Scientific Publications

Climate and Biodiversity Scientific Publications 2025

Greenhouse Gas

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

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

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

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

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

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