BI1295 – Sustainable Plant Production – from Molecular to Field Scale

Literature list

Notes

• The literature is listed with reference to the lecture date, teacher’s initials and session title, in order of occurrence
• Unless otherwise indicated, all the readings are compulsory. In some cases, supporting (more basic) readings and additional (more advanced) readings are also listed (and clearly indicated)
• All compulsory literature will be made available to the students enrolled through the course Canvas page. Files are named based on the first author and year and they appear in the session folder (in folders named as below, followed by ‘Main’)
• Also the Supporting and Additional readings are made available through Canvas, in folders indicated as Supporting readings and Additional readings. The only exception in Klug (any edition) which is available at SLU libraries
• ‘Meet the Author’ Literature is in bold; if a lecture is not listed, there is no specific reading associated with it.

7/4- Photosynthesis from scratch to plant production in northern latitudes, MW

• Lambers H, Chapin FS III, Pons TL (2008), Plant Physiological Ecology, Springer (part of chapter 2)
• Larcher W (2003) Physiological Plant Ecology, Springer, page 111-119
• Peltonen-Sainio P, Rajala A, Känkänen H, Hakala K (2009), Improving farming systems in Northern European conditions, in Sadras V and Calderini D (Eds), Crop physiology – Applications for genetic improvement and agronomy
• Xu D-Q and Shen Y-K (2002) Photosynthetic efficiency and crop yield, in Pessarakli M (Ed), Handbook of plant and crop physiology, Marcel Dekker

Supporting reading

• OpenStax Biology Chapter 8 Photosynthesis (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/photosynthesis)

Additional reading

• Eisenhut M and Weber APM (2019), Improving crop yield, Science
• Weih M (2003), Trade-offs in plants and the prospects for breeding using modern biotechnology, New Phytologist

8/4- The effects of climate change on plant production (including Meet the Author), MW

• Bonosi L, Ghelardini L, Weih M (2013), Towards making willows potential bio-resources in the South: Northern Salix hybrids can cope with warm and dry climate when irrigated, Biomass and Bioenergy, 51: 136-144
• Lavalle C, Micale F, et al (2009), Climate change in Europe. 3. Impact on agriculture and forestry. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, Springer Verlag/EDP Sciences/INRA, 29(3)
• Mäkinen H, Kaseva J et al (2018), Sensitivity of European wheat to extreme weather, Field Crop Research, 222: 209-217

9/4- Modelling: The Basics, GV

• Ludwig F., Asseng S. (2010), Potential benefits of early vigor and changes in phenology in wheat to adapt to warmer and drier climates. Agricultural Systems 103, 127–136
• Smith and Smith 2007 Environmental modelling - An introduction Oxford Univ Press (Ch 1 and 2)

Additional reading

• Abrahamsen and Hansen (2000) Daisy: an open soil-crop-atmosphere system model, Environmental Modelling and Software 15, 313-330 (only pages 313-317)

10/4 (am)- Meet the Author: Weather and Crop Yield Anomalies in Sweden, HS

• **Sjulgård, H., Keller, T., Garland, G., & Colombi, T. (2023). **Relationships between weather and yield anomalies vary with crop type and latitude in Sweden. Agricultural Systems, 211, 103757.

13-14/4- Where do Cultivated Plants Come From? The Breeding ‘Dugga’, PI

• Doebley JF, Gaut BS, Smith BD (2006), The molecular genetics of crop domestication, Cell, 127(7)
• Kole C et al. (2015) Application of genomics-assisted breeding for generation of climate resilient crops: progress and prospects. Frontiers in plant science. 6, 563.

Supporting reading

• Klug WS, Cummings MR and Spencer CA Essentials of Genetics (available at the SLU libraries; Ch 3, 21, 22

20/4- Plant microbe interactions - plant defense, MD

• Pieterse et al (2014), Induced systemic resistance by beneficial microbes, Annual Review in Phytopathology 52, 347

Additional Reading

• Han G-Z (2019), Origin and evolution of the plant immune system. New Phytologist 222, 70

21/4- Plant microbe interactions – beneficial interactions, MD

• Lugtenberg B and Kamilova F (2009), Plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria. Annual Review of Microbiology 63, 541
• Finkel et al (2017), Understanding and exploiting plant beneficial microbes. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 38, 155

Additional Reading

• Bhattacharyya PN and Jha DK (2009), Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): emergence in agriculture, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 28, 1327 (Figures and tables)

22/4- Soil Microbial Nitrogen Cycling, SH

• Coskun D, Britto DT, Shi W, Kronzucker HJ (2017), How plant root exudates shape the nitrogen cycle, Trends in Plant Science
• Philippot L and Hallin S (2011), Towards food, feed and energy crops mitigating climate change, Trends in Plant Science

*Supporting reading *

• Robertson and Groffman (2014), Chapter 14: Nitrogen transformations, in Eldor P (Ed), Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry, Academic Press

Additional reading

• Kuypers MMM, Marchant HK, Kartal B (2018), The microbial nitrogen-cycling network, Nature Reviews Microbial Microbiology
• Philippot L, Raaijmakers JM, Lemanceau P (2013), Going back to the roots: the microbial ecology of the rhizosphere, Nature Reviews Microbiology

23/4 (am)- Meet the Author: Applied Disease Management in Coffee Agroforestry, BA

• Ayalew, B., Hylander, K., Adugna, G., Zewdie, B., Zignol, F., & Tack, A. J. (2024). Impact of climate and management on coffee berry disease and yield in coffee's native range. Basic and Applied Ecology, 76, 25-34.

23/4 (pm)- Integrated Pest Managment and sustainable management of insect pests, RG

• Godfray CJ et al (2010) Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People. Science 327, 812 (DOI: 10.1126/science.1185383

Additional reading

• Khan Z et al (2014) Achieving food security for one million sub-Saharan African poor through push–pull innovation by 2020. Phil Trans Royal Soc B 369 (1639)
• Prinsloo, G., Ninkovic, V., van der Linde, T. C., van der Westhuizen A. J, Pettersson J. and Glinwood R. (2007) Test of semiochemicals and a resistant wheat variety for Russian wheat aphid management in South Africa. Journal of Applied Entomology 131: 637-644

24/4 (am), CR

(To be confirmed)

24/4 (pm)- Integrated pest and pollinator management (Including Meet the Author), OL

• **Boetzl, F. A., Douhan Sundahl, A., Friberg, H., Viketoft, M., Bergkvist, G., & Lundin, O. (2023). **Undersowing oats with clovers supports pollinators and suppresses arable weeds without reducing yields. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60(4), 614-623.
• Lundin O et al (2021) Integrated pest and pollinator management –expanding the concept. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 19(5): 283–291, doi:10.1002/fee.2325

27/4- Plant Nutrient Use Efficiency Across Scales, MW & POL

• Lopez-Arredondo DL, Sanchez-Calderon L, Yong-Villalobos L (2017), Molecular and genetic basis of plant macronutrient use efficiency: concepts, opportunities, and challenges, Hossain MA et al (Eds), Plant macronutrient use efficiency – Molecular and genomic perspectives in crop plants, Elsevier
• Weih M, Westerbergh A, Lundquist P-O (2017), Role of nutrient-efficient plants for improving crop yields: bridging plant ecology, physiology, and molecular biology, Hossain MA et al (Eds), Plant macronutrient use efficiency – Molecular and genomic perspectives in crop plants, Elsevier

28/4- Ecological Weed Management, AM

• Monaco TJ, Weller SC, Ashton FM (2002), Weed Science – Principles and practices, Wiley (Ch 1 and 2)

4/5- Service Crops for Weed Control, AM

Additional reading

• Ajal, J., Jäck, O., Vico, G., & Weih, M. (2021). Functional trait space in cereals and legumes grown in pure and mixed cultures is influenced more by cultivar identity than crop mixing. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 50, 125612.
• Stomph, T., Dordas, C., Baranger, A., de Rijk, J., Dong, B., Evers, J., ... & van Der Werf, W. (2020). Designing intercrops for high yield, yield stability and efficient use of resources: Are there principles? Advances in Agronomy, 160(1), 1-50.

5/5- Meet the Author: Sustainable Weed Management, CML

• MacLaren et al. (2020), An ecological future for weed science to sustain crop production and the environment. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 40:24.

6/5 (Early am)- Research Insights: Allelopathy, DH

Additional reading

• Hickman, D. T., Comont, D., Rasmussen, A., & Birkett, M. A. (2023). Novel and holistic approaches are required to realize allelopathic potential for weed management. Ecology and Evolution, 13(4), e10018.

6/5 (Late am)- Research Insights: Weed Seed Predation, ED

Additional reading

• Daouti et al. (2020), Seed predation is key to preventing population growth of the weed Alopecurus myosuroides. Journal of Applied Ecology, DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14064.

7/5- Sustainable Plant Production Systems: Legumes, FS

• Watson et al. (2017), Grain Legume Production and Use in European Agricultural Systems. Advances in Agronomy, Volume 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2017.03.003
• Zander et al. (2016), Grain legume decline and potential recovery in European agriculture: a review. Agron. Sustain. Dev. (2016) 36:26, DOI 10.1007/s13593-016-0365-y

8/5- Crop Rotations and Break Crop Effects, FS

• Kirkegaard, J., Christen, O., Krupinsky, J., & Layzell, D. (2008). Break crop benefits in temperate wheat production. Field Crops Research, 107(3), 185-195.
• Reckling, M., Bergkvist, G., Watson, C. A., Stoddard, F. L., Zander, P. M., Walker, R. L., ... & Bachinger, J. (2016). Trade-offs between economic and environmental impacts of introducing legumes into cropping systems. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, 669.

11/5 (am)- Overview of Agricultural Paradigms, CML

(To be confirmed)

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11/5 (pm)- Sustainable Plant Production Systems: Agroecology, GC

• Wezel, A., Herren, B. G., Kerr, R. B., Barrios, E., Gonçalves, A. L. R., & Sinclair, F. (2020). Agroecological principles and elements and their implications for transitioning to sustainable food systems. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 40(6), 40.

Additional reading

• Röös, E., Carlsson, G., Ferawati, F., Hefni, M., Stephan, A., Tidåker, P., & Witthöft, C. (2020). Less meat, more legumes: prospects and challenges in the transition toward sustainable diets in Sweden. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 35(2), 192-205.
• Karlsson, J. O., Carlsson, G., Lindberg, M., Sjunnestrand, T., & Röös, E. (2018). Designing a future food vision for the Nordics through a participatory modeling approach. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 38(6), 59.

12/5- Sustainable Plant Production Systems: Intercropping, GC

• Hauggaard-Nielsen, H., Jørnsgaard, B., Kinane, J., & Jensen, E. S. (2008). Grain legume–cereal intercropping: The practical application of diversity, competition and facilitation in arable and organic cropping systems. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 23(1), 3-12.
• Rodriguez, C., Carlsson, G., Englund, J. E., Flöhr, A., Pelzer, E., Jeuffroy, M. H., ... & Jensen, E. S. (2020). Grain legume-cereal intercropping enhances the use of soil-derived and biologically fixed nitrogen in temperate agroecosystems. A meta-analysis. European Journal of Agronomy, 118, 126077.

13/5- Measuring farm sustainability through an ecological lens, CML

• Storkey, J., Maclaren, C., Bullock, J. M., Norton, L. R., Redhead, J. W., & Pywell, R. F. (2024). Quantifying farm sustainability through the lens of ecological theory. Biological Reviews, 99(5), 1700-1716.