Finding the most important plant questions in the world. A project by @BCAI_UoB and @NewPhyt. Tweets by @emilyxarmstrong.
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And we're submitted! Thank you to our incredible panellists, question askers, and project supporters.
Keep an eye on our account as we share our most important questions ❓🌵🌳🌴🌿🪴☘️🌲🌾🦠🔬👩🏿🔬🧪
Our "100 @PlantQuestions Facing Plant Science: An International Perspective" paper has finally been submitted to @NewPhyt - it's been a year of hard work, new skills, and we have built an incredible international team of plant lovers.
Stay tuned for updates!
Anti astroturf action!
📢New Publication! "The dark side of artificial greening: Plastic turfs as widespread pollutants of aquatic environments"🌿
We have found that artificial turf fibers account for up to 15% of the meso- and macroplastics in rivers and sea surface waters!
doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.202…
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The sensationalism of the 'toxic' hemlock found near a Suffolk school, has sparked this great @BBCnews article about UK poisonous plants.
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DYK most native toxic plants evolved toxins to deter grazers like mammoths & aurochs, not to kill humans!
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An interesting twist on the 100PSQs project. ChatGPT can produce interesting questions, but they lack the creativity and cultural awareness of human-centred experience and lived experience.
One hundred important questions facing plant science derived using a large language model dlvr.it/SrVMDX
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🌈The BES ALDER Network has produced a guide on using pronouns and gender-neutral language in order to help reduce misgendering in the ecological community!
Read it and share to help support LGBTQIA+ ecologists
#PrideMonth
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Our project wrangler @emilyxarmstrong is currently running a mini 5-part workshop with pollination ecologist @mirandabeegirl - funded by @BritishEcolSoc & explores an important Q:
"How can we make plant science education, practice and research more equitable and inclusive?"
Four beautiful photos capturing @MirandaBeeGirl & I's first #Hortecology session at @Hidden_Gardens on 16th. Funding from @BritishEcolSoc & more!
Discussions included pollinator ecologies, plant histories, carbon capture, nature-belonging - a truly brilliant start 🐝🪲🌱🌿
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Great to see the @PlantQuestions project (part funded by @BCAI_UoB) featured in a @NaturePlants editorial: nature.com/articles/s41477-0… about the updated 100 important plant science questions recently published in @NewPhyt. #Plantsci @BristolBioSci @BristolUniMedia
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Our coverage of #WorldEnvironmentDay continues with the amazing work of our BCAI foundation, who are identifying the most urgent challenges for plant science!
Check out the paper (co-authored by @HarperHelen/@emilyxarmstrong/@PR0FG/@erlarson_phd) here:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
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#Viewpoint: Re-examining the evidence for the mother tree hypothesis – resource sharing among trees via ectomycorrhizal networks
Nils Henriksson et al. 👇
📖 ow.ly/9gSl50OBQ0z
ALT Illustration of alternative C transfer pathways from a hypothetical donor tree to a receiving seedling.
Thanks to the @NaturePlants editorial team for spotlighting our international horizon scanning and question posing project!
An insightful, generous, and fun comparative editorial by @NaturePlants exploring the @PlantQuestions project.
You can read it here: nature.com/articles/s41477-0…
And yes, we also must know who the top 50 theremin players are too...
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New Phytologist is in the news! A recent paper by Traud Winkelmann was featured in New Scientist last week: newscientist.com/article/237…. You can also read an excellent summary of the 100 @PlantQuestions study by @alisonmsnyder in @axios: axios.com/2023/05/20/plant-p…
ALT Sticky glands on leaves of the liana Triphyophyllum peltatum that emerge when the plant turns carnivorous
We're in the news! @alisonmsnyder spotlighted our work on @axios - sharing our #PlantQuestions project with a huge audience. Speaking to @emilyxarmstrong & @shyamphartyal, we explored problems in global plant connectivity, funding & more
Learn more here! axios.com/2023/05/20/plant-p…
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🌎How will climate change alter the ability of plants to grow in different environments and how might plants evolve due to climate change?
Join us to read these @annbot papers to discover some answers to these questions taken from @PlantQuestions project (1/12)
ALT Question taken from New Phytologist article 'One hundred important questions facing plant science: an international perspective' by Emily Armstrong and co-authors. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18771
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Happy celebration of "Fascination of Plants Day" with our 100PSQs |@PlantQuestions|
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🦠How does the plant microbiome affect stress tolerance?
Let’s explore these @annbot papers that provide valuable clues to answer this question taken from @PlantQuestions project #PlantsFascinationWeek
ALT Question taken from New Phytologist article 'One hundred important questions facing plant science: an international perspective' by Emily Armstrong and co-authors. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18771
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For #PlantsFascinationWeek, @annbot are sharing some of our questions from the @PlantQuestions project - and highlighting some of their supporting papers. Excited to see how some of our questions are already being explored in the plant community! 💚🌱☘️🌵
🌿🌸🌱Welcome to #PlantsFascinationWeek!
To celebrate our fascination for plants, this week we’ll be sharing relevant plant science questions outlined on the @NewPhyt article buff.ly/42WPCwK together with the @annbot papers that contribute to address them. Stay tuned!
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🌿🌸🌱Welcome to #PlantsFascinationWeek!
To celebrate our fascination for plants, this week we’ll be sharing relevant plant science questions outlined on the @NewPhyt article buff.ly/42WPCwK together with the @annbot papers that contribute to address them. Stay tuned!
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Plant scientists!
What awesome facts should they include to get young people into plants? – at Cambridge, England
Our project wrangler @emilyxarmstrong and panel member @Russell_Arnott will be at this years #CheltSciFest talking about how amazing plants are for years 7-9 - tell us about your favourite plant and it might make it into our show! @CheltSciFest
Project wrangler @emilyxarmstrong discussing their love for ancient oaks & scientific recording.
Next up on the #FascinationOfPlantsDay countdown is @emilyxarmstrong talking about how she recorded an OAK TREE for the @WoodlandTrust's Ancient Tree Database!
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Head to our YouTube channel for the full #plantsday playlist👉youtube.com/watch?v=1V9Y7RZO…
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If you understand Afrikaans, please listen to my interview on the 100 most important questions facing plant science
omny.fm/shows/driesestig-1/v…
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