Improved mesophyll–bundle sheath connectivity is achieved via different mechanisms in C2 vs C4 Alternanthera nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I accidentally said bamboo was C4 when i meant sugarcane...... grateful to have this opportunity to give a talk and also to hear about amazing science going on in the department! 🐛🌱🐟

www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.... Rubisco!! 🌱

doi.org/10.1093/plph... @yuzhenfan.bsky.social and coworkers examine O2-based leaf Rdark and metabolites at six time points over a diel cycle 🌱#plantscience

Flower color isn’t just for pollinators – it shapes thermal balance Yuxin Li (李雨欣), Charlotte Grossiord, Xinran Ke (柯心然) and Christoph Bachofen nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/RQJVJC... #PlantScience

rubisco, Rubisco, or RuBisCO? 🌱

Abstracts for #Botany2026 🍃 are due on April 13th! If you work on gas exchange (CO2, H2O), carbon dynamics (photo., NSCs), and water relations 💧on organs different from LEAVEs, submit your abstract to the Non-foliar Gas Exchange Colloquium @bsa-ecophys.bsky.social: www.xcdsystem.com/botany/progr...

Hmm

Floral freezing tolerance is tied to flowering time in North American woody plant species doi.org/10.1093/aob/... #plantscience

Very cool study Would love to do field survey of C3-C4 intermediates down the same transect in NT... potentially interesting populations that are disjunct from those in WA

Libraries are amazing! Bews 1929 The World's Grasses

According to my supervisor, writing is like teaching a turkey how to fly.

✅📄Now Free Access: The flower does not open in the city: evolution of plant reproductive traits of Portulaca oleracea in urban populations Get the Paper: doi.org/10.1093/aob/... #PlantScience

C4!!!!!

If you're an #EcoEvo #PhD candidate anywhere in the world looking for project funding, consider applying for the @asn-amnat.bsky.social Student Research Award. Ten proposals for $2k in research funds will be awarded. Due 13 March 2026. Please share widely! 🧪 #grants #ecology #evolution #behavior

#Cell-to-cell connectivity: a future target for #crop improvement academic.oup.com/jxb/article/... #PlantScience #PlantStress @jxbotany.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social @plantcelltech.bsky.social @plantcellatlas.bsky.social @cropxr.bsky.social @mcropper.bsky.social

Registration is open for *C460- From Kranz to Crops: Celebrating 60 Years of C4 Discovery and Innovation* Celebrating 60 years since the discovery of C4 photosynthesis! 23-25 July 2026 at Lancaster University, UK Generously funded by @annbot.bsky.social, @newphyt.bsky.social, and others!

I can do a pretty good impression of the LI-6400 leaf fan

Ecophys!

writing is always humbling

diurnals at 2% and ambient O2

Mitotracker labels mitochondria nicely in leaves but seems to bind to the xylem too...

Here is a working Starter Pack for Plant Ecophysiologists! Please let us know if you want to be added to this list in a comment or DM. #botany #plantecophys #PhysFam go.bsky.app/Pbq39H7

Checkout this super wide but short bundle sheath cell in Flaveria linearis

My Flaveria forest is ready for the final project of my PhD! Elevated plants + new-ish retrofitted LEDs supplements 600-700 umol/m2/s of PAR at the top of the canopy

They should make a modernized LI-6400

what is a systematic biologist, phylogenetic biologist, clade biologist... doi.org/10.1093/sysb...

a lil thing I wrote about an influential paper for me

Learning confocal!

Our department at UBC is hiring for a professor of forest ecophysiology, including "tree ecophysiology; plant abiotic or biotic stress physiology; forest mortality and climate change responses; forest carbon balance; tree water relations; or nutrient use." Learn more at: tinyurl.com/5da56f5c

C4 🤠

Check out our new Tansley Review on leaf heat acclimation in @newphyt.bsky.social, the result of a great collaboration with an even greater team! @martijnslot.bsky.social @seanmichaletz.bsky.social @nicolebison.bsky.social @luiza-aparecido.bsky.social @owenatkin.bsky.social @hultinelab.bsky.social

On the cover of our #LatestIssue: Blepharis furcata at Klein Aus Vista, Namibia, is one of three Blepharis species with intraspecific variation in C4 cycle integration. Image courtesy of Matt Stata. 📖 See Stata et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🔬🌱 We are planning ahead for Botany 2026! We’re looking for folks interested in helping organize a hands-on workshop on building custom LI-COR chambers and measuring gas exchange on non-conventional plant material. 👉 Reach out to [email protected] if interested! #Botany2026 #bsaecophys

Came across this Curator of Plants & Sustainability job at the Royal Ontario Museum here in Toronto! #plantsciences #botany #herbaria royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...

Feedback please 🥹 [email protected]

New #PhD opportunities! NorthWestBio projects now online for 2026! Including a #photosynthesis project w/ @marjorielundgren.bsky.social looking at how photosynthetic diversity may affect future crop nutrient quality. Plant projects and the full set of projects available here: tinyurl.com/529yz4jd

Too much staring at TEMs all day... I wish I could be looking for plants in the Kimberley

🚨 1 Week Left to Apply! 🚨 The Krieg Lab is hiring a Research Professional in Plant Ecophysiology & Evolution. 📅 Deadline: October 1, 2025 📧 Sending materials (Cover Letter, CV, References) to: kriegc[at]wfu.edu

🌱📚 Love plants and books? The Plant Science Bulletin is looking for book reviewers. There are a few books that may interest our followers! Visit here for more info: botany.org/home/publica... . . . #Botany #bsa #PlantScience #BookReview #PlantScienceBulletin

New preprint up: "Single-cell-level response to drought in Sorghum bicolor reveals novel targets for improving water use efficiency." www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Here we show that drought response supersedes differences in cell identity and identify key transcriptional regulators.

Professor Susanne von Caemmerer FRS and Professor Graham Douglas Farquhar FRS are jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) 2025 for refining the ways we monitor and model photosynthesis in leaves from molecular to global scales. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/royal-medals/

🌿Thank you for making “A Day for BSA” a huge success! 🌿 Together, we exceeded our $15,000 Endowment campaign goal, raising over $16,000 to support students, publications, and the annual conference. Did you miss it? This Endowment campaign continues through August 31! crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...

Thanks to everyone who’s donated to the '#ADayforBSA' Endowment campaign! We’ve already reached 20% of our $15,000 goal. Every gift matters and helps support students, publications, and the Botany Conference. Haven’t given yet? There’s still time: crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont... #IamaBotanist

CAM! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I dont usually collect pokemon cards... but i came across a Professor Rowan card

This was a long time (too long) in the works, but I'm thrilled that it is finally out: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... "How evolution repeatedly builds complexity: a case study with C4 photosynthesis in Blepharis (Acanthaceae)" And this was chosen for a cover photo:

#TansleyReview: Mechanisms driving functional divergence of #TranscriptionFactor paralogs Isabella J. Higgins, Sarah G. Choudury & Aman Y. Husbands 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We have stickers! Find @savageplantphys.bsky.social to get some and find out more about our section! #bsaecophys #botany2025

wish I could be there 🥹