Pam Ronald
@pcronald.bsky.social
UC Davis #rice geneticist & co-author of Tomorrow's Table: Organic #Farming Genetics & the Future of #Food. TED talk. My lab studies #genetics for #crop #resilience & #plant-microbe interactions. Volunteer Ranger USFS
This is just so lovely. Thank you.
November 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is just so lovely. Thank you.
Blooming today in our garden. It’s San Pedro cactus I believe: Trichocereus pachanois Their flowers tend to last 2-3 days. It contains the psychedelic alkaloid mescaline and has been used for spiritual and healing ceremonies for thousands of years in the Peruvian Andes.
October 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Blooming today in our garden. It’s San Pedro cactus I believe: Trichocereus pachanois Their flowers tend to last 2-3 days. It contains the psychedelic alkaloid mescaline and has been used for spiritual and healing ceremonies for thousands of years in the Peruvian Andes.
Today in my garden: Crocus sativus, commonly known as saffron crocus. Human cultivation of saffron crocus and the trade and use of saffron have endured for more than 3,500 years and span different cultures, continents, and civilizations.
October 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Today in my garden: Crocus sativus, commonly known as saffron crocus. Human cultivation of saffron crocus and the trade and use of saffron have endured for more than 3,500 years and span different cultures, continents, and civilizations.
Very real-looking plastic rice 🍚in this Thai restaurant
October 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Very real-looking plastic rice 🍚in this Thai restaurant
Remarkable recovery of the Klamath River salmon. Many thanks to the agencies, Tribes, and NGOs who came together to remove dams and monitor the recovery of the Klamath River salmon. And kudos, too, to the indigenous youth who paddled source to sea on the newly freed river
October 14, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Remarkable recovery of the Klamath River salmon. Many thanks to the agencies, Tribes, and NGOs who came together to remove dams and monitor the recovery of the Klamath River salmon. And kudos, too, to the indigenous youth who paddled source to sea on the newly freed river
Oh! What a great story and beautiful photos. I felt the same way the first time I saw ghost flowers in a Maine wetland. “I was moved by the existence of such a mysterious living thing”
October 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Oh! What a great story and beautiful photos. I felt the same way the first time I saw ghost flowers in a Maine wetland. “I was moved by the existence of such a mysterious living thing”
Last of this season’s figs in a lemon 🍋 ricotta cake 😋
October 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Last of this season’s figs in a lemon 🍋 ricotta cake 😋
Echinopsis chamaecereus, Datura wrightii, Lobelia cardinalis, Erythranthe verbenacea. Hint: I do not have large red rock walls in my backyard.
September 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Echinopsis chamaecereus, Datura wrightii, Lobelia cardinalis, Erythranthe verbenacea. Hint: I do not have large red rock walls in my backyard.
Plants found in September along the Colorado River of the Grand Canyon 🤩 Which one is blooming in my garden in Davis and NOT in the Grand Canyon? Oenothera pallida, Senna covesii, Mamillaria grahamii, Oenothera elata
September 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Plants found in September along the Colorado River of the Grand Canyon 🤩 Which one is blooming in my garden in Davis and NOT in the Grand Canyon? Oenothera pallida, Senna covesii, Mamillaria grahamii, Oenothera elata
During the week I am a plant and microbial biologist. On weekends I volunteer ranger for the Forest service in desolation wilderness. I thought I’d share some pictures here for my botany pals
August 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
During the week I am a plant and microbial biologist. On weekends I volunteer ranger for the Forest service in desolation wilderness. I thought I’d share some pictures here for my botany pals
My daughter told this bear to scat but instead he decided to try to climb in (and break) the kitchen window. There are 3x more bears in tahoe than 30 years ago. Climate change is disrupting bears hibernation. www.capradio.org/news/tahoela...
August 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My daughter told this bear to scat but instead he decided to try to climb in (and break) the kitchen window. There are 3x more bears in tahoe than 30 years ago. Climate change is disrupting bears hibernation. www.capradio.org/news/tahoela...
The future of US research
August 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The future of US research
Extraordinary new Center for Pediatric Cures. Rare mutations will be specifically targeted with CRISPR. Soon many children with lethal genetic diseases will be cured. The always amazing Jennifer Doudna collaborated with Priscilla Chan @ the CZI to make this happen. open.substack.com/pub/erictopo...
July 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Extraordinary new Center for Pediatric Cures. Rare mutations will be specifically targeted with CRISPR. Soon many children with lethal genetic diseases will be cured. The always amazing Jennifer Doudna collaborated with Priscilla Chan @ the CZI to make this happen. open.substack.com/pub/erictopo...
No Kings March in Palo Alto
June 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
No Kings March in Palo Alto
Meet Subah Soni, a 2nd year PhD student studying the microbial communities that associate with rice roots 🧪🌾
www.instagram.com/p/DKdTLdhyYY...
www.instagram.com/p/DKdTLdhyYY...
June 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Meet Subah Soni, a 2nd year PhD student studying the microbial communities that associate with rice roots 🧪🌾
www.instagram.com/p/DKdTLdhyYY...
www.instagram.com/p/DKdTLdhyYY...
Paeonia brownii (s. Lake Tahoe)
June 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Paeonia brownii (s. Lake Tahoe)
Here is the R35 notice. Call your congressional rep and tell them to fight against these cuts
May 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Here is the R35 notice. Call your congressional rep and tell them to fight against these cuts
And here is the report: regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/mar2....
May 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
And here is the report: regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/mar2....
IGI scientists held a CRISPR genome editing training for 32 scientists at the National Institute of Plant Genomics in New Delhi.
Indian scientists are using CRISPR to edit rice, chickpea, and mustard for improved nutrition, climate resilience & agronomics. innovativegenomics.org/news/crispr-...
Indian scientists are using CRISPR to edit rice, chickpea, and mustard for improved nutrition, climate resilience & agronomics. innovativegenomics.org/news/crispr-...
May 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
IGI scientists held a CRISPR genome editing training for 32 scientists at the National Institute of Plant Genomics in New Delhi.
Indian scientists are using CRISPR to edit rice, chickpea, and mustard for improved nutrition, climate resilience & agronomics. innovativegenomics.org/news/crispr-...
Indian scientists are using CRISPR to edit rice, chickpea, and mustard for improved nutrition, climate resilience & agronomics. innovativegenomics.org/news/crispr-...
Weekend ski- pyramid peak!
April 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Weekend ski- pyramid peak!
#plantworshop. Ben Scheres gave a brilliant talk on the challenges of translating “simple” traits discovered in the lab to the field. Ya think it’s easy to fine tune pungency in peppers? 🌶️ 🫑 Think again
March 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#plantworshop. Ben Scheres gave a brilliant talk on the challenges of translating “simple” traits discovered in the lab to the field. Ya think it’s easy to fine tune pungency in peppers? 🌶️ 🫑 Think again