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Professor Bill Davies

Professor Emeritus, Distinguished Professor

  1. 2004
  2. Published

    Long-distance signals regulating stomatal conductance and leaf growth in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) plants subjected to partial root-zone drying.

    Sobeih, W. Y., Dodd, I. C., Bacon, M. A., Grierson, D. & Davies, W. J., 11/2004, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 55, 407, p. 2353-2363 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. 2003
  6. Published

    Non-hydraulic regulation of fruit growth of tomato plants rooted in drying soil.

    Mingo, D. M., Bacon, M. A. & Davies, W. J., 04/2003, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 54, 385, p. 1205-1212 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. 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/ISSNChapter

  8. 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

  9. Published

    Water saving agriculture and sustainable use of water and land resources : volume 2.

    Kang, S., Davies, W. J., Shan, L. & Cai, H., 2003, Shaanxi Science and Technology Press. 581 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  10. Published

    Water-saving agriculture and sustainable use of water and land resources.

    Kang, S., Davies, W. J., Shan, L. & Cai, H., 2003, Shaanxi Science and Technology Press. 578 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  11. 2002
  12. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. 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

  14. Published

    Stomatal control by chemical signalling and the exploitation of of this mechanism to increase water use efficiency in agriculture.

    Davies, W. J., Wilkinson, S. & Loveys, B., 2002, In: New Phytologist. 153, 3, p. 449-460 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. 2001
  16. Published

    The long-distance ABA signal : the fate of the hormone on its way from the root to the shoot.

    Sauter, A., Davies, W. J. & Hartung, W., 10/2001, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 52, 363, p. 1991-1998 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. 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

  18. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Stomatal and leaf growth responses to partial drying of root tips in willow.

    Liu, L., McDonald, A. J. S., Stadenberg, I. & Davies, W. J., 07/2001, In: Tree Physiology. 21, 11, p. 765-770 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Is stomatal sensitivity to air humidity related to habitat of origin?

    Dilkes, N. B., Kerstiens, G. & Davies, W. J., 2001, Proceedings of the new phytologist symposium. p. 4

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

  21. Published

    New irrigation methods to increase water and nutrient use efficiency.

    Mingo, D. M. & Davies, W. J., 2001, Proceedings of a conference of the International Fertiliser Society. Vol. 468. p. 271-284 14 p.

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

  22. 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

  23. 2000
  24. 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

  25. Published

    Stomatal reactions of two maize lines to osmotically induced drought stress.

    Stikic, R. & Davies, W. J., 09/2000, In: Biologia Plantarum. 43, 3, p. 399-405 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. 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

  27. 1999
  28. 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

  29. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Stomatal behaviour, photosynthesis and transpiration under rising CO2.

    Jarvis, A. J., Mansfield, T. A. & Davies, W. J., 06/1999, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 22, 6, p. 639-648 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. 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

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