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Modelling CH4 emission from rice ecosystem: A comparison between existing empirical models by Nikolaisen, Marte, Hillier, Jonathan, Smith, Pete, Nayak, Dali

“…Rice is a staple food for more than three billion people and accounts for up to 11% of the global methane (CH 4 ) emissions from anthropogenic sources. With…”
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carbon footprints of food crop production by Hillier, Jonathan, Hawes, Cathy, Squire, Geoff, Hilton, Alex, Wale, Stuart, Smith, Pete

“…The agriculture sector contributes significantly to global carbon emissions from diverse sources such as product and machinery manufacture, transport of…”
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Green manure rotation and application increase rice yield and soil carbon in the Yangtze River valley of China by YUE, Qian, SUN, Jianfei, HILLIER, Jonathan, SHENG, Jing, GUO, Zhi, ZHU, Puping, CHENG, Kun, PAN, Genxing, LI, Yunpeng, WANG, Xin

“…The addition of organic matter via green manure rotation with rice is considered a smart agricultural practice to maintain soil productivity and support…”
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The Cool Farm Biodiversity metric: An evidence-based online tool to report and improve management of biodiversity at farm scale by Crowther, Liam P., Luke, Sarah H., Arellano, Eduardo C., McCormack, Caitlin G., Ferreira, Vinina, Hillier, Jonathan, Heathcote, Richard, Kloen, Henk, Muñoz-Sáez, Andrés, Oliveira-Rebouças, Patricia, Oliveira da Silva, Fabiana, Rojas-Arévalo, Nadia, Zielonka, Natalia, Dicks, Lynn V.

“…Halting biodiversity loss and achieving food security are both aims of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, but there is complex…”
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Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture: From farm production to food consumption by Yue, Qian, Xu, Xiangrui, Hillier, Jonathan, Cheng, Kun, Pan, Genxing

“…Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture can be mitigated from both supply (production) and demand (consumption) sides. In this study the carbon…”
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Methane emissions from rice paddies globally: A quantitative statistical review of controlling variables and modelling of emission factors by Nikolaisen, Marte, Cornulier, Thomas, Hillier, Jonathan, Smith, Pete, Albanito, Fabrizio, Nayak, Dali

“…Greenhouse gas (GHG) modelling tools or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) inventory methods are often used to identify suitable mitigation…”
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Assessing the economic and mitigation benefits of climate-smart agriculture and its implications for political economy: A case study in Southern Africa by Branca, Giacomo, Arslan, Aslihan, Paolantonio, Adriana, Grewer, Uwe, Cattaneo, Andrea, Cavatassi, Romina, Lipper, Leslie, Hillier, Jonathan, Vetter, Sylvia

“…Climate change poses a serious risk to the economic growth of sub-Saharan Africa. Sustainable enhancement of resilience and mitigation capacity of small farm…”
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Modelling the soil C impacts of cover crops in temperate regions by Hughes, Helen M., McClelland, Shelby C., Schipanski, Meagan E., Hillier, Jonathan

“…Agricultural land management decisions are based on numerous considerations. Belowground carbon (C) storage for both ecosystem health and greenhouse gas (GHG)…”
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Evaluation of four modelling approaches to estimate nitrous oxide emissions in China's cropland by Yue, Qian, Cheng, Kun, Ogle, Stephen, Hillier, Jonathan, Smith, Pete, Abdalla, Mohamed, Ledo, Alicia, Sun, Jianfei, Pan, Genxing

“…Process-based models are useful tools to integrate the effects of detailed agricultural practices, soil characteristics, mass balance, and climate change on…”
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The potential to reduce GHG emissions in egg production using a GHG calculator – A Cool Farm Tool case study by Vetter, Sylvia H., Malin, Daniella, Smith, Pete, Hillier, Jonathan

“…Models and tools are used to estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture from management processes when measurements are not available. The Cool…”
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A farm-focused calculator for emissions from crop and livestock production by Hillier, Jonathan, Walter, Christof, Malin, Daniella, Garcia-Suarez, Tirma, Mila-i-Canals, Llorenç, Smith, Pete

“…Agriculture and deforestation contribute approximately one third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Major sources of emissions in this sector are from loss of…”
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Travelling Waves of Resistance in a Bi-trophic Pest Adaptation Model by HILLIER, JONATHAN G., BIRCH, A.NICHOLAS E.

“…We consider a reaction–diffusion system for spatial spread of pest resistance to host plant resistance genes which is based on the Lotka–Volterra predator–prey…”
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Bi-trophic Mathematical Model for Pest Adaptation to a Resistant Crop by HILLIER, JONATHAN G., BIRCH, A.NICHOLAS E.

“…A version of the Lotka–Volterra predator–prey model with logistic crop growth is modified to explore the rate of adaptation of a herbivore to a pest-resistant…”
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Improving Decision Support Tools for Quantifying GHG Emissions from Organic Production Systems by Schipanski, Meagan E., McClelland, Shelby C., Hughes, Helen M., Jabbour, Randa, Malin, Daniella, Hillier, Jonathan, Paustian, Keith, Reaves, Elizabeth

“…Abstract As food companies have adopted sustainability metrics to quantify the environmental impacts of supply chains, we need data-driven decision support…”
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Which cropland greenhouse gas mitigation options give the greatest benefits in different world regions? Climate and soil-specific predictions from integrated empirical models by Hillier, Jonathan, Brentrup, Frank, Wattenbach, Martin, Walter, Christof, Garcia-Suarez, Tirma, Mila-i-Canals, Llorenç, Smith, Pete

“…Major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agricultural crop production are nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions resulting from the application of mineral…”
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Estimating the pre-harvest greenhouse gas costs of energy crop production by Clair, Sam St, Hillier, Jonathan, Smith, Pete

“…Full greenhouse gas (GHG) life-cycle analysis of bio-energy production chains is often constrained by a lack of information on pre-harvest GHG costs and…”
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Plasticity of winter wheat modulated by sowing date, plant population density and nitrogen fertilisation: Dimensions and size of leaf blades, sheaths and internodes in relation to their position on a stem by Dornbusch, Tino, Baccar, Rim, Watt, Jillian, Hillier, Jonathan, Bertheloot, Jessica, Fournier, Christian, Andrieu, Bruno

“…▶ Wheat cultivars grown in the same season had similar main stem architecture. ▶ Increased plant population density led to longer juvenile, but shorter adult…”
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Limits of agricultural greenhouse gas calculators to predict soil N2O and CH4 fluxes in tropical agriculture by Richards, Meryl, Metzel, Ruth, Chirinda, Ngonidzashe, Ly, Proyuth, Nyamadzawo, George, Duong Vu, Quynh, de Neergaard, Andreas, Oelofse, Myles, Wollenberg, Eva, Keller, Emma, Malin, Daniella, Olesen, Jørgen E., Hillier, Jonathan, Rosenstock, Todd S.

“…Demand for tools to rapidly assess greenhouse gas impacts from policy and technological change in the agricultural sector has catalyzed the development of ‘GHG…”
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Re-assessing nitrous oxide emissions from croplands across Mainland China by Yue, Qian, Ledo, Alicia, Cheng, Kun, Albanito, Fabrizio, Lebender, Ulrike, Sapkota, Tek B., Brentrup, Frank, Stirling, Clare M., Smith, Pete, Sun, Jianfei, Pan, Genxing, Hillier, Jonathan

“…•An empirical model of cropland N2O emission fitted with agronomic (crop, N form/rate) and soil (clay, temperature) factors.•A non-linear response of N2O…”
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A global, empirical, harmonised dataset of soil organic carbon changes under perennial crops by Ledo, Alicia, Hillier, Jonathan, Smith, Pete, Aguilera, Eduardo, Blagodatskiy, Sergey, Brearley, Francis Q., Datta, Ashim, Diaz-Pines, Eugenio, Don, Axel, Dondini, Marta, Dunn, Jennifer, Feliciano, Diana Marisa, Liebig, Mark A., Lang, Rong, Llorente, Mireia, Zinn, Yuri Lopes, McNamara, Niall, Ogle, Stephen, Qin, Zhangcai, Rovira, Pere, Rowe, Rebecca, Vicente-Vicente, José Luis, Whitaker, Jeanette, Yue, Qian, Zerihun, Ayalsew

“…A global, unified dataset on Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) changes under perennial crops has not existed till now. We present a global, harmonised database on SOC…”
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