Dr Christina Marley

PhD

Dr Christina Marley

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Research

Specific research interests include the optimisation of nutrient use from soil to animal products within ruminant livestock systems to reduce reliance on imported feeds and fertilisers and the use of nutrition to improve animal health.

Research Groups

  • Sustainable Grassland Systems and Agri-Food
  • Agri Systems

Publications

Marley, CL, Fychan, R, Davies, JW, Scott, M, Crotty, FV, Sanderson, R & Scullion, J 2024, 'Grasslands and flood mitigation: Contrasting forages improve surface water infiltration rates', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 951, 175598. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969724057541, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175598
Muhandiram, NPK, Humphreys, MW, Fychan, R, Davies, JW, Scott, MB, Harper, J, Thomas, A, Powell, H, Sanderson, R & Marley, CL 2024, 'Scoping Opportunities for Nitrogen Use Efficiency Among Productive Agricultural Forage Grasses With Diverse Rooting Systems', Food and Energy Security, vol. 13, no. 6, e70023. 10.1002/fes3.70023
Muhandiram, NPK, Humphreys, MW, Fychan, R, Davies, JW, Sanderson, R & Marley, CL 2023, 'Designing agricultural grasses to help mitigate proteolysis during ensiling to optimize protein feed provisions for livestock', Food and Energy Security, vol. 12, no. 4, e475. 10.1002/fes3.475
Skot, L, Marley, C, Lloyd, D, Kingston-Smith, A & Humphreys, M 2023, Matching Feed Characteristics to Animal Requirements Through Plant Breeding. in I Kyriazakis (ed.), Smart Livestock Nutrition. Smart Animal Production, Springer Nature, pp. 17-53. 10.1007/978-3-031-22584-0_2
Muhandiram Walawwe, N, Humphreys, M, Fychan, R, Davies, J, Sanderson, R & Marley, C 2020, 'Do agricultural grasses bred for improved root systems provide resilience to machinery-derived soil compaction?', Food and Energy Security, vol. 9, no. 3, e227. 10.1002/fes3.227
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