October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
With her leadership at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and dedication to collaboration and innovation, Dr [Name] will help guide ISSS toward a more connected, equitable, and globally engaged future for #SeedScience 🌱 🫘 (3/3).
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
With her leadership at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and dedication to collaboration and innovation, Dr [Name] will help guide ISSS toward a more connected, equitable, and globally engaged future for #SeedScience 🌱 🫘 (3/3).
🌱 We’re thrilled to announce that Dr Si-Chong Chen has been elected as President-Elect of the International Society for Seed Science (ISSS)! 🎉
Her vision is to make ISSS an outward-facing, inclusive hub connecting rigorous seed science with global capacity building and EDI (1/3) #SeedScience 🧪
Her vision is to make ISSS an outward-facing, inclusive hub connecting rigorous seed science with global capacity building and EDI (1/3) #SeedScience 🧪
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🌱 We’re thrilled to announce that Dr Si-Chong Chen has been elected as President-Elect of the International Society for Seed Science (ISSS)! 🎉
Her vision is to make ISSS an outward-facing, inclusive hub connecting rigorous seed science with global capacity building and EDI (1/3) #SeedScience 🧪
Her vision is to make ISSS an outward-facing, inclusive hub connecting rigorous seed science with global capacity building and EDI (1/3) #SeedScience 🧪
After #ISSS2025, we have seen quite a lot of movement among seed scientists here on Bluesky. If you want to make part of our Starter Pack, please leave a comment below! #SeedScience #PlantScience #Botany 🧪
Please help us grow our community of seed scientists on this social media! 🌱🫘
Please help us grow our community of seed scientists on this social media! 🌱🫘
Want to connect with researchers from all over the world working on #SeedScience? Check out our Starter Pack and help us grow our online community! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪
If you are a seed scientist and want to join the starter pack, please leave a comment below! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
If you are a seed scientist and want to join the starter pack, please leave a comment below! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
After #ISSS2025, we have seen quite a lot of movement among seed scientists here on Bluesky. If you want to make part of our Starter Pack, please leave a comment below! #SeedScience #PlantScience #Botany 🧪
Please help us grow our community of seed scientists on this social media! 🌱🫘
Please help us grow our community of seed scientists on this social media! 🌱🫘
Presented single-cell 'omics work on seeds at the International Seed Testing Association & @intlsocseedsci.bsky.social webinar - what a blast! 🌱
Great questions from ~250 seed enthusiasts (academics + industry). Cool to see how lab science connects to real agricultural impacts.
#SeedScience
Great questions from ~250 seed enthusiasts (academics + industry). Cool to see how lab science connects to real agricultural impacts.
#SeedScience
August 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Presented single-cell 'omics work on seeds at the International Seed Testing Association & @intlsocseedsci.bsky.social webinar - what a blast! 🌱
Great questions from ~250 seed enthusiasts (academics + industry). Cool to see how lab science connects to real agricultural impacts.
#SeedScience
Great questions from ~250 seed enthusiasts (academics + industry). Cool to see how lab science connects to real agricultural impacts.
#SeedScience
This year's ISSS Conference brings you not only fascinating talks, but also four exciting workshops to deepen your knowledge in cutting-edge aspects of #SeedScience: from statistical modelling to lab protocols! 🫘🌱 Check the following link for the full programme 👉 : isss2025.com.au
August 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This year's ISSS Conference brings you not only fascinating talks, but also four exciting workshops to deepen your knowledge in cutting-edge aspects of #SeedScience: from statistical modelling to lab protocols! 🫘🌱 Check the following link for the full programme 👉 : isss2025.com.au
@annbot.bsky.social is preparing a Special Issue entitled "Exploring seed development, structure and physiology", edited by @gabyplantbio.bsky.social and Chunhui Zhang 🫘🌱 #SeedScience #PlantScience #Botany
Submissions' Deadline: June 30, 2026.
Submissions' Deadline: June 30, 2026.
🌱Annals of Botany invites submissions to the new Special Issue "Exploring seed development, structure and physiology", edited by AoB editors Gabriela Auge and Chunhui Zhang. (1/4)
#seeds #plantscience #specialissue
@gabyplantbio.bsky.social
#seeds #plantscience #specialissue
@gabyplantbio.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
@annbot.bsky.social is preparing a Special Issue entitled "Exploring seed development, structure and physiology", edited by @gabyplantbio.bsky.social and Chunhui Zhang 🫘🌱 #SeedScience #PlantScience #Botany
Submissions' Deadline: June 30, 2026.
Submissions' Deadline: June 30, 2026.
The full programme for this year’s ISSS Conference is now available! Take a look at the exciting line-up of talks and workshops planned for what promises to be one of the year’s top events in hashtag#SeedScience. More information on the following link: lnkd.in/evaVjrRg
July 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The full programme for this year’s ISSS Conference is now available! Take a look at the exciting line-up of talks and workshops planned for what promises to be one of the year’s top events in hashtag#SeedScience. More information on the following link: lnkd.in/evaVjrRg
Big news in plant evolution! 🌿 Our recent paper in New Phytologist reveals how embryo size in seeds underwent major evolutionary shifts early in angiosperm history, often linked to major climate events! #PlantEvolution #SeedScience #PaleoClimate Read it here:
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Major shifts in embryo size occurred early in the evolutionary history of angiosperms
Seeds are the main dispersal and propagation units of angiosperms. Examining the relative allocation of seed reserves by quantifying the relative embryo size (ES) at dispersal (i.e. size of the em...
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July 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Big news in plant evolution! 🌿 Our recent paper in New Phytologist reveals how embryo size in seeds underwent major evolutionary shifts early in angiosperm history, often linked to major climate events! #PlantEvolution #SeedScience #PaleoClimate Read it here:
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Working with lithium chloride solutions to control relative humidity (niche, we know)? We just published a paper + app for you:
📰 www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ista...
🖥 pagoba.shinyapps.io/LiClcalc/
Use these tools to make, tweak, or mix solutions to hit your RH target.
#seedscience
📰 www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ista...
🖥 pagoba.shinyapps.io/LiClcalc/
Use these tools to make, tweak, or mix solutions to hit your RH target.
#seedscience
June 16, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Working with lithium chloride solutions to control relative humidity (niche, we know)? We just published a paper + app for you:
📰 www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ista...
🖥 pagoba.shinyapps.io/LiClcalc/
Use these tools to make, tweak, or mix solutions to hit your RH target.
#seedscience
📰 www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ista...
🖥 pagoba.shinyapps.io/LiClcalc/
Use these tools to make, tweak, or mix solutions to hit your RH target.
#seedscience
Leonurus cardiaca seeds show type 2 non-deep physiological dormancy. A study in #SeedScienceResearch reveals they germinate best at ≥25/15°C, with cold stratification boosting germination at cooler temps #SeedScience #Botany #PlantScience 🧪
Seed germination ecology of the medicinal plant motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) | Seed Science Research | Cambridge Core
Seed germination ecology of the medicinal plant motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
doi.org
May 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Leonurus cardiaca seeds show type 2 non-deep physiological dormancy. A study in #SeedScienceResearch reveals they germinate best at ≥25/15°C, with cold stratification boosting germination at cooler temps #SeedScience #Botany #PlantScience 🧪
Want to connect with researchers from all over the world working on #SeedScience? Check out our Starter Pack and help us grow our online community! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪
If you are a seed scientist and want to join the starter pack, please leave a comment below! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
If you are a seed scientist and want to join the starter pack, please leave a comment below! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
March 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Want to connect with researchers from all over the world working on #SeedScience? Check out our Starter Pack and help us grow our online community! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪
If you are a seed scientist and want to join the starter pack, please leave a comment below! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
If you are a seed scientist and want to join the starter pack, please leave a comment below! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
🎨🔬The intersection of #art & #science gives me #PlantJoy!
🌱We are using Bidens torta (#Asteraceae) seeds to test hypotheses about speciation and loss of dispersibility.
🖌️Botanical Illustrator Veronica Fannin drew seeds to showcase native Hawaiian seed diversity.
earthartmagic.love #SeedScience
🌱We are using Bidens torta (#Asteraceae) seeds to test hypotheses about speciation and loss of dispersibility.
🖌️Botanical Illustrator Veronica Fannin drew seeds to showcase native Hawaiian seed diversity.
earthartmagic.love #SeedScience
March 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
🎨🔬The intersection of #art & #science gives me #PlantJoy!
🌱We are using Bidens torta (#Asteraceae) seeds to test hypotheses about speciation and loss of dispersibility.
🖌️Botanical Illustrator Veronica Fannin drew seeds to showcase native Hawaiian seed diversity.
earthartmagic.love #SeedScience
🌱We are using Bidens torta (#Asteraceae) seeds to test hypotheses about speciation and loss of dispersibility.
🖌️Botanical Illustrator Veronica Fannin drew seeds to showcase native Hawaiian seed diversity.
earthartmagic.love #SeedScience
One week to submit your abstract for this year's Biennial ISSS Conference!
With more than 150 abstracts submitted to date, this #SeedScience event promises to bring you all the exciting advances in the area. More information is available at the following link: isss2025.com.au/conference-s...
With more than 150 abstracts submitted to date, this #SeedScience event promises to bring you all the exciting advances in the area. More information is available at the following link: isss2025.com.au/conference-s...
March 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
One week to submit your abstract for this year's Biennial ISSS Conference!
With more than 150 abstracts submitted to date, this #SeedScience event promises to bring you all the exciting advances in the area. More information is available at the following link: isss2025.com.au/conference-s...
With more than 150 abstracts submitted to date, this #SeedScience event promises to bring you all the exciting advances in the area. More information is available at the following link: isss2025.com.au/conference-s...
The latest issue of #SeedScienceResearch is out! This issue is full of fascinating #SeedScience: from seed #dispersal 🐦, passing by internal morphology 🔬, to the #germination in MAGIC tomatoes ✨🍅! buff.ly/3rXJAGl
Seed Science Research: Volume 34 - Issue 4 | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - Seed Science Research - Volume 34 - Issue 4
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March 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The latest issue of #SeedScienceResearch is out! This issue is full of fascinating #SeedScience: from seed #dispersal 🐦, passing by internal morphology 🔬, to the #germination in MAGIC tomatoes ✨🍅! buff.ly/3rXJAGl
🌺 For rare species the # of seeds per collection is often limited. Ever wonder how these small accessions should be used for viability testing?
🧮 In our new paper we use math to aid in this decision making.
🌱 We hope the equations will improved management of ex situ seed collections.
#SeedScience
🧮 In our new paper we use math to aid in this decision making.
🌱 We hope the equations will improved management of ex situ seed collections.
#SeedScience
Seed banks are a vital resource for plant conservation, and improving efficiency of operations is key to their success. This #Toolbox article presents an equation to optimise seed storage and resource management.
Read it here: https://buff.ly/3EQd2x4
#PlantScience #Conservation #SeedBiology 🌾🌍
Read it here: https://buff.ly/3EQd2x4
#PlantScience #Conservation #SeedBiology 🌾🌍
February 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🌺 For rare species the # of seeds per collection is often limited. Ever wonder how these small accessions should be used for viability testing?
🧮 In our new paper we use math to aid in this decision making.
🌱 We hope the equations will improved management of ex situ seed collections.
#SeedScience
🧮 In our new paper we use math to aid in this decision making.
🌱 We hope the equations will improved management of ex situ seed collections.
#SeedScience
For my latest post for @botany.one, I was able to interview Dr Karen Sommerville from the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.
You don't wanna miss all the exciting #SeedScience and #biodiverstity conservation projects she's currently involved in! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪🌱🫘 botany.one/2025/02/kare...
You don't wanna miss all the exciting #SeedScience and #biodiverstity conservation projects she's currently involved in! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪🌱🫘 botany.one/2025/02/kare...
Karen Sommerville: The Quest for Conserving Australian Rainforest Plants
Botany One interviews Dr. Karen Sommerville and her current research that aims to conserve Australian Rainforest plants.
botany.one
February 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
For my latest post for @botany.one, I was able to interview Dr Karen Sommerville from the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.
You don't wanna miss all the exciting #SeedScience and #biodiverstity conservation projects she's currently involved in! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪🌱🫘 botany.one/2025/02/kare...
You don't wanna miss all the exciting #SeedScience and #biodiverstity conservation projects she's currently involved in! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪🌱🫘 botany.one/2025/02/kare...
There are 10 days left to submit your abstract for the ISSS 2025! Don't miss the opportunity to send your work to one of the largest events devoted to #SeedScience 🫘🌱! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪
More information on the following link: isss2025.com.au
More information on the following link: isss2025.com.au
February 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
There are 10 days left to submit your abstract for the ISSS 2025! Don't miss the opportunity to send your work to one of the largest events devoted to #SeedScience 🫘🌱! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪
More information on the following link: isss2025.com.au
More information on the following link: isss2025.com.au
The ISSS has curated a starter pack with seed scientists working on a wide variety of #SeedScience topics, from molecular biology to ecological restoration.
If you want to be part of the starter pack or know another fellow seed scientist, please leave us a comment bellow! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
If you want to be part of the starter pack or know another fellow seed scientist, please leave us a comment bellow! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
February 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The ISSS has curated a starter pack with seed scientists working on a wide variety of #SeedScience topics, from molecular biology to ecological restoration.
If you want to be part of the starter pack or know another fellow seed scientist, please leave us a comment bellow! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
If you want to be part of the starter pack or know another fellow seed scientist, please leave us a comment bellow! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
The International Society for Seed Science —the non-profit academic organisation committed to promoting research, education and communication in the understanding of seeds— has made its way to Bluesky. If you are interested in #SeedScience, you can't miss our activities and updates! 🫘🌱🧪
February 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The International Society for Seed Science —the non-profit academic organisation committed to promoting research, education and communication in the understanding of seeds— has made its way to Bluesky. If you are interested in #SeedScience, you can't miss our activities and updates! 🫘🌱🧪
Welche Innovationen braucht die Landwirtschaft? Laut MdB Dr. Oliver Vogt (CDU), sind Technologieoffenheit und eine andere Regulierung gefragt, um ökonomische und klimatische Herausforderungen zu bewältigen. #SeedScience #PlantBreeding
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Saatgut kann mehr on LinkedIn: #seedscience #plantbreeding
Welche Innovationen braucht die Landwirtschaft? Laut MdB Dr. Oliver Vogt (CDU), sind Technologieoffenheit und eine andere Regulierung gefragt, um ökonomische…
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January 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Welche Innovationen braucht die Landwirtschaft? Laut MdB Dr. Oliver Vogt (CDU), sind Technologieoffenheit und eine andere Regulierung gefragt, um ökonomische und klimatische Herausforderungen zu bewältigen. #SeedScience #PlantBreeding
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New preprint just available. Can germination of highly variable tree #seeds be predicted using images? 🌱📸.
We analyzed thousands of individual colour & X-ray seed images from 5 UK tree species, using XGBoost & CNN models to find out.
with @robertadayrell.bsky.social
#plantSci 🌲🧪🌿 #SeedScience
We analyzed thousands of individual colour & X-ray seed images from 5 UK tree species, using XGBoost & CNN models to find out.
with @robertadayrell.bsky.social
#plantSci 🌲🧪🌿 #SeedScience
January 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
New preprint just available. Can germination of highly variable tree #seeds be predicted using images? 🌱📸.
We analyzed thousands of individual colour & X-ray seed images from 5 UK tree species, using XGBoost & CNN models to find out.
with @robertadayrell.bsky.social
#plantSci 🌲🧪🌿 #SeedScience
We analyzed thousands of individual colour & X-ray seed images from 5 UK tree species, using XGBoost & CNN models to find out.
with @robertadayrell.bsky.social
#plantSci 🌲🧪🌿 #SeedScience
Petra Jorasch (PhD) von Euroseeds im Interview. Sie sieht den Trend, dass bereits 20 Länder #NGTs differenzierter regulieren. Europa könnte mit neuen Gesetzen endlich aufholen und Innovation fördern. #SeedScience
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Saatgut kann mehr on LinkedIn: #ngts #seedscience
Petra Jorasch (PhD) von Euroseeds im Interview. Sie sieht den Trend, dass bereits 20 Länder #NGTs differenzierter regulieren. Europa könnte mit neuen Gesetzen…
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January 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Petra Jorasch (PhD) von Euroseeds im Interview. Sie sieht den Trend, dass bereits 20 Länder #NGTs differenzierter regulieren. Europa könnte mit neuen Gesetzen endlich aufholen und Innovation fördern. #SeedScience
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Die größten Sorgen der Landwirt:innen, laut MdB Dr. Oliver Vogt (CDU): übermäßige Bürokratie und fehlende Transparenz bei Dokumentationspflichten. Hemmt das auch landwirtschaftliche #Innovation, z. B. #NGTs? #SeedScience
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Saatgut kann mehr on LinkedIn: #innovation #ngts #seedscience
Die größten Sorgen der Landwirt:innen, laut MdB Dr. Oliver Vogt (CDU): übermäßige Bürokratie und fehlende Transparenz bei Dokumentationspflichten. Hemmt das…
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January 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Die größten Sorgen der Landwirt:innen, laut MdB Dr. Oliver Vogt (CDU): übermäßige Bürokratie und fehlende Transparenz bei Dokumentationspflichten. Hemmt das auch landwirtschaftliche #Innovation, z. B. #NGTs? #SeedScience
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