Job Title
Professor
Department
Life Sciences
Phone
024 7657 5057
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Research Interests
My research group studies the structure, diversity and function of microbial communities inhabiting plants, soil and water. We work across a range of natural and agricultural systems, and integrate a variety of 'omics approaches, often within an interdisciplinary context.
Biography
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences, University of Exeter
PhD Plant-Soil-Microbe Interactions, University of Sheffield
Member, BBSRC Pool of Experts (2011-2016)
Member, NERC Peer Review College (2012-)
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Environmental Science (2014-)
Member, UK Government's Expert Committee on Pesticides (2013-2018)
Director, Warwick Environmental Systems Interdisciplinary Centre (2021-)
Deputy Head of Department (Academic) (2021-)
- 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., Bending, G. D., 2021. Identification of microbial signatures linked to oilseed rape yield decline at the landscape scale. Microbiome, 9
- Lidbury, Ian, Borsetto, Chiara, Murphy, Andrew, Bottrill, Andrew R., Jones, Alexandra M., Bending, G. D., Hammond, John P., Chen, Yin, Wellington, Elizabeth M. H., Scanlan, David J., 2021. Niche-adaptation in plant-associated Bacteroidetes favours specialisation in organic phosphorus mineralisation. ISME Journal, 15, pp. 1040-1055
- 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., 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
- 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, 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
- 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., 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)
- 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, Ryan, Megan H., 2021. The legacy of hydrocarbon spills on soil microbial diversity andcommunity structure in the pristine western Australian monsoonal tropics. Science of The Total Environment, 799
- Bennett, Amanda J., Hilton, Sally, Chandler, Dave, Mills, Peter, 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
- Hilton, Sally L., Southwell, Rebecca V., Pearson, Jonathan M., Hand, Laurence H., 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
- Jamy, Mahwash, Foster, Rachel, Barbera, Pierre, Czech, Lucas, Kozlov, Alexey, Stamatakis, Alexandros, Bending, G. D., Hilton, Sally, Bass, David, 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
- Albornoz, Felipe E., Hayes, Patrick E., Orchard, Suzanne, Clode, Peta L., Nazeri, Nazanin, Standish, Rachel J., Dickie, Ian A., Bending, G. D., Hilton, Sally, 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
- Cook, Sarah, Price, Oliver, King, Andrew, Finnegan, Chris, van Egmond, Roger, Schäfer, Hendrik, Pearson, Jonathan M., Abolfathi, Soroush, Bending, G. D., 2020. Bedform characteristics and biofilm community development interact to modify hyporheic exchange. Science of The Total Environment, 749
- Cook, Sarah, Chan, Hui-Ling, Abolfathi, Soroush, Bending, G. D., Schäfer, Hendrik, Pearson, Jonathan M., 2020. Longitudinal dispersion of microplastics in aquatic ?ows using?uorometric techniques. Water Research, 170
- 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., Warren, Philip H., 2019. Urban meadows as an alternative to short mown grassland : effects of composition and height on biodiversity. Ecological Applications, 29 (6)
- Hilton, Sally, Bennett, Amanda J., Chandler, Dave, Mills, P. R., 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
- 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, 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), pp. E9145-E9152
- Barnes, Christopher J., van der Gast, Christopher J., McNamara, Niall P., Rowe, Rebecca, Bending, G. D., 2018. Extreme rainfall affects assembly of the root-associated fungal community. New Phytologist, 220 (4), pp. 1172-1184
- Gosling, Paul, van der Gast, Christopher J., Bending, G. D., 2017. Converting highly productive arable cropland in Europe to grassland : ? a poor candidate for carbon sequestration. Scientific Reports, 7 (1)
- 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., Wellington, E. M. H., 2017. Identification of extracellular glycerophosphodiesterases in Pseudomonas and their role in soil organic phosphorus remineralisation. Scientific Reports, 7 (1)
- Lidbury, Ian, Fraser, Tandra, Murphy, Andrew, Scanlan, David J., Bending, G. D. (Gary D.), Jones, Alexandra M., Moore, Jonathan D., Goodall, Andrew, Tibbett, Mark, Hammond, John P., Wellington, E. M. H., 2017. The ?known' genetic potential for microbial communities to degrade organic phosphorus is reduced in low-pH soils.. MicrobiologyOpen
- 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, Ryan, Megan H., 2017. Fine endophytes (Glomus tenue) are related to Mucoromycotina, not Glomeromycota. New Phytologist, 213 (2), pp. 481-486
- Elias, Dafydd M. O., Rowe, Rebecca L., Pereira, M. Glória, Stott, Andrew W., Barnes, Christopher J., Bending, G. D., 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
- Álvarez-Martín, Alba, Hilton, Sally, Bending, G. D., Rodríguez-Cruz, M. Sonia, 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
- Lidbury, Ian, Murphy, Andrew, Scanlan, David J., Bending, G. D., Jones, Alexandra M., Moore, Jonathan D., Goodall, Amanda, Hammond, John P., 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
- Gosling, Paul, Jones, Julie, Bending, G. D., 2016. Evidence for functional redundancy in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and implications for agroecosystem management. Mycorrhiza, 26 (1), pp. 77-83
- Kowalczyk, Agnieszka, Price, Oliver R., van der Gast, Christopher J., Finnegan, Christopher J., van Egmond, Roger A., Schäfer, Hendrik, Bending, G. D. (Gary D.), 2016. Spatial and temporal variability in the potential of river water biofilms to degrade p-nitrophenol. Chemosphere, 164, pp. 355-362
- Barnes, Christopher J., Burns, Caitlin A., van der Gast, Christopher J., McNamara, Niall P., Bending, G. D., 2016. Spatio-temporal variation of core and satellite arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus communities in Miscanthus giganteus. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7
- Barnes, Christopher J., van der Gast, Christopher J., Burns, Caitlin A., McNamara, Niall P., 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
- McClean, Gary J., Meredith, Will, Cross, Andrew, Heal, Kate V., Bending, G. D., 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
- McClean, Gary J., Rowe, Rebecca L., Heal, Kate V., Cross, Andrew, Bending, G. D., 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
- Kowalczyk, Agnieszka, Eyice, Özge, Schäfer, Hendrik, Price, Oliver R, Finnegan, Christopher J., van Egmond, Roger A., Shaw, Liz J., Barrett, Glyn, 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
- Taylor, Andrew, Pereira, Nicole, Thomas, Brian, Pink, David A. C., Jones, Julie, 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
- Perez-Brandan, Carolina, Arzeno, Jose Luis, Huidobro, Jorgelina, Conforto, Cinthia, Grumberg, Betiana, Hilton, Sally, Bending, G. D., Meriles, Jose Manuel, 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, 12 (1)
- Kowalczyk, Agnieszka, Martin, Timothy James, Price, Oliver Richard, Snape, Jason, van Egmond, Roger Albert, Finnegan, Christopher James, Schäfer, Hendrik, Davenport, Russell James, 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
- Taylor, Andrew, Walker, Christopher, Bending, G. D., 2014. Dimorphic spore production in the genus Acaulospora. Mycoscience, 55 (1), pp. 1-4
- Hazard, Christina, Gosling, Paul, Mitchell, Derek T., Doohan, Fiona M., Bending, G. D., 2014. Diversity of fungi associated with hair roots of ericaceous plants is affected by land use. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 87 (3), pp. 586-600
- Prayogo, Cahyo, Jones, Julie, Baeyens, Jan, 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, 50 (4), pp. 695-702
- Bennett, Amanda J., Hilton, Sally, Bending, G. D., Chandler, Dave, 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, 50 (8), pp. 1267-1279
- Howell, Christopher Carl, Semple, Kirk T., Bending, G. D., 2014. Isolation and characterisation of azoxystrobin degrading bacteria from soil. Chemosphere, 95, pp. 370-378
- Howell, Christopher Carl, Hilton, Sally, Semple, Kirk T., Bending, G. D., 2014. Resistance and resilience responses of a range of soil eukaryote and bacterial taxa to fungicide application. Chemosphere, 112, pp. 194-202
- Hunter, Paul J., Teakle, Graham R., 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, 5
- Hazard, Christina, Boots, Bas, Keith, Aidan M., Mitchell, Derek T., Schmidt, Olaf, Doohan, Fiona M., 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, 82, pp. 52-60
- Gosling, Paul, Mead, A. (Andrew), Proctor, Maude, Hammond, John P., Bending, G. D., 2013. Contrasting arbuscular mycorrhizal communities colonizing different host plants show a similar response to a soil phosphorus concentration gradient. New Phytologist, 198 (2), pp. 546-556
- Gosling, Paul, Proctor, Maude, Jones, Julie, Bending, G. D., 2013. Distribution and diversity of Paraglomus spp. in tilled agricultural soils. Mycorrhiza, 24 (1), pp. 1-11
- Semple, Kirk T., Riding, Matthew J., McAllister, Laura E., Sopena-Vazquez, Fatima, Bending, G. D., 2013. Impact of black carbon on the bioaccessibility of organic contaminants in soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 261, pp. 808-816
- Hilton, Sally, Bennett, Amanda J., Keane, Gary, Bending, G. D., Chandler, David, Stobart, Ron, 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, 8 (4)
- Sopena-Vazquez, Fatima, 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, 91 (11), pp. 1525-1533
- Aspray, T. J., Jones, E. Eirian, Davies, M. W, Shipman, Michael, Bending, G. D., 2013. Increased hyphal branching and growth of ectomycorrhizal fungus Lactarius rufus by the helper bacterium Paenibacillus sp. Mycorrhiza, 23 (5), pp. 403-410
- Davies, Lawrence O., Schäfer, Hendrik, Marshall, Samantha, Bramke, Irene, Oliver, Robin G., Bending, G. D., 2013. Light structures phototroph, bacterial and fungal communities at the soil surface. PLoS One, 8 (7)
- Davies, Lawrence O., Bramke, Irene, France, Emma, Marshall, Samantha, Oliver, Robin, Nichols, Carol, Schäfer, Hendrik, Bending, G. D., 2013. Non-UV light influences the degradation rate of crop protection products. Environmental Science & Technology, 47 (15)
- Hazard, Christina, Gosling, Paul, van der Gast, Christopher J., Mitchell, Derek T., Doohan, Fiona M., 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, 7 (3), pp. 498-508
- Gosling, Paul, Parsons, Nicholas R., 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, 49 (8), pp. 1001-1014
- Sopeña, Fatima, Semple, Kirk, Sohi, Saran, 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
- 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., 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
- Perez-Brandán, Carolina, Arzeno, José L., Huidobro, Jorgelina, Grümberg, Betiana, Conforto, Cinthia, Hilton, Sally, Bending, G. D., Meriles, José M., 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, 40, pp. 73-82
- España, Mingrelia, Rasche, Frank, Kandeler, Ellen, Brune, Thomas, Rodriguez, Belkys, Bending, G. D., 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
- Rooney, D.C., Prosser, J.I., Bending, G. D., Baggs, E.M., Killham, K., 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
- España, Mingrelia, Rasche, Frank, Kandeler, Ellen, Brune, Thomas, Rodriguez, Belkis, Bending, G. D., 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
- Bennett, Amanda J., Bending, G. D., Chandler, Dave, Hilton, Sally, 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
- van der Gast, Christopher J., Gosling, Paul, Tiwari, Bela, 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
- Rodríguez Cruz, M. Sonia, Baelum, Jacob, Shaw, Liz J., Sørensen, Sebastian R., Shi, Shengjing, Aspray, Thomas J., Jacobsen, Carsten S., 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
- Hunter, Paul J., Hand, Paul, Pink, David, Whipps, John M., 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
- Ahmad, Mark, Taylor, C. R. (Charles R.), Pink, David, Burton, Kerry S., Eastwood, Daniel C., Bending, G. D., 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
- Gosling, Paul, Ozaki, Ayako, Jones, Julie, Turner, Mary, Rayns, Francis, 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
- Rahn, C. (Clive), Bending, G. D., Lillywhite, Robert, 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
- Thakuria, Dwipendra, Talukdar, Narayan C., Goswami, Chandan, Hazarika, Samarendra, Kalita, Mohan C., 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)
- Bending, G. D., 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
- Rooney, Deirdre C., Killham, Ken, Bending, G. D., Baggs, Elizabeth, Weih, Martin, Hodge, Angela, 2009. Mycorrhizas and biomass crops: opportunities for future sustainable development. Trends in Plant Science, Vol.14 (No.10), pp. 542-549
- Joanisse, G. D., Bradley, R. L., Preston, C. M., 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
- Whipps, J. M., Hand, Paul, Pink, David, 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
- Rodríguez Cruz, M. Sonia, Jones, Julie E., 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
- Shi, Shengjing, 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
- Bending, G. D., Rodriguez-Cruz, M. Sonia, Lincoln, Suzanne D., 2007. Fungicide impacts on microbial communities in soils with contrasting management histories. Chemosphere, Vol.69 (No.1), pp. 82-88
- Bending, G. D., Rodriguez-Cruz, M. Sonia, 2007. Microbial aspects of the interaction between soil depth and biodegradation of the herbicide isoproturon. Chemosphere, 66 (4), pp. 664-671
- Rodriguez-Cruz, M. Sonia, Jones, Julie E., 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, 38 (9), pp. 2910-2918
- Aspray, Thomas J., Jones, Eirian, Whipps, J. M., Bending, G. D., 2006. Importance of mycorrhization helper bacteria cell density and metabolite localization for the Pinus sylvestris Lactarius rufus symbiosis. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 56 (1), pp. 25-33
- Bending, G. D., Aspray, Thomas J., Whipps, John M., 2006. Significance of microbial interactions in the mycorrhizosphere. Advances in Applied Microbiology, 60, pp. 97-132
- Rahn, C. R., Bending, G. D., Turner, M. K., 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
- Rahn, C. R., Bending, G. D., Lillywhite, Robert, 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
- King-Salter, G., Mitchell, D., Bending, G. D., Gosling, Paul, Culleton, N., 2007. Response of arbuscular mycorrhizal communities to seasonality and long-term phosphate application. 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, pp. S220-S220
- Aspray, Thomas J., Jones, E. E., Whipps, J. M., Frey-Klett, P., Bending, G. D., 2005. Helper bacteria in the ectomycorrhizosphere: Mechanisms and specificity. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, pp. S219-S219
- Cook, Sarah, Chan, Hui-Ling, Abolfathi, Soroush, Bending, G. D., Schäfer, Hendrik, Pearson, Jonathan M., 2020. Data for Longitudinal dispersion of microplastics in aquatic flows using fluorometric techniques. School of Engineering
- Whipps, John M., Hand, Paul, Pink , David, Bending, G. D., 2008. Human pathogens and the phyllosphere. Advances in Applied Microbiology, Academic Press, pp. 183-221
- 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, Collier, R. H., 2008. The consequences of the ?cut off' criteria for pesticides : alternative methods of cultivation. European Parliament
- Bending, G. D., 2007. What are the mechanisms and specificity of mycorrhization helper bacteria?. New Phytologist, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, pp. 707-710
- Gosling, Paul, Hodge, Angela, Goodlass, G, Bending, G. D., 2005. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and organic farming. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Elsevier Science BV, pp. 17-35
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| iCASE studentship under BBSRC AZ CTP for Katie Endersby | AstraZeneca UK Limited | 01 Oct 2018 | 30 Sep 2022 |
| Unravelling the diversity and function of the fine root endophyte | NERC | 02 Sep 2019 | 01 Sep 2022 |
| Understanding the impact of test system scale (and flow) on degradation rate of CPPs in aquatic systems. Studentship with Syngenta under NERC CENTA DTP | Syngenta Ltd | 01 Oct 2018 | 31 Mar 2022 |
| PATHWAYS & evolution of pollutants: Interactions between physical controlling effects, microbial community composition and pollutant biodegredation rates | NERC | 30 Jan 2018 | 29 Jan 2022 |
| Impacts of warming on boreal peatland microbial community structure and function. UK-Canada doctoral exchange scheme. Katy Faulkner | UK Research and Innovation | 01 Apr 2020 | 08 Nov 2021 |
| Impacts of elevated CO2 and high rainfall on soil microbial community structure and function in a UK temperate forest | Ecological Continuity Trust | 03 May 2021 | 02 Aug 2021 |
| Ecology of fine root endophytes in Australian natice and agrictultural ecosystems | Australian Research Council | 01 Jan 2018 | 31 Dec 2020 |
| Roots of decline? Assembly and Function of the Rhizosphere Microbiome in Relation to Yield Decline | BBSRC | 01 Oct 2018 | 31 Oct 2019 |
| Extreme rainfall: Unravelling the importance of new climate-rhizosphere feedbacks across contrasting land use systems | NERC | 01 Feb 2017 | 30 Sep 2019 |
| WCPRS with Syngenta - Natasha Baudin | Syngenta Ltd | 01 Oct 2015 | 30 Sep 2019 |
| Phosphorus cycling in the soil-microbe-plant continuum of agri-ecosystems | BBSRC | 31 Dec 2014 | 31 Jul 2019 |
| BBSRC GCRF IAA 2017 - Unravelling the diversity and functional significance of the oil palm microbiome | BBSRC | 01 Oct 2017 | 31 Jan 2018 |
| Studentship - Rebecca Southwell - CASE/BBSRC (BBSRC ref: BB/L502418/1): Enhanced Degradation of CPPs in Flowing Water Bodies: Understanding the Contribution of Metabolism by Freshwater Phototrophs and Indirect Photolysis | Syngenta Ltd | 01 Oct 2013 | 30 Sep 2017 |
| Evaluating the potential of constructed wetland features for mitigating the impact of pesticide losses from agricultural land: Industrial funding connected with Defra Project | Lonza Group Ltd | 01 Oct 2013 | 30 Sep 2017 |
| BBSRC GCRF IAA - Sustainable oil palm cropping | BBSRC | 21 Oct 2016 | 31 Mar 2017 |
| Genetic Manipulation of rhizodeposition in oilseed rape to improve yield | BBSRC | 01 Oct 2012 | 30 Sep 2015 |
| BBSRC CIRC Transfer from Nottingham: Yield improvement of oilseed rape | BBSRC | 01 Oct 2012 | 30 Sep 2015 |
| Characterisation of microbiotic soil crusts in arable soil and their effect on pesticide fate and persistence | Syngenta Ltd | 01 Oct 2011 | 31 Mar 2015 |
| NERC DTA studentship (Serena Thomson) Diversity and function of phyomyxids | The Natural History Museum Trading Company Ltd | 01 Oct 2011 | 31 Mar 2015 |
| Interactions between river bed morphology, water chemistry and microbial diversity and its impact on pollutant biodegradation | Unilever Research (Colworth Laboratory) | 01 Oct 2010 | 30 Sep 2014 |
| Influence of lights on microbial degradation of pesticides: BBSRC CASE Studentship (Lawrence Davies) | Syngenta Ltd | 05 Oct 2009 | 04 Oct 2013 |
| Sandpit - Understanding processes determining soil carbon balances under perennial bioenergy crops CARBO-BIOCROP | NERC | 01 Oct 2010 | 30 Sep 2013 |
| Role of Microbial adaption in the biodegradation of chemical pollutants: Extrapolation from laboratory to rivers | Unilever UK Central Resources Limited | 01 Oct 2009 | 31 Mar 2013 |
| Stable Isotope Probing-metagenomics of river microbial populations degrading the aromatic pollutant para-nitrophenol (PNP) | NERC | 01 Aug 2012 | 28 Feb 2013 |
| IF0158 Vegetable Genetic Improvement Network (VeGIN): Per-breeding research to support sustainable farming of carrot and onion | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 01 Apr 2009 | 31 Mar 2012 |
| Amendment IF0128: The impact of shortened rotations on rhizosphere microbial diversity (amendment 3) RHRPM0378 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 01 May 2011 | 30 Sep 2011 |
| IF0138 How Does Change in land-use Between Set-aside and Cropping Impact Soil Biodiversity and Function | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 01 Apr 2008 | 31 Mar 2011 |
| The mycorrhizal hydrosphere: a key driver of biochemical cycles. | BBSRC | 01 Apr 2007 | 31 Mar 2011 |
| Amendment No1 - The Impact of Shortened Rotation on Rhizosphere Microbial Diversit (Additional budget of £83,619.00 and time extension until 30/11/09) Linked to 19099. | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 01 Apr 2009 | 30 Nov 2009 |
| Researcher Exchange Programme Awards: Soil Biodiversity in the Management of Soybean Soil Borne Diseases | British Council | 01 Dec 2008 | 30 Nov 2009 |
| How does plant genotype control the phyllosphene bacterial community. | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 01 Jan 2007 | 30 Jun 2009 |
| The Impact of Shortened Rotation on Rhizosphere Microbial Diversity | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 01 Apr 2007 | 31 Mar 2009 |
| DW: Making More Efficient Use of Nitrogen in Crop Rotations of Horticultural Crops | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 01 Apr 2004 | 31 Mar 2008 |
| Review of the Scientific Literature to Determine the Extent of Knowledge on the Impact of Crop Management Strategies on Soil Microbial Populations - DEFRA Core | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 01 Feb 2007 | 30 Jun 2007 |
| Farm Practice and Soil Health | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 01 Jun 2006 | 28 Feb 2007 |