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Professor Bill Davies

Professor Emeritus, Distinguished Professor

  1. 2012
  2. Published

    Multiple impacts of the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Variovorax paradoxus 5C-2 on nutrient and ABA relations of Pisum sativum

    Jiang, F., Chen, L., Belimov, A. A., Shaposhnikov, A. I., Gong, F., Meng, X., Hartung, W., Jeschke, D. W., Davies, W. J. & Dodd, I. C., 11/2012, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 63, 18, p. 6421-6430 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. 2011
  5. Published

    The effect of competition from neighbours on stomatal conductance in lettuce and tomato plants

    Vysotskaya, L., Wilkinson, S., Davies, W. J., Arkhipova, T. & Kudoyarova, G., 05/2011, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 34, 5, p. 729-737 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. 2010
  7. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. 2009
  9. Published

    Measuring sap flow in “two root-one shoot” grafted plants to model shoot xylem ABA concentration during partial rootzone drying.

    Dodd, I. C., Davies, W. J. & Egea, G., 30/11/2009, In: Acta Horticulturae. 846

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Measuring Sap Flow in "Two Root-One Shoot" Grafted Plants to Model Shoot Xylem ABA Concentration during Partial Rootzone Drying

    Dodd, I. C., Davies, W. J. & Egea, G., 2009, Proceedings of the VIIth International Workshop on Sap Flow: Seville, Spain October 21-24, 2008 . Fernandez, E. & DiazEspejo, A. (eds.). Leuven: International Society for Horticultural Science, p. 277-283 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Published

    The high light response to arabidopsis involves ABA signaling between vascular and bundle sheath cells

    Galvez-Valdivieso, G., Fryer, M. J., Lawson, T., Slattery, K., Truman, W., Smirnoff, N., Asami, T., Davies, B., Jones, A. M., Baker, N. R. & Mullineaux, P. M., 2009, In: Plant Cell. 21, 7, p. 2143-2162 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. 2008
  19. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Manipulation of the apoplastic pH of intact plants mimics stomatal and growth responses to water availability and microclimatic variation

    Wilkinson, S. & Davies, W. J., 02/2008, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 59, 3, p. 619-631 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Improving water use in crop production

    Morison, J. I. L., Baker, N. R., Mullineaux, P. M. & Davies, W. J., 2008, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 363, 1491, p. 639-658 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Manipulation of soil : plant signalling networks to limit water use and sustain plant productivity during deficit irrigation – a review.

    Dodd, I. C., Davies, W. J., Belimov, A. A. & Safronova, V. I., 2008, In: Acta Horticulturae. 792, p. 233-239 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. 2007
  26. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. 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/MagazineJournal article

  28. Published

    Modification of Leaf Apoplastic pH in Relation to Stomatal Sensitivity to Root-Sourced Abscisic Acid Signals.

    Jia, W. & Davies, W. J., 01/2007, In: Plant Physiology. 143, 1, p. 68-77 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. 2006
  30. Published

    The identification of genes involved in the stomatal response to reduced atmospheric relative humidity.

    Xie, X. D., Wang, Y. B., Williamson, L., Holroyd, G. H., Tagliavia, C., Murchie, E., Theobald, J. C., Knight, M. R., Davies, W. J., Leyser, H. M. O. & Hetherington, A. M., 9/05/2006, In: Current Biology. 16, 9, p. 882-887 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  32. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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