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Paul R. Poulton is affiliated with Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom and focuses primarily on agricultural and environmental sciences. Their research spans various fields including soil science, environmental chemistry, agronomy, and plant science. Poulton's work has contributed to understanding soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, soil and water nutrient dynamics, and crop yield related to soil fertility.

Their recent research addresses topics such as phosphorus and nutrient management, soil erosion and sediment transport, as well as climate change impacts on agriculture. They have also explored issues related to rice cultivation and yield improvement. The main topics of their work are:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement

Poulton's notable recent papers include:

  • "Thresholds of target phosphorus fertility classes in European fertilizer recommendations in relation to critical soil test phosphorus values derived from the analysis of 55 European long-term field experiments" (2022), published in Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • "The effects of cropping sequence, fertilization and straw management on the yield stability of winter wheat (1986-2017) in the Broadbalk Wheat Experiment, Rothamsted, UK" (2020), published in The Journal of Agricultural Science
  • "Is it possible to attain the same soil organic matter content in arable agricultural soils as under natural vegetation?" (2022), published in Outlook on Agriculture
  • "Why do we make changes to the long-term experiments at Rothamsted?" (2024), published in European Journal of Agronomy
  • "Response of three cereal crops in continuous arable or ley-arable rotations to fertilizer nitrogen and soil nitrogen at Rothamsted's Woburn Ley-arable experiment" (2022), published in Soil Use and Management

Frequent co-authors in Poulton's publications include:

  • M. J. Glendining
  • D. S. Powlson
  • A. J. Macdonald
  • Pascal Denoroy
  • Alain Mollier

The scientist commonly publishes in several venues, with multiple papers in the European Journal of Agronomy and Soil Use and Management. Other venues include SSRN Electronic Journal, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, and The Journal of Agricultural Science.

  • European Journal of Agronomy
  • Soil Use and Management
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • The Journal of Agricultural Science

Poulton's research work contributes broadly to Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on understanding and managing soil resources to support sustainable agriculture.

Best Publications

  • Phosphorus Leaching from Soils Containing Different Phosphorus Concentrations in the Broadbalk Experiment

    G. Heckrath;P. C. Brookes;P. R. Poulton;K. W. T. Goulding

  • Soil organic matter: its importance in sustainable agriculture and carbon dioxide fluxes.

    A. Edward Johnston;Paul R. Poulton;Kevin Coleman

  • The impact of manuring on nitrogen isotope ratios in cereals: archaeological implications for reconstruction of diet and crop management practices

    A. Bogaard;T. H. E. Heaton;P. R. Poulton;I. Merbach

  • Evidence of decreasing mineral density in wheat grain over the last 160 years

    Ming-Sheng Fan;Fang-Jie Zhao;Susan J. Fairweather-Tait;Paul R. Poulton

  • Soluble organic nitrogen in agricultural soils

    D. V. Murphy;A. J. Macdonald;E. A. Stockdale;K. W. T. Goulding

  • Simulating trends in soil organic carbon in long-term experiments using RothC-26.3

    K. Coleman;D.S. Jenkinson;G.J. Crocker;P.R. Grace

  • The Park Grass Experiment 1856–2006: its contribution to ecology

    Jonathan Silvertown;Paul Poulton;Edward Johnston;Grant Edwards

  • 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

  • Long-term management impacts on soil C, N and physical fertility: Part I: Broadbalk experiment

    Nelly Blair;R.D. Faulkner;A.R. Till;P.R. Poulton

  • Nitrogen deposition and its contribution to nitrogen cycling and associated soil processes

    K. W. T. Goulding;N. J. Bailey;N. J. Bradbury;P. Hargreaves

  • Major limitations to achieving “4 per 1000” increases in soil organic carbon stock in temperate regions: Evidence from long‐term experiments at Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom

    Paul Poulton;Johnny Johnston;Andy Macdonald;Rodger White

  • Organic geochemical studies of soils from the Rothamsted Classical Experiments - I. Total lipid extracts, solvent insoluble residues and humic acids from Broadbalk Wilderness

    PF van Bergen;ID Bull;PR Poulton;RP Evershed

  • Phosphorus: its efficient use in agriculture

    A. Edward Johnston;Paul R. Poulton;Paul E. Fixen;Denis Curtin

  • Simulating trends in soil organic carbon in long-term experiments using the century model

    R.H. Kelly;W.J. Parton;G.J. Crocker;P.R. Graced

  • Organic geochemical studies of soils from the Rothamsted classical experiments : V. The fate of lipids in different long-term experiments

    Ian D. Bull;Pim F.van Bergen;Chris J. Nott;Paul R. Poulton

  • Nitrate leaching from the Broadbalk Wheat Experiment, Rothamsted, UK, as influenced by fertilizer and manure inputs and the weather

    K.W.T. Goulding;P.R. Poulton;C.P. Webster;M.T. Howe

  • Simulating trends in soil organic carbon in long-term experiments using the DNDC model

    Changsheng Li;Steve Frolking;Graham J. Crocker;Peter R. Grace

  • Unused fertiliser nitrogen in arable soils: its contribution to nitrate leaching

    Andrew J Macdonald;David S Powlson;Paul R Poulton;David S Jenkinson

  • The importance of long‐term experiments in agriculture: their management to ensure continued crop production and soil fertility; the Rothamsted experience

    A. E. Johnston;P. R. Poulton

  • Relationship Between Soil Test Phosphorus and Phosphorus Release to Solution

    Richard Mcdowell;Andrew Sharpley;Philip Brookes;Paul Poulton

  • Grassland biodiversity bounces back from long-term nitrogen addition

    J. Storkey;A. J. Macdonald;P. R. Poulton;T. Scott

  • Organic geochemical studies of soils from the Rothamsted classical experiments-IV. Preliminary results from a study of the effect of soil pH on organic matter decay

    PF van Bergen;CJ Nott;Ian D Bull;PR Poulton

Frequent Co-Authors

A. E. Johnston
A. E. Johnston Rothamsted Research
David S. Powlson
David S. Powlson Rothamsted Research
Keith Goulding
Keith Goulding Rothamsted Research
D. S. Jenkinson
D. S. Jenkinson Rothamsted Research
Philip C. Brookes
Philip C. Brookes Zhejiang University
Daniel V. Murphy
Daniel V. Murphy Murdoch University
Steve P. McGrath
Steve P. McGrath Rothamsted Research
Richard P. Evershed
Richard P. Evershed University of Bristol
Bent T. Christensen
Bent T. Christensen Aarhus University
Kevin Coleman
Kevin Coleman Rothamsted Research

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