Professor Fergus Sinclair
Emeritus Professor

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Evaluating factors influencing heterogeneity in agroforestry adoption and practices within smallholder farms in Rift Valley, Kenya
Nyaga, J., Barrios, E., Muthuri, C. W., Oborn, I., Matiru, V. & Sinclair, F. L., 17 Jul 2015, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 212, p. 106-118Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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More Stable Productivity of Semi Natural Grasslands than Sown Pastures in a Seasonally Dry Climate
Ospina, S., Rusch, G. M., Pezo, D., Casanoves, F. & Sinclair, F. L., 9 May 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 5, p. e.35555Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Farmers' knowledge of soil quality indicators along a land degradation gradient in Rwanda
Pagella, T., Kuria, A., Sinclair, F., Barrios, E., Muthuri, C. W. & Mukuralinda, A., 1 Mar 2019, In: Geoderma Regional. 16, 14 p., e00199.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Onto the farm, into the home: how intrahousehold gender dynamics shape land restoration in Eastern Kenya
Pagella, T., Crossland, M., Sinclair, F., Paez Valencia, A. M., Magaju, C., Kiura, E. & Winowiecki, L., 1 Mar 2021, In: Ecologiical Restoration. 39, 1-2, p. 90-107Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and use of a typology of mapping tools to assess their fitness for supporting management of ecosystem service provision
Pagella, T. F. & Sinclair, F. L., Mar 2014, In: Landscape Ecology. 29, 3, p. 383-399Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diversity enhances carbon storage in tropical forests
Poorter, L., van der Sande, M. T., Thompson, J., Arets, E. J., Alarcón, A., Álvarez-Sánchez, J., Ascarrunz, N., Balvanera, P., Barajas-Guzmán, G., Boit, A., Bongers, F., Carvalho, F. A., Casanoves, F., Cornejo-Tenorio, G., Costa, F. R., de Castilho, C. V., Duivenvoorden, J. F., Dutrieux, L. P., Enquist, B. J., Fernández-Méndez, F., Finegan, B., Gormley, L., Healey, J. R., Hoosbeek, M. R., Ibarra-Manríquez, G., Junqueira, A. B., Levis, C., Licona, J. C., Lisboa, L. S., Magnusson, W. E., Martínez-Ramos, M., Martínez-Yrizar, A., Martorano, L. G., Maskell, L. C., Mazzei, L., Meave, J. A., Mora, F., Muñoz, R., Nytch, C., Pansonato, M. P., Parr, T. W., Paz, H., Pérez-García, E. A., Rentería, L. Y., Rodríguez-Velazquez, J., Rozendaal, D. M., Ruschel, A. R., Sakschewski, B., Salgado-Negret, B., Schietti, J., Simões, M., Sinclair, F. L., Souza, P. F., Souza, F. C., Stropp, J., ter Steege, H., Swenson, N. G., Thonicke, K., Toledo, M., Uriarte, M., van der Hout, P., Walker, P., Zamora, N. & and Peña-Claros, M., 8 Sept 2015, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 24, 11, p. 1314-1328Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maintaining the conservation value of shifting cultivation landscapes requires spatially explicit interventions.
Robiglio, V. & Sinclair, F. L., 19 Feb 2011, In: Environmental Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global analysis of yield benefits and risks from integrating trees with rice and implications for agroforestry research in Africa
Rodenburg, J., Mollee, E., Coe, R. & Sinclair, F., 15 May 2022, In: Field Crops Research. 281Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trees, crops and soil fertility: concepts and research methods
Schroth, G. (Editor) & Sinclair, F. L. (Editor), 1 Jan 2003, 2003 ed. CAB International.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Mycorrhizas improve the absorption of non-available phosphorus by the green manure Tithonia diversifolia in poor soils
Scrase, F. M., Sinclair, F. L., Farrar, J. F., Pavinato, P. S. & Jones, D. L., Mar 2019, In: Rhizosphere. 9, p. 27-33 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phosphorus acquisition by wheat from organic and inorganic sources labelled with P-32 and P-33 radioisotopes
Scrase, F. M., Sinclair, F. L., Farrar, J. F., Pavinato, P. S. & Jones, D. L., 2020, In: Scientia Agricola. 77, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A global assessment using PCR techniques of mycorrhizal fungal populations colonising Tithonia diversifolia
Sharrock, R. A., Sinclair, F., Gliddon, C. J., Rao, I. M., Barrios, E., Mustonen, P. J., Smithson, P., Jones, D. & Godbold, D., 1 Apr 2004, In: Mycorrhiza. 14, 2, p. 103-109Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bridging gaps between farmers' and scientists' soil classification: Revisiting the methodology used in documentation and analysis of farmers' knowledge.
Shrestha, P. K., Sinclair, F. L. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Combining Local Knowledge in Developing Soil and Water Management Interventions to Minimise Soil and Nutrient Losses in the Middle Hills of Nepal: Using a Participatory Technology Development Approach.
Shrestha, P. K., McDonald, M. A., Lawrence, A. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Application of knowledge based systems approach in participatory technology development: a case of developing soil and water management interventions for reducing nutrient losses in the middle hills of Nepal
Shrestha, P. K., McDonald, M. A. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 May 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The contribution of agroecological approaches to realizing climate-resilient agriculture
Sinclair, F., Wezel, A., Mbow, C., Chomba, S., Robiglio, V. & Harrison, R., 23 Aug 2019, Global Centre on Adaptation. 46 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
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Taking local knowledge about trees seriously.
Sinclair, F. L., Joshi, L. & Lawrence, A. (Editor), 1 Jan 2001, Forestry: forest users and research: new ways of learning. 2001 ed. ETFRN, p. 45-61Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Agroforestry.
Sinclair, F. L., Burley, J. (Editor), Evans, J. (Editor) & Youngquist, J. A. (Editor), 1 Jan 2004, Encyclopedia of forest sciences. 2004 ed. Elsevier, p. 27-32Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Systems science at the scale of impact: Reconciling bottom up participation with the production of widely applicable research outputs
Sinclair, F. L., 2017, SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION IN SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE: AN INTEGRATED SYSTEMS RESEARCH APPROACH. p. 43-57 (Earthscan Food and Agriculture Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Process-based research in sustainable agricultural development: integrating social,economic and ecological perspectives.
Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jul 2001, In: Agricultural Systems. 69, 1-2, p. 1-3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Local knowledge of impacts of tree cover on ecosystem services in smallholder coffee production systems
Sinclair, F. L., Cerdán, C. R., Rebolledo, M. C., Soto, G. & Rapidel, B. S., 1 Jul 2012, In: Agricultural Systems. 110, p. 119-130Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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THE OPTIONS BY CONTEXT APPROACH: A PARADIGM SHIFT IN AGRONOMY
Sinclair, F. & Coe, R., Jun 2019, In: Experimental Agriculture. 55, p. 1-13Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Accurate crop yield predictions from modelling tree-crop interactions in gliricidia-maize agroforestry
Smethurst, P. J., Huth, N. I., Masikati, P., Sileshi, G. W., Akinnifesi, F. K., Wilson, J. & Sinclair, F., Jul 2017, In: Agricultural Systems. 155, p. 70-77Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Structured stakeholder engagement leads to development of more diverse and inclusive agroforestry options
Smith Dumont, E., Bonhomme, S., Pagella, T. & Sinclair, F., Jun 2019, In: Experimental Agriculture. 55, S1, p. 252-274 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Farmers in Cote d'Ivoire value integrating tree diversity in cocoa for the provision of ecosystem services
Smith Dunmont, E., Gnahousa, G. M., Ohouo, L., Sinclair, F. L. & Vaast, P., 20 Mar 2014, In: Agroforestry Systems. 88, 6, p. 1047-1066Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of local knowledge in determining shade composition of multistrata coffee systems in Chiapas, Mexico.
Soto-Pinto, L., Villalvazo-Lopez, V., Jimenez-Ferrer, G., Ramirez-Marcial, N., Montoya, G. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Feb 2007, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 16, 2, p. 419-436Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing rubber-based cropping systems that improve not only latex yield but also the livelihoods of the rural poor: case studies in Sri Lanka.
Stirling, C. M., Rodrigo, V. H., Marzano, M., Thenakoon, S., Sillitoe, P., Senevirathna, A. M. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2000, 2000 ed. Centre for Arid Zone Studies.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Using local knowledge as a basis for planning ruminant diets in the mid hills of Nepal.
Subba, D. B., Thorne, P. J. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2002, p. 238-239.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Investigating the biological basis of tree fodder evaluation by farmers.
Subba, D. B., Thorne, P. J. & Sinclair, F. L., 2 Apr 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Investigating the biological interpretation of adilopan (appetite satisfaction), a term used by Nepalese hill farmers to evaluate fodder quality
Subba, D. B., Thorne, P. J., Omed, H. M. & Sinclair, F. L., 5 Apr 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Tree and livestock productivity in relation to tree planting configuration in a silvopastoral system in North Wales, UK.
Teklehaimanot, Z., Jones, M. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Oct 2002, In: Agroforestry Systems. 56, 1, p. 47-55Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The agricultural environment of maize/millet with tree systems in the eastern middle hills of Nepal
Tiwari, T. P., Brook, R. M., Wagstaff, P., Sinclair, F. L., Rajhandari, N. P. (Editor), Ransom, J. K. (Editor), Adhikari, K. (Editor) & Palmer, A. F. (Editor), 1 Jan 2002, p. 117-124.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Effects of light environment on maize in hillside agroforestry systems of Nepal
Tiwari, T. P., Brook, R. M., Wagstaff, P. & Sinclair, F. L., Mar 2013, In: Food Security. 4, 1, p. 103-114Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rapid gains in yield and adoption of new maize varieties for complex hillside environments through farmer participation. I. Improving options through participatory varietal selection (PVS).
Tiwari, T. P., Virk, D. S. & Sinclair, F., 15 Mar 2009, In: Field Crops Research. 111, 1-2, p. 137-143Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implications of hill farmers' agronomic practices in Nepal for crop improvement in maize
Tiwari, T. P., Brook, R. M. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Oct 2004, In: Experimental Agriculture. 40, 4, p. 397-417Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Realizing community futures: a practical guide to harnessing natural resources
Vanclay, J., Prabhu, R. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2006, Earthscan.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Modelling interactions amongst people and forest resources at the landscape scale.
Vanclay, J. K., Sinclair, F. L. & Prabhu, R., 1 May 2003, In: Small-Scale Forestry. 2, 2, p. 117-120Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implications of local knowledge of the ecology of a wild super sweetener for its domestication and commercialisation in West and Central Africa.
Waliszewski, W. S., Oppong, S., Hall, J. B. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jun 2005, In: Economic Botany. 59, 3, p. 231-243Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Morphological and AFLP diversity in Thaumatococcus daniellii, the source of the protein sweetener thaumatin
Waliszewski, W. S., Sinclair, F. L. & Steele, K. A., Jan 2012, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 59, 1, p. 151-161Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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On-farm evaluation of the establishment of clonal rubber in multistrata agroforests in Jambi, Indonesia.
Williams, S. E., Van Noordwijk, M., Penot, E., Healey, J. R., Sinclair, F. L. & Wibawa, G., 10 Oct 2001, In: Agroforestry Systems. 53, 2, p. 227-237Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interactions between components of multi-strata rubber agroforests: what can be learnt from on-farm trials?
Williams, S. E., Van Noordwijk, M., Penot, E., Healey, J. & Sinclair, F., 1999, Proceedings of the IUFRO International Symposium on Multi-strata Agroforestry Systems with Perennial Crops . Jiménez, F. & Beer, J. (eds.). Turrialba, Costa Rica: CATIE, p. 229-233Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Surface water quality of factory-based and vegetable-based peri-urban areas in the Yangtze River Delta region, China.
Zhang, Q., Shi, X., Huang, B., Yu, D., Oborn, I., Blomback, K., Wang, H., Pagella, T. F. & Sinclair, F. L., 16 Jan 2007, In: Catena. 69, 1, p. 57-64Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate change adaptation in and through agroforestry: four decades of research initiated by Peter Huxley
van Noordwijk, M., Coe, R., Sinclair, F. L., Luedeling, E., Bayala, J., Muthuri, C. W., Cooper, P., Kindt, R., Duguma, L., Lamanna, C. & Minang, P. A., 9 Jun 2021, In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 26, 5, 18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review