Francis M. Martin

"Nous sommes cousus de biodiversité" avec Marc-André Selosse Comment revitaliser le concept de biodiversité ? Rencontre avec Marc-André Selosse, botaniste et mycologue, grande figure du Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Paris, auteur “De la Biodiversité comme un h...

Entretien passionnant avec Marc-André Selosse (@isyeb.mnhn.fr) dans le Grand Face-à-Face samedi dernier.

"Nous sommes nés dans la biodiversité et c'est en la maintenant que nous pourrons vivre mieux demain et transmettre un monde fonctionnel à nos enfants"

www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...

Phenogenomics reveals the ecology and evolution of Trichoderma fungi for sustainable agriculture Nature Microbiology, Published online: 03 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02260-3Analysis of 37 genomes together with more than 140 phenotypic traits links genomic features to ecological fitness and lifestyle diversity in Trichoderma fungi.

Out Now! Phenogenomics reveals the ecology and evolution of Trichoderma fungi for sustainable agriculture #MicroSky

Flore endémique des Pyrénées : vers un risque de déclin massif d’ici la fin du siècle Les conditions climatiques menacent près de la moitié de la flore native des Pyrénées. De nouvelles méthodes de suivi peuvent éclairer les choix de conservation.

Flore endémique des Pyrénées : vers un risque de déclin massif d’ici la fin du siècle
theconversation.com/flore-endemi...

Phenogenomics reveals the ecology and evolution of Trichoderma fungi for sustainable agriculture - Nature Microbiology Analysis of 37 genomes together with more than 140 phenotypic traits links genomic features to ecological fitness and lifestyle diversity in Trichoderma fungi.

Phenogenomics reveals the ecology and evolution of Trichoderma fungi for sustainable agriculture

-in @natmicrobiol.nature.com by Andrei Steindorff (@jgi.doe.gov) et al from Irina Druzhinina (at @rbgkew.bsky.social), Feng Cai, Igor Grigoriev, and a large network

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New paper out!
Lead by @camilletruong.bsky.social & with @spun.earth #FungiFoundation in Biod Conserv:

“Large-diameter trees disproportionately contribute to soil fungal diversity in a coniferous forest with one of oldest living trees on Earth”.

@tobykiers.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1007/s105...

Même une simple pomme de pin peut contenir un monde. 🌍💚
Entre ses écailles, la vie s’installe en version miniature : mousses, filaments, champignons… 🤩✨
L’extraordinaire ne crie pas : il se cache dans les détails.

📷 u/maesterofwargs
#Nature #MicroEcosystem #LifeFindsAWay #Insolite

We broke our sequencing record for FY25, by sequencing more than 1 Pb of data in a year! 🖥️ 🧬

Learn more about our accomplishments in our annual Progress Report here: https://jointgeno.me/ProgressReport_FY25

Ancient symbiosis between plants and fungi: important insights for sustainable agriculture Low potassium and high nitrogen levels throw soils out of balance

A team led by ecologist @christinakaiser.bsky.social has discovered that mycorrhizal symbiosis is sensitive to imbalances of certain nutrients in the soil. The data come from an experiment that has been running for over 70 years.

www.univie.ac.at/en/news/pres...

🧵1/3 #PlantScience

Revisiting Europe's temperate forests: Palaeoecological evidence for an herbivory-driven woodland-grassland mosaic biome
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Lever le voile sur les microbiotes inconnus des coraux du Pacifique à bord de Tara Comme des ingénieurs chimistes, ces microbes synthétisent des molécules suivant des recettes que nous commençons tout juste à découvrir dans leurs ADN.

Lever le voile sur les microbiotes inconnus des coraux du Pacifique à bord de Tara
theconversation.com/lever-le-voi...

5th Eurasian Mycology Congress (EMC 2026) to take place in Edirne, Türkiye The 5th International Eurasian Mycology Congress (EMC 2026) has been announced, with the event scheduled to take place from September 1 to 3, 2026. This prestigious gathering will be hosted by Trakya ...

📢 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝐄𝐌𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔)

🍄 Save the date: 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟏-𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, in Edirne, Türkiye! Hosted by Trakya University, exploring everything from medical mycology to AI.

📅 Submissions open: 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
📅 Deadline: 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1142

#Mycology #Fungi

Logo illustration for the 48th New Phytologist Symposium: Forest interactions. Two trees are connected by fungal hyphae with fruiting bodies visible above ground. Soil fauna are visible below ground. Insects and macrofauna including a hare and birds can be seen above ground. A satellite can be seen in the sky.

Explore plant interactions in forests from micro- to macro-scales, across the whole spectrum of plant biology.

Submit your abstract for the 48th New Phytologist Symposium: Forest interactions by 20 May!

📅 13–16 October 2026
📍 Leysin, Switzerland

#PlantScience

www.newphytologist.org/events/48-nps

OsWRI1a coordinates systemic growth responses to nitrogen availability in rice Nitrogen (N) deficiency–induced increases in the root-to-shoot biomass ratio in plants are adaptive in nature but suboptimal for agriculture. Understanding the regulatory mechanisms governing this dev...

OsWRI1a coordinates systemic growth responses to nitrogen availability in rice | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Integrating root and shoot nitrogen responses A transcription factor may enable high-yield rice plants to use nitrogen more efficiently

Integrating root and shoot nitrogen responses | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Schematic diagram summarizing the key results from this study for heart rot stems, no heart rot stems, heart rot stems with bark fractures of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marshall), and soil.

Forest health, heart rot disease, and their impact on the source of carbon-based greenhouse gas fluxes

Senevirathne et al.

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Eyelash Fungus #FungiFriends

Tree Regeneration After Unprecedented Forest Disturbances in Central Europe Is Robust but Maladapted to Future Climate Change Central European forests became hotspots of tree mortality from drought and bark beetles between 2018 and 2020, raising concerns about forest recovery. Based on field surveys from 849 disturbed sites...

Tree Regeneration After Unprecedented Forest Disturbances in Central Europe Is Robust but Maladapted to Future Climate Change

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This reveals a previously hidden layer of regulation in tree–fungus mutualism. And it opens the door to functional studies on a whole new set of candidate SSPs.

Congrats to Clémence Bonnot and our amazing team!

How do they work? Not by making more lateral roots. Instead, they inhibit root growth — likely redirecting development toward ectomycorrhizal root organogenesis. 8/

Plot twist: these CLE peptides are phylogenetically distinct from those regulating arbuscular mycorrhizal or rhizobial symbioses. Poplar co-opted a different toolkit for ECM development. 7/

The star finding: five CLE peptides from poplar directly enhanced ectomycorrhizal root formation in functional assays. They don't just respond to symbiosis — they promote it. 6/

Nearly half were transcriptionally regulated during ECM symbiosis with different fungal partners. These aren't bystanders — they're active players across multiple functions. 5/

Result: 1,053 SSPs from 21 symbiosis-related families. Signaling peptides. Antimicrobials. Peptidase inhibitors. A whole arsenal. 4/

Problem: SSPs are tiny and wildly divergent. Automated annotation misses most of them. So we combined de novo prediction with motif-based searches to hunt them down in poplar and oak genomes. 3/

Plant small secreted peptides (SSPs) control root development, immunity, and symbiosis in herbaceous plants. But their role in ectomycorrhizal (ECM) trees? Largely unknown — until now. 2/

Poplar CLE peptides promoting ectomycorrhizal symbiosis identified through genome-wide analysis of responsive small secreted peptides Trees use CLAVATA3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION-related (CLE) peptides to promote ectomycorrhizal symbiosis, revealing an additional regulatory layer in tree–

🧵 New paper out in @PlantPhysiology! We asked: how do trees talk to their fungal partners during ectomycorrhizal symbiosis? Turns out, tiny secreted peptides play a big role. 1/

Read the full paper here 👇
academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...

Shaping future forests: how can ecophysiology support climate‐smart forest management? Climate change, particularly the associated increase in extreme events and disturbances, threatens the numerous environmental, social, and economic benefits that forests provide, both locally and glo...

In our new work, we present a mechanism-based critical assessment of #forest #management practices to support climate-smart forestry in response to shifting environmental and climatic conditions. @newphyt.bsky.social Tansley Review:
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Tom Kimmerer (@tomkimmerer) To us, it is still winter, with snow and cold to come. Trees, though, are no longer dormant. Dormancy is not caused by weather but by internal chemical signals, and it fades after some period of cold,...

It feels like it's still winter, doesn't it? To trees, it is not. Tree dormancy is not caused by weather but by internal chemical signals which protect trees from cold. Now, most trees are ready to grow as soon as it warms a bit. This photo shows the tremendous flow of sap. Read more at Our Trees.

Origin and evolution of plants and their biotrophic interactions within ecosystems

Recent progress in genomics, phylogenetics, and palaeontology has yielded new insights into plant and fungal evolution. Join us to discuss the origin and evolution of plants and their biotrophic interactions within ecosystems.

28 May 2026 - 29 May 2026, Angers

www.newphytologist.org/events/35-npw

Postdoctoral position in Forest Genetics at @uni-freiburg.de with a focus on local adaptation and/or stress reaction of trees. The position combines research and teaching (4 SWS), and offers the opportunity to develop an independent research profile (4+ years).