil compaction on root system architecture in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) by X-ray micro-computed tomography

    Saoirse R. Tracy;Colin R. Black;Jeremy A. Roberts;Craig Sturrock

  • Soil type influences crop mineral composition in Malawi.

    Edward J.M. Joy;Edward J.M. Joy;Martin R. Broadley;Scott D. Young;Colin R. Black

  • Maize grain and soil surveys reveal suboptimal dietary selenium intake is widespread in Malawi

    Allan D. C. Chilimba;Scott D. Young;Colin R. Black;Katie B. Rogerson

  • Above and below ground interactions in agroforestry systems

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  • Trace metal uptake by tropical vegetables grown on soil amended with urban sewage sludge.

    G. Nabulo;C.R. Black;S.D. Young

  • Soil-type influences human selenium status and underlies widespread selenium deficiency risks in Malawi.

    Rachel Hurst;Edwin W.P. Siyame;Scott D. Young;Allan D.C. Chilimba

  • Does consumption of leafy vegetables grown in peri-urban agriculture pose a risk to human health?

    G. Nabulo;C.R. Black;J. Craigon;S.D. Young

  • The Role of Cytosolic Potassium and pH in the Growth of Barley Roots

    David J. Walker;Colin R. Black;Anthony J. Miller

  • Growth and yield responses of spring wheat to increasing carbon dioxide, ozone and physiological stresses: a statistical analysis of ‘ESPACE-wheat’ results

    J Bender;U Hertstein;C.R Black

  • Effects of elevated CO2 and/or ozone on nutrient concentrations and nutrient uptake of potatoes

    A Fangmeier;L De Temmerman;C Black;K Persson

  • Exploring the interacting effect of soil texture and bulk density on root system development in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

    Saoirse R. Tracy;Colin R. Black;Jeremy A. Roberts;Sacha J. Mooney

  • Determining uptake of 'non-labile' soil cadmium by Thlaspi caerulescens using isotopic dilution techniques

    Julian J. Hutchinson;Scott D. Young;Steve P. Mcgrath;Helen M. West

  • Modelling phytoremediation by the hyperaccumulating fern, Pteris vittata, of soils historically contaminated with arsenic

    Paula A. Shelmerdine;Colin R. Black;Steve P. McGrath;Scott D. Young

  • Effects of soil moisture deficits on the water relations of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc.)

    S.T. Collinson;E.J. Clawson;S.N. Azam-Ali;C.R. Black

  • Over-expression of LeNCED1 in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) with the rbcS3C promoter allows recovery of lines that accumulate very high levels of abscisic acid and exhibit severe phenotypes.

    Swee Ang Tung;Rachel Smeeton;Charlotte A. White;Colin R. Black

  • Growth, light interception and yield responses of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown under elevated CO2 and O3 in open‐top chambers

    B. J. Mulholland;J. Craigon;C. R. Black;J. J. Colls

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy A. Roberts
Jeremy A. Roberts Plymouth University
Scott D. Young
Scott D. Young University of Nottingham
Martin R. Broadley
Martin R. Broadley Rothamsted Research
Michael J. Watts
Michael J. Watts British Geological Survey
Sacha J. Mooney
Sacha J. Mooney University of Nottingham
Sofie Sjögersten
Sofie Sjögersten University of Nottingham
Steve P. McGrath
Steve P. McGrath Rothamsted Research
Tracy Lawson
Tracy Lawson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Benjamin L. Turner
Benjamin L. Turner Gyeongsang National University
Neil M.J. Crout
Neil M.J. Crout University of Nottingham

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