Our Nature Plants paper featured in Crop Production Magazine. The article highlights our call for stronger integration between plant breeding and soil science, with expert views from across industry. Grateful to share our perspective and see this conversation gaining momentum.

NEW in Agriculture, Ecosystem & Environment 💥 Effects of mineral #fertilizers on #CO2 release from #soil #carbonates doi.org/10.1016/j.agee… 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1l6N0cA-IvZl7 #agriculture #landuse #nitrogen #rhizosphere #carbon #acidification #isotopes

Long-term (>100 yr) experiments offer valuable insights to soil change under ag practices, but were designed before modern stats. How to navigate experimental design issues? Here we showcase an approach using the Morrow Plots in year 145 for SOC stocks: acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ae…

Our paper has featured in Nature Climate Change as a Research Highlight. Plant processes matter in soil carbon research nature.com/articles/s4155… Original paper: soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/36…

The CLEANFOREST COST Action Training School on next generation manipulation experiments hosted BIFoR College of Life and Environmental Sciences this week covered theory and offered hands-on-experience to >20 ECRs for measuring ecophysiology, root morphology & soil properties. New perspectives & challenges found!

Participated in the CLEANFOREST Training School on Global Change and Next Generation Manipulation Experiments at Birmingham’s BIFoR-FACE. Gained hands-on experience in measuring ecophysiology, root morphology, and soil properties. Fantastic research infrastructure and facilities!

Collected 1-meter-deep soil cores for our Delivering Sustainable Wheat Delivering Sustainable Wheat project. The cores will be scanned using X-ray CT for soil structural and root architectural analyses. UoNBiosciences Hounsfield Facility Rothamsted Research

Traveling to Edinburgh for the Rhizosphere Conference. Looking forward to connecting with others attending. I’ll be presenting a poster on soil structure and root density under conventional and zero tillage systems. Come say hello!

Our poster is up! Come check it out and have a look 👀 Looking forward to your thoughts and discussions! #rhizosphere6 Delivering Sustainable Wheat UoNBiosciences Rothamsted Research

Are you missing some x-ray CT images? Check out the Hounsfield Facility facility for all your needs!! From root to canopy to cellular imaging

We’re proud to share the news that we’ve been ranked among the world’s top 100 universities in the latest QS World University Rankings. Read more at bit.ly/4ecqPvx #QSWUR2026 #TopUnis

Goodbye, Edinburgh! The conference was a great success. I am leaving with new connections, fresh ideas, and plenty to think on advancing soil health and agriculture sustainability.

Any idea what’s that back material in the soil core at 80 cm depth.

Very nice property of the small scale variability in redox potential and content of oxidized Fe, oxidized Mn, reduced S, or reduced organic matter. The black color can come from oxidized Mn, or reduced S. If there is some access of marine water, I guess its reduced S.

Hello root exudate experts! Which crop species are known to release more root exudates overall? And do we know which ones tend to release more organic acids versus sugars? Any guidance or recommended literature would be greatly appreciated!

Huge congratulations to Dr. Shikha Dubey on completing her PhD! One of the most hardworking and passionate soil scientists I know. Wishing you all the best for what’s ahead for you.

Doctoral Research Fellow post under our MSCA FutureForests ITN Project at BIFoR-FACE in trees C and water relations, supervision by Dr. Alice Gauthey. Apply by October 7 . Competitive salary, & exciting research. Check eligibility before applying. edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

Welcomed new undergraduate class by showing them plenty of soil stuff such as bulk density, soil shear strength, greenhouse gas measurements, and penetration resistance.

Can wheat yields withstand our changing soils? Read our latest blog here: wheatresearch.ac.uk/research/can-w…

Field day is a fun day. Started gas measurements on our long-term reduced tillage trial.