Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 23 April 12pm (AEST) / 2pm (NZST) Our April seminar will feature Solomon Maerowitz-McMahan from @westsyduhie on fire and fungi! @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/april-2...

Professor @katiefield4.bsky.social is a Professor of Plant-Soil Processes at @sheffielduni.bsky.social Katie is a Keynote speaker in the #ICOM2026 session on mycorrhizal fungi in agriculture 🌾and food security 🍚, and will present a talk entitled “Mycorrhizal fungal diversity in agroecosystems”.

Amazing work leb by @tommansfield.bsky.social 🙌, uncovering the genomic and environmental drivers behind ectomycorrhizal exploration types nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Applications for AMS research grants are open! This year we are offering two grants for early career mycologists, each with a maximum value of $2000 AUD @plant-pathogens.bsky.social @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social @asps-oz.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/ams-res...

REMINDER: 🚨ICOM2026 Registration is OPEN🚨 icom2026.org/register/%F0... 💰Early bird rates ending SOON: April 12 🍽️ Conference dinner is included with registration Join IMS for reduced registration fee 👉 mycorrhizas.org/become-a-mem... #ICOM2026 #mycorrhiza #IMS @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 26 March 12pm (AEDT) / 2pm (NZDT) Our March seminar will feature Dr Joanna Green from Lincoln University on fungal soil legacies! @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/march-2...

What a fantastic review by @westsyduhie.bsky.social researchers on the impacts of climate extremes on plant pathogens, microbiomes and plant health. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @prof-braj-singh.bsky.social @chaoxiong.bsky.social @mingao.bsky.social

PhD opportunity: How flexible are AM fungi? This project explores fungal trait plasticity and consequences for plant growth and nutrient uptake. Experimental + quantitative focus. www.upsc.se/jobs/6672-ph...

Symposia submissions are now open for ESA2026. ⏰️ But don't wait, submissions must be completed by April 3. Online now: esa2026.org.au/information-... 🐨 Join us at ESA2026 in Meanjin (Brisbane) in November. #ESA2026 #ecology #ESA #scicomm

🌱 NEW at #ICOM2026! For the first time, we’re hosting an Early Career Researcher Symposium 🧫✨ 📅 12 July 2026 | 📍 Cairns 🎤 Talks, panels, networking & awards 📝 Abstracts now open for students & ECRs (≤7 yrs post-degree) 👉 icom2026.org/ecr/ #Mycorrhiza @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social

So many trees and so many fungi to study! Next one on Australian conifers? We found more #fungi in the rhizosphere of large trees, with many unique taxa beneath the millennial Alerce Abuelo, the Grandfather @spun.earth @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social @ausmycsoc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s105...

ℹ️Plan ahead for travel to Australia 🛂ALL non-Australian citizens must have a visa ⏰Visa app's should be made 6-8 weeks before travel 🌴Cairns is a popular holiday destination in July 🛌Book accommodation early icom2026.org/visa/ icom2026.org/accom/ @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 26 February 10 am (AEDT) / 12 pm (NZDT) Our February seminar will feature Prof Sydney Glassman from the University of California, Riverside, on the effect of fire on fungi! @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/februar...

2026 Field Training dates scheduled for SA The Training will be held 12-13 May in Lobethal, South Australia as part of the Soil Management Training course offered by Soil Science Australia (SSA). For more information or to enrol visit: www.soilscienceaustralia.org.au/training

‼️The deadline for these awards has been extended! 👉New deadline: Friday 20th February

New from researchers at @westsyduhie.bsky.social: Soil protist diversity shapes ecosystem multifunctionality, especially under drought onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/BKPGB3...

🌱 NEW at #ICOM2026! For the first time, we’re hosting an Early Career Researcher Symposium 🧫✨ 📅 12 July 2026 | 📍 Cairns 🎤 Talks, panels, networking & awards 📝 Abstracts now open for students & ECRs (≤7 yrs post-degree) 👉 icom2026.org/ecr/ @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social

ℹ️ Reminder: Abstract submission for #ICOM2026 is OPEN! 🦘 Deadline is 28th February, 2026 💻 Submissions here 👇 icom2026.org/abstract/ @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social #mycorrhiza

Over 20 years of scat analyses reveal how truffle-like fungi respond to climate change. First paper of PHD student Emily McIntyre from @unimelb.edu.au 🦘🍄‍🟫🌱 @ausmycsoc.bsky.social @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social

Show us your #SoilScience! The call for abstracts for the 2026 Soil Science Australia National Conference is now open and will close 24 April 2026. The submission process is simple. conference.soilscienceaustralia.org.au

IMS Research Awards 2026 – Nominations open! 🏆 Eminent & Mid-Career Awards 🗓 Deadline: 15 March 2026 🏆 Early-Career & Student Awards (Publication) 🗓 Deadline: 31 March 2026 🏅 Awards presented at ICOM 👉 mycorrhizas.org #IMS #Mycorrhiza @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social

📢 ISME20 – Call for Abstracts Submit your research to ISME20, the premier conference in microbial ecology, taking place in Auckland from 16 to 21 August 2026. Abstract deadline for oral and poster presentations is 15 February isme-microbes.org/call-for-abs... #ISME20 #MicrobialEcology

Call for Roundtable Proposals | ISME20 Microbial ecologists are invited to propose dynamic Roundtable Sessions for ISME20. Topics should address hot or emerging ideas in microbial ecology. 🗓 Deadline: 7 Feb 2026 📍 Sessions: 17 Aug 2026 👉 Guidelines on ISME20 website #ISME20 #MicrobialEcology

The deadline is coming up soon - Submit your abstract now!

ℹ️ Reminder: Abstract submission for #ICOM2026 is now OPEN! 🦘 Deadline is 28th February, 2026 💻 Submissions here 👇 icom2026.org/abstract/ @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social #mycorrhiza

🌱 NEW at #ICOM2026! For the first time, we’re hosting an Early Career Researcher Symposium 🧫✨ 📅 12 July 2026 | 📍 Cairns 🎤 Talks, panels, networking & awards 📝 Abstracts now open for students & ECRs (≤7 yrs post-degree) 👉 icom2026.org/ecr/ #Mycorrhiza #ICOM2026 @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social

🌍🍄Host the future of mycorrhizal science The IMS invites bids to host ICOM15 (2030). 📄 Guidelines 👉 mycorrhizas.org/wp-content/u... 🗓 Proposal deadline: May 29, 2026 📣 Host announced: July 17, 2026 #ICOM15 #IMS #Mycorrhiza @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social

Reminder: Abstract submission for #ICOM2026 is now OPEN! Deadline is 28th February, 2026 Submissions here 👇 icom2026.org/abstract/ @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social #mycorrhiza

Come to Cairn next July for #ICOM2026 Registration is now open!!‪ @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social @icom2026.bsky.social icom2026.org/register/

New contribution to the study of post-fire fungi in Australia @ausmycsoc.bsky.social www.taxonomyaustralia.org.au/ajt/papers/o...

Don’t forget – abstracts for #ASM2026 are open! www.theasmmeeting.org.au/abstract-sub...

Congratulations to the winners from the Plant-Soil Symposium at the @ecolsocaus.bsky.social conference last week generously sponsored by the @britishecologicalsociety.org. Thank you for supporting the fantastic research being led by these student researchers in plant–soil ecology in Australia! 🧵

👏Congratulations @westernsydneyu.bsky.social researcher @chaoxiong.bsky.social - awarded $475K #DECRA to boost crop resilience against climate extremes & pathogens. 🌱 🔗 Read more: westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/n... #ARC #Innovation #ClimateResilience #SustainableAgriculture 🌏

Meet @icom2026.bsky.social Plenary speakers! Dr Claire Veneault-Fourrey - from INRAE (Nancy, France) - will be opening the session "Genomic pathways and regulatory networks: molecular foundations of mycorrhizal adaptation and host interactions" #ICOM2026 icom2026.org/speakers/

The 17 Newsletter is now available: mycorrhizas.org/wp-content/u... It includes @YouTube interviews with @mrillig #BeaBock #SmritiPehim (@BalaChaudhary lab). Tools by #CamilleDelavaux & @ManjuMGupta Top 10 mycorrhizal papers. @ICOM2026 info & more! Thanks @cesarmarin203 for this 🤗

✨ It was a pleasure to have @manjeet786.bsky.social from @westsyduhie.bsky.social join our symposium, presenting both a poster and a speed talk. He shared fascinating insights into how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can—and cannot—support sorghum in the fight against charcoal rot. #ESA2025

Fascinating talk by Jiahoa Wen (@westsyduhie.bsky.social) on the differential response of plants to distinct arbuscular mycorrhizal communities #ESA2025

Can Australian tree phylogeny shape rhizosphere community assembly? It mostly seems so… Big thanks to PhD candidate Nicola Haggerty (@sydney.edu.au) for an intriguing talk on the relationship between aboveground controls and belowground communities.

Are you interested in phosphorus cycling by bacteria and archaea? Keep an eye out for this massive work by PhD candidate Lachlan Curran on the ‘S.A.T.E’ framework for phosphorus cycling. #ESA2025

Over the moon for Rebecca Greening from UniSA for winning best inaugural presentation at #ESA2025 🌝 Can’t wait to see Rebecca’s future on soil microbes on Aussie rangelands!

Fantastic talk by Solomon Maerowitz-McMahon from @westsyduhie.bsky.social, showing that fire interval and severity influence mycorrhizal community structure but not function. #ESA2025

Well done to Genavieve (pictured below on the right) presenting at her first ever scientific conference! Even better when your co-supervisor makes a special trip from Western Australia to support you 🥹 #ESA2025 @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social

Winnie (@unimelb.bsky.social) show that soil microbes facilitate plant-plant interactions and coexistence among native annuals of southwest Australia #ESA2025

Rebecca Greening (UniSA) is exploring the impacts of grazing on below-ground taxonomic and genetic diversity in Australian rangelands. Ambitious PhD project—excited to see this work progress in such an iconic Australian ecosystem. #ESA2025

Xin Han from @westsyduhie.bsky.social is unravelling the effects of elevation on plant traits. Why do tropical but not not subtropical forests follow expected treds. Looks like soil might be at play. #ESA2025

Carbon dynamics in the Aussie Alps. James King from ANU show that drought and warming combined flip dynamics from sink to source. #ESA2025

Kicking of our symposium is @camilletruong.bsky.social with a fascinating talk on the effect of feedbacks and mycorrhizal strategy on plant-soil feedbacks in heathy-woodland plants. Arbuscular mycorrhizal but not ectomycorrhizal fungi were affected by heat. Very interesting 🤔.

We are excited to share the latest in plant-soil research in Australia today! Come join our symposium in Riverbank room 2 from 13:30-17:00👇

Do below-ground microbial communities follow established above-ground vegetation states. Maggie Logan from @latrobeuni.bsky.social says not really… #ESA2025

Captivating talk by @academic-gian.bsky.social on unravelling why Balga (Xanthorrhoea preissii) won’t grow—looks like microbes might be the bad guys! #ESA2025