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Professor Bill Davies

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  1. Published

    A mechanism for low temperature-induced stomatal closure.

    Wilkinson, S. & Davies, W. J., 1999, Crop development for cool and wet climate of Europe. Sanchez-Diax, M., Irigoyen, J. J., Aguuirreolea, J. & Pithan, K. (eds.). COST, p. 298-310 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter

  2. Published

    A nationwide assessment of microplastic abundance in agricultural soils: The influence of plastic crop covers within the United Kingdom

    Cusworth, S. J., Davies, W. J., McAinsh, M. R. & Stevens, C. J., 1/03/2024, In: Plants, People, Planet. 6, 2, p. 304-314 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  3. Published

    A Negative Hydraulic Message from Oxygen-Deficient Roots of Tomato Plants? (Influence of Soil Flooding on Leaf Water Potential, Leaf Expansion, and Synchrony between Stomatal Conductance and Root Hydraulic Conductivity).

    Else, M. A., Davies, W. J., Malone, M. & Jackson, M. B., 1995, In: Plant Physiology. 109, 3, p. 1017-1024 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  4. Published

    ABA signalling, grafting, irrigation scheduling, partial rootzone drying, tomato, water use.

    Belimov, A. A., Dodd, I. C., Safronova, V. I., Hontzeas, N. & Davies, W. J., 04/2007, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 58, 6, p. 1485-1495 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  5. Published

    ABA-based chemical signalling : the co-ordination of responses to stress in plants.

    Wilkinson, S. & Davies, W. J., 02/2002, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 25, 2, p. 195-210 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  6. Published

    Abscisic acid in leaves and roots of willow : significance for stomatal conductance.

    Liu, L., McDonald, A. J. S., Stadenberg, I. & Davies, W. J., 07/2001, In: Tree Physiology. 21, 11, p. 759-764 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  7. Published

    Abscisic acid metabolizing rhizobacteria decrease ABA concentrations in planta and alter plant growth

    Belimov, A. A., Dodd, I. C., Safronova, V. I., Dumova, V. A., Shaposhnikov, A. I., Ladatko, A. G. & Davies, W. J., 01/2014, In: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 74, p. 84-91 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  8. Published

    Abscisic acid signalling when soil moisture is heterogeneous: decreased photoperiod sap flow from drying roots limits abscisic acid export to the shoots

    Dodd, I. C., Egea, G. & Davies, W. J., 09/2008, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 31, 9, p. 1263-1274 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  9. Published

    Accounting for sap flow from different parts of the root system improves the prediction of xylem ABA concentration in plants grown with heterogeneous soil moisture.

    Dodd, I. C., Egea, G. & Davies, W. J., 11/2008, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 59, 15, p. 4083-4093 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  10. Published

    Achieving more crop per drop

    Davies, W. J. & Bennett, M. J., 4/08/2015, In: Nature Plants. 1, 15118.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Comment/debate › peer-review

  11. Published

    Adaption of roots to drought

    Davies, W. J. & Bacon, M. A., 2003, Root ecology. de Kroon, H. & Visser, E. J. W. (eds.). 168 ed. Springer Verlag, p. 173-192 20 p. (Ecological Studies).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter

  12. Published

    Agricultural fertilisers contribute substantially to microplastic concentrations in UK soils

    Cusworth, S. J., Davies, W. J., McAinsh, M. R., Gregory, A. S., Storkey, J. & Stevens, C. J., 2/01/2024, In: Communications Earth & Environment. 5, 1, 7.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  13. Published

    Agriculture green development: A model for China and the world

    Shen, J., Zhu, Q., Jiao, X., Ying, H., Wang, H., Wen, X., Xu, W., Li, T., Cong, W., Liu, X., Hou, Y., Cui, Z., Oenema, O., Davies, W. J. & Zhang, F., 2/03/2020, In: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 7, 1, p. 5-13 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  14. Published

    Alternation of wet and dry sides during partial rootzone drying irrigation alters root-to-shoot signalling of abscisic acid.

    Dodd, I. C., Theobald, J. C., Bacon, M. A. & Davies, W. J., 2006, In: Functional Plant Biology. 33, 12, p. 1081-1089 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  15. Published

    An analysis of relative elemental growth rate, epidermal cell size and xyloglucan endotransglycosylase activity through the growing zone of ageing maize leaves.

    Palmer, S. J. & Davies, W. J., 1996, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 47, 3, p. 339-347 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  16. Published

    An analysis of the dynamic response of stomatal conductance to a reduction in humidity over leaves of Cedrella odorata

    Jarvis, A. J., Young, P. J., Taylor, C. J. & Davies, W. J., 08/1999, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 22, 8, p. 913-924 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  17. Published

    An Arabidopsis mutant able to green after extended dark periods shows decreased transcripts of seed protein genes and altered sensitivity to abscisic acid.

    Choy, M-K., Sullivan, J. A., Theobald, J. C., Davies, W. J. & Gray, J. C., 10/2008, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 59, 14, p. 3869-3884 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  18. Published

    Applying 'drought' to potted plants by maintaining suboptimal soil moisture improves plant water relations

    Puertolas Simon, J., Larsen, E. K., Davies, W. J. & Dodd, I. C., 1/04/2017, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 68, 9, p. 2413-2424 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  19. Published

    Assessing shifts in microbial community structure across a range of grasslands of differing management intensity using CLPP, PLFA and community DNA techniques.

    Grayston, S. J., Campbell, C. D., Bardgett, R. D., Mawdsley, J. L., Clegg, C. D., Ritz, K., Griffiths, B. S., Rodwell, J. S., Edwards, S. J., Davies, W. J. & Elston, D. J., 01/2004, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 25, 1, p. 63-84 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  20. Published

    Asymmetric responses of adaxial and abaxial stomata to elevated CO2: impacts on the control of gas exchange by leaves.

    Pearson, M., Davies, W. J. & Mansfield, T. A., 08/1995, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 18, 8, p. 837-843 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  21. Published

    Biomass allocation in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) plants grown under partial rootzone drying : enhancement of root growth.

    Mingo, D. M., Theobald, J. C., Bacon, M. A., Davies, W. J. & Dodd, I. C., 2004, In: Functional Plant Biology. 31, 10, p. 971-978 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  22. Published

    Building the new international science of the agriculture–food–water–environment nexus in China and the world

    Zhu, X., Parry, M., Lu, Y., Heard, M., Ying, G., Vaughan, S., Shen, J., Jenkins, A., Wang, Y., Lacorte, S., Ouyang, T., Salcedo, F. P., Niu, J., Quinton, J., Luo, C., Zhang, F., Zhang, G., Davies, W., Jones, K. & Tyfield, D., 1/11/2016, In: Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. 2, 11, 7 p., e01249.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  23. Published

    Can crop science really help us to produce more better quality food while reducing the world-wide environmental footprint of agriculture?

    Davies, W. J., Ward, S. E. & Wilson, A., 2/03/2020, In: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 7, 1, p. 27-44 17 p., 9299.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  24. Published

    Carbon isotope discrimination shows a higher water use efficiency under alternate partial root-zone irrigation of field-grown tomato

    Wei, Z., Du, T., Zhang, J., Xu, S., Cambre, P. & Davies, W. J., 02/2016, In: Agricultural Water Management. 165, p. 33-43 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  25. Published

    Chemical regulation of gas exchange and growth of plants in drying soil in the field.

    Dodd, I. C., Stikic, R. & Davies, W. J., 10/1996, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 47, 10, p. 1475-1490 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  26. Published

    Chronic exposure to increasing background ozone impairs stomatal functioning in grassland species

    Mills, G., Hayes, F., Wilkinson, S. & Davies, W. J., 06/2009, In: Global Change Biology. 15, 6, p. 1522-1533 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  27. Published

    Combining the [ABA] and net photosynthesis-based model equations of stomatal conductance

    Huntingford, C., Smith, D. M., Davies, W. J., Falk, R., Sitch, S. & Mercado, L. M., 24/03/2015, In: Ecological Modelling. 300, p. 81-88 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  28. Published

    Concentrations of abscisic acid and other solutes in xylem sap from root systems of tomato and castor-oil plants are distorted by wounding and variable sap flow rates.

    Else, M. A., Davies, W. J., Whitford, P. N., Hall, K. C. & Jackson, M. B., 1994, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 45, 3, p. 317-324 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  29. Published

    Control of crops leaf growth by chemical and hydraulic influences.

    Puliga, S., Vazzana, C. & Davies, W. J., 1996, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 47, 4, p. 529-537 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  30. Published

    Defining hybrid poplar (Populus deltoides x Populus trichocarpa) tolerance to ozone: identifying key parameters

    Ryan, A., Cojocariu, C., Possell, M., Davies, B. & Hewitt, N., 01/2009, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 32, 1, p. 31-45 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  31. Published

    Delivering enhanced fruit quality to the UK tomato industry through implementation of partial root-zone drying.

    Theobald, J. C., Bacon, M. A. & Davies, W. J., 04/2007, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 146, 4 Supp, p. S241-S241

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  32. Published

    Developing a new agenda for increased food and climate security

    Davies, W. J., 8/03/2024, In: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 11, 1, p. 35-54 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  33. Published

    Does abscisic acid play a stress physiological role in maize plants growing in heavily compacted soil ?

    Hartung, W., Zhang, J. H. & Davies, W. J., 1994, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 45, 2, p. 221-226 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  34. Published

    Drought and re-watering modify ethylene production and sensitivity, and are associated with coffee anthesis

    Almeida Lima, A., Santos Silva, I., Lopez, M. E., Cardon, C. H., Caldeira, C. F., Lima, R. R., Davies, B. & Dodd, I., 1/01/2021, In: Environmental and Experimental Botany. 181, 13 p., 104289.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  35. Published

    Drought, ozone, ABA and ethylene: new insights from cell to plant to community.

    Wilkinson, S. & Davies, W. J., 04/2010, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 33, 4, p. 510-525 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  36. Published

    Effects of elevated CO2 on productivity, carbon balance and community structure of upland vegetation.

    Wolfenden, J., Davies, W. J. & Mansfield, T. A., 1993, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 44, Supple, p. P3.9

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  37. Published

    Elevated [CO2] alleviates the impacts of water deficit on xylem anatomy and hydraulic properties of maize stems

    Liu, J., Kang, S., Davies, W. J. & Ding, R., 1/03/2020, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 43, 3, p. 563-578 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  38. Published

    Ethylene limits abscisic acid- or soil drying-induced stomatal closure in aged wheat leaves

    Chen, L., Dodd, I. C., Davies, W. J. & Wilkinson, S., 10/2013, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 36, 10, p. 1850-1859 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  39. Published

    Exploiting plant drought stress biology to increase resource use efficiency and yield of crops under water scarcity

    Davies, W. J., 03/2014, In: Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology. 26, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  40. Published

    Export of Abscisic Acid, 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid, Phosphate, and Nitrate from Roots to Shoots of Flooded Tomato Plants (Accounting for Effects of Xylem Sap Flow Rate on Concentration and Delivery).

    Else, M. A., Hall, K. C., Arnold, G. M., Davies, W. J. & Jackson, M. B., 02/1995, In: Plant Physiology. 107, 2, p. 377-384 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  41. Published

    Foliar abscisic acid-to-ethylene accumulation and response regulate shoot growth sensitivity to mild drought in wheat

    Valluru, R., Davies, W. J., Reynolds, M. & Dodd, I. C., 18/04/2016, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 7, 13 p., 461.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  42. Published

    Genetic variation in abscisic acid accumulation in wheat roots and the possible implications of this for the response of root growth to drying soil.

    Rigby, M., Davies, W. J. & Quarrie, S. A., 1994, In: Aspects of Applied Biology. 38, p. 57-62 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  43. Published

    Genotypic variation in the ability of wheat roots to penetrate wax layers

    Whalley, W. R., Dodd, I. C., Watts, C. W., Webster, C. P., Phillips, A. L., Andralojc, J., White, R. P., Davies, W. J. & Parry, M. A. J., 03/2013, In: Plant and Soil. 364, 1-2, p. 171-179 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  44. Published

    Gravimetric phenotyping of whole plant transpiration responses to atmospheric vapour pressure deficit identifies genotypic variation in water use efficiency

    Ryan, A., Dodd, I. C., Rothwell, S. A., Jones, R. J. G., Tardieu, F., Draye, X. & Davies, W. J., 10/2016, In: Plant Science. 251, p. 101-109 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  45. Published

    Highlighting the threat from current and near-future ozone pollution to clover in pasture

    Hewitt, D., Mills, G. E., Hayes, F., Wilkinson, S. & Davies, W. J., 06/2014, In: Environmental Pollution. 189, p. 111-117 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  46. Published

    How can we improve crop genotypes to increase stress resilience and productivity in a future climate? a new crop screening method based on productivity and resistance to abiotic stress

    Thiry, A., Chavez Dulanto, P. N., Reynolds, M. P. & Davies, W. J., 10/2016, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 67, 19, p. 5593-5603 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  47. Published

    How do chemical signals work in plants that grow in drying soil?

    Davies, W. J., Tardieu, F. & Trejo, C. L., 1994, In: Plant Physiology. 104, 2, p. 309-314 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  48. Published

    How do stomata read abscisic-acid signals?

    Trejo, C. L., Clephan, A. L. & Davies, W. J., 1995, In: Plant Physiology. 109, 3, p. 803-811 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  49. Published

    Identification of Arabidopsis guard cell CO2 signalling mutants using infrared thermography.

    Hetherington, A., Davies, W. J., Holroyd, G., McAinsh, M. & Tagliavia, C., 04/2006, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 143, 4 Supp, p. S142

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  50. Published

    Improving crop productivity and resource use efficiency to ensure food security and environmental quality in China

    Fan, M., Shen, J., Yuan, L., Jiang, R., Chen, X., Davies, W. J. & Zhang, F., 2012, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 63, 1, p. 13-24 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

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