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We are preparing for a trip to Porto to join the @eu_RADIANT final AGM, the Rare Food Fair and the #IPNC conference. Looking forward to a busy week with friends and colleagues in Porto. ipnc2025.org

A successful Plot Walk Day at Balruddery Farm yesterday despite the variable Scottish summer weather ☔️ @IntBarleyHub projects and Baritone PhD experiments explained and associated plots demonstrated to interested attendees.

Tim is giving a keynote talk this week at the British Mycological Society AGM held at Royal Hollloway, University of London. 🍄 britmycolsoc.org.uk

🌾Plotting the Future- Cereal walks are taking place tomorrow! Join us for guided tours of our field plots—showcasing the breadth of research underway as part of the @IntBarleyHub programme. 📅 15 July | 🕐 1, 2 & 3pm 🎟️: ow.ly/WXJE50Wp1gA ✅ @BASISRegLtd available!

Insightful @bbcworldservice documentary highlighting the work of @ICARDA colleagues in Morocco, addressing the challenges of dryland agriculture and climate resilience. 🎧 Listen here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Cristina's revisions to her thesis have been accepted, so she has now officially been awarded her PhD. Congratulations @CrisMcBride 🎉🌾

Tim was included in Research.com's ranking of world leading scientists and named a 2024 Top Scholar by ScholarGPS.

We held the @Root2Res midterm meeting online and heard some updates on the research, communication and dissemination of the project , if you missed it there is a recording available to members of the consortium.

Chiara Campoli has been working with Paula Pongrac in Slovenia at the Synchrotron to look at the distribution Mn in the leaf blades of Bere barley crosses to try and understand the unique abilities of Bere to cope with Mn deficiency f2.ijs.si/en/news/202507…

See the latest ISRR Newsletter here to see what’s going on in the world of root research rootresearch.org/s/Welcome-to-t…

The future of EU science funding is uncertain. A united voice is needed to protect research & innovation in Europe. 📢 Sign the open letter & show your support: 👉 bit.ly/4kzL4pi 👉 lnkd.in/eSgHchPu

A big thank you to Cassie, who finishes up with us this today after spending the last few months supporting the @Root2Res bean shovelomics work. It’s been great having her on the team. 🫘🌱

Following on from the #Rhizosphere6 conference in Edinburgh the other week there are opportunities to publish your research in special issues in Frontiers in Soil Science, Plant and Soil and European Journal of Soil Science rhizo6.org/special-issues

🌾 Great news — Gwen Kirschner has taken a permanent position in the @PlantEcoHutton Team as Principal Investigator in Plant-Soil Interactions! It's great to know you're going to be around for longer, Gwen.

🌾 Join us to explore over 5,000 field plots showcasing the diverse @IntBarleyHub research projects. Discover how we’re harnessing barley’s genetic diversity to tackle various challenges. 📅 15 July | 🕐 Tours at 1pm, 2pm & 3pm |📍Balruddery Farm 🎟️: ow.ly/MAn550WjFrU

We are all sad to see Carmen leave Dundee, its her last week working with us. But we wish her all the best for her next adventure in Spain! 🇪🇸

We just had the 44th EPSO Plant Science Seminar on “Plant-Plant Interactions”. Access to the recording is available to all EPSO personal and organisational members on the EPSO website. @EPSOEurope

We had a great week last week at #Rhizosphere6 meeting up with old friends and making new ones. Looking forward to more fruitful interactions with this community in the future and when we go to Rhizosphere 7 in Vienna in 2029