Thrilled to see our new Functional Ecology Functional Ecology out verifying some of our lab findings in the field. Elevated atmospheric CO2 suppresses silicon accumulation and exacerbates endophyte reductions in plant phosphorus dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2… #siliceousplants

Anyone interested in doing a Postdoc in Plant Science 🌱 in Uruguay 🇺🇾?? If you are, DM. If not, retweet 😉!

New Funded PhD Project. Delighted to be part of a team offering a new funded PhD project addressing the basis for silicon transport in wheat, especially in response to drought and herbivory. #siliceousplants

WSU offering PhD scholarships. We keen on applications (international applicants welcome) in the areas of (1) How silicon supplementation affects soil nutrient cycling and carbon capture and (2) Development of silicon intervention strategies for sustainable pest management.

Just arrived!! Renato de Mello Prado (ed). Benefits of Silicon in the Nutrition of Plants. Springer, Cham. And my chapter: Hodson, M.J. (2023). Silicon Mitigates the Effects of Aluminium Toxicity. #siliceousplants link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

New Publication Alert! Thrilled to share our latest paper out in Frontiers - Plant Science. We show that silicon-mediated herbivore defences in a pasture grass is greatest under reduced CO2 Professor Scott Johnson A/Prof. Christopher Cazzonelli Check it out

Fikadu Biru, PhD Frontiers - Plant Science Professor Scott Johnson A/Prof. Christopher Cazzonelli Congratulations mate!

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A new paper, with @JoannaCCarey on #siliceousplants is out!

Artificial Intelligence in Ecology: A Commentary on a Chatbot's Perspective - Reyhani Haghighi - 2023 - The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America - Wiley Online Library esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Throwback to our first lab lunch for 2024! ❤️ Welcome Marie-Emma😍 & Congratulations Scott on your promotion!🥳🍻 #siliconcrew #hie #team

We're recruiting a new senior technical officer for our exciting new ARC Linkage Grant #siliceousplants. Please circulate if you can.

Dear GSBI community: it is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Diana Wall, our scientific chair. This is a tremendous loss for our community. Please see our website for a longer tribute: globalsoilbiodiversity.org And CSU's article here: source.colostate.edu/diana-wall/

"Ready to start a new decade of adventures"🤭 Thank you, Scott & and my labmates, for the birthday lunch♥️ (missing Nowrin) .... And welcome Lulu to the team! #siliconcrew #lablunch #labgroup #birthday #30

Call for papers! Plants, People, Planet Plants People Planet 🌱👥🌐 special Issue on innovation in plant and soil sciences to tackle critical global challenges. 🌿🔬🌍🍄🌾 Abstracts due 31st July! newphytologist.org/news/view/346

Call for papers for a Special Issue on the theme of 'Innovation in plant and soil sciences to tackle critical global challenges'. Submit your abstract by 31 July 2024 full details at: ow.ly/FVNB50RQHrl Prof. Katie Field, Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil, Wiley Plant Science #PlantScience

What strategies do plants use to get what they need from soil? Invest in themselves? partner with fungi? PhD scholarship Western Sydney - HIE with me, Jeff Powell & Ian Wright exploring ecology of plant strategies (including mycorrhizas) 🌱to acquire soil resources. Details below

Our meta-analysis on the effects of silicon-based plant defences on different herbivore functional groups is out now in Ecology Letters! This was a great team effort with Professor Scott Johnson Shinichi Nakagawa | 中川震一 Sue Hartley Julia Cooke James Ryalls & Losia Lagisz. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

Congratulations Professor Scott Johnson & Yolima Carrillo Western Sydney U - HIE - successfully awarded ARC Discovery Project w/ collaborators from The University of Sheffield, 'Synergising plant symbionts & silicon to mitigate heat stress in legumes'. Offering future #soilhealth #cropproductivity. westsydu

Our new paper is out in #Physiological_Entomology with A/Prof. Christopher Cazzonelli and Professor Scott Johnson. We asked: Can #plant_silicon_defence interfere with carotenoid sequestration and green cryptic colouration in insect larvae? Check out the answer 👇 resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ph…