🌿🍄‍🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄‍🟫🌱🍄 I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:

I had such fun thinking, reading and writing this Tansley Review on #arbuscular #mycorrhizal #fungal mycelia. We need a more fungal-centric view to better understand not only the AM fungi, but also their many ecological roles. @newphyt.bsky.social 🔗 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/DHGB3S....

128 authors - 1 message: Open letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization - Marín - PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Thanks @cmarin.bsky.social @thegsbi.bsky.social for leading!

Another successful night of pretending I might sleep again someday

Does the Pacific Koel intentionally attempt to wake up toddlers before sunrise when you’ve finally got the baby to sleep? not loving that predawn coo-eee every night.

Our little family got bigger. A happy big sister, and happy—but tired and a bit stressed – dad and papa.

Ecology (definitely) matters! Check out this beautiful book that also features our committee member @frewecologist.bsky.social interview! Part 5 Forgotten species: species that are often overlooked The pivotal role of mycorrhizal fungi – Dr Adam Frew 👏👏👏

Most of us use rDNA for community analyses of AM fungi. Intragenomic variation in rDNA of AM fungi can be pretty huge, depending on the region. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Agricultural disturbance reduces arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and biomass by excluding specialist species - Vahter - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

5 day old baby turned away from medicare urgent care clinic because no medicare card was available. What 5 day old has their medicare card? Thanks @markbutlermp.bsky.social

Nice to such cool and down to earth leaders in research get supported! And of course to see mycorrhizal research supported in this way!!!! All hail the mycorrhizal majesty! @katiefield4.bsky.social

🍄 UGA Plant Pathology is hiring TT faculty in Mycology/Fungal Biology/Fungal Ecology at the Asst/Assc level! Please pass along this opportunity to anyone you know who may be interested. I'm on the search committee and happy to answer questions. 🍄 www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/445...

Spent last week at the microscope 🔬✨, and seeing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi up close for the first time—hyphae, arbuscules, vesicles—was absolutely mind-blowing. Small but mighty partners of plant roots 🌿. Sharing a few of my favourite shots. #Mycorrhiza #fungi

🧪🌾PAPER - How to investigate interactions between root exudation and soil microbial community composition? 🧫 The group of @rootsofthenorth.bsky.social and collaborators showed now that microdialysis is a suitable tool to simulate exudation. Read more in BMC Microbiology: doi.org/10.1186/s128...

Yesterday, our new paper came out, with PhD student Diem Nguyen as first author in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social We found that mycorrhizal fungi can enhance Zn and Fe bioavailability in Australian wheat varieties; we used Synchrotron XFM to look in the aleurone layer: doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

The database of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Australia is out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... You can access data summaries via the website www.ausamf.com We have data from 610 sites with data from another 500 locations to be added by the end of the year! Thanks to all collaborators

sampling soils in some amazing spots in Australia! This is down by the Otways in victoria

What does colonisation tell us? Revisiting the functional outcomes of #root colonisation by arbuscular #mycorrhizal #fungi A #Letter by @frewecologist.bsky.social 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue

The database of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Australia is out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... You can access data summaries via the website www.ausamf.com We have data from 610 sites with data from another 500 locations to be added by the end of the year! Thanks to all collaborators

Great to see this mammoth effort by @frewecologist.bsky.social et al finally published! AusAMF: The Database of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities in Australia - Frew - 2025 - Global Ecology and Biogeography - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🧪🌾 VACANCIES - Are you looking for a postdoc or group leader opportunity? Come and work with us at @umeaplantsciencecentre.se 🌱! 🍀 We have currently several job openings available. Take a look on our homepage and apply: www.upsc.se/jobs.html #PlantSciJobs #plantscience #hiring

Welcome lunch and registration kicking things off at the New Phytologist symposium here in Tartu @newphyt.bsky.social

Tartu! I forgot how beautiful a city it is.

In Singapore on my way to Tartu-Estonia, for the @newphyt.bsky.social symposium - Microbes as hidden or prominent players in plant life. It’s been 6 years since my last visit. Looking forward to the symposium, seeing some familiar & new faces. I’m talking about AM fungi in Australia, of course.

🧪CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - 5th call of the 'Excellence by Choice' Postdoctoral Programme in Life Science! Apply for one of 8 exciting research projects, compete for two fully funded postdoctoral fellowships and contribute to cutting-edge science in Umeå! Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/d_KSm3RV

After 6 years of work (since ICOM Mérida 2019) with #NancyCollinsJohnson our “Functional team selection as a framework for local adaptation in plants and their belowground microbiomes” is out in @isme-microbes.bsky.social Journal! doi.org/10.1093/isme... #Mycorrhiza #Holobiont #MultilevelSelection

New paper out! @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social Led by @aguilart.bsky.social We argue mycelial network connectivity can define functional groups of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. We explore how different fungi balance efficiency vs. resilience. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Measuring physical properties of fungal network has never been easier and with that, an opportunity to re-define fungal functional diversity. Check our contribution on this issue for AMF: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... As always, a fun collab with @frewecologist.bsky.social

Ever wondered what life looks like from the perspective of a fungus? 🍄 Our interactive page: "Understanding Life as a Fungus", invites you to explore an interactive world of fungal forms: synosys.github.io/cosmo-exhibi... Also on display at #COSMOWissenschaftsforum in Dresden until August 6.

Hei Umeå Morning run didn’t disappoint.

Very important topic on the functional significance of AM root colonization nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

💡This issue features articles from the ‘Mycorrhizal Networks’ Special Focus that consider methodological aspects of measuring and mapping mycorrhizal networks, including novel approaches. This image was provided by the guest editors of the feature👇 🧵2/4

🚨Our June Issue is out now! 🚨 📙On the cover: A mycorrhizal root of Pinus halepensis, showing the allocation of potassium (green) and calcium (blue) into coral-like mycorrhizal structures (Prepared by Sigray for the Weizmann Tree Lab) Read it here👇 buff.ly/X6Kucin 🧪🌍 🧵1/4

A great letter from @frewecologist.bsky.social- very important and timely. And spot on that live imaging + the AMSlide is providing plenty of insights into this! More soon...🔬

📢Our synthesis of current knowledge on the fascinating cell of #arbuscular #mycorrhizal fungi is out @currentbiology.bsky.social, part of the special #fungi issue. With @rachaelcargill.bsky.social @tobykiers.bsky.social @thomasshimizu.bsky.social Open access link: www.cell.com/current-biol... 1/4

We often measure AM fungal colonisation assuming it tells us something about function. But… what does it tell us? A short Letter where I ask what root colonisation really means for plant growth, P uptake, and defence. #Mycorrhiza #fungi #plantmicrobiome nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Join us at #ESA2025 for our symposium (sponsored by Functional Ecology) on Plant–Soil Functional Biodiversity. We’ll dig into how belowground diversity shapes aboveground outcomes. "Beneath the brink: functional biodiversity and bold insights from plant-soil ecology" esa2025.org.au/call-for-abs...

It’s alive! Our Mycorrhizal Networks special issue is out in Functional Ecology. Packed with spore-tacular science. A collection that highlights advances, identifies unresolved questions & the future research directions. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We often measure AM fungal colonisation assuming it tells us something about function. But… what does it tell us? A short Letter where I ask what root colonisation really means for plant growth, P uptake, and defence. #Mycorrhiza #fungi #plantmicrobiome nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Sampling soil in southern Western Australia! 🦠🍄‍🟫🧬

Applications open for our International Dual PhD Awards in Plant & Soil Sciences! Train in world-class labs across @sheffieldpps.bsky.social and @westsyduhie.bsky.social and spend time at both institutes. bit.ly/4375M8D #PhDopportunity #PlantScience #SoilScience #Sustainability #AcademicSky

5. Defence by Design: Plant Selection for Symbiotic Fungal Communities Explore how plant breeding can shape rhizosphere fungal communities for pest defence. Shape rhizosphere microbiomes for resilience. Led by @frewecologist.bsky.social bit.ly/3YzyZYm #Microbiome #Agroecology #AcademicSky

🚨Functional Ecology’s May Issue is out now! 📙On the cover: Entangled aerial roots. Credit: Sandra Díaz, author of the Calow-Grace review featured in this issue! 💡Check out the full issue here 👉https://buff.ly/Dc0aBCa 🧪🌍

Check out an exciting diversity of research, reviews, and opinion articles in our @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social special collection on *Agricultural Biotechnology*. 🧪 🌱 With @cavycavs.bsky.social & Phil Macnaghten nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

It was so much fun to chat fungi with @fryrsquared.bsky.social and @daraobriain.bsky.social on the latest episode of Curious Cases - listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... 🍄🍄‍🟫🍄🍄‍🟫🍄🍄‍🟫🍄🍄‍🟫🍄

Mid-week #mycorrhiza 🍄 Some chunky hyphae and arbuscules of the mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis, running along the length of a rice root. Coloured by depth in the root. #mycosky #fungi #microscopy

Check out these exciting opportunities for a dual award PhD in plant and soil sciences 🤩 at @sheffieldpps.bsky.social and @westsyduhie.bsky.social: www.sheffield.ac.uk/biosciences/... each PhD project will involve at least 1 year spent at each institution - pls repost 🙏

What if plants could pick their own fungal protectors?! ⚔️🌱 We're looking for a PhD student for a unique dual award PhD. Based at Western Sydney Uni & spend 12-18 months at University of Sheffield. You will work with me and with Profs Katie Field, Scott Johnson, Jeff Powell, and Jurriaan Tonn.

This is cool: @frewecologist.bsky.social has developed Australia's first dedicated database of the species and distributions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, the underground network that supports plant life via @theconversation.com theconversation.com/from-trading...