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Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN)@spun.earth · 2mo ago

Global topsoil contains ~110 quadrillion km of fungal threads, roughly one billion times the distance from the Earth to the Sun. A new study in @science.org maps this hidden arbuscular mycorrhizal infrastructure for the first time. Explore the Mycorrhizal Infrastructure Map: buff.ly/PISOj8k

🌱 Does #phosphorus shape what #roots release into the soil? Yes, but only at the right moment in the plant's life. New #preprint from Sasha Pollet and Jean-Thomas Cornelis team UBC on white lupin root exudates across development. #plantscience #rhizosphere 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

When the #wheat plants you have been nurturing for months fall down because of a storm, you need to give them a hand. #drooght

On my back from the #GRC on #Salt and #water stress in #plant. This was such a fantastic meeting! The venue, of course, but most importantly the company! 4 days of intense discussions across a broad range of topics ( microbiome to biophysics, agar to field). Looking forward to the next one!

Cabrera’s love for plant science started with his mother-in-law’s garden in Ecuador—around 100 species thriving in one place! academic.oup.com/plphys/artic... #WeAreASPB

Happy to share my first paper ! 🚀 Thanks to the PEPA lab and my great coauthors @adrienheymans.bsky.social, Rémy Schoppach, Valentin Couvreur and @guillaumelobet.bsky.social ! "Secondary Growth and Exodermal Barriers Shape Local Root Hydraulics: Modeling Insights" doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.27.701735

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🌱⚡🔬#RootStressWeek Root system architecture reorganization under decreasing soil phosphorus lowers root system conductance of Zea mays by Felix Maximilian Bauer et al. in @annbot.bsky.social #freeaccess article 👉 doi.org/qjpb #RootBiology #RootPhysiology #PlantScience

🌾 New preprint! “Root anatomical gradients and cultivar differences underlie variation in root hydraulic properties in German winter wheat.”

VACANCY - We’re currently hiring into two new senior roles: Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences: okt.to/tqoasR 🗓️ Closing date: 25 August 2025 ·An Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions: okt.to/fDV0ha 🗓️ Closing date: 5 September 2025

Such a sad news. Amy was such a great scientific inspiration and colleague. She will be deeply missed.

School of Integrative Biology at Illinois (SIB)@ibioillinois.bsky.social · last yr.

It is with deep sadness that we share that Professor Amy Marshall-Colon passed away over the weekend. Amy was a gifted scientist, generous colleague, and strong advocate for early career faculty. She will be deeply missed by our department and the wider plant biology community.

Great annual fun day in Namur with the PEPA lab yesterday. Feeling very privileged to be working with such amazing people! @marcodago.bsky.social @adrienheymans.bsky.social @lucianm.bsky.social

If you have a strong interest in plant physiology and root biology and if you hold a MSc in plant science, crop science, biology, or related field, we have an interesting job offer! ➡️Read more: tinyurl.com/3dwsjv96

Hub metabolites at the root–microbiome interface: unlocking plant drought resilience #plantscience

Hub metabolites at the root–microbiome interface: unlocking plant drought resilience

Drought is one of the most devastating environmental challenges, severely affecting agriculture, ecosystems, and global food security. Effective strategies to predict and mitigate drought are limited. The root–soil–microbiome interface is pivotal in mediating plant resilience to drought. Recent studies highlight dynamics between plant root exudates and microbial communities, influencing stress tolerance through chemical signaling under drought. By integrating plant molecular biology, root chemistry, and microbiome research, we discuss insights into how these mechanisms can be harnessed to enhance crop resilience. Here, we focus on the interplay between plants and their microbiomes with metabolites as a central point of interactions. We synthesize recent developments, identify critical knowledge gaps, and propose future directions to leverage plant–microbe interactions to improve plant drought tolerance.

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Plant Direct Journal@plantdirectj.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 Plant Direct is inviting applications for the role of Editor-in-Chief, now through May 31, 2025! Individuals working in any area of plant science with experience in journal publishing are encouraged to apply!🌱 Learn more👉https://buff.ly/1HWgG5k #plantscience

📢 Even though the EU says they care about equality, CAP rules do not work for women farmers & actually discriminate against them. Join our webinar on 28 May👇 www.agroecology-transect.net/events/gende... With discussion on 🌱Narratives on gender & equality 🪱Strategies for tackling the barriers

openRxiv has arrived! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences. openrxiv.org/introducing-... #openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv

Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF

& finally, we are looking for 4-year #phd student to identify the #root traits that most influence #water uptake dynamics using in silico #modeling. The PhD will be co-supervised by B Muller, from the INRAE. 🧪🌱💡 #joboffer #plantscijob #phd Job offer here www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2zg4q...

Then we are looking for fully funded 4-year #phd student to to work on the #mapping of #root #trait variations European scale. 🧪🌱💡 #joboffer #plantscijob #phd #drooght005 Job offer here www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/iemn5...

We are also looking for 3-year #postdoc to work on the in silico prediction of root ideotypes for drought resistance across Europe. The Postdoc will be co-supervised by Dr. Pierre Martre, from the INRAE 🧪🌱💡 #joboffer #plantscijob #phd #Drooght004 Job offer here www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6oww2...

We are looking for a fully funded 2-year #postdoc to work on the development, validation, and deployment of a new multiscale root modelling pipeline. 🧪🌱💡 #joboffer #plantscijob #phd #drooght003 Job offer here www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4spy4...

Still open and time to apply ;)

Guillaume Lobet@guillaumelobet.bsky.social · last yr.

🧪🌱💡 #PlantSciJob Are you passionate about #robust cropping systems? Do you want to explore how #plant #roots impact water flow across different scales? I am thrilled to say that we have 4 open positions (2 #PhD, 2 #postdocs) @UCLouvain (BE) for the EU project DROOGHT. More: drooght.github.io

Europe’s choice is clear. To put science at the heart of its economy. To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration. And to welcome talent from all over the world. I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative. → europa.eu/!TTbWbJ

@benjamindelory.bsky.social Well done!

Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science@jvs-avs.bsky.social · last yr.

Alonso-Crespo et al. explore priority and year effects on plant diversity, productivity and vertical root 𖣂 distribution. Read about their insights from a grassland field experiment.🌿 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Conventional and organic farms with more intensive management have lower soil functionality | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Conventional and organic farms with more intensive management have lower soil functionality

Organic farming is often considered to be more sustainable than conventional farming. However, both farming systems comprise highly variable management practices. In this study, we show that in organi...

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New paper out in @plantphys.bsky.social : Juan Baca Cabrera combined #field & #lab/ #structural & #functional / #invivo & #insilico data to analyse how root #hydraulic traits decreased in German winter #wheat cultivars over 100 years of breeding academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...

The 2nd edition of 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐥𝐮𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐢𝐥-𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 will be held at UCLouvain, BE, 8-12 Sept 2025. The course will focus on water flow in the soil-rhizosphere-plant system, plant physiology and rhizosphere hydraulics. www.uclouvain.be/en/research-...

🧪🌱💡 #PlantSciJob Are you passionate about #robust cropping systems? Do you want to explore how #plant #roots impact water flow across different scales? I am thrilled to say that we have 4 open positions (2 #PhD, 2 #postdocs) @UCLouvain (BE) for the EU project DROOGHT. More: drooght.github.io

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