ERC WILD-ROOTS
@wild-roots.bsky.social
ERC Consolidator Project based at IRTA, Catalunya, aiming to discover the hidden half of domestication. (PI: Catherine Preece)
In our rapid selection experiment we're using hoverflies to pollinate the Brassica rapa flowers. Here's a photo from the first test run 🪰
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
In our rapid selection experiment we're using hoverflies to pollinate the Brassica rapa flowers. Here's a photo from the first test run 🪰
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Very cool looking paper on bacterial AND fungal necromass contributions to SOC
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November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Very cool looking paper on bacterial AND fungal necromass contributions to SOC
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Testing different substrates for growing fast-cycle brassicas in our upcoming selection experiments. Looking to find the best combination to optimise root washing!
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Testing different substrates for growing fast-cycle brassicas in our upcoming selection experiments. Looking to find the best combination to optimise root washing!
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🌿 Contractes Juan de la Cierva postdoc | Uneix-te al nostre lab al CREAF, Barcelona!🌿
Recerca: ecologia elemental, cicles biogeoquímics, trets funcionals, briòfits
Doctorat 2024-2025 | Termini: 10 des
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Recerca: ecologia elemental, cicles biogeoquímics, trets funcionals, briòfits
Doctorat 2024-2025 | Termini: 10 des
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November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🌿 Contractes Juan de la Cierva postdoc | Uneix-te al nostre lab al CREAF, Barcelona!🌿
Recerca: ecologia elemental, cicles biogeoquímics, trets funcionals, briòfits
Doctorat 2024-2025 | Termini: 10 des
Contacta per més info!
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#postdoc #ecologia #JuanDeLaCierva
Recerca: ecologia elemental, cicles biogeoquímics, trets funcionals, briòfits
Doctorat 2024-2025 | Termini: 10 des
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Nice example of a wild lentil plant, fresh from root washing, ready for root exudate measurement. We'll see how the exudates compare to modern lentil and other crops!
November 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Nice example of a wild lentil plant, fresh from root washing, ready for root exudate measurement. We'll see how the exudates compare to modern lentil and other crops!
Last days to apply for a PhD position with us at IRTA Cabrils (Catalonia, Spain) to work on drought resistance of crops, root exudates, rhizosphere microbes, crop wild relatievs and more! talent.irta.cat/en/jobs/6147...
PhD Candidate for a project about drought resistance of crop roots - IRTA
We are an agri-food Research Institute under the Government of Catalonia, where over 1000 professionals work, with commitment, across 19 research areas to contribute to the future and to society.
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September 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Last days to apply for a PhD position with us at IRTA Cabrils (Catalonia, Spain) to work on drought resistance of crops, root exudates, rhizosphere microbes, crop wild relatievs and more! talent.irta.cat/en/jobs/6147...
#PhD position now open to work with us in Catalunya at IRTA (Cabrils) investigating domestication effects on crop roots and drought tolerance. Apply here: talent.irta.cat/en/jobs/6147...
PhD Candidate for a project about drought resistance of crop roots - IRTA
We are an agri-food Research Institute under the Government of Catalonia, where over 1000 professionals work, with commitment, across 19 research areas to contribute to the future and to society.
talent.irta.cat
July 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
#PhD position now open to work with us in Catalunya at IRTA (Cabrils) investigating domestication effects on crop roots and drought tolerance. Apply here: talent.irta.cat/en/jobs/6147...
We're looking for a postdoc with experience in microbial data other omics to work on the project (3 year contract) here in Cabrils, Spain. Apply here ➡️ talent.irta.cat/en/jobs/6071...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Crop Domestication Effects on Plant and Soil Ecology for the Sustainability in Biosystems Program - IRTA
We are an agri-food Research Institute under the Government of Catalonia, where over 1000 professionals work, with commitment, across 19 research areas to contribute to the future and to society.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We're looking for a postdoc with experience in microbial data other omics to work on the project (3 year contract) here in Cabrils, Spain. Apply here ➡️ talent.irta.cat/en/jobs/6071...
Last week we had a great kick-off meeting with colleagues and collaborators!
June 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Last week we had a great kick-off meeting with colleagues and collaborators!
Some of the beautiful flowers in the WILD-ROOTS greenhouse today.
May 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Some of the beautiful flowers in the WILD-ROOTS greenhouse today.
🧪The plants are getting bigger and the exudate measurements are beginning in earnest. Hypothesis is that wild plants exude more C, and more diverse exudates, but previous experiments suggest it's not that simple!
April 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🧪The plants are getting bigger and the exudate measurements are beginning in earnest. Hypothesis is that wild plants exude more C, and more diverse exudates, but previous experiments suggest it's not that simple!
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We are digging into how barley domestication shaped root and rhizosphere traits. Just look at those stunning roots! 🌾. I will be displaying some preliminary results at #Rhizosphere6 conf.
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April 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We are digging into how barley domestication shaped root and rhizosphere traits. Just look at those stunning roots! 🌾. I will be displaying some preliminary results at #Rhizosphere6 conf.
@wild-roots.bsky.social @mvanderheijden.bsky.social @ @cathepreece.bsky.social @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social
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My first time growing radish in an experiment-excited to include some root crops in the #WILD-ROOTS project. The modern and traditional varieties do look quite different! @wild-roots.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My first time growing radish in an experiment-excited to include some root crops in the #WILD-ROOTS project. The modern and traditional varieties do look quite different! @wild-roots.bsky.social
Soil VOC emission measurements underway (with SPMEs) thanks to our Masters student Jordi. Will wild relatives have different emissions compared to modern crops?
March 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Soil VOC emission measurements underway (with SPMEs) thanks to our Masters student Jordi. Will wild relatives have different emissions compared to modern crops?
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We are hiring!
Lab and field technician for the BRYOELEM project
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Lab and field technician for the BRYOELEM project
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March 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We are hiring!
Lab and field technician for the BRYOELEM project
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Lab and field technician for the BRYOELEM project
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Very happy to see this review on the #root economics space lead by @elsaelsam.bsky.social being published! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We show support and limitations of the concept, map extensions and discus future research avenues. Amazing team of coauthors!
We show support and limitations of the concept, map extensions and discus future research avenues. Amazing team of coauthors!
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Very happy to see this review on the #root economics space lead by @elsaelsam.bsky.social being published! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We show support and limitations of the concept, map extensions and discus future research avenues. Amazing team of coauthors!
We show support and limitations of the concept, map extensions and discus future research avenues. Amazing team of coauthors!
First measurements of photosynthesis underway. Will there already be differences between crops and wild relatives?
March 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
First measurements of photosynthesis underway. Will there already be differences between crops and wild relatives?
The first plants are growing happily in the greenhouse. So far we have cereals and legumes, but many more to come. First photosynthesis measurements later this week!
March 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The first plants are growing happily in the greenhouse. So far we have cereals and legumes, but many more to come. First photosynthesis measurements later this week!
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New publication: Domesticated #rice alters the #rhizosphere #microbiome, reducing #nitrogen fixation and increasing nitrous oxide emissions. #agroecology #sustainability #microbialecology
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February 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
New publication: Domesticated #rice alters the #rhizosphere #microbiome, reducing #nitrogen fixation and increasing nitrous oxide emissions. #agroecology #sustainability #microbialecology
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If you want to see what we get up to at IRTA (Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, in Catalunya) & the beautiful locations of the different centres, they've just published a series of short videos about some of the common methods we use...
February 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
If you want to see what we get up to at IRTA (Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, in Catalunya) & the beautiful locations of the different centres, they've just published a series of short videos about some of the common methods we use...
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Last few days to apply for this 4-year PhD contract at
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Spatial and temporal dynamics of biodiversity in Mediterranean spring ecosystems
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Deadline 23rd February 2025.
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Spatial and temporal dynamics of biodiversity in Mediterranean spring ecosystems
Apply here:
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Deadline 23rd February 2025.
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February 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Last few days to apply for this 4-year PhD contract at
@creaf.cat (#Barcelona) about
Spatial and temporal dynamics of biodiversity in Mediterranean spring ecosystems
Apply here:
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Deadline 23rd February 2025.
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@creaf.cat (#Barcelona) about
Spatial and temporal dynamics of biodiversity in Mediterranean spring ecosystems
Apply here:
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Deadline 23rd February 2025.
Please RT!
The first experiment of the WILD-ROOTS project is getting up and running 🥳 We'll be looking at how domestication affects the roots of 20 different crops - exudation, VOCs, rhizosphere and more!
February 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The first experiment of the WILD-ROOTS project is getting up and running 🥳 We'll be looking at how domestication affects the roots of 20 different crops - exudation, VOCs, rhizosphere and more!
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The Flow of Elements and the Functioning of the Biosphere
Come and join our thematic session at SIBECOL 2025 (Pontevedra, Spain)!
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Deadline for submissions: 20 December!
Come and join our thematic session at SIBECOL 2025 (Pontevedra, Spain)!
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Deadline for submissions: 20 December!
December 16, 2024 at 3:44 PM
The Flow of Elements and the Functioning of the Biosphere
Come and join our thematic session at SIBECOL 2025 (Pontevedra, Spain)!
sibecol-aeet-meeting2025.org/Index/11/Cal...
Deadline for submissions: 20 December!
Come and join our thematic session at SIBECOL 2025 (Pontevedra, Spain)!
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Deadline for submissions: 20 December!
The WILD-ROOTS project is based at IRTA (Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology) in Cabrils (Catalonia, Spain) which was looking lovely in the winter sunshine today.
December 16, 2024 at 3:01 PM
The WILD-ROOTS project is based at IRTA (Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology) in Cabrils (Catalonia, Spain) which was looking lovely in the winter sunshine today.
📢Postdoc position open in WILD-ROOTS. Looking for a plant or soil ecologist with experience in omics analysis. Based at Cabrils, near Barcelona. borsatreball.irta.cat/enlace_ofert...
Contact catherine.preece@irta.cat for more details.
Contact catherine.preece@irta.cat for more details.
December 10, 2024 at 9:58 PM
📢Postdoc position open in WILD-ROOTS. Looking for a plant or soil ecologist with experience in omics analysis. Based at Cabrils, near Barcelona. borsatreball.irta.cat/enlace_ofert...
Contact catherine.preece@irta.cat for more details.
Contact catherine.preece@irta.cat for more details.