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Plant Ecophysiology team at The James Hutton Institute, Dundee 🌾
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International Barley Hub
9 days ago
Join us tomorrow at The Edinburgh Science Festival and take a journey exploring DNA through lots of fun activities!
#barley
#daffodil
#DNA
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We hosted a visit of Intergrain Ltd a breeding company from Australia that specialises in wheat and barley breeding for Australian conditions.
10 days ago
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Tim spent a few days with the BarleyMicroBreed team at their AGM as scientific advisor. It was great to learn about all the interesting work they are doing.🌾
10 days ago
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Congratulations to Zoe who won the Gold Medal for her poster on her research into the tolerance of Bere barley to Mn deficiency at the STEM for Britain event at Westminster! 🎉🎖️
23 days ago
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We just had the 51st EPSO Plant Science Seminar on “Forest Health”. Access to the recording is available to all EPSO personal and organisational members on the EPSO website 🌲
@epsoeurope.bsky.social
epsoweb.org
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EPSO - European Plant Science Organisation
EPSO is an independent academic organisation that represents more than 220 research institutes, departments and universities from 31 countries in Europe and beyond. EPSO’s mission is to improve the im...
https://epsoweb.org/
23 days ago
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The @Root2Res Faba Bean trial is planted, looking forward to validating the shovelomics results in the second field season. 🫘🚜
23 days ago
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International Barley Hub
27 days ago
‼️ IBH Seminar Announcement ‼️ 📜 When the Dance Goes Off Beat: Barley Mutants Expose Meiotic Recombination Pathways 🔊 Isabelle Colas ⏰ Wednesday, 18 March 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5384bc...
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We hosted a visit from Charlie Rohwer (University of Minnesota, USA) last week. Charlie is involved in breeding for disease resistance in horticultural crops including hops and a range of vegetables.
26 days ago
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Students from the group have been involved in the annual Hutton Postgraduate event this week in Birnam. It was great to see the latest results from a broad range of projects.
26 days ago
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Last week we all attended the Ecological Sciences Gathering in Aberdeen to catch up on the latest of what going on in the department
about 1 month ago
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We hosted a visit to the institute of Darren Wells from University of Nottingham. He came to speak at the Barley Away Days, see our new facilities and discuss root research, specifically Lia’s project.
about 1 month ago
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Tim visited IPK in Germany to give a Gatersleben Lecture and meet colleagues old and new. Lots of plans to work together in the future.
about 1 month ago
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International Barley Hub
about 1 month ago
‼️ IBH Seminar Announcement ‼️ 📜 Precision Plant Editing: From Barley to Amaranth with CRISPR in Hand 🔊 Götz Hensel
@hhu.de
⏰ Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d460dd...
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Registration is now open for the Organic P workshop in Prince Edward Island, Canada in July 2026. Register at this link and hope to see you there!
op2026.com/registration/
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Registration – OP2026
https://op2026.com/registration/
about 2 months ago
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International Barley Hub
about 2 months ago
Functional analysis of barley HvRTH3 reveals its role in root hair patterning with no detectable impact on drought response
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Functional analysis of barley HvRTH3 reveals its role in root hair patterning with no detectable impact on drought response
Root hairs, tubular extensions of the rhizodermal cells, facilitate nutrient uptake, yet their role in water acquisition remains debated and may be sp…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168945226000956
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PlantEcoHutton
International Barley Hub
about 2 months ago
Only a week to go until Barley Away Days 2026! A 2- day workshop centred around the barley research at JHI / IBH to a combined internal and invited external audience.
@hutton.ac.uk
@scotchwhiskyswa.bsky.social
@novogene-europe.bsky.social
@thermofishersci.bsky.social
LGC Biosearch Diageo SSCR
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PlantEcoHutton
International Barley Hub
about 2 months ago
It was great to welcome
@szytynska.bsky.social
from
@manchester.ac.uk
to the
@hutton.ac.uk
and
@plantecohutton.bsky.social
. We look forward to working together to focus on plant-microbe-insect interactions to ensure sustainable barley production.
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We hosted a visit from Sharon Zytynska
@szytynska.bsky.social
(University of Manchester) who presented a seminar and discussed her research on plant, microbe, aphid interactions in barley to people in the group.
about 2 months ago
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Gwendolyn K. Kirschner
2 months ago
Excited to be looking at roots of wild barleys
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We hosted the ISRR Mini Symposium last week with 14 talks on roots from a whole range of research fields. If you want to catch up on this the link to the recording is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD...
@rootscientists.bsky.social
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'Between the Roots' ISRR Mini Symposium 2026
YouTube video by ISRR-International Society of Root Research
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD0Fs79jg
2 months ago
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Gwen is going with a group from Hutton to UAE next week to make connections with research organisations in the Emirates.
@hutton.ac.uk
@gwenkirschner.bsky.social
3 months ago
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Looking forward to seeing everyone at the ISRR Mini Symposium next week — a day of online presentations focused on roots 🌱
#ISRR
@rootscientists.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk
3 months ago
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Take a look at some articles in various places that have been picked up about our Bere barley participatory network 🌾 1.
scottishbusinessnews.net/call-to-join...
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www.welovestornoway.com/index.php/ne...
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www.agcc.co.uk/news-article...
#berebarley
@hutton.ac.uk
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Call to join the Bere barley participatory network - Scottish Business News
Researchers at The James Hutton Institute, in partnership with Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), are exploring how different Bere barley varieties perform
https://scottishbusinessnews.net/call-to-join-the-bere-barley-participatory-network/
3 months ago
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Registration for the Organic P Workshop in Charlottetown, Canada is now open Home - OP2026. Hope to see you there.
op2026.com
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Home - OP2026
Organic Phosphorus Workshop Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada July 13-17, 2026 Welcome Dear Colleagues, We are excited to announce the upcoming Organic Phosphorus Workshop 2026, which will b...
https://op2026.com/
3 months ago
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Have a great Christmas break and see you in 2026!
4 months ago
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Tim was elected President of EPSO (European Plant Science Organisation). Join us to help the plant science voice be heard in Europe. 🌾🌿
epsoweb.org
@epsoeurope.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk
@intbarleyhub.bsky.social
4 months ago
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Gwendolyn K. Kirschner
4 months ago
Rooting for roots?
#PlantScience
Join us online for the Mini Symposium of the International Society of Root Research
@rootscientists.bsky.social
Register here for free:
tinyurl.com/yzeddrjx
Programme👇
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Tim has been inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of Soil Science.
4 months ago
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Join us for the ISRR Mini Symposium in January get your tickets here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internatio...
Also don’t forget to become a ISRR member! @RootScientists
#ISRR
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International Society of Root Research - Mini Symposium
Eventbrite - Tim George, Hannah Schneider, Charlotte White presents International Society of Root Research - Mini Symposium - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - Find event and ticket information.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/international-society-of-root-research-mini-symposium-tickets-1975108318148?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
4 months ago
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Congratulations to Oludare Durodola on passing his viva this month, and for also getting another paper published
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
4 months ago
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Tim and Tracy attended the AAB meeting “Roots to Regenerative Agriculture” which saw a robust debate on the promise and problems with regenerative systems.
web.cvent.com/event/6f375f...
4 months ago
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See opportunities to join us as a PhD student:
@hutton.ac.uk
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5 months ago
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Association of Applied Biologists
5 months ago
Tim George
@plantecohutton.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk
is our keynote for Session 2: The Rhizosphere and Microbiome 🌱🦠 🌾 Root soil interactions for improved resource acquisition and sustainability 🌾
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Gwen has taken up her new permanent position in the team in the last week or so. Looking forward to building a thriving group with her in the coming months and years.
5 months ago
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Stefan Pulver and team from St Andrews, visited us today to look at options for looking at beetle behaviour in transparent soil.
5 months ago
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We just had a great week at the @Root2Res in Ireland visiting @teagasc new facilities in Johnstown Castle. Lots of new ideas to take forward in the project.
5 months ago
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Reporting Period 2 report for @Root2Res is complete and submitted, thanks to all those that contributed to getting this document together, see you in Ireland next week!
5 months ago
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Members of the team have been out for our biannual sampling of the Grieves House long-term tillage trials 🚜🌱.
6 months ago
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Tim spoke about Science and Innovation at the NFU Scotland Autumn Meeting in Edinburgh last week week.
6 months ago
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Some of us attended the 46thMacaulay Lecture in Edinburgh, where were heard from Kate Raworth about doughnut economics.
youtu.be/gnyBgXHmnt8?...
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46th TB Macaulay Lecture | Doughnut Economics: From theory to practice - Kate Raworth
YouTube video by James Hutton Institute
https://youtu.be/gnyBgXHmnt8?si=1qVdjL1g-7LAFSg9
6 months ago
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George has had his first paper published Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science. Well done George! 🌾
academicjournals.org/journal/JPBC...
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Academic Journals - Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science - uganda’s barley value chain: opportunities, challenges, and strategic solutions
Thirty-five years after barley's introduction to Uganda, its largely brewery-based value chain continues to face several challenges. An underdeveloped seed system, poor agronomic and post-harvest ...
https://academicjournals.org/journal/JPBCS/article-abstract/793101873743
6 months ago
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Molly and Susan have been involved in some site visit and sampling trips to the borders for the Diagman project, funded by Diageo to look at impacts of green manure on soil health indicators
7 months ago
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Lia & Gwen had a great time at the annual Gatsby Network meeting at Oxford last week. Excellent to network & discuss projects with some of the brightest in the field, providing valuable new perspectives & ideas. It was also great to introduce Gwen to the Gatsby network & members!
7 months ago
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Cristina’s latest paper from her PhD is now published: Can Increased Cover Crop Diversity Increase Root-Soil Binding and Reduce Soil Loss During Overland Flow? Well done
@crismcbride.bsky.social
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Can Increased Cover Crop Diversity Increase Root-Soil Binding and Reduce Soil Loss During Overland Flow?
Although cover crops can potentially improve on-farm soil and water management to reduce erosion, their ability to bind soil and whether multi-species…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095633925000929?via%3Dihub
7 months ago
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Yesterday, Molly assisted with the harvest of the @Root2Res WP4 faba bean trials 🌱🫘 Thanks to the Hutton farm team for making it happen!
8 months ago
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The team have been out at Balgonie all week doing the post-harvest sampling for the Agregen project funded by Diageo. This will help assess the impacts of regenerative practices on soil health. 🌱🌾
8 months ago
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We’re in full reporting mode for EU projects at the moment, RADIANT, which comes to and end in August, and Root2Res and COUSIN which are reporting at 36 and 18 months, respectively.
8 months ago
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Going along to the Dram Good Whisky Festival this weekend held at Arbikie Distillery this weekend, hope to see you there ! 🥃
www.highlandryewhisky.com/products/a-d...
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A Dram Good Whisky Festival 2025
Back by popular demand in a more spectacular venue. A Dram Good Whisky Festival will open its doors again, at the Arbikie Distillery Experience. Iconic distilleries will take you on a whisky adventure...
https://www.highlandryewhisky.com/products/a-dram-good-whisky-festival-2025
8 months ago
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The Scottish Government ENRA Research strategy forming the basis for research funding in Scotland 2027-2032 is out for public consultation, please follow the link to have your say
www.gov.scot/publications...
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Consultation on 2027-32 Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) Research Strategy
A draft strategy for the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) Research Programme from 2027-32 is available for public consultation. The programme covers a broad range of issues critic...
https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-2027-32-environment-natural-resources-agriculture-enra-research-strategy/
8 months ago
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Zoe passed her transfer report this week, well done!
8 months ago
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