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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Many of you may have heard the terrible news of Dr. Meng Chen's sudden death. I just found this tribute from UC Riverside cnas.ucr.edu/news/2026/09... and a beautiful review article he contributed to @plantphys.bsky.social earlier this year, "25 years of photobodies" doi.org/10.1093/plph... 💔
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Botany One @botany.one · 12/09/2026
Director of Horticulture // Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh www.bgci.org/job/director... RBGE is seeking to appoint an inspiring and forward-thinking Director of Horticulture. Reporting to the Regius Keeper, role will shape the future of horticulture across our four gardens. #BotanyJobs
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Director of Horticulture - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Full-time - Permanent- closing date 16 October 2026
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We're still working on the website, but please save the date if you are interested in Plant Education. Following on from the successful 2025 event (See nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...), we are planning "Plant Education 2" next April in Cambridge, UK. www.aab.org.uk/event/plant-...
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Plant Biology Education 2: Partnerships, Learning, Audiences and Networks for Teaching (PLANT). - Association of Applied Biologists
AAB are delighted to be organising a follow-up meeting to the very successful Plant Science Education meeting held in Lancaster in January 2025. We were delighted to publish a ‘Manifesto […]
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Anja Geitmann @geitmannlab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Postdoc Opportunity at McGill University, Montreal, Canada You have worked with Arabidopsis / other plant model systems & are trained in high-end imaging? Details: www.plantbiomechanics.net/joining-the-... #plants, #Arabidopsis, #postdoc, #jobs, #microscopy, #confocal, #molecularbiology
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Alex Eve @amjeve.uk · 26/07/2026
Congratulations to @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social, winner of the @socdevbio.bsky.social Trainee Science Communication Award at #2026SDB. Check out Nick's not-for-profit organisation for engaging the public with developmental biology: Open Flower
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Flower Genetic Design
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North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
NAASC is thrilled to announce the 20206 recipients of the Arabidopsis Community Impact Awards! All three are well-deserving of this honor. We thank the community for submitting the nominations. RSVP to attend the fall webinar with these awardees! www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/rsvp-awards-sessions
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Remco Stam @rstam.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Happy to see this paper out! This started after Moses pointed out that our 2024 review overlooked sub-Saharan Africa. The writing was eye-opening and highlighted how unevenly research capacity is globally. Maybe contributes, in a small way, to a more balanced picture. doi.org/10.1094/PDIS...
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Tomato Early Blight and its Management in sub-Saharan Africa | Plant Disease
Early blight (EB) and related diseases are caused by various Alternaria species and pose a serious threat to global tomato production. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), EB remains largely underreported and...
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I can highly recommend Mary-Dell's autobiographical article in @plantphys.bsky.social: "Agrobacterium. A Memoir" academic.oup.com/plphys/artic... It's always best to read about great scientific discoveries from the scientists themselves. #PlantScience
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Agrobacterium. A Memoir
This little memoir is not a review; the reader is directed to current authoritativeAgrobacterium reviews with genetic (23) or cell biology emphasis (24). L
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Botany One @botany.one · 01/07/2026
Chris Thorogood: "We Can’t Live Without Plants" www.botany.one/chris-thorog... Botany One interviews Dr Chris Thorogood, who aims to foster a greater care and attention for plants through science and art. #Botany #PlantScience
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Chris Thorogood: "We Can’t Live Without Plants"
Botany One interviews Dr Chris Thorogood, who aims to foster a greater care and attention for plants through science and art.
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Sadaf Shadan @sshadan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Nature Communications is looking for a plant biology editor: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
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Associate/ Senior Editor
Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor Locations: Pune, Shanghai, Beijing Application Deadline: 15th July'26 About Springer Nature Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the wo...
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I absolutely love BHL! @biodivlibrary.bsky.social Here's an article from 2014 about my love for it, with links to classics in plant physiology 💚 blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2014/10/expl... And the treasures and drawings it holds are AI-free 😀 PS - I just donated to support it.
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Mary-Dell Chilton, plant transformation pioneer, passed away on June 24th. www.facebook.com/story.php?st... See also Plant Science Classic #6: bsky.app/profile/soms... #PlantScience 🧪
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Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I was making some slides on how to programmatically assemble figures using the patchwork package in R, with more advanced layout syntax. patchwork.data-imaginist.com
Screenshot of PPT slide showing two example. 1st example shows a figure with 3 panels in a row side-by-side, with relative widths 100%:50%:30%. 

2nd example shows a figure with 2 rows and 2 columns, where relative heights are 100%:20% and relative widths are 100%:40%. A screenshot of ppt slides showing steps to make a complex figure using hierarchical assembly.
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Addgene @addgene.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🎨 Nature's been painting with betaxanthins and betacyanins all along — now you can too! Thanks to @kamounlab.bsky.social, AMBER and GOLD add new colors to the palette of pigmentation genes for plant research, education, and floral design. Find the plasmids here: www.addgene.org/browse/artic...
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Nicholas Provart @bar-plantbio.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Excited to share our new @ThePlantCell Perspective on training plant scientists in the era of #GenAI 🌱🤖 A practical framework for research, teaching & mentorship across career stages. Open access + actionable ideas—please share! "Read the article" (academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...)
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Reimagining plant science training in the era of generative artificial intelligence: a global perspective
Abstract. In recent years, a deluge of big and diverse datasets from hundreds of plant species, coupled with spectacular innovations in artificial intellig
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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
📢 When you publish in Plant Physiology, you're doing more than sharing research—you’re strengthening the plant science community. 🌿 Published by a nonprofit. 🌿 Supporting the next generation of scientists. 🌿 Advancing discovery. #PlantScience #SciComm @ASPB
Image that says "#SupportScience" with the ASPB seal and Plant Physiology logo and a url to the Plant Physiology journal website.
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Jess Foster 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 🧪 she/her @jfplantstuff.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
this is not my ideal way of seeing my lab published in Science magazine, but, here we are. Roger is well known as a devoted life-long plant scientist, but he is also an incredible human being who shows constant kindness and encouragement to everyone around him. this is simply not fair.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2026
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. scim.ag/4tsDqRr
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After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
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KWS Group @kwsgroup.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🥔 @agroscope.bsky.social is field-testing potatoes developed with #GenomeEditing to resist late blight. The project aims at reducing fungicide use and stabilizing yields as weather extremes increase 🌦️ www.agroscope.admin.ch/en/newnsb/GI...
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
#PlantScienceClassics #21: MS Medium. In 1962 Toshio Murashige & Folke Skoog published their revised plant tissue culture medium @pplplantarum.bsky.social, arguably the most high-cited #PlantScience paper of all time. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🧪 #PlantDevelopment #PlantMethods
The header of the paper: PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM, Vol. 15. 1962. The title “A Revised Medium for Rapid Growth and Bio Assays with Tobacco Tissue Cultures” is shown, followed by the author’s names Toshio Murashige, Folke Skoog. Their affiliation is Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 6, Wisconsin. The paper was received for publication on April 1, 1962. To the left of the paper header is a black and white headshot of a smiling Toshia Murashige, and to the right a black and white headshot of a serious looking Folke Skoog.
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John Manners @jmaus.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Overview of GM crops in Australia over the past 30 years www.csiro.au/-/media/Scie... #plantscience 🧪
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
We are devastated to announce that our colleague and friend Professor Philippa Borrill died over the Easter weekend following a rare immune system disorder (HLH). She was a fantastic scientist, collaborator and mentor, and a close friend to many: www.jic.ac.uk/news/profess...
Professor Philippa Borrill
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The fact that Americans thought Auxin was a “Hoax from Europe” rightfully got some attention in my latest #PlantScienceClassics post. But it’s actually even funnier if you learn about the context & consequence of White speaking these words to Went at the AAAS Meeting in Pittsburgh. #PlantScience 🧪 🧵
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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
We’re now on LinkedIn & Bluesky! 🌱💻 Follow Plant Biotechnology Journal for the latest research, publications, and updates in plant science. 🔗 Discover the journal: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467... Be sure to follow and stay informed about upcoming publications and news.
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
‘Resurrection plants’ bounce back after years of drought. Do they hold lessons for crops? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... It's nice to see Jill Farrant's excellent work highlighted!
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‘Resurrection plants’ bounce back after years of drought. Do they hold lessons for crops?
Plant biologist Jill Farrant hopes “desiccation-tolerant” species can teach her how to make crops more resilient
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Experts at our institute have developed best-practice methodologies for conducting field trials which include gene edited/precision bred crops, including wheat in particular 🌾 The John Innes Centre guidelines for precision-bred plant field trials are published here: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Field trial site drone photograph
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
#PlantScienceClassics #20: Kinetin & Cytokinins. In 1955 Carlos Miller, Folke Skoog & co-workers describe the first #Cytokinin and its role in promoting cell division and growth promotion. #Phytohormones #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1... pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
The authors of the two papers. Carlos O. Miller standing on the left, looking down upon a couple of glass beakers. Opposite him, from the back to the front, are Malcolm H. van Saltza, Francis Shigeo Okumura, Folke K. Skoog and Frank M. Strong. Below the photo are the headers of their two papers describing kinetin, the first cytokinin: “Kinetin, a cell division factor from desoxyribonucleic acid” by Carlos O. Miller, Folke K. Skoog, Malcolm H. van Saltza and Frank M. Strong, and “Structure and synthesis of kinetin” by Carlos O. Miller, Folke K. Skoog, Francis Shigeo Okumura, Malcolm H. van Saltza and Frank M. Strong. Both published in 1955 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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Caitlin Byrt @botanicgeek.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2019/03...
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17 incredible Australian women in botany - Australian Geographic
Australia is home to many talented botanists, many of whom are women. Here are just a few of their stories.
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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
#JustIn on Plantae: How to Build a Start-up in Plant Sciences. In this new piece, ASPB Plantae Fellows Charlay Wood and @fengoulaavgeri.bsky.social demystifies what a start-up really is and shows plant scientists that they already have the skills to build one. buff.ly/HJMuqeK #PlantScience
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How to Build a Start-up in Plant Sciences | Plantae
What is a start-up? When you hear the word “start-up”, you might picture tech hubs, pitch decks, and overnight success stories. But what actually defines a start-up? At its core, a start-up is a…
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American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
🌾George Washington Carver transformed agriculture through crop diversification, soil health, and applied plant science—advancing sustainability decades before the term existed. #BlackHistoryMonth #PlantScienceHistory
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Obituary for Indian Plant Scientist Ebrahimali Abubacker Siddiq. EA Siddiq contributed to the development of dwarfed Basmati Rice, among many other contributions. thefederal.com/category/obi... #PlantScience #Obituary #PlantBreeding #Rice
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EA Siddiq obituary: A man whose arduous basmati rice research turbocharged exports
In 1962, Siddiq had joined IARI, popularly known as Pusa Institute after its original location in Bihar, as a student of MS Swaminathan, who came to be regarded as the Father of India’s Green...
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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Great news — forward looking voices are finally prevailing in the discussion on genome editing in crop plants!
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KWS Group @kwsgroup.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🌱 With the commercialization of genome‑edited, Sclerotinia‑resistant oilseed rape in the US, farmers could cut fungicide use and secure more stable yields - even as climate change increases disease pressure. www.seedworld.com/canada/2025/...
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No GMO? No Problem. This Gene-Edited Canola Just Got the All-Clear - Seed World
For Cibus, regulatory clarity isn’t just a box to check—it’s a turning point. The San Diego–based agricultural technology company with operations in
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
A plant species presumed extinct in the wild has been rediscovered in northern Queensland, thanks to a sharp-eyed observer, a smartphone camera & the #CitizenScience platform @inaturalist.bsky.social. #OpenAccess in @ausjbotany.bsky.social: connectsci.au/bt/article/7... #AusJBotany
The first known field photographs of the plant Ptilotus senarius. Top left is (a) Inflorescences and slender stems. Top right is (b), a close up of inflorescence showing one open flower. The bottom image, labelled (c) shows the plant's habitat.  A caption invites us to read the open access article, titled 'Rediscovery of a presumed extinct plant species, Ptilotus senarius (Amaranthaceae), through iNaturalist', in Australian Journal of Botany. The photo is credited as being by Aaron Bean on iNaturalist.
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
"Tidestromia oblongifolia took only two days to increase its photosynthetic capacity to produce energy and thrive in extreme heat, and by day 14 reached its ideal photosynthetic temperature of 45 °C (113 °F)" #PlantScience #PlantStress #ClimateChange Original paper: www.cell.com/current-biol...
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The 'Hell-Plant' of Death Valley offers hope to a hotter world
We humans are a delicate bunch. We don’t have bark, boney exo-plates, or lush fur to protect us from hostile environments, so we have to steal what other creatures produce just to survive in regions a...
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Nick Desnoyer @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Why I’m genetically engineering a rainbow flower… And how a Russian fairy tale inspired the idea 🧵
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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Book a 30-minute appointment with a #TAIR team member! Whether you are new to TAIR and want to learn about our features and functionality, or an experienced user with specific questions or feedback, we're here to help! 🧪 bit.ly/45MFg6z #plantbiology #plantscience #Arabidopsis #scisky #plantsci
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TAIR invites you to open office hours in January, February, and March - Phoenix Bioinformatics
We’re excited to host a series of free open office hours for TAIR users on the third Tuesday of each month
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Femke de Jong @plantenzo.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Goldenberries, Physalis peruviana, are sweet tasting and highly nutritious. They are mainly grown in South America. Their biggest drawback to becoming more mainstream is that they grow on unruly bushy plants. Making them hard to harvest. 🧵1/6 #PlantScience Image credit: Shuttershock
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Asimov Press @asimovpress.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
All this, and more, in our article from the archives: "Gregor Mendel's Vanishing Act": press.asimov.com/articles/me...
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Gregor Mendel's Vanishing Act
After his death in 1884, thousands of Gregor Mendel’s letters and notes — filled with scientific data and figures — were destroyed. What did the friar discover, and what have we forgotten?
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Asimov Press @asimovpress.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Some fun facts about Gregor Mendel: 1. He smoked 20 cigars a day. 2. He bred more than 10,000 plants to make his genetics discoveries. 3. In his obituary, he was mostly remembered as a great beekeeper. 4. Most of his papers were burned after his death.
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The MES Times @themestimes.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Scientists have identified Tidestromia oblongifolia in Death Valley as the most heat-tolerant plant ever recorded, capable of surviving temperatures above 120°F, according to a study published in Current Biology. #ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #PlantScience #AgricultureFuture #GlobalWarming
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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Inspiring the next generation of plant scientists: What we learned from 421 plant biologists @joannakacprzyk.bsky.social and Rainer Melzer nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @plantmemories.bsky.social @ucdflowerpower.bsky.social #PlantScience
Strategies for promoting the uptake of plant biology as an education and career pathway supported by the survey of 421 plant biologists carried out.
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Gitta Coaker @gittacoaker.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Bruce Hammock was a scientific legend, brilliant and kind. He was always happy to talk and collaborate without ego. Like many others, I will miss him. 💔
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Bruce Hammock: 1947-2026
UC Davis Distinguished Professor Bruce Hammock at his desk, Feb. 24, 2009.
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 24/12/2025
Each season, mango growers across Australia watch helplessly as millions of mangoes fall to the ground too early. Here’s why – and how science can help.
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Why mangoes fall before they’re ripe – and how science is helping them hang on
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Andrew McGuire @agronomistag.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
“We did our absolute best to get the best possible outcome from these products.” but “The biggest surprise of anything is that nothing worked anywhere,” says Naeve. “Even among cynical people like me, that was really shocking.” Me too. blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...
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Do biostimulant seed treatments boost soybean yields? New study across 103 locations in 22 states says no
Biostimulants—especially seed-applied biological products—continue to generate interest across soybean-growing regions. The promise is appe...
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Maddy Seale @maddyseale.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
At the end of 2024 I did a chronological round up of all the #plantscience in @science.org that year. So how did 2025 pan out? This year, I’m grouping papers thematically instead of chronologically so read on to find out what exciting plant science came out over the last 12 months. (1/22)
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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Explore #FloraObscura: a series of short articles highlighting extraordinary plant biology 👇 🌱 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal... #PlantScience
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Sebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
New GM tomato available for sale!!! www.norfolkhealthyproduce.com/collections/...
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 21/12/2025
We only trust experts. We only publish experts. Support us now: tcnv.link/9R357RW
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