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

💬 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! 🌿

Annals of Applied Biology@annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📣 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

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

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

⏳ 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

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

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

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....

All aabout Rice - Guilherme Turra

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Association of Applied Biologists@aabiologists.bsky.social · last mo.

Don't miss our next webinar! All 'aabout' Rice 🌾 📅 Next Tuesday (30th June) 🕙️ 10am BST | 11am CEST | 4pm ICT | 6am BRT Register & Join for FREE! 👉️ buff.ly/HtlfeBx @oryzanet.bsky.social #plantscience #agriculture

🌱🧬 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

⏰⏰⏰ 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

Association of Applied Biologists@aabiologists.bsky.social · last mo.

Don't miss our next webinar! All 'aabout' Rice 🌾 📅 Next Tuesday (30th June) 🕙️ 10am BST | 11am CEST | 4pm ICT | 6am BRT Register & Join for FREE! 👉️ buff.ly/HtlfeBx @oryzanet.bsky.social #plantscience #agriculture

🫜 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

🎉 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

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

📣 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

🫛 "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

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

Association of Applied Biologists@aabiologists.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 Announcing the next webinar in our series all 'aabout' #plantscience and #sustainableagriculture 🌱 🌾 All aabout Rice 🌾 📅 30th June, 10am BST Ft. talks from Ari Sadanandom, Moe Moe Kyi Win & Guilherme Turra 🌾 Register for free 👉️ buff.ly/TBUv6Sr @annalsapplbio.bsky.social @oryzanet.bsky.social

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

Association of Applied Biologists@aabiologists.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ICYMI - you can now catch up on all of Friday's talks over on our YouTube channel 👇 Nicolas Munier-Jolain: youtu.be/u0g4ckorQBY Laura Martinez-Chavez: youtu.be/IpgK-kLIk1k Xiangming Xu: youtu.be/NgdthFTM6kI #IPM #Biocontrol #PlantHealth #PlantScience @annalsapplbio.bsky.social

🍎 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 📝

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

A strategy analysis for UK horticulture.

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🌱 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 🧪

🚨 Final few days to submit a paper for our upcoming special issues! 🚨 🌱 Roots to Regenerative Agriculture (buff.ly/TGC3itz) 👇 & 🌡️ RECROP: Plant Adaptations to Extreme Environments (buff.ly/QZUU6Vg) Deadline: 1st June

Annals of Applied Biology Call for Papers RECROP: Plant Adaptations to Extreme Environments

Climate change is rapidly reshaping global agriculture, threatening crop productivity, food security, and rural livelihoods. Rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, extreme weather events, and emerging pests and diseases are placing unprecedented pressure on farming systems. Developing crop varieties that can thrive under these changing conditions is essential. Advances in plant breeding, biotechnology, and precision agronomy offer exciting opportunities to enhance crop resilience and secure sustainable yields in the face of environmental stress.

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Annals of Applied Biology@annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 Call for Papers 📣 Roots to Regenerative Agriculture: Soils, Biodiversity and Novel Approaches 🚜 RegenAg 🌎 Agroecology 🪱 Soil Health & Biodiversity 🌽 Intercropping 🌱 Root Systems & Rhizosphere Deadline now extended! Submit your paper by 1 June: buff.ly/TGC3itz #plantscience

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

Association of Applied Biologists@aabiologists.bsky.social · 3mo ago

⏰ 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

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

🌎 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

"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 💰

Association of Applied Biologists@aabiologists.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🦜Early-bird Rates 🦜 With a packed programme (& more to be announced in the coming weeks!) don't miss you chance to join us at the Royal Society of London, 8 - 11th September for ISRFG 2026 🌾 💸 Register by 15th June to save up to £120!!

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! 🙂

Annals of Applied Biology@annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 Call for Papers 📣 RECROP: Plant Adaptations to Extreme Environments 🌽 Crop stress resilience 🧂 Salinity 💧Drought 🌡️Heat 🦠 Plant-microbe interactions in extreme environments 🧪 Molecular, epigenetic & physiological mechanisms Deadline now extended! Submit by 1 June: buff.ly/QZUU6Vg #plantscience

⏰ 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

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!

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

🌱🎤 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 🧪

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 💪