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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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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…

#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

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Image features photo of George Washigton Carver

🌾George Washington Carver transformed agriculture through crop diversification, soil health, and applied plant science—advancing sustainability decades before the term existed.

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Obituary for Indian Plant Scientist Ebrahimali Abubacker Siddiq.

EA Siddiq contributed to the development of dwarfed Basmati Rice, among many other contributions.

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#PlantScience #Obituary #PlantBreeding #Rice

Great news — forward looking voices are finally prevailing in the discussion on genome editing in crop plants!

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

🌱 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/...

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.

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:

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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...

"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)"

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Why I’m genetically engineering a rainbow flower…

And how a Russian fairy tale inspired the idea 🧵

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

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! 🧪

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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.
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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?

All this, and more, in our article from the archives: "Gregor Mendel's Vanishing Act":
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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.

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

Strategies for promoting the uptake of plant biology as an education and career pathway supported by the survey of 421 plant biologists carried out.

Inspiring the next generation of plant scientists: What we learned from 421 plant biologists

@joannakacprzyk.bsky.social and Rainer Melzer

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Bruce Hammock: 1947-2026 UC Davis Distinguished Professor Bruce Hammock at his desk, Feb. 24, 2009.

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. 💔

Why mangoes fall before they’re ripe – and how science is helping them hang on

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.

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...

“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.
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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)

Explore #FloraObscura: a series of short articles highlighting extraordinary plant biology 👇

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‘Borrowed time’: crop pests and food losses supercharged by climate crisis Heating means pests breeding and spreading faster, warn scientists, with simplified current food system already vulnerable

The key global crops, wheat, rice and maize, are expected to see the losses to pests increase by about 46%, 19% and 31% respectively when global heating reaches 2C 👇 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.

Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.

New genomic techniques: Council and Parliament strike deal to boost the competitiveness and sustainability of our food systems Council and Parliament reach provisional deal on a set of rules for new genomic techniques, aiming to improve the competitiveness of European agriculture and support the sustainability of our food sys...

Welcome to the 21st century, EU! 🥳👍

"New genomic techniques: Council and Parliament strike deal to boost the competitiveness and sustainability of our food systems"

#PlantScience #PlantNGTs

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2025 PNBenfey Arabidopsis Lifetime Achievement Awards YouTube video by NAASC

I really enjoyed the opportunity to hear Mark Estelle, Maarten Koornneef & @plantevolution.bsky.social speak about their careers at the recent @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social #PlantScience Awards.

As always on such occasions, I found myself looking up the old papers mentioned. I compiled them here 🧵👇

Development's Pathway to Independence Programme Our grants support and encourage the sharing of knowledge throughout the community by facilitating international collaboration, event attendance and the organisation of scientific meetings, conference...

Applications are open for @dev-journal.bsky.social 2026 Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs applying for group leader positions:

Mentoring
Profile raising
Leadership training
Network building

Spread the word...

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Review: How to evaluate the climate-mitigation potential of plant agricultural interventions | Plantae Agriculture contributes substantially to climate change. Many agricultural interventions have been suggested as opportunities to lower this impact, through CO2 sequestration or through reducing…

Plant Science Research Weekly -- Review: Evaluating plant agricultural interventions as climate-mitigation strategies (Plant Physiol.) @claudiavickers.bsky.social (Summary by Mary Williams @PlantTeaching.bsyk.social)

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Next generation of 1001 Genomes Plus browser and data download Please indicate all features you would like to see in a browser that displays features of completely sequenced Arabidopsis thaliana genomes

We (Nordborg & Weigel labs) need input on the next generation of genome browsers & data download modes for the #Arabidopsis #1001GenomesPlus project. We have now a curated collection of over 500 long read genomes.

Please help us by filling out this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Photo of tomatoes and plants with text reading "Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 comes into force today"

Today is a big day as the Precision Breeding Act comes into force 🌱

@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿