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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 17d

✨ Paper spotlight ✨

(🧵 1/7) A circadian transcriptional subnetwork and EARLY FLOWERING 3 control timing of senescence and grain nutrition in bread wheat
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Fig. 1 Circadian period of wheat cultivars is associated with senescence and grain nutrition.

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University of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social · 23d

Hello 👋

We're the official #UniMelb account!

Follow us for news, updates and information about UniMelb. For now, enjoy the blue skies over our Parkville campus 💙

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Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS) @asps-oz.bsky.social · 28d

[Reminder]
ASPS social media update: X account being phased out, Facebook shutting down.

Follow us on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/australia...)
and BlueSky for plant science news and community updates.

#PlantScience #SocialMediaUpdate

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Mike Haydon 🌱 🌾 🧬 ⏰ @hikemaydon.bsky.social · 28d

This would be amazing for collaboration with Europe. But ‘started exploratory talks for possible association’ does not instil confidence 😶

Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au · 29d

The Australian Academy of Science welcomes the announcement that the Australian Government has started exploratory talks on Australia’s possible association to Horizon Europe. Learn more: www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...

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Mike Haydon 🌱 🌾 🧬 ⏰ @hikemaydon.bsky.social · Aug 22

Well done to @franciskuang.bsky.social on delivering his PhD Completion Seminar today. A fantastic talk on a great project spanning biochemistry 🧪 and plant science 🌱

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Anthony Hall @ajwhall.bsky.social · Aug 6

It's great to see you PHD takeoff and what a way to fly, read @c-reynoldsuk.bsky.social first paper from his PHD www.nature.com/articles/s41... It is also a nice collaboration with Ant Dodd at the JIC @antdodd.bsky.social @nrpdtp.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social

Machine learning models highlight environmental and genetic factors associated with the Arabidopsis circadian clock - Nature Communications

The authors introduce ChronoGauge as a machine learning model which can estimate a plant’s internal circadian time using gene expression. This can be used to compare the circadian clock across differe...

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · Jul 29

Nine years ago today...

Front page of the NYT announcing Hillary Clinton accepting the nomination of the Democratic Party for President

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Mike Haydon 🌱 🌾 🧬 ⏰ @hikemaydon.bsky.social · Jul 25

The only possible answer is yes

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 3

5. Then you get other people saying (in fact this theme now dominates discussions):
"Look at my regenerative farming model. It's conserving soil and killing less wildlife."
Great.
But your yields have fallen by 75%.
So either someone else must intensify or more land must be used to grow food.

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Mike Haydon 🌱 🌾 🧬 ⏰ @hikemaydon.bsky.social · Jul 3

Cool 🌱

Vinay Shukla @vinayshukla.bsky.social · Jul 2

Plants "bleed" too, but through gases!
When wounded, ethylene leaks out and oxygen seeps in. This gas shift acts as an alarm, triggering self-repair to seal the breach. Excited to share our new collaborative work uncovering this clever plant mechanism! Excellent summary here, indulge!
#plantscience

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · Jun 26

𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰
Circadian rhythms -24h internal clocks- regulate nearly all biological processes
This review traces
-history
-molecular basis
-tissue-specific roles
-and potential for boosting crop resilience in a changing climate.
✍️Stacey Harmer @ucdavis.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70275

The time machine: feedback loops, post‐transcriptional regulation, and environmental integration in the plant circadian oscillator

The plant circadian oscillator orchestrates daily and seasonal rhythms in key traits, such as growth, flowering, dormancy, and stress responses. This review summarizes current insights into the trans...

doi.org

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Mike Haydon 🌱 🌾 🧬 ⏰ @hikemaydon.bsky.social · Jun 23

A good quality pressure cooker and an induction hob

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · Jun 4

Super Decibel scales.

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Philippa Borrill @philippaborrill.bsky.social · May 30

Our latest work found that homoeolog expression bias is inherited for ~26% of triads in wheat. Intriguingly we found that new patterns of homoeolog expression bias are more frequent when one of the parents is a landrace.
Read more in Genome Biology: rdcu.be/eokf2
@johninnescentre.bsky.social

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Joanna Melonek @jmelonek.bsky.social · May 23

📣The Melonek lab is hiring! We have two post doc positions @scienceanu.bsky.social in beautiful Canberra. 🦘
Are you interested in plant RNA-binding proteins, mitochondria & hybrid crops? 🌱🌾Apply now! More info: jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/search 🔬 Position 559075 🔬 559070
🗓️ Application deadline: 18 June🍀

Postdoctoral Fellow - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia

Classification: Academic Level A Salary package: $85,010 - $106,702 per annum plus 17% superannuationTerm: Full time, Fixed Term (up to 24 months) The Position This is a key role in the newly establi...

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Emilie Knight @emilieknight.bsky.social · May 23

Pleased to have finally got this method to work in wheat! Find out how you can identify direct targets of transcription factors in wheat using protoplasts and the TARGET method:
dx.doi.org/10.17504/pro...
A very useful method for our group to use! borrilllab.com

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Adaptive Evolution Lab @adaevo.bsky.social · May 8

The School of BioSciences at the University of Melbourne is recruiting a female-identifying genomicist in a teaching and research academic role. Come and work with us!
jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/92007...

Details : Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor in Genomics : The University of Melbourne

Careers at The University of Melbourne

jobs.unimelb.edu.au

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Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS) @asps-oz.bsky.social · May 3

🌿 SAVE THE DATE: ASPS Conference 2025!
Join us 24-27 November at Flinders University, South Australia!
Registration opens in June. Stay tuned for program details and abstract submission information. www.asps.org.au/asps25

#ASPS2025 #PlantScience #Conference

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Nature Biotechnology @natbiotech.nature.com · Apr 29

Membrane-permeable trehalose 6-phosphate precursor spray increases wheat yields in field trials - @rothamsted.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @rosfrankinst.bsky.social go.nature.com/4lQs4nC

Membrane-permeable trehalose 6-phosphate precursor spray increases wheat yields in field trials - Nature Biotechnology

A sunlight-activated chemical spray increases wheat yield in field trials across rainfall conditions.

go.nature.com

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Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS) @asps-oz.bsky.social · Apr 26

Hi Bluesky 👋 !
The Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS) promotes #PlantScience in Australia, and provides professional contact within our community.
Tag us using #plants #ozplants

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C-SPIRIT @c-spirit.org · Apr 11

📣We're hiring 2 postdocs @ MSU! Help us share widely 🙏

Rhee Lab – high-throughput screens + multi-omics
🔗: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
Skirycz Lab – small-molecule discovery + metabolomics
🔗: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...

Join the global C-SPIRIT team! 🌿

#Postdoc #PlantScience #CSPIRIT

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Lucas Auroux @aurouxlucas.bsky.social · Apr 8

Save the date for the 2025 ASPS conference! @asps-oz.bsky.social

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Katherine Helliwell @kehelliwell.bsky.social · Mar 24

📢Excited to share TWO ERC-funded postdoc positions!🧪Are you passionate about molecular mechanisms and marine microbial interactions?🌊🔬Join us in dissecting antagonistic diatom-bacteria interactions, by the sea! tiny.cc/xlfe001 @thembauk.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social Please msg to hear more!

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Mike Haydon 🌱 🌾 🧬 ⏰ @hikemaydon.bsky.social · Mar 12

I'm looking for a postdoc to work for 3 years on the function of #circadian clock proteins in wheat.
I also have a full-funded PhD opportunity.
#plantscience
Postdoc applications close on 2 April.
jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91954...

Details : Research Fellow in Plant Biochemistry : The University of Melbourne

Careers at The University of Melbourne

jobs.unimelb.edu.au

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Mike Haydon 🌱 🌾 🧬 ⏰ @hikemaydon.bsky.social · Mar 12

I'm looking for a postdoc to work for 3 years on the function of #circadian clock proteins in wheat.
I also have a full-funded PhD opportunity.
#plantscience
Postdoc applications close on 2 April.
jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91954...

Details : Research Fellow in Plant Biochemistry : The University of Melbourne

Careers at The University of Melbourne

jobs.unimelb.edu.au

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