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Prof Paul Withers

Honorary Senior Research Fellow

p.withers@bangor.ac.uk

+44 1248 382631

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Prof Paul Withers

View Prof Paul Withers’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

Publications

2020

  • PublishedCombining Seed Dressing and Foliar Applications of Phosphorus Fertilizer Can Give Similar Crop Growth and Yield Benefits to Soil Applications Together With Greater Recovery Rates
    Talboys, P., Healey, J., Withers, P., Roose, T., Edwards, A., Pavinato, P. S. & Jones, D. L., 4 Dec 2020, In: Frontiers in Agronomy. 2, 10.3389/fagro.2020.605655 .
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

  • PublishedSolubility, Diffusion and Crop Uptake of Phosphorus in Three Different Struvites
    Rech, I., Withers, P. J. A., Jones, D. L. & Pavinato, P. S., Jan 2019, In: Sustainability. 11, 1, 134.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

  • PublishedLife Cycle Assessment of Biofertilizer Production and Use Compared with Conventional Liquid Digestate Management
    Styles, D., Adams, P., Thelin, G., Vaneeckhaute, C., Chadwick, D. & Withers, P., 3 Jul 2018, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 52, 13, p. 7468-7476
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

  • PublishedReducing soil phosphorus fertility brings potential long-term environmental gains: A UK analysis
    Withers, P., Hodgkinson, R. A., Rollett, A., Dyer, C., Dils, R., Collins, A. L., Bilsborrow, P. E., Bailey, G. & Sylvester-Bradley, R., 26 May 2017, In: Environmental Research Letters. 12, 6, 063001.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

  • PublishedAre stabilized biosolids a eutrophication risk?
    Withers, P. J., Flynn, N. J. & Warren, G. P., Jun 2016, In: Soil Use and Management. 32, S1, p. 138-148
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedChanging climate and nutrient transfers: Evidence from high temporal resolution concentration-flow dynamics in headwater catchments
    Ockenden, M. C., Deasy, C. E., Benskin, C. M., Beven, K. J., Burke, S., Collins, A. L., Evans, R., Falloon, P. D., Forber, K. J., Hiscock, K. M., Hollaway, M. J., Kahana, R., Macleod, C. J., Reaney, S. M., Snell, M. A., Villamizar, M. L., Wearing, C., Withers, P. J., Zhou, J. G. & Haygarth, P. M., 21 Jan 2016, In: Science of the Total Environment. 548, p. 325-339
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedStruvite: a slow-release fertiliser for sustainable phosphorus management?
    Withers, P. J., Talboys, P. J., Heppell, J., Roose, T., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Apr 2016, In: Plant and Soil. 401, 1, p. 109-123
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedUse of a coupled soil-root-leaf model to optimise phosphate fertiliser use efficiency in barley
    Heppell, J., Payvandi, S., Talboys, P., Zygalakis, K. C., Langton, D., Sylvester-Bradley, R., Edwards, A. C., Walker, R., Withers, P., Jones, D. & Roose, T., 1 Sep 2016, In: Plant and Soil. 406, 1-2, p. 341-357
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

  • PublishedFuture agriculture with minimized phosphorus losses to waters: Research needs and direction
    Sharpley, A. N., Bergstrom, L., Aronsson, H., Bechmann, M., Bolster, C. H., Borling, K., Djodjic, F., Jarvie, H. P., Schoumans, O. F., Stamm, C., Tonderski, K. S., Ulen, B., Uusitalo, R. & Withers, P. J., 15 Feb 2015, In: AMBIO. 44, 2, p. 163-179
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGreening the global phosphorus cycle: How green chemistry can help achieve planetary P sustainability
    Withers, P. J., Elser, J. J., Hilton, J., Ohtake, H., Schipper, W. J. & van Dijk, K. C., 9 Mar 2015, In: Green Chemistry. 17, p. 2087-2099
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedHow changing root system architecture can help tackle a reduction in soil phosphate (P) levels for better plant P acquisition
    Heppell, J., Talboys, P., Payvandi, S., Zygalakis, K. C., Fliege, J., Withers, P. J. A., Jones, D. & Roose, T., Jan 2015, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 38, 1, p. 118-128
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedImplementing agricultural phosphorus science and management to combat eutrophication
    Kleinman, P. J., Sharpley, A. N., Withers, P. J., Bergstrom, L., Johnson, L. T. & Doody, D. G., 15 Feb 2015, In: AMBIO. 44, 2, p. 297-310
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedStewardship to tackle global phosphorus inefficiency: The case of Europe
    Withers, P. J., van Dijk, K. C., Neset, T. S., Nesme, T., Oenema, O., Rubaek, G. H., Schoumans, O. F., Smit, B. & Pellerin, S., 15 Feb 2015, In: AMBIO. 44, 2, p. 193-206
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe contribution of household chemicals to environmental discharges via effluents: Combining chemical and behavioural data
    Richards, S., Paterson, E., Withers, P. J. & Stutter, M., 2 Jan 2015, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 150, 1, p. 427-434
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

  • PublishedAgriculture and Eutrophication: Where Do We Go from Here?
    Withers, P. J., Neal, C., Jarvie, H. P. & Doody, D. G., 2 Sep 2014, In: Sustainability. 6, 9, p. 5853-5875
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedAuxin secretion by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 both stimulates root exudation and limits phosphorus uptake in Triticum aestivium
    Talboys, P., Talboys, P. J., Owen, D. W., Healey, J. R., Withers, P. J. & Jones, D. L., 21 Feb 2014, In: BMC Plant Biology. 14, p. 51
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDo septic tank systems pose a hidden threat to water quality?
    Withers, P. J., Jordan, P., May, L., Jarvie, H. P. & Deal, N. E., 1 Mar 2014, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 12, 1, p. 123-130
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedFeed the Crop Not the Soil: Rethinking Phosphorus Management in the Food Chain
    Talboys, P., Withers, P. J., Sylvester-Bradley, R., Jones, D. L., Healey, J. R. & Talboys, P. J., 19 May 2014, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 48, 12, p. 6523-6530
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPhosphate depletion modulates auxin transport in Triticum aestivum leading to altered root branching
    Talboys, P., Talboys, P. J., Healey, J. R., Withers, P. J. & Jones, D. L., 17 Sep 2014, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 65, 17, p. 5023-5032
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPrioritizing waterbodies to balance agricultural production and environmental outcomes
    Doody, D. G., Withers, P. J. & Dils, R. M., 27 Jun 2014, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 48, 14, p. 7697-7699
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSustainable nutrient management at field, farm and regional level: Soil testing, nutrient budgets and the trade-off between lime application and greenhouse gas emissions
    Gibbons, J. M., Williamson, J. C., Williams, A. P., Withers, P. J., Hockley, N., Harris, I. A., Hughes, J. W., Taylor, R. L., Jones, D. L. & Healey, J. R., 15 Apr 2014, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 188, p. 48-56
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedUse of commercial bio-inoculants to increase agricultural production through improved phophorous acquisition.
    Oween, D., Williams, A. P., Griffith, G. W. & Withers, P. J., 17 Oct 2014, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 86, p. 41-54
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

  • PublishedNutrient stripping: the global disparity between food security and soil nutrient stocks
    Jones, D. L., Cross, P., Withers, P., DeLuca, T., Quilliam, R., Harris, I., Chadwick, D. & Edwards-Jones, G., 8 May 2013, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 50, p. 851-862
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

2011

  • PublishedQuantifying Phosphorus retention and release in rivers and watersheds using extended end-member mixing analysis (E-EMMA).
    Jarvie, H. P., Neal, C., Withers, P. J., Baker, D. B., Richards, R. P. & Sharpley, A. N., 1 Mar 2011, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 40, 2, p. 492-504
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedQuantifying the impact of septic tank systems on eutrophication risk in rural headwaters.
    Withers, P. J., Jarvie, H. P. & Stoate, C., 1 Apr 2011, In: Environment International. 37, 3, p. 644-653
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

  • PublishedStreamwater phosphorus and nitrogen across a gradient in rural-agricultural land use intensity.
    Jarvie, H. P., Withers, P. J., Bowes, M. J., Palmer-Felgate, E. J., Harper, D. M., Wasiak, K., Wasiak, P., Hodgkinson, R. A., Bates, A., Stoate, C., Neal, M., Wickham, H. D., Harman, S. A. & Armstrong, L. K., 1 Feb 2010, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 135, 4, p. 238-252
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe strategic significance of wastewater sources to pollutant phosphorus levels in English rivers and to environmental management for rural, agricultural and urban catchments
    Neal, C., Jarvie, H. P., Withers, P., Whitton, B. A. & Neal, M., 1 Mar 2010, In: Science of the Total Environment. 408, 7, p. 1485-1500
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

  • PublishedCharacterization of Phosphorus Sources in Rural Watersheds.
    Withers, P. J., Jarvie, H. P., Hodgkinson, R. A., Palmer-Felgate, E. J., Bates, A., Neal, M., Howells, R., Withers, C. M. & Wickham, H. D., 1 Sep 2009, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 38, 5, p. 1998-2011
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMitigating diffuse phosphorus transfer from agriculture according to cost and efficiency
    Haygarth, P. M., Ap Simon, H., Betson, M., Harris, D., Hodgkinson, R. A. & Withers, P. J., 1 Sep 2009, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 38, 5, p. 2012-2022
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedStream-bed phosphorus in paired catchments with different agricultural land use intensity.
    Palmer-Felgate, E. J., Jarvie, H. P., Withers, P. J., Mortimer, R. J. & Krom, M. D., 1 Nov 2009, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 134, 1-2, p. 53-66
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe effect of farming practices on phosphorus transfer to a headwater stream in England.
    Withers, P. J. & Hodgkinson, R. A., 1 Jun 2009, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 131, 3-4, p. 347-355
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe effect of soil phosphorus on particulate phosphorus in land runoff.
    Withers, P. J., Hartikainen, H., Barberis, E., Flynn, N. J. & Warren, G. P., 1 Dec 2009, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 60, 6, p. 994-1004
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Projects

  • Proposal writing fellowship - Jane Ricketts Hein

    01/10/2017 – 01/08/2018 (Finished)

  • HGCA PhD studentship

    01/10/2016 – 26/11/2019 (Finished)

  • KESS II PhD project with Headland Agrochemicals Ltd BUK245

    01/10/2016 – 31/10/2019 (Finished)

  • Managing the rhizosphere to alleviate food poverty: mobilising soilnutrients

    01/03/2016 – 31/10/2017 (Finished)

  • Using sludge from anaerobic digesters to reduce P runoff from farm slurry

    01/04/2014 – 09/02/2016 (Finished)

  • Impacts of Agriculture on Water Quality in Ireland

    01/02/2014 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)

  • NUTCAT2050

    14/08/2013 – 30/05/2017 (Finished)

  • Cost-effective phosphorus

    01/08/2013 – 31/12/2018 (Finished)

  • Biosolids Soil Quality and Fertility project

    01/04/2013 – 22/01/2016 (Finished)

  • Sustainable management of biosolids

    01/04/2013 – 18/01/2016 (Finished)

  • Risk Assessment Tool to Assess Septic Tanks Around Freshwater SSSIs

    01/11/2012 – 21/08/2014 (Finished)

  • Towards Eutrophication Control in the Cefi Catchment

    01/05/2012 – 17/05/2014 (Finished)

  • Removal of Phosphorus at Packington using Virofilter

    01/03/2011 – 01/08/2012 (Finished)

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