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Francis M. Martin
@fmartin54.bsky.social
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Microbiologist & Plant physiologist. Symbiosis, Mycorrhizae, Genomics, Plant-microbe interactions, Microbial ecology. Views are my own

https://mycor.nancy.inra.fr/IAM/?page_id=10523

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 21h
Resources for assessing protein-protein interactions in #arbuscular #mycorrhizal roots: CKL2 as a case study

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#CommunityResource by Ivanov et al.

@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
14-3-3 RNA interference and proposed model.

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Caroline Lehmann @caroaceae.bsky.social · 1d
"Bond’s work leaves behind an inconvenient lesson for an era of climate urgency: that speed is not a substitute for understanding, and that good intentions, applied without care, can erase ancient worlds as efficiently as neglect." A beautiful tribute to William Bond. Forever missed by many.
William Bond, defender of grasslands
In recent years, one of the loudest ideas in environmental policy has been that trees are the planet’s universal remedy. Plant enough of them, in enough places, and carbon will be soaked up, water wil...
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Ji Zhang @ecoloji.bsky.social · 1d
Happy Holidays!

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Francis M. Martin @fmartin54.bsky.social · 2d
Sorting through the mushroom photos I took last autumn in Vosges Mountains, I am struck again by their astonishing diversity. The clouded agaric (Clitocybe nebularis) emerged from the needle litter, pale and ghostlike, perfectly attuned to the quiet strangeness of the place

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 2d
We need more of these kinds of studies.
A better grip on these fundamentals of AM fungal biology & ecology is needed if we hope to actually use AM fungi either as predictive signals or in land-management etc.

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Variability among Acaulosporaceae taxa challenges assumptions of trait conservatism in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Understanding trait variation in arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is critical for developing effective inoculants and predicting their ecological per…
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Jeff Hollett @jeffontherock.bsky.social · 2d
Caloplaca sp. #lichen on seaside cliffs.
#Newfoundland Canada.
#fungi #fungifriends
Photo of a bright yellow, round lichen growing flat on cracked rock.

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 3d
#TansleyReview: Mycelial dynamics in arbuscular mycorrhizal #fungi

Vasilis Kokkoris 👇

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#LatestIssue #PlantScience

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Enna [email protected] @annealais.bsky.social · 3d
The same tree 2022 vs 2025
Always life goes on 🤎

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 4d
Mycorrhizal control of microbial gene transcription and taxonomic composition in the rhizosphere and bulk soil

#ISMEJournal from Ricardo Arraiano-Castilho

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UMR IAM @umr-iam.bsky.social · 5d
INRAE is recruiting: @umr-iam.bsky.social should soon be offering a permanent position as a research scientist to study the effect of #microbiota on #tree #health.
Visit jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp... at the end of January 2026 to apply !

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UMR IAM @umr-iam.bsky.social · 5d
L'INRAE recrute : @umr-iam.bsky.social devrait prochainement proposer un poste permanent de chargé(e) de recherche sur l’effet du #microbiote sur la #santé des #arbres.
Rendez-vous sur jobs.inrae.fr/concours/con... fin janvier 2026 pour postuler !

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Pascal Frey @pascal-frey.bsky.social · 5d
The last PhD defense of the year!
Congratulations Dr. Elodie Muller on your thesis on the #ecological #dynamics of an invasive #pathogen, Cryptostroma corticale, causing #SootyBarkDisease of #Maple trees!
👏👏👏👨‍🎓🎓🌳🍄📊📈

#ForestHealth
#ForestPathology

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