Happy to share our🆕article "The hidden role of #AminoAcids and secondary #metabolites in plant drought tolerance🌾🌱" is out in #PlantScience @elsevierconnect.bsky.social🤩🥳 Congrats to all authors👏 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #PlantScience @scinews.bsky.social @jennifermach.bsky.social

I think I'm already at BGEN's conference this day, but it looks interesting.

@inaturalist.bsky.social users are helping track something very weird.

Happy to share our review of Miyawaki forests, in which we show the lack of empirical evidence supporting this increasingly popular approach : besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @jappliedecology.bsky.social

Käse et al. The world's oldest man-made biological experiment nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

SAVE THE DATE ! 4th International Congress on Strigolactones - Paris, 5 to 8 October 2026

If you're one of those who's swallowed the lie that "plants and trees are having a party with all the increased CO2 in the atmosphere and flourishing, it's all good", please read this. Natural ecosystems ARE vital allies in the fight against climate breakdown, but that can only go so far.

#Evolution of #conifer seed cones 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #TansleyReview by @kmatsunaga @WileyPlantSci #PlantScience

We are hiring! There is a PhD-position available in my group on environmental signal integration in plants. @swammerdamuva.bsky.social More information: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Autophagy Unveiled: The Dagdas Group is shining a light on cellular recycling Autophagy is like a cell's version of housekeeping, tidying up old or damaged components to keep the cell running smoothly. www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/detail/n...

Writing an Introduction is hard. There are a few ways Introductions often go astray - avoid these. "What your Introduction section isn't" -

The Black in Plant Science Conference 2025! It's been just a little over a month since the biggest date in our calendar and what a day it was. Thank you to everyone who took part and we look forward to seeing you again next time! Read more here: buff.ly/Q5hJdWp

Central America’s forests are crucial for migrating birds Migratory birds are heading south to warmer climes and more abundant food. But until recently, scientists didn’t have a good understanding of exactly where they went. news.mongabay.com/short-articl... #Forests

Defect found in plants could alter their role in climate change fight A recent study revealed that plants are starting to lose more water under high temperatures. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/clim... #Climate

Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #GlobalHeating

The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. english.elpais.com/science-tech...

Vanishing experts, vanishing species: The taxonomy crisis Training a new generation of taxonomists is urgent and new research maps where help is most needed to close the skill gaps. www.kew.org/read-and-wat...

深圳大学胡章立团队综述植物过氧化氢酶（CAT）在温度和干旱胁迫中作用 💧💦❄️🔥☀️ 🌾 🪴 🖇️ mp.weixin.qq.com/s/gaTqJitka-... #catalase #drought #temperature #heat #cold #abioticstress #plantscience @botsocamerica.bsky.social @botany.one @bsbibotany.bsky.social @ijpsjournal.bsky.social @plantscience.bsky.social

Why are Amazonian trees getting ‘fatter’? “Nearly 100 scientists involved in the study have stated that old-growth forests in the Amazon are sequestering more carbon than they did 30 years ago, contradicting predictions of immediate collapse due to climate change.”

The Week in Botany November 17, 2025 botany.one/2025/11/the-... Thx to @botany.one and @alunsalt.bsky.social for featuring our Catch & Release paper and for their terrific support to get the word out. German readers may also check @laborjournal.bsky.social : www.laborjournal.de/editorials/3...

📣 We're hiring! Great opportunity for someone to join us in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development at the University of Reading working on #crop #protection #agronomy. See jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... for all the details.

Checked out our shiny new website yet? bsbi.org New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID? We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area. Seasoned botanist? All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!

Ecosystems and Biodiversity DPhil student, @navarrosales.bsky.social, has recently submitted a paper showing how Cerrado trees exhibit a productivity–fire tolerance trade-off. Read about it in recent blog post here: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/functio... @ecioxford.bsky.social

Working in plant health and want showcase your achievements? Then why not apply for our new Plant Health Professional Development Award! Visit the award webpage to find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/plant-health... #PlantHealth

It’s just finished, and I thought it was excellent. In short, if you can identify whether or not something in a photo *is* a plant, you can help. I’ll be blogging about it.

1/ It is my pleasure to share the latest preprint of the team: "Symbiotic diversification relies on an ancestral gene network in plants" doi.org/10.1101/2025... Here, we identified and functionally validated a novel master regulator of intracellular symbioses! A thread ... #PlantScience

Any historians of science want to jump in to discuss how Friedrich Laibach, a (Jewish, by several accounts) member of the Nazi Party, managed to flourish during and after WWII? Laibach first proposed Arabidopsis as a model organism.

🌻🪖 War is turning Ukraine’s fertiliser problem into a catastrophe 🧪 Long-term declines in nutrients, and soil damage, have been turbo-charged by the Russian invasion. But a new plan may help restore some of the world’s most fertile soils. #Botany #PlantScience 🧵 (1/15)

Best time to join the growing ranks of #BSBImembers? In October to get 15 months of benefits for price of 12: that's when 100s of people inc @markavery.bsky.social & @alunsalt.bsky.social joined! 2nd best time? In November, to enjoy 14 months of benefits: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/10/bsbi...

How a humble weed became a superstar of biology 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. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... #Botany #PlantScience

Join iNaturalist for a webinar to learn more about how you can help others, even if you're not an expert. Rather than doomscroll on social media, you can positively contribute to improving our knowledge about biodiversity! Nov 6, 2025 @ 1700 in London / Midday EST botany.fyi/diq8zn

UC Berkeley Botanical Garden houses crucial seed bank to preserve biodiversity At the University of California, Berkeley, Botanical Gardens, you'll find a critically important bank. It doesn't store hordes of cash or glittering gold bullion. This bank stores seeds. botany.fyi/627b45 #Botany

Meet the guardian of Dublin’s trees, who is making contingencies for climate change as he tends to ‘urban forest’ Balancing resilience with disease and weather changes, along with finding the right spaces for planting, are part of the job for Ludovic Beaumont. botany.fyi/0vkimh #Botany

My first peer-reviewed article. 🥳🍾🎉🥂🪅: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #AcademicSky #History @jcucase.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social

The first chapter of my PhD is out! 🌱🔥 We looked at whether fatty acids (a common seed oil) changed composition across fire-prone and fire-free habitats + dormancy-breaking temperatures in physically dormant seeds! (1/2) @markooiecol.bsky.social @ryantangney.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/aob/...

🌱 Studying seeds is vital for work on restoring lost species to semi-natural UK grasslands UKCEH plant ecologist @wagnermarkus.bsky.social chats to the Naked Scientists for their podcast on 25 years of @rbgkew.bsky.social's Millennium Seed Bank #MSB25 www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak... 🧪

NEW! A robust model based on #root morphological and anatomical features to distinguish high and low methane emission #rice varieties through #MachineLearning approaches doi.org/10.1093/insi... #PlantScience

Many consecutive annual fires? 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Not extreme nor a problem for the Cerrado grass layer!!! More like a solution!🔥🔥🔥 See community, functional, and population responses of Cerrado grasses to seven consecutive annual fires in our new manuscript out today in Open Access! doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Here’s an expanded microscopy paper by @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social related to his talk at @blackinplantsci.bsky.social doi.org/n96c #BlackInPlantSci

🔥 Postdoc: Biota-Cerrado on Fire (FAPESP) 3-yr position at LEVeg/Unesp (Brazil) on fire, open ecosystems & functional ecology. Pós-Doc (3 anos) sobre fogo, ecossistemas abertos e ecologia funcional. 📅 Deadline/Prazo: 30/11/25 🔗 Apply/Inscreva-se: fapesp.br/oportunidade... #Postdoc #FireEcology

🧪🌾PAPER - What makes a tree a tree?🧬 Read the paper by @siribirkeland.bsky.social and @trhvidsten.bsky.social with contributions from several UPSC researchers. By comparing dozens of genomes, they offer fresh insights into the genetic foundations of woodiness and perenniality in angiosperms.

Stellar start at #BlackInPlantSci. I particularly liked the observation that Imposter Syndrome is something that is done to you.

Excited to welcome speakers and delegates to Black In Plant Science 2025, today in Leeds! Thanks @newphyt.bsky.social & other sponsors! @blackinplantsci.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @yoselin.bsky.social

At @blackinplantsci.bsky.social this morning. Apologies if I nod and smile in a slightly vacuous way. It’s a little noisy and my hearing if poor this morning.

I'm excited to share that I’ve been accepted onto the Society of Botanical Artists Distance Learning Diploma in Botanical Illustration! 🎨✨ Here’s the piece I submitted for my portfolio: Hippeastrum hybrid (seed-grown by me). Check out the Society here: www.instagram.com/so...

Today it’s a gentle drive to Leeds for @blackinplantsci.bsky.social tomorrow. I was thinking of calling in Jodrell Bank along the way, but it looks like the rain could be coming in when I arrive.

Vale Jim Peacock - a giant in plant physiology

Ready for the Plant Science Wales meeting, this morning.

Interested in learning about research into Cerrado fire ecology? Curious to hear about my views and experiences in plant sciences? Check out this new interview @botany.one botany.one/2025/10/fran... Gracias @caordonezparra.bsky.social for the opportunity 😊