mastodon 4.7.2#PlantScience from #CellBiology to #Ecosystems, or what we call #Botany. Weblog of the Annals of Botany Company, a charity dedicated to promoting the study of #plants.
A Hidden Secret in the Only Terrestrial Plants With Pyrenoids May Inspire the Photosynthesis of Future Crop Plants
https://www.botany.one/a-hidden-secret-in-the-only-terrestrial-plants-with-pyrenoids-may-inspire-the-photosynthesis-of-future-crop-plants/
Hornworts have evolved their own version of a carbon-concentrating mechanism, offering a surprising model for improving the photosynthetic efficiency of future crops.
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Melampyrum cristatum
https://www.botany.one/melampyrum-cristatum/
Crested cow-wheat can flourish for years after a verge is cut. Or it can be wiped out by the same machine, if the cut comes a month too late.
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PhD Studentship: Hidden Pest-Pathogen Alliances: Unravelling the Mechanisms of Aphid-Fungal Cooperation on Wheat // Nottingham
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSI597/phd-studentship-hidden-pest-pathogen-alliances-unravelling-the-mechanisms-of-aphid-fungal-cooperation-on-wheat-sci3070
This fully funded PhD studentship, supported by leading UK agricultural charities, will investigate interactions between the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum, the causal agent of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), and the English grain aphid (Sitobion avenae), one of the most economically important pests of cereal crops.
Science Shared: July 25
https://www.botany.one/science-shared-july-25/
This week: Knowing which way is down, making crops less thirsty and a short-cut to wood.
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A New Hope for Contaminated Soil: Wild Plants and Microbes Can Work Together to Clean Up Oil Spills
https://www.botany.one/a-new-hope-for-contaminated-soil-wild-plants-and-microbes-can-work-together-to-clean-up-oil-spills/
Native plant species adapted to oil seeps can cooperate with their local microbial communities to remove toxic petrochemicals from their soil environment
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Does a Moss From Antarctica Hide New Weapons Against Cancer?
https://www.botany.one/does-a-moss-from-antarctica-hide-new-weapons-against-cancer/
Polytrichastrum alpinum has shown promising anticancer activity in laboratory tests, reducing the survival and spread of canine mammary tumour cells.
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PhD offer (M/F) - Why do plants make rock? Ecological drivers of silica accumulation in Mediterranean herbaceous species // Montpellier
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/UMR5175-FELDET-001/Default.aspx
Over the past 20 years, active research on silicon in plant physiology has improved our understanding of variation in silicification among plants, as well as the functions associated with this process. The objective of this thesis is to understand the ecological determinants of silica accumulation in herbaceous plants.
How Thousands of Phone Snapshots Solved a Flower Colour Mystery
https://www.botany.one/how-thousands-of-phone-snapshots-solved-a-flower-colour-mystery/
Nearly 10,000 People Helped Confirm a Botanical Hunch. Were You One of Them?
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Dale Forrister: An “Inguero” Exploring the Chemical Lives of Tropical Trees
https://www.botany.one/dale-forrister-an-inguero-exploring-the-chemical-lives-of-tropical-trees/
Botany One interviews Dr Dale L. Forrister, a chemical ecologist exploring how plants defend themselves, interact with other organisms and solve distinct ecological challenges.
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The Amazon’s Invisible Network: How Animals and Trees Sustain the World’s Largest Rainforest
https://www.botany.one/the-amazons-invisible-network-how-animals-and-trees-sustain-the-worlds-largest-rainforest/
By mapping interactions across more than 5,000 Amazonian tree species, researchers reveal that protecting the forest also means protecting its pollinators and seed dispersers.
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The Week in Botany July 27, 2026
https://www.botany.one/the-week-in-botany-july-27-2026/
Calling in the Dark, Plants and Microbes Healing Soils and Discoveries Everywhere.
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Sudoku Garden
https://www.botany.one/sudoku-garden-21/
Raising Klopotci over Slovenia
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The Invisible Cost of Seed Ageing
https://www.botany.one/the-invisible-cost-of-seed-ageing/
Researchers found that ageing Brassica napus seeds lose not only vigour, but also microbial diversity, raising new questions about how we store seeds for the future.
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Can a Garden Change How You Feel About Wildlife?
https://www.botany.one/can-a-garden-change-how-you-feel-about-wildlife/
New research suggests that gardens and green spaces may quietly reshape how we feel about animals, including species many people overlook or dislike.
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The Week in Botany July 20, 2026
https://www.botany.one/the-week-in-botany-july-20-2026/
An ancient spiral, arctic palms, tomato's dawn and more.
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Nesiota elliptica
https://www.botany.one/nesiota-elliptica/
The Saint Helena olive went extinct in 2003 due to human activity.
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The Digital Biodiversity Revolution Needs More Than Data (Part 2)
https://www.botany.one/the-digital-biodiversity-revolution-needs-more-than-data-part-2/
Digitising a collection is easy. Deciding who owns the knowledge inside it is the hard part.
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Botanical Horticulturist // Kew
https://careers.kew.org/vacancy/botanical-horticulturist-611096.html
We're looking for a skilled horticulturist to join our team in Kew’s iconic Palm House preparing for the renovation of the historic building. The role will involve the cultivation of our valuable tropical plant collections. You will be part of the team responsible for containerising and rehousing Palm House collections into two new bespoke glasshouses during the year-long contract.
Tulipa cypria
https://www.botany.one/tulipa-cypria/
A plant that lives in a small part of time and space.
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PhD position: Thermal Imaging & Crop Canopy Transpiration - Wageningen
https://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/phd-position-thermal-imaging-crop-canopy-transpiration
You will work with advanced camera systems, microclimate sensor arrays and crop canopy models to quantify how environmental variability affects canopy transpiration and stomatal behaviour.
Research assignment holders - Arboriculture and forest systems (Prof. Zanotelli, Damiano - pos. 2) - FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN - BOLZANO
https://academicpositions.com/ad/free-university-of-bozen-bolzano/2026/research-assignment-holders-arboriculture-and-forest-systems-prof-zanotelli-damiano-pos-2/248083
Regenerative practices and smart irrigation for sustainable soil-water management in mountain areas (RAISE)
International Fully Funded PhD Positions in the Life Sciences in Switzerland - Zurich
https://academicpositions.com/ad/life-science-zurich-graduate-school-1/2026/international-fully-funded-phd-positions-in-the-life-sciences-in-switzerland/244808
We aim to attract to Zurich the most promising young scientists from across the world. We offer you a challenging training environment, a clear mentoring system and the opportunity to perform cutting-edge research.
Scientific Assistant Small Fruit Breeding - Washington State University
https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=179430552&Title=Scientific%20Assistant%20%20Small%20Fruit%20Breeding
As part of the Small Fruit Plant Breeding program, you will be responsible for designing crop research trials, compiling evaluation data, propagating research plants through tissue culture and greenhouse facilities, and supervising temporary employees on research projects.
The Safest Place in the Pyrenees Is a Cliff Face
https://www.botany.one/the-safest-place-in-the-pyrenees-is-a-cliff-face/
Century-old photographs reveal that a Spanish national park's most treacherous terrain is doing more for rare plants than a hundred years of protection.
#Botany #PlantScience
The Week in Botany April 6, 2026
https://www.botany.one/the-week-in-botany-april-6-2026/
This week: the marks of footprints on lichen, difficult seeds in Chile, native knowledge adding a fizz to the drinks industry, and more.
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Plant Hunt
https://www.botany.one/plant-hunt-6/
🇬🇷 A trip through some of the flora of Crete
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Post-Doctoral Associate // University of Minnesota
https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=179437142&Title=Post-Doctoral%20Associate%20(%23%20373663)
The Khokhani Lab at the University of Minnesota seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join a multidisciplinary project investigating cross-kingdom interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and hyphosphere bacteria in maize.
Horticulture Team Leader // Eden Project Ltd
https://www.bgci.org/job/horticulture-team-leader-eden-project-ltd-2/
The Eden Project are seeking a practical, experienced horticulture professional to lead a small team delivering high-quality estate and horticultural work across approximately 200 acres of diverse, species-rich landscapes.
You will support the Horticulture Manager in the delivery of Eden’s Outdoor Gardens, including temperate plantings, woodland habitats, and large public landscapes.
Research assignment holders - Arboriculture and forest systems (Prof. Zanotelli, Damiano - pos. 1) - FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN - BOLZANO
https://academicpositions.com/ad/free-university-of-bozen-bolzano/2026/research-assignment-holders-arboriculture-and-forest-systems-prof-zanotelli-damiano-pos-1/248080
Project: Regenerative practices and smart irrigation for sustainable soil-water management in mountain areas (RAISE)
Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term) - University of Cambridge
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRI764/research-assistant-research-associate-fixed-term
The Department of Plant Sciences is seeking to appoint a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join a project on reprogramming plants. The engineered plants will be used to provide unique insights into the biological programs that control root growth in response to nitrogen, and the role of root system architecture in nutrient use efficiency.
Botanical Horticulturist - Kew
https://careers.kew.org/vacancy/botanical-horticulturist-609163.html
This role, working in the Jodrell Glasshouse as part of the Plant Health and Quarantine team, involves growing high standard plant material for display, conservation purposes and scientific research.
Postdoctoral scientist (f/m/d) in the field of Root Developmental Biology - IPK Gatersleben
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/432408
We aim to use high-throughput phenotyping to create knowledge about plant function and use forward genetics approaches to understand root traits.
Postdoctoral Row Crop Foliar Disease Prediction and Monitoring // Clemson University
https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=179436310&Title=Postdoctoral%20Row%20Crop%20Foliar%20Disease%20Prediction%20and%20Monitoring
The post-doc will organize 3 monitoring sites in South Carolina to monitor the incidence and severity of Target spot and Aereolate mildew on cotton. This will include the collection of aerial spores and determination of the quantity of spores of the two diseases on a weekly basis.
MRC Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Plant Bioengineering // London
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSH443/mrc-postdoctoral-research-scientist-in-plant-bioengineering
Are you an experienced Plant Biologist? Sarkisyan lab is looking for a postdoctoral scientist to join the team as a Plant Bioengineer. We are a team of six based at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences. We love seeing our work going all the way from basic science discoveries to real-life technology or a product.
Postdoctoral Associate - Plant Pathology & Plant Microbe Biology // Cornell University
https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=179436322&Title=Postdoctoral%20Associate%20-%20Plant%20Pathology%20%26amp%3B%20Plant%20Microbe%20Biology
This position requires an experienced scientist to conduct research on the ecological, chemical, and the molecular mechanisms that mediate in microbe-plant-insect interactions in complex communities using model and non-model organisms.
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Ecology of the Mycorrhizal Holobiont - Kew
https://careers.kew.org/vacancy/postdoctoral-research-associate-ecology-of-the-mycorrhizal-holobiont-608669.html
The Mycorrhizal Ecology group at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in London, in collaboration with the Leverhulme Centre for the Holobiont, Imperial College London, seeks applicants for a 2.75 year Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) on the Ecology of the Mycorrhizal Holobiont.
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology in the School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
https://uniroles.asia/display-job/33145/Tenure-Track-Assistant-Professor-in-Molecular-and-Cellular-Biology-in-the-School-of-Biological-Sciences.html?searchId=1776941235.1555&page=1
Applications are invited for appointment as Assistant Professor in the broad area of the Molecular and Cell Biology Area.
Research Associate Hybrid Wheat (f/m/d) - part time 60% // Syngenta Bad Salzuflen
https://jobs.syngenta.com/job/744000125283139
The Wheat Research Associate assists and supports the Wheat Breeding Lead in all aspects of breeding pipeline progression – in the execution, implementation and management of breeding projects in the field and in the greenhouse, such as (pre-) selections and crossbreeding trials.
Library Graduate Trainee - Kew
https://careers.kew.org/vacancy/library-graduate-trainee-610673.html
The Library Graduate Traineeship provides the library management and cataloguing experience needed by graduates embarking on a professional librarianship qualification. Over the course of the two years, the trainee will catalogue new acquisitions, staff the Enquiry Desk, compile library usage statistics, undertake project work with the library and art collections & assist in the maintenance of the collections.
The Banksia That Calls Beetles in the Dark
https://www.botany.one/the-banksia-that-calls-beetles-in-the-dark/
Just like birds and mammals, nocturnal beetles can be key pollinators, helping to pollinate one of Australia's best-known native plants.
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Technician (Research) // University of Sheffield
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRL118/technician-research
Prof Julie Gray and Dr Stuart Casson in the School of Biosciences are looking to appoint a Technician to join a BBSRC funded project investigating the molecular basis of heat and drought stress tolerance in rice crops. You will work alongside and support a post-doctoral researcher employed on the project.
Sudoku Garden
https://www.botany.one/sudoku-garden-8/
🇸🇳 Happy Birthday Senegal
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Research Assistant / Associate // University of Glasgow
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRL049/research-assistant-associate
This BBSRC-funded position is for a plant molecular biologist working in the Christie laboratory. The project aims to gain a deeper understanding of the phosphoregulatory mechanisms underlying light-capturing responses in plants, particularly through inter-receptor transphosphorylation between phototropin kinases.
Alyssa Stewart: "There’s a New Discovery to Be Made Around Every Corner!"
https://www.botany.one/alyssa-stewart-theres-a-new-discovery-to-be-made-around-every-corner/
Botany One interviews Dr Alyssa Stewart, an ecologist studying the diverse and sometimes surprising pollination systems of tropical plants.
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PhD Studentship: Nutrient Dynamics in Cover Crops and Their Implications for Sugar Beet Nutrition, Soil Health, and Climate Resilience // Nottingham
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSI604/phd-studentship-nutrient-dynamics-in-cover-crops-and-their-implications-for-sugar-beet-nutrition-soil-health-and-climate-resilience
This PhD will deliver the first evidence-based framework for integrating cover crops profitably into UK sugar beet rotations, with the potential to unlock £3–7 million per year in industry-wide fertiliser savings.
Plant Hunt
https://www.botany.one/plant-hunt-17/
⚽ From North America to the World
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How Climate and Pollinators Shape the Colour Palette of Brazilian Mountain Ecosystems
https://www.botany.one/how-climate-and-pollinators-shape-the-colour-palette-of-brazilian-mountain-ecosystems/
By seeing flowers through the eyes of bees and hummingbirds, researchers show why the campos rupestres remain so colourful from mountain base to peak.
#Botany #PlantScience
Smells Like Green City?
https://www.botany.one/smells-like-green-city/
Scientists reveal that the mix of plant scents and pollution in city parks shifts with location and weather, quietly shaping the benefits of a simple walk outdoors.
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Fritillaria meleagris
https://www.botany.one/fritillaria-meleagris/
The plant that gets its own Sunday.
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Senior Research Technician (Agricultural Research) // University of Queensland
https://uniroles.com.au/display-job/57337/Senior-Research-Technician-(Agricultural-Research).html?searchId=1785055310.4726&page=1
As Senior Research Officer, you will play a critical role in supporting world-class field, glasshouse and controlled-environment research, combining hands-on agricultural expertise with advanced technologies including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), precision agriculture systems and high-throughput phenotyping platforms.