Association of Applied Biologists
@aabiologists.bsky.social
Learned society bringing together a community of applied biologists around the world under a broad mission to improve agricultural productivity.
https://www.aab.org.uk/
https://www.aab.org.uk/
Finally we're wrapping up IPPM25 with a fantastic session on aphid control!!
🍃 Amma Simon @uonresearch.bsky.social
🌾 Jude Bennison @adasgroup.bsky.social
🥕 Mst Atikunnaher @warwicklifesci.bsky.social
🍓 Sarah Arnold @sejarnold.bsky.social @niab-uk.bsky.social
👏 Thank you for joining us! 👏
🍃 Amma Simon @uonresearch.bsky.social
🌾 Jude Bennison @adasgroup.bsky.social
🥕 Mst Atikunnaher @warwicklifesci.bsky.social
🍓 Sarah Arnold @sejarnold.bsky.social @niab-uk.bsky.social
👏 Thank you for joining us! 👏
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Finally we're wrapping up IPPM25 with a fantastic session on aphid control!!
🍃 Amma Simon @uonresearch.bsky.social
🌾 Jude Bennison @adasgroup.bsky.social
🥕 Mst Atikunnaher @warwicklifesci.bsky.social
🍓 Sarah Arnold @sejarnold.bsky.social @niab-uk.bsky.social
👏 Thank you for joining us! 👏
🍃 Amma Simon @uonresearch.bsky.social
🌾 Jude Bennison @adasgroup.bsky.social
🥕 Mst Atikunnaher @warwicklifesci.bsky.social
🍓 Sarah Arnold @sejarnold.bsky.social @niab-uk.bsky.social
👏 Thank you for joining us! 👏
Another great session before lunch!
🪲 Sereene Ghariani @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
🍅 Cliven Njekete @inrae-france.bsky.social
🐌 Tom Ashfield, UK Agri-tech centre @rothamsted.bsky.social
🌾 Ilma Qoonah @uonresearch.bsky.social
🪲 Sereene Ghariani @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
🍅 Cliven Njekete @inrae-france.bsky.social
🐌 Tom Ashfield, UK Agri-tech centre @rothamsted.bsky.social
🌾 Ilma Qoonah @uonresearch.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Another great session before lunch!
🪲 Sereene Ghariani @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
🍅 Cliven Njekete @inrae-france.bsky.social
🐌 Tom Ashfield, UK Agri-tech centre @rothamsted.bsky.social
🌾 Ilma Qoonah @uonresearch.bsky.social
🪲 Sereene Ghariani @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
🍅 Cliven Njekete @inrae-france.bsky.social
🐌 Tom Ashfield, UK Agri-tech centre @rothamsted.bsky.social
🌾 Ilma Qoonah @uonresearch.bsky.social
Great talk from self-confessed Thrip-geek Andy Gladman @adasgroup.bsky.social on an experiment using Alyssum as a companion crop to reduce pest pressure in 🍓.
Inconclusive results but important to do!
Inconclusive results but important to do!
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Great talk from self-confessed Thrip-geek Andy Gladman @adasgroup.bsky.social on an experiment using Alyssum as a companion crop to reduce pest pressure in 🍓.
Inconclusive results but important to do!
Inconclusive results but important to do!
We're back for Day 2 of Advances in IPPM25, starting with talks on farming futures, IPPM strategies, biocontrol and genetic pest resistance from
🚜 Paul Wilson @uonresearch.bsky.social
🍓 Avice Hall @herts.ac.uk
💮🍓 Andy Gladman, ADAS
🥬🪲 Amrithapriya Bindu @johninnescentre.bsky.social
🚜 Paul Wilson @uonresearch.bsky.social
🍓 Avice Hall @herts.ac.uk
💮🍓 Andy Gladman, ADAS
🥬🪲 Amrithapriya Bindu @johninnescentre.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
We're back for Day 2 of Advances in IPPM25, starting with talks on farming futures, IPPM strategies, biocontrol and genetic pest resistance from
🚜 Paul Wilson @uonresearch.bsky.social
🍓 Avice Hall @herts.ac.uk
💮🍓 Andy Gladman, ADAS
🥬🪲 Amrithapriya Bindu @johninnescentre.bsky.social
🚜 Paul Wilson @uonresearch.bsky.social
🍓 Avice Hall @herts.ac.uk
💮🍓 Andy Gladman, ADAS
🥬🪲 Amrithapriya Bindu @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Final stop before the poster session, we have a panel discussion on the potential for use of New Breeding Techniques #NBTs in pest and pathogen resistance 🪲
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Final stop before the poster session, we have a panel discussion on the potential for use of New Breeding Techniques #NBTs in pest and pathogen resistance 🪲
Our final talks of Day 1 focus around the Precision Breeding Act
📝 Jim Dunwell, gives us an update on UK legislation from the Advisory Committee for Releases to the Environment (ACRE)
🧬 @jonathandgjones.bsky.social takes us through using PBA-compliant methods to elevate crop disease resistance 🌾
📝 Jim Dunwell, gives us an update on UK legislation from the Advisory Committee for Releases to the Environment (ACRE)
🧬 @jonathandgjones.bsky.social takes us through using PBA-compliant methods to elevate crop disease resistance 🌾
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Our final talks of Day 1 focus around the Precision Breeding Act
📝 Jim Dunwell, gives us an update on UK legislation from the Advisory Committee for Releases to the Environment (ACRE)
🧬 @jonathandgjones.bsky.social takes us through using PBA-compliant methods to elevate crop disease resistance 🌾
📝 Jim Dunwell, gives us an update on UK legislation from the Advisory Committee for Releases to the Environment (ACRE)
🧬 @jonathandgjones.bsky.social takes us through using PBA-compliant methods to elevate crop disease resistance 🌾
Powering through the afternoon with our poster flash talks 💪
🥬🪲🌾🌳🫛🍅🦠🥔🐌
🥬🪲🌾🌳🫛🍅🦠🥔🐌
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Powering through the afternoon with our poster flash talks 💪
🥬🪲🌾🌳🫛🍅🦠🥔🐌
🥬🪲🌾🌳🫛🍅🦠🥔🐌
IPPM25 continues this afternoon with another great set of talks from
🥔 @llewelyn68.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk
🚜 Meghan England @teagasc.bsky.social
🪲 Allah Bakhsh, CEMB
🥗 Rosemary Collier @warwicklifesci.bsky.social
🥔 @llewelyn68.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk
🚜 Meghan England @teagasc.bsky.social
🪲 Allah Bakhsh, CEMB
🥗 Rosemary Collier @warwicklifesci.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
IPPM25 continues this afternoon with another great set of talks from
🥔 @llewelyn68.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk
🚜 Meghan England @teagasc.bsky.social
🪲 Allah Bakhsh, CEMB
🥗 Rosemary Collier @warwicklifesci.bsky.social
🥔 @llewelyn68.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk
🚜 Meghan England @teagasc.bsky.social
🪲 Allah Bakhsh, CEMB
🥗 Rosemary Collier @warwicklifesci.bsky.social
Fantastic AM session thanks to our speakers!
🍄🟫🚫 @joe-helps.bsky.social
@agriiuk.bsky.social
🌳 @rosasanchezlucas.bsky.social
🍒🐝 @mojganrabiey.bsky.social
Missing out? You can still register to join us online! 👉 cvent.me/ER78Wy
🍄🟫🚫 @joe-helps.bsky.social
@agriiuk.bsky.social
🌳 @rosasanchezlucas.bsky.social
🍒🐝 @mojganrabiey.bsky.social
Missing out? You can still register to join us online! 👉 cvent.me/ER78Wy
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Fantastic AM session thanks to our speakers!
🍄🟫🚫 @joe-helps.bsky.social
@agriiuk.bsky.social
🌳 @rosasanchezlucas.bsky.social
🍒🐝 @mojganrabiey.bsky.social
Missing out? You can still register to join us online! 👉 cvent.me/ER78Wy
🍄🟫🚫 @joe-helps.bsky.social
@agriiuk.bsky.social
🌳 @rosasanchezlucas.bsky.social
🍒🐝 @mojganrabiey.bsky.social
Missing out? You can still register to join us online! 👉 cvent.me/ER78Wy
We're in Leicester today for Advances in Integrated Pest and Pathogen Management #IPPM25
🚜 Martin Lines @nffn.bsky.social kicking things off with a reminder of the value of creating habitats to let nature back into our farmland 🐛
🚜 Martin Lines @nffn.bsky.social kicking things off with a reminder of the value of creating habitats to let nature back into our farmland 🐛
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We're in Leicester today for Advances in Integrated Pest and Pathogen Management #IPPM25
🚜 Martin Lines @nffn.bsky.social kicking things off with a reminder of the value of creating habitats to let nature back into our farmland 🐛
🚜 Martin Lines @nffn.bsky.social kicking things off with a reminder of the value of creating habitats to let nature back into our farmland 🐛
Anna Taylor @foodfoundation.bsky.social kicks off ‘Resource Efficiency in Horticulture’ at East Malling @niab-uk.bsky.social with an overview of the (poor) state of UK consumption of fruit and veg 🍓 🍅
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Anna Taylor @foodfoundation.bsky.social kicks off ‘Resource Efficiency in Horticulture’ at East Malling @niab-uk.bsky.social with an overview of the (poor) state of UK consumption of fruit and veg 🍓 🍅
📆 Save the Date...
🌾 Monogram 2026 🌾
23rd – 26th March📍Cambridge, UK
🌱 Connect, collaborate and shape the future of sustainable crop innovation
Abstract submission now open!
👉 cvent.me/MM0bPo
#plantscience
🌾 Monogram 2026 🌾
23rd – 26th March📍Cambridge, UK
🌱 Connect, collaborate and shape the future of sustainable crop innovation
Abstract submission now open!
👉 cvent.me/MM0bPo
#plantscience
November 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
📆 Save the Date...
🌾 Monogram 2026 🌾
23rd – 26th March📍Cambridge, UK
🌱 Connect, collaborate and shape the future of sustainable crop innovation
Abstract submission now open!
👉 cvent.me/MM0bPo
#plantscience
🌾 Monogram 2026 🌾
23rd – 26th March📍Cambridge, UK
🌱 Connect, collaborate and shape the future of sustainable crop innovation
Abstract submission now open!
👉 cvent.me/MM0bPo
#plantscience
🍓 Badges & books have arrived for Thursday's Resource Efficiency in Horticulture at East Malling Trust!
Good news! There's still a few spaces left if you'd like to join us 👉 cvent.me/DMwPzZ
Good news! There's still a few spaces left if you'd like to join us 👉 cvent.me/DMwPzZ
November 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🍓 Badges & books have arrived for Thursday's Resource Efficiency in Horticulture at East Malling Trust!
Good news! There's still a few spaces left if you'd like to join us 👉 cvent.me/DMwPzZ
Good news! There's still a few spaces left if you'd like to join us 👉 cvent.me/DMwPzZ
🌿 Huilun Sun 🌿
Having recently completed her PhD at the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huilun is interested in plant-environmental signalling.
She is passionate about creating opportunities for early-career professionals to connect, develop skills, and thrive in their careers 🌱
Having recently completed her PhD at the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huilun is interested in plant-environmental signalling.
She is passionate about creating opportunities for early-career professionals to connect, develop skills, and thrive in their careers 🌱
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🌿 Huilun Sun 🌿
Having recently completed her PhD at the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huilun is interested in plant-environmental signalling.
She is passionate about creating opportunities for early-career professionals to connect, develop skills, and thrive in their careers 🌱
Having recently completed her PhD at the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huilun is interested in plant-environmental signalling.
She is passionate about creating opportunities for early-career professionals to connect, develop skills, and thrive in their careers 🌱
🌿 Mirabelle Ostle 🌿
As a Forest Ecological Advisor, Mirabelle's work combines hands-on sustainable forest management with developing training courses for foresters.
Mirabelle's passionate about closing the gap between the science and real-world applications!
@forestresearchuk.bsky.social
As a Forest Ecological Advisor, Mirabelle's work combines hands-on sustainable forest management with developing training courses for foresters.
Mirabelle's passionate about closing the gap between the science and real-world applications!
@forestresearchuk.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🌿 Mirabelle Ostle 🌿
As a Forest Ecological Advisor, Mirabelle's work combines hands-on sustainable forest management with developing training courses for foresters.
Mirabelle's passionate about closing the gap between the science and real-world applications!
@forestresearchuk.bsky.social
As a Forest Ecological Advisor, Mirabelle's work combines hands-on sustainable forest management with developing training courses for foresters.
Mirabelle's passionate about closing the gap between the science and real-world applications!
@forestresearchuk.bsky.social
🌿 Ciara O'Brien 🌿
As a postdoctoral researcher at the John Innes Centre, Ciara's current research focuses on starch metabolism in potatoes 🥔
She's a strong advocate for early career development & has been involved in many early career initiatives in the past!
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
As a postdoctoral researcher at the John Innes Centre, Ciara's current research focuses on starch metabolism in potatoes 🥔
She's a strong advocate for early career development & has been involved in many early career initiatives in the past!
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🌿 Ciara O'Brien 🌿
As a postdoctoral researcher at the John Innes Centre, Ciara's current research focuses on starch metabolism in potatoes 🥔
She's a strong advocate for early career development & has been involved in many early career initiatives in the past!
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
As a postdoctoral researcher at the John Innes Centre, Ciara's current research focuses on starch metabolism in potatoes 🥔
She's a strong advocate for early career development & has been involved in many early career initiatives in the past!
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
🌿 Jamie Newbold 🌿
Having just finished his PhD on tomato genetics at Cranfield University, with a stint working here at the AAB, Jamie is passionate about developing early career scientists and a strong believer in the power of accessible communication to build community and foster collaboration 🌱
Having just finished his PhD on tomato genetics at Cranfield University, with a stint working here at the AAB, Jamie is passionate about developing early career scientists and a strong believer in the power of accessible communication to build community and foster collaboration 🌱
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🌿 Jamie Newbold 🌿
Having just finished his PhD on tomato genetics at Cranfield University, with a stint working here at the AAB, Jamie is passionate about developing early career scientists and a strong believer in the power of accessible communication to build community and foster collaboration 🌱
Having just finished his PhD on tomato genetics at Cranfield University, with a stint working here at the AAB, Jamie is passionate about developing early career scientists and a strong believer in the power of accessible communication to build community and foster collaboration 🌱
🌿 Klea Lami 🌿
As a 2nd year PhD student at the University of Bonn, Klea's research combines bioinformatic & molecular biology to understand plant development
She is passionate about creating opportunities that connect scientists, share knowledge, and make science more accessible to society 🌱
As a 2nd year PhD student at the University of Bonn, Klea's research combines bioinformatic & molecular biology to understand plant development
She is passionate about creating opportunities that connect scientists, share knowledge, and make science more accessible to society 🌱
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🌿 Klea Lami 🌿
As a 2nd year PhD student at the University of Bonn, Klea's research combines bioinformatic & molecular biology to understand plant development
She is passionate about creating opportunities that connect scientists, share knowledge, and make science more accessible to society 🌱
As a 2nd year PhD student at the University of Bonn, Klea's research combines bioinformatic & molecular biology to understand plant development
She is passionate about creating opportunities that connect scientists, share knowledge, and make science more accessible to society 🌱
🌿 Pankaj Kumar 🌿
Currently a postdoc @johninnescentre.bsky.social, Pankaj is passionate about connecting science & farming.
He runs an initiative in India connecting farmers with recent innovations and has been involved in platforms influencing plant gene editing policies in the EU 🧬
Currently a postdoc @johninnescentre.bsky.social, Pankaj is passionate about connecting science & farming.
He runs an initiative in India connecting farmers with recent innovations and has been involved in platforms influencing plant gene editing policies in the EU 🧬
October 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🌿 Pankaj Kumar 🌿
Currently a postdoc @johninnescentre.bsky.social, Pankaj is passionate about connecting science & farming.
He runs an initiative in India connecting farmers with recent innovations and has been involved in platforms influencing plant gene editing policies in the EU 🧬
Currently a postdoc @johninnescentre.bsky.social, Pankaj is passionate about connecting science & farming.
He runs an initiative in India connecting farmers with recent innovations and has been involved in platforms influencing plant gene editing policies in the EU 🧬
🌿 Emily Guest 🌿
As a Research Fellow at Cranfield University, Emily investigates the potential for legumes to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture.
Alongside science, she has actively worked to build a supportive environment for early career professionals 🌱
As a Research Fellow at Cranfield University, Emily investigates the potential for legumes to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture.
Alongside science, she has actively worked to build a supportive environment for early career professionals 🌱
October 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🌿 Emily Guest 🌿
As a Research Fellow at Cranfield University, Emily investigates the potential for legumes to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture.
Alongside science, she has actively worked to build a supportive environment for early career professionals 🌱
As a Research Fellow at Cranfield University, Emily investigates the potential for legumes to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture.
Alongside science, she has actively worked to build a supportive environment for early career professionals 🌱
🌿 James Fortune 🌿
A Research Consultant Agronomist at VCS UK Ltd., James is an expert in in-field disease management practices, leading projects to improve early-disease detection, quality & storage of vegetable crops.
James is also a champion for cultivating interdisciplinary connections 🌾
A Research Consultant Agronomist at VCS UK Ltd., James is an expert in in-field disease management practices, leading projects to improve early-disease detection, quality & storage of vegetable crops.
James is also a champion for cultivating interdisciplinary connections 🌾
October 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🌿 James Fortune 🌿
A Research Consultant Agronomist at VCS UK Ltd., James is an expert in in-field disease management practices, leading projects to improve early-disease detection, quality & storage of vegetable crops.
James is also a champion for cultivating interdisciplinary connections 🌾
A Research Consultant Agronomist at VCS UK Ltd., James is an expert in in-field disease management practices, leading projects to improve early-disease detection, quality & storage of vegetable crops.
James is also a champion for cultivating interdisciplinary connections 🌾
🌿 Charlene Dambire 🌿
A postdoctoral researcher at the University of Nottingham, Charlene's research on plant oxygen sensing through the N-degron pathway is key to unlocking plant stress responses.
Beyond science, she is a keen advocate for diversity & gender equality in STEM 🧪
#plantscience
A postdoctoral researcher at the University of Nottingham, Charlene's research on plant oxygen sensing through the N-degron pathway is key to unlocking plant stress responses.
Beyond science, she is a keen advocate for diversity & gender equality in STEM 🧪
#plantscience
October 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🌿 Charlene Dambire 🌿
A postdoctoral researcher at the University of Nottingham, Charlene's research on plant oxygen sensing through the N-degron pathway is key to unlocking plant stress responses.
Beyond science, she is a keen advocate for diversity & gender equality in STEM 🧪
#plantscience
A postdoctoral researcher at the University of Nottingham, Charlene's research on plant oxygen sensing through the N-degron pathway is key to unlocking plant stress responses.
Beyond science, she is a keen advocate for diversity & gender equality in STEM 🧪
#plantscience
🌿 Becca Claxton 🌿
As an R&D technician at Elsoms Seeds, Becca's work focuses on plant breeding, pathology & integrated pest management (IPM) strategies
#plantscience
As an R&D technician at Elsoms Seeds, Becca's work focuses on plant breeding, pathology & integrated pest management (IPM) strategies
#plantscience
October 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🌿 Becca Claxton 🌿
As an R&D technician at Elsoms Seeds, Becca's work focuses on plant breeding, pathology & integrated pest management (IPM) strategies
#plantscience
As an R&D technician at Elsoms Seeds, Becca's work focuses on plant breeding, pathology & integrated pest management (IPM) strategies
#plantscience
🌿 Qurat Ul Ain Ali Hira 🌿
A 2nd year PhD student at the James Hutton Institute & University of Dundee, her research explores plant-microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture
@hutton.ac.uk #plantscience
A 2nd year PhD student at the James Hutton Institute & University of Dundee, her research explores plant-microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture
@hutton.ac.uk #plantscience
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🌿 Qurat Ul Ain Ali Hira 🌿
A 2nd year PhD student at the James Hutton Institute & University of Dundee, her research explores plant-microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture
@hutton.ac.uk #plantscience
A 2nd year PhD student at the James Hutton Institute & University of Dundee, her research explores plant-microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture
@hutton.ac.uk #plantscience
✨ Meet our brand new ECPro committee! ✨
As the newest of our specialist groups, the ECPros (Early Career Professionals) have been brought together to support, connect and empower our early-career applied biology community 🌱
With big plans in the pipeline.. watch this space!
As the newest of our specialist groups, the ECPros (Early Career Professionals) have been brought together to support, connect and empower our early-career applied biology community 🌱
With big plans in the pipeline.. watch this space!
October 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
✨ Meet our brand new ECPro committee! ✨
As the newest of our specialist groups, the ECPros (Early Career Professionals) have been brought together to support, connect and empower our early-career applied biology community 🌱
With big plans in the pipeline.. watch this space!
As the newest of our specialist groups, the ECPros (Early Career Professionals) have been brought together to support, connect and empower our early-career applied biology community 🌱
With big plans in the pipeline.. watch this space!