Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS)

👩‍🔬 Meet Juel Datta (left), QLD student rep at QUT, studying mechanisms behind prolonged phase transition in citrus.

Using advanced genomic approaches and improved tissue culture protocols to enhance citrus breeding programs.

#PlantScience #CitrusResearch

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Great PhD project in an excellent lab #PlantScience #PhDChat #Photosynthesis #AwesomePeople #Rubisco

🚨 Security Alert: Phishing scam targeting ASPS conference attendees.

Emails offering "attendee lists" from non-institutional addresses (gmail, etc.) are fraudulent. ASPS only uses .edu/.org.au domains.

Stay safe!

#ASPS2025 #CyberSecurity

Abstract submission and early bird registration for the 2025 ASPS conference has been extended to October 10!

Get your tickets here: bit.ly/4p25OJ0

Join a PhD in Biosecurity: Protecting Australia's Future Join a pioneering PhD project in Plant Biosecurity, explore socio-cultural impacts on biosecurity practices, and secure your career.

@arc-pbtc.bsky.social is seeking a #PhD student to explore how Australian growers engage with biosecurity preparedness and design strategies to boost on-farm readiness. Work with industry, growers & government on impactful research. Generous stipend + national network. tinyurl.com/ykwj97th

Very much looking forward to ASPS this November in Adelaide! Always a great time connecting with plant scientists from across the country

Want to meet this awesome group of plant scientists?

Join us at ASPS 2025 in Adelaide, 24-27 November!

(Photo from ASPS 2023 conference in Hobart)

Register: bit.ly/4p25OJ0

#ASPS2025 #PlantScience #Adelaide

The ASPS 2025 conference is fast approaching!
Register HERE: bit.ly/4p25OJ0

#ASPS2025 #Adelaide

September 2025 Phytogen — Australian Society of Plant Scientists Welcome to the September 2025 edition of Phytogen! This month, we present conference updates as we approach the registration and abstract submission deadline on 3 October 2025 . With the 2025 confe...

📰 September 2025 Phytogen is now online!

Featuring space agriculture research from Prof. Sigfredo Fuentes, antimalarial plant biofactories from Dr. Nipuni Peththa Thanthrige, etc. + conference updates!

Thanks to all contributors!

bit.ly/42UTBfH #AusPlantSci #PlantScience #ASPS2025

Join us next week to hear Distinguished Professor Junko Kyozuka explore the evolutionary journey of strigolactones! She will present insights from moss & liverwort studies that reveal clues to their ancestral role in growth regulation 🔗 bit.ly/TPS-JK
#PlantScience

CATION AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER1 encodes an arginine transporter whose expression is influenced by daylength and Photoperiod-1 Abstract. Flowering and inflorescence development of wheat involve coordination of organ development, tissue growth, and remobilisation of nutrients from s

Our new study gives some insight into how Ppd-1 influences source:sink interactions in wheat by regulating an amino acid transporter doi.org/10.1093/aob/...

Become a Member — Australian Society of Plant Scientists

Membership Benefits:

ASPS membership provides conference discounts, travel grant eligibility, networking opportunities, and Phytogen updates.

Student rates available. Check your status at the new website!
www.asps.org.au/become-a-mem...

#AusPlantSci #Membership

Calling all students!

Phytogen welcomes contributions showcasing your research, conference experiences, or methodologies.

Great way to boost your research profile and connect with the plant science community.

Contact our Phytogen co-editors for details!

#PlantScience #StudentResearch

🌱🧬 "Advances in seed omics" now published in its complete form @jxbotany.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

Covers how omics tech are revolutionising seed research - single-cell and multi-omics integration towards climate-resilient crops.

La Trobe (@lewseylab.bsky.social) and Zhejiang Uni.

Groundbreaking research from Dr. Kristine Crous:

Heating leaves 4°C in tropical rainforest canopies revealed 35% decrease in photosynthesis and minimal thermal acclimation.
Results suggest concerning implications for rainforests in warming climate.

bit.ly/42zRLkk
doi.org/10.1111/nph....

ASPS 2025 social activities now open for booking!

(You can book social activities separately)

- Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens & Summit ($10)
- Waite Campus research facilities tour ($10)
- McLaren Vale wineries experience ($70)

Get your tickets here: bit.ly/4nBcM6e

Accommodation info for the conference:

Conference at Flinders Bedford Park campus - don't get caught at the wrong campus!

Special accommodation deals available for ASPS 2025 attendees: www.asps.org.au/asps2025-acc...

#ASPS2025 #Adelaide

Abstract Deadline Reminder: Abstract submissions for ASPS 2025 close Oct 3.
Don't forget to use the provided template when submitting.
Registration early bird rates also end the same day (www.asps.org.au/asps-annual-...).

Plan accordingly and head to Adelaide!

#ASPS2025 #AbstractDeadline

Misconceptions in Biology - Science & Plants for Schools This article looks at assessing and addressing misconceptions in biology using the common misconception that plants only photosynthesise and only animals respire as an example.

✅Hit misconceptions head-on by:

• approaching them with animations
• assessing misconceptions
• challenging them with practical work

Hear from practising teachers too! 🌿

🔎 www.saps.org.uk/growth-hub/m...

#plantsci @royalsocbio.bsky.social @stemlearning.bsky.social @associationscied.bsky.social

Phenotyping of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) genotypes with different growth habits Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) has gained renewed scientific and agricultural interest worldwide as a multi-use, high-value crop, with products spanning textile, clothing, medicinal, food, and cons...

Pleased to share the fifth and final paper from my PhD - a collaboration with the APPN investigating industrial hemp growth and temporal water use using state-of-the-art phenotyping platforms. 🌿
www.publish.csiro.au/fp/Fulltext/FP24266

@bethloveys.bsky.social @bberger-au.bsky.social

Make sure to add this week's CCDM seminar talk to your calendar 📆

If you're on @CurtinUni campus Thursday 18 September, come hear from Australian National University’s Peter Solomon as he explores What is happening in the Solomon Lab? 🧪🔬

We are hiring! Oxford biology has three associate professorships available as we move to new state-of-the-art facilities

Three Associate Professor (or Professor) positions available at Oxford Biology. Come be my colleague! www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/we-a...

Come and join us in our new home - great colleagues and brand new facilities

JXB EDITORIAL INTERNSHIPS 2026 Who is this for? • Early career researchers (2-8 yrs postgrad/postdoc experience) What will you do? • Assess submitted manuscripts (with editorial mentorship) • Write commentary articles for publication in JXB • (Optional) Join JXB's social media activities Benefits for you: • Gain editorial & publishing experience • Career development as a researcher • Free SEB membership (1 year) • Invitation to JXB's Editorial Board meeting in 2026 Apply by 30th September 2025 bit.ly/jxbinterns

🚨 Applications are open for the 2026 JXB Editorial Internships! 🚨

🌱 Designed for ECRs, you will gain behind-the-scenes publishing experience, write commentary pieces & join the JXB Editorial Board meeting next year 👩‍💻✈️

Deadline: 30 Sept 2025

👉 bit.ly/jxbinterns

#PlantScience 🧪

The Wright Lab (Western Sydney University) The functional ecology and ecological strategies of plants.

PhD opportunity with Ian Wright's group at UWS -either
1. Climate adaptations in Australian native grasses OR
2. Plant resource “economics”
#PlantScience #PhDChat #PlantSciJobs
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Laying the groundwork for more Australia-Europe cooperation in the life sciences | EMBL Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia, and EMBL have signed a formal agreement to encourage collaboration in bioinformatics.

Laying the groundwork for more Australia-Europe cooperation in the life sciences www.embl.org/news/embl-an...

A spread of food including fish, fruit, grains, vegetables, eggs all bunched up together in a colourful array

Building confidence in food from farm to fork.
@Cargill's Global Vice President of Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory Affairs Sean Leighton is a plenary speaker at
TropAg 2025 in November.
Find out more about what he sees as a chance to lead:

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🎤 Big congrats to Nimllash Thangam for making it to the #FameLab Australia National Final! 🌱
Catch his talk on pathogens in lentil crops & how molecular tools are fast-tracking crop protection 🌾🧬
📅 Sept 18 📍 @wamuseum.bsky.social
🎟️ visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/...
#CurtinUni #theGRDC

[Reminder]
ASPS social media update: X account being phased out, Facebook shutting down.

Follow us on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/australia...)
and BlueSky for plant science news and community updates.

#PlantScience #SocialMediaUpdate

Tim Entwisle smiles at the camera. He is wearing a suit and holding a notebook, and is seated on a white barstool at the front of a room. Beside him is a small white table, upon which rests a microphone and a display of his book 'The Sceptical Botanist'.

Tim Entwisle has been busy doing interviews and events for his new book The Sceptical Botanist... have you caught any of them?

We love this happy snap from the book launch at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney last month.

@timentwisle.bsky.social | #Botany