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Professor Bill Davies

Professor Emeritus, Distinguished Professor

  1. 2016
  2. Published

    The dynamics of xylem sap pH under drought: a universal response in herbs?

    Gloser, V., Korovetska, H., Martin-Vertedor, A. I., Hájíčková, M., Prokop, Z., Wilkinson, S. & Davies, W. J., 12/2016, In: Plant and Soil. 409, 1-2, p. 259-272 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    The climate benefits of high-sugar grassland may be compromised by ozone pollution

    Hewitt, D., Mills, G., Hayes, F. & Davies, W. J., 15/09/2016, In: Science of the Total Environment. 565, p. 95-104 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Increased soil phosphorus availability induced by faba bean root exudation stimulates root growth and phosphorus uptake in neighbouring maize

    Zhang, D., Zhang, C., Tang, X., Li, H., Zhang, F., Rengel, Z., Whalley, W. R., Davies, W. J. & Shen, J., 01/2016, In: New Phytologist. 209, 2, p. 823-831 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    N-fixation in legumes: an assessment of the potential threat posed by ozone pollution

    Hewitt, D., Mills, G. E., Hayes, F., Coyle, M., Wilkinson, S. & Davies, W. J., 01/2016, In: Environmental Pollution. 208, Part B, p. 909-918 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Ozone impacts on vegetation in a nitrogen enriched and changing climate

    Mills, G., Harmens, H., Wagg, S., Sharps, K., Hayes, F., Fowler, D., Sutton, M. & Davies, W. J., 01/2016, In: Environmental Pollution. 208, Part B, p. 898-908 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. 2015
  13. 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/MagazineComment/debatepeer-review

  14. 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

  15. Published

    The cadmium-tolerant pea (Pisum sativum L.) mutant SGECd(t) is more sensitive to mercury: assessing plant water relations

    Belimov, A. A., Dodd, I. C., Safronova, V. I., Malkov, N. V., Davies, W. J. & Tikhonovich, I. A., 04/2015, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 66, 8, p. 2359-2369 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. 2014
  18. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Isoprene emission protects photosynthesis but reduces plant productivity during drought in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants

    Ryan, A., Hewitt, C. N., Purnell, A., Possell, M., Vickers, C., Mullineaux, P., Davies, B. & Dodd, I., 01/2014, In: New Phytologist. 201, 1, p. 205-216 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. 2013
  23. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    The rhizobacterium Variovorax paradoxus 5C-2, containing ACC deaminase, promotes growth and development of Arabidopsis thaliana via an ethylene-dependent pathway

    Chen, L., Dodd, I. C., Theobald, J. C., Belimov, A. A. & Davies, W. J., 04/2013, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 64, 6, p. 1565-1573 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. 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

  27. 2012
  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 2011
  31. 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

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