Dr Jake Bishop
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Lecturer in Crop Science and Production
Areas of interest
My research on plant-environment interactions combines physiology and ecology with the aim of improving agricultural productivity and sustainability in a changing climate. My group uses diverse approaches including experimentation in the field and in controlled environments, mathematical modelling, data-analyses, and evidence synthesis using meta-analysis.
Specific areas of interest include:
- Pollination ecology and crop production
- Role of biodiversity and ecosystem services
- Ecological intensification
- Climate change adaptation
- Agricultural diversity
- Abiotic stress impacts
Postgraduate supervision
PhD Students
- Arisede Chisaka. Addressing the challenge of combined heat and drought stress for cereal production. Primary supervisor. BBSRC DTP FoodBioSystems CASE with Syngenta.
- Caitlin McLaughlin. Maximising the environmental benefits of gardens through optimal planting choices and understanding of occupants' engagement. Primary supervisor. NERC DTP Scenario CASE with Royal Horticultural Society
- Anisa Aubin. An empirical, data driven, model for wheat cultivars and optimisation for future climate scenarios. Co-supervisor. Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.
- Emmeline Smith. Strengthening links between agri-environment management and pollination services for cost-effective bee conservation. Primary Supervisor. NERC DTP Scenario.“
- “Fathema Rana. Quantifying impacts of extreme climatic events on bees and butterflies in Britain. Co-supervisor. NERC DTP Scenario.
- Louis Samuel. Unpicking the causes of infertility in wheat triggered by temperature stress. Co-supervisor. BBSRC DTP FoodBioSystems
Completed PhD Students
- Dr Stuart Edwards. Pests, plants and parasitoids: how does climate variability affect tri-trophic interactions in apple orchards? (2017-2022, Primary Supervisor)
- Dr Richard Gantlett. High biomass rotation and its impacts on soil health, weed burden and crop production (2014-2021, Co-supervisor)
- Dr Caroline Harkness. Optimising agriculture for a changing climate: which farming practices confer stability of food production and farm income? (2018-2022, Primary supervisor)
- Meena Jagait. Climate change adaptation strategies for farmers in the Peruvian Andes. Co-supervisor. NERC DTP Scenario.
Teaching
- Programme director of MSc by Research in Agriculture, Ecology and Environment
- Module convenor for Research Skills in Agriculture, Ecology and Environment (ADMRES), and Research Project: Agriculture, Ecology and Environment (ADMREP). Co-convenor for Climate Smart Agriculture (AD3CSA/ADMCSA)
- Lecturer on Crop Physiology, Nutrition and Protection (AD1CNP)
Research projects
Postdocs:
- Dr Simone Pfuderer. Postdoc for Raising the Pulse, work package 5.
Current projects:
- Raising the Pulse: systems analysis of the environmental, nutritional and health benefits of pulse-enhanced foods. I am responsible for coordinating work on systems modelling and work understanding sources of yield variability in faba bean and interactions with pollinating insects. UKRI Transforming Food Systems (2022-2025, Co-I, WP5 lead)
- Enhancing transformative resilience of fruit and vegetable provision for UK consumers. I am responsible for developing and testing different transformative portfolios of UK fruit and vegetable production to build resilience to a number of risks. UKRI (2024-2027, Co-I, WP3 lead).
Recent projects:
- Simfarm2030: optimising wheat cultivar selection in a changing climate. I provided expertise on crop-climate interactions in a project that developed a model for existing and new UK wheat cultivars in response to current and future climate conditions. STFC Food Network+ (2019, PI)
- Developing a network to improve productivity and nutritional value of Kenyan grain amaranth. I provided crop science expertise in a project that collected preliminary data on genetic and environmental factors affecting grain amaranth production and nutritional value. Funded by GCRF (2018-2019, Co-I)
- Future farms: redesigning crop landscapes. I am providing expertise in crop-climate interactions. The project aims to improve advice for farmers about climate change risks and environmental impacts of crop production. STFC Food Network+ (2022-2023, Co-I)