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Maria E. Eriksson

@treesandgrowth

Scientist researching light and circadian regulation; growth of weeds and trees; http://tinyurl.com/d7vm5vq Botanist. Florist. Nature Lover. UPSC, IceLab, Umeå University, Daylight Academy, My own views.

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New review from P Genschik’s team in
@jxbotany.bsky.social 🧬 A fresh look at the huge diversity and functions of plant F-box proteins.
👉 Open questions & new perspectives for 🌱 biology.
▶️https://academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jxb/erag074/8475508?redirectedFrom=fulltext

14.02.2026 18:16 👍 12 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 1
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ACCESS

Many thanks to our hosts, and all colleagues at the amazing ACCESS Forum 2026, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile!🌞
⭐The next ACCESS Forum is held on 14-18 June, 2027, hosted by University of Gothenburg, Sweden⭐ accesschilesweden.org

04.02.2026 18:36 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Variable temperature processing by plasmodesmata regulates robust bud dormancy release Nature Communications - Tree buds integrate cold and warm cues to control dormancy release. Extended warm periods block plasmodesmata opening by repressing Flowering Locus T and GA pathways in...

Nice work from Bhalerao group @umeaplantsciencecentre.se showing how FT1 and GAs via GA20ox1 form a temperature‑processing system—responsive to both cold and warm spells—that controls plasmodesmata opening and the timing of bud dormancy release.https://rdcu.be/e2mgs

04.02.2026 18:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Foro ACCESS Chile-Suecia 2026 en la UdeC cerró con proyección a nuevas colaboraciones internacionales - Noticias UdeC La Universidad de Concepción cerró de gran manera el Foro ACCESS Chile-Suecia 2026, que contó con la participación de más de 150 jóvenes investigadores.

Con la presentación de 13 trabajos de los distintos grupos interdisciplinarios que dieron vida a la semana de actividades, Foro ACCESS Chile-Suecia 2026 en la UdeC cerró con proyección a nuevas colaboraciones internacionales
noticias.udec.cl/foro-access-...

16.01.2026 20:32 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.

Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.

10.12.2025 10:52 👍 46 🔁 34 💬 1 📌 2
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Infrared as a pollination signal Relying on infrared communication over visual color could have limited cycad evolution

#PlantResearch Enjoyed writing with @beverleycubg.bsky.social a perspective about wonderful paper by Valencia-Montoya et al. in this week's Science. Cycads use thermal radiation to affect pollinators. Is this why Cycads are not as diverse as angiosperms? share.google/Xj8iH9E4tqvN...

12.12.2025 20:54 👍 29 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 2
A women with a blue cardigan and blond hair is standing in front of a technical platform where aspen trees are growing in white pots fixed in blue holders. She is looking into the camera and smiling.

A women with a blue cardigan and blond hair is standing in front of a technical platform where aspen trees are growing in white pots fixed in blue holders. She is looking into the camera and smiling.

🧪🌾NEWS - Nitrate affects wood development, not just growth

PhD student Anna Renström showed that nitrate specifically affects wood formation and wood properties - adding some of the missing pieces to a better understanding of how trees respond to nitrogen.🔬

Read more:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

12.12.2025 12:17 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Many thanks to all involved! A fab and fun opportunity to talk about trees and timing 🌳⏰ @umeauniversitet.bsky.social
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se

08.12.2025 13:08 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Fig. 3.Schematic representation of the different photoreceptors in tomato, their respective absorption spectra, corresponding chromophores, and main functions. FAD, flavin adenine dinucleotide; FMN, flavin mononucleotide; PHY, phytochromobilin; Trp, tryptophan residues.

Fig. 3.Schematic representation of the different photoreceptors in tomato, their respective absorption spectra, corresponding chromophores, and main functions. FAD, flavin adenine dinucleotide; FMN, flavin mononucleotide; PHY, phytochromobilin; Trp, tryptophan residues.

☀️🍅 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🍅☀️

Heuvelink et al. examine how light intensity, photoperiod, spectrum, directionality and energy regulate whole-plant physiological processes including morphogenesis, source–sink interactions and assimilate partitioning.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪

04.12.2025 12:30 👍 12 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
A women with short brown hair is smiling into the camera. She wears a white jacket and a colourful scarf. Her hair is brightened up by some sunshine.

A women with short brown hair is smiling into the camera. She wears a white jacket and a colourful scarf. Her hair is brightened up by some sunshine.

🎉 Congratulations to @cathbell62.bsky.social! 🎉

She has been awarded the Roséns Linnaeus Prize in Botany for her research on plant roots and carbon allocation, and for promoting international collaboration in science, especially the #INUPRAG collaboration.🧪🌾

Read more: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

03.12.2025 17:03 👍 18 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 2
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Trädens inre klocka håller tiden och tajmar tillväxt

Välkomna på vetenskapslunch med mig på torsdag!🌳⏰https://www.umu.se/kalender/tradens-inre-klocka-haller-tiden-och-tajmar-tillvaxtg_12102321/

02.12.2025 10:08 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Announcement of new Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics Dr. Keith Larson has been appointed to fulfill the role of Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics.

Congratulations to our Director Keith Larson, who has been appointed Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics at UArctic!

@uarctic.bsky.social

28.10.2025 09:39 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Kunskapsfrukost: Syntetisk biologi Välkommen på en frukost där vi får lära oss mer om syntetisk biologi! Inom den syntetiska biologin designas organismer och molekyler med helt nya egenskaper.  Syntetisk biologi lyfts fram, ofta koppla...

Anmälan är öppen till frukostmöte om #syntetisk_biologi 🧬 den 3 december, #Gentekniknämnden 🧬 sv-se.eu.invajo.com/event/gentek...

20.11.2025 16:51 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Three people sit at the end of a pier and watch a northern lights display over a river.

Three people sit at the end of a pier and watch a northern lights display over a river.

Teaching at @icelabumu.bsky.social Camp (multidisciplinary research proposal workshop for early career researchers) last week. One night planned electrical work in the town of Granö afforded us rare dark skies. Here you see three students enjoying the light show. Amazing. #northernlights #photosky

27.09.2025 14:17 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Lägervecka på Umeälven luckrar upp gränser mellan forskningsfält | Tidningen Curie Samtala. Lyssna noga. Och ställ gärna dumma frågor. Den som vill forska tvärvetenskapligt måste våga visa sig sårbar, menar Martin Rosvall, föreståndare för IceLab i Umeå. Forskningsnavets lägervecka ...

"Dumma frågor löser tvärvetenskapliga knutar."
Tidningen Curie spoke to IceLab's @mrosvall.bsky.social about the importance of learning to ask questions in research, daring to be vulnerable in order to unlock interesting research directions across disciplines. www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/lage...

18.11.2025 12:11 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
A man wearing a white labcoat is sitting in a lab holding a pipette in his hand. He is looking into the camera and smiling.

A man wearing a white labcoat is sitting in a lab holding a pipette in his hand. He is looking into the camera and smiling.

🧪🌾In Sept 2026, @umeauniversitet.bsky.social will host a Nobel Symposium on microproteins - tiny regulators with big potential.

Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives.

Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

12.11.2025 13:36 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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📣 Finishing your PhD or recently graduated?
Looking to shape your own postdoc project?🧪🌾

Join us for the UPSC Symposium for Early Career Plant Scientists on 28–29 Apr 2026, Umeå, Sweden, and network with the UPSC community!

Learn more and apply: www.upsc.se/early-career...

📅 Apply by 11 Jan 2026

18.11.2025 06:54 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 6
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The 2025 Marcus Wallenberg Prize - MWP The 2025 Marcus Wallenberg Prize of SEK 2,5 million is awarded to Dr. Gerald Tuskan for his pioneering work in sequencing and analyzing the first tree genome. His leadership in this project has revolu...

✨Many Congratulations to Dr Gerald Tuskan receiving the #MWP ✨🌳 awarded the by HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at an amazing ceremony! www.mwp.org/the-2025-mar...

05.11.2025 10:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#IJPB takes the floor at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium.

👩‍🔬C. Bellini 👉 CATS team bit.ly/4dy5hHO
👨‍🔬N. Arnaud 👉 FTA team bit.ly/3JfhiJ9

INUPRAG is a consortium between @inrae-france.bsky.social (BAP department) @umeaplantsciencecentre.se and @cragenomica.bsky.social

@ijpb-versaillescly.bsky.social

15.10.2025 21:04 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
A women standing behind a speaker's desk presenting a welcoming slide.

A women standing behind a speaker's desk presenting a welcoming slide.

A man holding a presentation about boreal forests.

A man holding a presentation about boreal forests.

A women holding a presentation about moose damage and tree growth.

A women holding a presentation about moose damage and tree growth.

🌾INUPRAG 2025 - Advancing Plant Science Together!🧪

Great to see @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
so well represented at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium in Montpellier this week!

Thanks to @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM) for hosting this inspiring event!

17.10.2025 15:37 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
A women wearing a white lab coat is standing in front of a large glas wall on which the name and logo of the institute is written. She has fold her arms and smiles to the camera. Photo credit: Oxel Urra.

A women wearing a white lab coat is standing in front of a large glas wall on which the name and logo of the institute is written. She has fold her arms and smiles to the camera. Photo credit: Oxel Urra.

🧪🌾UPSC Alumni Spotlight - Chloroplasts keep her curiosity alive

Since her time in Åsa Strand's research group, chloroplasts continue to spark @tamara-hverdeja.bsky.social curiosity.🔬

In this interview, she talks about her career journey and her favourite UPSC memories:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

10.10.2025 14:53 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

In this time of #NobelPrize announcements - check out @professorpernilla.bsky.social post about how it is to work in the Chemistry Nobel Committee! ✨

09.10.2025 09:04 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Choosing which models best explain photoperiodic time measurement mechanisms in plants - npj Biological Timing and Sleep npj Biological Timing and Sleep - Choosing which models best explain photoperiodic time measurement mechanisms in plants

#PlantScience #Photoperiodism 🌱⏰https://www.nature.com/articles/s44323-025-00054-0

05.10.2025 13:34 👍 10 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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MWP Symposium 2025 invitation - MWP We are proud to invite you to the 2024 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium, that will be held online as well as on premises in Stockholm, to celebrate the MWP 2024 Laureates.

The Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium
From Tree Genomes to Future Forest
November 4, 2025 🌳 Still open for online participation!
www.mwp.org/mwp-symposiu...

04.10.2025 14:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Oh you are lucky to have a dog, it may very well find some! 😊

04.10.2025 13:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Christina Wedén puts Swedish truffles on the world map - Uppsala University

🌳Learn more here; www.uu.se/en/news/2022...

03.10.2025 12:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Here is looking at trees🌳 and cultivation of local truffles #Tuber_aestivum on #Gotland recently! Truffle goes very well with oaks and hazel and these was part of research conducted by the expert and senior lecturer Dr. Christina Wedén, Uppsala Univ. (host of visit).

03.10.2025 12:07 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Christina Wedén puts Swedish truffles on the world map - Uppsala University

Learn more here 🌳 www.uu.se/en/news/2022...

03.10.2025 12:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you! ✨

03.10.2025 11:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Integrating temperature into the Arabidopsis circadian system - npj Biological Timing and Sleep npj Biological Timing and Sleep - Integrating temperature into the Arabidopsis circadian system

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

03.10.2025 11:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0