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Rakesh Tiwari
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Postdoc at Uppsala University | studies heat sensitivity of photosynthesis
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Rakesh Tiwari @shimogarakesh.bsky.social · Aug 19
Some trees thrive in heat. Our #WesternGhats #Tropical #forest #India study shows evergreen trees 🌳🌳 on hill slopes increase #photosynthesis in the dry, hot season, not the wet - indicating heat preference 🌡️🌡️
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Photosynthesis rate at thermal optima measured in situ during two time periods in a forest site in the Central Western Ghats region show distinct dry and wet period differences. - Hilltop deciduous trees: Max out photosynthesis in the wet season, conserve water in dry spells—just as expected! - Valley evergreens: Keep photosynthesis steady during wet and dry periods. - evergreens on hill slopes: Surprisingly ramp up photosynthesis during the dry period - hinting at a taste for warmth! Our findings show that coexisting tropical trees have different heat sensitivities.
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Thanks to @pplplantarum.bsky.social & @florianabusch.bsky.social, we have full length versions in #Kannada and #Sanskrit
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See the supplementary section:
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#sciencecommunication #India #WesternGhats #forest
August 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
shimogarakesh.bsky.social
Some trees thrive in heat. Our #WesternGhats #Tropical #forest #India study shows evergreen trees 🌳🌳 on hill slopes increase #photosynthesis in the dry, hot season, not the wet - indicating heat preference 🌡️🌡️
doi.org/10.1111/ppl....
@pplplantarum.bsky.social
@bobmuscarella.bsky.social
Photosynthesis rate at thermal optima measured in situ during two time periods in a forest site in the Central Western Ghats region show distinct dry and wet period differences. - Hilltop deciduous trees: Max out photosynthesis in the wet season, conserve water in dry spells—just as expected! - Valley evergreens: Keep photosynthesis steady during wet and dry periods. - evergreens on hill slopes: Surprisingly ramp up photosynthesis during the dry period - hinting at a taste for warmth! Our findings show that coexisting tropical trees have different heat sensitivities.
August 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Had a fantastic four-day workshop with masters & doctoral students from across India! Trained them on photosynthesis basics, heat sensitivity, and hands-on leaf trait measurements as part of the @svs-plant-geog.bsky.social -funded field campaign #Photosynthesis #ScienceWorkshop #SVS #FieldCampaign
Balachandra Hegde providing the overview of the forest landscape at Sayimane Rakesh Tiwari demonstrating field photosynthesis measurements Discussion on interpreting photosynthesis response curves Students taking fluorescence measurement
May 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Very proud and my first post here!
bobmuscarella.bsky.social Bob Muscarella @bobmuscarella.bsky.social · Mar 20
#ProudPI moment today as MSc student Philip David defended his thesis on #Photorespiration variation across temperate trees (supervised by @shimogarakesh.bsky.social and I).
March 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM