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PlantEcoHutton @plantecohutton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🥔🎙️ New Root2Res Podcast! How are new potato varieties developed? From traditional crossing methods to modern molecular markers, discover the science behind potato breeding with experts from Teagasc Ireland. www.buzzsprout.com/2152169/epis...

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Root2Res - Potato Breeding: From Field to Future Varieties - FiBL Collaboration

In this Root2Resilience podcast episode, we take a closer look at potato breeding as a practical example of how plant breeding works. Together with experts from Teagasc in Ireland, we explore traditio...

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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Meet our Preprint Editors We are pleased to welcome Gwendolyn K. Kirschner @gwenkirschner.bsky.social to our first group of Preprint Editors to our editorial team, responsible for handling our 'In preprints' articles. journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pr...

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Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🌿Join us to learn about the newly published “An introduction to the fundamentals of root systems research in cultivated plants” in @annbot.bsky.social by Dylan Jones and co-authors. 🧵 (1/10) 👉 doi.org/q9w8 @akshay-tawale.bsky.social #PlantScience #AoBpapers #Roots #CropScience #RootBiology

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PlantEcoHutton @plantecohutton.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The Hutton COUSIN team have spent the week in Scandicci, Florence, Italy at the 2026 COUSIN AGM. We scored crop wild relatives in a very hot fields and got involved in a range of interactive workshops to push forward the COUSIN objectives 🌱 @gwenkirschner.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Potential unlocked: an atlas of cloned wheat genes for genome engineering and breeding 🌾 A #TansleyInsight by Abdulrahman Alhabsi, et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Strategies for introducing genome edits into a wheat breeding program and their effects on cultivar longevity.

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Arif Ashraf @aribidopsis.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

🌾🔬 NUTCRACKER orchestrates cortical cell divisions and sustains stem cell niche integrity in the rice root meristem @jxbotany.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jxb/article/...

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Leibniz IPK @leibnizipk.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Schöne Idee und danke, dass wir den Auftakt bestreiten durften. Jetzt freuen wir uns auf die weiteren Folgen!

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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Concluding a great #rooting2026 Thank you Sabrina, Riccardo and Raffaele (not in Pic) for perfect organisation!

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Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

🌱🧩 RESEARCH 🧩🌱 The BIRD protein NUTCRACKER is a component of the core regulatory network that controls the stem cell niche and cell division the rice root meristem - Kirschner et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

Fig. 6 (shortened, full legend in paper): Schematic representations of the rice wild type (WT) and nuc mutant phenotypes and a model summarizing the function of NUC in the regulation of quiescent center (QC) division, stem cell maintenance, and cell division in the root meristem. (A) Schematic diagram of the WT rice root meristem structure with the QC surrounded by stem cells. The two layers of columella stem cells and lateral root cap stem cells can be recognized as described by Coudert et al. (2010) and Wang et al. (2014). Cells in gray are epidermis, cortex, and vascular stem cells and their daughters based on tracing their tissue lineages. (B) The nuc root meristem showing aberrant cell divisions and differentiation of stem cells based on the presence of starch granules. The diagrams in (A, B) are based on root confocal microscopy images. (C) Model illustrating the role of NUC in controlling cell division in the quiescent center (QC) and in promoting stem cell maintenance.

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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

TOMORROW: SEMINAR by Vanessa Wahl‬, invited by @dejaegerlab.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social

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PlantEcoHutton @plantecohutton.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

We’ll be heading to Cereals on 10–11 June at Diddly Squat Farm. The UK’s flagship arable event driving knowledge and innovation 🚜🌱 Come and say hi if you’re there — see you in the field! www.thecerealsevent.co.uk #cereals2026 @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social

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The UK’s flagship arable event driving knowledge and innovation

Experience the ultimate event for the UK arable industry. Connect with over 450 leading suppliers showcasing the latest innovations, products, and expert advice

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Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Thrilled to present our latest Root2Res research on a novel methodology for simultaneous sampling of rhizosphere microbiota and root exudates from soil-grown plants @rootscientists.bsky.social @plantecohutton.bsky.social @irnasa.bsky.social @bulgarelli-d.bsky.social

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ✍️ @gwenkirschner.bsky.social 🌱Hidden highways: mapping plasmodesmata in Arabidopsis roots 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70877 About Davis et al Quantification of cell-type-specific plasmodesmata distribution in ... @emmanuellebayer.bsky.social George Bassel 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70726

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Hidden highways: mapping plasmodesmata in Arabidopsis roots

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KunzLab@LMU @kunzlab.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Thanks to @theplantjournal.bsky.social you can now enjoy a video 📺 abstract on the paper produced by our fabulous PhD students. Go an give it a 👀.

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Laura Ragni @lauraragni.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🚨 PhD Position in Plant Molecular Biology 🌱 We are looking for a motivated PhD student to join our team to study root protective barriers. If you are interested in confocal microscopy, cell wall biology, and plant development, this project might be for you! Please share! #PlantScience #PlantSciJob

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Gwendolyn K. Kirschner @gwenkirschner.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Thank you @sonaliroy.bsky.social for inviting me to give a talk in the Department of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering at Tennessee State University Even though it was 9pm for me, I enjoyed my time, the interesting questions and the fact that I was up on so many screens at once 😊🌾

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Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

🌱📊 RESEARCH 📊🌱 GOLVEN10 increases Medicago lateral root branch angle and reduces the gravity setpoint angle. A GWAS identified causal SNPs and that GOLVEN10 signaling interacts with ethylene to control root waving – Parmar et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

Fig. 1 (shortened, full legend in paper): Impact of Medicago truncatula GOLVEN10 peptide on root tortuosity and angular parameters relative to the primary root and gravity vector. (A) Change in root waving or tortuosity in Jemalong A17 plants upon GOLVEN10 application compared with untreated plants 10 d post-transfer to plates. (B) Change in lateral root angle of emergence relative to the primary root upon GLV10 peptide application in untreated M. truncatula R108 plants 10 d post-transfer to plates. (C) Change in lateral root angle of emergence relative to the gravity vector upon GLV10 peptide application in untreated M. truncatula Jemalong A17 plants 10 d post-transfer to plates. Scale bar=1 cm.

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Gwendolyn K. Kirschner @gwenkirschner.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Black in Plant Science Summer Studentship opportunity! Are you… in the middle of your first degree & self-identifying as Black or Black heritage? Apply for an internship on barley root angle regulation in my group @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social blackinplantscience.org/2026/02/02/b...

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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

🚨Job Alert – Please RT! We’re looking for bright minds to join our community! We are looking for 12 postdocs and 7 PhD students! Details on all projects and application: www.ceplas.eu/en/training-... @leibnizipk.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @hhu.de @fz-juelich.de @unicologne.bsky.social

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

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 @plantecohutton.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

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

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Kati Retzer @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

www.rootresearch.org/working-groups the #ISRR organized a minisymposium to introduce all 7 working groups that address different aspects of #rootsscience #roots #plantscience International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social

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SEBiology @sebiology.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Transposons as genetic switches for plant defense 🌿 The January 2026 @theplantjournal.bsky.social Editor’s Choice by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social shows how CRK8 expression enhances pathogen resistance in Arabidopsis; with trade-offs. Read now: www.sebiology.org/resource/jan...

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January 2026 TPJ Editor choice: Transposon toggle: Flipping the switch on CRK8 expression for pathogen defense

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ✍️ @gwenkirschner.bsky.social Transposon toggle: flipping the switch on CRK8 expression for pathogen defense doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70681 Highlights Macquet et al. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70590

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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

If you're interested in #PlantScience R&D work at a plant breeding company: @kwsgroup.bsky.social is hosting its annual R&D TalentCampus here in Einbeck on May 29th. More info here: www.kws.com/corp/en/care...

Four Images: A scientist in a lab looking at a pipetting robot, a greenhouse with lots of pots containing plants, a scientist with drones and other euipment in a field, and a tractor driver with lots of high-tech equipment in the cockpit.
The text is: TalentCampus@KWS
May 29, 2026
A look behind the scenes:
All KWS research and
development departments
open their doors

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May 29, 2026 in Einbeck, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Seeding the future – breeding
combines sciences and talents
The image is a wheel showing all the R&D contributions to plant breeding, incl. Molecular Biology Experimental Fields
Cell Biology
Breeding
Phytopathology
Chemical Analytics
Greenhouse
Phenotyping
Digitalization

Highlights of the program
Information stands
Breeders of our main crops explain their work
From sowing to harvesting: all the special machines of a breeding station
Digital tools for field trialing
Root phenotyping: how roots grow in the soil
Phenotyping with drones: multispectral from a bird's eye view
Phytopathology: insects, fungi, nematodes and other pathogens
Chemical Analytics and process analysis
Catch crops - concepts for agriculture, soil health, CO2 balance
Biological seed treatment
Breeding technologies – data and genomics specialists support breeding
Genome Editing: new breeding technologies and their application at KWS
Regulatory Affairs: paving the way to approval
From lab to market: how KWS protects intellectual property
Marker lab: examine the DNA
The art of engineering for seed production
Career opportunities at KWS
Hands-on activities
The start of a new generation of varieties: crossing plants by hand
Tissue culture: placing plant parts on a special diet in vitro
Leaf harvest for the marker lab
Live view of root growth: navigate a camera through the soil

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Claudia Martinho @cssmartinho.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Genome editing in brown algae! 🧬🪸🌿 Now out in Cell Reports Methods! Excited to share this highly efficient, transgene-free CRISPR–Cas genome editing protocol for brown algae, requiring no cloning and no specialized equipment. doi.org/10.1016/j.cr... #CRISPR #BrownAlgae @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social

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PlantEcoHutton @plantecohutton.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

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

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Nemo Peeters @nemopeeters.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The Rhizocab enables high definition imaging of the root systems. Exciting research possibilities!

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🌸 Coding the carpel: evolutionary roots of NGATHA genes in seed plants 🌸 by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... Research Highlight about Cota et al. NGATHA carpel development genes evolved in the common ancestor of seed plants 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj....

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Coding the carpel: evolutionary roots of NGATHA genes in seed plants

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Gwendolyn K. Kirschner @gwenkirschner.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

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👇

Bean root system, text: "Dig into the latest in root and rhizosphere science: Mini Symposium of the ISRR, January 28th 2026"

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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

‼️Please RT: The CEPLAS Graduate School call for 2026 is now open! Detailed info on our website: bit.ly/4q19JWk @hhu.de @unicologne.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de @leibnizipk.bsky.social @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social

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Paul Shaw @pauldshaw.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Learn a bit more about the work we are doing under the EU/BBSRC funded BEST-CROP project at our regular webinars. Next even on the 16th December more info here www.eventbrite.it/e/1975055672...

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BEST-CROP Talks: How Regulations Shape the Future of Gene-Edited Crops

Regulations are key to NGT innovation: the 2nd BEST-CROP talk explore how evolving EU policies will shape gene-edited crops and the future.

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Charlotte White @charlotte-white.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Tim presenting at the @aabiologists.bsky.social #Roots2RegenAg conference sharing research examples on #Roots #Rhizosphere #barley @plantecohutton.bsky.social

Tim George presenting with the presentation on a large screen

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Read our new 🌟𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭🌟by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social : Roots on steroids – how progestogens and androgens influence root morphology of angiosperms 🫚 Find it here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... Research Highlight about Körber et al 👉https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70459

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Roots on steroids – how progestogens and androgens influence root morphology of angiosperms

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Vale Nunez-Pascual @vnunezpascual.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Also happy to say that Arabidopsis epidermal cells make the cover of @theplantjournal.bsky.social for the issue with our paper, showing that nitrate availability impacts pectin metabolism and cell wall mechanics for growth 🌱 Check the work here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj....

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International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

There’s still time to register for the 11th ISRR Dundee Root Medal award workshop 2025: Harnessing plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere for plant and ecosystem benefits. Date: 25 November 2025 Awardee: Prof. Simona Radutoiu Link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dundee-roo...

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International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

The latest ISRR newsletter is available online! Check it out! www.rootresearch.org/newsletter

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Newsletter — International Society of Root Research

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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob PhD position: Redox biology, detoxification and reactive oxygen species. In Stefanie Müller-Schüssele’s lab @rptu.bsky.social, part of @dfg.de ’s Research Unit @icips.bsky.social www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/stellenangeb...

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Stellenangebote

Stellenausschreibungen in Pflanzenwissenschaften und Botanik

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

💡𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ✍️ @gwenkirschner.bsky.social Promiscuous potatoes: the genetic basis of wild potato compatibility 🥔 📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70529 About Behling et al: Genetic basis for broad interspecific compatibility in Solanum verrucosum doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70426

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Genetic basis for broad interspecific compatibility in Solanum verrucosum

Identifying the genetic components that contribute to the lack of prezygotic interspecific reproductive barriers in Solanum verrucosum will allow for more efficient utilization of crop wild relatives...

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Evaluation of combined root exudate and rhizosphere microbiota sampling approaches to elucidate plant-soil-microbe interaction www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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Courtney Herms @courtneyherms.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

It was a pleasure to host @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social at PLEN, where she shared updates from @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social as well as endeavors into imaging plant roots in the dark

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Danve Castroverde @danvec.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Thank you very much to Editor Martin Balcerowicz (@transcription.bsky.social) for highlighting our work in the September issue of @theplantjournal.bsky.social! Article: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... Research Highlight: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... @laurierbiology.bsky.social @cspbscbv.bsky.social

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Too hot to defend: elevated temperature compromises systemic acquired resistance

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

📢Announcement! The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟 It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships & in 🧵

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

🌟New 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social 🍅🪰 Riboflavin in phloem sap helps wild tomato combat whiteflies 📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... Find the original work by Lissy-Anne M. Denkers et al here: 🔗 bsky.app/profile/thep...

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SEBiology @sebiology.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

The September @theplantjournal.bsky.social Editor’s Choice is here! Written by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social, it highlights how riboflavin in phloem sap helps wild tomato combat whiteflies. Read the article: www.sebiology.org/resource/sep...

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September 2025 TPJ Editor choice: Riboflavin in phloem sap helps wild tomato combat whiteflies

Discover the Plant Journal editor's choice by Gwendolyn Kirschner

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Sandy Hetherington @sandyheth.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Our recent paper @newphyt.bsky.social @anajusagasti.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social is featured today in the Sunday Post! Thanks Sally McDonald for your piece helping to promote and communicate Scotland’s rich fossil heritage nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Page 11 of the Sunday Post. With story 'Fossil find is modern-day Jurassic spark'. The title image is of dinosaurs and below is an image of fossil wood, and a photograph of Anajú Sagasti and Sandy Hetherington

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