🎄 From the Phytogen team: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Thank you for an incredible 2025! 255 attendees at our Adelaide conference, outstanding research shared, new connections made & the future of Australian plant science looking bright! 🌱 bit.ly/3MFsgcc Phytogen returns early 2026! ✨

🏆 2026 ASPS Awards - Applications OPEN! Closing 6 March 2026: Peter Goldacre Award Jan Anderson Award RN Robertson Travelling Fellowship Education & Outreach Award Start your applications over summer! Details: www.asps.org.au/peter-goldac... #AusPlantSci #Awards

🔗 New ASPS Links Hub is live! One central location for: 🌐 Website 📰 Phytogen 🎓 Conference info 📱 Social media Bookmark: asps-oz.github.io/asps-links/ Free, mobile-friendly & easy access to everything ASPS! 🌱 #AusPlantSci

📅 ComBio 2026 - Sydney, 29 Sept-1 Oct Abstract submissions & early bird registration NOW OPEN! 🎉 Bringing together ASBMB, NZSBMB, ANZSCDB & ASPS for 3 days of cutting-edge life sciences research at ICC Sydney. bit.ly/3MFsgcc Register: www.combio.org.au #ComBio2026 #AusPlantSci

📝 Join our team! ASPS seeks a Phytogen Co-Editor for 2026 Edit our monthly newsletter, coordinate content, showcase Australian plant science & build your communication skills! Students, EMCRs & researchers welcome to apply. Contact: [email protected] or [email protected] bit.ly/3MFsgcc

👋 Meet our 2026 Student Representatives! Gabriella Jessica (USyd) Qinqin Yang (USyd) Lucas Auroux (La Trobe) Daniel Wallis (USyd) Soumitra Patekar (QUT) bit.ly/3MFsgcc

🔬 Welcome new Discipline Representatives! Genetics & Molecular Biology: Dr. Stephanie Kerr (QUT) & Dr. Farhad Masoomi-Aladizgeh (USyd) Plant Physiology: Dr. Sajitha Biju (La Trobe) Plant Development: Dr. Stephanie Conway (UQ) & Dr. Eduardo Flores Sandoval (Monash)

👋 Welcome Joseph Pegler as ASPS Honorary Treasurer from 2026! Joseph joins us from the University of Newcastle and will guide the Society's financial management. Thank you to outgoing Treasurer Mark Waters for your dedicated service! 🙏 bit.ly/3MFsgcc #AusPlantSci

🎤 ASPS2025 Best Presentation Awards: 🥇 Best Student Talk: Louise Walker (La Trobe) 🥈 Student Runner-up: Qinqin Yang (USyd) 🔬 Best ECR Talk: Stephanie Kerr (QUT) Exceptional presentations showcasing the future of Australian plant science! 🌱 #ASPS2025 #AusPlantSci bit.ly/3MFsgcc

🏆 Congratulations to our ASPS2025 Poster Award Winners! Session 1: Daniel Wallis & Szczepan Glewicz Session 2: Guilherme Ventura Yoshikawa & Jasmine Divinagracia Outstanding science on display! 📊 bit.ly/3MFsgcc #ASPS2025 #AusPlantSci #StudentResearch

🎉 ASPS 2025 by the numbers: 255 registrants (130+ students!) 4 days of exceptional science in Adelaide Quality talks & posters across all sessions Unforgettable social events at McLaren Vale, Mt Lofty & Waite Campus Such a success! 🌱 bit.ly/3MFsgcc #ASPS2025 #AusPlantSci

📰 December Phytogen is out now! Final edition of 2025 featuring: 🏆 ASPS2025 conference award winners 👋 New committee members & discipline reps for 2026 📅 ComBio 2026 in Sydney - registrations open! 🎓 Message from Conference Chair Crystal Sweetman Read here: bit.ly/3MFsgcc #AusPlantSci #Phytogen

🔬 Meet our Plant-Microbe Interactions Rep: Dr. Ronan Broad (La Trobe)His research uses CRISPR to enhance nitrogen fixation in legumes (cowpea & soybean), targeting the FUN gene to delay nodule senescence.Goal? Better beans with reduced need for synthetic fertilizers! www.asps.org.au/phytogen/ono...

📱 Connect with ASPS! asps-oz.github.io/asps-links/ Find us on: 🌐 Official website 📰 Phytogen newsletter 🎓 Conference updates 🦋 Bluesky @asps-oz.bsky.social 💼 LinkedIn 🐦 Twitter/X @asps_ozplants Join Australia's plant science community! 🌱 #AusPlantSci #PlantScience

🌏 Happy World Soil Day! Today we join in acknowledging that soil is the foundation of our future. At QAAFI, soil is at the heart of much of what we do from understanding root systems to developing techs and innovations that help farmers build resilience and boost productivity.

Presented my single cell omics analysis work at the @asps-oz.bsky.social 2025 conference in beautiful Adelaide, Australia. Also happy to have co-chaired the ''new tech and AI" session with David Kainer. Research made in @lewseylab.bsky.social Thanks ASPS for the travel grant award.

Thank you so much to the @asps-oz.bsky.social for the 2025 Peter Goldacre medal 🌱 It was a privilege to speak at the annual conference last week on my last 10 years of research into plant-mycorrhiza associations and zinc nutrition.

🎬 Relive the highlights from #ASPS2025 in Adelaide - incredible science, networking, and collaboration across four amazing days! 🌱 See you at ComBio 2026 in Sydney! 👋 #AusPlantSci #PlantScience #ASPS2025 #ComBio2026​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

🏆 Congratulations to our #ASPS2025 Award Winners! Best Posters: Session 1: Daniel Wallis & Szczepan Glewicz Session 2: Guilherme Ventura Yoshikawa & Jasmine Divinagracia Best Presentations: 🎓 Student: Louise Walker (Winner), Qinqin Yang (Runner-up) 🔬 ECR: Stephanie Kerr

🎉 #ASPS2025 Day 4 Wrap-Up - Thursday 27 November What a fantastic final day! 🌱 Morning Sessions:🔬 Plant Biotic & Abiotic Stress Signaling 📚 Teaching, Outreach & Indigenous Afternoon:🧬 Frontiers in Genetics & Molecular Biology. See you next year!

Congratulations Dr. Liu Yin!

Could you be our next prize winner? To be eligible for this award, you must be the first author of a paper published in #FunctionalPlantBio, be enrolled for a PhD or be within 10 years post-PhD, and a member of the @asps-oz.bsky.social. Find out more on our website: connectsci.au/fp/pages/awa...

☀️ #ASPS2025 Day 3 - Wed 26 November Afternoon Session 7: Fields of Opportunity Chair: Michael Eyres Industry-focused session featuring: 🎤 Keynote: Chris Davey (Next Level Agronomy), Industry perspectives from Field Systems, Mallee Sustainable Farming, Omnia, Panel Q&A

☀️ #ASPS2025 Day 3 - Wed 26 November Session 6: Beneficial Plant–Microbe Interactions Chairs: Ronan Broad (La Trobe) & Eloise Foo (UTAS) 🦠🌱 Exploring symbiotic relationships with: 🎤 Invited speaker Dr. April Hastwell (UQ) 📊 Talks from Ronan Broad, Jiacan Sun & Zhe Zhang 🎯

☀️ #ASPS2025 Day 3 kicks off! Session 5: New Technologies & AI in Plant Science Chairs: David Kainer (UQ) & Lucas Auroux (La Trobe) 🤖 Exploring cutting-edge applications of AI and new tech in plant research with talks from: Great start of the day! 🌱 #ASPS2025

ASPS2025 Tuesday Recap Afternoon Adventures: What an incredible social afternoon exploring Adelaide! 🍇McLaren Vale wineries tour - tastings at iconic SA vineyards 🏔️Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens - stunning views & plant collections 🔬Waite Campus - The Plant Accelerator, historic Arboretum &Campus Winery

Tuesday Lunch & Poster Session Odd-numbered posters presenting, diverse and high quality science !

#ASPS2025 Tuesday Morning Wrap-Up Great sessions this morning! 🌱 Session 4: Plant Nutrition & Development featured: 🎤 Invited speaker Prof. Brent Kaiser (UoS) 🏆 Peter Goldacre Award Talk: Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Watts-Fawkes (Wageningen University).

🍽️ #ASPS2025 Tuesday 25th November Schedule 11:45-13:15: Lunch & Poster Session (The Hub) 📊 Odd-numbered posters presenting 13:15-17:30: Social Afternoon Activities 🎟️ Ticketed events around Adelaide - bus departure from Flinders Uni. Enjoy networking and exploring! 🌱 #PlantScience #ASPS2025

⏰ Starting very soon at #ASPS2025! 🏆 Peter Goldacre Award Talk 📅 Tuesday 11:00am | Chair: Brent Kaiser (UoS) 🎤 Dr. Stephanie Watts-Fawkes (Wageningen University, Netherlands) One of our most prestigious awards - don't miss it! #AusPlantSci #PlantScience #PeterGoldacreAward

🎤 ASPS2025 Session Spotlight: Annals of Botany Travelling Speaker. 📅 Wednesday 11:00am | Chair: Eloise Foo (UTAS) 🌍 Featuring Dr. Lena Müller from the Salk Institute (USA) Don't miss this special international perspective at #ASPS2025! #AusPlantSci #PlantScience #AnnalsOfBotany

🌱 ASPS2025 Session 4: Plant Nutrition & Development Chairs: Megan Shelden (AU) & Ghazanfar Khan (Deakin) 🎤 Featuring invited speaker Prof. Brent Kaiser (UoS) plus presentations from: Poonam Bala (AU) Melissa Bain (CSIRO) Yinglong Chen (UWA) 📊 + Poster teasers #ASPS2025

Growing global production of citrus offers opportunities for Australia’s little-known 6 native species. #UQ researcher and PhD candidate Joel Johnson is investigating their chemical composition and nutritional potential. https://bit.ly/3XckjgO

Day 1 wrapped! So many amazing sessions, but the real highlight was the student-led discussions, such sharp ideas and energy! Capped off the evening with a great welcome mixer. Excited for the rest of the conference! 🧬 #ConferenceLife #ASPS2025

Last session of day 1 - Great session on SynBio & Green Bio-Manufacturing. The future of sustainable production is looking bright. 🌿🧪 #Biomanufacturing #SynBio #ASPS2025

2025 R.N Robertson Lecture Setting Down Roots: Michelle Watt's Research Story for R.N Robertson Lecture

Just wrapped up Plant Organelle & Energy Biology! Chloroplasts, mitochondria, and how they make green life go. Mind blown! #BiologySession #PlantCell #ASPS2025

Session 2 - Plant Organelle & Energy Biology Invited: Maria Ermakova (Monash)

Session 1 - The Future of Plant Sciences - A wonderful glimpse of what lies ahead in the years to come! Thank you to all the students in this session for sharing their incredible scientific discoveries!

Session 1 - The Future of Plant Sciences - chaired by students & with student speakers!

ASPS 2025 conference is starting now! #ASPS2025

Many Plant Scientists have been spotted on their way to Adelaide... ASPS2025 conference starts today!

📰 November Phytogen out now! Final countdown to #ASPS2025! This edition spotlights our award winners and includes last-minute conference updates. Read here: www.asps.org.au/phytogen/ono... See you in Adelaide next week! 🌱 #AusPlantSci #ASPS2025

We are seeking additional judges to judge the great posters created by our students at our annual conference, which will be held next week in Adelaide. If you are attending this event and are interested, please contact us. Dr. Ghazanfar Khan at [email protected].

🌾 Happy National Ag Day! Today we celebrate the people, science and innovation behind Australia’s world-class food and fibre. At QAAFI, we’re proud to work alongside the producers, communities and partners driving a stronger, more sustainable agricultural future.

We'll be at #ASPS2025 conference next week in Adelaide! 🌱 Drop by our stand to say hi and chat with Journal Manager Pat Hannah (@pattedplants.bsky.social) about our #PlantScience journals, open access and getting published. @asps-oz.bsky.social