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Publications as a direct result of the BSBEC programme grant.

  1. Brereton NJB; Pitre FE; Hanley SJ; Ray MJ; Karp A and Murphy RJ (2010) Mapping of Enzymatic Saccharification in Short Rotation Coppice Willow and Its Independence from Biomass Yield. Bioenergy Research.  DOI 10.1007/s12155-010-9077-3
  2. Brereton NJB; Pitre FE; Ray, MJ; Karp A and Murphy RJ (2011) Investigation of Tension Wood Formation and 2, 6-Dichlorobenzonitrile Application in Short Rotation Coppice Willow: Composition and Enzymatic Saccharification.  Biotechnology for Biofuels DOI 10.1186/1754-6834-4-13
  3. Cunniff, J and Cerasuolo, M (2011) Lighting the way to willow biomass production. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 91, 1733-1736. DOI 10.1002/jsfa.4470
  4. Denness, L; McKenna JF; Segonac C; Wormit A; Madhou P; Bennett M; Mansfield J; Zipfel C and Hamann T (2011) “The plant response to cell wall damage is regulated through interaction of ROS and JA mediated processes”, Plant Physiology, 156, 1364-1374.  DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.175737
  5. Purdy, S Maddison A, Jones L, Webster R, Andralojc J, Donnison I, Clifton-Brown J (2013)  Characterisation of chilling-shock responses in four genotypes of Miscanthus reveals the superior tolerance of M. x giganteus compared to M. sinensis and M. sacchariflorus. Annals of Botany (In press)
  6. Cerasuolo, M., Richter, G.M.  Cunniff, J., Purdy, S., Shield, I., Karp, A. (2012)  A Pseudo-3D Model to Optimise the Target Traits of Light Interception in Short-Rotation Coppice Willow Agricultural & Forest Meteorology http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.11.022.
  7. Ray, M.J., Brereton, N.J.B., Shield I., Karp, A., Murphy, R.J . (2012)  Variation in cell wall composition and accessibility in relation to biofuel potential of short rotation coppice willows. BioEnergy Research (DOI 10.1007/s12155-011-9177-8)
  8. Ma X-F, Jensen E, Alexandrov N, Troukhan M, Zhang L, et al. (2012) High Resolution Genetic Mapping by Genome Sequencing Reveals Genome Duplication and Tetraploid Genetic Structure of the Diploid Miscanthus sinensis. PLoS ONE 7(3): e33821. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033821
  9. Brereton, NJB, Ray, MJ, Shield, I., Martin P, Karp, A.,Murphy RJ. (2012)  Reaction wood – a key cause of variation in cell wall recalcitrance in willow. Journal: Biotechnology for Biofuels (DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-5-83)

Publications that align with/are complimentary to the BSBEC grant.

  1. Allison G; Morris C; Hodgson E; Jones J; Kubacki M; Barraclough T; Yates N; Shield I, Bridgwater AV and Donnison IS (2009) Measurement of key compositional parameters in energy grasses by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Bioresource Technology 100 6428-6433.  DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.07.015   
  2. Allison GG; Thain SC; Morris P; Morris C; Hawkins S; Turner P; Gay A; Fahmi R; Bridgwater AV; Shield I and Donnison IS (2009) Development of a method to predict the lignin content of energy grasses using Fourier-transform infrared and Fourier-transform Raman spectroscopy. Bioresource Technology 100: 1252-1261.  DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.07.043
  3. Cheng Y;  Edwards EJ;  Allison GG;  Zhu W.-Y; Theodorou KM (2009) Composition and activity of mixed cultures of anaerobic fungi and methanogens enriched from rumen contents and grown together in consecutive batch culture.  Bioresource Technology 100 4821-4828
  4. Allison, GG; Thain, S; Morris, P; Morris, C; Hawkins; S, Hauck; B, Baraclough, T; Yates, N; Shield, I; Bridgwater, T and Donnison, IS (2009) Quantification of hydroxycinnamic acids and lignin in perennial forage and energy grasses by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and partial least squares regression.  Bioresource Technology 100 1252-1261.  DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.04.031
  5. Allison, GG; Robbins, MP; Carli, J; Clifton-Brown, J and Donnison, IS (2010) Designing crops for improved biomass calorific content and attributes for burning: a U.K. perspective; in Plant biotechnology for sustainable production of energy and co-products, Springer, Ed. Steve Thomas, Peter Mascia and Jack Widholm
  6. Freitag, S; Hogan, EJ; Crittenden, P D; Allison, GG and Thain, SC (2011) Metabolomic responses to wet inorganic nitrogen inputs from atmospheric sources in the reindeer lichen Cladonia portentosa.  Physiologia Plantarum.  DOI:10.1111/j.1399-3054.2011.01484.x
  7. Allison, GG (2011) Application of Fourier transform mid-infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) for research into biomass feed-stocks; in Fourier Transforms- New Approaches and FTIR strategies, Intech, Ed. Goran Nikolic). ISBN 978-953-307-232-6 (http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/fourier-transforms-new-analytical-approaches-and-ftir-strategies)
  8. Hodgson EM; Romani F; Yates N; Barraclough T; Shield I; Allison G; Bridgwater A and Donnison IS (2010) Miscanthus as a feedstock for fast-pyrolysis: Does agronomic treatment affect quality? Bioresource Technology 101, 6185-6191. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.03.024
  9. Bosch M; Mayer C-D; Cookson A and Donnison I (2011) Differential gene expression profiling between elongating and non-elongating maize internodes identifies genes involved in cell wall biogenesis in grasses. Journal of Experimental Botany 62: 3545-3561.  DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err045
  10. Pitre FE; Brereton NJ; AuDoire S; Shield I; Richter GM and Karp A. 2010. Estimating root biomass in Salix viminalis x Salix schwerinii cultivar „Olof“ using the electrical capacitance method.  Plant Biosystems 144 (2), 479-483.  DOI: 10.1080/11263501003732092
  11. Hodgson EM; Lister SJ; Bridgwater AV; Clifton-Brown J and Donnison IS (2010) Genotypic and environmentally derived variation in the cell wall composition of Miscanthus in relation to its use as a biomass feedstock. Biomass & Bioenergy 34: 652-660.  DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.01.008
  12. Clifton-Brown JC; Renvoize SA; Chiang Y-C; Ibaragi Y; Flavell R; Greef JM; Huang L; Hsu TW; Kim D-S; Hastings A; Schwarz KU; Stampfl P; Valentine J; Yamada T; Xi Q and Donnison I ( 2011a) Developing Miscanthus for Bioenergy.  Halford NG and Karp A, eds. Energy Crops: Royal Society of Chemistry, 301-321
  13. Clifton-Brown JC; Robson P; Sanderson R; Hastings A; Valentine J and Donnison IS (2011b) Thermal requirements for seed germination in Miscanthus compared with Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinaceae),  Maize (Zea mays) and rye grass (Lolium perenne). Global Change Biology Bioenergy 3: 375-386.  DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01094.x
  14. Valentine J; Clifton-Brown J; Hastings A; Robson P; Allison G and Smith P (2011) Food vs. fuel: the use of land for lignocellulosic ’next generation’energy crops that minimize competition with primary food production. Global Change Biology Bioenergy.  DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01111.x, 1-19
  15. Martel CM; Warrilow AGS; Jackson CO; Mullins JGL; Togawa RC; Parker JE; Morris SM; Donnison IS; Kelly DE and Kelly SL (2010) Expression, purification and use of Lactobacillus paracasei β fructosidase to optimise production of bioethanol from grass biomass. Bioresource technology 101: 4395-4402.  DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.084
  16. Martel CM, J Parker JE, Jackson CO, Warrilow AGS, Greig C, Morris SM, Donnison IS, Kelly DE, Kelly SL (2011) Expression of bacterial levanase in Brewer’s yeast enables simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of grass juice to bioethanol. Bioresource technology 102: 1503-1508.  DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.099
  17. Adams JMM; Teunissen PJM; Robson G; Dunn-Coleman N and Donnison IS (2012). Scanning electron microscopy and fermentation studies on selected known maize starch mutants using STARGEN™ enzyme blends. Bioenergy Research DOI: 10.1007/s12155-011-9135-55: 330-340.
  18. Parveen, I; Threadgill, MD; Hauck, B; Donnison I and Winters A (2011). Isolation, identification and quantitation of hydroxycinnamic acid conjugates, potential platform chemicals, in the leaves and stems of Miscanthus x giganteus using LC-ESI-MSn. Phytochemistry 72: 2376-84.
  19. Adams JMM; Toop T; Donnison IS and Gallagher JA (2011). Seasonal variation in Laminaria digitata and its impact on biochemical conversion routes to biofuels. Bioresource Technology 102:9976-9984.
  20. Robbins MP; Evans G; Valentine J; Donnison IS and Allison GG (2012). New opportunities for the exploitation of energy crops by thermochemical conversion in the UK. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 38: 138-155.
  21. Jensen E; Farrar K; Thomas-Jones S; Hastings A; Donnison I and Clifton-Brown J (2011). Characterisation of flowering time diversity in 244 Miscanthus genotypes. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 3: 387-400.  DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01097.x
  22. Farrar K; Bryant DN; Turner L; Gallagher J; Thomas A; Farrell M; Humphreys MO and Donnison IS (2012). Breeding for bioethanol production in L. perenne: Selection for high water soluble carbohydrate content results in increased harvestable early spring biomass. Bioenergy Research 5: 149-157.
  23. Adams JM; Gallagher JA and Donnison IS (2009) Fermentation study on Saccharina latissima for bioethanol production considering variable pre-treatments. Journal of Applied Phycology 21: 569-574.  DOI: 10.1007/s10811-008-9384-7
  24. Adams JMM; Ross AB; Anastasakis K; Hodgson EM; Gallagher JA; Jones JM and Donnison IS (2011) Seasonal variation in the chemical composition of the bioenergy feedstock Laminaria digitata for thermochemical conversion. Bioresource Technology 102: 226-234.  DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.152
  25. Bryant DN; Morris SM; Leemans D; Taylor S; Carvell J; Todd RW; Logan D; Lee M, Garcia N; Ellis A and Gallagher JA (2011) Modelling real-time simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass and organic acid accumulation using dielectric spectroscopy. Bioresource Technology 102: 9675-9682
  26. 26.  Aradottir, GI; Hanley, SJ; Collins, M; Dawson, K J;  Karp, A; Leather, SR; Shield, IF and Harrington, RH.  Population genetics of Tuberolachnus salignus, an obligate parthenogenetic aphid.  Agricultural and Forest Entomology, accepted August 2011
  27. 27.  Hanley SJ; Pei, M; Powers, SJ; Ruiz, C; Mallott, MD; Barker, JHA and Karp, A (2011) Genetic mapping of rust resistance loci in biomass willow Tree Genetics and Genomes DOI: 10.1007/s11295-010-0359-x
  28. Bayon, C; Pei, M; Ruiz, C;  Hunter, T; Karp, A and Tubby, I  (2010) Genetic structure and population dynamics of a heteroecious plant pathogen Melampsora larici-epitea in short-rotation coppice willow plantations“. Molecular Ecology 18: 3006-3019.  DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04255.x
  29. King RA; Harris SL; Karp A and Barker JHA (2010) Characterisation and inheritance of nuclear microsatellite loci for use in population studies of the allotetraploid Salix alba-S. fragilis complex. Tree Genetics and Genomes 6: 247-258.  DOI: 10.1007/s11295-009-0245-6
  30. Sage, R; Cunningham, M; Mallott, M; Haughton, A; Bohan, D; Riche, A and Karp, A (2010) Birds in Miscanthus fields in SW England in summer and winter compared to arable grass and short rotation coppice willow and effects of crop structure. Ibis 152: 487-499
  31. Karp, A; Hanley, SJ; Trybush, SOT; Macalpine, W; Pei, M and Shield I (2011) Genetic improvement of willow for bioenergy and biofuels J. Integrative Plant Biology 53 (2) 151-165.  DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2010.01015.x
  32. Karp, A and Richter, GM (2011) Meeting the challenge of food and energy security. Journal of Experimental Botany. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err099
  33. Brandt, A; Ray, MJ; To, TQ; Leak, DJ; Murphy, RJ and Welton, T (2011) Ionic liquid pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass with ionic liquid-water mixtures.  Green Chemistry, Volume 13, Issue 9, pages 2489-2499
  34. Hillier, J; Whittaker, C; Dailey, AG; Aylott, M; Casella, E; Richter, GM; Riche, A; Murphy, R; Taylor, G and Smith, P (2009) Greenhouse gas emissions from four bio-energy crops in England and Wales: Integrating spatial estimates of yield and soil C balance in life cycle analyses. Global change Biology-Bioenergy 1, 267-281.  DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2009.01021.x
  35. Lovett AA; Sünnenberg GM; Richter GM; Dailey AG; Riche AB and Karp A (2009) Land use implications of increased biomass production identified by GIS-based suitability and yield mapping for Miscanthus in England. Bioenergy Research 2: 17-28  DOI: 10.1007/s12155-008-9030-x
  36. Bauen AW; Dunnett AJ; Richter GM; Dailey AG; Aylott MJ; Casella E and Taylor G (2010) Modelling demand and supply of bioenergy from short rotation coppice and Miscanthus in the UK. Bioresource Technology 101: 8132-8143.  DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.05.002
  37. Robson PR; Mos M; Clifton-Brown JC and Donnison IS (2011)  Phenotypic Variation in Senescence in Miscanthus: Towards Optimising Biomass Quality and Quantity. BioEnergy Research.  DOI 10.1007/s12155-011-9118-6, 11 pages
  38. Pei, MH; Ruiz, C; Shield, I; Macalpine, W; Lindegaard, K and Karp, A (2010) Mendelian inheritance of rust resistance in hybrids between Salix sachalinensis and S. viminalis to Melampsora larici-epitea. Plant Pathology 59, 862–872.  DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2010.02317.x
  39. Bond, A; Dockerty, T; Lovett, A; Riche, AB; Haughton, AJ; Bohan, DA; Sage, RB; Shield, IF; Finch, JW; Turner, MM and Karp A (2010) „Learning how to deal with values, frames and governance in Sustainability Appraisal“ Regional Studies. DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.485181
  40. Hodgson EM; Nowakowski DJ; Shield I; Riche A; Bridgwater AV; Clifton-Brown, JC, Donnison IS (2011) Variation in Miscanthus chemical composition and implications for conversion by pyrolysis and thermo-chemical biorefining for fuels and chemicals. Bioresource Technology 102, 3411-3418. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.10.017
  41. Allison GG, Morris C, Clifton-Brown J, Lister SJ, Donnison IS (2011) Genotypic variation in cell wall composition in a diverse set of 244 accessions of Miscanthus. Biomass and Bioenergy 35: 4740-4747.
  42. Aradottir,G.I.. Hanley, S.J., Collins, C.M., Dawson, K.J., Karp, A., Leather, S.R., Shield, I., Harrington, R (2012). Population genetics of Tuberolachnus salignus, an obligate parthenogenetic aphid. Agricultural & Forest Entomology (In Press).
  43. Trybush, S., Jahodová, S., Čížková, L., Karp, A., and Hanley, S.  (2012) High levels of genetic diversity in Salix viminalis of the Czech Republic as revealed by microsatellite markers. Bioenergy Research (doi)
  44. 44.  Brandt, A., Erickson, J.K., Hallett, J.P., Murphy, R.J., Potthast, A., Ray, M.J., Rosenau, T., Schrems, M. & Welton, T. (2012) Soaking of pine wood chips with Ionic liquids for reduced energy input during grinding. Green Chemistry, Volume 14, issue 4, pages 1079-1085
  45. 45.  Brandt, A., Ray, M.J., To, T.Q., Leak, D.J., Murphy, R.J. & Welton, T. (2011) Ionic liquid pre-treatment of lignocellulosic biomass with ionic liquid-water mixtures. Green Chemistry, Volume 13, 2489-2499
  46. Hensgen F, Bühle L, Donnison I, Frasier M, Vale J, Corton J, Heinsoo K, Melts I, Wachendorf M (2012) Mineral concentrations in solid fuels from European semi-natural grasslands after hydrothermal conditioning and subsequent mechanical dehydration. Bioresource Technology 118: 332-342.
  47. Bühle L, Hensgen F, Donnison I, Heinsoo K, Wachendorf M (2012) Life cycle assessment of the integrated generation of solid fuel and biogas from biomass (IFBB) in comparison to different energy recovery, animal-based and non-refining management systems Bioresource Technology 111: 230-239.
  48. Robbins MP, Evans G, Valentine J, Donnison IS, Allison GG (2012) New opportunities for the exploitation of energy crops by thermochemical conversion in Northern Europe and the UK. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 38: 138-155.
  49. Robson P, Jensen E, Hawkins S, White SR, Kenobi K, Clifton-Brown J, Donnison I, Farrar (2013) Accelerating the domestication of a bioenergy crop: identifying and modelling morphological targets for sustainable yield increase in Miscanthus. J Exp Bot (in press)
  50. Robson P, Mos M, Clifton-Brown J, Donnison I (2012) Phenotypic variation in senescence in Miscanthus: towards optimising biomass quality and quantity. Bioenergy Research 5: 95-105.
  51. Allison GG, Morris C, Lister SJ, Barraclough T, Yates N, Shield I, Donnison IS (2012) Effect of nitrogen fertiliser application on cell wall composition in switchgrass and reed canary grass. Biomass and Bioenergy 40: 19-26.
  52. X.C. Baxter, L.I. Darvell, J.M. Jones, N.E. Yates, I. Shield and T. Barraclough (2012) Study of Miscanthus x giganteus ash behaviour – variation with agronomy and assessment method. Fuel 9550-62
  53. Greenhalf, C., Nowakowski, D.J., Titiloye, J., Bridgwater, A.V., Yates, N.E., Riche, A.B. and Shield, I.F. (2012) Thermochemical characterisation of straws and high yielding perennial grasses. Industrial Crops and Products. 36 (2012) 449– 459
  54. I.F. Shield, T.J.P. Barraclough, A.B. Riche and N.E. Yates. (2012) The yield response of the energy crops switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) to fertiliser applications when grown on a low productivity sandy soil. Biomass and Bio-energy. 42. p. 86-96
  55. MD, Lovegrove A, Freeman J, Tryfona T, Pellny TK, Weimar T, Mortimer JC, Stott K, Baker JM, Defoin-Platel M, Shewry PR, Dupree P, Mitchell RAC (2012) Glycosyl transferases in family 61 mediate arabinofuranosyl transfer onto xylan in grasses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109: 989-993
  56. Corton J, Buhle L, Wachendorf M, Donnison IS, Fraser MD (2013) Bioenergy as a biodiversity management tool and the potential of a mixed species feedstock for bioenergy production in Wales. Bioresource Technology 129: 142-9
  57. Mos M, Banks SW, Nowakowski DJ, Robson PRH, Bridgwater AV, Donnison IS (2013) Impact of Miscanthus x giganteus senescence times on fast pyrolysis bio-oil quality. Bioresource Technology 129: 335-42
  58. Jensen, E, Robson P, Norris J, Cookson A, Farrar K, Donnison I, Clifton-Brown J (2013) Flowering induction in the bioenergy grass Miscanthus sacchariflorus is a quantitative short-day response, whilst delayed flowering under long days increases biomass accumulation. Journal of Experimental Botany 64: 541-552
  59. Bryant DN, Firth E, Kaderbhai N, Taylor S, Morris SM, Logan D, Garcia N, Ellis A, Martin SM, Gallagher JA (2013) Monitoring real-time enzymatic hydrolysis of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) by dielectric spectroscopy following hydrothermal pre-treatment by steam explosion. Bioresource Technology 128: 765-768
  60. Slavov G, Robson P, Jensen E, Hodgson E, Farrar K, Allison G, Hawkins S, Thomas-Jones S, Ma X-F, Huang L, Swaller T, Flavell R, Clifton-Brown J, Donnison I (2013). Contrasting geographic patterns of genetic variation for molecular markers vs. phenotypic traits in the energy grass Miscanthus sinensis. GCB Bioenergy (in press) (10.1111/gcbb.12025)
  61. Molinari HBC, Pellny TK, Freeman J, Shewry PR, Mitchell RAC (2013) Grass cell wall feruloylation: distribution of bound ferulate and candidate gene expression in Brachypodium distachyon. Frontiers in Plant Science 4: 50.
  62. Robson PRH, Farrar K, Gay AP, Jensen EF, Clifton-Brown JC, Donnison IS (2013) Variation in canopy duration in the perennial biofuel crop Miscanthus reveals complex associations with yield. Journal of Experimental Botany (in press) (10.1093/jxb/ert104)
  63. Parveen I, Donnison IS, Cookson A, Hauck B, Threadgill MD (2013) Potential sources of high value chemicals from leaves, stems and flowers of Miscanthus sinensis ‚Goliath‘ and Miscanthus sacchariflorus. Phytochemistry (in press)
  64. Ward, S; Salmon, J; Hanley, S; Karp, A and Leyser, O (2013) Using Arabidopsis to study shoot branching in biomass willow (Salix spp.). Plant Physiology. DOI: http:/​/​dx.​doi.​org/​10.​1104/​pp.​113.​218461