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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
35
Citations
4438
World Ranking
5161
National Ranking
313

Best Publications

  • Manuring and stable nitrogen isotope ratios in cereals and pulses: towards a new archaeobotanical approach to the inference of land use and dietary practices

    Rebecca A. Fraser;Amy Bogaard;Tim Heaton;Michael Charles

  • A review of the potential for competitive cereal cultivars as a tool in integrated weed management.

    I K S Andrew;J Storkey;D L Sparkes

  • Effect of sowing date on the optimum plant density of winter wheat.

    J H Spink;T Semere;D L Sparkes;J M Whaley

  • A calibrated model of wheat lodging compared with field measurements

    P.M. Berry;M. Sterling;C.J. Baker;J. Spink

  • To what extent can zero tillage lead to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from temperate soils

    Shamsudheen Mangalassery;Sofie Sjögersten;Debbie L. Sparkes;Craig J. Sturrock

  • The physiological response of winter wheat to reductions in plant density

    J M Whaley;D L Sparkes;M J Foulkes;J H Spink

  • Carpel size, grain filling, and morphology determine individual grain weight in wheat

    Quan Xie;Sean Mayes;Debbie L. Sparkes

  • The effect of soil aggregate size on pore structure and its consequence on emission of greenhouse gases

    Shamsudheen Mangalassery;S. Sjögersten;D.L. Sparkes;C.J. Sturrock

  • Impacts of zero tillage on soil enzyme activities, microbial characteristics and organic matter functional chemistry in temperate soils

    S. Mangalassery;S. Mangalassery;Sacha J. Mooney;D.L. Sparkes;W.T. Fraser

  • Relationships between Large―Spike Phenotype, Grain Number, and Yield Potential in Spring Wheat

    O. Gaju;M.P. Reynolds;D.L. Sparkes;M.J. Foulkes

  • Nitrogen fertilizer and the efficiency of the sugar beet crop in late summer

    C.S. Malnou;K.W. Jaggard;D.L. Sparkes

  • Identifying seedling root architectural traits associated with yield and yield components in wheat.

    Quan Xie;Quan Xie;Kurukulasuriya M. C. Fernando;Kurukulasuriya M. C. Fernando;Sean Mayes;Debbie L. Sparkes

  • Frost damage to winter wheat in the UK: the effect of plant population density

    J.M Whaley;E.J.M Kirby;J.H Spink;M.J Foulkes

  • Does light quality initiate tiller death in wheat

    D.L. Sparkes;S.J. Holme;O. Gaju

  • A canopy approach to nitrogen fertilizer recommendations for the sugar beet crop

    C.S. Malnou;K.W. Jaggard;D.L. Sparkes

  • An analysis of the potential of precision farming in Northern Europe

    R. Sylvester-Bradley;E. Lord;D.L. Sparkes;R.K. Scott

  • Short-term impacts of different tillage practices and plant residue retention on soil physical properties and greenhouse gas emissions

    K. Alskaf;S.J. Mooney;D.L. Sparkes;P. Wilson

  • Quantification of seed–soil contact of sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris ) using X-ray Computed Tomography

    Sebastian Blunk;Ali Hafeez Malik;Martine I. de Heer;Tobias Ekblad

  • Using selected soil physical properties of seedbeds to predict crop establishment

    Brian S. Atkinson;Debbie L. Sparkes;Sacha J. Mooney

  • The effect of field margins on the yield of sugar beet and cereal crops

    D L Sparkes;K W Jaggard;S J Ramsden;R K Scott

  • Effect of seedbed cultivation and soil macrostructure on the establishment of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum).

    Brian. S. Atkinson;Debbie. L. Sparkes;Sacha. J. Mooney

  • Examining the potential for climate change mitigation from zero tillage

    Shamsudheen Mangalassery;S. Sjögersten;D.L. Sparkes;S.J. Mooney

  • Early anthesis and delayed but fast leaf senescence contribute to individual grain dry matter and water accumulation in wheat

    Quan Xie;Sean Mayes;Debbie L. Sparkes

  • Modelling optimal strategies for decreasing nitrate loss with variation in weather – a farm-level approach

    James M. Gibbons;Debbie L. Sparkes;Paul Wilson;Stephen J. Ramsden

Frequent Co-Authors

Sacha J. Mooney
Sacha J. Mooney University of Nottingham
Sofie Sjögersten
Sofie Sjögersten University of Nottingham
Craig J. Sturrock
Craig J. Sturrock University of Nottingham
K. W. Jaggard
K. W. Jaggard University of Nottingham
Karl Ritz
Karl Ritz University of Nottingham
Erik H. Murchie
Erik H. Murchie University of Nottingham
Matthew P. Reynolds
Matthew P. Reynolds International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Gregory A. Tucker
Gregory A. Tucker University of Nottingham
Bent T. Christensen
Bent T. Christensen Aarhus University
José Crossa
José Crossa International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

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