ReviewFood and energy security2016
A new emphasis on root traits for perennial grass and legume varieties with environmental and ecological benefits.
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17 citing papers in PubMed.
- Perennial and annual cropping sequences differentially influence soil functionality in Luvisolic soils.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Overseeding temperate grasses and legumes into Aruana pasture and monoculture systems for finishing beef cattle.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Ornamental Phytoremediation in Cities: Context-Dependent Roles in Managing Potentially Toxic Elements.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Root growth and function in New Zealand pasture systems: a perspective on research needs, methods, and system integration.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Soil microbial communities shift in response to cropping sequence diversification with perennial seed crops.Frontiers in microbiomes · 2026Article
- Genetic diversity and agro-morphological characterization of cassava varieties provides insight for breeding and crop improvement.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Animal board invited review: Grassland-based livestock farming and biodiversity.Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience · 2022Review
- Unravelling the treasure trove of drought-responsive genes in wild-type peanut through transcriptomics and physiological analyses of root.Functional & integrative genomics · 2022Article
- Real-time monitoring of rhizosphere nitrate fluctuations under crops following defoliation.Plant methods · 2021Article
- Do agricultural grasses bred for improved root systems provide resilience to machinery-derived soil compaction?Food and energy security · 2020Article
- TwoInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
- Characterization of Adult Functional Traits of Local Populations and Cultivars of Sandberg Bluegrass and Bottlebrush Squirreltail Perennial Bunchgrasses.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Root imaging showing comparisons in root distribution and ontogeny in novelFood and energy security · 2018Article
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- Improving the Yield and Nutritional Quality of Forage Crops.Frontiers in plant science · 2018Review
- Assessment of soil water, carbon and nitrogen cycling in reseeded grassland on the North Wyke Farm Platform using a process-based model.The Science of the total environment · 2017Article
- A new emphasis on root traits for perennial grass and legume varieties with environmental and ecological benefits.Food and energy security · 2016Review
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Abstract
Grasslands cover a significant proportion of the agricultural land within the UK and across the EU, providing a relatively cheap source of feed for ruminants and supporting the production of meat, wool and milk from grazing animals. Delivering efficient animal production from grassland systems has traditionally been the primary focus of grassland-based research. But there is increasing recognition of the ecological and environmental benefits of these grassland systems and the importance of the interaction between their component plants and a host of other biological organisms in the soil and in adjoining habitats. Many of the ecological and environmental benefits provided by grasslands emanate from the interactions between the roots of plant species and the soil in which they grow. We review current knowledge on the role of grassland ecosystems in delivering ecological and environmental benefits. We will consider how improved grassland can deliver these benefits, and the potential opportunities for plant breeding to improve specific traits that will enhance these benefits whilst maintaining forage production for livestock consumption. Opportunities for exploiting new plant breeding approaches, including high throughput phenotyping, and for introducing traits from closely related species are discussed.
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