Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS)

🔬 Meet our Plant-Microbe Interactions Rep: Dr. Ronan Broad (La Trobe)His research uses CRISPR to enhance nitrogen fixation in legumes (cowpea & soybean), targeting the FUN gene to delay nodule senescence.Goal? Better beans with reduced need for synthetic fertilizers!
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📱 Connect with ASPS!
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🌏 Happy World Soil Day! Today we join in acknowledging that soil is the foundation of our future. At QAAFI, soil is at the heart of much of what we do from understanding root systems to developing techs and innovations that help farmers build resilience and boost productivity.

Presented my single cell omics analysis work at the @asps-oz.bsky.social 2025 conference in beautiful Adelaide, Australia.

Also happy to have co-chaired the ''new tech and AI" session with David Kainer.

Research made in @lewseylab.bsky.social

Thanks ASPS for the travel grant award.

Researcher being presented a medal in front of a conference audience

Gold-coloured medal inscribed with the researcher’s name and the year 2025

Thank you so much to the @asps-oz.bsky.social for the 2025 Peter Goldacre medal 🌱

It was a privilege to speak at the annual conference last week on my last 10 years of research into plant-mycorrhiza associations and zinc nutrition.

🎬 Relive the highlights from #ASPS2025 in Adelaide - incredible science, networking, and collaboration across four amazing days! 🌱

See you at ComBio 2026 in Sydney! 👋

#AusPlantSci #PlantScience #ASPS2025 #ComBio2026​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

🏆 Congratulations to our #ASPS2025 Award Winners!

Best Posters:
Session 1: Daniel Wallis & Szczepan Glewicz
Session 2: Guilherme Ventura Yoshikawa & Jasmine Divinagracia

Best Presentations:
🎓 Student: Louise Walker (Winner), Qinqin Yang (Runner-up)
🔬 ECR: Stephanie Kerr

🎉 #ASPS2025 Day 4 Wrap-Up - Thursday 27 November
What a fantastic final day! 🌱
Morning Sessions:🔬 Plant Biotic & Abiotic Stress Signaling 📚 Teaching, Outreach & Indigenous
Afternoon:🧬 Frontiers in Genetics & Molecular Biology.
See you next year!

Congratulations Dr. Liu Yin!

Could you be our next prize winner?

To be eligible for this award, you must be the first author of a paper published in #FunctionalPlantBio, be enrolled for a PhD or be within 10 years post-PhD, and a member of the @asps-oz.bsky.social.

Find out more on our website: connectsci.au/fp/pages/awa...

☀️ #ASPS2025 Day 3 - Wed 26 November Afternoon
Session 7: Fields of Opportunity Chair: Michael Eyres

Industry-focused session featuring: 🎤 Keynote: Chris Davey (Next Level Agronomy), Industry perspectives from Field Systems, Mallee Sustainable Farming, Omnia, Panel Q&A

☀️ #ASPS2025 Day 3 - Wed 26 November
Session 6: Beneficial Plant–Microbe Interactions Chairs: Ronan Broad (La Trobe) & Eloise Foo (UTAS)
🦠🌱 Exploring symbiotic relationships with: 🎤 Invited speaker Dr. April Hastwell (UQ) 📊 Talks from Ronan Broad, Jiacan Sun & Zhe Zhang 🎯

☀️ #ASPS2025 Day 3 kicks off!
Session 5: New Technologies & AI in Plant Science
Chairs: David Kainer (UQ) & Lucas Auroux (La Trobe)
🤖 Exploring cutting-edge applications of AI and new tech in plant research with talks from:

Great start of the day! 🌱
#ASPS2025

ASPS2025 Tuesday Recap
Afternoon Adventures:
What an incredible social afternoon exploring Adelaide!
🍇McLaren Vale wineries tour - tastings at iconic SA vineyards
🏔️Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens - stunning views & plant collections
🔬Waite Campus - The Plant Accelerator, historic Arboretum &Campus Winery

Tuesday Lunch & Poster Session
Odd-numbered posters presenting, diverse and high quality science !

#ASPS2025 Tuesday Morning Wrap-Up
Great sessions this morning! 🌱
Session 4: Plant Nutrition & Development featured: 🎤 Invited speaker Prof. Brent Kaiser (UoS)
🏆 Peter Goldacre Award Talk: Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Watts-Fawkes (Wageningen University).

🍽️ #ASPS2025 Tuesday 25th November Schedule

11:45-13:15: Lunch & Poster Session (The Hub)
📊 Odd-numbered posters presenting

13:15-17:30: Social Afternoon Activities
🎟️ Ticketed events around Adelaide - bus departure from Flinders Uni.

Enjoy networking and exploring! 🌱
#PlantScience #ASPS2025

⏰ Starting very soon at #ASPS2025!
🏆 Peter Goldacre Award Talk
📅 Tuesday 11:00am | Chair: Brent Kaiser (UoS)
🎤 Dr. Stephanie Watts-Fawkes (Wageningen University, Netherlands)
One of our most prestigious awards - don't miss it!
#AusPlantSci #PlantScience #PeterGoldacreAward

🎤 ASPS2025 Session Spotlight: Annals of Botany Travelling Speaker.
📅 Wednesday 11:00am | Chair: Eloise Foo (UTAS)
🌍 Featuring Dr. Lena Müller from the Salk Institute (USA)
Don't miss this special international perspective at #ASPS2025!
#AusPlantSci #PlantScience #AnnalsOfBotany

🌱 ASPS2025 Session 4: Plant Nutrition & Development
Chairs: Megan Shelden (AU) & Ghazanfar Khan (Deakin)
🎤 Featuring invited speaker Prof. Brent Kaiser (UoS) plus presentations from:
Poonam Bala (AU)
Melissa Bain (CSIRO)
Yinglong Chen (UWA)
📊 + Poster teasers
#ASPS2025

Growing global production of citrus offers opportunities for Australia’s little-known 6 native species. #UQ researcher and PhD candidate Joel Johnson is investigating their chemical composition and nutritional potential.

https://bit.ly/3XckjgO

Day 1 wrapped! So many amazing sessions, but the real highlight was the student-led discussions, such sharp ideas and energy!

Capped off the evening with a great welcome mixer. Excited for the rest of the conference! 🧬 #ConferenceLife #ASPS2025

Last session of day 1 - Great session on SynBio & Green Bio-Manufacturing.
The future of sustainable production is looking bright. 🌿🧪 #Biomanufacturing #SynBio #ASPS2025

2025 R.N Robertson Lecture

Setting Down Roots: Michelle Watt's Research Story for R.N Robertson Lecture

Just wrapped up Plant Organelle & Energy Biology! Chloroplasts, mitochondria, and how they make green life go. Mind blown! #BiologySession #PlantCell

#ASPS2025

Session 2 - Plant Organelle & Energy Biology

Invited: Maria Ermakova (Monash)

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Session 1 - The Future of Plant Sciences - A wonderful glimpse of what lies ahead in the years to come!

Thank you to all the students in this session for sharing their incredible scientific discoveries!

Unfortunately not.. Maybe next time!

Session 1 - The Future of Plant Sciences - chaired by students & with student speakers!