PlantEcoHutton
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Plant Ecophysiology team at The James Hutton Institute, Dundee 🌾
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February 5, 2026 at 10:29 AM
We hosted the ISRR Mini Symposium last week with 14 talks on roots from a whole range of research fields. If you want to catch up on this the link to the recording is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD...
@rootscientists.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD...
@rootscientists.bsky.social
'Between the Roots' ISRR Mini Symposium 2026
YouTube video by ISRR-International Society of Root Research
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February 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
We hosted the ISRR Mini Symposium last week with 14 talks on roots from a whole range of research fields. If you want to catch up on this the link to the recording is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD...
@rootscientists.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD...
@rootscientists.bsky.social
Gwen is going with a group from Hutton to UAE next week to make connections with research organisations in the Emirates.
@hutton.ac.uk
@gwenkirschner.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk
@gwenkirschner.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Gwen is going with a group from Hutton to UAE next week to make connections with research organisations in the Emirates.
@hutton.ac.uk
@gwenkirschner.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk
@gwenkirschner.bsky.social
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the ISRR Mini Symposium next week — a day of online presentations focused on roots 🌱
#ISRR
@rootscientists.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk
#ISRR
@rootscientists.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the ISRR Mini Symposium next week — a day of online presentations focused on roots 🌱
#ISRR
@rootscientists.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk
#ISRR
@rootscientists.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk
Take a look at some articles in various places that have been picked up about our Bere barley participatory network 🌾
1. scottishbusinessnews.net/call-to-join...
2. www.welovestornoway.com/index.php/ne...
3. www.agcc.co.uk/news-article...
#berebarley
@hutton.ac.uk
1. scottishbusinessnews.net/call-to-join...
2. www.welovestornoway.com/index.php/ne...
3. www.agcc.co.uk/news-article...
#berebarley
@hutton.ac.uk
Call to join the Bere barley participatory network - Scottish Business News
Researchers at The James Hutton Institute, in partnership with Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), are exploring how different Bere barley varieties perform
scottishbusinessnews.net
January 16, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Take a look at some articles in various places that have been picked up about our Bere barley participatory network 🌾
1. scottishbusinessnews.net/call-to-join...
2. www.welovestornoway.com/index.php/ne...
3. www.agcc.co.uk/news-article...
#berebarley
@hutton.ac.uk
1. scottishbusinessnews.net/call-to-join...
2. www.welovestornoway.com/index.php/ne...
3. www.agcc.co.uk/news-article...
#berebarley
@hutton.ac.uk
Registration for the Organic P Workshop in Charlottetown, Canada is now open Home - OP2026. Hope to see you there.
op2026.com
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Home - OP2026
Organic Phosphorus Workshop Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada July 13-17, 2026 Welcome Dear Colleagues, We are excited to announce the upcoming Organic Phosphorus Workshop 2026, which will b...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Registration for the Organic P Workshop in Charlottetown, Canada is now open Home - OP2026. Hope to see you there.
op2026.com
op2026.com
Have a great Christmas break and see you in 2026!
December 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Have a great Christmas break and see you in 2026!
Tim was elected President of EPSO (European Plant Science Organisation). Join us to help the plant science voice be heard in Europe. 🌾🌿
epsoweb.org
@epsoeurope.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social
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December 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Tim was elected President of EPSO (European Plant Science Organisation). Join us to help the plant science voice be heard in Europe. 🌾🌿
epsoweb.org
@epsoeurope.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social
epsoweb.org
@epsoeurope.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social
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Rooting for roots?
#PlantScience
Join us online for the Mini Symposium of the International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social
Register here for free:
tinyurl.com/yzeddrjx
Programme👇
#PlantScience
Join us online for the Mini Symposium of the International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social
Register here for free:
tinyurl.com/yzeddrjx
Programme👇
December 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Rooting for roots?
#PlantScience
Join us online for the Mini Symposium of the International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social
Register here for free:
tinyurl.com/yzeddrjx
Programme👇
#PlantScience
Join us online for the Mini Symposium of the International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social
Register here for free:
tinyurl.com/yzeddrjx
Programme👇
Tim has been inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of Soil Science.
December 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Tim has been inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of Soil Science.
Join us for the ISRR Mini Symposium in January get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internatio...
Also don’t forget to become a ISRR member!
@RootScientists #ISRR
Also don’t forget to become a ISRR member!
@RootScientists #ISRR
International Society of Root Research - Mini Symposium
Eventbrite - Tim George, Hannah Schneider, Charlotte White presents International Society of Root Research - Mini Symposium - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - Find event and ticket information.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Join us for the ISRR Mini Symposium in January get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internatio...
Also don’t forget to become a ISRR member!
@RootScientists #ISRR
Also don’t forget to become a ISRR member!
@RootScientists #ISRR
Congratulations to Oludare Durodola on passing his viva this month, and for also getting another paper published www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Congratulations to Oludare Durodola on passing his viva this month, and for also getting another paper published www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Tim and Tracy attended the AAB meeting “Roots to Regenerative Agriculture” which saw a robust debate on the promise and problems with regenerative systems.
web.cvent.com/event/6f375f...
web.cvent.com/event/6f375f...
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Tim and Tracy attended the AAB meeting “Roots to Regenerative Agriculture” which saw a robust debate on the promise and problems with regenerative systems.
web.cvent.com/event/6f375f...
web.cvent.com/event/6f375f...
See opportunities to join us as a PhD student:
@hutton.ac.uk 🌾
@hutton.ac.uk 🌾
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
See opportunities to join us as a PhD student:
@hutton.ac.uk 🌾
@hutton.ac.uk 🌾
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Tim George @plantecohutton.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk is our keynote for Session 2: The Rhizosphere and Microbiome 🌱🦠
🌾 Root soil interactions for improved resource acquisition and sustainability 🌾
🌾 Root soil interactions for improved resource acquisition and sustainability 🌾
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Tim George @plantecohutton.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk is our keynote for Session 2: The Rhizosphere and Microbiome 🌱🦠
🌾 Root soil interactions for improved resource acquisition and sustainability 🌾
🌾 Root soil interactions for improved resource acquisition and sustainability 🌾
Gwen has taken up her new permanent position in the team in the last week or so. Looking forward to building a thriving group with her in the coming months and years.
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Gwen has taken up her new permanent position in the team in the last week or so. Looking forward to building a thriving group with her in the coming months and years.
Stefan Pulver and team from St Andrews, visited us today to look at options for looking at beetle behaviour in transparent soil.
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Stefan Pulver and team from St Andrews, visited us today to look at options for looking at beetle behaviour in transparent soil.
We just had a great week at the @Root2Res in Ireland visiting @teagasc new facilities in Johnstown Castle. Lots of new ideas to take forward in the project.
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
We just had a great week at the @Root2Res in Ireland visiting @teagasc new facilities in Johnstown Castle. Lots of new ideas to take forward in the project.
Reporting Period 2 report for @Root2Res is complete and submitted, thanks to all those that contributed to getting this document together, see you in Ireland next week!
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Reporting Period 2 report for @Root2Res is complete and submitted, thanks to all those that contributed to getting this document together, see you in Ireland next week!
Members of the team have been out for our biannual sampling of the Grieves House long-term tillage trials 🚜🌱.
October 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Members of the team have been out for our biannual sampling of the Grieves House long-term tillage trials 🚜🌱.
Tim spoke about Science and Innovation at the NFU Scotland Autumn Meeting in Edinburgh last week week.
October 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Tim spoke about Science and Innovation at the NFU Scotland Autumn Meeting in Edinburgh last week week.
Some of us attended the 46thMacaulay Lecture in Edinburgh, where were heard from Kate Raworth about doughnut economics.
youtu.be/gnyBgXHmnt8?...
youtu.be/gnyBgXHmnt8?...
46th TB Macaulay Lecture | Doughnut Economics: From theory to practice - Kate Raworth
YouTube video by James Hutton Institute
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Some of us attended the 46thMacaulay Lecture in Edinburgh, where were heard from Kate Raworth about doughnut economics.
youtu.be/gnyBgXHmnt8?...
youtu.be/gnyBgXHmnt8?...
George has had his first paper published Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science. Well done George! 🌾
academicjournals.org/journal/JPBC...
academicjournals.org/journal/JPBC...
Academic Journals - Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science - uganda’s barley value chain: opportunities, challenges, and strategic solutions
Thirty-five years after barley's introduction to Uganda, its largely brewery-based value chain continues to face several challenges. An underdeveloped seed system, poor agronomic and post-harvest ...
academicjournals.org
September 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
George has had his first paper published Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science. Well done George! 🌾
academicjournals.org/journal/JPBC...
academicjournals.org/journal/JPBC...
Molly and Susan have been involved in some site visit and sampling trips to the borders for the Diagman project, funded by Diageo to look at impacts of green manure on soil health indicators
September 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Molly and Susan have been involved in some site visit and sampling trips to the borders for the Diagman project, funded by Diageo to look at impacts of green manure on soil health indicators
Lia & Gwen had a great time at the annual Gatsby Network meeting at Oxford last week. Excellent to network & discuss projects with some of the brightest in the field, providing valuable new perspectives & ideas. It was also great to introduce Gwen to the Gatsby network & members!
September 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Lia & Gwen had a great time at the annual Gatsby Network meeting at Oxford last week. Excellent to network & discuss projects with some of the brightest in the field, providing valuable new perspectives & ideas. It was also great to introduce Gwen to the Gatsby network & members!