@plantenzo
Plant scientist turned science journalist, writing among other things about plants. I am based in the Netherlands, so next to English post maybe in Dutch. You can visit my website on http://plantenzo.net/en-2/
A new edition of the #PlantScience newsletter Plant & Zo weekly roundup is out.
This week I talk about why studies might be neglected, a genetic roadmap for barley spikelets, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media.
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A new edition of the #PlantScience newsletter Plant & Zo weekly roundup is out.
This week I talk about why studies might be neglected, a genetic roadmap for barely spikelets, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media.
plantenzo.substack.com/p/plant-and-...
Wow me with your plant science. But maybe read this article first.
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Hi Plant People,
A new Plant & Zo weekly roundup is ready
In this edition I discuss the naming of the study of plants, synchronising flowering and scent emission, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media
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Trait discovery is one of the most difficult parts of our work here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social. Thus, we need help:
We are looking for a Scientist in #QuantitativeGenetics & #Biostatistics for Trait Discovery.
This is a full time, permanent position here in Einbeck.
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So that likely also translates to what term is used to describe botany/plant science in popular science magazines, newspapers, and blogs. Some terms might attract more readers than others.
So if there is something in the term plant science that might put off people from reading stories about plant science/botany research I like to know.
That's why I like to hear your perspective.
Before I asked the plant science/botany question, I was asking how I can help plant scientist with improving the visability of plant science/botany. Only to be asked why it was called plant science and not botany in the first place.
So would you prefer that they use the term botany for the study of plants irrespective of the form that study takes?
That is a good question, my feeling it probably it was a bit of all the options you mention. But the distinguishing between botanist and plant scientists has been going on for a while, at least for the last 25 years. Maybe some one who is a bit longer in the field can answer.
Why don't we call everything that we do under the term 'plant science' botany? And what do you consider both of them to cover?
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I just got on LinkedIn the question why the term 'plant science' took over from botany. Not knowing the answer, but always seen it as two separated but related fields, I looked up the definition of botany, finding it and plant science are one and the same. My question to you👇
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Hi plant people,
A new Plant & Zo weekly roundup is ready.
In this week’s edition I discus new plant phenotyping systems, good smelling tomatoes, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media.
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Hi plant people,
A new Plant & Zo weekly roundup is ready.
In this week’s edition I discus new plant phenotyping systems, good smelling tomatoes, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media.
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You can read more about this study in Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture: scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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So, it came as a bit of a bummer that intercropping spring oats with narrow leaved lupins resulted in an increase of the toxic quinolizidine alkaloids in the lupins. The researchers presume that the oats are releasing chemicals that stress the lupin plants. 2/3
Not all neighbours are friends
Intercropping is one way of increasing biodiversity in agricultural fields. And that biodiversity helps to keep the pest in check, so the farmer needs to use less pesticides. With the right pair the farmer might even increase its yield.
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Hi all,
Another week has gone, so time for a new Plant & Zo weekly roundup. Number 6 of this year discusses the chatter of plants, what makes strawberries run, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media.
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Hi all,
Another week has gone, so time for a new Plant & Zo weekly roundup. Number 6 of this year discusses the chatter of plants, what makes strawberries run, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media.
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/plantenz...
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For all of you missed this yesterday
Sounds interesting go and read on, and don’t forget to subscribe if you like what you read
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Hi all,
Time for a new Plant & Zo weekly roundup #5-2026
DIscussing how plant parasites use plant signalling molecules for their own gain, how siRNAs prepare a plants offspring for its environment, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media.
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You can find the study in PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
4/4
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But a new study from Scottish researchers shows that PhyA behaves more like a dimmer, changing along with the intensity of the shade. 3/4
Reducing the available light for photosynthesis. Adaptation to canopy shade is therefore crucial for the survival of a plant. The receptor that detects this change is phytochrome A of PhyA for short. It was thought that PhyA behaved more or less like an on off switch. 2/4
Detecting fluctuating shade
For plants adapting to light conditions is crucial. Canopy shade brings with it its own challenges, it is not just less light, but with some of the useful red light filtered out by the leaves above the ratio of red vs far red-light changes as well. 🧵1/4
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🌺 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘪 is a new tea plant species discovered in the danxia landscape of Danxiashan Mountain.
⛰️ This very same mountain has yielded over 16 new plant species in recent years. Most of these local plant families, including 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘪, are facing a high risk of extinction.
You can read the original article in the New Phytologist: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
6/6
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You can read more about this study in Popular Science: www.popsci.com/science/lips...
5/6
Contrary to the classic ideas of how new species evolve genetic evidence suggests by a team of international researchers shows that this oddball vine evolved on the mainland East Asia branching off from its more lipstick like cousins, and only afterwards made the move to Taiwan. 4/6