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Marta Torres @martillatorres.bsky.social · 3d

Fresh from the oven! We show how bacterial fitness for plant colonization is strongly influenced by growth substrate…! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @newphyt.bsky.social @biosci.lbl.gov

Bacterial fitness for plant colonization is influenced by plant growth substrate

Despite advances in our understanding of bacterial plant colonization, the extent to which growth substrate influences the molecular mechanisms enabling bacteria to efficiently colonize plants remai...

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Sep 9

Comparing EcoFab 2.0 results from 5 labs on 3 continents‼️

Breaking the reproducibility barrier with standardized protocols for plant–microbiome research

@plosbiology.org by Vlastimil Novak et al from Trent Northen @jgi.doe.gov

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 28d

🌱 The team behind the paper 🌱

(🧵 4/5) Antoine Cabon is a tree ecophysiologist based at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) and more recently, the Estación Experimental del Zaidín (EEZ-CSIC) in Spain.

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 28d

(🧵 3/5) ...arguing that this casts a new light on the eco-evolutionary drivers of the decoupling between tree growth and photosynthesis.

Fig. 1 Definitions of carbon source and sink limitations to tree growth are overlapping and inconsistent.

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 28d

✨ Paper spotlight ✨

(🧵 1/5) Distal to proximal: a continuum of drivers shaping tree growth and carbon partitioning
doi.org/10.1111/nph....

Fig. 3 Resource (here C and water) uptake, transport, and consumption shape resource distribution along the leaf-to-root axis, influencing C partitioning and plant functional traits under changing environmental conditions.

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Antoine Cabon @acabon.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌳 New Tansley Insight!
What really limits tree growth—carbon source or sink? 🤔
I argue it’s not either/or but a distal → proximal continuum: from photosynthesis to transport and cell division, drivers act together to shape C allocation & growth 🌱🌍
🔗 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.70516

Distal to proximal: a continuum of drivers shaping tree growth and carbon partitioning

The relationship between tree carbon (C) assimilation and growth is central to understanding tree functioning and forecasting forest C sequestration, yet remains unresolved. The long-standing debate ...

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Aug 29

@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Microbe of the Month by @martillatorres.bsky.social et al

Bacillus velezensis

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Bacillus velezensis

Bacillus velezensis is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, non-pathogenic, motile and spore-forming bacterium. It is commonly found in the soil, particularly in the rhizosphere (i.e., the area of soil surrou...

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Antoine Cabon @acabon.bsky.social · Sep 2

Ready for a fresh start at @csic.es, in beautiful Granada, to study the impact of climate change on tree growth and the carbon cycle. Keep posted for PhD and postdoc position announcements!

Almond orchard with Sierra Nevada in the background

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Marta Torres @martillatorres.bsky.social · Mar 20

wow

Grave Boneyard @dconrad.bsky.social · Mar 20

French CNRS space scientist denied entry to the US.

“This measure was apparently taken by the American authorities because the researcher’s phone contained exchanges with colleagues and friends in which he expressed a personal opinion on the Trump administration’s research policy.”

French scientist denied U.S. entry after ‘hateful’ Trump texts found on phone - National | Globalnews.ca

The French researcher was on assignment for the French National Center for Scientific Research, travelling to a conference near Houston, Texas.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 28

Today, a reporter from the Russian state news agency TASS gained unauthorized access to the Oval Office. How does one gain unauthorized access to the Oval Office? Meanwhile, AP and Reuters were blocked.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Mar 1

Legal support funds? Rent payment funds? Abortion clinics? Clinics providing gender affirming care and Healthcare to immigrants? WHERE ARE ALL THE DONATIONS?

If you want protests, great! So do I. Start donating. Open your pocket books. Find bail funds in your state and start donating.

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