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Overview

D. Scholefield is affiliated with Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions are situated primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's research topics encompass Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, and Phosphorus and nutrient management. These topics reflect a concentrated effort to understand chemical and biological processes within soil environments and their impact on nutrient cycling.

One notable recent publication by Scholefield is titled "Evaluating the potential of different carbon sources to promote denitrification", published in 2020 in The Journal of Agricultural Science. This publication explores denitrification processes relevant to soil nutrient dynamics and has received citations within the field, signaling engagement with ongoing scientific discussions.

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Jerry C. Dlamini
  • David R. Chadwick
  • J. M. B. Hawkins
  • José Martínez
  • Yan Ma

Publications by D. Scholefield have predominantly appeared in The Journal of Agricultural Science. This indicates a consistent contribution to journals that address agricultural and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • Nitrate leaching from grazed grassland lysimeters: effects of fertilizer input, field drainage, age of sward and patterns of weather

    D. Scholefield;K. C. Tyson;E. A. Garwood;A. C. Armstrong

  • A model to predict transformations and losses of nitrogen in UK pastures grazed by beef-cattle

    D. Scholefield;D. R. Lockyer;D. C. Whitehead;K. C. Tyson

  • The effects of nutrient losses from agriculture on ground and surface water quality: the position of science in developing indicators for regulation

    Jj Schroder;D Scholefield;F Cabral;Georges Hofman

  • Grazing legumes in Europe: a review of their status, management, benefits, research needs and future prospects

    J. J. Rochon;C. J. Doyle;J. M. Greef;A. Hopkins

  • Nitrogen cycling in grazing systems

    S. C. Jarvis;D. Scholefield;B. F. Pain

  • Laboratory study of the effects of two nitrification inhibitors on greenhouse gas emissions from a slurry-treated arable soil: impact of diurnal temperature cycle

    D. J. Hatch;H. Trindade;L. M. Cardenas;J. Carneiro

  • Quantifying annual N2O emission fluxes from grazed grassland under a range of inorganic fertiliser nitrogen inputs

    L. M. Cardenas;R. Thorman;N. Ashlee;M. Butler

  • Use of white clover as an alternative to nitrogen fertiliser for dairy pastures in nitrate vulnerable zones in the UK: productivity, environmental impact and economic considerations

    M. Andrews;D. Scholefield;M.T. Abberton;B.A. McKenzie

  • Use of a flowing helium atmosphere incubation technique to measure the effects of denitrification controls applied to intact cores of a clay soil

    D. Scholefield;J.M.B. Hawkins;S.M. Jackson

  • Integration for sustainable catchment management.

    Christopher J.A. Macleod;David Scholefield;Philip M. Haygarth

  • SIMSDAIRY: A modelling framework to identify sustainable dairy farms in the UK. Framework description and test for organic systems and N fertiliser optimisation

    A. Del Prado;T. Misselbrook;D. Chadwick;A. Hopkins

  • Concerted diurnal patterns in riverine nutrient concentrations and physical conditions

    David Scholefield;Thierry Le Goff;Jim Braven;Les Ebdon

  • NGAUGE : A decision support system to optimise N fertilisation of British grassland for economic and environmental goals

    L. Brown;D. Scholefield;E.C. Jewkes;D.R. Lockyer

  • Effect of antecedent soil moisture conditions on emissions and isotopologue distribution of N2O during denitrification

    Anja Bergstermann;Laura Cárdenas;Roland Bol;Lucy Gilliam

  • Biogenic gas emissions from soils measured using a new automated laboratory incubation system

    L.M. Cárdenas;J.M.B. Hawkins;D. Chadwick;D. Scholefield

  • Dissolved organic carbon losses from grazed grasslands under different management regimes

    Kevin B. McTiernan;S.C. Jarvis;D. Scholefield;M.H.B. Hayes

  • The role of earthworms in managed, permanent pastures in Devon, England

    D. Knight;P.W. Elliott;J.M. Anderson;D. Scholefield

  • Assessment of the nitrogen status of grassland

    A. Farruggia;F. Gastal;D. Scholefield

  • A simple process-based model for estimating ammonia emissions from agricultural land after fertilizer applications

    T.H. Misselbrook;M.A. Sutton;D. Scholefield

  • Exploring systems responses to mitigation of GHG in UK dairy farms

    A. Del Prado;D. R. Chadwick;L. M. Cardenas;T. H. Misselbrook

  • Development of a helium atmosphere soil incubation technique for direct measurement of nitrous oxide and dinitrogen fluxes during denitrification

    D. Scholefield;J.M.B. Hawkins;S.M. Jackson

  • Soils and Environmental Quality

    R. J. Parkinson;P. M. Haygarth;D. Scholefield

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura M. Cardenas
Laura M. Cardenas Rothamsted Research
David R. Chadwick
David R. Chadwick Bangor University
S. C. Jarvis
S. C. Jarvis Rothamsted Research
Tom Misselbrook
Tom Misselbrook Rothamsted Research
Nicholas M. Holden
Nicholas M. Holden University College Dublin
Philip M. Haygarth
Philip M. Haygarth Lancaster University
Roland Bol
Roland Bol Forschungszentrum Jülich
B. J. Chambers
B. J. Chambers Mansfield University
J. Webb
J. Webb Ricardo AEA (United Kingdom)
Reinhard Well
Reinhard Well University of Göttingen

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