Scientific Publications
Climate and Biodiversity Scientific Publications 2025
Greenhouse Gas | Biodiversity | Diversification | Bioeconomy | Food Systems | Climate Change
Greenhouse Gas
Seaweed as a climate fix for meat and dairy production: an LCA perspective. (2025). Scientific Reports, 15(1), p.32597. Thomas, J.B., Xu, V.W., Krizsan, S.J., Aasen, I.M., Oliveira, A., Ramos, H., Tyedmers, P., Hayes, M. and Gröndahl, F. Keywords: Climate Change, Methane, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Enhancing Biological Nitrogen Fixation Through Diverse Pasture Swards. (2025). Plants, 14(17), p.2727. Sutharsan, R., Jeyakumar, P., Burkitt, L., Matse, D.T., Dhanuskodi, R., Hanly, J. and Donaghy, D.J. Keywords: Nitrogen
Fusarium infection alters the effects of vegetable residue and its compost on nitrous oxide emissions from acid soil. (2025). Applied Soil Ecology, 215, p.106478. Xu, Y., Xiang, X., Ahmed, W., Yin, J., Fenton, O., Shi, W., Wang, J., Chang, R., Liu, R., Chen, H. and Xin, G. Keywords: Nitrogen, Carbon, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Long-term mineral fertilization shaped aboveground plant and belowground bacterial and fungal communities more than cutting frequency in a temperate grassland. (2025). Applied Soil Ecology, 215, p.106462. Fox, A., Schulz, S., Brennan, F., Gschwend, F., Barreiro, A., Widmer, F., Schloter, M., Huguenin-Elie, O. and Lüscher, A. Keywords: Nitrogen
Effect of whole seaweed and seaweed extract on rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, and methane emissions of beef heifers fed a high-forage diet. (2025). Canadian Journal of Animal Science. Oretomiloye, F., Coates, T., Hayes, M. and Terry, S.A. Keywords: Methane, Emissions
Effect of plantain in perennial ryegrass-white clover pasture on the ingestive behaviour, rumen fermentation parameters, and enteric methane emissions of spring-calving dairy cows. (2025). Animal Feed Science and Technology, , p.116500. Minogue, C.T., Boland, T.M., Etxeberria, I., Godwin, F., Walsh, N.A., Markiewicz-Keszycka, M., Mirzapour-Kouhdasht, A., García-Vaquero, M., Dineen, M. and McKay, Z.C. Keywords: Nitrogen, Methane, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Decreasing finishing age of early-maturing suckler heifers at a common carcass weight: growth, carcass and muscle characteristics and predicted methane emissions. (2025). Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 64(1), pp.54-63. Moloney, A.P., Richardson, R.I., McGee, M., Crosson, P. and O’Riordan, E.G. Keywords: Methane, Emissions
Evaluating the Rumen Microbial Community of Genetically Divergent Spring-calving Dairy Cows Grazing Grass-only or Grass-clover Swards at Different Stages of the Grazing Season. (2025). Frontiers in Microbiology, 16, p.1642486. Dwan, C., Das, A., O’Toole, P.W., O’Callaghan, T.F., Meehan, D., Hennessy, D., Irish, H., Buckley, F. and Lahart, B. Keywords: Methane
Lactation-wide genetic insights into nitrogen utilization in grazing dairy cows. (2025). Journal of Dairy Science. Tavernier, E., Gormley, I.C., Delaby, L. and Berry, D.P Keywords: Nitrogen
Evaluating the effect of white clover inclusion and dairy cow genetic merit on enteric methane emissions within rotational grazing systems. (2025). Journal of Dairy Science. Dwan, C., Hennessy, D., Irish, H., Shalloo, L., Buckley, F., Delaby, L., Galvin, N. and Lahart, B. Keywords: Nitrogen, Methane, Emissions
Scenario based modelling approach to inform the spatial refinement of nitrogen management strategies for improving nitrogen use efficiency in Irish grasslands. (2025). Journal of Environmental Management, 393, p.127069. Bhowmik, S., Fealy, R., Wall, D., Fealy, R.M. and O’Sullivan, L. Keywords: Nitrogen, Carbon, Emissions
Decadal variation in soil respiration in a Sitka spruce plantation in central Ireland and its temperature sensitivity. (2025). Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 374, p.110828. Zou, J., Liu, X., Mc Kevitt, K., Cacciotti, E., Benanti, G., Saunders, M., Tobin, B. and Osborne, B. Keywords: Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide, Emissions
Agronomic variability in white clover varieties under differing nitrogen application rates. (2025). Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, , p.102336. Carroll, C., Delaby, L., Gilliland, T., O’Donovan, M. and Tubritt, T. Keywords: Nitrogen
Identifying farmer typologies based on their views towards greenhouse gas emissions. (2025). International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 23(1), p.2548095. Sinnott, U., Breen, J., Buckley, C., Balaine, L. and Krol, D. Keywords: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Insights into ALS‐inhibiting herbicide resistance in Poa annua in an arable cropping system. (2025). Pest Management Science, . Vijaya Bhaskar, A.V., Vijayakumar, I., Torra, J., Runge, F., Hennessy, M. and Forristal, P.D. Keywords: Carbon
Characterisation of potential interactions between urease inhibitor N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT) and whey protein isolate. (2025). Food Chemistry, , p.102800. Byrne, M.P., Forrestal, P.J., FO’Callaghan, T., Rahman, N., Ray, A., Danaher, M., Corrigan, B.M., Nkwonta, C.G., Richards, K., Garavand, F. and Cummins, E. Keywords: Nitrogen, Emissions, Food Systems
Economic and Environmental Impacts of Mitigation Technologies on Dairy and Cattle Farms in The Republic of Ireland. (2025). Q Open, , p.qoaf021. Francisco-Cruz, C.A., Buckey, C. and Breen, J. Keywords: Greenhouse Gas, Emissions
Simulation of management practices to reduce nitrogen losses to water and air on well-drained grass-based dairy farms in derogation. (2025). Journal of Dairy Science, , . Lakhanpal, G., Basu, N.B., O’Brien, D., Buckley, C., Horan, B., Richards, K.G. and Fenton, O. Keywords: Nitrogen
Introducing ‘miniRECgap’R Package for Simple Gap-Filling of Missing Eddy Covariance CO2 Flux Measurements with Classic Nonlinear Environmental Response Functions via GUI-Supported R-scripts (Case-study: In-Sample Gap-Filling with ‘miniRECgap’vs. MDS and an Optimized Shallow ANN in a ‘Challenging’Peatland Ecosystem). (2025). Environmental Modelling & Software, , p.106611. Premrov, A., Yeluripati, J., Slevin, R., Bates, A., Matysek, M., Barry, S., Byrne, K.A., Fealy, R., Hyde, B., Lanigan, G. and McCorry, M. Keywords: Carbon
Assessing localised rainfall and water table depth relationships in agricultural grassland peat soils. (2025). Science of the Total Environment, 994, p.180074. Pierce, H., Fenton, O., Daly, E., Shnel, A., O’Leary, D., Healy, M.G. and Tuohy, P. Keywords: Carbon
Temperate seaweeds Himanthalia elongata and Fucus vesiculosus significantly reduce rumen methane emissions in vitro due to their high phlorotannin content. (2025). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, , . Barnes, K., Hayes, M., Miller, F., Yanez‐Ruiz, D., Jimenez, E., Dillon, L., Campbell, E., McCarron, P., Pickup, J., Huws, S. and Theodoridou, K. Keywords: Methane
Temperate seaweeds Himanthalia elongata and Fucus vesiculosus significantly reduce rumen methane emissions in vitro due to their high phlorotannin content.. (2025). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, , . Barnes, K., Hayes, M., Miller, F., Yanez‐Ruiz, D., Jimenez, E., Dillon, L., Campbell, E., McCarron, P., Pickup, J., Huws, S. and Theodoridou, K. Keywords: Methane
Development and characterisation of brown seaweed hydrolysates and fermentates with potential to reduce enteric methane. (2025). Scientific Reports, 15(1), 21445. De Bhowmick G.; Rai D.K.; Olatunji O.; Kilcawley K.; Skibinska I.; Shannon E.; Kennedy D.; Walsh D.; Mora L.; Hayes M. Keywords: Methane
Mitigating ammonia emissions from dairy slurry storage by using brown seaweed in the diet for sustainable environmental management. (2025). Scientific Reports, 15(1), 21544. Dabiri A.; Baral K.R.; Gilfedder T.; McIlroy J.; Barnes K.; Yan T.; Chen X.; Hayes M.; Huws S.; Theodoridou K. Keywords: Greenhouse Gas, Emissions
Pathways to improving MIR prediction accuracy for soil carbon, nitrogen and pH using external libraries at national scale. (2025). Geoderma, 460, 117410. de Santana F.B.; Bondi G.; Daly K. Keywords:Nitrogen, Carbon
Microbial Community Imbalance Drives Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Strongly Acidic Soil—Insights from a Laboratory Experiment with Microbial Inhibitors. (2025). Biology, 14(6), 621. Ahmed W.; Gong H.; Xiang X.; Chen R.; Xu Y.; Shi W.; Li B.; Yin J.; Chen Q. Keywords: Nitrogen, Carbon, Carbon dioxide, Greenhouse gas, Emissions
International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology: The role of rumen microbiome in the development of methane mitigation strategies for ruminant livestock. (2025). Journal of Dairy Science, , . Waters, S.M., Roskam, E., Smith, P.E., Kenny, D.A., Popova, M., Eugène, M. and Morgavi, D.P. Keywords: Methane
The inclusion of a companion legume or herb, in combination with perennial ryegrass increased growth performance and reduced enteric methane emissions in lambs postweaning. (2025). Journal of Animal Science, , p.skaf139. Woodmartin, S., McGovern, F., Smith, P.E., Boland, T.M., McGrane, L., Monaghan, A., Dunne, E. and Creighton, P. Keywords: Methane
A review in Fe (0)/Fe (Ⅱ) mediated autotrophic denitrification for low C/N wastewater treatment. (2025). Water Research, , p.123925. Chang, Y., Meng, J., Hu, Y., Lee, P.H. and Zhan, X. Keywords:Carbon, Nitrogen
Consistent microbial insights across sequencing methods in soil studies: the role of reference taxonomies. (2025). mSystems, , pp.e01059-24. Edwin, N.R., Duff, A., Deveautour, C., Brennan, F., Abram, F. and O’Sullivan, O. Keywords:Nitrogen
Using generalized additive models to investigate drivers and controls on stream water nitrate concentrations in four agricultural catchments. (2025). Agricultural Water Management, 315, 109552. Galloway J.; Ezzati G.; Hawtree D.; Richards K.; Lynch B.; Burgess E.; Zurovec O.; O’Neill M.; Mellander P.-E. Keywords:Nitrogen
Comparison of country-specific predictions of feed intake and methane emissions in sheep using different proxies. (2025). Livestock Science, 296, 105716. Graverand Q.L.; Lambe N.; McGovern F.; Navajas E.A.; Johnson P.; McHugh N.; De Barbieri I.; Ciappesoni G.; Rowe S.; Åby B.A.; Conington J.; Marie-Etancelin C.; Tortereau F. Keywords:Methane
Advancing Soil Compaction Assessment: A Comprehensive Study in Ireland. (2025). European Journal of Soil Science, 76(3), p.e70122. Shahrokh, V., Bondi, G., Fahy, A. and O’Sullivan, L. Keywords: Nitrogen
Bio-Resource Availability in Ireland: A Practical Review of Potential Replacement Materials for Use in Horticultural Growth Media. (2025). Horticulturae, 11(4), 378. Tumbure A.; Pulver C.; Black L.; Walsh L.; Prasad M.; Leahy J.J.; Corbett E.; Gaffney M.T. Keywords:Nitrogen, Carbon
Fertiliser nitrogen source and the use of nitrification inhibitors are tools to reduce nitrous oxide emissions and improve agronomic performance in temperate grassland. (2025). Environmental Technology and Innovation, 39, 104232. Matse D.T.; Krol D.J.; Richards K.G.; Danaher M.; Cummins E.; Wang X.; Forrestal P.J. Keywords:Nitrogen
Methane emissions and growth rate of lambs fed Laminaria hyperborea supplemented diet. (2025). Frontiers in Animal Science, 6, 1430709. Lind V.; Hayes M.; Waters S.M.; Kirwan S.F.; Aasen I.M. Keywords:Nitrogen, Methane
Integrating Soil Potassium Status and Fertilisation Strategies to Increase Grassland Production and Mitigate Potassium Management Induced Metabolic Disorders in Grazing Livestock. (2025). Soil Use and Management, 41(2), p.e70074.. McCarthy, T., Wall, D.P., Casey, I.A., Humphreys, J. and Forrestal, P.J., Keywords: Nitrogen
Optimising Farm Area Allocations Based on Soil Moisture Thresholds: A Comparative Study of Two Dairy Farms with Distinct Soil and Topographic Features. (2025). Agriculture, 15(9), 920. Basu, R.; Fenton, O.; Misra, G.; Tuohy, P. Keywords: Emissions
Effect of whole seaweed and seaweed extract on rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, and methane emissions of beef heifers fed a high forage diet. (2025). Canadian Journal of Animal Science. Oretomiloye, F., Coates, T., Hayes, M. and Terry, S.A., Keywords: Methane
The effects of straw return and tillage depth on soil respiration and soil organic carbon: Implications for improving the sustainability of agro-ecosystems in China. (2025). European Journal of Agronomy, 168, 127630. Zhang Y.; Osborne B.; Dang S.; Zou J. Keywords: Carbon
Abatement of Greenhouse Gases and Ammonia from Cattle Slurry During Storage and Land Spreading: A Pilot Scale. (2025). Journal of Cleaner Production, , p.145450. Connolly, S., O’Flaherty, V., Thorn, C.E. and Krol, D.J. Keywords: Nitrogen; Methane; Carbon
Effects of dietary supplementation with linseed oil, Ascophyllum nodosum or treated A. nodosum on animal performance, gaseous emissions, ruminal fermentation and microbiota, and meat quality in growing dairy-beef bulls. (2025). Journal of Animal Science, , p.skaf032. Roskam, E., Kenny, D.A., Kelly, A.K., Hayes, M., Palevich, N., Maclean, P.H., O’Flaherty, V., Biswas, A. and Waters, S.M. Keywords: Methane
Estimating mineral-associated organic carbon saturation and sequestration potential using MIR spectral based local quantile regression. (2025). Geoderma, 454, p.117181. Shi, L., Daly, K. and O’Rourke, S. Keywords: Carbon
Development and in-vitro assessment of novel oxygen-releasing feed additives to reduce enteric ruminant methane emissions. (2025). Science of The Total Environment, 963, p.177598. Graham, A., Thorn, C., McDonagh, M., O’Donnell, C., Nolan, S., Kirwan, S.F., O’Connor, S., Nzeteu, C.O., Montoya, A.C., Bartle, A. and Hall, A. Keywords: Methane
The effect of nitrogen fertiliser and soil type on nitrate and ammonium leached losses from grazed temperate grassland in Ireland. (2025). Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 63(1), 118-128. Forrestal, P.J., Murphy, J.B., Fenton, O. and Richards, K.G. Keywords: Nitrogen
Transitioning to low chemical nitrogen perennial ryegrass white clover pastures on wetland grazing dairy systems.. (2025). Animal Production Science, 65(5), . Walsh, H., Patton, D., Collins, J.J., Delaby, L., Pierce, K. and Horan, B Keywords: Nitrogen
Plant community composition and traits modulate the impacts of drought intensity on soil microbial community composition and function (2025). Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 200, 109644. Oram N.J.; Brennan F.; Praeg N.; Bardgett R.D.; Illmer P.; Ingrisch J.; Bahn M. Keywords: Nitrogen
Integrating organic fertilizers in maize-mung bean intercropping: implications for soil carbon dynamics and greenhouse gas reduction (2025). Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, pp.1-15. Mirzaei, M., Saunders, M., Murphy, R., Richards, K., Mousavi, S.M.N., Aghamir, F., Horák, J., Mancinelli, R., Li, Y. and Radicetti, E. Keywords: Carbon
A life cycle assessment model of Irish grain cropping systems focused on carbon footprint (2025). Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 64(1), pp.1-21. O’Brien, D., Lanigan, G., Tresise, M., Wynn, S., Kealy, J., Ryan, P. and Spink, J. Keywords: Carbon
Exploring the frontier of bovine protein production within territorial net zero emission targets. (2025) Science of The Total Environment, 972, p.179115.Henn, D., Duffy, C., Humphreys, J., Gibbons, J., Buckley, E., Byrne, K.A. and Styles, D. Keywords: Greenhouse Gas
The effect of substituting inorganic fertilizer with manure on soil N₂O and CH₄ emissions and crop yields: A global meta-analysis. Field Crops Research. 2025, 326. Meng, X., Liu, S., Zou, J., Osborne, B. Keywords: Methane; Nitrogen
Restoring soil quality in semi-arid mining-degraded soils: Effects of different combinations of organic amendments on microbial nutrient cycling after 40 months of application
(2025) Journal of Environmental Management, 378. Rodríguez-Berbel, N., Fox, A., Ortega, R., Schloter, M., Schulz, S., Miralles, I. Keywords: Nitrogen
Approaches and challenges for a sustainable low-carbon mushroom industry
(2025) Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 212. Patel, S.S., Bains, A., Sridhar, K., Kaushik, R., Chawla, P., Sharma, M., Tiwari, B.K., Gupta, V.K. Keywords: Carbon; Food Systems
Farm-level greenhouse gas mitigation: Understanding the effect of interactions and heterogeneity. (2025) Environmental Challenges, 18. Ogunpaimo, O.R., Buckley, C., Hynes, S., O’Neill, S. Keywords: Greenhouse Gas
Contrasting effects of water deficits and rewetting on greenhouse gas emissions in two grassland and forest ecosystems. (2025) Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 362. Zou, J., Zhang, Y., Tobin, B., Saunders, M., Cacciotti, E., Benanti, G., Osborne, B. Keywords: Methane; Greenhouse Gas; Climate Change
Transition from chemical fertilizers to sustainable swards: What determines farmers’ adoption decisions for clover and multi-species swards? (2025) Agricultural Systems, 224. Aguiar-Noury, F., Buckley, C., Hynes, S. Keywords: Greenhouse Gas
Empirical estimation of saturated soil-paste electrical conductivity in the EU using pedotransfer functions and Quantile Regression Forests: A mapping approach based on LUCAS topsoil data (2025) Geoderma, 454. Schillaci, C., Scarpa, S., Yunta, F., Lipani, A., Visconti, F., Szatmári, G., Balog, K., Koganti, T., Greve, M., Bondi, G., Kargas, G., Londra, P., Kaya, F., Papa, G.L., Panagos, P., Montanarella, L., Jones, A. Keywords: Carbon
Integrated assessment of farm-level mitigation measures for gaseous emissions
(2025) Agricultural Systems, 223. Ogunpaimo, O.R., Buckley, C., Hynes, S., O’Neill, S. Keywords: Greenhouse Gas
Feed additives for methane mitigation: Recommendations for testing enteric methane-mitigating feed additives in ruminant studies. (2025) Journal of Dairy Science, 108 (1), pp. 322-355. Hristov, A.N., Bannink, A., Battelli, M., Belanche, A., Cajarville Sanz, M.C., Fernandez-Turren, G., Garcia, F., Jonker, A., Kenny, D.A., Lind, V., Meale, S.J., Meo Zilio, D., Muñoz, C., Pacheco, D., Peiren, N., Ramin, M., Rapetti, L., Schwarm, A., Stergiadis, S., Theodoridou, K., Ungerfeld, E.M., van Gastelen, S., Yáñez-Ruiz, D.R., Waters, S.M., Lund, P. Keywords: Methane
An integral assessment of carbon and nitrogen emissions in dairy cattle production systems: Comparing dynamic process-based greenhouse gas emissions factors with IPCC Tier 1 and Tier 2 approaches in confinement and pasture-based systems. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2025 Jan 1;486:144479. Ouatahar L, Amon B, Bannink A, Amon T, Zentek J, Deng J, Janke D, Hempel S, Beukes P, van der Weerden T, Krol D., Lanigan, G.J. Keywords: Greenhouse Gas; Carbon; Nitrogen
Lowering the greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from grassland-based dairy production. (2025) Agricultural Systems, 222. Cashman, O., Casey, I., Sorley, M., Forrestal, P., Styles, D., Wall, D., Burchill, W., Humphreys, J. Keywords: Nitrogen
Hydrogen sulphide inhibition in cattle slurry by use of an oxygen based slurry amendment
(2025) Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 193, pp. 125-131. Connolly, S., Krol, D.J., Kelleghan, D., O’Flaherty, V. Keywords: Greenhouse Gas
Evaluating the impact of 3-nitrooxypropanol supplementation on enteric methane emissions in pregnant nonlactating dairy cows offered grass silage. (2025) JDS Communications, 6 (1), pp. 44-48. Lahart, B., Shalloo, L., Dwan, C., Walker, N., Costigan, H. Keywords: Methane;
Ribwort plantain inclusion reduces nitrate leaching from grass-clover swards; A multi-year five soil study. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 2025 Mar 1;380:109376.Egan A, Moloney T, Murphy JB, Forrestal PJ. Keywords: Nitrogen
Refining the soil and water component to improve the MoSt grass growth model. European Journal of Agronomy. 2025 Mar 1;164:127520. Bonnard L, Delaby L, O’Donovan M, Murphy M, Ruelle E. Keywords: Nitrogen
Comparison of the mid-infrared spectra and prediction equations developed from morning and evening milk samples from twice-a-day milked dairy cows. (2025). Journal of Dairy Science, 108(2), 1573-1583. Frizzarin M.; Hayes E.; Casa A.; Berry D.P. Keywords: Nitrogen
Biodiversity
Bridging soil biodiversity and human well-being: An actionable framework to measure links between the natural capital and plural value of soils. (2025). One Earth, 8(8), 101391. Lladó, S., Maskell, L., Jones, L., Yacoub, C., Sánchez-Cueto, P., Bosch, M., Philippot, L., Hartmann, M., Galindo-Castañeda, T., de Goede, R. and Bongiorno, G. Keywords:Biodiversity
Lines in the landscape. (2025). Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1), p.693. Clifford, C., Bieroza, M., Clarke, S.J., Pickard, A., Stratigos, M.J., Hill, M.J., Raheem, N., Tatariw, C., Wood, P.J., Arismendi, I. and Audet, J. Keywords: Biodiversity, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Environmental policy in agricultural landscapes: The need for balancing ecosystem health and biodiversity conservation. (2025). Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 6(3), p.e70082. Murphy, K.J. and hUallacháin, D.Ó. Keywords: Biodiversity, Nitrogen, Carbon Change
Identifying biomarkers for shifts in microbial community structure in Irish Grasslands: the influence of context-specific drivers. (2025). Journal of Soils and Sediments, , pp.1-15. Fox, A., Barreiro, A., Wall, D. and Bondi, G. Keywords: Biodiversity, Ecology
Impact of grassland management intensity on associations between bacterial, fungal and plant communities. (2025). European Journal of Soil Biology, 126, p.103754. Mayerhofer, J., Richter, F., Fox, A., Widmer, F., Lüscher, A., Klaus, V. and Hartmann, M. Keywords: Biodiversity
Effectiveness of Riparian Mitigation Measures for Enhancing Ecosystem Functions: A Holistic Summary of Selected Measures. (2025). Environmental Management, , 1-16. Ó hUallacháin, D., Mellander, PE., Baggaley, N. et al. Keywords: Biodiversity; Carbon
Plant Species Richness and the Root Economics Space Drive Soil Fungal Communities (2025). Ecology Letters, 28(1), p.e70032.Hennecke, J., Bassi, L., Albracht, C., Amyntas, A., Bergmann, J., Eisenhauer, N., Fox, A., Heimbold, L., Heintz‐Buschart, A., Kuyper, T.W. and Lange, M., 2025. Keywords: Biodiversity
Plant species richness promotes the decoupling of leaf and root defence traits while species-specific responses in physical and chemical defences are rare (2025). New Phytologist. Bassi, L., Hennecke, J., Albracht, C., Solbach, M.D., Rai, A., Pinheiro Alves de Souza, Y., Fox, A., Zeng, M., Döll, S., Doan, V.C. and Richter, R. Keywords: Biodiversity
Assessing and mapping changes in soil ecosystem services and soil threats in agroecosystems through scenario-based approaches–A systematic review. (2025) Science of The Total Environment, 966, p.178646. Scammacca, O., Montagne, D., Asins-Velis, S., Bondi, G., Borůvka, L., Buttafuoco, G., Cadero, A., Calzolari, C., Cousin, I., Czuba, M. and Foldal, C. Keywords: Biodiversity
Modelling asynchrony in phenology considering a dynamic representation of meteorological variables. (2025) PeerJ, 13, p.e18653. de la Torre Cerro, R., Misra, G., Gleeson, E., Serbin, G., Zimmermann, J., Cawkwell, F., Wingler, A. and Holloway, P. Keywords: Biodiversity
Farmers’ Experiences of Transitioning Towards Agroecology: Narratives of Change in Western Europe (2025). Agriculture, 15(6), p.625. Markiewicz-Keszycka, M., Macken-Walsh, Á., Carter, A., Mooney, S., Devereux, E.J., Henchion, M. and Hynds, P. Keywords: Biodiversity; Food Systems
Best practice in high-frequency water quality monitoring for improved management and assessment; a novel decision workflow. (2025). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(4), 353. Rozemeijer J.; Jordan P.; Hooijboer A.; Kronvang B.; Glendell M.; Hensley R.; Rinke K.; Stutter M.; Bieroza M.; Turner R.; Mellander P.E.; Thorburn P.; Cassidy R.; Appels J.; Ouwerkerk K.; Rode M. Keywords: Biodiversity
Diversification
From lab to forest: overcoming barriers to in vitro propagation of forest trees. (2025). Journal of Forestry Research, 36(1), p.120. Aronen, T., Sota, V., Cvjetković, B., Christie, B., Rupps, A., Fischerova, L., Rathore, D.S. and Werbrouck, S.P. Keywords: Climate Change
Alternative wood fiber, biochar, and composted green waste growing media formulations for glasshouse strawberry (Fragaria X ananassa) production over two production cycles. (2025). Frontiers in Horticulture, 4, p.1655481. TUMBURE, A., Corbett, E. and Gaffney, M.T.
Factors affecting farmers’ intentions to adopt of small-scale afforestation measures in Ireland: An application of the theory of planned behaviour. (2025). Forest Policy and Economics, 178, p.103577. Rafiee, Z., Breen, J., Kilcline, K. and Mohammadrezaei, M. Keywords: Forestry
Impact of biostimulant use in agricultural crops (strawberries, leafy greens and mushrooms) under different horticultural cropping systems: A systematic review. (2025). Annals of Applied Biology, , 1–14. Costa, D., Walsh, É., Dieli, C., O’Halloran, O., Awan, Z.A., Gargan, A., Landeta‐Manzano, B., Priyadarshini, A., Foley, L., Gaffney, M.T. and Walsh, L. Keywords: Horticulture
Understanding the barriers and enablers to agroforestry adoption in Ireland through an innovation systems approach. (2025). Journal of Rural Studies, 117, 103641. Irwin R.; Short I.; Ní Dhubháin Á. Keywords: Forestry
Quantifying integrated pest management adoption in food horticulture. Crop Protection. 2025, 191. Byrne, J., Lillywhite, R., Creissen, H., Thorne, F., Walsh, L. Keywords: Horticulture
Bioeconomy
Environmental assessment of compost for Agaricus bisporus production: an Irish case study. (2025). Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy, , p.100183. Walsh, É., Borrion, A. and Walsh, L. Keywords: Climate Change, Emissions, Circular Economy
Effects of grassland community composition and digestate fertiliser on nitrous oxide emissions from soil. (2025). Journal of Environmental Management, 393, . Khan, A.S., Finn, J.A., De Menezes, A.B. and Krol, D.J. Keywords: Anaerobic Digestion, Nitrogen, Methane, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Circular Economy
An integrated technoeconomic and environmental assessment of biomethane production via anaerobic digestion of food waste in Ireland: Updated insights under market volatility. (2025). Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 82, p.104563. Martínez-Arce, A., Kargupta, W., Domínguez, C.G., Odey, E.A., McMahon, H., Huerta, J.D., Zimmermann, J., Bishop, G., Gaffey, J. and Styles, D. Keywords: Anaerobic Digestion, Carbon, Methane, Bioeconomy
Potential of Brewer’s spent grain bioactive fractions as functional ingredients for companion and farm animal foods – A review. (2025). Applied Food Research, , p.101138. Osei, E.D., Naik, A.S., Kinsella, G., Delaney, T. and Stuart, K. Keywords: Circular Economy
One-time application of struvites, ashes and superphosphate had no major impact on the microbial phosphorus mobilization capabilities over 15-months in a grassland field trial. (2025). Applied Soil Ecology, 212, 106198. Deinert L.; Ashekuzzaman S.M.; Forrestal P.; Schmalenberger A. Keywords: Circular Economy
Sensory quality and regulatory aspects of upcycled foods: Challenges and opportunities. (2025). Food Research International, 199, 115360. Melios S.; Johnson H.; Grasso S. Keywords: Circular economy
Cereal processing by-products and wastewater for sustainable protein extraction. (2025). Waste Management, 201, 114790. Sharma N.; Bhardwaj A.; Esua O.J.; Pojić M.; Tiwari B.K.
A life cycle thinking-based environmental risk framework for screening sustainable feedstocks in early-stage bioeconomy projects. Resources, Environment and Sustainability. 2025, 20. Bishop, G., Girón-Domínguez, C., Gaffey, J., Henchion, M., Fealy, R., Zimmermann, J., Kargupta, W., Styles, D. Keywords: Bioeconomy
Financial assessment of integrating anaerobic digestion with cattle farming for biomethane production–Implications for farm economics and the supply chain. Biomass and Bioenergy. 2025 Apr 1;195:107702.Tisocco S, Lenehan JJ, Zhan X, Crosson P. Keywords: Bioeconomy
Food Systems
Structural modifications of plant proteins through fermentation: unlocking their functional and sensory potential in food applications. (2025). Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, , pp.1-25. Cirunay, A.R.T., Barry-Ryan, C. and McAuliffe, O. Keywords: Food Systems
Compositional and physical properties of skim milk and whey protein concentrate powders prepared from milk of cows fed perennial ryegrass or total mixed ration. (2025). International Dairy Journal, , p.106439. Magan, J.B., O’Callaghan, T.F., Kelly, A.L. and McCarthy, N.A. Keywords: Food Systems, Nitrogen
Sustainable utilisation of salty whey generated during cheese manufacture: A review. (2025). International Journal of Dairy Technology, 78(2), e70033. Weerasingha V.; Kelly A.L.; Sheehan J.J.; Alehosseini A. Keywords: Circular Economy
From Ocean to Market: Technical Applications of Fish Protein Hydrolysates in Human Functional Food, Pet Wellness, Aquaculture and Agricultural Bio-Stimulant Product Sectors. (2025). Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 15(10), . Bhati, D. and Hayes, M. Keywords: Food Systems, Carbon, Greenhouse gas, Emissions, Circular economy
Development of a modular test bed for evaluating sustainable CIP strategies and fouling removal during milk pasteurisation for cheese production. (2025). International Journal of Dairy Technology, 78(2), p.e70030. Pant, K.J., Cotter, P.D., Wilkinson, M.G. and Sheehan, J.J. Keywords: Food Systems, Energy
Digitalisation, bioinformatics, and delivery systems in sustainable nonthermal extraction of proteins. (2025). International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 60(1), vvae038. Režek Jambrak A.; Nutrizio M.; Dukić J.; Djekić I.; Vinceković M.; Jurić S.; Pataro G.; Tiwari B.; Goksen G.; Semenčić M.Č.; Slavica A.; Sabljak I.; Diminić J.; Pecina E.; Sabol A.; Tixier A.-S.F.; Donsi F. Keywords: Alternative protein
Osborne fractionation and techno-functional properties of Faba bean flours from eight varieties grown under a temperate maritime climate. (2025). Food Chemistry, 483, 144347. Sengar A.S.; Alves S.; Pojić M.; Tiwari B.K.; Tomičić Z.; Banjac V.; Tiwari U.; Pathania S. Keywords: Alternative protein
Tailored bioprocessing of brewers’ spent grain for the development of upcycled plant-based spoonable snacks. (2025). Future Foods, 11, 100621. Moirangthem K.; Knaapila A.; Lee Y.; Sandell M.; Skibinska I.; Kilcawley K.N.; O’Connor P.M.; Maina H.N.; Niklander K.; Verhulst E.P.; Rai D.K.; Coda R.
The future of algal proteins: Innovations in extraction and modifications, functional properties, and sustainable food applications. Future Foods. 2025, 11. Pipliya, S., Kumar, S., Gupta, R.K., Das, R.S., Meena, D., Srivastav, P.P., Tiwari, B.K., Garcia-Vaquero, M. Keywords: Food Systems; Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Multispecies pasture diet and cow breed affect the functional lipid profile of milk across lactation in a spring-calving dairy system. (2025) Journal of Dairy Science, 108(2), pp.1261-1284.Kostovska, R., Drouin, G., Salas, J.J., Venegas-Calerón, M., Horan, B., Tobin, J.T., O’Callaghan, T.F., Hogan, S.A., Kelly, A.L. and Gómez-Mascaraque, L.G. Keywords: Food Systems; Carbon
Saltiness perception in gel-based food systems (gels and emulsion-filled gels). (2025). Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 65(3), 457-474. Hebishy E.; Du H.; Brito-Oliveira T.C.; Pinho S.C.; Miao S. Keywords: Food Systems
Towards decarbonizing the supply chain of dairy industry: current practice and emerging strategies. (2025). Carbon Neutrality, 4(1), 8. Ni H.; Zeng H.; Liu Z.; Li W.; Miao S.; Yang A.; Wang Y. Keywords: Food Systems, Carbon
Relevance of Protein-Polysaccharide Interactions on Nutritional Quality and Gastrointestinal Digestion of Protein-Based Foods. (2025). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 73(9), 4998-5004. Fontes-Candia C.; Díaz-Piñero L.; Vega-Gómez L.M.; Molina-Gilarranz I.; Martínez-Sanz M. Keywords: Food Systems
Semi-dynamic in vitro digestion of honey chlorella vulgaris reveals biochemical and structural insights during gastro-intestinal transit. (2025). Food Research International, 208, 116037. Feng S.; Hernández-Olivas E.; Sahin A.W.; Giblin L.; Brodkorb A. Keywords: Food Systems
Climate Change
Drought Intensity Shapes Soil Legacy Effects on Grassland Plant and Soil Microbial Communities and Their Responses to Future Drought. (2025). Global Change Biology, 31(9), p.e70495. Oram, N.J., Praeg, N., Bardgett, R.D., Brennan, F., Caruso, T., Illmer, P., Ingrisch, J. and Bahn, M. Keywords: Climate Change
Cattle slurry application increases soil ecosystem resistance to flooding. (2025). Applied Soil Ecology, 214, p.106323. Thorn, C., Paula, F.S., Brennan, F. and Abram, F. Keywords: Climate Change
Prevalence and concentrations of four waste-pathogen combinations from land-spreading across high-income, temperate regions: Meta-modelling and distribution fitting for quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA).. (2025). Microbial Risk Analysis,, , p.100348. McCarthy, J.E., Hynds, P.D., Bolton, D.J. and Celayeta, J.M.F. Keywords: Climate Change
Evaluating soil respiration and water infiltration in esparto grasslands: the effects of hillslope position and soil management in arid, human-affected Mediterranean environments. (2025). Discover Sustainability, 6(1), pp.1-15. Arredondo, A.M., Mirzaei, M., Wu, G.L., Keshavarzi, A., Durán-Zuazo, V.H., Bernardo, F.S. and Rodrigo-Comino, J. Keywords: Climate Change
Perspectives in cattle reproduction for the next 20 years – A European context. (2025). Theriogenology, 233, 45892. Pascottini O.B.; Crowe A.D.; Ramil U.Y.; Hostens M.; Opsomer G.; Crowe M.A. Keywords: Climate Change
Quantifying the influence of climate change on pesticide risks in drinking water. (2025). Science of the Total Environment, 972, 179090. Harmon O’Driscoll J.; Healy M.G.; Siggins A.; McGinley J.; O’Brien E.; Wang J.; Holloway P.; Mellander P.-E.; Morrison L.; Scannell S.; Ryan P.C. Keywords: Climate Change
Development of an agricultural extension support tool to support farmer engagement in conversations about climate change.. (2025). The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, , 1-19. Dunphy, N., Flannery, S. and Kearney, S. Keywords: Climate Change
Assessing crop production and rotation economically, environmentally and nutritionally in the Republic of Ireland. (2025). Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 63(1), 101-117. Merlo, M., Buckley, C., Hennessy, T. and O’Mahony, J Keywords: Climate Change; Alternative Protein; Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Optimizing the MoSt GG model a sensitivity-driven calibration for better grass growth forecasting (2025). Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 235, 110288. Bonnard L.; Delaby L.; Murphy M.; Ruelle E. Keywords: Nitrogen; Adaptation