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  1. Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked with root growth in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seedlings

    Article • Molecular Breeding, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor James Monaghan

  2. Integrity in the fresh produce supply chain: solutions and approaches to an emerging issue

    Article • The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Louise Manning, Professor James Monaghan

  3. Vertical farming: a summary of approaches to growing skywards

    Article • The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor James Monaghan

  4. Addressing the threat of climate change to agriculture requires improving crop resilience to short-term abiotic stress

    Article • Outlook on Agriculture, October 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor James Monaghan

  5. Assessment of the vitamin C content in selected baby leafy species over the season

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, August 2018, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor James Monaghan

  6. Hot water treatment after harvest preserves nutritional quality of spinach during storage

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, August 2018, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor James Monaghan

  7. Sources and survival ofListeria monocytogeneson fresh, leafy produce

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, July 2018, Wiley

    Professor James Monaghan

  8. Fate of Escherichia coli O145 present naturally in bovine slurry applied to vegetables before harvest, after washing and simulated wholesale and retail distribution

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, October 2017, Wiley

    Professor James Monaghan

  9. Oxidative discolouration in whole-head and cut lettuce: biochemical and environmental influences on a complex phenotype and potential breeding strategies to improve shelf-life

    Article • Euphytica, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor James Monaghan

  10. Analysis ofBrassica oleraceaearly stage abiotic stress responses reveals tolerance in multiple crop types and for multiple sources of stress

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, June 2017, Wiley

    Professor James Monaghan

  11. Risk Assessment or Assessment of Risk? Developing an Evidence-Based Approach for Primary Producers of Leafy Vegetables To Assess and Manage Microbial Risks

    Article • Journal of Food Protection, March 2017, International Association for Food Protection

    Prof Marcel H Zwietering, Professor James Monaghan

  12. Deficit irrigation reduces postharvest rib pinking in wholehead Iceberg lettuce, but at the expense of head fresh weight

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, August 2016, Wiley

    Professor James Monaghan

  13. Investigating factors affecting postharvest splitting in radish (Raphanus sativus)

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, May 2016, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor James Monaghan

  14. Minimising losses in radish (Raphanus sativus) at harvest due to splitting by manipulation of water availability during growth

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, May 2016, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor James Monaghan

  15. Ineffective hand washing and the contamination of carrots after using a field latrine

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, March 2016, Wiley

    Professor James Monaghan

  16. Moderate water stress prevents the postharvest decline of ascorbic acid in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) but not in spinach beet (Beta vulgaris L.)

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, October 2015, Wiley

    Professor James Monaghan

  17. POTENTIAL FOR CONTROLLED ABIOTIC STRESS AS A QUALITY ENHANCER OF BABY LEAF SPINACH

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, September 2015, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor James Monaghan

  18. IRRIGATION AFFECTS POSTHARVEST DISCOLOURATION AND YIELD IN ICEBERG LETTUCE

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, August 2015, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor James Monaghan

  19. Irrigation Water Quality for Leafy Crops: A Perspective of Risks and Potential Solutions

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2015, MDPI AG

    Professor James Monaghan

  20. Pre-maturity α-amylase in wheat: The role of abscisic acid and gibberellins

    Article • Journal of Cereal Science, May 2015, Elsevier

    Professor James Monaghan

  21. Culinary herb growth and appearance in response to high salinity and high pH treatments in substrate-based and substrate-free conditions

    Article • The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor James Monaghan

  22. High- but not low-intensity light leads to oxidative stress and quality loss of cold-stored baby leaf spinach

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, September 2014, Wiley

    Professor James Monaghan

  23. Plant growth responses to different growing media for green roofs

    Article • Ecological Engineering, August 2014, Elsevier

    Professor James Monaghan

  24. Use of inorganic substrates and composted green waste in growing media for green roofs

    Article • Biosystems Engineering, August 2014, Elsevier

    Professor James Monaghan

  25. Use of the hormone-biosynthesis inhibitors fluridone and paclobutrazol to determine the effects of altered abscisic acid and gibberellin levels on pre-maturity α-amylase formation in wheat grains

    Article • Journal of Cereal Science, July 2014, Elsevier

    Professor James Monaghan

  26. Quantifying the impact of exogenous abscisic acid and gibberellins on pre-maturity α-amylase formation in developing wheat grains

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2014, Nature

    Peter Kettlewell, Professor James Monaghan

  27. The water retention capabilities of growing media for green roofs

    Article • Ecological Engineering, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor James Monaghan

  28. SPATIAL ARRANGEMENTS AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF GRANULAR MINERAL MATERIALS AND COMPOSTED GREEN WASTE IN GREEN ROOF GROWING MEDIA

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, November 2013, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor James Monaghan

  29. The role of sensitivity to abscisic acid and gibberellin in pre-maturity α-amylase formation in wheat grains

    Article • Journal of Cereal Science, November 2013, Elsevier

    Professor James Monaghan

  30. Can hot water treatments enhance or maintain postharvest quality of spinach leaves?

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, July 2013, Elsevier

    Professor James Monaghan

  31. More ‘crop per drop’: constraints and opportunities for precision irrigation in European agriculture

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, February 2013, Wiley

    Professor James Monaghan

  32. EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS ON ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT IN BABY LEAF SPINACH (SPINACIA OLERACEA)

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, November 2012, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor James Monaghan

  33. AN OVERVIEW OF CURRENT UK FRESH PRODUCE FARMING PRACTICES THAT MINIMISE THE RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS OUTBREAKS ASSOCIATED WITH READY TO EAT FRESH PRODUCE

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, August 2012, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor James Monaghan

  34. Effects of exogenous abscisic acid and gibberellic acid on pre-maturity α-amylase formation in wheat grains

    Article • Euphytica, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor James Monaghan

  35. Distribution and decline of human pathogenic bacteria in soil after application in irrigation water and the potential for soil-splash-mediated dispersal onto fresh produce

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor James Monaghan

  36. Modelling the Risks Associated with the Increased Importation of Fresh Produce from Emerging Supply Sources Outside the EU to the UK

    Article • Journal of Agricultural Economics, February 2010, Wiley

    Professor James Monaghan

  37. IMPROVED EFFICIENCY OF NUTRIENT AND WATER USE FOR HIGH QUALITY FIELD VEGETABLE PRODUCTION USING FERTIGATION

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, January 2010, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor James Monaghan

  38. The air-borne distribution of zoonotic agents from livestock waste spreading and microbiological risk to fresh produce from contaminated irrigation sources

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, September 2008, Wiley

    Professor James Monaghan

  39. Assessment of the control of Phytophthora root rot disease spread by Spin Out®-treated fabrics in container-grown hardy nursery-stock

    Article • Crop Protection, February 2008, Elsevier

    Professor James Monaghan

  40. Article • Euphytica, January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor James Monaghan

  41. Responses of breadmaking quality to sulphur in three wheat varieties

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, October 1999, Wiley

    Professor James Monaghan

  42. Sulphur accumulation and redistribution in wheat (Triticum aestivum): a study using stable sulphur isotope ratios as a tracer system

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, July 1999, Wiley

    Professor James Monaghan

  43. Variation in the Breadmaking Quality and Rheological Properties of Wheat in Relation to Sulphur Nutrition under Field Conditions

    Article • Journal of Cereal Science, July 1999, Elsevier

    Professor James Monaghan