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Femke de Jong
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Plant scientist turned science journalist, writing among other things about plants. I am based in the Netherlands, so next to English post maybe in Dutch. You can visit my website on http://plantenzo.net/en-2/
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De meeste planten houden niet van te veel zout. Ze schieten ervan behoorlijk in de stress, verliezen hun eetlust, of beter gezegd hun bladgroenkorrels, en gaan langzaam dood. 🧵1/4

#PlantScience #SaltStress
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Most plants don’t like to much salt. They get pretty stressed out about it, lose their appetite, or to be more accurate their chloroplasts, and die slowly. 🧵1/4

#PlantScience #SaltStress
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Most plants don’t like to much salt. They get pretty stressed out about it, lose their appetite, or to be more accurate their chloroplasts, and die slowly. 🧵1/4

#PlantScience #SaltStress
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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De meeste planten houden niet van te veel zout. Ze schieten ervan behoorlijk in de stress, verliezen hun eetlust, of beter gezegd hun bladgroenkorrels, en gaan langzaam dood. 🧵1/4

#PlantScience #SaltStress
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Opening a new document, ready to start writing, then searching for that perfect first sentence you freeze. What if you mess it up? In my latest post I give you tips how to overcome this freeze.
aboutacademicwritingandzo.substack.com/p/how-to-dea...
#AcademicWriting #WritingTips
How to deal with blank page stress
Or how to stop staring in the void of the blinking cursor
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November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Opening a new document, ready to start writing, then searching for that perfect first sentence you freeze. What if you mess it up? In my latest post I give you tips how to overcome this freeze.
aboutacademicwritingandzo.substack.com/p/how-to-dea...
#AcademicWriting #WritingTips
How to deal with blank page stress
Or how to stop staring in the void of the blinking cursor
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November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Net als wij mensen hebben planten soms last van virussen. Die kunnen grote schade aanrichten. Daarom willen onderzoekers graag weten hoe die virussen te werk gaan zodat ze waar mogelijk de virussen tegen kunnen houden.

#PlantScience
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Just like us humans, plants are also infected by viruses. These can cause lost of damage. Therefore, researchers like to know how these viruses work, so they can stop them where possible.

#PlantScience
Interrupting virus replication
Just like us humans, plants are also infected by viruses. These can cause lost of damage. Therefore, researchers like to know how these viruses work, so they can stop them where possible.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Just like us humans, plants are also infected by viruses. These can cause lost of damage. Therefore, researchers like to know how these viruses work, so they can stop them where possible.

#PlantScience
Interrupting virus replication
Just like us humans, plants are also infected by viruses. These can cause lost of damage. Therefore, researchers like to know how these viruses work, so they can stop them where possible.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Net als wij mensen hebben planten soms last van virussen. Die kunnen grote schade aanrichten. Daarom willen onderzoekers graag weten hoe die virussen te werk gaan zodat ze waar mogelijk de virussen tegen kunnen houden.

#PlantScience
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Wham bam CAM!
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Natuurdocumentaires laten ons geloven dat bekerplanten erg effectief zijn in het vangen van insecten. De realiteit is dat bekerplanten minder succesvol zijn, de kans op succes is maar 2%.
#PlantScience
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Nature documentaries make us believe that pitcher plants are highly skilled at trapping insects. In reality, a pitcher plant success rate is not that high, about 2%. This made scientist wonder if pitcher plants are really the predators we believe them to be.
🧪 #PlantScience
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Nature documentaries make us believe that pitcher plants are highly skilled at trapping insects. In reality, a pitcher plant success rate is not that high, about 2%. This made scientist wonder if pitcher plants are really the predators we believe them to be.
🧪 #PlantScience
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Natuurdocumentaires laten ons geloven dat bekerplanten erg effectief zijn in het vangen van insecten. De realiteit is dat bekerplanten minder succesvol zijn, de kans op succes is maar 2%.
#PlantScience
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Tension, suspense, or narrative arc in a story is the stuff that keeps the reader going. But how do you introduce suspense in a scientific article? That is what my latest post is all about.
aboutacademicwritingandzo.substack.com/p/how-to-wri...

#AcademicWriting #WritingTips #NarrativeArc #Suspense
How to write your paper like a page turner
Working my way through scientific articles I often lose my focus.
aboutacademicwritingandzo.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Tension, suspense, or narrative arc in a story is the stuff that keeps the reader going. But how do you introduce suspense in a scientific article? That is what my latest post is all about.
aboutacademicwritingandzo.substack.com/p/how-to-wri...

#AcademicWriting #WritingTips #NarrativeArc #Suspense
How to write your paper like a page turner
Working my way through scientific articles I often lose my focus.
aboutacademicwritingandzo.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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I am doing something new: Transforming PhD theses into Thesis Glossies.
To celebrate I am randomly selecting 2 finishing PhD students to get their Thesis Glossy for free.

#PhD #PhDThesis #Thesis
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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This Halloween, we have a spooky evolutionary story for you.
The brainchild of @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social, Nick Irwin and our fantastic collaborators is now out in @natplants.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here’s why I love this work — and why I think you’ll enjoy it too. 👇
October 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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I find it one of the most challenging parts of writing, finding a beginning, a way in. So how do you write a good introduction to your academic paper? In my new post I show you what to keep in mind, and what to avoid.
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#AcademicWriting
Laying the foundation
About how to write an introduction that grabs the attention of your readers
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October 31, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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I am doing something new: Transforming PhD theses into Thesis Glossies.
To celebrate I am randomly selecting 2 finishing PhD students to get their Thesis Glossy for free.

#PhD #PhDThesis #Thesis
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Over het effect van de samenstelling van bloemgeuren weten we eigenlijk nog weinig. Trekken planten met een diversere geurboeket ook meer bestuivers aan? En wat is het effect op microben?
In m’n laatste blog is over een artikel dat die vragen beantwoord plantenzo.net/2025/10/28/a...

🧪 #PlantScience
Aantrekken en afstoten
Over het effect van de samenstelling van die geuren weten onderzoekers eigenlijk nog best weinig. Trekken planten met een meer divers geurboeket ook meer bestuivers aan? En wat is het effect op mic…
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October 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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What is the effect of the composition of flower scents? Are more pollinators attarcted when it is more divers? And what are its effect on bacteria?
My latest blog goes over an article that aims to answer this plantenzo.net/2025/10/28/a...
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🧪#PlantScience
Attract and repel
About the effect of the composition of those scents researchers know relatively little. Do plants with a more divers scent bouquet also attract more pollinators? And what about its effect on bacter…
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October 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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What is the effect of the composition of flower scents? Are more pollinators attarcted when it is more divers? And what are its effect on bacteria?
My latest blog goes over an article that aims to answer this plantenzo.net/2025/10/28/a...
plantenzo.substack.com/p/attract-an...
🧪#PlantScience
Attract and repel
About the effect of the composition of those scents researchers know relatively little. Do plants with a more divers scent bouquet also attract more pollinators? And what about its effect on bacter…
plantenzo.net
October 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
plantenzo.bsky.social
Over het effect van de samenstelling van bloemgeuren weten we eigenlijk nog weinig. Trekken planten met een diversere geurboeket ook meer bestuivers aan? En wat is het effect op microben?
In m’n laatste blog is over een artikel dat die vragen beantwoord plantenzo.net/2025/10/28/a...

🧪 #PlantScience
Aantrekken en afstoten
Over het effect van de samenstelling van die geuren weten onderzoekers eigenlijk nog best weinig. Trekken planten met een meer divers geurboeket ook meer bestuivers aan? En wat is het effect op mic…
plantenzo.net
October 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM