Catherine Preece
@cathepreece.bsky.social
Plant and soil ecologist. Ramón y Cajal researcher at the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Catalunya.
Had a great time talking about root exudates at the workshop about soil health at IRTA Cabrils today. And lots of other great talks!
September 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Had a great time talking about root exudates at the workshop about soil health at IRTA Cabrils today. And lots of other great talks!
The maize in the experiment is getting BIG. We've already had some interesting early findings with the VOC measurements, and I'm looking forward to analysing the exudates! #WILD-ROOTS
July 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The maize in the experiment is getting BIG. We've already had some interesting early findings with the VOC measurements, and I'm looking forward to analysing the exudates! #WILD-ROOTS
IRTA Torre Marimon was looking beautiful in the sunshine today.
May 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
IRTA Torre Marimon was looking beautiful in the sunshine today.
Nice to still get to help out with the greenhouse work from time to time on the #WILD-ROOTS project
April 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Nice to still get to help out with the greenhouse work from time to time on the #WILD-ROOTS project
My first time growing radish in an experiment-excited to include some root crops in the #WILD-ROOTS project. The modern and traditional varieties do look quite different! @wild-roots.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My first time growing radish in an experiment-excited to include some root crops in the #WILD-ROOTS project. The modern and traditional varieties do look quite different! @wild-roots.bsky.social
Great to spend the day at another IRTA centre today - Mas Badia - for a meeting of the Catalan working group on #soil carbon and seeing the current experiments on regenerative agriculture.
March 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Great to spend the day at another IRTA centre today - Mas Badia - for a meeting of the Catalan working group on #soil carbon and seeing the current experiments on regenerative agriculture.
If you want to see what we get up to at IRTA (Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, in Catalunya) & the beautiful locations of the different centres, they've just published a series of short videos about some of the common methods we use...
February 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
If you want to see what we get up to at IRTA (Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, in Catalunya) & the beautiful locations of the different centres, they've just published a series of short videos about some of the common methods we use...
For International Day of Women & Girls in Science, here's a throwback to summer 2022 and me and my daughter working on an experiment at the greenhouse 👩🔬🌼
February 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
For International Day of Women & Girls in Science, here's a throwback to summer 2022 and me and my daughter working on an experiment at the greenhouse 👩🔬🌼
Back to work after the Christmas break with some new pictures for the office walls 😊
January 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Back to work after the Christmas break with some new pictures for the office walls 😊
Congratulations! We had a great experience when we came to do an experiment at the facility in 2020.
December 28, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Congratulations! We had a great experience when we came to do an experiment at the facility in 2020.
A view from Sant Miquel del Fai yesterday. First time visiting for me, and while it's not got as much water as it used to have, at least it wasn't completely dry!
December 16, 2024 at 2:57 PM
A view from Sant Miquel del Fai yesterday. First time visiting for me, and while it's not got as much water as it used to have, at least it wasn't completely dry!
Viburnum tinus (marfull) flowers and berries looking vibrant today.
December 8, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Viburnum tinus (marfull) flowers and berries looking vibrant today.
Happy #WorldSoilDay2024 ! Soil is the foundation of our experiments and our food! And here's a video from the @fao.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd9t...
December 5, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Happy #WorldSoilDay2024 ! Soil is the foundation of our experiments and our food! And here's a video from the @fao.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd9t...
Insert something poetic about the sun setting on my maternity leave as I go back to work this week...😉
My ERC Consolidator grant WILD-ROOTS is properly beginning! More info to come.
My ERC Consolidator grant WILD-ROOTS is properly beginning! More info to come.
December 3, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Insert something poetic about the sun setting on my maternity leave as I go back to work this week...😉
My ERC Consolidator grant WILD-ROOTS is properly beginning! More info to come.
My ERC Consolidator grant WILD-ROOTS is properly beginning! More info to come.
And the moisture is also making the toads happy 🐸
November 24, 2024 at 8:54 PM
And the moisture is also making the toads happy 🐸
The recent bouts of rainy weather has been great news for mosses and lichens in #montseny that are looking much more luscious these days!
November 24, 2024 at 8:54 PM
The recent bouts of rainy weather has been great news for mosses and lichens in #montseny that are looking much more luscious these days!
With the WILD-ROOTS project (ERC Consolidator)starting in December, here's a memory of the many hours of root washing from a previous experiment.
November 20, 2024 at 8:52 PM
With the WILD-ROOTS project (ERC Consolidator)starting in December, here's a memory of the many hours of root washing from a previous experiment.
In these last weeks of my maternity leave we've been enjoying nice autumnal walks and lots of mushroom spotting.
November 20, 2024 at 8:31 PM
In these last weeks of my maternity leave we've been enjoying nice autumnal walks and lots of mushroom spotting.