At #Botany2026, I was hoping to start recruiting for my lab group. If you are interested in polyploidy and population genetics, please reach out.

Hey Plant People of #Botany2026: It's time for a new Program Director for the annual conferences. Who's in? It could be you! Melanie Link-Perez, whose term ends with #Botany2027, says it's been "The most rewarding service I have ever done." #plantpeopleFTW

Always fun catching up with student reps @ajayibenmi.bsky.social and Sara!! Make sure to say hi if you run into them at #botany2026

Thanks for the shoutout! 🎉 It’s always a pleasure connecting with you. If you’re at #Botany2026, don’t be shy—come say hello! We’d love to hear about your research, career goals, or simply chat about all things plants. 🌿 What are you most excited about at this year’s meeting?

Josh Felton@botanyballer.bsky.social · 4w ago

Always fun catching up with student reps @ajayibenmi.bsky.social and Sara!! Make sure to say hi if you run into them at #botany2026

Thanks for the shoutout! 🎉 It’s always a pleasure connecting with you. If you’re at #Botany2026, don’t be shy—come say hello! We’d love to hear about your research, career goals, or simply chat about all things plants. 🌿 What are you most excited about at this year’s meeting?

Josh Felton@botanyballer.bsky.social · 4w ago

Always fun catching up with student reps @ajayibenmi.bsky.social and Sara!! Make sure to say hi if you run into them at #botany2026

Join BSA Student Representatives Benjamin Ajayi and Sara Pedraza for the Botanical Society of America Botany360 event designed to help students, early-career researchers, and first-time attendees maximize their experience at the Botany 2026 Conference in Tucson, Arizona.

Join BSA Student Representatives Benjamin Ajayi and Sara Pedraza for the Botanical Society of America Botany360 event designed to help students, early-career researchers, and first-time attendees maximize their experience at the Botany 2026 Conference in Tucson, Arizona.

Hemi-parasitic plants are one of the most interesting groups of plant because of their intricate complex life histories.

Brian Borncamp@zubaplants.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The North American Paintbrush Plant Castilleja coccinea is a hemi-parastic biennial. It does not require a host plant for it's lifecycle. However, it does greatly benefit by being able to steal nutrients from nearby hosts. In some areas of the country, there is also a yellow phenotype.

Hemi-parasitic plants are one of the most interesting groups of plant because of their intricate complex life histories.

Brian Borncamp@zubaplants.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The North American Paintbrush Plant Castilleja coccinea is a hemi-parastic biennial. It does not require a host plant for it's lifecycle. However, it does greatly benefit by being able to steal nutrients from nearby hosts. In some areas of the country, there is also a yellow phenotype.

Breaking: the American Society of Plant Taxonomists now on BlueSky @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social! #botany2025 #iamabotanist

The entire @botsocamerica.bsky.social students community is super proud of you for winning Don Kaplan Dissertation Award Keep staying proud! #Botany2025

Oluwatobi (Tobi) Oso@oso-tee.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm glad to be this year's recipient of the Don Kaplan Dissertation Award by Botanical Society of America (BSA), the $10k that came with it is my biggest so far! @botsocamerica.bsky.social

The entire @botsocamerica.bsky.social students community is super proud of you for winning Don Kaplan Dissertation Award Keep staying proud! #Botany2025

Oluwatobi (Tobi) Oso@oso-tee.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm glad to be this year's recipient of the Don Kaplan Dissertation Award by Botanical Society of America (BSA), the $10k that came with it is my biggest so far! @botsocamerica.bsky.social

#BulbousLab at #Botany2025!

Thank you ben ❤️ it has been a blast working with you during my tenure as student rep! #botany2025

Benjamin Ajayi@ajayibenmi.bsky.social · last yr.

Huge shout-out to @botanyballer.bsky.social for his amazing service as a BSA student rep these past two years! I’m really going to miss all the moments we shared working toward a better BSA experience for students. You’ve made a lasting impact! #Botany2025

Huge shout-out to @botanyballer.bsky.social for his amazing service as a BSA student rep these past two years! I’m really going to miss all the moments we shared working toward a better BSA experience for students. You’ve made a lasting impact! #Botany2025

Huge shout-out to @botanyballer.bsky.social for his amazing service as a BSA student rep these past two years! I’m really going to miss all the moments we shared working toward a better BSA experience for students. You’ve made a lasting impact! #Botany2025

Some members of the Nigerian plant community at #Botany2025 in Palm Springs, California! Always fun to meet new friends and listen to all the brilliant ideas and research work from everyone. Always sticking together!!! @ajayibenmi.bsky.social @petfemspeaks.bsky.social @preshonnature.bsky.social

Here is the uploaded Botany360 conference guide. @botsocamerica.bsky.social @botanyballer.bsky.social youtu.be/goEVbnKIAtI

Botany360: Make the most out of Botany 2025: A student conference guide

YouTube video by Botanical Society of America Videos

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Here is the uploaded Botany360 conference guide. @botsocamerica.bsky.social @botanyballer.bsky.social youtu.be/goEVbnKIAtI

Botany360: Make the most out of Botany 2025: A student conference guide

YouTube video by Botanical Society of America Videos

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Improving computer vision for plant pathology through advanced training techniques New in #AppsPlantSci by Jamie Sykes, @katherinedenby.bsky.social, and Daniel Franks bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @nserc-resnet.bsky.social #MachineLearning‬ #ComputerVision #cacao #cocoa #botany

Curious about systematic leaf 🍃 🍂 🍁 architectural diversity of African Annonaceae Juss. and the implications of its venation patterns? doi.org/10.1016/j.sa...

Please share widely! We are offering the 4th iteration of our free & online crash course in Evolutionary Biology, catered to students in the Global South! Join us this summer for an incredible line of up classes & tutorials from amazing graduate student researchers, covering a vast array of topics!

Did you miss the Botany360 webinar "Prepping for PLANTS" and want to learn about the program? The recording is now available! youtu.be/wI-F6Kbu0XM?... You can also learn more, apply, or sign up to be a mentor by visiting: botany.org/home/awards/... #PLANTSgrants #BSAUndergrads #IamaBotanist

This horrific story has been confirmed to me by a colleague at the same institute as this scientist. The US is not a safe place to run an academic conference. @theguardian.com have an English language version of this story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... 🔭🧪

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

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Paul Cohen@paulecohen.bsky.social · last yr.

Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated

🌿 Stretching your research dollars? You’re not alone! Join us for the #Botany360 free virtual event, Botany on a Budget — a casual discussion with BSA members who have experience making research happen with limited resources. Thursday, May 8, 2025, 2–3 p.m. EST Register here: tinyurl.com/bot360

BSA student members! We are building a starter pack of students so we can build our community on Bluesky😎 reach out to Ben to be added #plantjoy #iamabotanist

Benjamin Ajayi@ajayibenmi.bsky.social · 2y ago

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go.bsky.app/7jCJxEq @botanyballer.bsky.social @imenarv.bsky.social @oso-tee.bsky.social @poppybot.bsky.social

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A survey on why people want to study and work with plants: please participate and share <3 forms.gle/btg9GP1L3CTh...

Plant Biologists and How to Find Them?

We are Dr Joanna Kacprzyk and Dr Rainer Melzer from School of Biology and Environmental Science at University College Dublin, Ireland. Our project Plant Biologists and How to Find Them? aims to invest...

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