Professor Bill Davies

Professor of Environmental Plant Biology

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Books & Chapters

Articles

Stockdale, Anthony and Davison, William and Zhang, Hao (2010) Formation of iron sulfide at faecal pellets and other microniches within suboxic surface sediment. Geochimica and Cosmochimica Acta, 74 (9). pp. 2665-2676. ISSN 0016-7037
Wilkinson, Sally and Davies, William J. (2010) Drought, ozone, ABA and ethylene: new insights from cell to plant to community. Plant Cell and Environment, 33 (4). pp. 510-525. ISSN 0140-7791
Dodd, Ian C. and Davies, William J. and Egea, G. (2009) Measuring sap flow in â€œtwo root-one shootâ€ grafted plants to model shoot xylem ABA concentration during partial rootzone drying. Acta Horticulturae, 846. ISSN 0567-7572
Dodd, Ian C. and Theobald, Julian C. and Richer, Sarah K. and Davies, William J. (2009) Partial phenotypic reversion of ABA-deficient flacca tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) scions by a wild-type rootstock: normalising shoot ethylene relations promotes leaf area but does not diminish whole plant transpiration rate. Journal of Experimental Botany, 60 (14). pp. 4029-4039. ISSN 1460-2431
Ryan, Annette and Cojocariu, C. and Possell, M. and Davies, Bill and Hewitt, C. N. (2009) Defining hybrid poplar (Populus deltoides x Populus trichocarpa) tolerance to ozone: identifying key parameters. Plant, Cell and Environment, 32 (1). pp. 31-45. ISSN (printed): 0140-7791. ISSN (electronic): 1365-3040.
Belimov, Andrey A. and Dodd, Ian C. and Hontzeas, Nikos and Theobald, Julian C. and Safronova, Vera I. and Davies, William J. (2009) Rhizosphere bacteria containing ACC deaminase increase yield of plants grown in drying soil via both local and systemic hormone signalling. New Phytologist, 181 (2). pp. 413-423. ISSN 0028-646X
Dodd, Ian C. and Egea, Gregorio and Davies, William J. (2008) Accounting for sap flow from different parts of the root system improves the prediction of xylem ABA concentration in plants grown with heterogeneous soil moisture. Journal of Experimental Botany, 59 (15). pp. 4083-4093. ISSN 1460-2431
Choy, Mun-Kit and Sullivan, James A. and Theobald, Julian C. and Davies, William J. and Gray, John C. (2008) An Arabidopsis mutant able to green after extended dark periods shows decreased transcripts of seed protein genes and altered sensitivity to abscisic acid. Journal of Experimental Botany, 59 (14). pp. 3869-3884. ISSN 1460-2431
Dodd, Ian C. and Egea, Gregorio and Davies, William J. (2008) ABA signalling when soil moisture is heterogeneous : decreased photoperiod sap flow from drying roots limits ABA export to the shoots. Plant Cell and Environment, 31 (9). pp. 1263-1274. ISSN 0140-7791
Dodd, Ian C. and Davies, William J. and Belimov, A. A. and Safronova, V. I. (2008) Manipulation of soil : plant signalling networks to limit water use and sustain plant productivity during deficit irrigation â€“ a review. Acta Horticulturae, 792. pp. 233-239. ISSN 0567-7572
Theobald, Julian C. and Bacon, Mark A. and Davies, William J. (2007) Delivering enhanced fruit quality to the UK tomato industry through implementation of partial root-zone drying. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 146 (4 Supp). S241-S241. ISSN 1095-6433
Belimov, A. A. and Dodd, Ian C. and Safronova, V. I. and Hontzeas, N. and Davies, William J. (2007) ABA signalling, grafting, irrigation scheduling, partial rootzone drying, tomato, water use. Journal of Experimental Botany, 58 (6). pp. 1485-1495. ISSN 1460-2431
Jia, Wensuo and Davies, William John (2007) Modification of Leaf Apoplastic pH in Relation to Stomatal Sensitivity to Root-Sourced Abscisic Acid Signals. Plant Physiology, 143 (1). pp. 68-77. ISSN 0032-0889
Xie, Xiaodong D. and Wang, Yibing B. and Williamson, Lisa and Holroyd, Geoff H. and Tagliavia, Cecilia and Murchie, Erik and Theobald, Julian C. and Knight, Marc R. and Davies, William J. and Leyser, H. M. Ottoline and Hetherington, Alistair M. (2006) The identification of genes involved in the stomatal response to reduced atmospheric relative humidity. Current Biology, 16 (9). pp. 882-887. ISSN 0960-9822
Hetherington, A. M. and Davies, William J. and Holroyd, G. and McAinsh, Martin and Tagliavia, C. (2006) Identification of Arabidopsis guard cell CO2 signalling mutants using infrared thermography. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 143 (4 Supp). S142. ISSN 1095-6433
Dodd, Ian C. and Theobald, Julian C. and Bacon, Mark A. and Davies, William J. (2006) Alternation of wet and dry sides during partial rootzone drying irrigation alters root-to-shoot signalling of abscisic acid. Functional Plant Biology, 33 (12). pp. 1081-1089. ISSN 1445-4408
Sobeih, Wagdy Y. and Dodd, Ian C. and Bacon, Mark A. and Grierson, Donald and Davies, William J. (2004) Long-distance signals regulating stomatal conductance and leaf growth in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) plants subjected to partial root-zone drying. Journal of Experimental Botany, 55 (407). pp. 2353-2363. ISSN 1460-2431
Grayston, S. J. and Campbell, C. D. and Bardgett, R. D. and Mawdsley, J. L. and Clegg, C. D. and Ritz, K. and Griffiths, B. S. and Rodwell, J. S. and Edwards, S. J. and Davies, W. J. and Elston, D. J. (2004) Assessing shifts in microbial community structure across a range of grasslands of differing management intensity using CLPP, PLFA and community DNA techniques. Applied Soil Ecology, 25 (1). pp. 63-84. ISSN 0929-1393
Mingo, Darren M. and Theobald, Julian C. and Bacon, Mark A. and Davies, William J. and Dodd, Ian C. (2004) Biomass allocation in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) plants grown under partial rootzone drying : enhancement of root growth. Functional Plant Biology, 31 (10). pp. 971-978. ISSN 1445-4408
Mingo, Darren M. and Bacon, Mark A. and Davies, William J. (2003) Non-hydraulic regulation of fruit growth of tomato plants rooted in drying soil. Journal of Experimental Botany, 54 (385). pp. 1205-1212. ISSN 1460-2431
Cameron, R. W. F. and Wilkinson, S. and Davies, W. J. and Harrison-Murray, R. S. and Dunstan, D. and Burgess, C. (2003) Regulation of plant growth in container-grown ornamentals through the use of irrigation. Acta Horticulturae, 630. pp. 305-312. ISSN 0567-7572
Wilkinson, S. and Davies, William J. (2002) ABA-based chemical signalling : the co-ordination of responses to stress in plants. Plant Cell and Environment, 25 (2). pp. 195-210. ISSN 0140-7791
Davies, William J. and Wilkinson, Sally and Loveys, Brian (2002) Stomatal control by chemical signalling and the exploitation of of this mechanism to increase water use efficiency in agriculture. New Phytologist, 153 (3). pp. 449-460. ISSN 0028-646X
Sauter, Angela and Davies, William J. and Hartung, Wolfgang (2001) The long-distance ABA signal : the fate of the hormone on its way from the root to the shoot. Journal of Experimental Botany, 52 (363). pp. 1991-1998. ISSN 1460-2431
Wilkinson, Sally and Clephan, Alison Lee and Davies, William John (2001) Rapid low temperature induced stomatal closure occurs in cole tolerant Commelina communis leaves but not in cold sensitive Nicotiana rutica leaves via a mechanism that involves apoplastic calcium but not abscisic acid. Plant Physiology, 126 (4). pp. 1566-1578. ISSN 0032-0889
Liu, L. and McDonald, A. J. S. and Stadenberg, I. and Davies, William J. (2001) Stomatal and leaf growth responses to partial drying of root tips in willow. Tree Physiology, 21 (11). pp. 765-770. ISSN 0829-318X
Liu, L. and McDonald, A. J. S. and Stadenberg, I. and Davies, William J. (2001) Abscisic acid in leaves and roots of willow : significance for stomatal conductance. Tree Physiology, 21 (11). pp. 759-764. ISSN 0829-318X
Stikic, R. and Davies, William J. (2000) Stomatal reactions of two maize lines to osmotically induced drought stress. Biologia Plantarum, 43 (3). pp. 399-405. ISSN 0006-3134
Davies, William J. and Bacon, Mark A. and Thompson, D. Stuart and Sobeih, Wagdy and Gonzales-Rodriguez, Luis (2000) Regulation of leaf and fruit growth in plants growing in drying soil : exploitation of the plants' chemical signalling system and hydraulic architecture to increase the efficiency of water use in agriculture. Journal of Experimental Botany, 51 (350). pp. 1617-1626. ISSN 1460-2431
Davies, William J. and Santamaria, J. M. (2000) Physiological markers for microplant shoot and root quality. Acta Horticulturae, 530. pp. 363-376.
Bardgett, R. D. and Mawdsley, J. L. and Edwards, S. and Hobbs, P. J. and Rodwell, J. S. and Davies, William J. (1999) Plant species and nitrogen effects on soil biological properties of temperate upland grasslands. Functional Ecology, 13 (5). pp. 650-660. ISSN 0269-8463
Jarvis, A. J. and Young, Peter J. and Taylor, C. James and Davies, William J. (1999) An analysis of the dynamic response of stomatal conductance to a reduction in humidity over leaves of Cedrella odorata. Plant Cell and Environment, 22 (8). pp. 913-924. ISSN 0140-7791
Jarvis, A. J. and Mansfield, T. A. and Davies, William J. (1999) Stomatal behaviour, photosynthesis and transpiration under rising CO2. Plant Cell and Environment, 22 (6). pp. 639-648. ISSN 0140-7791
Smillie, R. M. and Hetherington, S. E. and Davies, William J. (1999) Photosynthetic activity of the calyx, green shoulder, pericarp and locular parenchyma of tomato fruit. Journal of Experimental Botany, 50 (334). pp. 707-718. ISSN 1460-2431
Dodd, I. C. and Stikic, R. and Davies, William J. (1996) Chemical regulation of gas exchange and growth of plants in drying soil in the field. Journal of Experimental Botany, 47 (10). pp. 1475-1490. ISSN 1460-2431
Else, M. A. and Tiekstra, A. E. and Croker, S. J. and Davies, William J. and Jackson, M. B. (1996) Stomatal closure in flooded tomato plants involves abscisic acid and a chemically unidentified anti-transpirant in xylem sap. Plant Physiology, 112 (1). pp. 239-247. ISSN 0032-0889
Dodd, I. C. and Davies, William J. (1996) The relationship between leaf growth and ABA accumulation in the grass leaf elongation zone. Plant Cell and Environment, 19 (9). pp. 1047-1056. ISSN 0140-7791
Jackson, Michael B. and Davies, William J. and Else, Mark A. (1996) Pressure-flow relationships, xylem solutes and hydraulic conductivity in roots of flooded tomato plants. Annals of Botany, 77 (1). pp. 17-24. ISSN 0305-7364
Santamaria, J. M. and Davies, W. J. (1996) Is the gaseous environment inside culture vessels responsible for the limited capacity of vitroplants to control water-loss? Plant Physiology, 111 (Supple). p. 89. ISSN 1532-2548
Puliga, Serenella and Vazzana, Concetta and Davies, William J. (1996) Control of crops leaf growth by chemical and hydraulic influences. Journal of Experimental Botany, 47 (4). pp. 529-537. ISSN 1460-2431
Palmer, Stephen J. and Davies, William J. (1996) An analysis of relative elemental growth rate, epidermal cell size and xyloglucan endotransglycosylase activity through the growing zone of ageing maize leaves. Journal of Experimental Botany, 47 (3). pp. 339-347. ISSN 1460-2431
MacDonald, A. J. S. and Davies, W. J. (1996) Keeping in touch - responses of the whole-plant to deficits in water and nitrogen supply. Advances in Botanical Research, 22. pp. 229-300. ISSN 0065-2296.
Pearson, M. and Davies, W. J. and Mansfield, T. A. (1995) Asymmetric responses of adaxial and abaxial stomata to elevated CO2: impacts on the control of gas exchange by leaves. Plant Cell and Environment, 18 (8). pp. 837-843. ISSN (printed): 0140-7791. ISSN (electronic): 1365-3040.
Else, M. A. and Hall, K. C. and Arnold, G. M. and Davies, William J. and Jackson, M. B. (1995) Export of Abscisic Acid, 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid, Phosphate, and Nitrate from Roots to Shoots of Flooded Tomato Plants (Accounting for Effects of Xylem Sap Flow Rate on Concentration and Delivery). Plant Physiology, 107 (2). pp. 377-384. ISSN 1532-2548
Trejo, C. L. and Clephan, A. L. and Davies, W. J. (1995) How do stomata read abscisic-acid signals? Plant Physiology, 109 (3). pp. 803-811. ISSN 1532-2548
Else, M. A. and Davies, W. J. and Malone, M. and Jackson, M. B. (1995) A Negative Hydraulic Message from Oxygen-Deficient Roots of Tomato Plants? (Influence of Soil Flooding on Leaf Water Potential, Leaf Expansion, and Synchrony between Stomatal Conductance and Root Hydraulic Conductivity). Plant Physiology, 109 (3). pp. 1017-1024. ISSN 1532-2548
Cook, P. A. and Davies, W. J. (1994) The use of epifluorescence microscopy as a method for observing aphid stylet tracks. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 72 (1). pp. 91-95. ISSN 0013-8703
Trejo, C. L. and Davies, W. J. (1994) What controls stomata in drying soil? Aspects of Applied Biology, 38. pp. 93-100. ISSN 0265-1491.
Rigby, M. and Davies, W. J. and Quarrie, S. A. (1994) Genetic variation in abscisic acid accumulation in wheat roots and the possible implications of this for the response of root growth to drying soil. Aspects of Applied Biology, 38. pp. 57-62. ISSN 0265-1491.
Hartung, W. and Zhang, J. H. and Davies, W. J. (1994) Does abscisic acid play a stress physiological role in maize plants growing in heavily compacted soil ? Journal of Experimental Botany, 45 (2). pp. 221-226. ISSN 1460-2431
Else, M. A. and Davies, W. J. and Whitford, P. N. and Hall, K. C. and Jackson, M. B. (1994) Concentrations of abscisic acid and other solutes in xylem sap from root systems of tomato and castor-oil plants are distorted by wounding and variable sap flow rates. Journal of Experimental Botany, 45 (3). pp. 317-324. ISSN 1460-2431
Davies, W. J. and Tardieu, F. and Trejo, C. L. (1994) How do chemical signals work in plants that grow in drying soil? Plant Physiology, 104 (2). pp. 309-314. ISSN 1532-2548
Gowing, D. J. G. and Davies, W. J. and Trejo, C. L. and Jones, H. G. (1993) Xylem-transported chemical signals and the regulation of plant growth and physiology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 341 (1295). pp. 41-47. ISSN (printed): 0962-8436. ISSN (electronic): 1471-2970.
Wolfenden, J. and Davies, W. J. and Mansfield, T. A. (1993) Effects of elevated CO2 on productivity, carbon balance and community structure of upland vegetation. Journal of Experimental Botany, 44 (Supple). P3.9. ISSN 1460-2431
Trejo, C. L. and Davies, W. J. and Ruiz, L. P. (1993) Sensitivity of Stomata to Abscisic Acid (An Effect of the Mesophyll). Plant Physiology, 102 (2). pp. 497-502. ISSN 1532-2548
Tardieu, F. and Davies, W. J. (1993) Integration of hydraulic and chemical signalling in the control of stomatal conductance and water status of droughted plants. Plant, Cell and Environment, 16 (4). pp. 341-349. ISSN (printed): 0140-7791. ISSN (electronic): 1365-3040.
Santamaria, J. M. and Davies, W. J. and Atkinson, C. J. (1993) Stomata of micropropagated Delphinium plants respond to abscisic acid (ABA), CO2, light and water potential but fail to close fully. Journal of Experimental Botany, 44 (1). pp. 99-107. ISSN 1460-2431
Mansfield, T. A. and Davies, W. J. and Leigh, R. A. (1993) The transpiration stream: introduction. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 341 (1295). pp. 3-4. ISSN (printed): 0962-8436. ISSN (electronic): 1471-2970.
Gowing, D. J. and Jones, H. G. and Davies, W. J. (1993) Xylem-transported abscisic acid: the relative importance of its mass and its concentration in the control of stomatal aperture. Plant, Cell and Environment, 16 (4). pp. 453-459. ISSN (printed): 0140-7791. ISSN (electronic): 1365-3040.
Davies, W. J. and Trejo, C. L. (1993) Stomatal sensitivity to abscisic acid (ABA): an important variable? Journal of Experimental Botany, 44 (Supple). P1.6. ISSN 1460-2431
Tardieu, F. and Zhang, J. and Katerji, N. and Bethenod, O. and Palmer, S. and Davies, W. J. (1992) Xylem ABA controls the stomatal conductance of field-grown maize subjected to soil compaction and soil drying. Plant, Cell and Environment, 15 (2). pp. 193-198. ISSN (printed): 0140-7791. ISSN (electronic): 1365-3040.
Tardieu, F. and Zhang, J. and Davies, W. J. (1992) What information is conveyed by an ABA signal from maize roots in drying field soil? Plant, Cell and Environment, 15 (2). pp. 185-192. ISSN (printed): 0140-7791. ISSN (electronic): 1365-3040.
Tardieu, F. and Davies, W. J. (1992) Stomatal Response to Abscisic Acid Is a Function of Current Plant Water Status. Plant Physiology, 98. pp. 540-545. ISSN 1532-2548
Else, M. A. and Jackson, M. B. and Davies, W. J. (1992) Knowledge of xylem sap flow rate as a pre-requisite for accurate estimates of hormone transport from roots to shoots. Journal of Experimental Botany, 43 (Supple). P11.17. ISSN 1460-2431
Al-Sulaiti, A. and Lea, P. J. and Davies, W. J. (1992) Water-deficit enhancement of proline, amino acid and ABA accumulation in barley and maize and the association with susceptibility to drought. Journal of Experimental Botany, 43 (Supple). P5.31. ISSN 1460-2431

Books & Chapters

Kang, S. and Davies, W. J. and Shan, L. and Cai, H. (2003) Water saving agriculture and sustainable use of water and land resources : volume 2. Shaanxi Science and Technology Press.
Kang, S. and Davies, W. J. and Shan, L. and Cai, H. (2003) Water-saving agriculture and sustainable use of water and land resources. Shaanxi Science and Technology Press, pp. 3519-3529.
Davies, William J. and Bacon, Mark A. (2003) Adaption of roots to drought. In: Root ecology. Ecological Studies (168). Springer Verlag, pp. 173-192.
Bacon, Mark A. and Davies, William J. and Mingo, Darren M. and Wilkinson, S. (2002) Root signals. In: The hidden half (3rd ed.). Springer, New York, pp. 461-470.
Mingo, Darren M. and Davies, William J. (2001) New irrigation methods to increase water and nutrient use efficiency. In: Proceedings of a conference of the International Fertiliser Society. UNSPECIFIED, pp. 271-284.
Dilkes, N. B. and Kerstiens, G. and Davies, William J. (2001) Is stomatal sensitivity to air humidity related to habitat of origin? In: Proceedings of the new phytologist symposium. UNSPECIFIED, p. 4.
Davies, William J. and Dobson, C. and Rados-Blanusa, T. (2001) Plant factors and opportunities for the improvement of root functioning. In: Proceedings of a conference of the International Fertiliser Society. UNSPECIFIED, pp. 387-402.
Wilkinson, Sally and Davies, William J. (1999) A mechanism for low temperature-induced stomatal closure. In: Crop development for cool and wet climate of Europe. COST, pp. 298-310.
Quarrie, S. A. and Davies, William J. (1999) Plants under stress. Kluwer.
Davies, William J. and Wilkinson, Sally and Thompson, D. S. (1999) Using the plant's stress signalling system to increase water use efficiency in irrigation. In: Proceedings of the 14th Dalhlia Greidinger conference. UNSPECIFIED, pp. 251-266.
Davies, William J. and Gowing, D. J. G. (1999) Plant responses to small peturbations in soil water status. In: Physiological plant ecology. Blackwell, Oxford, pp. 67-90.
Davies, Bill and Thompson, DS and Taylor, Jane (1998) Manipulation of growth of horticultural crops under environmental stress. In: Proceedings of the HRI Conference. UNSPECIFIED, pp. 157-174.

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