The Wisdom of Green-Thumbed Crowds Brings Expertise to Western Australia 
https://botany.fyi/engijl
Experts validate the surprising accuracy of plant identifications on iNaturalist, enhancing conservation data in Western Australia.
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Meet Dr. Adriana Corrales, forest ecologist studying tropical mycorrhizal associations. "If you see a plant, you have to think of fungi. The microbiome of plants is made up of many fungi necessary for plant survival."
Read her story at wp.me/pdRZhH-lRM
UC Davis Botanical Conservatory may be shut down (you can guess why).
The pandemic made it so I never got to go. I need to see if I can get in there (masked) before these fascists shut it down.
https://www.reddit.com/r/UCDavis/comments/1jbctf7/uc_davis_botanical_conservatory_potential_closure/ #Botany #DavisCA #PlantScience
Grasslands study finds increasing fertilizer use drastically reduces flowers & insects
World’s longest-running ecological experiment, researchers found that increasing fertilizer use in agricultural grasslands reduces flower numbers 5-fold & halves pollinator populations. Reducing fertilizer boosts biodiversity but lowers yields.
https://globalplantcouncil.org/grasslands-study-finds-increasing-fertilizer-use-drastically-reduces-the-number-of-flowers-and-insects/ #PlantScience #Science #Plants #Flowers
Mapping Hope for Nearly Lost Plant Species
https://doi.org/n9s4
Research identifies plants on the edge of extinction.
#Botany #PlantScience 
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MODELBARK: a toy #model to study bark formation in woody species
Story: https://botany.one/2024/10/understanding-the-mechanics-behind-bark-formation/ via @botanyone
Research: https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diae017 from Álvaro Gutiérrez-Climent, Juan Carlos Nuño, Unai López de Heredia, Álvaro Soto
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Ethiopian wolves surprise scientists by sipping flower nectar! These endangered predators may double as pollinators in Ethiopia's Bale Mountains, revealing unexpected connections in highland ecosystems.
The Canadian Society for Horticultural Science (CSHS) invites you to participate in the CSHS Student Virtual Research Conference on March 20, 2025!
Registration and Abstract Submission (Due March 3): https://forms.gle/xVqNXR7yY3Q4SPuh9
Join CSHS: https://www.cshs.ca/membership_registration_form.html
Compassion Can Transform Plant Conservation
https://doi.org/n5kb
A withering houseplant can tug at our heartstrings just like a suffering animal, showing how emotions could help save plant species.
#Botany #PlantScience #InBrief
How do you get people to care about plant conservation? Pavol Prokop and colleagues have found a way to tug at the public’s heartstrings. They discovered that people feel strong compassion for visibly struggling plants,
An inexpensive fix for struggling wildflowers
Raking dead grass (thatch) helps native plants grow by improving light access, according to a study. In three-year tests, raking increased plant diversity, reduced invasive grasses, and boosted wildflowers. While it also raised some invasive wildflowers, raking offers a low-cost, eco-friendly method for restoring native ecosystems and reducing wildfire risks.
https://globalplantcouncil.org/an-inexpensive-fix-for-struggling-wildflowers/ #PlantScience #Science #Plants #Flowers #wildflowers
Fungal Friends Help Young Trees Thrive in Mixed Forests
https://doi.org/n249
Young spruce trees grow better with pine neighbours thanks to underground helpers.
#Botany #PlantScience #InBrief
For generations, foresters have observed a curious phenomenon: certain trees grow better when planted alongside different species. Now, research from Zhou and colleagues has revealed the hidden mechanics behind this "nursing effect".
Question for folks: If you are interested in plants, what's an aspect of plant science you wish you knew more about? #Botany #PlantScience
Friendly Fungi Use Tiny Messages to Help Plants Grow
https://doi.org/n2wp
Scientists discover that beneficial soil fungi can send small RNA molecules to communicate with and support plant growth, similar to how plants share information through their roots.
#Botany #PlantScience #InBrief
Recent research has revealed something unexpected happening in the soil beneath our feet.
Teaching Botany: a deep dive into plant pigments in crops
https://botany.fyi/yx9vab
Struggling to make a smelly onion or an unripe pepper exciting for your biology students? Grab a simple optical microscope and transform boredom into curiosity! You will discover the vibrant colour palette of plant pigments hidden in food crops we eat every day.
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Botany One · Teaching Botany: a deep dive into plant pigments in cropsStruggling to make a smelly onion or an unripe pepper exciting for your biology students? Grab a simple optical microscope and transform boredom into curiosity! You will discover the vibrant colour palette of plant pigments hidden in food crops we eat every day.
Check the newly published paper ‘Green flowers need yellow to get noticed in a green world’ in @AnnBot by José del Valle and co-authors (1/8)
Just found out the former Director of The Huntington Botanical Garden, Dr. Jim Folsom, will be teaching a series of webinars on botany in the context of Florida wildflowers. He is an excellent teacher so you should get in on this. It starts tomorrow!
https://www.flawildflowers.org/webinar-series-botany-in-context/
Florida Wildflower Foundation · Botany in Context Webinar Series! - Florida Wildflower FoundationJoin us for a six-part webinar series with experienced research botanist Dr. Jim Folsom. This crash course in basic botany for the beginner will be presented within the context of Florida native plants.
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This study highlights the power of herbarium collections in taxonomy. Physical & digital access to specimens accelerates solutions for tropical plant complexes—critical in the face of habitat loss & limited funding for fieldwork. (8/8)
OUP AcademicIntegrating datasets from herbarium specimens and images to treat a Neotropical myrtle species complexAbstractBackground and Aims. Herbaria are the most important source of information for plant taxonomic work. Resources and technologies available today, su
New study reveals the explosive secret of the squirting cucumber
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2410420121
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1065701
Seed ejection filmed at 8600 frames per second with a high-speed camera, that remained aimed at the fruit for several days, using an image-based auto-trigger set up.
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Plant conservation - Opportunities & Challenges!
#EcolClips with Dr Rachael Gallagher from Western Sydney U
Includes career advice for ECR
Substrates-mediated microbes mitigate carbon loss in shrub peatlands (OA)
https://botany.fyi/5mvyfw
Xue et al investigated the ecosystem functions and the role of microbial communities and substrates in influencing the ecosystem functions of Sphagnum- and shrub-dominated peatlands in three locations in south China.
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