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crismcbride.bsky.social
🎉 First paper from my PhD is out!
Rhizosheath in rye is great 🌱 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@hutton.ac.uk @plantecohutton.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
#Rhizosheath #CoverCrops #RootHairs #RootTraits #SoilBinding #RootResearch
Rhizosheath formation and persistence in winter cover crop mixtures in the field - Plant and Soil
Background and Aims While much research has focused on the benefits of cover crop diversity for crop productivity, there is limited evidence on how root diversity and species selection stabilise soil....
doi.org
April 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
lettucecara.bsky.social
Interested in #RootResearch - read our new paper here: plantmethods.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
#RootBiology #PlantScience @giffordlab.bsky.social @vegprof.bsky.social
Rootrainertrons: a novel root phenotyping method used to identify genotypic variation in lettuce rooting - Plant Methods
Background There is much interest in how roots can be manipulated to improve crop performance in a changing climate, yet root research is made difficult by the challenges of visualising the root syste...
plantmethods.biomedcentral.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
katarzynaretzer.bsky.social
Happy to Support Work Package 6
#roots #rootanatomy #rootarchitecture #rootresearch #rhizosphere #plantscience, organized by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social; including reports about EU Horizonproject #barleymicrobreed and work @bokuvienna.bsky.social #sustainability #plantsoil
rootscientists.bsky.social International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social · Oct 20
We aim to raise the profile of the society and root research beyond the limits of the already engaged scientists and will recruit Early Career Ambassadors to drive this. Please volunteer to be such an ambassador by contacting tim.george@hutton.ac.uk #RootResearch #Roots #Rhizosphere
January 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
plantecohutton.bsky.social
See our latest paper in collaboration with the team at Nottingham and Leeds:
Root RADAR: how ‘rhizocrine’ signals allow roots to detect and respond to their soil environment and stresses
academic.oup.com/jxb/article/...
#roots #plantscience #rootresearch
@hutton.ac.uk
Root RADAR: how ‘rhizocrine’ signals allow roots to detect and respond to their soil environment and stresses
Abstract. Agricultural intensification coupled with changing climate are causing soils to become increasingly vulnerable to stresses such as drought, soil
academic.oup.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:17 PM
rootscientists.bsky.social
We aim to raise the profile of the society and root research beyond the limits of the already engaged scientists and will recruit Early Career Ambassadors to drive this. Please volunteer to be such an ambassador by contacting tim.george@hutton.ac.uk #RootResearch #Roots #Rhizosphere
October 20, 2024 at 10:40 AM
plantecohutton.bsky.social
Sen Li who is visiting us from China Agricultural Academy of Science started harvesting his #potato genotypes which have spent the last two weeks being intensively phenotyped for #shoot development and physiology. He’s now looking below ground! 🥔
#rootresearch #belowground
#JamesHuttonInstitute
October 10, 2024 at 11:58 AM
rootscientists.bsky.social
Tim George was elected as President of the society in Leipzig and has appointed Hannah Schneider as Executive Secretary and Charlotte White as Engagement Officer. We thank the outgoing team for all their hard work to raise the profile of the society. #RootResearch #Roots #Rhizosphere 🧪
Picture of Tim George, the newly elected President of the International Society of Root Research.
September 26, 2024 at 8:33 PM