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High-resolution synchrotron imaging shows that root hairs influence rhizosphere soil structure formation by Koebernick, Nicolai, Daly, Keith R., Keyes, Samuel D., George, Timothy S., Brown, Lawrie K., Raffan, Annette, Cooper, Laura J., Naveed, Muhammad, Bengough, Anthony G., Sinclair, Ian, Hallett, Paul D., Roose, Tiina

“…In this paper, we provide direct evidence of the importance of root hairs on pore structure development at the root–soil interface during the early stage of…”
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Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology by Brooker, Rob W, Bennett, Alison E, Cong, Wen‐Feng, Daniell, Tim J, George, Timothy S, Hallett, Paul D, Hawes, Cathy, Iannetta, Pietro P. M, Jones, Hamlyn G, Karley, Alison J, Li, Long, McKenzie, Blair M, Pakeman, Robin J, Paterson, Eric, Schöb, Christian, Shen, Jianbo, Squire, Geoff, Watson, Christine A, Zhang, Chaochun, Zhang, Fusuo, Zhang, Junling, White, Philip J

“…Intercropping is a farming practice involving two or more crop species, or genotypes, growing together and coexisting for a time. On the fringes of modern…”
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Root hairs improve root penetration, root–soil contact, and phosphorus acquisition in soils of different strength by Haling, Rebecca E, Brown, Lawrie K, Bengough, A. Glyn, Young, Iain M, Hallett, Paul D, White, Philip J, George, Timothy S

“…Root hairs are a key trait for improving the acquisition of phosphorus (P) by plants. However, it is not known whether root hairs provide significant advantage…”
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Priming of soil organic matter mineralisation is intrinsically insensitive to temperature by Ghee, Claire, Neilson, Roy, Hallett, Paul D., Robinson, David, Paterson, Eric

“…Carbon exchange across the soil–atmosphere interface has major implications for environmental change, but a consensus on the effect of temperature on soil…”
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Soil strength and macropore volume limit root elongation rates in many UK agricultural soils by Valentine, Tracy A., Hallett, Paul D., Binnie, Kirsty, Young, Mark W., Squire, Geoffrey R., Hawes, Cathy, Bengough, A. Glyn

“…• Background and Aims Simple indicators of crop and cultivar performance across a range of soil types and management are needed for designing and testing…”
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Evaluation of spot and passive sampling for monitoring, flux estimation and risk assessment of pesticides within the constraints of a typical regulatory monitoring scheme by Zhang, Zulin, Troldborg, Mads, Yates, Kyari, Osprey, Mark, Kerr, Christine, Hallett, Paul D., Baggaley, Nikki, Rhind, Stewart M., Dawson, Julian J.C., Hough, Rupert L.

“…In many agricultural catchments of Europe and North America, pesticides occur at generally low concentrations with significant temporal variation. This poses…”
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Long-term field pH manipulation influence on microbial activity, water repellency and physical properties of soil by Fountouli, Anastasia, Paton, Graeme I., Watson, Christine A., Walker, Robin L., Raffan, Annette, Hallett, Paul D.

“…Studies across multiple soils find increasing pH decreases water repellency. In this study, water repellency and a range of other soil physical properties of…”
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The effect of long-term soil management on the physical and biological resilience of a range of arable and grassland soils in England by Gregory, Andrew S., Watts, Chris W., Griffiths, Bryan S., Hallett, Paul D., Kuan, Hsueh L., Whitmore, Andrew P.

“…In agricultural systems, soils are subjected to a range of stresses which may affect soil physical and biological properties and compromise the ability of the…”
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The role of sampling strategy on apparent temporal stability of soil moisture under subtropical hydroclimatic conditions by Gao, Lei, Wang, Yaji, Geris, Josie, Hallett, Paul D, Peng, Xinhua

“…Subtropical regions have clay-rich, weathered soils, and long dry periods followed by intense rainfall that produces large fluctuations in soil water content…”
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The effect of natural seed coatings of Capsella bursa-pastoris L. Medik. (shepherd's purse) on soil-water retention, stability and hydraulic conductivity by Deng, Wenni, Hallett, Paul D., Jeng, Dong-Sheng, Squire, Geoffrey R., Toorop, Peter E., Iannetta, Pietro P. M.

“…Backgrouand and aim Myxospermous seeds become bound by mucilage upon hydration and this trait is ecologically important. Major impacts could be enhancing…”
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Characterization of a novel air-liquid interface biofilm of Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 by Koza, Anna, Hallett, Paul D, Moon, Christina D, Spiers, Andrew J

“…1 SIMBIOS Centre, Level 5 Kydd Building, University of Abertay Dundee, Bell Street, Dundee DD1 1HG, UK 2 Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee…”
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Achieving Sustainable Earth Futures in the Anthropocene by Including Local Communities in Critical Zone Science by Naylor, Larissa A., Dungait, Jennifer A. J., Zheng, Ying, Buckerfield, Sarah, Green, Sophie M., Oliver, David M., Liu, Hongyan, Peng, Jian, Tu, Chenglong, Zhang, Gan‐lin, Zhang, Xinyu, Quine, Tim A., Waldron, Susan, Hallett, Paul D.

“…Critical Zone Science (CZS) explores the deep evolution of landscapes from the base of the groundwater or the saprolite‐rock interface to the top of…”
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Preface to the special issue on biohydrology dedicated to the memory of Dr. Louis W. Dekker by Hallett, Paul D., Steenhuis, Tammo S., Ritsema, Coen, Lichner, Ľubomír

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New approach combining food value with nutrient budgeting provides insights into the value of alternative farming systems by Willoughby, Catriona, Topp, Cairistiona F. E., Hallett, Paul D., Stockdale, Elizabeth A., Stoddard, Frederick L., Walker, Robin L., Hilton, Alex J., Watson, Christine A.

“…Sustainable farming systems provide food for humans while balancing nutrient management. Inclusion or exclusion of livestock has nutrient management…”
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Impact of soil tillage on the robustness of the genetic component of variation in phosphorus (P) use efficiency in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) by George, Timothy S, Brown, Lawrie K, Newton, Adrian C, Hallett, Paul D, Sun, Ben Hua, Thomas, William T. B, White, Philip J

“…To enhance the sustainability of agriculture it is imperative that the use of P-fertilisers by temperate cereal crops be improved. This can be achieved both by…”
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Variable responses of maize root architecture in elite cultivars due to soil compaction and moisture by Xiong, Peng, Zhang, Zhongbin, Hallett, Paul D., Peng, Xinhua

“…Aims Crop genotypes may respond differently to various physical soil conditions. The objective of this study was to investigate the responses of the root…”
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Microplastics alter soil structural stability as quantified by high-energy moisture characteristics by Sepehrnia, Nasrollah, Gubry-Rangin, Cecile, Tanino, Yukie, Hallett, Paul D.

“…Microplastics (MiPs) can potentially influence soil structural stability, with impacts likely dependent on their chemistry, concentration, size, and…”
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Building soil sustainability from root–soil interface traits by Hallett, Paul D., Marin, Maria, Bending, Gary D., George, Timothy S., Collins, Chris D., Otten, Wilfred

“…Great potential exists to harness plant traits at the root–soil interface, mainly rhizodeposition and root hairs, to ‘build’ soils with better structure that…”
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Deep Nitrate Accumulation in a Highly Weathered Subtropical Critical Zone Depends on the Regolith Structure and Planting Year by Yang, Shunhua, Wu, Huayong, Dong, Yue, Zhao, Xiaorui, Song, Xiaodong, Yang, Jinling, Hallett, Paul D, Zhang, Gan-Lin

“…Nitrate accumulated deep (>100 cm) in the regolith (soil and saprolite) threatens groundwater quality, but most studies focus only on nitrate nearer the…”
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Surface Tension of Aqueous Solutions of Small-Chain Amino and Organic Acids by Raza, Mohsin Ali, Hallett, Paul D, Liu, Xiangyang, He, Maogang, Afzal, Waheed

“…Surface tension was measured for aqueous solutions of dl-malic acid, l-glutamine, l-serine, l-proline, l-methionine, l-valine, and l-lactic acid as a function…”
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