@sarraceniamason
Botany, Horticulture, Conservation, Education, Open-Source Technology Michigan State University Assistant Professor (Plants X Tech Lab) & Horticulture Gardens Curator Views my own and not representative of my employer
Oh yes im familiar with PHA, I thought you were saying we should try a specific test called the PHA test. I have not worked with it much though. Usually if I want heat resistance I just go with abs or asa.
Nope and Google didnt reveal anything super helpful do you have a link?
Today was a good day. My undergrad mentor that I havent seen in ~5 years visited and gave a dept seminar on hus 35 year of ornamental plant breeding and my PhD student and I did some ***Very*** scientific testing on our #3Dprinted fruit phenotyping trays after autoclaving them 🤣
MS Opportunity with my Plants X Tech Lab working with Ag-Economics, Honey Bees, and AI-Image Analysis! Starts no later than May 2026. Applications due by Feb 20th #JobSearch #MSJobs #MSU
I almost did the same thing...
#3Dprinting #iamabotanist #scitools
Printed on @prusa3d.com XL 5TH and Mini+, @ldojason.bsky.social Voron 2.4 revD, @bambulabglobal.bsky.social X1C, and @elegoo.bsky.social Centauri Carbon
Shoutout to @3dprinty.xyz whose fidgets inspired the neverdrop tube holder design
My final paper from my postdoc with @trevorrife.bsky.social is out! If you've ever manually counted or sorted seeds, sampled tissue with a hole punch, filled tubes or plates with beads/seeds this is for you!
dx.doi.org/10.1002/csc2...
Get the designs free here:
www.printables.com/model/135088...
Tentative speakers for The SideQuest Colloquium include @martinebotany.bsky.social @mossmatters.bsky.social @brythebotanist.bsky.social @mellamosummer.bsky.social @andrewlhipp.bsky.social @andrewilloughb.bsky.social and more! Abstract is in the photo
We've already got 63 different species, help us reach 100! and come hear the Botany & Dragons team talk about why this work is not just about fun @botsocamerica.bsky.social Botany 2026 in the SideQuest: Level Up Your Science Colloquium!
Still working to get 100 plants for the Botany & Dragons Bestiary! Submit your favorite plant today! #iamabotanist
Check out BSA member Mason McNair’s first extension article inspired by #PlantsGiving!
I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio
If you ever wanna collab on activities or articles I'd love to :) I'm the Curator of the MSU 4-H Children's Garden now. We REALLY need someone to help do program evaluation research and have ZERO funding for it. All our $ go to keeping our programs operational and staff employed
Im so excited I wrote an article about it! www.canr.msu.edu/news/plantsg...
Is everyone ready for #Plantsgiving?!?!
Thank you @martinebotany.bsky.social for my favorite botanical tradition 🥹🌱
My first extension article is published :) www.canr.msu.edu/news/plantsg... #PlantsGiving #iamabotanist #botany
Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
Any known plant associates? I may be able to help point you in a helpful direction i know the east side of okeefenokee pretty well
Thanks!
Be inspired by both early career and veteran scientists sharing their side-projects and how they have or are beginning to change their direction of focus. If interested please fill out this form no later than 3pm EST October 16th forms.office.com/r/ttPhPAcVYf
Everyone has them, the project that starts as a quick idea that rapidly blossoms into having a life of its own and often leads down an unanticipated path. Sometimes they wrap up nicely with a tidy publication and sometimes it becomes your new primary research focus.
Side-quest (n.): a project in a discipline adjacent or tangential to your primary focus at the time of its inception. Everyone has them, the project that starts as a quick idea and blossoms into a life of its own...
Hey #Botany2026 we're actively looking for potential speakers at ALL experience levels for our proposed colloquium: Side-quest! – Level up your science!. If you have an interesting story, project, or idea to share that qualifies as a “Side-quest” we want to know about it!
More info below⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Welcome to "Horticultural Blue"
Michigan Garden Group meet up at the MSU Horticulture Gardens today was amazing! #publicgardens #plants
The graphic features a background image of roots over a green gradient. The title says "Chris Topp Puts Down Roots at MSU PRI." There is a headshot of Chris Topp on the righthand side with the following text on the left, "Christopher N. Topp, Ph.D., Professor, Plant Resilience Institute, Department of Plant Biology, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University” and the MSU PRI logo underneath.
We're excited to welcome Christopher Topp to the Plant Resilience Institute! Dr. Topp uses powerful imaging tools to envision the future of sustainable agriculture, and he will soon bring his expertise in root biology to MSU. Read the full story: plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...
I'm missing it this year since I went to Rapid+TCT hoping to go again next year!
They're everywhere in the Horticulture Gardens if you ever wanna try again :)
Repotted and culled our milkweed breeding populations today! Custom blend of sand and Sungro Perennial mix. Leftover plants were planted in the MSU Horticulture Gardens or are going to the MSU Pollinator Performance Center
Still my favorite meme included in my lectures. I did not make this, and no idea who did.
