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BlueSky account for https://botany.one the weblog of the Annals of Botany Company. Non-Profit All Science since 1887.

Posts by @alunsalt.bsky.social or @caordonezparra.bsky.social and scheduled well in advance through Buffer.
It’s just finished, and I thought it was excellent. In short, if you can identify whether or not something in a photo *is* a plant, you can help. I’ll be blogging about it.
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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1/ It is my pleasure to share the latest preprint of the team: "Symbiotic diversification relies on an ancestral gene network in plants"

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Here, we identified and functionally validated a novel master regulator of intracellular symbioses!

A thread ...
#PlantScience
Symbiotic diversification relies on an ancestral gene network in plants
Symbioses have been fundamental to colonization of terrestrial ecosystems by plants and their evolution. Emergence of the ancient arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis was followed by the diversification o...
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Any historians of science want to jump in to discuss how Friedrich Laibach, a (Jewish, by several accounts) member of the Nazi Party, managed to flourish during and after WWII? Laibach first proposed Arabidopsis as a model organism.
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🌻🪖 War is turning Ukraine’s fertiliser problem into a catastrophe 🧪

Long-term declines in nutrients, and soil damage, have been turbo-charged by the Russian invasion. But a new plan may help restore some of the world’s most fertile soils.

#Botany #PlantScience 🧵 (1/15)
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Best time to join the growing ranks of #BSBImembers?
In October to get 15 months of benefits for price of 12: that's when 100s of people inc @markavery.bsky.social & @alunsalt.bsky.social joined!
2nd best time? In November, to enjoy 14 months of benefits: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/10/bsbi...
November 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
How a humble weed became a superstar of biology

Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress launched the botanical world into the molecular era.

knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

#Botany #PlantScience
How a humble weed became a superstar of biology
Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress launched the botanical world into the molecular era.
knowablemagazine.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Join iNaturalist for a webinar to learn more about how you can help others, even if you're not an expert. Rather than doomscroll on social media, you can positively contribute to improving our knowledge about biodiversity!

Nov 6, 2025 @ 1700 in London / Midday EST

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Identifying on iNaturalist: How you can help!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
At its core, iNaturalist is about people helping each other identify and learn about the organisms they observe, but did you know only about 10% of the iNaturalist community identifies observations…
botany.fyi
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden houses crucial seed bank to preserve biodiversity

At the University of California, Berkeley, Botanical Gardens, you'll find a critically important bank. It doesn't store hordes of cash or glittering gold bullion. This bank stores seeds.

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#Botany
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden houses crucial seed bank to preserve biodiversity
Above the main campus at the University of California, Berkeley, nestled in Strawberry Canyon at the Botanical Gardens​, you'll find a critically important bank.
botany.fyi
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Meet the guardian of Dublin’s trees, who is making contingencies for climate change as he tends to ‘urban forest’

Balancing resilience with disease and weather changes, along with finding the right spaces for planting, are part of the job for Ludovic Beaumont.

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#Botany
Meet the guardian of Dublin’s trees, who is making contingencies for climate change as he tends to ‘urban forest’
In the concrete jungle that is ­Dublin, some green spaces still ­flourish – and trees hold a place in many city-dwellers’ hearts.
www.independent.ie
November 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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The first chapter of my PhD is out! 🌱🔥

We looked at whether fatty acids (a common seed oil) changed composition across fire-prone and fire-free habitats + dormancy-breaking temperatures in physically dormant seeds! (1/2)

@markooiecol.bsky.social @ryantangney.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
October 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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🌱 Studying seeds is vital for work on restoring lost species to semi-natural UK grasslands

UKCEH plant ecologist @wagnermarkus.bsky.social chats to the Naked Scientists for their podcast on 25 years of @rbgkew.bsky.social's Millennium Seed Bank #MSB25

www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak... 🧪
Frozen Flora: 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank
Preserving and restoring rare and important plant species...
www.thenakedscientists.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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NEW!
A robust model based on #root morphological and anatomical features to distinguish high and low methane emission #rice varieties through #MachineLearning approaches
doi.org/10.1093/insi...
#PlantScience
A robust model based on root morphological and anatomical features to distinguish high and low methane emission rice varieties through machine learning approaches
Abstract. Rice fields are a major producer of methane (CH₄), a strong greenhouse gas. However, identifying genetic variation in methane emissions among ric
doi.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Many consecutive annual fires? 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Not extreme nor a problem for the Cerrado grass layer!!! More like a solution!🔥🔥🔥 See community, functional, and population responses of Cerrado grasses to seven consecutive annual fires in our new manuscript out today in Open Access!

doi.org/10.1111/1365...
October 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Here’s an expanded microscopy paper by @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social related to his talk at @blackinplantsci.bsky.social

doi.org/n96c

#BlackInPlantSci
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October 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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🔥 Postdoc: Biota-Cerrado on Fire (FAPESP)
3-yr position at LEVeg/Unesp (Brazil) on fire, open ecosystems & functional ecology.

Pós-Doc (3 anos) sobre fogo, ecossistemas abertos e ecologia funcional.

📅 Deadline/Prazo: 30/11/25
🔗 Apply/Inscreva-se: fapesp.br/oportunidade...
#Postdoc #FireEcology
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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🧪🌾PAPER - What makes a tree a tree?🧬

Read the paper by @siribirkeland.bsky.social and @trhvidsten.bsky.social with contributions from several UPSC researchers.

By comparing dozens of genomes, they offer fresh insights into the genetic foundations of woodiness and perenniality in angiosperms.
Tree evolution is surprisingly quirky! 🌳 Trees are likely ancestral in many plant groups, often re-evolve on islands, and Arabidopsis can be made tree-like by tweaking a few genes. We revisited what genes really make a tree a tree using comparative genomics. @trhvidsten.bsky.social #trees #evolution
An updated perspective: what genes make a tree a tree? #plantscience
October 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Stellar start at #BlackInPlantSci. I particularly liked the observation that Imposter Syndrome is something that is done to you.
October 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Excited to welcome speakers and delegates to Black In Plant Science 2025, today in Leeds! Thanks @newphyt.bsky.social & other sponsors! @blackinplantsci.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @yoselin.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
At @blackinplantsci.bsky.social this morning. Apologies if I nod and smile in a slightly vacuous way. It’s a little noisy and my hearing if poor this morning.
October 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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I'm excited to share that I’ve been accepted onto the Society of Botanical Artists Distance Learning Diploma in Botanical Illustration! 🎨✨

Here’s the piece I submitted for my portfolio: Hippeastrum hybrid (seed-grown by me).

Check out the Society here: www.instagram.com/so...
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Today it’s a gentle drive to Leeds for @blackinplantsci.bsky.social tomorrow. I was thinking of calling in Jodrell Bank along the way, but it looks like the rain could be coming in when I arrive.
October 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Vale Jim Peacock - a giant in plant physiology
We are saddened to learn of the passing of the Academy's former President and former Chief Scientist of Australia, Dr Jim Peacock AC FAA FTSE FRS at the age of 87. Academy President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC, said Jim will be deeply missed and remembered as a champion of Australian science.
October 22, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Ready for the Plant Science Wales meeting, this morning.
October 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Interested in learning about research into Cerrado fire ecology? Curious to hear about my views and experiences in plant sciences? Check out this new interview @botany.one

botany.one/2025/10/fran...

Gracias @caordonezparra.bsky.social for the opportunity 😊
Francisco Navarro-Rosales: Studying Plant Resilience in the Cerrado and Beyond
Botany One interviews Francisco Navarro-Rosales, a PhD student fascinated by fire ecology in tropical ecosystems.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM