This is a really exciting PhD opportunity looking at the effect of air pollution and silicon on pest control so please encourage anyone you know to apply! Deadline 12th January #plantscience #ecology blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c...

Call for Papers: "Special Issue on “Silicon for Sustainable Agriculture and Resilient Ecosystems” in the journal, Plant and Soil, based on the 9th International Conference on #Silicon in Agriculture. Non-attendees can also submit. #plantscience #phytolith 🧪 link.springer.com/journal/1110...

Really excited that this is finally out: new paper by Katie Shaw showing how the effects of Si vary depending on how drought stress is imposed (with Julie Gray, Andy Fleming, and @suehartley.bsky.social) www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...

Interesting new blog post showing how to avoid phytolith identification varying among researchers by @welmoedo.bsky.social siliceousplants.wordpress.com/2025/01/11/i... #siliceousplants

Cool new blog post looking at Si-C trade-offs in sedges by @felix-detombeur.bsky.social siliceousplants.wordpress.com/2024/12/06/s... #siliceousplants