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Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences @ibotcz.bsky.social · 6d

Our mycologists with colleagues from @mbuavcr.bsky.social have described novel fungal taxa in Rhamphoriales and Pleurotheciales. Far from being just wood decomposers, these microscopic fungi also thrive in soil and plant roots—playing key roles in ecosystems and nutrient cycles. (📰 Persoonia)

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · 8d

Big news! Our colleague Martin Bitomský from the #ExFuMo department is heading to Spain for a two-year research stay under the #MSCA project. Wishing him lots of luck, scientific success and invaluable experience. ¡Buena suerte! 🇪🇸 #GoBelowground @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · 16d

#GoBelowground course is over! Huge thanks to all participants and lecturers! We hope you made it home safely and found the course useful. And also big thanks @czechacademy.bsky.social and @ibotcz.bsky.social for their support. Until next time! #ExFuMo #functional #morphology #clonality #roots

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · 20d

🌷The fourth day of the #GoBelowground course was dedicated to #bud #traits and bud bank, fine #root traits with @joanabergmann.bsky.social and participants' presentations. Thanks to @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
#ExFuMo #clonality #functional #ecology #course #morphology #phenology

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · 28d

🚩Beware the Hoof! 🦓🐮 A new on our blog ⏩ 1url.cz/tJsmC
South Africa’s mesic #grasslands depend on #forbs, but heavy #grazing threatens their rich #biodiversity.
Protect them with careful grazing and time to recover.
#ExFuMo #GoBelowground @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · Sep 4

Blue-and-white Blue Onion #cibulak a classic Central European motif began as a pomegranate motif resembling an onion. These images push it further😄They fuse leaves, stems, flowers & belowground! #GoBelowgroud #ExFuMo #art #science @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social ▶️ 1url.cz/EJkYG

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢Fine root responses to soil uncovered with high-resolution sampling of multiple nutrients
A new on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/SJVhx
..."We were surprised at the strength of fine root responses to cations like magnesium and calcium"...
#GoBelowgrund #ExFuMo @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social

Fine root responses to soil uncovered with high-resolution sampling of multiple nutrients

New research by Caroline Dallstream from the Soper Lab at McGill University in Canada. The illustration above depicts how trees could experience substantial soil heterogeneity at various spatial sc…

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚩When Roots Meet: The Social Life Belowground
A new on our blog ⏩ 1url.cz/3J333
...In the presence of a neighbour, the primary root’s behaviour changed: nutations became more frequent and faster...
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #Root @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social

When Roots Meet: The Social Life Belowground

New research by Valentina Simonetti, from the University of Padova in Italy. In the Mind(The)Plant laboratory ( at the University of Padova, we study plant growth from a behavioural perspective. On…

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Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences @ibotcz.bsky.social · Aug 13

New article from our mycologists in IMA Fungus: From seagrass roots to saline soils: discovery of two new genera in Lulworthiales (Sordariomycetes) from osmotically stressed habitats imafungus.pensoft.net/articles.php...

From seagrass roots to saline soils: discovery of two new genera in Lulworthiales (Sordariomycetes) from osmotically stressed habitats

As part of an ongoing study of marine fungi associated with seagrasses, we discovered a novel root-fungus symbiosis in the Indo-Pacific species Thalassodendron ciliatum from Mauritius. Culturing its m...

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Sreetama Bhadra @sreetamabhadra.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thrilled to start as Junior Group Leader
@ibotcz.bsky.social
this Sept at Průhonice! 🌿🚀

We will explore how #genomesize, #polyploidy & #traits shape plant #diversity, #evolution & #distribution across space and time, combining lab work and modelling.🌴🔬🧬

Funded #PhD openings soon! Get in touch!

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Vitek Latzel @vtec.bsky.social · Aug 6

This is the live view from our castle tower in Průhonice Park. I love working at @ibotcz.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/live/RkagqS8...

Botanický ústav AV ČR - Průhonický park a zámek – živé vysílání

YouTube video by Botanický ústav AV ČR - Průhonický park a zámek

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · Aug 7

🌴🌲🌾Plant Bodies are here! A new book by @jitkaklimesova.bsky.social
Do You Want to Know How Plant Structures Contribute to Our Comprehension of Their Life-History Strategy?
1url.cz/ZJRTl
#morphology #architecture #ecology #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social

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Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences @ibotcz.bsky.social · Jul 24

We’ve published the results of May’s mapping of non-native species in the Czech Republic – Biosmršť 2025!
👫 Over 200 volunteers took part over just 3 days.
📋 They recorded 800 verified observations of 31 species – a new record! 🔽
www.biosmrst.cz/rocnik-2025/
@pavelpipek.bsky.social

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Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences @ibotcz.bsky.social · Jul 22

The 2022 wildfire in the Bohemian and Saxon Switzerland National Parks affected over 1,000 hectares. A team of our botanists investigated how different forest types responded to the fire. More about findings on our blog or in Forest Ecology and Management: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Plant colonisation, soil nutrient patterns and microclimate after a large forest fire in temperate Central Europe

Fire is a key ecological factor shaping ecosystems worldwide that influences both vegetation and soil parameters. It alters the soil's organic horizon…

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Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Jul 9

What a great speed visit at @ibotcz.bsky.social!!

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · Jun 18

The Limits of Sharing in Ecology - a new commentary on our blog by @jitkaklimesova.bsky.social ▶️ 1url.cz/lJHkH
Let’s look at the reasons why it is sometimes difficult to #share (#resources, #data, or #ideas) in #ecology.
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo
@ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · Jun 25

Maybe we are upside down 🙃🙂
A new on the blog! 1url.cz/WJ298
Do we really know the point of view of plants? Maybe their focus is different...
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #storage #plants #upsidedown #whatif
@czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social

Maybe we are upside down

Illustration and commentary by F. Curtis Lubbe from the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Our view of plants shows us that aboveground parts, like leaves, are at the top and bel…

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Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences @ibotcz.bsky.social · Jun 26

🏅The award for promoting the good name of the Czech Republic abroad - Gratias agit 2025 - was received today at Ministry of Foreign Affairs by our colleague Josef Elster. Josef is a significant personality in polar research. Congratulation!

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Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences @ibotcz.bsky.social · Jun 12

Podíleli jsme se na vydání nového expertního stanoviska @akademievedcr.bsky.social, které se týká přírodních požárů. Co je jejich příčinou, jaký mají vliv na ekosystém, jaké jsou prognózy do budoucna a mnoho dalšího se dočtete na www.avcr.cz/cs/veda-a-vy....

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · Jun 12

‼️Colours belowground! Although not always as showy as the plant parts aboveground, the belowground can also feature a variety of colours!
Read more on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/6JN3U
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #Oxalis
@czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social

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Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences @ibotcz.bsky.social · Jun 7

Ještě dnes můžete navštívit náš stánek na Veletrhu vědy
@akademievedcr.bsky.social . Přijďte zjistit více o fascinujícím světě rostlin a hub 💚

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Terezie Mandakova @terimandakova.bsky.social · Jun 4

@ibotcz.bsky.social smells like peonies. One of the most beautiful places to do research. Maybe only Kew Gardens comes close?

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · Jun 4

#GoBelowground Morphological knowledge in plant ecology matters! @jitkaklimesova.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social

Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · May 16

Check out this new #AJB essay by Jitka Klimešová, Timothy Harris & Tomáš Herben!

Morphological knowledge in plant #ecology and why it matters

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience

Graphical art (lino-cut) showing functional ecologists busy with measuring leaf and fine root traits while ignoring storage and clonal growth organ

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Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences @ibotcz.bsky.social · May 24

What is your favourite plant? Whatever it is, you certainly know its name and it's likely that it was named by a taxonomist. What is their favorite plant? If you're heading outdoors this weekend, be sure to share your favorite plant with us. Just share it with #nameitosaveit. @tettris.eu

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Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences @ibotcz.bsky.social · May 23

The head of our Průhonice Botanical Garden and president of the Union of Botanical Gardens Pavel Sekerka explains why taxonomy is important for botanical gardens. @tettris.eu #nameittosaveit

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