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Profiles
Professor Mick Fuller
Professor
School of Biological Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Role
Professor of Plant Physiology, School of Biological Sciences
Qualifications
Master of De Tao Academy - Songjiao, Shanghai China
BSc Biological Sciences - University of Leicester
PhD Agricultural Botany - University of Wales, Aberystwyth (Welsh Plant Breeding Station)
Professor of Plant Physiology - University of Plymouth
Visiting Professor - University of Angers, France (1991)
Visiting Professor - University of Southern Queensland, Australia (2006)
Visiting Scientist - The Leslie Research Institute, Department for Primary Industries, Queensland, Australia (2006)
Professional membership
Fellow of the Royal Society
Trustee - UK Conbtrolled Environment Users Group
1979- Member, Society for Experimental Biology.
1980- Member, Association of Applied Biology
1989- Member, Horticultural Research Association.
1995- Member, International Association of Plant Tissue and Cell Culture
2000- Member of International Society for Horticultural Science
2002- Member of The Scientific Alliance
Roles on external bodies
1998-05 Committee Member, Horticultural Research International Association, Wellesbourne
1999-05 Trustee, Vegetable Research Trust.
2000- Member of ISHS Biotechnology Commisson
2000- Member of ISHS In-vitro culture Working Group
2000- Member of ISHS Brassica Working Group
1999- Member of ISHS Timing of field production of vegetables Working Group
2002-2010 Member of the Science Advisory Board
2003- Advisor to the Scientific Alliance
2005- Chair & Trustee, UK Controlled Environment Users Group
2006-16 Executive Committee Member, UK Council for Graduate Education
2006- Editorial Board, European Journal of Agronomy
2008-11 Honorary Secretary, UK Council for Graduate Education
2012-15 Chair, UK Council for Graduate Education
2012- Executive Secretary, Seale-Hayne Education Trust (SHET)
2012-15 Advisory Committee, HEA PTES
2012-15 Steering Committee, QAA Code for Higher Education
2013-16 Steering Committee, EUA-CDE (Council for Doctoral Education)
Teaching interests
Sustainable crop production
Plant biotechnology
Plant stress physiology
Crop physiology
Staff serving as external examiners
Postgraduate research examination (since 2000)
Richard Hill PhD 2000 Univ. Plymouth
Nguyen Thi Kim-Hong PhD 2000 National Univ. Ireland, Maynooth
Mahmoud Mohamed PhD 2000 Univ. Coventry
Kevin McCallum PhD 2000 Harper Adams Univ. College
Bizhi Huang PhD 2001 Univ. Wolverhampton
Peter Canter PhD 2001 Univ. of Aberystwyth
Habib Ur Rahman PhD 2002 Univ. Reading
Mohammad Nasrullah PhD 2003 Univ. Wolverhampton
Omar Ebshish PhD 2005 Univ. Newcastle
Navdeep Khera PhD 2007 Univ. Coventry
Olubukola Oke MSc by Research 2007 Univ. Coventry
Maloni Havea MSc by Research 2007 Univ. of the South Pacific
David Downey PhD 2008 National Univ. Ireland, Maynooth
Chris Wooley PhD 2009 University of Plymouth
Joel Velasco Velasco PhD 2010 University of Plymouth
Chew Kwee Tan MPhil 2010 University of Plymouth
Zeineb El Mghadmi PhD 2011 Univ. of Coventry
Adeela Haroon PhD 2011 Univ. of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Seoleseng Tshwenyanet PhD 2011 Univ. Essex, Writtle College
Nighat Seema Soomro PhD 2012 Sindh Agricultural University, Pakistan
Owen Smith PhD 2012 University of Plymouth
Elena Golovushkina PhD 2013 Glasgow Caledonian University
Susheela Talwara PhD 2013 Copenhagen University, Denmark
Hussam Gadeh PhD 2013 Coventry University
Zaher Ahmed Deho PhD 2014 Sindh Agriculture University, Pakistan
Shah Nawz Mari PhD 2014 Sindh Agriculture University, Pakistan
M. Joe Virgin Largia PhD 2015 Alagappa University, India
External examiner (Taught programmes)
2005-08 Writtle College/University of Essex - MSc Horticulture, MSc Postharvest Technology, MSc/MA International Horticulture.
2006-09 National University of Ireland, Maynooth - BSc Biology and Biotechnology & MSc Immunology
2009-12 University of Bradford, MRes/PGDip/PGCert Social Science Research Methods
2010-13 University of Bournemouth, PGCert Research Degree Supervision
2016-19 Birmingham City University, PGCert Research Methods
Research interests
Plant Stress Physiology - frost tolerance, ice nucleation, infrared thermal imaging, salt tolerance, drought tolerance
Plant Biotechnology - plant tissue culture, molecular biology
Crop Physiology and Agronomy - physiology of vegetable crops and cereals, climate change physiology, glasshouse crop physiology
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Current Research
Fakhriya Kareem MPhil/PhD (2013-2016) Exogenously applied anti-stress agents and the upregulation of drought response genes
Zana Kareem PhD (2013-2016) Production of some secondary metabolites from Datura innoxia Mill. and Salviaofficinalis L. using plant tissue culture techniques (in partnership with Suliamaini University, Suliamania, Kurdistan, Iraq)
Michelle Chappell ResM (2011-2014)(pt) Ovarian dominance in the mare: implications in the selection process of recipient mares within an embryo transfer programme.
Gillian Tabor ResM (2012-2015) (pt) The effect of dynamic mobilistation exercises on equine core stability
Polly Gilbert ResM (2012-2015) (pt)
Anna Fisker Hansen ResM (2012-2015) (pt)
Sarah Bettany ResM (2015-20117) The effect of Kaolin as a compost additive on the growth of plants
Successful completions
Ayman Almerei 2016 Transformation of Syrian maize varieties with anti-stress genes
Keith Spurgin ResM 2016 A study of closely related bramble forms to determine whether they can be reliably separated into species by comparing physical measurements
Sherzad Hakim PhD 2015 Health Policy and planning: The role of health research in guiding health policy in Iraqi Kurdistan (in association with Hawler Medical University)
Faiz Fahdel PhD 2014 The genetic and physiological basis of brown-heart syndrome in swede
Magda Al-Sharmi PhD 2014 Somatic embryogenesis and cryopreservation in cauliflower
Eleanor Boden (Duchy) ResM 2013 The use of rider specific fitness and Pilates to improve rider position.
Mohammed Al-Issawi PhD 2013 Frost tolerance expression of wheat during ear emergence and flowering
Susan Wren PhD 2013 Socio-economic and livelihood impacts of environmentally supportive bio-enterprise development for agro-/pastoral communities in Samburu Heartland, Kenya.
Hail Rihan PhD 2013 Artificial seed production from microshoots of cauliflower and their preservation and conversion
Fadil Al-Swedi PhD 2013 Genetic transformation of cauliflower with anti-stress genes
Shiren Mohamed 2012 The effects of elevated CO2, drought and mineral nutrition on the seed yield and quality of Safflower
Fazal Hadi PhD 2010 The physiological and molecular characteristics of chemically induced abiotic stress resistant mutants of cauliflower
Pankaj Kumar Banik ResM 2010 Future sustainability of organic vegetable production in the UK: Perception of the growers
Rima Rabah Nasser PhD 2009 Physiological aspects of the response to CO2 in Lentils (Lens culinaris Medic.)
Natasha de Vere PhD 2007 The ecology and genetics of Cirsium dissectum in the British Isles and implications for its conservation
Ahmed Abdullah PhD 2007 An evaluation of multivariate statistical techniques for the analysis of yield from barley breeding trials data
Ellis Luckhurst MPhil 2007 The effect of temperature on heading dates of winter cauliflower in west Cornwall.
Jihad Samaan PhD 2007 Characterisation of grain quality of Syrian durum wheat genotypes affecting milling performance and end-use quality.
Ehab Metwali PhD 2006 Improving abiotic resistance in cauliflower by mutagenesis and agrobacterium mediated transformation.
Gail Hastings MPhil 2004 An evaluation of the chemical composition of forage maize during vegetative development and grain fill.
Paul Challinor PhD 2003 An evaluation of pumice, unloaded clinoptilolite and nutrient-loaded clinoptilolite zeolites, as plant growth substrates in the intensive production of long season glasshouse crops.
Felisbertha Cunha PhD 2002 The infulence of extracts of Ascophyllum nodosum on plant and soil-borne pathogen interactions.
Manal Eed PhD 2001 The resistance to salt of Brassica sps. and improved resistance by direct selection and mutagenesis.
Stephen Burchett PhD 2000 The mechanism of action of liquid seaweed extracts in the manipulation of frost resistance in winter barley.
Nicholas Saunders MPhil 1997 An evaluation of the effects of extracts of Ascophyllum nodosum and surface water on the frost resistance of crop plants.
Martin Kieffer PhD 1996 The in-vitro manipulation of cauliflower meristematic tissues for utilisation in genetic improvement programmes.
Christine Deane PhD 1994 Whole plant and tissue culture studies on frost tolerance in cauliflower (with National University of Ireland, Maynooth)
Phil Le Grice PhD 1993 The role of ice nucleation active bacteria in frost damage to early sown Solanum tuberosum var. Jersey Royal.
Janice Bateson PhD 1990 In-vitro selection and characterization of lead resistant somaclonal variants from Daucus carota L.
Grants & contracts
Grants in last 5 years
1998-01 Micropropagation of Agapanthus. £2,000.
1998-02 Climatic effects on the vernalization and curd growth of winter cauliflower and subsequent fluctuations in supply. MAFF HORT/LINK £358,000 (joint with HRI/Marshall Bros./Elsoms Seeds/OLGA).
2001-02 Knowledge transfer intitiative on impacts and adaptation to climate change in agriculture. MAFF Open Contract CTE0006, with IGER. £39,228.
2001-03 TCS PE Simmons Ltd. £79,000.
2003-05 KTP Shipton Mill Ltd. £81,500.
2002-06 Characterisation of grain quality of Syrian durum wheat genotypes affecting milling performance and pasta quality. (PhD programme). The Government of Syria £36,000.
2003-07 The effects of elevated CO2 and drought on the physiology and yield of Lentils. (PhD programme). The Government of Syria £36,000.
2003-07 Selection and genetic modification for improved stress resistance in cauliflower. (PhD programme). University of Plymouth Studentship.
2004-07 The suitability of multivariate analysis for the analysis of field crop data in Syria. (PhD programme). The Government of Syria £36,000.
2004 Personal Travel Award.The New Phytologist Trust £750.
2004 Ice nucleation, ice travel and frost damage in wheat at ear emergence. Seale-Hayne Education Trust. £2,500.
2006 The determination of Frost Tolerance of Miscanthus rhizomes. BiCal Ltd. £2,000
2007 Abiotic stress resistance evaluation in cauliflower. Pakistan High Commission. Postdoc Scholarship Muhammad Khan. $10,000
2007-10 The molecular characterisation of abiotic stress resistance mutants of cauliflower (PhD programme). Pakistan High Commission. £50,000.
2008-11 The expression of frost resistance in wheat as influenced by developmental stage (PhD programme). Iraq Education Commission. £50,000.
2008-11 The effect of drought and elevated CO2 on the production and oil quality of Safflower (PhD programme). Iraq Education Commission. £50,000.
2009-12 Supercooling and frost resistance of wheat at ear emergence (PhD programme). Libyan Higher Education Commission. £50,000.
Research groups
- Food, Nutrition and Health
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
2017
'An analysis of the development of cauliflower seed as a model to improve the molecular mechanism of abiotic stress tolerance in cauliflower artificial seeds'
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
116,
91-105
, DOI
PEARL
2017
'Growth, lipid peroxidation, organic solutes, and anti-oxidative enzyme content in drought-stressed date palm embryogenic callus suspension induced by polyethylene glycol'
In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant
53,
(2)
133-141
, DOI
2017
'Impact of application of zinc oxide nanoparticles on callus induction, plant regeneration, element content and antioxidant enzyme activity in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum MILL) under salt stress'
Archives of Biological Science
, DOI
PEARL
2017
'Upregulation of CBF/DREB1 and cold tolerance in artificial seeds of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)'
Scientia Horticulturae
, DOI
PEARL
2016
'Effect of photosynthetic photon flux density on growth, photosynthetic competence and antioxidant enzymes activity during ex vitro acclimatization of Dieffenbachia cultivars'
Plant Growth Regulation
79,
(1)
29-37
, DOI
2016
'Molybdenum (Mo) increases endogenous phenolics, proline and photosynthetic pigments and the phytoremediation potential of the industrially important plant Ricinus communis L. for removal of cadmium from contaminated soil'
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
23,
(20)
20408-20430
, DOI
2016
'Molybdenum application enhances antioxidant enzyme activity and COR15a protein expression under cold stress in wheat'
Journal of Plant Interactions
11,
(1)
5-10
, DOI
PEARL
2016
'The alteration of mRNA expression of SOD and GPX genes, and proteins in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) under stress of NaCl and/or ZnO nanoparticles'
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
23,
(6)
773-781
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'Antioxidative capacity and electrolyte leakage in healthy versus phytoplasma infected tissues of Euphorbia coerulescens and Orbea gigantean'
Journal of Plant Physiology and Pathology
3 (1),
PEARL
2015
'Genotypic resistance to brown heart incidence in swede parent
lines and F1 hybrids and the influence of applied boron'
Journal of Agricultural Science (Cambridge)
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'MINIMIZATION THE EFFECTS OF SALT STRESS ON SWEET PEPPER PLANTS BY EXOGENOUS PROTECTANTS APPLICATION'
ZagaZig Journal of Agricultural Botany
42 (6),
1396-1410
PEARL
2015
'Molecular cloning and expression of a vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter gene (AgNHX1) in fig (Ficus carica L.) under salt stress'
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC)
123,
(2)
377-387
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'Photosynthetic and biochemical characterization of in vitro-derived African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha H. Wendl) plants to ex vitro conditions'
Journal of Plant Interactions
10:1,
101-108
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'PLANT ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE ANALYSIS IN CAULIFLOWER USING A CURD MICROPROPAGATION SYSTEM'
Acta Horticulturae
(1083)
43-52
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'THE EFFECT OF SUGAR TYPE, SOURCE AND CONCENTRATION ON CAULIFLOWER (BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS) MICROSHOOT PRODUCTION'
Acta Horticulturae
(1099)
87-94
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'THE USE OF SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS IN ARTIFICIAL SEEDS PRODUCTION IN CAULIFLOWER (BRASSICA OLERACEAE VAR. BOTRYTIS)'
Acta Horticulturae
(1099)
399-406
, DOI
2014
'Genetic Transformation of Immature Zygotic Embryos of Maize Genotypes via Agrobacterium tumefaciens'
Life Science Journal
11 (11),
967-975
Publisher Site
PEARL
2014
'Improving fruit quality in tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill) under heat stress by silencing the vis1 gene using small interfering RNA technology'
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture
121,
153-166
, DOI
2014
'Influence of Different Concentrations of Salt Stress on In Vitro Multiplication of Some
Fig (Ficus carcia L.) Cultivars'
Life Science Journal
11(10),
386-397
Publisher Site
PEARL
2014
'Postgraduate Funding - supplying the future generation of researchers and technicians'
The Biochemist
36 (4),
8-11
Publisher Site
PEARL
2014
'The effect of molybdenum on the molecular
control of cold tolerance in cauliflower
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) artificial
seeds'
Plant, Cell, Tissue, Organ Culture (PCTOC) Journal of Plant Biotechnology
118 (2),
(2)
215-228
Publisher Site
, DOI
PEARL
2013
'Augmented phytoextraction of lead (Pb2+) polluted soils: A comparative study of the effectiveness of plant
growth regulators, EDTA, and plant growth–promoting Rhizobacteria'
Bioremediation
, DOI
2013
'Effect of osmotic potential of activator solution and
temperature on viability and vigour of wheat seed'
African Journal of Agricultural Research
, DOI
PEARL
2013
'Evaluation and selection of barley genotypes for salt stress resistance using tissue culture techniques and SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis'
Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
11 (3&4),
Publisher Site
PEARL
2013
'Exogenous application of molybdenum affects the expression of CBF14 and the development of frost tolerance in wheat'
Plant Physiol Biochem
63,
77-81
, DOI
PEARL
2013
'Frost hardiness expression and characterisation in wheat at ear emergence'
Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science.
199,
(1)
66-74
, DOI
PEARL
2013
'In vitro propagation of cauliflower using curd microexplants'
Methods Mol Biol
11013,
329-339
, DOI
2013
'Positive effects of elevated CO2 and its interaction
with nitrogen on safflower physiology and growth'
Agronomy for Sustainable Development
497-505
, DOI
2013
'Resistance to Drought and Salt Stress after Regeneration and Micropropagation'
American Journal of Plant Sciences
, DOI
PEARL
2012
'Agrobacterium mediated transformation of anti-stress genes into cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.). 2. Transformation and confirmation of stress tolerance'
Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
6,
31-39
PEARL
2012
'An improved micro propagation system for successful transformation of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)'
Acta Horticulturae
961,
167-174
PEARL
2012
'Artificial Seed Production from Encapsulated Microshoots of Cauliflower (Brassica oleraceae var botrytis)'
Acta Horticulturae
961,
419-425
PEARL
2012
'Effect of nitrogen on safflower physiology and productivity'
African Journal of Crop Science
20,
225-237
PEARL
2012
'Osmoregulators proline and glycine betaine counteract salinity stress in canola'
AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
32,
(3)
747-754
, DOI
PEARL
2012
'The effect of using PPM (plant preservative mixture) on the development of cauliflower microshoots and the quality of artificial seed produced'
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
141,
47-52
, DOI
2012
'The Production of Cauliflower Microshoots using Curd Meristematic Tissues and Hypocotyl–derived Callus'
Acta Horticulturae
961,
427-434
PEARL
2011
'Effect of Boron Foliar Application on Reproductive Growth of Sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.)'
International Journal of Agronomy
2011,
1-5
, DOI
2011
'Encapsulation of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var botrytis) microshoots as artificial seeds and their conversion and growth in commercial substrates'
PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE
107,
(2)
243-250
, DOI
PEARL
2011
'Identification and expression analysis of CBF/DREB1 and COR15 genes in mutants of Brassica oleracea var. botrytis with enhanced proline production and frost resistance'
Plant Physiol Biochem
49,
(11)
1323-1332
, DOI
PEARL
2010
'Nutrient Pollution from Horticultural Production Systems – Tools for Policy and Advice from Field to Catchment Scales'
Acta Horticulturae
852,
27-37
2010
'The improved phytoextraction of lead (Pb) and the growth of maize (Zeamays L.): the role of plant growth regulators (GA3 and IAA) and EDTA alone and in combinations'
Chemosphere
80,
(4)
457-462
, DOI
PEARL
2009
'Low-temperature Damage to Wheat in Head - Matching Perceptions with Reality'
PLANT COLD HARDINESS: FROM THE LABORATORY TO THE FIELD
12-18
, DOI
2009
'Plant Cold Hardiness'
1-11
2009
'Plant Cold Hardiness'
12-18
2008
'Determination of the relationship between stress (frost and salt) resistance and level of proline in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) and barley (Hordeum vulgare) plants'
Journal of Science and Technology (Dinajapur)
6,
126-135
2008
'Effect of elevated CO2 and nitrogen levels on lentil growth and nodulation'
Agronomy for Sustainable Development
28,
(2)
175-180
, DOI
PEARL
2008
'Effect of Soil Applied Zinc Sulphate on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Grown on a Calcareous Soil in Pakistan'
CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
36,
(4)
571-582
, DOI
PEARL
2008
'How to mesure and report growing conditions for experiments in controlled environments'
Effects of Cliamte Change on Plants: Implications for Agriculture. Aspects of Applied Biology
88,
165-168
PEARL
2008
'Using infrared thermography to study freezing in plants'
HORTSCIENCE
43,
(6)
1648-1651
2008
'Using infrared thermology to investigate ice nucleation and freezing in plants'
Bibliotheca Fragmenta Agronomica
(11)
93-94
2007
'The freezing characteristics of wheat at ear emergence'
European Journal of Agronomy
26,
(4)
435-441
2006
'Durum wheat quality I: some physical and chemical characteristics of Syrian durum wheat genotypes'
International Journal of Food Science and Technology
41,
22-29
PEARL
2006
'Durum wheat quality: II. The relationship of kernel physicochemical composition to semolina quality and end product utilisation'
International Journal of Food Science and Technology
41,
47-55
PEARL
2006
'Evaluation of abiotic stress resistance in mutated populations of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. Botrytis)'
Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture
86,
(2)
239-248
PEARL
2006
'Genotype environment interaction in breeding lines of Syrian Barley'
Bibliotheca Fragmenta Agronomica
(11)
17-18
2006
'Optimization of a protocol of Agrobacterium mediated transformation of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) and confirmation on itegration and expression of APX and SOD stress genes'
Bibliotheca Fragmenta Agronomica
(11)
173-174
2006
'The effect of cold-acclimation on the water relations and freezing tolerance of Hordeum vulgare L'
Cryoletters
27,
(5)
295-303
PEARL
2006
'The effect of elevated carbon dioxide and nitrogen levels on the growth and nodulation of lentils'
Bibliotheca Fragmenta Agronomica
(11)
183-184
2006
'Using infrared thermography to investigate ice nucleation and freezing in plants'
Bibliotheca Fragmenta Agronomica
11,
93-94
2005
'Compost increases yield and decreases take-all severity in winter wheat'
Field Crops Research
94,
(2-3)
176-188
PEARL
2004
'Ice nucleation, propagation and deep supercooling in woody plants'
Journal of Crop Improvement
10,
(1/2)
5-16
2004
'Ice Nucleation, Propagation, and Deep Supercooling in Woody Plants'
Journal of Crop Improvement
10,
(1-2)
5-16
, DOI
2004
'Simulated effects of climate change on the production pattern of winter cauliflower in the UK'
Scientia Horticulturae
101,
(4)
359-372
PEARL
2004
'The effect of elevated CO2 and drought on the vegetative growth and development of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) cultivars'
Cereal Research Communications
32,
(2)
225-232
2003
'Protection of plants from frost using hydrophobic particle film and acrylic polymer'
Annals of Applied Biology
143,
(1)
93-97
2003
'The development of multiple stress-resistant cauliflower using mutagenesis in conjunction with a microshoot tissue culture technique'
Environmental Stress and Horticulture Crops
(618)
71-76
2002
'Extrinsic ice nucleation in plants: What are the factors invoolved and can they be manipulated. In: Li, P.H. and Palva, E.T. (eds)'
Plant Cold Hardiness: Gene Regulation and Genetic Engineering
211-221
2002
'Frost sensitivity in temperate crop plants'
Journal of Royal Agricultural Society of England
163,
22-29
2002
'Propagation and characterisation of the freezing tolerance of a novel South African ornamental (Cineraria saxifraga)'
Annals of Applied Biology
140,
(3)
285-289
2002
'Use of a hydrophobic particle film as a barrier to extrinsic ice nucleation in tomato plants'
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
127,
(3)
358-364
2001
'A cost effective protocol for in vitro mass propagation of cauliflower'
PLANT SCI
160,
(5)
1015-1024
, DOI
2001
'A cost effective protocol for in-vitro mass propagation of cauliflower.  '
Plant Science
160 (5),
1015-1024
, DOI
2001
'Factors involved in ice nucleation and propogation in plants: an overview based on new insights gained from the use of infrared thermography'
Icelandic Agricultural Science
14,
41-47
2001
'Freezing of barley studied by infrared video thermography'
Plant Physiology
125,
(1)
227-240
2001
'Teaching fast and reliable plant tissue culture using PPM and Brassicas'
Acta Horticulturae
560,
567-570
2001
'Teaching reliable and fast plant tissue culture with little resources. Proceedings of SEB Annual meeting'
Journal of Experimental Botany
52,
2000
'The pattern of freezing of grapevine shoots during early bud growth'
CRYO-LETTERS
21,
(4)
255-260
1999
'An evaluation of greenwaste compost for the production of forage maize (Zea mays L)'
COMPOST SCIENCE & UTILIZATION
7,
(1)
72-80
1999
'An investigation of the frost hardiness of grapevine (Vitis vinifera) during bud break'
ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY
135,
(3)
589-595
, DOI
1999
'Evaluating strategies to reduce nitrate and phosphate loss to surface water from agricultural land on Jersey'
257,
221-228
1999
'Growth, development and bolting of early leeks in the UK'
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY
74,
(1)
140-146
1999
'The effects of radiation frost on freezing damage and apical abortion in calabrese (Brassica oleracea var. italica) transplants'
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY
74,
(3)
401-406
1998
'A chamber for the simulation of radiation freezing of plants'
ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY
133,
(1)
111-121
, DOI
1998
'Application of seaweed extract improves winter hardiness of winter barley cv. Igri'
Experimental Botany
49,
97-97
1998
'Cauliflower microshoots: a potential alternative to F1 hybrid seed?'
HortScience
33,
(3)
535-535
1998
'Explaining curd and spear geometry in broccoli, cauliflower and 'romanesco': quantitative variation in activity of primary meristems'
PLANTA
206,
(1)
34-43
, DOI
1998
'Insights into ice nucleation using high resolution infra-red thermography'
Experimental Botany
49,
94-94
1998
'The use of infrared thermal imaging in the study of ice nucleation and freezing of plants'
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
23,
(2)
81-89
, DOI
1997
'Somatic embryogenesis in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)'
Cruciferae Newsletter
19,
43-44
1996
'Mathematical model of cauliflower curd architecture based on biometrical analysis'
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BRASSICAS
(407)
361-367
1996
'Selection of hydroxyproline resistant proline accumuulating mutants of cauliflower for improved frost resistance'
Acta Horticulturae
407,
123-129
1995
'PLANT-TISSUE CULTURE USING BRASSICA SEEDLINGS'
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL EDUCATION
29,
(1)
53-59
, DOI
1995
'RAPID MASS-PRODUCTION OF CAULIFLOWER PROPAGULES FROM FRACTIONATED AND GRADED CURD'
PLANT SCIENCE
107,
(2)
229-235
, DOI
1995
'SELECTION OF HYDROXYPROLINE-RESISTANT PROLINE-ACCUMULATING MUTANTS OF CAULIFLOWER (BRASSICA-OLERACEA VAR BOTRYTIS)'
EUPHYTICA
85,
(1-3)
329-334
1994
'In vitro strategies for improvement of frost tolerance in cauliflower'
Irish Journal of Agriculture and Food Research.
33,
105-106
1994
'THE FREEZING CHARACTERISTICS OF CAULIFLOWER CURD'
ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY
125,
(1)
179-188
, DOI
1994
'The influence of cultivation system and straw disposal in nitrate leaching from a brown cambisol in SW England.'
Soil and Tillage Research, 1994
30,
189-194
1994
'The regeneration of shoots from seedling explants of cauliflower'
Cruciferae Newsletter
16,
53-54
1993
'ANTHER CULTURE OF KALE (BRASSICA-OLERACEA L CONVAR ACEPHALA (DC) ALEF)'
PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE
33,
(3)
303-313
, DOI
1993
'Varietal differences in frost hardiness of caluiflower'
Aspects of Applied Biology
34,
179-182
1990
'Anther Culture of Winter-heading cauliflower'
Acta Horticulturae
280,
329-332
1990
'THERMAL INSULATION OF THE WINTER CAULIFLOWER CURD BY WRAPPER-LEAVES'
ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY
117,
(2)
421-430
, DOI
1989
'THE INFLUENCE OF CULTIVATION SYSTEM ON WINTER-WHEAT AGRONOMY, YIELD AND SOIL PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A WEAKLY STRUCTURED SILTY CLAY LOAM'
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN AGRICULTURE
6,
(3)
177-182
1989
'THE PATTERN OF FROST-HARDENING OF LEAVES OF WINTER CAULIFLOWER (BRASSICA-OLERACEA VAR BOTRYTIS CV CLAUSE 30)'
ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY
115,
(1)
161-170
, DOI
1988
'Frost tolerance and avoidance in winter cauliflowers'
Cryoletters
9,
431-431
1988
'PATTERNS OF ICE NUCLEATION AND LETHAL INJURY IN FLORAL ORGANS OF OVERWINTERED CAULIFLOWER'
CRYOBIOLOGY
25,
(6)
534-535
, DOI
1987
'AN ANALYSIS OF MORPHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT STAGES IN AVALON WINTER-WHEAT CROPS WITH DIFFERENT SOWING DATES AND AT 10 SITES IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND'
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
109,
107-&
1987
'AN ANALYSIS OF PRIMORDIUM INITIATION IN AVALON WINTER-WHEAT CROPS WITH DIFFERENT SOWING DATES AND AT 9 SITES IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND'
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
109,
123-134
1983
'Effects of artificial winter wear on turf grass swards of different age and composition'
Zeitschrift fur Vegetationstechnik
6,
87-94
1981
'A comparison of grass mixtures sown at two different times and subjected to heavy winter wear'
Journal of Sports Turf Research
57,
120-129
1981
'EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON COLD DEHARDENING OF LOLIUM-PERENNE L SEEDLINGS'
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
96,
(FEB)
55-59
1980
'THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON COLD HARDENING OF LOLIUM-PERENNE SEEDLINGS'
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
95,
(AUG)
77-81
1980
'The effect of temperature on cold hardening of Loliutn perenne seedlings'
The Journal of Agricultural Science
95,
(01)
77-77
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1980
'The winter hardiness of grasses - A Review'
Journal of Sports Turf Research
56,
116-127
1978
'SEEDLING TEST FOR COLD HARDINESS IN LOLIUM-PERENNE L'
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91,
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217-222
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'Ice nucleation, propagation and deep supercooling: The lost tribes of freezing studies'
Plant Cold Hardiness: From the Laboratory to the Field
1-11
2005
'The role of grain tempering in optimising the milling performance of wheat blends. In, Using cereal science and technology for the benefit of consumers'
in Cauvain SP; Salmon S; Young LS
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Woodhead Publishing Ltd
561-562
2002
'Plant cold hardiness'
in Li PH; Palva ET
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Plenum Pub Corp
211-222
2002
'The Agricultural Notebook'
in Soffe RJ
The Agricultural Notebook
Oxford
Wiley-Blackwell
63-76
2002
'The Agricultural Notebook'
in Soffe RJ
The Agricultural Notebook
Oxford
Wiley-Blackwell
77-130
1999
'Cold-adapted organisms'
in Margesin R; Schinner F
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Springer Verlag
105-118
1995
'The Agricultural Notebook'
in McConnell P; Soffe RJ
The Agricultural Notebook
Oxford
Wiley-Blackwell
118-129
1995
'The Agricultural Notebook'
in McConnell P; Soffe RJ
The Agricultural Notebook
Oxford
Wiley-Blackwell
150-192
1988
'The agricultural notebook'
in McConnell P; Halley RJ; Soffe RJ
The Agricultural Notebook
Butterworth-Heinemann
58-69
Conference Papers
2007
'An introduction to the concepts of sustainability and the challenge to Controlled Environments'
UK Controlled Environment User's Group
2-5
2005
'The effect of elevated CO2 on the growth, physiology and nodulation of lentils'
2005
'The evaluation of stress mutant lines of cauliflower'
2001
'Extrinsic ice nucleation in plants: what are the factors involved and can they be manipulated'
6th International Plant Cold Hardiness Seminar
Helsinki, Finland
01/07/2001
05/07/2001
8-9
2001
'Teaching fast and reliable plant tissue culture using PPM and Brassicas'
Acta Horticulturae. Proceedings of the 4Th International Symposium on in Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding
567-570
1999
'Enhancing the effective utilisation of animal manures on farm through compost technology'
SAC/SEPA, Edinburgh
31/03/1999
02/04/1999
1999
'Evaluating strategies to reduce nitrate and phosphate loss to surface water from agricultural land on Jersey'
221-228
1996
'An assessment of the agronomic value of co-composted MSW and sewage sludge'
1166-1169
1996
'An evaluation of soil nutrient status following the application of (i) co-composted MSW and sewage sludge and (ii) greenwaste, to maize'
de Bertoldi M; Sequi P; Lemmes B; Papi T
469-476
1996
'Growth and development of sweet pepper plants on unloaded and nutrient-loaded clinoptilolite culture'
Jersey
105-122
1993
'Ice nucleation and frost damage to cauliflower curd'
Sixth International Conference on Biological Ice Nucleation
Laramie, Univ. Wyoming, USA
1-1
1993
'The effect of leaf surface water onthe supercooling ability of early sown Solanum tuberosum var. Jersey Royal'
Sixth International Conference on Biological Ice Nucleation
University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA
2-2
1992
'Studies on frost tolerance and cold acclimation in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)'
Irish Botanists Meeting
Queens University, Belfast, N Ireland
01/04/1992
17-18
1989
'Petal culture of winter-heading cauliflower'
In Vitro Culture and Micropropagation in Horticulture
Cesena, Italy
01/06/1989
229-232
1989
'Frost Resistance Studies in Winter Cauliflower'
Gottingen, West Germany
256-262
1981
'Variations in the cold-hardiness of Lolium perenne'
In Plant Physiology and Herbage production
Nottingham
01/04/1981
213-215
0
'Response of grass following the appliction of composted and untreated cattle manure'
BGS Occasional Symposium
No 33 Malvern, UK
01/11/1999
2-2
0
'The evaluation of the effect of Maxicrop Concentrate onthe frost resistance of crop plants'
Second Maxicrop International Ltd Conference
The Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Scotland
01/09/1992
24-29
0
'Evaluation of cold hardiness in forage grasses and legumes'
Eucarpia, Aberystwyth
01/01/1982
77-79
0
'Freezing damage to wheat at ear emergence'
Reports
2006
The Determination of Frost Tolerance of Miscanthus Rhizomes.
BiCal Ltd
2002
Climatic effects on the vernalization and curd growth of winter cauliflower and subsequent fluctuations in supply.
Final report to DEFRA of HORTLINK Project 195
2002
Knowledge Transfer initiative on impacts and adaptations to climate change in agriculture.
Final Report of DEFRA Project CCO365
2001
Nitrates and Phosphates in jersey Surface Waters: Sources and Land Management Strategies.
Final Report to Jersey States Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
2000
Enhancing the effective utilisation of animal manures on-farm through compost technology.
MAFF Project Report WA0519
2000
The Frost Hardiness of Transgenic Arabidopsis Thaliana.
Shell Forestry Ltd
1998
Development of a screening system to detect Xanthomonas campestris in seed and evaluation of pathogen resistance in seed parents of winter cauliflower.
Project VF 186 Report to HDC
1997
Chlorthal dimethyl and other pesticides in surface water on Jersey.
Jersey States of Agriculture and Fisheries
1997
Fast Tissue Culture, Workshop Guide. Science and Plants for Schools.
University of Birmingham
1996
An investigation of the effects of Maxicrop products on the yield and quality of autumn heading cauliflower var Tucson in 1996.
Maxicrop International Ltd
1996
Fast Tissue Culture: Student's Guide. Science and Plants for Schools.
University of Reading
1996
Fast Tissue Culture: Teacher's Guide. Science and Plants for Schools.
University of Reading
1995
Agronomic evaluation of recycling (i) co-composted domestic waste and sewage sludge and (ii)greenwaste to agricultural land: field trials to investigate the agronomic impact of compost applied to maize.
Ecosci Ltd
1995
Agronomic evaluation of recycling co-composted domestic waste and sewage sludge to agicultural land: field trials to investigate the agronomic impact of compost applied to maize.
DTI
1995
An evaluation of the effect of Maxicrop Concentrate and Symbiont-1 on the yield and quality of Cabbage.
Maxicrop International Ltd
1995
Frost resistance assessment of ten varieties of cauliflower.
Elsoms Seeds Ltd
1994
The effect of Maxicrop on the multiplication of plants in tissue culture.
Maxicrop International Ltd
1993
Frost resistant assessment of two varieties of Cauliflower.
Maxicrop International Ltd
1993
Recycling composted domestic waste and sewage sludge to agricultural land. Field trials to investigate the agronomic and environmental impact of compost applied to maize.
P E N S Limited
1993
Report on the effect of Maxicrop Concentrate on ice nucleation and frost resistance of caluiflowers and tomatoes.
Maxicrop International Ltd
1993
The effect of Maxicrop Concentrate on the frost resistance of cauliflower seedlings.
Maxicrop International Ltd
1993
The effect of Maxicrop Concentrate on the frost resistance of Potato plants.
Maxicrop International Ltd
1992
Report on the effect of Maxicrop Concentrate on ice nucleation and frost resistance of cauliflowers and tomatoes.
Maxicrop International Ltd
1991
Anther culture of winter heading cauliflower.
Codebric Ltd. Trinity Growers Ltd, Broccoli Seed Group Ltd, Jersey States of Agriculture
1991
Designer Vegetables - The cauliflower, a case history of research.
The Darwin Lecture, British Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Conference, Plymouth August 1991
1991
Dossier de Recherche et Enterprise Apr-Sept 91.
University of Angers
1990
A report of Maxicrop cauliflower trial at Seale-Hayne 1989/90.
Maxicrop International Ltd
1990
A report of Maxicrop cereal trials at Seale-Hayne 1989/90.
Maxicrop International Ltd
1990
An assessment of the frost resistance of calabrese and cauliflower.
Gosberton Farm Produce Co Ltd
1990
An assessment of the frost resistance of varieties of over-wintered cauliflower.
Elsoms Seeds Ltd
1990
Anther Culture of Winter-Heading Cauliflower 1986-89.
Horticultural Development Council
1989
Anther Culture in Pinks.
Whetman Ltd
1989
Anther Culture of Winter Heading Cauliflower.
Codebric Ltd & Broccoli Seed Group Ltd
1989
Pinks Frost Test 1989.
Whetman Ltd
1989
Report on cereal trials using Maxicrop.
Maxicrop International Ltd
1989
Report on tissue culture of water lily.
Water Lane Fish Farm
1989
Varieties, breeding and biotechnology for south-west vegetable crops.
Vegetable and Pulse Conference, Plymouth Feb 89. M D Thomas Chemicals Ltd/Hoechst Ltd/Ciba-Geigy Ltd
1988
Assessment of a seedling screen for frost resistance in Pinks.
Whetman Ltd
1988
Devon and Exeter Racecourse, Course Inspection Report.
Devon and Exeter Racecourse
1988
Orchid micro-propogation - a literature survey and proposal.
Burnham Nurseries
1988
Report for the construction and returfing of the New South Bend.
Taunton Racecourse, March 1987 - March 1988
1988
Report on grass trial using Activate Gold.
WBC Technology Ltd
1987
Anther Culture in Pinks.
Whetman Ltd
1987
Taunton Racecourse, Course Inspection Report.
Taunton Racecourse
1986
Frost resistance in winter harvested cauliflowers - a progress report.
Trinity Growers, Kent
1981
Effects of artifical winter wear on turf grass swards of different age and composition.
Department of Environment Project No. ITE 573
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2004
Should Europe ban GM food imports? Head to head.
Business Spotlight 1/04
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2003
Growing Pains? The benefits of genetically modified crops deserve a rational debate.
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1999
H2A, shotguns and supercooling.
0
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1998
Infrared thermal imaging for ice nucleation.
0
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7-8
1997
A frost free future?.
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1992
Coping with cold.
0
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1992
Designer vegetables.
0
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1991
Des Choux-fleur trop frileux.
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1990
New Routes to New Plants.
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Climatic Stress - Low Temperature.
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1989
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