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Professor Bill Davies

Professor Emeritus, Distinguished Professor

  1. Published

    Ozone suppresses soil drying- and abscisic acid (ABA)-induced stomatal closure via an ethylene-dependent mechanism

    Wilkinson, S. & Davies, W. J., 08/2009, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 32, 8, p. 949-959 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Partial phenotypic reversion of ABA-deficient flacca tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) scions by a wild-type rootstock: normalising shoot ethylene relations promotes leaf area but does not diminish whole plant transpiration rate.

    Dodd, I. C., Theobald, J. C., Richer, S. K. & Davies, W. J., 10/2009, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 60, 14, p. 4029-4039 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Perception of soundscapes: an interdisciplinary approach

    Davies, W. J., Adams, M. D., Bruce, N. S., Cain, R., Carlyle, A., Cusack, P., Hall, D. A., Hume, K. I., Irwin, A., Jennings, P., Marselle, M., Plack, C. J. & Poxon, J., 02/2013, In: Applied Acoustics. 74, 2, p. 224-231 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Phenotypic and genome-wide association analysis of spike ethylene in diverse wheat genotypes under heat stress

    Valluru, R., Reynolds, M. P., Davies, W. J. & Sukumaran, S., 04/2017, In: New Phytologist. 214, 1, p. 271-283 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Photosynthetic activity of the calyx, green shoulder, pericarp and locular parenchyma of tomato fruit.

    Smillie, R. M., Hetherington, S. E. & Davies, W. J., 05/1999, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 50, 334, p. 707-718 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Physiological markers for microplant shoot and root quality.

    Davies, W. J. & Santamaria, J. M., 2000, In: Acta Horticulturae. 530, p. 363-376 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Plant factors and opportunities for the improvement of root functioning.

    Davies, W. J., Dobson, C. & Rados-Blanusa, T., 2001, Proceedings of a conference of the International Fertiliser Society. Vol. 468. p. 387-402 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  8. Published

    Plant responses to small peturbations in soil water status.

    Davies, W. J. & Gowing, D. J. G., 1999, Physiological plant ecology. Press, M. C. (ed.). Oxford: Blackwell, p. 67-90 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  9. Published

    Plant species and nitrogen effects on soil biological properties of temperate upland grasslands.

    Bardgett, R. D., Mawdsley, J. L., Edwards, S., Hobbs, P. J., Rodwell, J. S. & Davies, W. J., 10/1999, In: Functional Ecology. 13, 5, p. 650-660 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Plants under stress.

    Quarrie, S. A. & Davies, W. J., 1999, Kluwer. 133 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  11. Published

    Pressure-flow relationships, xylem solutes and hydraulic conductivity in roots of flooded tomato plants.

    Jackson, M. B., Davies, W. J. & Else, M. A., 01/1996, In: Annals of Botany. 77, 1, p. 17-24 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Raising awareness about food security using a massive open online course

    Stevens, C., Whittle, R., Davies, B. & Taylor, J., 1/03/2020, In: Plants, People, Planet. 2, 2, p. 140-143 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Rapid low temperature induced stomatal closure occurs in cole tolerant Commelina communis leaves but not in cold sensitive Nicotiana rutica leaves via a mechanism that involves apoplastic calcium but not abscisic acid.

    Wilkinson, S., Clephan, A. L. & Davies, W. J., 08/2001, In: Plant Physiology. 126, 4, p. 1566-1578 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Reaping the Benefits: Science and the sustainable intensification of global agriculture

    Davies, B., Baulcombe, D., Crute, I., Dunwell, J., Gale, M., Jones, J., Pretty, J., Sutherland, W. & Toulmin, C., 2009, London: Royal Society. 86 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsCommissioned report

  15. Published

    Reducing the environmental footprint of food and farming with agriculture green development

    Davies, W. J. & Shen, J., 2/03/2020, In: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 7, 1, p. 1-4 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Regulation of leaf and fruit growth in plants growing in drying soil : exploitation of the plants' chemical signalling system and hydraulic architecture to increase the efficiency of water use in agriculture.

    Davies, W. J., Bacon, M. A., Thompson, D. S., Sobeih, W. & Gonzales-Rodriguez, L., 09/2000, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 51, 350, p. 1617-1626 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Regulation of plant growth in container-grown ornamentals through the use of irrigation.

    Cameron, R. W. F., Wilkinson, S., Davies, W. J., Harrison-Murray, R. S., Dunstan, D. & Burgess, C., 2003, In: Acta Horticulturae. 630, p. 305-312 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Responses of water accumulation and solute metabolism in tomato fruit to water scarcity and implications for main fruit quality variables

    Hou, X., Zhang, W., Du, T., Kang, S. & Davies, W. J., 7/02/2020, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 71, 4, p. 1249-1264 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Rhizobacteria that produce auxins and contain 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase decrease amino acid concentrations in the rhizosphere and improve growth and yield of well-watered and water-limited potato (Solanum tuberosum)

    Belimov, A. A., Dodd, I. C., Safronova, V. I., Shaposhnikov, A. I., Azarova, T. S., Makarova, N. M., Davies, W. J. & Tikhonovich, I. A., 07/2015, In: Annals of Applied Biology. 167, 1, p. 11-25 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Rhizosphere bacteria containing 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase increase yield of plants grown in drying soil via both local and systemic hormone signalling

    Belimov, A. A., Dodd, I. C., Hontzeas, N., Theobald, J. C., Safronova, V. I. & Davies, W. J., 2009, In: New Phytologist. 181, 2, p. 413-423 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Rhizosphere bacteria containing ACC deaminase decrease root ethylene emission and improve maize root growth with localized nutrient supply

    Jin, K., Li, H., Li, X., Li, H., Dodd, I. C., Belimov, A. A., Davies, W. J. & Shen, J., 31/05/2021, In: Food and Energy Security. 10, 2, p. 275-284 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Root signals.

    Bacon, M. A., Davies, W. J., Mingo, D. M. & Wilkinson, S., 2002, The hidden half (3rd ed.). Waisel, Y. (ed.). New York: Springer, p. 461-470 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  23. Published

    Sensitivity of Stomata to Abscisic Acid (An Effect of the Mesophyll).

    Trejo, C. L., Davies, W. J. & Ruiz, L. P., 1993, In: Plant Physiology. 102, 2, p. 497-502 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  24. Published

    Six years old and growing strongly

    Parry, M. A. J., Davies, W. J. & Azevedo, R., 11/2017, In: Food and Energy Security. 6, 4, p. 1-2 2 p., e00124.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorial

  25. Published

    Stomata of micropropagated Delphinium plants respond to abscisic acid (ABA), CO2, light and water potential but fail to close fully.

    Santamaria, J. M., Davies, W. J. & Atkinson, C. J., 1993, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 44, 1, p. 99-107 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

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