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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Mar 27

Don’t miss the latest edition of Phytogen @asps-oz.bsky.social
Featuring just a few of the incredible women shaping the future of Australian plant science. It was a joy to guest edit this special issue with @bethloveys.bsky.social & the Phytogen team & a big thanks to all contributors!

Lucas Auroux @aurouxlucas.bsky.social · Mar 27

The Phytogen special issue (women shaping the future of plant science in Australia) is live: www.asps.org.au/archives/53736
Guest-edited by @bethloveys.bsky.social and @alisonrbentley.bsky.social.
With @tatiana-biochem.bsky.social, @bethpenrose.bsky.social and other scientists! @asps-oz.bsky.social

Australian Society of Plant Scientists » March 2025 Phytogen

www.asps.org.au

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Mar 24

❄️ You know you are in Canada when…

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Mar 19

Lovely (as always) to catch up with @bberger-au.bsky.social on a brief visit to sunny Adelaide. Check out the amazing #OzBarley resource open & available to the crop science community 🇦🇺

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Mar 18

Even more reasons to work on the OzBarley panel this year with extra trials added for 2025. An amazing resource for the Australian community

Bettina Berger @bberger-au.bsky.social · Mar 6

BARLEY RESEARCHERS – apply to access the 2025 OzBarley field trial sites in WA, SA, NSW and QLD. Study phenotypic traits or methods on ~220 elite barley lines. More info here www.plantphenomics.org.au/2025-ozbarle... #NCRISimpact #GRDC

2025 OzBarley field trial sites open to researchers

Crop researchers are invited to access the 2025 OzBarley field trial sites in WA, SA, NSW and Queensland to study phenonmic traits and validate…

www.plantphenomics.org.au

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Feb 19

Welcoming new Masters student Chuhao to the team @scienceanu.bsky.social.
Hao is continuing our exciting work characterising molecular to phenotypic responses to cold plasma seed treatment in wheat for application towards reducing N fertiliser inputs in Australian production 🌾

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Feb 14

Great to have a visit from Christine Raines @scienceanu.bsky.social today. Excellent talk highlighting the potential to engineer improvements in photosynthesis & the need for more understanding of effects across multiple environments & seasons

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Feb 12

What a treat to open the latest edition of IPK Journal & read about Laura Dixon’s plans for more breakthrough science on crop environmental adaptation with the @tweeticum.bsky.social lab in their new home @leibnizipk.bsky.social

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Feb 10

Lab with a view @scienceanu.bsky.social
Preparing for our next wheat experiment aiming to dissect abiotic stress response capacity 🌾

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Feb 10

Big data + ML = optimised plant breeding strategies, enhanced prediction accuracy & better understanding of GxE. Read more in our recent @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social paper 🌱
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Machine learning algorithms translate big data into predictive breeding accuracy

Statistical machine learning (ML) extracts patterns from extensive genomic, phenotypic, and environmental data. ML algorithms automatically identify r…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Feb 9

Important life advice at the pool this morning #divein

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Feb 4

Thank you Ute Roessner for your inspiring, inclusive & pragmatic leadership!
So excited to see you become the next CEO of the Australian Research Council although we’ll greatly miss having you as a supporter & champion of science and innovation at ANU!
@anuagrifood.bsky.social

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Jan 24

Our barley queen!
Very sad to say farewell to Tammy as she finalises the last of our 2024 #OzBarley samples before she heads back to China.
It has been such a joy having her as a member of our team @scienceanu.bsky.social working on improving cereal root & stem architecture!

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Jan 7

Happy New Year! Great to have the team back in the lab @scienceanu.bsky.social & ready to go for 2025 continuing our work on building crop resilience to changing climatic conditions & inputs

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Dec 17

⚙️ The wheel keeps turning!
🌱 With our 2024 harvest now complete the first plants of 2025 are on their way @scienceanu.bsky.social

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Dec 16

Harvesting the final wheat ears of 2024. It’s been a big year with even more planned for 2025 @scienceanu.bsky.social!

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Dec 13

Lovely to have a Christmas visit from our Charles Sturt University friends @scienceanu.bsky.social today. Great chance to talk crop abiotic stress phenotyping & more.

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Dec 12

Exciting times ahead @scienceanu.bsky.social @anuagrifood.bsky.social 💫

Agrifood Innovation Institute @anuagrifood.bsky.social · Dec 12

Congratulations to this remarkable group of Australian National University researchers, including our own @alisonrbentley.bsky.social
reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...
@scienceanu.bsky.social

STEM Superstars step into the spotlight

Four stellar ANU scientists have been recognised as STEM Superstars.

reporter.anu.edu.au

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Dec 11

Really excited to be part of the 2025-2026 Superstars of STEM cohort representing @scienceanu.bsky.social @anuagrifood.bsky.social!

Science & Medicine at ANU @scienceanu.bsky.social · Dec 11

Congratulations to ANU researchers Dr Alison Bentley, Dr Sarah Clement, Dr Georgy Falster and Dr Amanda Parker on being announced as new Superstars of STEM!

Details: scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/s...

@raindrop-herder.bsky.social @alisonrbentley.bsky.social

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Dec 8

Very exciting to see Laura Dixon here & so cool to see @tweeticum.bsky.social now live @leibnizipk.bsky.social!

Nikolai Adamski @nikolaiadamski.bsky.social · Dec 8

Yay, welcome Laura!
@tweeticum.bsky.social
Now from @leibnizipk.bsky.social
#wheat #barley #environment #adaptation

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Science & Medicine at ANU @scienceanu.bsky.social · Dec 5

The ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity (@arc-pbtc.bsky.social) has NINE PhD scholarships now open.
Each come with integrated placements in government or industry and professional development for future research leaders. plantbiosecuritycentre.edu.au/phd-opportun...

PhD Opportunities

We’re seeking outstanding PhD applicants to innovate novel approaches to prevent, respond to, and recover from plant pests and diseases that threaten the economy and environment. See the bene…

plantbiosecuritycentre.edu.au

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Dec 6

Over the past month it has been awesome to host Salvador Carranza from Inifap in Mexico as a visiting scientist @scienceanu.bsky.social.
He has been sharing his skills & enthusiasm with us while also getting involved with some of the wheat & barley phenotyping approaches we’re developing 🌱

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Dec 4

That sounds like a challenge for 2025!

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Dec 4

My first visit to the Research School of Chemistry @scienceanu.bsky.social & they’ve certainly set the bar for science-themed Christmas decorations 🎄 🧬

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Dec 2

Roots that grow together stay together…
Final round of cereal root assessments for 2024 exploring new potential to enhance our knowledge of what lies below the surface 🌱 @scienceanu.bsky.social

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Alison Bentley @alisonrbentley.bsky.social · Dec 2

Women in STEM analysing cereal stems @scienceanu.bsky.social
It’s all systems go with post harvest processing of #OzBarley samples

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