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Sajjad Raza

@sajjadraza.bsky.social
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Soil & data scientist. Works at University of Nottingham. Study biogeochemistry of carbon & nitrogen. Exploring soil structure & root architure with X-ray CT scans.

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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
It was great to present our work at the EGU. Nothing can beat the elegance of Vienna.
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Year 3 of our field experiment: collecting deep soil cores to explore how soil structure shapes root architecture across wheat genotypes using X-ray CT. Always exciting to see what lies beneath the surface. #SoilScience #Fieldwork #WheatResearch
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Going to EGU? Let’s connect, I would love to chat. I will be presenting our work on 5 May.
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
New paper out! We found that zero tillage reduced macroporosity and increased penetration resistance, but enhanced connected porosity. Despite structural differences, yield was not compromised even we observed increased rooting at depth in two genotypes @dsw-isp.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Excited to share that I’ll be attending the EGU Conference in Vienna this year, where I’ll be presenting my work on 5 May! If you’re going, let’s meet up!
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
An analysis of 700,000+ climate change papers found that the five most climate-vulnerable countries produced 0.04% of them. US, China, Uk, Germany, Australia, meanwhile, account for 52%.
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Bridging the climate research divide: A global imperative for equitable resilience
Nations most vulnerable to climate contribute minimally to climate research, creating stark global disparities. Such imbalances undermine resilience, perpetuate injustice, and threaten effective adapt...
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hamzahanif6.bsky.social @hamzahanif6.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Our @ScienceAdvances paper on climate research inequity featured in @szde.bsky.social by @bvbrackel.bsky.social. Vulnerable regions need locally-led research capacity to develop effective climate adaptation strategies. sueddeutsche.de/wissen/stark... @sajjadraza.bsky.social
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Überschwemmungen in Südostasien: Anatomie einer Katastrophe
Schuld an den Verheerungen in Sri Lanka und Sumatra war nicht nur der Klimawandel, sondern auch eine mangelhafte Anpassung, sagen Forscher.
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Published in Science Advances. Rich countries contribute majority of global climate change research, while poorer and vulnerable countries, which are hit hardest by climate change often lack the research needed to develop local solutions. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Bridging the climate research divide: A global imperative for equitable resilience
Nations most vulnerable to climate contribute minimally to climate research, creating stark global disparities. Such imbalances undermine resilience, perpetuate injustice, and threaten effective adapt...
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Field day is a fun day. Started gas measurements on our long-term reduced tillage trial. @dsw-isp.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Can wheat yields withstand our changing soils? Read our latest blog here: wheatresearch.ac.uk/research/can... @dsw-isp.bsky.social
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Can wheat yields withstand our changing soils? - Delivering Sustainable Wheat
Find out how our scientists are discovering if wheat yields can withstand out changing soils and how this could be addressed with research.
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Our poster is up at Rhizosphere conference! Come check it out and have a look 👀 Looking forward to your thoughts and discussions! @dsw-isp.bsky.social
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Collected 1-meter-deep soil cores for our Delivering Sustainable Wheat @dsw-isp.bsky.social project. The cores will be scanned using X-ray CT for soil structural and root architectural analyses. @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @rothamsted.bsky.social
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Our paper has featured in Nature Climate Change as a Research Highlight. Plant processes matter in soil carbon research www.nature.com/articles/s41... Original paper: soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Honoured to see our recent Nature Plants paper featured in the UK’s Crop Production Magazine. The article highlights our call for stronger integration between plant breeding and soil science, with expert views from across the industry. Great to see this conversation gaining momentum.
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Published in SOIL – selected as a Highlight paper by editors. Plant physiological processes regulate organic carbon (C) inputs to soils, yet are overlooked in soil organic C research, limiting our understanding of C dynamics and sequestration potential. doi.org/10.5194/soil...
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
It was a good day for fieldwork. We installed soil moisture sensors and took gas measurements as part of the Delivering Sustainable Wheat project.
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Rothamsted Research @rothamsted.ac.uk · 02/04/2025
📢New Paper! Future crop breeding needs to consider future soils. @uniofnottingham.bsky.social with our own Malcolm Hawkesford & @johninnescentre.bsky.social published today in @natureplants.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Future crop breeding needs to consider future soils - Nature Plants
Modern crop breeding and seed certification agencies ignore the known spatial heterogeneity of soils and develop cultivars to thrive in a ‘one-size-fits-all’ soil environment. Neglecting the evolving ...
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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 02/04/2025
New Comment: "Future crop breeding needs to consider future soils" rdcu.be/ef8bq Modern crop breeding and seed certification agencies ignore the known spatial heterogeneity of soils and develop cultivars to thrive in a ‘one-size-fits-all’ soil environment.
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Our paper in Nature Plants is finally online. www.nature.com/articles/s41... We have highlighted that modern crop breeding and seed certification agencies ignore the known spatial heterogeneity of soils and develop cultivars to thrive in a ‘one-size-fits-all’ soil environment.
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
We explored the long-term impact of nitrogen fertilizer in a 7-year study. Initial N applications caused 237-489 kg N ha⁻¹ accumulation in the 0-2 m soil profile. The "legacy N" effect continued to benefit crop for the next 5 years, accompanied by decreasing nitrate levels. doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Plant physiological processes regulate soil organic carbon inputs, yet they are largely overlooked in organic carbon research, limiting our understanding of carbon dynamics and sequestration potential. Plant and soil scientists should work together on SOC. egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Our first snowfall of the season.
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Sajjad Raza @sajjadraza.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
We quantified Pakistan’s nitrogen budget for over five decades. Pakistan’s nitrogen use efficiency is less than 25%, one of the lowest in the world. Huge increases in surplus nitrogen are substantial threat to ecosystem sustainability. Read more: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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