International Society of Root Research

🌱 ISRR Mini-Symposium Registration is now open!

📅 Jan 28th 2026
Join us online to dig into the latest in #root and #rhizosphere science! Don't miss out on this chance to grow your knowledge and network with fellow enthusiasts!

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Training Course on Rice Root Phenotyping

📢Training course on #Rice #Root #Phenotyping
1-week course with lectures and hands-on demos with focus on #field studies. Application deadline 15th Feb 2026
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Check out this #Root methods course organised at Aarhus University in May 2026! Register using the link below.

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The latest ISRR newsletter is available online! Check it out!

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Want to be involved? As part of the event, we are having a ‘flash talk’ session so please consider submitting a 100-word summary on what you would like to talk about in relation to the rhizosphere. Flash talks will be 2 -3 minutes and a great opportunity to engage with the global audience!

Professor Radutoiu has been awarded the medal for her work on molecular mechanisms that govern plant–microbe interactions. Additionally, we are delighted to have William King, Davide Bulgarelli, Uta Paszkowski, Corne Pieterse and Connor Fitzpatrick presenting.

There’s still time to register for the 11th ISRR Dundee Root Medal award workshop 2025: Harnessing plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere for plant and ecosystem benefits.

Date: 25 November 2025

Awardee: Prof. Simona Radutoiu

Link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dundee-roo...

ISRR Working Group #7: Roots in Sub-Saharan Africa - Researcher Network Please help us build the first network of researchers working on root systems in and for Sub-Saharan Africa. This form takes 3-5 minutes to complete and will connect you with colleagues, collaborative...

Connecting researchers across the continent. The new ISRR WG #Roots for sub-Saharan #Africa (SSA) @Mike_Adu are building a database of #Root researchers in SSA. If you work on #rootsystems in/for SSA, please take a few mins to complete the following form: forms.gle/zPbUvRXDNHbH...

📆Save the date: ISRR Mini-symposium: Between The Roots
28th January 2026. An online event hosted by the ISRR Working Groups. Mark it in your calendars! #Roots #Rhizosphere #Soil #biology

Just a few days left to submit an abstract for Roots to RegenAg ✨

Connecting science & farming, join us whatever your background!

🌱 Root-Soil Interactions
🧪 Soil Health & Biodiversity
🚜 RegenAg Practices
🧑‍🌾 Nutrient Management
🪱 Policy & uptake

Deadline Friday 12 Sept 👉 buff.ly/9XnN8Q8

Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions | John Innes Centre An exciting opportunity for an Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions has arisen at the John Innes Centre. To read the full job description for this role…

Opportunity: Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions at JIC. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...

🌱 Catch up on 4 recent IBH Root-related seminars featuring research from:

1. Dr. Riccardo Fusi – U. of Nottingham
2. Prof. Lee Hickey – U. of Queensland
3. Dr. Rahul Bhosale – U. of Nottingham

@intbarleyhub.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk

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🤓 Have you seen the latest edition of the ISRR newsletter? If not check it out for the latest updates and info on #roots and the #rhizosphere
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IBH Seminar | Genetic and environmental regulation of root angle in cereal crops  - Barley Hub IBH 2025 series of seminars: “Genetic and environmental regulation of root angle in cereal crops” presented by Dr. Rahul Bhosale.

Check out the IBH seminar of Dr Rahul Bhosale from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

Genetic and environmental regulation of #root angle in cereal crops 🧪

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IBH Seminar | Unlocking the Hidden Half: Opportunities for Genome Editing and Machine Learning to Improve Root Architecture in Barley  - Barley Hub IBH 2025 series of seminars: “Genetic and environmental regulation of root angle in cereal crops” presented by Dr. Rahul Bhosale.

Check out the IBH seminar of Prof. Lee Hickey from @qaafi.bsky.social

Unlocking the Hidden Half: Opportunities for Genome Editing and Machine Learning to Improve #Root Architecture in #Barley 🧪

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IBH Seminar | Advances in Understanding Crown Root Formation in Barley  - Barley Hub IBH 2025 series of seminars: “Genetic and environmental regulation of root angle in cereal crops” presented by Dr. Rahul Bhosale.

Check out the IBH seminar of Nikola Korinkova, PhD student in Biochemistry at Palacký University Olomouc.

Advances in Understanding Crown #Root Formation in #Barley

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IBH Seminar | Digging deeper: Identifying root genes to harness stress resilience in barley - Barley Hub IBH 2025 series of seminars: “Genetic and environmental regulation of root angle in cereal crops” presented by Dr. Rahul Bhosale.

Check out the IBH seminar of Dr Riccardo Fusi from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

Digging deeper: Identifying #root genes to harness stress resilience in #barley 🧪

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Rich in front of a slide outlining the root exudate collection method from Phillips et al (2008)

@richphillipslab.bsky.social presenting his famous method for collecting root exudates from intact tree roots at #Rhizosphere6 🤩

I love jumping into topics that are rather foreign to me. Very nice lecture by Adrijan Košir " #CalciumCarbonate precipitates in the #rhizosphere: their
morphology, textural traits and #ecological functions.
They impact water retention& ecosystem.
Look at some of these images👀
#Rhizosphere6 #CaCO3 🧪

Very cool topic to address rhizosphere heterogeneity in the root system, using methods to sample individual root types in maize #rhizosphere6 manuscript to come soon!

Revelation of Pseudomonas kribbensis, Serratia plymuthica and
Bacillus rugosus strains from #metal #polluted peri-urban belts for
lead reduction potential and growth promotion in plant system
» Dr. Harshata Pal
(Publication in the image)
#Rhizosphere6 🧪 #Soil #bioremediation

Excellent plenary by @frantecol.bsky.social on plant-soil interactions in a changing climate. Fascinating! #rhizosphere6

Katie in front of a slide on resource exchange between plants and mycorrhizal fungi

Katie in front of a slide with nice Mucoromycotina photos

It’s always so nice to see @katiefield4.bsky.social talk about Mucoromycotina 🤩

Cool results on nutrient uptake and C-exchange of plants inoculated with Mucoromycotina at #Rhizo6

Plenary talk by @bulgarelli-d.bsky.social Engineering the rhizosphere microbiota at @Rhizosphere6 ! Looking forward to the lab overview over the last 10 years!!!!

Strong start to the day with @katiefield4.bsky.social and @bulgarelli-d.bsky.social bring the plant-microbe interactions #rhizosphere6

I really enjoyed Doris Vetterlein‘s talk at the #rhizosphere6 on the legacy of rhizosphere. An important and often overlooked topic on what stays in the soil after the roots!

When studying rhizosphere processes, tools do help. Dr. Frederik van der Bom’s talk “From roots to resilience: can rhizosphere diversity shape future agroecosystems“ shows some nice root-rhizosphere tools/platforms in #UniCopenhagen.
#Rhizosphere6

Day2 of #rhizosphere6 conference. Just listened to such an engaging talk by @katiefield4.bsky.social that I even forgot to take a photo. Great science uncovering the role of fine root endophytes, the #mycoromycotina. #MFRE, let's go!

Next plenary speaker is @ehannula.bsky.social Interactions between organisms in the rhizosphere 🤩

If you are at #rhizosphere6 and interested in fine root functional traits, go talk to @elsaelsam.bsky.social from @zalf.bsky.social. If you (like me - tearfully) miss out on this event, check out the paper in the thread below 😉