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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Some excellent talks to watch back here! Including a fantastic highlight from Saulo of his recent Annals paper: 🪱 Multi-trait selection of common bean lines resistant to Meloidogyne incognita 🪱 #RootKnotNematode #RKN

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🐛 New #OpenAccess Article 🐛 Integrated pest management uptake in UK fresh produce: Barriers and opportunities #IPM #planthealth

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste don't miss our FREE webinar all 'aabout' Nematology Featuring what promises to be a fantastic talk from Dr James Price @hutton.ac.uk on how they're combatting potato cyst nematodes (PCN) to protect potato yields 🥔🪱 #FLWday @fao.org

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🚨🚨 Final week to register!! 🚨🚨 Don't miss our fantastic line-up of keynotes, workshops, early-career science & networking opportunities across academia & industry 💡The full schedule is now online! Join us in Nottingham 👇

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🫛 🌈 New research 🌈 🫛 Optimizing light spectra for soybean cultivation in controlled environments: Effects on plant growth, flowering, seed production, and seed quality 💡 Illuminating ways to ⬆️ yield & ⬇️ wasted space Read it #openaccess 👉️ doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #plantscience

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

1 week to go... 🪱 Don't forget to register for our next webinar all aabout Nematology! 👇👇 #nematode #soilhealth #planthealth #plantscience

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🫐 🧪 New research 🧪 🫐 Enhanced postharvest preservation of blueberries via Pickering emulsion-based chitosan coatings stabilised by cellulose nanofibers 🫐 Edible chitosan & oregano essential oil coatings: ⬆️ blueberry shelf life ⬇️ postharvest losses 👉️ doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #plantscience

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

💬 New forum 💬 Towards a National Food Pulse Strategy: 🫘 The role of public policy in unlocking the potential of pulses in England's agri-food system Read it now #openaccess 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #sciencepolicy

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Don't miss today's FREE webinar on plant genome editing 👇 #NGT #plantscience

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Don't miss your chance to present at Sustainable Crop Nutrition 🌾 🚨 Abstract submission closes in 1 week!! 🚨 #plantscience #cropscience #soilhealth #sustainableagriculture

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hear all the latest 'aabout' Nematology in this month's webinar from the AAB 🌱 Featuring our latest paper highlight: 🪱🫘 'Multi-trait selection of common bean lines resistant to Meloidogyne incognita' 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... Register for free 👇

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New review 📂 Genetic and molecular mechanisms regulating parthenocarpy: Paradigms from cucumber and initial exploration in other Cucurbitaceae crops 👉️ doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #plantscience

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Will the food manufacturing industry accept #biocontrol of pests? New paper from @hau-entomology.bsky.social explores industry perceptions with a qualitative analysis of barriers and opportunities 🪲🍞 Read it in full #openaccess 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... @joe-roberts.bsky.social

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

💡 Optimising the greenhouse cultivation of Lotus japonicus under dimmable LED 💡 New study from the Plant Cultivation & Transformation team @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social fine-tunes lighting & fertilization regimes of the model legume species: 🌍️ saving energy 🌱 ensuring reliable year-round growth

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Implications for management of Squash Silverleaf Disorder (SLD) and whitefly infestation in a changing climate 🌱🥒🪰 New review summarizes current research & SLD management strategies, pinpointing future focus to reduce the threat to sustainable crop production 🌍️ #plantpathology #crophealth

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🌾 SAVE THE DATE 🌾 Long Term Experiments 2027 is coming to South Africa! 📆 22 - 24th June 2027 Find out more 👉 longtermexperiments2027.com 🔎 LTEs: Lessons Learnt and Future Sustainability in #agriculture #agronomy #agroecology #soilscience #cropscience

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🫛 🍄 🦠 New study identifies isolates of Trichoderma and Pseudomonas species as new candidates for biological control of Pigeonpea Fusarium wilt 👉️ doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #planthealth #rhizosphere

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🌾🪲🌾 New study shows cultivar mixtures for BYDV management must integrate species-specific vector ecology & virus-status of cereal aphids 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #agroecology #planthealth @edwarddickin.bsky.social @joe-roberts.bsky.social @ipmtom.bsky.social @hau-entomology.bsky.social

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Nutritional quality traits in pea seed: Current knowledge and opportunities for genetic improvement 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... New review from Warsame & Balk @johninnescentre.bsky.social @cropscicentre.bsky.social

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

💬 Meet the Editor 💬 Prof. Martin Parry @lancasterplantbio.bsky.social 📣Calling all Photosynthesis researchers - our special issue on Novel Applications of Photosynthesis for Improved Productivity is accepting submissions. If you're at #ICPR26 come and talk to Martin about your paper! 🌿

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Bridging the research-practice-policy gap needs a "Theory of Change" 🌱 In this new forum Guest et al. present a blueprint: farmer-led trials, peer networks & knowledge-sharing platforms designed to make research stick beyond a project's funding cycle 🚜♻️ 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #sustainableag

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

From diversity to utility: Agro-morphological and nutritional insights into Vigna species for crop breeding 🫘 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... 🫛 Jahageerdar et al. identify beneficial traits & elite donors for breeding into cultivated legumes including cowpea, mungbean & adzuki bean 💪 #plantscience

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

⏳ Time is running out to join us at the Royal Society of London this September for ISRFG 2026! ⏳ Registration closes 1st August 👉 cvent.me/8VvnrA #plantscience #genomics #rice @oryzanet.bsky.social @royalsociety.org

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Good news for super-early bean cultivars 🫘 Baldinotti et al. show that inoculation with Rhizobium 🦠 ⬆️ enhances nodule activity, photosynthesis and BNF in common bean regardless of growth cycle length ⬇️ reducing reliance on synthetic nitrogen fertilizers! #sustainableag #BNF #plantscience

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Multi-trait selection of common bean lines resistant to Meloidogyne incognita 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... 🫘🪱 The root-knot nematode M. incognita causes huge losses to bean crops. In this study, Bibiano et al. develop an integrated phenotyping approach to identify resistant cultivars 💪 #plantscience

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Guilherme Turra takes us through his recent paper published with @plantenv.bsky.social @rothamsted.ac.uk 👉 youtu.be/ND7UBydV0Ns "Insights from controlled, comparative experiments highlight the limitations of using BSMV and FoMV for virus-enabled reverse genetics in rice" 🌾 doi.org/10.1111/aab....

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All aabout Rice - Guilherme Turra

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🌱🧬 Descriptions of Plant Viruses 🧬🌱 Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus: A persistent seed-borne threat to cucurbits 🥒🍈 Gea-Caballero & Aranda provide an updated overview of CGMMV in the Annals #DPV series #plantscience #virology #planthealth @mregule.bsky.social

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

⏰⏰⏰ A great line-up for tomorrow's webinar all 'aabout' rice - including our next paper highlight! 🌾🧬 "Insights from controlled, comparative experiments highlight the limitations of using BSMV and FoMV for virus-enabled reverse genetics in rice" 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #plantscience

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🫜 Detection and molecular characterisation of beet chlorosis virus in sugar beet in the Czech Republic 👉️ doi.org/10.1111/aab.... Ibrahim et al. report the first detection of BChV in CZ, highlighting the need for continued surveillance to support effective BChV management 🫜 #planthealth

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🎉 We're delighted to announce that our Impact Factor has increased from 1.8 to 2.1! 📈 🏆 We now rank #35 for #Agriculture multidisciplinary - retaining our position as Q2 journal! Thank you to all our editors, reviewers & authors for their hard work 💚 @wileylifesci.bsky.social

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

NEW 🧬 Description of Plant Viruses 🧬 Potato leafroll virus: A re-emerging threat to sustainable potato production 🥔 🌱 👉️ doi.org/10.1111/aab.... Once controlled by insecticides, changes in agronomic practices & warmer climates mean aphid-borne PLRV is again a threat 🥔 @hutton.ac.uk #planthealth

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

📣 Call for Papers 📣 Novel Applications of Photosynthesis for Improved Productivity Improving photosynthetic potential 🍃 🌾 New breeding technologies 🚜 Field-level experiments 🌍️ Genotype × Environment interactions Submit your paper by 1 April 2027 👉️ buff.ly/gHKDZ5x #plantscience

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🫛 "It's bean too long" 🫛 🫘 only 2% of UK adults eat a daily portion of pulses despite health & sustainability benefits New review shows that information campaigns alone won't fix this - we need coordinated policies for better choices, food education & retail nudges. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.70135

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Our next webinar features this excellent paper from Guilherme M. Turra, Aldo Merotto Jr & Dana MacGregor on the limitations of translating tried-and-tested genetic tools from one species to another 🌾 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... @plantenv.bsky.social @rothamsted.bsky.social @ufrgs.br

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Catch up on last week's AAB webinar 'all aabout IPM & Biocontrol' featuring our latest paper highlight from Xiangming Xu @niab-uk.bsky.social 👇 Read Prof. Xu's paper #openaccess in full 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.70119

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

🍎 The UK grows only 17% of its fruit & 55% of its veg New paper synthesises recent national strategy documents 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.70132 📣 Calling for a proper cross-departmental horticulture strategy, fairer supply chains and integration of horticulture into health & food policy changes 📝

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A resilient UK edible horticulture sector: Analysis of recent national strategy documents

A strategy analysis for UK horticulture.

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Interactional Endocytosis and Transmembrane Transport Promote Cellular Internalization of Nano-Delivered RNA Drugs for Efficient Control of Crop Diseases - Guan et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🚨 Final few days to nominate for the AAB President's Medals! 🚨 Get your nominations in now! 👉 aab.org.uk/aab-presidents-medal/

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Don't miss this week's webinar all 'aabout' Integrated Pest Management & Biocontrol!! 🪲 Friday 29th May - 1pm BST Register for FREE! 👉️ buff.ly/b7qN6Kk #IPM #Biocontrol #PlantHealth #PlantScience

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🌎 LMIC travel awards 🌎 Global Methane Hub travel grants are available for residents of Low-Middle Income Countries to attend ISRFG 2026 🌾 Successful applicants will receive free registration, 5 nights accommodation in London and up to $500 to support travel ✈️ Apply by 1st June 👉 cvent.me/8VvnrA

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

"Fundamental science for climate resilient rice" 💪🌾 - looks like it's going to be a good one! Great to see that there's lots of savings & travel grants available to help ECRs and global delegates with those London prices 💰

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Still a few days left to submit your papers to our RECROP issue. Working on crops and adaptation to a changing and increasingly extreme environment? Consider Annals of Applied Biology. I'd be happy to handle some manuscripts on crop-insect interactions! 🙂

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

⏰ Less than 2 weeks left to nominate a colleague for the inaugural AAB President's Medals!! ⏰ Nominations close 31st May! 👉 aab.org.uk/aab-presidents-medal/ 🌱 Plant Science 🌎 Sustainable Futures 👥 Accessibility in Applied Biology #plantscience #sustainableagriculture #farming #forestry

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Today we welcomed most of our global team of Senior Editors to the Linnean Society of London today 🌏➡️🇬🇧 Great to catch up in person, welcoming in our new EiC @malacrino.bsky.social and wishing our former EiC Ricardo A. Azevedo all the best for his upcoming retirement!

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Winding down after a productive Annals of Applied Biology management committee meeting in Oxford today, ahead of our Senior Editors Meeting in London tomorrow 🇬🇧🍻 Exciting things in the pipelines! @wileylifesci.bsky.social @aabiologists.bsky.social @malacrino.bsky.social

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🌱🎤 Speaker announcement! 🎤🌱 Happy to announce Dr Laura Martinez-Chavez @hau-entomology.bsky.social as the early-career spotlight in our upcoming webinar all 'aabout' IPM & Biocontrol! 👥 Join Laura, Nicolas & Xiangming on 29th May, 1PM BST Register for free 👉 buff.ly/QaMkBTi #plantscience 🧪

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Marker-assisted introgression of blast resistance Pi9 gene in Bangladeshi mega Rice variety Binadhan-17 👉️ doi.org/10.1111/aab.... 🌾 New rice variety combines high yield potential with durable blast resistance across multiple environments 💪

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🌾 Fundamental science for climate resilient rice ⏰ There's just one week left to get your abstracts in for ISRFG 2026 ⏰ Submit your abstracts by 15th May for your chance to talk 👇 #plantscience #genomics

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