2022

Murphy, Andrew, Scanlan, David J. , Chen, Yin, Bending, G. D., Hammond, John P., Wellington, Elizabeth M. H. and Lidbury, Ian (2022) 2-Aminoethylphosphonate utilization in pseudomonas putida BIRD-1 is controlled by multiple master regulators. Environmental Microbiology, 24 (4). pp. 1902-1917. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.15959

Hallett, Paul D., Marin, Maria, Bending, G. D., George, Timothy S., Collins, Chris D. and Otten, Wilfred (2022) Building soil sustainability from root–soil interface traits. Trends in Plant Science . doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2022.01.010 (In Press)

Kirkman, Eleanor R., Hilton, Sally, Sethuraman, Gomathy, Elias, Dafydd M. O., Taylor, Andrew, Clarkson, John P., Soh, Aik Chin, Bass, David, Ooi, Gin Teng, McNamara, Niall P. and Bending, G. D. (2022) Diversity and ecological guild analysis of the oil palm fungal microbiome across root, rhizosphere, and soil compartments. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13 . 792928. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.792928

Albornoz, Felipe E., Ryan, Megan H., Bending, G. D., Hilton, Sally, Dickie, Ian A., Gleeson, Deirdre B. and Standish, Rachel J. (2022) Agricultural land-use favours Mucoromycotinian, but not Glomeromycotinian, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across ten biomes. The New Phytologist, 233 (3). pp. 1369-1382. doi:10.1111/nph.17780

2021

Gleeson, Deirdre B., Martin, Belinda C., Lardner, Tim, Ball, Andrew S., Grice, Kliti, Holman, Alex I., Trolove, Alastair, Manix, Megan, Tibbett, Mark, Bending, G. D., Hilton, Sally and Ryan, Megan H. (2021) Natural attenuation of legacy hydrocarbon spills in pristine soils is feasible despite difficult environmental conditions in the monsoon tropics. Science of The Total Environment, 799 . 149335. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149335

Palmer, Jess, Hilton, Sally, Picot, Emma, Bending, G. D. and Schäfer, Hendrik (2021) Tree phyllospheres are a habitat for diverse populations of CO-oxidizing bacteria. Environmental Microbiology, 23 (10). pp. 6309-6327. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.15770

Murphy, Andrew, Scanlan, David J. , Chen, Yin, Adams, Nathan B. P., Cadman, William A., Bottrill, Andrew R., Bending, G. D., Hammond, John P., Hitchcock, Andrew, Wellington, Elizabeth M. H. and Lidbury, Ian D. E. A. (2021) Transporter characterisation reveals aminoethylphosphonate mineralisation as a key step in the marine phosphorus redox cycle. Nature Communications, 12 (1). 4554. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24646-z

Albornoz, Felipe E., Orchard, Suzanne, Standish, Rachel J., Dickie, Ian A., Bending, G. D., Hilton, Sally, Lardner, Tim, Foster, Kevin J., Gleeson, Deirdre B., Bougoure, Jeremy, Barbetti, Martin J., You, Ming Pei and Ryan, Megan H. (2021) Evidence for niche differentiation in the environmental responses of co-occurring mucoromycotinian fine root endophytes and glomeromycotinian arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Microbial Ecology, 81 . pp. 864-873. doi:10.1007/s00248-020-01628-0

Picot, Emma, Hale, Chris C., Hilton, Sally, Teakle, Graham R., Schäfer, Hendrik, Huang, Yong-Ju, Perryman, Sarah, West, Jon S. and Bending, G. D. (2021) Contrasting responses of rhizosphere bacterial, fungal, protist, and nematode communities to nitrogen fertilization and crop genotype in field grown oilseed rape (Brassica napus). Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5 . 613269. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2021.613269

Lidbury, Ian, Borsetto, Chiara, Murphy, Andrew, Bottrill, Andrew R., Jones, Alexandra M., Bending, G. D., Hammond, John P., Chen, Yin, Wellington, Elizabeth M. H. and Scanlan, David J. (2021) Niche-adaptation in plant-associated Bacteroidetes favours specialisation in organic phosphorus mineralisation. ISME Journal, 15 . pp. 1040-1055. doi:10.1038/s41396-020-00829-2

Hilton, Sally, Picot, Emma, Schreiter, Susanne, Bass, David, Norman, Keith, Oliver, Anna E., Moore, Jonathan D., Mauchline, Tim H., Mills, Peter R., Teakle, Graham R., Clark, Ian. M., Hirsch, Penny. R., van der Gast, Christopher J. and Bending, G. D. (2021) Identification of microbial signatures linked to oilseed rape yield decline at the landscape scale. Microbiome, 9 . 19. doi:10.1186/s40168-020-00972-0

Durr, Julius, Reyt, Guilhem, Spaepen, Stijn, Hilton, Sally, Meehan, Cathal, Qi, Wu, Kamiya, Takehiro, Flis, Paulina, Dickinson, Hugh G., Feher, Attila, Shivshankar, Umashankar, Pavagadhi, Shruti, Swarup, Sanjay, Salter, David, Bending, G. D. and Gutierrez-Marcos, José F. (2021) A novel signaling pathway required for Arabidopsis endodermal root organization shapes the Rhizosphere microbiome. Plant and Cell Physiology, 62 (2). pp. 248-261. doi:10.1093/pcp/pcaa170

2020

Cook, Sarah, Price, Oliver, King, Andrew, Finnegan, Chris, van Egmond, Roger, Schäfer, Hendrik, Pearson, Jonathan M., Abolfathi, Soroush and Bending, G. D. (2020) Bedform characteristics and biofilm community development interact to modify hyporheic exchange. Science of The Total Environment, 749 . 141397. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141397

Albornoz, Felipe E., Hayes, Patrick E., Orchard, Suzanne, Clode, Peta L., Nazeri, Nazanin, Standish, Rachel J., Dickie, Ian A., Bending, G. D., Hilton, Sally and Ryan, Megan H. (2020) First cryo-scanning electron microscopy images and X-ray microanalyses of mucoromycotinian fine root endophytes in vascular plants. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11 . 2018. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.02018

Southwell, Rebecca V., Hilton, Sally L., Pearson, Jonathan M., Hand, Laurence H. and Bending, G. D. (2020) Inclusion of seasonal variation in river system microbial communities and phototroph activity increases environmental relevance of laboratory chemical persistence tests. Science of The Total Environment, 733 . 139070. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139070

Cook, Sarah, Chan, Hui-Ling, Abolfathi, Soroush, Bending, G. D., Schäfer, Hendrik and Pearson, Jonathan M. (2020) Data for Longitudinal dispersion of microplastics in aquatic flows using fluorometric techniques. [Dataset]

Cook, Sarah, Chan, Hui-Ling, Abolfathi, Soroush, Bending, G. D., Schäfer, Hendrik and Pearson, Jonathan M. (2020) Longitudinal dispersion of microplastics in aquatic flows using fluorometric techniques. Water Research, 170 . 115337. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2019.115337

Jamy, Mahwash, Foster, Rachel, Barbera, Pierre, Czech, Lucas, Kozlov, Alexey, Stamatakis, Alexandros, Bending, G. D., Hilton, Sally, Bass, David and Burki, Fabien (2020) Long-read metabarcoding of the eukaryotic rDNA operon to phylogenetically and taxonomically resolve environmental diversity. Molecular Ecology Resources, 20 (2). pp. 429-443. doi:10.1111/1755-0998.13117

Bennett, Amanda J., Hilton, Sally, Chandler, Dave, Mills, Peter and Bending, G. D. (2020) Relationships between yield, rotation length, and abundance of Olpidium brassicae and Pyrenochaeta sp. in the rhizosphere of oilseed rape. Applied Soil Ecology, 147 . p. 103433. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.103433

2019

Norton, Briony A., Bending, G. D., Clark, Rachel, Corstanje, Ron, Dunnett, Nigel, Evans, Karl L., Grafius, Darren R., Gravestock, Emily, Grice, Samuel M., Harris, Jim A., Hilton, Sally, Hoyle, Helen, Lim, Edward, Mercer, Theresa G., Pawlett, Mark, Pescott, Oliver L., Richards, J. Paul, Southon, Georgina E. and Warren, Philip H. (2019) Urban meadows as an alternative to short mown grassland : effects of composition and height on biodiversity. Ecological Applications, 29 (6). e01946. doi:10.1002/eap.1946

2018

Barnes, Christopher J., van der Gast, Christopher J., McNamara, Niall P., Rowe, Rebecca and Bending, G. D. (2018) Extreme rainfall affects assembly of the root-associated fungal community. New Phytologist, 220 (4). pp. 1172-1184. doi:10.1111/nph.14990

Wibowo, Anjar, Becker, Claude, Durr, Julius, Price, Jonathan, Spaepen, Stijn, Hilton, Sally, Putra, Hadi, Papareddy, Ranjith, Saintain, Quentin, Harvey, Sarah, Bending, G. D., Schulze-Lefert, Paul, Weigel, Detlef and Gutierrez-Marcos, José F. (2018) Partial maintenance of organ-specific epigenetic marks during plant asexual reproduction leads to heritable phenotypic variation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115 (39). E9145-E9152. doi:10.1073/pnas.1805371115

Hilton, Sally, Bennett, Amanda J., Chandler, Dave, Mills, P. R. and Bending, G. D. (2018) Preceding crop and seasonal effects influence fungal, bacterial and nematode diversity in wheat and oilseed rape rhizosphere and soil. Applied Soil Ecology, 126 . pp. 34-46. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.02.007

Bass, David, van der Gast, Christopher, Thomson, Serena K., Neuhauser, Sigrid, Hilton, Sally and Bending, G. D. (2018) Plant rhizosphere selection of plasmodiophorid lineages from bulk soil : the importance of “hidden” diversity. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9 . 168. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.00168

2017

Gosling, Paul, van der Gast, Christopher J. and Bending, G. D. (2017) Converting highly productive arable cropland in Europe to grassland : – a poor candidate for carbon sequestration. Scientific Reports, 7 (1). 10493. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-11083-6

Elias, Dafydd M. O., Rowe, Rebecca L., Pereira, M. Glória, Stott, Andrew W., Barnes, Christopher J., Bending, G. D. and McNamara, Niall P. (2017) Functional differences in the microbial processing of recent assimilates under two contrasting perennial bioenergy plantations. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 114 . pp. 248-262. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.07.026

Lidbury, Ian, Fraser, Tandra, Murphy, Andrew, Scanlan, David J., Bending, G. D., Jones, Alexandra M., Moore, Jonathan D., Goodall, Andrew, Tibbett, Mark, Hammond, John P. and Wellington, E. M. H. (2017) The ‘known’ genetic potential for microbial communities to degrade organic phosphorus is reduced in low-pH soils. MicrobiologyOpen . e00474. doi:10.1002/mbo3.474

Lidbury, Ian, Murphy, Andrew, Fraser, Tandra D., Bending, G. D., Jones, Alexandra M., Moore, Jonathan D., Goodall, Andrew, Tibbetts, Mark, Hammond, John P., Scanlan, David J. and Wellington, E. M. H. (2017) Identification of extracellular glycerophosphodiesterases in Pseudomonas and their role in soil organic phosphorus remineralisation. Scientific Reports, 7 (1). 2179. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-02327-6

Orchard, Suzanne, Hilton, Sally, Bending, G. D., Dickie, Ian A., Standish, Rachel J., Gleeson, Deirdre B., Jeffery, Robert P., Powell, Jeff R., Walker, Christopher, Bass, David, Monk, Jana, Simonin, Anna and Ryan, Megan H. (2017) Fine endophytes (Glomus tenue) are related to Mucoromycotina, not Glomeromycota. New Phytologist, 213 (2). pp. 481-486. doi:10.1111/nph.14268

2016

Kowalczyk, Agnieszka, Price, Oliver R., van der Gast, Christopher J., Finnegan, Christopher J., van Egmond, Roger A., Schäfer, Hendrik and Bending, G. D. (2016) Spatial and temporal variability in the potential of river water biofilms to degrade p-nitrophenol. Chemosphere, 164 . pp. 355-362. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.08.095

Álvarez-Martín, Alba, Hilton, Sally, Bending, G. D., Rodríguez-Cruz, M. Sonia and Sánchez-Martín, M. Jesús (2016) Changes in activity and structure of the soil microbial community after application of azoxystrobin or pirimicarb and an organic amendment to an agricultural soil. Applied Soil Ecology, 106 . pp. 47-57. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.05.005

Lidbury, Ian, Murphy, Andrew, Scanlan, David J., Bending, G. D., Jones, Alexandra M., Moore, Jonathan D., Goodall, Amanda, Hammond, John P. and Wellington, E. M. H. (2016) Comparative genomic, proteomic and exoproteomic analyses of three Pseudomonas strains reveals novel insights into the phosphorus scavenging capabilities of soil bacteria. Environmental Microbiology, 18 (10). pp. 3535-3549. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.13390

Barnes, Christopher J., Burns, Caitlin A., van der Gast, Christopher J., McNamara, Niall P. and Bending, G. D. (2016) Spatio-temporal variation of core and satellite arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus communities in Miscanthus giganteus. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7 . 1278. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.01278

McClean, Gary J., Meredith, Will, Cross, Andrew, Heal, Kate V., Bending, G. D. and Sohi, Saran P. (2016) The priming potential of environmentally weathered pyrogenic carbon during land-use transition to biomass crop production. GCB Bioenergy, 8 (4). pp. 805-817. doi:10.1111/gcbb.12293

Barnes, Christopher J., van der Gast, Christopher J., Burns, Caitlin A., McNamara, Niall P. and Bending, G. D. (2016) Temporally variable geographical distance effects contribute to the assembly of root-associated fungal communities. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7 . pp. 1-13. 195. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.00195

Gosling, Paul, Jones, Julie and Bending, G. D. (2016) Evidence for functional redundancy in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and implications for agroecosystem management. Mycorrhiza, 26 (1). pp. 77-83. doi:10.1007/s00572-015-0651-6

2015

McClean, Gary J., Rowe, Rebecca L., Heal, Kate V., Cross, Andrew, Bending, G. D. and Sohi, Saran P. (2015) An empirical model approach for assessing soil organic carbon stock changes following biomass crop establishment in Britain. Biomass and Bioenergy, 83 . pp. 141-151. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.09.005

Kowalczyk, Agnieszka, Eyice, Özge, Schäfer, Hendrik, Price, Oliver R, Finnegan, Christopher J., van Egmond, Roger A., Shaw, Liz J., Barrett, Glyn and Bending, G. D. (2015) Characterization of para-nitrophenol degrading bacterial communities in river water using functional markers and stable isotope probing. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81 (19). pp. 6890-6900. AEM.01794-15. doi:10.1128/AEM.01794-15

Taylor, Andrew, Pereira, Nicole, Thomas, Brian, Pink, David A. C., Jones, Julie and Bending, G. D. (2015) Growth and nutritional responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are dependent on onion genotype and fungal species. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 51 (7). pp. 801-813. doi:10.1007/s00374-015-1027-y

Kowalczyk, Agnieszka, Martin, Timothy James, Price, Oliver Richard, Snape, Jason, van Egmond, Roger Albert, Finnegan, Christopher James, Schäfer, Hendrik, Davenport, Russell James and Bending, G. D. (2015) Refinement of biodegradation tests methodologies and the proposed utility of new microbial ecology techniques. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 111 . pp. 9-22. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.09.021

Perez-Brandan, Carolina, Arzeno, Jose Luis, Huidobro, Jorgelina, Conforto, Cinthia, Grumberg, Betiana, Hilton, Sally, Bending, G. D., Meriles, Jose Manuel and Vargas-Gil, Silvina (2015) The effect of crop sequences on soil microbial, chemical and physical indicators and its relationship with soybean sudden death syndrome (complex of Fusarium species). Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research , Volume 12 (Number 1). p. 252. doi:10.5424/sjar/2014121-4654

2014

Bennett, Amanda J., Hilton, Sally, Bending, G. D., Chandler, Dave and Mills, P. R. (2014) Impact of fresh root material and mature crop residues of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) on microbial communities associated with subsequent oilseed rape. Biology and Fertility of Soils, Volume 50 (Number 8). pp. 1267-1279. doi:10.1007/s00374-014-0934-7

Howell, Christopher Carl, Hilton, Sally, Semple, Kirk T. and Bending, G. D. (2014) Resistance and resilience responses of a range of soil eukaryote and bacterial taxa to fungicide application. Chemosphere, Volume 112 . pp. 194-202. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.03.031

Hazard, Christina, Boots, Bas, Keith, Aidan M., Mitchell, Derek T., Schmidt, Olaf, Doohan, Fiona M. and Bending, G. D. (2014) Temporal variation outweighs effects of biosolids applications in shaping arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities on plants grown in pasture and arable soils. Applied Soil Ecology, Volume 82 . pp. 52-60. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2014.05.007

Prayogo, Cahyo, Jones, Julie, Baeyens, Jan and Bending, G. D. (2014) Impact of biochar on mineralisation of C and N from soil and willow litter and its relationship with microbial community biomass and structure. Biology and Fertility of Soils, Volume 50 (Number 4). pp. 695-702. doi:10.1007/s00374-013-0884-5

Hazard, Christina, Gosling, Paul, Mitchell, Derek T., Doohan, Fiona M. and Bending, G. D. (2014) Diversity of fungi associated with hair roots of ericaceous plants is affected by land use. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Volume 87 (Number 3). pp. 586-600. doi:10.1111/1574-6941.12247

Hunter, Paul J., Teakle, Graham R. and Bending, G. D. (2014) Root traits and microbial community interactions in relation to phosphorus availability and acquisition, with particular reference to Brassica. Frontiers in Plant Science, Volume 5 . doi:10.3389/fpls.2014.00027

Taylor, Andrew, Walker, Christopher and Bending, G. D. (2014) Dimorphic spore production in the genus Acaulospora. Mycoscience, Volume 55 (Number 1). pp. 1-4. doi:10.1016/j.myc.2013.03.001

Howell, Christopher Carl, Semple, Kirk T. and Bending, G. D. (2014) Isolation and characterisation of azoxystrobin degrading bacteria from soil. Chemosphere, Volume 95 . pp. 370-378. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.09.048

2013

Davies, Lawrence O., Bramke, Irene, France, Emma, Marshall, Samantha, Oliver, Robin, Nichols, Carol, Schäfer, Hendrik and Bending, G. D. (2013) Non-UV light influences the degradation rate of crop protection products. Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 47 (Number 15). p. 130712083104003. doi:10.1021/es402139x

Aspray, T. J., Jones, E. Eirian, Davies, M. W, Shipman, Michael and Bending, G. D. (2013) Increased hyphal branching and growth of ectomycorrhizal fungus Lactarius rufus by the helper bacterium Paenibacillus sp. Mycorrhiza, Volume 23 (Number 5). pp. 403-410. doi:10.1007/s00572-013-0483-1

Sopena-Vazquez, Fatima and Bending, G. D. (2013) Impacts of biochar on bioavailability of the fungicide azoxystrobin : a comparison of the effect on biodegradation rate and toxicity to the fungal community. Chemosphere, Volume 91 (Number 11). pp. 1525-1533. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.12.031

Gosling, Paul, Parsons, Nicholas R. and Bending, G. D. (2013) What are the primary factors controlling the light fraction and particulate soil organic matter content of agricultural soils? Biology and Fertility of Soils, Volume 49 (Number 8). pp. 1001-1014. doi:10.1007/s00374-013-0791-9

Hilton, Sally, Bennett, Amanda J., Keane, Gary, Bending, G. D., Chandler, David, Stobart, Ron and Mills, P. R. (2013) Impact of shortened crop rotation of oilseed rape on soil and rhizosphere microbial diversity in relation to yield decline. PLoS One, Volume 8 (Number 4). e59859. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059859

Gosling, Paul, Mead, A. (Andrew), Proctor, Maude, Hammond, John P. and Bending, G. D. (2013) Contrasting arbuscular mycorrhizal communities colonizing different host plants show a similar response to a soil phosphorus concentration gradient. New Phytologist, Volume 198 (Number 2). pp. 546-556. doi:10.1111/nph.12169

Hazard, Christina, Gosling, Paul, van der Gast, Christopher J., Mitchell, Derek T., Doohan, Fiona M. and Bending, G. D. (2013) The role of local environment and geographical distance in determining community composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at the landscape scale. The ISME Journal, Volume 7 (Number 3). pp. 498-508. doi:10.1038/ismej.2012.127

Gosling, Paul, Proctor, Maude, Jones, Julie and Bending, G. D. (2013) Distribution and diversity of Paraglomus spp. in tilled agricultural soils. Mycorrhiza, Volume 24 (Number 1). pp. 1-11. doi:10.1007/s00572-013-0505-z

Semple, Kirk T., Riding, Matthew J., McAllister, Laura E., Sopena-Vazquez, Fatima and Bending, G. D. (2013) Impact of black carbon on the bioaccessibility of organic contaminants in soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 261 . pp. 808-816. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.03.032

Davies, Lawrence O., Schäfer, Hendrik, Marshall, Samantha, Bramke, Irene, Oliver, Robin G. and Bending, G. D. (2013) Light structures phototroph, bacterial and fungal communities at the soil surface. PLoS One, Volume 8 (Number 7). Article number e69048. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069048

2012

Perez-Brandán, Carolina, Arzeno, José L., Huidobro, Jorgelina, Grümberg, Betiana, Conforto, Cinthia, Hilton, Sally, Bending, G. D., Meriles, José M. and Vargas-Gil, Silvina (2012) Long-term effect of tillage systems on soil microbiological, chemical and physical parameters and the incidence of charcoal rot by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid in soybean. Crop Protection, Volume 40 . pp. 73-82. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2012.04.018

Sopeña, Fatima, Semple, Kirk, Sohi, Saran and Bending, G. D. (2012) Assessing the chemical and biological accessibility of the herbicide isoproturon in soil amended with biochar. Chemosphere, Vol.88 (No.1). pp. 77-83. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.02.066

Keith, Aidan. M., Boots, Bas, Hazard, Christina, Niechoj, Robin, Arroyo, Julio, Bending, G. D., Bolger, Tom, Breen, John, Clipson, Nicholas, Doohan, Fiona M., Griffin, Christine T. and Schmidt, Olaf (2012) Cross-taxa congruence, indicators and environmental gradients in soils under agricultural and extensive land management. European Journal of Soil Biology, Vol.49 . pp. 55-62. doi:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.08.002

2011

Rooney, D.C., Prosser, J.I., Bending, G. D., Baggs, E.M., Killham, K. and Hodge, A. (2011) Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal colonisation on the growth and phosphorus nutrition of populus euramericana c.v. ghoy. Biomass and Bioenergy, 35 (11). pp. 4605-4612. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.08.015

España, Mingrelia, Rasche, Frank, Kandeler, Ellen, Brune, Thomas, Rodriguez, Belkys, Bending, G. D. and Cadisch, G. (Georg) (2011) Assessing the effect of organic residue quality on active decomposing fungi in a tropical Vertisol using 15N-DNA stable isotope probing. Fungal Ecology, Vol.4 (No.1). pp. 115-119. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2010.09.005

van der Gast, Christopher J., Gosling, Paul, Tiwari, Bela and Bending, G. D. (2011) Spatial scaling of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity is affected by farming practice. Environmental Microbiology, Vol.13 (No.1). pp. 241-249. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02326.x

España, Mingrelia, Rasche, Frank, Kandeler, Ellen, Brune, Thomas, Rodriguez, Belkis, Bending, G. D. and Cadisch, G. (Georg) (2011) Identification of active bacteria involved in decomposition of complex maize and soybean residues in a tropical Vertisol using 15N-DNA stable isotope probing. Pedobiologia, Vol.54 (No.3). pp. 187-193. doi:10.1016/j.pedobi.2011.03.001

Bennett, Amanda J., Bending, G. D., Chandler, Dave, Hilton, Sally and Mills, P. R. (2011) Meeting the demand for crop production : the challenge of yield decline in crops grown in short rotations. Biological Reviews, Vol.87 (No.1). pp. 52-71. doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.2011.00184.x

2010

Hunter, Paul J., Hand, Paul, Pink, David, Whipps, John M. and Bending, G. D. (2010) Both leaf properties and microbe-microbe interactions influence within-species variation in bacterial population diversity and structure in the lettuce (lactuca species) phyllosphere. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol.76 (No.24). pp. 8117-8125. doi:10.1128/AEM.01321-10

Gosling, Paul, Ozaki, Ayako, Jones, Julie, Turner, Mary, Rayns, Francis and Bending, G. D. (2010) Organic management of tilled agricultural soils results in a rapid increase in colonisation potential and spore populations of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, Vol.139 (No.1-2). pp. 273-279. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2010.08.013

Ahmad, Mark, Taylor, C. R. (Charles R.), Pink, David, Burton, Kerry S., Eastwood, Daniel C., Bending, G. D. and Bugg, Tim (2010) Development of novel assays for lignin degradation : comparative analysis of bacterial and fungal lignin degraders. Molecular BioSystems, Vol.6 (No.5). pp. 815-821. doi:10.1039/b908966g

Rodríguez Cruz, M. Sonia , Baelum, Jacob, Shaw, Liz J., Sørensen, Sebastian R., Shi, Shengjing, Aspray, Thomas J., Jacobsen, Carsten S. and Bending, G. D. (2010) Biodegradation of the herbicide mecoprop-p with soil depth and its relationship with class III tfdA genes. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, Vol.42 (No.1). pp. 32-39. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.09.018

2009

Rooney, Deirdre C., Killham, Ken, Bending, G. D., Baggs, Elizabeth, Weih, Martin and Hodge, Angela (2009) Mycorrhizas and biomass crops: opportunities for future sustainable development. Trends in Plant Science, Vol.14 (No.10). pp. 542-549. doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2009.08.004

Rahn, C. (Clive), Bending, G. D., Lillywhite, Robert and Turner, Mary K. (2009) Co-incorporation of biodegradable wastes with crop residues to reduce nitrate pollution of groundwater and decrease waste disposal to landfill. Soil Use and Management, Vol.25 (No.2). pp. 113-123. doi:10.1111/j.1475-2743.2009.00201.x

Thakuria, Dwipendra, Talukdar, Narayan C. , Goswami, Chandan, Hazarika, Samarendra, Kalita, Mohan C. and Bending, G. D. (2009) Evaluation of rice–legume–rice cropping system on grain yield, nutrient uptake, nitrogen fixation, and chemical, physical, and biological properties of soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils , Vol.45 (No.3). doi:10.1007/s00374-008-0320-4

Bending, G. D. and Turner, Mary K. (2009) Incorporation of nitrogen from crop residues into light fraction organic matter in soils with contrasting management histories. Biology and Fertility of Soils, Vol.45 (No.3). pp. 281-287. doi:10.1007/s00374-008-0326-y

Joanisse, G. D., Bradley, R. L., Preston, C. M. and Bending, G. D. (2009) Sequestration of soil nitrogen as tannin-protein complexes may improve the competitive ability of sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) relative to black spruce (Picea mariana). New Phytologist, Vol.181 (No.1). pp. 187-198. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02622.x

2008

Whipps, J. M., Hand, Paul, Pink, David and Bending, G. D. (2008) Phyllosphere microbiology with special reference to diversity and plant genotype. Journal of Applied Microbiology, Vol.105 (No.6). pp. 1744-1755. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03906.x

Rodríguez Cruz, M. Sonia , Jones, Julie E. and Bending, G. D. (2008) Study of the spatial variation of the biodegradation rate of the herbicide bentazone with soil depth using contrasting incubation methods. Chemosphere, Vol.73 (No.8). pp. 1211-1215. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.044

Whipps, John M., Hand, Paul, Pink , David and Bending, G. D. (2008) Human pathogens and the phyllosphere. Advances in Applied Microbiology, Vol.64 . pp. 183-221. doi:10.1016/S0065-2164(08)00407-3

Chandler, Dave, Bending, G. D., Clarkson, John P., Davidson, G. (Gill), Hall, S., Mills, P. R., Pink, David, Skirvin, David J., Neve, Paul, Kennedy, Richard, Greaves, Justin, Grant, Wyn and Collier, R. H. (2008) The consequences of the ‘cut off’ criteria for pesticides : alternative methods of cultivation. Brussels: European Parliament. (Policy Department B : Structural and Cohesion Policies).

2007

Bending, G. D., Rodriguez-Cruz, M. Sonia and Lincoln, Suzanne D. (2007) Fungicide impacts on microbial communities in soils with contrasting management histories. Chemosphere, Vol.69 (No.1). pp. 82-88. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.04.042

Bending, G. D. (2007) What are the mechanisms and specificity of mycorrhization helper bacteria? New Phytologist, Volume 174 (Number 4). pp. 707-710. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02076.x

Shi, Shengjing and Bending, G. D. (2007) Changes to the structure of Sphingomonas spp. communities associated with biodegradation of the herbicide isoproturon in soil. FEMS Microbiology Letters, Vol.269 (No.1). pp. 110-116. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00621.x

King-Salter, G., Mitchell, D., Bending, G. D., Gosling, Paul and Culleton, N. (2007) Response of arbuscular mycorrhizal communities to seasonality and long-term phosphate application. In: Annual Main Meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology, Glasgow, Scotland, March 31 - April 4, 2007. Published in: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Vol.146 (No.4 Supplement). S220-S220. ISSN 1095-6433. doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.01.482

Bending, G. D. and Rodriguez-Cruz, M. Sonia (2007) Microbial aspects of the interaction between soil depth and biodegradation of the herbicide isoproturon. Chemosphere, Volume 66 (Number 4). pp. 664-671. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.099

2006

Rodriguez-Cruz, M. Sonia, Jones, Julie E. and Bending, G. D. (2006) Field-scale study of the variability in pesticide biodegradation with soil depth and its relationship with soil characteristics. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, Volume 38 (Number 9). pp. 2910-2918. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.04.051

Aspray, Thomas J., Jones, Eirian, Whipps, J. M. and Bending, G. D. (2006) Importance of mycorrhization helper bacteria cell density and metabolite localization for the Pinus sylvestris Lactarius rufus symbiosis. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Volume 56 (Number 1). pp. 25-33. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2005.00051.x

Bending, G. D., Aspray, Thomas J. and Whipps, John M. (2006) Significance of microbial interactions in the mycorrhizosphere. Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 60 . pp. 97-132. doi:10.1016/S0065-2164(06)60004-X

2005

Gosling, Paul, Hodge, Angela, Goodlass, G and Bending, G. D. (2005) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and organic farming. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Volume 113 (Number 1-4). pp. 17-35. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2005.09.009

Aspray, Thomas J., Jones, E. E., Whipps, J. M., Frey-Klett, P. and Bending, G. D. (2005) Helper bacteria in the ectomycorrhizosphere: Mechanisms and specificity. In: UNSPECIFIED. Published in: COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 141 (3 Suppl. S). S219-S219. ISSN 1095-6433.

2003

Rahn, C. R., Bending, G. D., Turner, M. K. and Lillywhite, Robert (2003) Management of N mineralization from crop residues of high N content using amendment materials of varying quality. Soil Use and Management, 19 (3). pp. 193-200. doi:10.1079/SUM2003188

1999

Rahn, C. R., Bending, G. D., Lillywhite, Robert and Turner, M. K (1999) Chemical characterisation of vegetable and arable crop residue materials : a comparison of methods. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 79 (12). pp. 1715-1721. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199909)79:12<1715::AID-JSFA426>3.0.CO;2-V