"A plant-based diet requires far fewer resources than a standard western diet ... Just as we make ourselves more energy-secure by switching from fossil fuels to renewables, we make ourselves more food-secure by switching from animals to plants." Nice analogy! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🌳🍂 Plant knowledge becoming more popular! Cambridge Uni botanic garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social joins UK others offering short courses plant vocabulary & ID. Also BSBI @bsbibotany.bsky.social Identiplant (enrol December), Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social , Field Studies Council #BUC2026

Broomrapes of the World, published by Kew, out now. Years of fieldwork, collaboration, observation and passion went into these 600 pages. We hope it will inspire others to enjoy these beautiful plants:

Here's a lovely story on a seagrass restoration project. 💚 Happy Friday! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds. n.pr/4ttOsq4

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Helping the iconic American Chestnut #PlantScience #PlantNGTs

Smellanie - Adelaide Botanic Garden’s favourite corpse flower now in full bloom reeking of cheese, roadkill and more. #plantscience 🧪 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

"Tidestromia oblongifolia took only two days to increase its photosynthetic capacity to produce energy and thrive in extreme heat, and by day 14 reached its ideal photosynthetic temperature of 45 °C (113 °F)" #PlantScience #PlantStress #ClimateChange Original paper: www.cell.com/current-biol...

Dandelions living in downtown areas of Japan have adapted to life in the big city—perhaps a bit too much. Urban seeds have evolved to float shorter distances than rural ones, potentially leading to inbreeding problems that could threaten these metropolitan populations. https://scim.ag/49mV964

Plants are master synthesisers of defensive compounds. So are spruce trees producing anti-microbial compounds that are protecting them against fungal infection. 🧵1/5 Image credit: Benjamin Weiss, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Scientists have identified Tidestromia oblongifolia in Death Valley as the most heat-tolerant plant ever recorded, capable of surviving temperatures above 120°F, according to a study published in Current Biology. #ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #PlantScience #AgricultureFuture #GlobalWarming

New Zealand has 2,200 native flowering plants and 85% of them grow nowhere else, including some spectacular displays that open just in time for the festive season. 👉 theconversation.com/most-of...

Each season, mango growers across Australia watch helplessly as millions of mangoes fall to the ground too early. Here’s why – and how science can help.

The key global crops, wheat, rice and maize, are expected to see the losses to pests increase by about 46%, 19% and 31% respectively when global heating reaches 2C 👇 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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New GM tomato available for sale!!! www.norfolkhealthyproduce.com/collections/...

Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41... A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.

1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Arabidopsis thaliana, plant biology's ubiquitous model organism, came from the Harz Mountains of northern Germany. It was discovered in 1542 by Johannes Thal and, over the next 500 years, spread through labs around the world. @AlexandraBalwit tells the story in a new essay.🔻

Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress launched the botanical world into the molecular era. ✍️ Rachel Ehrenberg knowmag.org/4hImL8e

I just made an account and voted for this biology laboratory made of LEGO to "promote biological research and inspire more people into the world of biology". They need 10K votes. Reposting and/or voting below would be helpful. 🤗 beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

A tiny white-petalled weed beloved of plant biologists has received a CRISPR-fueled makeover, turning it into a supersized ruby-colored bloom www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In @theguardian.com : "Plant that mimics odour of half-eaten ants to attract pollinators discovered" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Trump’s contradictions on farmworkers echo a long history of romanticizing farming — one bound up with race, nature, exploitation, and the nation’s identity, says a historian of agriculture and labor. buff.ly/jPCOu6z By @dcsackman.bsky.social, University of Puget Sound

New Zealand had some of the most restrictive laws when it came to genetically engineered food crops. This move once again demonstrates how the NZ Government makes Science-based decisions. Take note, European Union! #PlantGMOs #PlantNGTs #PlantScience #Agroculture #Sustainability #PlantBreeding

Scientists have spent decades puzzling over potatoes’ origin story. The answer was juicier than anyone expected, @katherinejwu.com reports.

Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews

This came up today. Wondering about genetically modified GMO food?Watch « Well fed » vimeo.com/188913344

This is a fantastic documentary on #PlantBiotechnology, genetically engineered #PlantGMOs, & the anti-scientific disinformation campaigns that #Greenpeace has been running against them. In German, but there are English subtitles. SWR is German public broadcaster, & I don't see a COI. #PlantScience

Around the world, food staples — including wheat, beef and coffee — are being affected by widespread drought, with some prices climbing to record highs.

URGENT The Naked Scientists needs your help. This is one of the best #science #podcast out there. #Cambridge University is planning to make Dr. Chris Smith redundant, which would likely kill the podcast. More info and how you can help here: www.thenakedscientists.com/sos-cambridg...

Climate crisis could hit yields of key crops even if farmers adapt, study finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I’m sharing my very personal story to encourage everyone to participate in and celebrate Pride month. All our voices are needed to protect diversity and support the queer community. #PRIDEmonth 🌈. rootandshoot.org/forever-prid...

Book a Scientist - Expertinnen und Experten der @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de beantworten eure Fragen. Mit dabei vom IPB: @marischuster.bsky.social & @cbtomsen.bsky.social Jetzt Termin für ein 25-min Online-Gespräch (De/En) am 3.6. buchen auf: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/ne... #plantsci

"Organic food isn't pesticide-free - or better for the planet" It's nice to have such a clear statement directly in the title 👏 Interview with Ian Godwin from Queensland University, Australia for Contact Magazine. qaafi.uq.edu.au/article/2025... #PlantScience #OrganicFood #PlantNGTs #PlantGMOs

Genetically modified pod borer resistant cowpeas now boosting food security for smallholder farmers in Ghana #plantscience 🧪 theconversation.com/ghanas-first...

"Sowing solutions: my quest to save Kenya’s maize from a devastating invader" Henry Sila Nzioki, interviewed by @lindanordling.bsky.social, writes about his work fighting the #ParasiticPlants #Striga in @nature.com. www.nature.com/articles/d41... #PlantScience

"Century-old genetics mystery of Mendel’s peas finally solved" 'Researchers pinpoint the genes responsible for the final three pea traits studied by the famed citizen scientist.' By Amanda Heidt for @nature.com #PlantScience www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"Tropical tree in Panama has evolved to kill its 'enemies' with lightning" www.livescience.com/planet-earth... by @jacklinkwan.bsky.social for Live Sciences #PlantScience

If you need something interesting to listen, here are some cool #PlantScience / #PlantBiology Podcasts (Thread 🧵): "Atom in the Garden of Eden" by 99% Invisible 99percentinvisible.org/episode/atom... Back when you could just order & sow randomly #mutagenized plants to check for cool phenotypes.

"Whatever your diet, from chicken nuggets to organic tofu, the food you consume is the result of generations of work by agricultural scientists and plant breeders to meet the ever-changing needs of farmers and consumers." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o... #PlantScience #PlantBreeding #Sustainability

"Gene-edited non-browning banana could cut food waste, scientists say" by Hannah Devlin for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/science/2025... #PlantScience #PlantGMOs #Banana

Gene-edited non-browning banana could cut food waste, scientists say www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

How it started: "Italy tests first gene-edited vines for winemaking" www.nature.com/articles/s41... And How it's going 👇

"Giant carnivorous plant newly described to science" via Cosmos Magazine by Ariel Marcy cosmosmagazine.com/nature/plant... #PlantScience #Botany #CarnivorousPlants

"Eco-vandals target gene-edited Chardonnay in Italy" by @annameldolesi.bsky.social mycrispr.blog/2025/02/16/e... The second #PlantGMO field trial destroyed in Italy in the past months. #PlantScience #PlantNGTs #SustainableAg #Agriculture

"Coffee Prices Are at a 50-Year High. Producers Arenʼt Celebrating." ' #Climatechange is behind the windfall gains, and growers are worried about whether they can adapt.' via @nytimes.com by @petersgoodman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/b... #PlantBiology #Coffee #Agriculture