It's that #potato harvest time of year again. Wishing the UK industry good yields and, more importantly, decent prices. At least the #lateblight pressure has been generally low in 2025.

Attention plant proteomics specialists: We are looking for a Head of our new Proteomics Unit at our international and dynamic Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology. @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social Applications are welcome until 30. Sept 2025: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/8...

A very welcome Scottish berry campaign supported by @hutton.ac.uk alongside releases of our blackberry, raspberry and blueberry varieties. Berry berry good. foodanddrink.scot/our-industry...

Pleased to publish a @phytopathology.bsky.social paper with West Bengal State University demonstrating seed tubers as source of #lateblight #phytophthora epidemics in the Indian plains. apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/epdf/10....

Interesting to see one of the other insect sampling suction towers. This one at @rothamsted.bsky.social Research

A @hutton.ac.uk blog shows our contribution to the meeting of the UK Defra 2025 Pesticides National Action Plan to keep Integrated Pest Management at the heart of UK crop production sefari.scot/blog/2025/05...

Great and challenging talk from Prof Bridget Emmett @ukceh.bsky.social on the urgent need to standardise soil sampling metrics. Lack of harmonisation impedes progress. Day 2 #UKDNAWG25

#UKDNAWG25 panel discussion thought provoking end to the day. @ukdnawg.bsky.social

Applications of eDNA in forensics and separation of mixed samples presented by Lorna Dawson of @hutton.ac.uk at #UKDNAWG25

Excited to be at @royalsociety.org for UK DNA Working Group meeting. First up hearing about RS eDNA report from Sarah Giles

What's in a name? Quite a lot! The consensus of our Phytophthora community just published @plantdisease.bsky.social Defending the Genus Phytophthora Proposed name change viewed as unjustified, scientifically incorrect and sowing confusion in all communities apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Pleased to see #Phytophthora #lateblight work from @hutton.ac.uk & @au.dk is getting attention in @wiley.com Plant Pathology #TopCitedArticle This problematic EU43 clonal lineage needs careful management. #Euroblight results for 2024 coming soon

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Plz Repost. We @slcuplants.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social are looking for a postdoc with proven protein biochemistry & cell biology expertise & strong interest in plant processes targeted by Phytophthora effectors. (apply before 2 April) [Image: Alex Guyon] www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50570/

The wilds of #Assynt, Scotland last week. Moody mountains and seascapes galore. A good unwind from the world of Phytophthora science.

Hi Skeeps, if you are in the London area and would like me to speak at your university or company, I will be in London on Thursday April 10 and Friday April 11. Looking for talks that can offer some travel/lodging reimbursement.

I know it's traditional to moan about British trains but credit where it's due. @lner.co.uk from Dundee went like clockwork, bang on time & very comfortable. York with it's town walls, Minster and Yorkshire beer always a pleasure.

Great new collaborative project 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 Consider applying to this position in Alain Tissier’s lab at Leibniz Institute in Halle and join us to #FIGHTBLIGHT www.ipb-halle.de/en/career/jo...