The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
Project Summary
Start date:
1 December 2023
Duration:
5 years
Project Leader:
The Global Nitrogen Innovation Center for Clean Energy and the Environment (NICCEE), is a Global Centre project that employs use-inspired, data driven approaches to focus on the challenges, innovations, opportunities and socioeconomic impacts associated with green NH3 and climate smart N management (niccee.org). The UK partner of the NICCEE Global Centre project, based at the Rothamsted Research, North Wyke campus, is involved in scenario modelling at field and national scales using process-based models for nitrogen and life cycle analysis of fertiliser products, as well as field-based experimental research on the mitigation potential of nitrification inhibitors for NH3 and N2O soil emissions resulting from the availability of green ammonia based fertilisers in the UK agricultural system.
Project Leader
Prof. Adie Collins
Science Director
Dr Laura Cardenas
Atmospheric Chemist
Team Members
Dr Alison Carswell
Agricultural Scientist
Dr Yusheng Zhang
Hydrologist
Dr Yafei Guo
Post-Doctoral Research Scientist
Marieme Drame
PHD STUDENT
Collaborators
University of Maryland, USA
University of Guelph, Canada
Funder:
UKRI-EPSRC (UK Research and Innovation-Engineering and Physical
Sciences Research Council) grant award EP/Y025776/1 - Global Nitrogen
Innovation Centre for Clean Energy and Environment (NICCEE)