Plant Science
LightNews LightNews
banner
plantscience.bsky.social
Plant Science
@plantscience.bsky.social
3.4K followers 43 following 48 posts
Amplifying general #PlantScience content that may be interesting to the plant research community.

Tag us in your post if you want it to be reposted by us!

Feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c4ovrfqv6g2kwzgdkiibwrj3/feed/aaabp4vo7vzy2
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by Plant Science
botanicgeek.bsky.social
www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2019/03...
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.
www.australiangeographic.com.au
February 14, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Reposted by Plant Science
plantaeofficial.bsky.social
#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

#PlantScience
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…
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
aspbofficial.bsky.social
🌾George Washington Carver transformed agriculture through crop diversification, soil health, and applied plant science—advancing sustainability decades before the term existed.

#BlackHistoryMonth #PlantScienceHistory
Image features photo of George Washigton Carver
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
somssich.bsky.social
Obituary for Indian Plant Scientist Ebrahimali Abubacker Siddiq.

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

thefederal.com/category/obi...

#PlantScience #Obituary #PlantBreeding #Rice
EA Siddiq obituary: A man whose arduous basmati rice research turbocharged exports
In 1962, Siddiq had joined IARI, popularly known as Pusa Institute after its original location in Bihar, as a student of MS Swaminathan, who came to be regarded as the Father of India’s Green...
thefederal.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Reposted by Plant Science
plantevolution.bsky.social
Great news — forward looking voices are finally prevailing in the discussion on genome editing in crop plants!
January 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
kwsgroup.bsky.social
🌱 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/...
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
www.seedworld.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
csiropublishing.bsky.social
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:

connectsci.au/bt/article/7...

#AusJBotany
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.
January 19, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
somssich.bsky.social
"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)"

#PlantScience #PlantStress #ClimateChange

Original paper: www.cell.com/current-biol...
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...
newatlas.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
nickdesnoyer.bsky.social
Why I’m genetically engineering a rainbow flower…

And how a Russian fairy tale inspired the idea 🧵
January 16, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Reposted by Plant Science
tairnews.bsky.social
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! 🧪

bit.ly/45MFg6z

#plantbiology #plantscience #Arabidopsis #scisky #plantsci
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
phoenixbioinfo.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
plantenzo.bsky.social
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.
🧵1/6

#PlantScience
Image credit: Shuttershock
January 12, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Reposted by Plant Science
asimovpress.bsky.social
All this, and more, in our article from the archives: "Gregor Mendel's Vanishing Act":
press.asimov.com/articles/me...
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?
press.asimov.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
asimovpress.bsky.social
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.
August 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
themestimes.bsky.social
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
January 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social
Inspiring the next generation of plant scientists: What we learned from 421 plant biologists

@joannakacprzyk.bsky.social and Rainer Melzer

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@plantmemories.bsky.social
@ucdflowerpower.bsky.social

#PlantScience
Strategies for promoting the uptake of plant biology as an education and career pathway supported by the survey of 421 plant biologists carried out.
January 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
gittacoaker.bsky.social
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. 💔
Bruce Hammock: 1947-2026
UC Davis Distinguished Professor Bruce Hammock at his desk, Feb. 24, 2009.
entnem.ucdavis.edu
January 8, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Reposted by Plant Science
aunz.theconversation.com
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.
Why mangoes fall before they’re ripe – and how science is helping them hang on
theconversation.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Reposted by Plant Science
agronomistag.bsky.social
“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.
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...
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...
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu
January 7, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
maddyseale.bsky.social
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)
January 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social
Explore #FloraObscura: a series of short articles highlighting extraordinary plant biology 👇

🌱 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

#PlantScience
January 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
atinygreencell.bsky.social
New GM tomato available for sale!!!

www.norfolkhealthyproduce.com/collections/...
Products
Norfolk Healthy Produce
www.norfolkhealthyproduce.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Reposted by Plant Science
uk.theconversation.com
We only trust experts.

We only publish experts.

Support us now: tcnv.link/9R357RW
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Reposted by Plant Science
kamounlab.bsky.social
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...
‘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
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Reposted by Plant Science
natplants.nature.com
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.
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.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
plantscience.bsky.social
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

www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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...
www.consilium.europa.eu
December 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM