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Publications

 

Cereals

Martin, P., Wishart, J., Scott, B. (2013). Orkney Bere whisky – a single malt from a Scottish landrace. Landraces 2, 16-18.


Martin, P., Chang, X. and Wishart, J. (2010). Yield response of Bere, a Scottish barley landrace, to cultural practices and agricultural inputs. Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development 104 (1-2): 39-60.


Martin, P.,  Wishart, J., Cromarty, A. and Chang, X. (2009). New markets and supply chains for Scottish Bere barley. European landraces: on-farm conservation, management and Use. Bioversity TB No. 15. (Eds M. Vetelainen, V. Negri and N Maxsted Eds). Rome, Italy. pp 251-263.


Martin, P., Wishart, J., Cromarty, A. and Chang, X. (2008). Orkney Bere – developing new markets for an old crop. In International Symposium on New Crops and Uses: Their role in a rapidly changing world (Eds J. Smartt and N. Haq), 359-372. Centre for Underutilised Crops University of Southampton, UK.


Theobald, H.E., Wishart, J.E., Martin, P.J., Buttriss, J.L., and French, J.H. (2006). The nutritional properties of flours derived from Orkney grown bere barley (Hordeum vulgare L). Nutrition Bulletin, 31, 8-14.

 

Biomass


Brereton, N.J.B., Ray, M.J., Shield, I., Martin, P., Karp, A. and Murphy, R.J. (2012). Reaction wood – a key cause of variation in cell wall recalcitrance in willow. Biotechnology for Biofuels 5:83.


Dieterich, B. and Martin, P. (2008). Influence of planting depth and orientation on sprouting of willow cuttings. Aspects of Applied Biology 90, Biomass and Energy Crops III, pp. 233-238.


Martin, P.J. and Stephens, W. (2008). Willow water uptake and shoot extension growth in response to nutrients and moisture on a clay landfill cap soil. Bioresource Technology 99 5839-5850


Martin, P.J. and Stephens, W. (2006). Willow growth in response to nutrients and moisture on a clay landfill cap soil. I. Growth and biomass production. Bioresource Technology 97, 437-448.


Martin, P.J. and Stephens, W. (2006). Willow growth in response to nutrients and moisture on a clay landfill cap soil. II. Water use. Bioresource Technology 97, 449-458.


McKenzie, F.; Sellers, G. and Martin, P. (2008) Willow (Salix viminalis) short rotation coppice (SRC) as a potential biomass energy crop in Orkney. Booth E., Green G., Karp A., Shield I., Stock D. and Turley D. (eds) Biomass and energy Crops III - Aspects of Applied Biology 90, Association of Applied Biologists, York 10-12 December 2008. pp 35-40


McKenzie, F.; Sellers, G. and Martin P. (2008) Short rotation willow (Salix viminalis L.) coppice as a potential biomass energy crop in Orkney. Booth E., Green G., Karp A., Shield I., Stock D. and Turley D. (eds) Biomass and energy Crops III - Aspects of Applied Biology 90, Association of Applied Biologists, York 10-12 December 2008. pp 61-66.


Souch, C.A., Martin, P.J., Stephens, W., and Spoor, G. (2004). Effects of soil compaction and mechanical damage at harvest on growth and biomass production of short rotation coppice willow. Plant and Soil 263, 173-182.

 

Natural Products


Martin, P. and Chang, X (2013). Production potential and crop agronomy of sweet gale (Myrica gale L.) in the north of Scotland. Industrial Crops and Products 46, 39-49.


Martin, P. and Chang, X. (2010). Developing sweet gale (Myrica gale) as a new crop for the cosmetic industry. Aspects of Applied Biology 101, Non Food Uses of Crops, pp. 115-122.