Dr Manoj Menon

Books

• Aravena JE, Berli M, Menon M, Ghezzehei TA, Mandava AK, Regentova EE, Pillai NS, Steude J, Young MH & Nico PS (2013) Synchrotron X-Ray Microtomography—New Means to Quantify Root Induced Changes of Rhizosphere Physical Properties. The Soil Science Society of America, Inc..
• Moradi AB, Oswald SE, Menon M, Carminati A, Lehmann E & Hopmans JW (2013) Applications of Neutron Imaging in Soil-Water-Root Systems. Soil Science Society of America.

Journal articles

• Qiu S, Zhao S, Xu X, Wang X, He P, Yu X, Liu K, Menon M, Yang H, Christie P & Zhou W (2025) Aggregate turnover in a dryland red soil after long‐term application of chemical fertilizers or manure. Soil Use and Management, 41(1).
• Afrin S, Orr CH, Kuba S, Naser SR, Farooq R, Khan S, Menon M, Domingues LZ & Sarker MH (2024) Microbiome profile and nutritional benefits of traditional overnight soaked cooked rice. Food and Humanity, 3, 100410-100410.
• Mauer V, Smalley A & Menon M (2024) Mineral nutrient elements and their bioaccessibility in hulled organic and conventional lentils (Lens culinaris) sold in the UK. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 132, 106372-106372.
• Menon M, Nicholls A, Smalley A & Rhodes E (2024) A comparison of the effects of two cooking methods on arsenic species and nutrient elements in rice. Science of The Total Environment, 914, 169653-169653.
• Mawodza T, Menon M, Muringai N, Magdysyuk OV, Burca G & Casson S (2022) Investigating root architectural differences in lines of Arabidopsis thaliana. L. with altered stomatal density using high resolution X-Ray synchrotron imaging. Plant and Soil.
• Menon M, Smith A & Fennell J (2021) Essential nutrient element profiles in rice types: a risk–benefit assessment including inorganic arsenic. British Journal of Nutrition.
• Mishra D, Das BS, Sinha T, Hoque JM, Reynolds C, Rafiqul Islam M, Hossain M, Sar P & Menon M (2021) Living with arsenic in the environment: An examination of current awareness of farmers in the Bengal basin using hybrid feature selection and machine learning. Environment International, 153. View this article in WRRO
• Mawodza T, Menon M, Brooks H, Magdysyuk OV, Burca G & Casson S (2021) Preferential wheat (Triticum aestivum. L cv. Fielder) root growth in different sized aggregates. Soil and Tillage Research, 212.
• Yokoya K, Jacob AS, Zettler LW, Kendon JP, Menon M, Bell J, Rajaovelona L & Sarasan V (2021) Fungal diversity of selected habitat specific Cynorkis species (Orchidaceae) in the central highlands of Madagascar. Microorganisms, 9(4).
• Mawodza T, Menon M, Babaei M, Burca G & Magdysyuk OV (2021) Assessing the impact of irrigating with saline water on physical properties of a sandy loam soil..
• Deviren Saygin S, Ozturk HS, Izci E, Menon M, Maghami Nick S, Erpul G, Mawodza T & Copty N (2021) Solute movement through undisturbed calcareous and dry region soils under differing water flow velocities .
• Mishra D, Das BS & Menon M (2021) Hybrid feature selection and machine learning approaches for assessing the arsenic awareness of local farming communities in Bengal Basin.
• Menon M, Dong W, Chen X, Hufton J & Rhodes EJ (2020) Improved rice cooking approach to maximise arsenic removal while preserving nutrient elements. Science of The Total Environment, 143341-143341.
• Menon M, Sarkar B, Crotty F, Whalley R & Ludwig B (2020) Editorial for the special issue on ‘Opportunities and Challenges in No-Till Farming’. European Journal of Soil Science. View this article in WRRO
• Menon M, Sarkar B, Hufton J, Reynolds C, Reina SV & Young S (2020) Do arsenic levels in rice pose a health risk to the UK population?. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 197. View this article in WRRO
• Menon M, Mawodza T, Rabbani A, Blaud A, Lair GJ, Babaei M, Kercheva M, Rousseva S & Banwart S (2020) Pore system characteristics of soil aggregates and their relevance to aggregate stability. Geoderma, 366. View this article in WRRO
• Graham F, Barker M, Menon M & Holdsworth M (2020) Acceptability and feasibility of a café-based sustainable food intervention in the UK. Health Promotion International. View this article in WRRO
• Mawodza T, Burca G, Casson S & Menon M (2020) Wheat root system architecture and soil moisture distribution in an aggregated soil using neutron computed tomography. Geoderma, 359. View this article in WRRO
• Weber AM, Mawodza T, Sarkar B & Menon M (2019) Assessment of potentially toxic trace element contamination in urban allotment soils and their uptake by onions: A preliminary case study from Sheffield, England.. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 170, 156-165. View this article in WRRO
• Purakayastha TJ, Bera T, Bhaduri D, Sarkar B, Mandal S, Wade P, Kumari S, Biswas S, Menon M, Pathak H & Tsang DCW (2019) A review on biochar modulated soil condition improvements and nutrient dynamics concerning crop yields: pathways to climate change mitigation and global food security. Chemosphere. View this article in WRRO
• Menon M, Tatari A & Smith CC (2018) Mechanical Properties of Freshly Amended Soils with Miscanthus Biochar. Soil Use and Management. View this article in WRRO
• Blaud A, van der Zaan B, Menon M, Lair GJ, Zhang D, Huber P, Schiefer J, Blum WEH, Kitzler B, Wei EH , van Gaans P et al (2018) The abundance of nitrogen cycle genes and potential greenhouse gas fluxes depends on land use type and little on soil aggregate size. Applied Soil Ecology, 125, 1-11. View this article in WRRO
• De-Ville S, Menon M & Stovin V (2018) Temporal variations in the potential hydrological performance of extensive green roof systems. Journal of Hydrology, 558, 564-578. View this article in WRRO
• Guggenberger G, Ludwig B & Menon M (2018) Smith, K.A., Ball, T., Conen, F., Dobbie, K.E., Massheder, J. & Rey, A. 2003. Exchange of greenhouse gases between soil and atmosphere: interactions of soil physical factors and biological processes. European Journal of Soil Science , 54, 779-791.. European Journal of Soil Science, 69(1), 5-9. View this article in WRRO
• Singh M, Sarkar B, Sarkar S, Churchman J, Bolan N, Mandal S, Menon M, Purakayastha TJ & Beerling DJ (2018) Stabilization of Soil Organic Carbon as Influenced by Clay Mineralogy. Advances in Agronomy, 148, 33-84. View this article in WRRO
• De-Ville S, Menon M, Jia X, Reed G & Stovin V (2017) The impact of green roof ageing on substrate characteristics and hydrological performance. Journal of Hydrology, 547, 332-344. View this article in WRRO
• Rousseva S, Kercheva M, Shishkov T, Lair GJ, Nikolaidis NP, Moraetis D, Krám P, Bernasconi SM, Blum WEH, Menon M & Banwart SA (2017) Soil Water Characteristics of European SoilTrEC Critical Zone Observatories. Advances in Agronomy, 142, 29-72. View this article in WRRO
• Banwart SA, Bernasconi SM, Blum WEH, de Souza DM, Chabaux F, Duffy C, Kercheva M, Krám P, Lair GJ, Lundin L , Menon M et al (2017) Soil Functions in Earth's Critical Zone: Key Results and Conclusions. Advances in Agronomy, 142, 119-142. View this article in WRRO
• Blaud A, Menon M, van der Zaan B, Lair GJ & Banwart S (2016) Effects of Dry and Wet Sieving of Soil on Identification and Interpretation of Microbial Community Composition. Advances in Agronomy, 142, 119-142. View this article in WRRO
• Panakoulia SK, Nikolaidis NP, Paranychianakis NV, Menon M, Schiefer J, Lair GJ, Kram P & Banwart SA (2016) Factors Controlling Soil Structure Dynamics and Carbon Sequestration Across Different Climatic and Lithological Conditions. Advances in Agronomy, 142, 241-276. View this article in WRRO
• Menon M, Jia X, Lair GJ, Faraj PH & Blaud A (2015) Analysing the impact of compaction of soil aggregates using X-ray microtomography and water flow simulations. Soil and Tillage Research, 150, 147-157. View this article in WRRO
• Menon M, Rousseva S, Nikolaidis NP, van Gaans P, Panagos P, de Souza DM, Ragnarsdottir KV, Lair GJ, Weng L, Bloem J , Kram P et al (2014) SoilTrEC: a global initiative on critical zone research and integration. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21(4), 3191-3195. View this article in WRRO
• Lane RW, Menon M, McQuaid JB, Adams DG, Thomas AD, Hoon SR & Dougill AJ (2013) Laboratory analysis of the effects of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide on respiration in biological soil crusts. Journal of Arid Environments, 98, 52-59.
• Banwart S, Menon M, Bernasconi SM, Bloem J, Blum WEH, Souza DMD, Davidsdotir B, Duffy C, Lair GJ, Kram P , Lamacova A et al (2012) Soil processes and functions across an international network of Critical Zone Observatories: Introduction to experimental methods and initial results. Comptes Rendus Geoscience, 344(11-12), 758-772.
• Rees R, Robinson BH, Menon M, Lehmann E, Günthardt-Goerg MS & Schulin R (2011) Boron accumulation and toxicity in hybrid poplar (populus nigra × euramericana). Environmental Science and Technology, 45(24), 10538-10543.
• Rees R, Robinson BH, Menon M, Lehmann E, Günthardt-Goerg MS & Schulin R (2011) Boron accumulation and toxicity in hybrid poplar (Populus nigra× euramericana). Environmental science & technology, 45(24), 10538-10543.
• Menon M, Yuan Q, Jia X, Dougill AJ, Hoon SR, Thomas AD & Williams RA (2011) Assessment of physical and hydrological properties of biological soil crusts using X-ray microtomography and modeling. Journal of Hydrology, 397(1-2), 47-54.
• Menon M, Parratt RT, Kropf CA & Tyler SW (2010) Factors contributing to nitrate accumulation in Mesic Desert Vadose Zones in Spanish Springs Valley, Nevada (USA). Journal of Arid Environments, 74(9), 1033-1040.
• Oswald SE, Menon M, Carminati A, Vontobel P, Lehmann E & Schulin R (2008) Quantitative imaging of infiltration, root growth, and root water uptake via neutron radiography. Vadose Zone Journal, 7(3), 1035-1047.
• Moffett KB, Tyler SW, Torgersen T, Menon M, Selker JS & Gorelick SM (2008) Processes controlling the thermal regime of saltmarsh channel beds. Environmental Science and Technology, 42(3), 671-676.
• Oswald SE, Menon M, Carminati A, Vontobel P, Lehmann E & Schulin R (2008) Quantitative imaging of infiltration, root growth, and root water uptake via neutron radiography. Vadose Zone Journal, 7(3), 1035-1047.
• Moffett KB, Tyler SW, Torgersen T, Menon M, Selker JS & Gorelick SM (2008) Processes controlling the thermal regime of saltmarsh channel beds. Environmental science & technology, 42(3), 671-676.
• Luster J, Menon M, Hermle S, Schulin R, Günthardt-Goerg MS & Nowack B (2008) Initial changes in refilled lysimeters built with metal polluted topsoil and acidic or calcareous subsoils as indicated by changes in drainage water composition. Water Air & Soil Pollution: Focus, 8(2), 163-176.
• Menon M, Hermle S, Günthardt-Goerg MS & Schulin R (2007) Effects of heavy metal soil pollution and acid rain on growth and water use efficiency of a young model forest ecosystem. Plant and Soil, 297(1-2), 171-183.
• Menon M, Robinson B, Oswald SE, Kaestner A, Abbaspour KC, Lehmann E & Schulin R (2007) Visualization of root growth in heterogeneously contaminated soil using neutron radiography. European Journal of Soil Science, 58(3), 802-810.
• MOFFETT KB, TYLER SW, TORGERSEN T, MENON M, SELKER JS & GORELICK SM (2007) MEASUREMENTS OF THERMAL TRENDS AND ANOMALIES IN THE BED OF AN INTERTIDAL SALT MARSH CHANNEL USING FIBER-OPTIC DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING. 2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting.
• Menon M, Hermle S, Günthardt-Goerg MS & Schulin R (2007) Effects of heavy metal soil pollution and acid rain on growth and water use efficiency of a young model forest ecosystem. Plant and Soil, 297(1-2), 171-183.
• Menon M, Robinson B, Oswald SE, Kaestner A, Abbaspour KC, Lehmann E & Schulin R (2007) Visualization of root growth in heterogeneously contaminated soil using neutron radiography. European journal of soil science, 58(3), 802-810.
• Robinson BH, Schulin R, Nowach B, Roulier S, Menon M, Clothier B, Green S & Mills T (2006) Phytoremediation for the management of metal flux in contaminated sites. Forest, Snow Landscape Resesearch, 80(2), 221-234.
• Nowack B, Rais D, Frey B, Menon M, Schulin R, Günthardt-Goerg MS & Luster J (2006) Influence of metal contamination on soil parameters in a lysimeter experiment designed to evaluate phytostabilization by afforestation. For. Snow Landsc. Res, 80(2), 201-211.
• Robinson B, Schulin R, Nowack B, Roulier S, Menon M, Clothier B, Green S & Mills T (2006) Phytoremediation for the management of metal flux in contaminated sites. Forest Snow and Landscape Research, 80(2), 221-224.
• Nowack B, Rais D, Frey B, Menon M, Schulin R, Günthardt-Goerg MS & Luster J (2006) Influence of heavy metal contamination on soil parameters in a lysimeter experiment designed to evaluate phytostabilization by afforestation. Forest, Snow Landscape Research, 80(2), 201-211.
• Menon M, Hermle S, Abbaspour KC, Günthardt-Goerg MS, Oswald SE & Schulin R (2005) Water regime of metal-contaminated soil under juvenile forest vegetation. Plant and Soil, 271(1-2), 227-241.
• Newmarch MB, Velde M, Menon M & Sarasan V () Soil Studies for Fungal Diversity to Enable the Conservation Translocation of Green-Winged Orchid. Diversity, 16(6), 327-327.
• Dove A, Charters MD, Campbell MJ, Blake H, Menon M & Sarasan V () Fungal Community Composition at the Last Remaining Wild Site of Yellow Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp. ochroleuca). Microorganisms, 11(8), 2124-2124.
• De-Ville S, Menon M, Jia X & Stovin V () A Longitudinal Microcosm Study on the Effects of Ageing on Potential Green Roof Hydrological Performance. Water, 10(6), 784-784. View this article in WRRO

Chapters

• Veenstra JL, Cloy JM & Menon M (2021) Physical and Hydrological Processes in Soils Under Conservation Tillage in Europe, Conservation Agriculture: A Sustainable Approach for Soil Health and Food Security (pp. 391-406).

Conference proceedings papers

• De-Ville S, Stovin VR & Menon M (2017) Hydrological performance evolution of extensive green roof systems. Proceedings of the 14th Int. Conf on Urban Drainage (ICUD), 10 September 2017 - 15 September 2017.
• Lane R, Menon M, McQuaid J, Dougill A, Adams D, Thomas A & Hoon S (2013) Carbon Dioxide Enrichment Enhances Carbon Sequestration of Dryland Soil Microbial Communities. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, Vol. 15 (pp 10933)
• Berli M, Ruiz SA, Aravena JE, Bolduc L, Ghezzehei TA, Cook DP, Menon M, Tyler SW & Young MH (2011) Simulating rhizosphere structure alterations using finite element calculations. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna
• Berli M, Menon M, Ghezzehei TA, Pillai N, Regentova EE, Nico PS, Young M & Tyler SW (2009) A Step Towards Unraveling Rhizosphere Physics. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 1 (pp 05)
• Menon M, Berli M, Ghezzehei TA, Nico P, Young MH & Tyler SW (2009) Visualizing the impact of living roots on rhizosphere soil structure using X-ray microtomography. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, Vol. 11 (pp 11102)
• Berli M, Ghezzehei T, Menon M, Tyler S, Young M & Dexter A (2008) Modeling Rhizosphere Soil Mechanics and Hydraulics-An Overview.. The 2008 Joint Annual Meeting
• Parratt RT, Menon M, Tyler S & Kropf C (2008) Mitigating Vadose Zone Nitrogen Transport Under Land Use Change and Urbanization. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 1 (pp 0908)
• Menon M, Parratt R, Tyler S & Kropf C (2008) Impact of Vegetation on Nitrate Accumulation In Desert Vadose Zone. 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM
• Menon M, Berli M, Ghezzehei TA, Nico P, Young MH & Tyler SW (2008) Visualizing Rhizosphere Soil Structure Around Living Roots. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 1 (pp 0897)
• Parratt RT, Menon M, Kropf C & Tyler S (2007) The Role of Vegetation on Elevated Soil Nitrate Concentrations in Northern Nevada. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 1 (pp 0652)
• Roulier S, Menon M & Schulin R (2005) Modelling the Fate of Heavy Metals in the Vadose Zone: Preferential Flow Effects and the Role of Vegetation. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 1 (pp 1419)
• Menon M, Abbaspour K, Schulin R & Oswald S (2003) Lysimeter Study of Plant Water Uptake in a Model Forest Ecosystem on Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Vol. 1 (pp 13484)
• Menon M, Abbaspour KC & Schulin R (2002) Influence of Heavy Metal Stress On Water Regime of A Model Forest Ecosystem. EGS General Assembly Conference Abstracts, Vol. 27 (pp 3542)
• Graham F, Russell J, Holdsworth M, Menon M & Barker M () Exploring the Relationship between Environmental Impact and Nutrient Content of Sandwiches and Beverages Available in Cafés in a UK University. Sustainability, Vol. 11(11) (pp 3190-3190)
• Mawodza T, Menon M, Casson S & Burca G () Visualisation and quantification of wheat root system architecture and soil moisture distribution in an aggregated soil using neutron computed tomography. Proceedings of EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online. Vienna, Austria, 4 May 2020 - 8 May 2020. View this article in WRRO
• Berli M, Menon M, Ghezzehei TA & Tyler SW () Root induced changes in physical properties of desert soils

Presentations

• Banwart SA & Menon M Engineering Global Soils to Sustain Planet Earth. The Octagon Centre, University of Sheffield. View this article in WRRO

Other

• Menon MMK & Menon MMK (2006) Influence of soil pollution by heavy metals on the water relations of young forest ecosystems.

Preprints

• Mawodza T, Menon M, Muringai N, Magdysyuk OV, Burca G & Casson S (2022) Investigating root architectural differences in lines of Arabidopsis with altered stomatal density using high resolution X-Ray Synchrotron imaging., Research Square.