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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 10d

#PlantsandPolicy We are pleased to highlight that Rourke et al. (doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...) has been cited in a policy report 'Sustainable use and conservation of fermentation-associated microorganisms within the agrifood system' by @fao.org. Link below 👇 doi.org/10.4060/cd56...

An image of microplastics found in an agricultural soil sample from a UK farm.

Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 10d

#PlantsandPolicy We are pleased to highlight that Cusworth et al. (buff.ly/y0rGZMY) has been cited in a policy report 'State of research on the impacts of plastic pollution on soil health and crops' by @fao.org. Link below 👇 buff.ly/LxRtT00

Tree planting along Greens Bayou leading into Houston Ship Channel

Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 11d

#PlantsandPolicy We are pleased to highlight that Hopkins et al. (doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...) has been cited in a policy report 'Fifth National Climate Assessment: Chapter 26 Southern Great Plains' by U.S. Global Change Research Program. Link below 👇 doi.org/10.7930/NCA5...

Schematic representation of a biodiverse planting pathway, illustrating the need to consider how rights holders such as First Nations groups wish to engage in carbon and biodiversity markets and the potential involvement of different stakeholder groups throughout the process.

Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 11d

#PlantsandPolicy We are pleased to highlight that Andres et al. (buff.ly/pHrh0tx) has been cited in a policy report 'Policy Insight 145: Designing and scaling up nature-based markets' by Centre for Economic Policy Research. Link below 👇 buff.ly/fPPQuoM

Landscape photographs featuring animals and plants positioned either in the foreground, or in the middle ground.

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Chris Martine | Plants are Cool, Too! @martinebotany.bsky.social · 23d

Pleased that the Manning #Herbarium at Bucknell University is among 400 surveyed for this new paper -- and especially to be among the 261 small collections caring for 7.6 million specimens! #iamabotanist @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

TABL E 1 Responses to survey question 2: How many specimens does your institution currently hold?

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Phytomaven @tmigratorius.bsky.social · 17d

"Our findings suggest that plants should be positioned more prominently in images to enhance their visibility and improve plant awareness in educational contexts."

Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 17d

Investigating plant awareness: Image composition affects student perceptions of flora and fauna

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Research article by Dietrich et al.

#Biology #Education #Botany #plantawareness

1: Both plant and animal in the foreground; 2: Animal in the foreground, plant in the middle ground; 3: Both plant and animal in the middle ground; 4: Plant in the foreground, animal in the middle ground. The positions of the animals (cow, deer) and plants (birch tree, spruce tree) were varied digitally, creating four distinct combinations for each photograph.

Climate conditions relating to heat and precipitation experienced by the seven study sites in North America and Europe.

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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 12d

#PlantsandPolicy We are pleased to highlight that Hirons et al. (buff.ly/oEYlLAy) has been cited in a policy report 'The Third Report on The Role of Heritage in Localising SDGs in the Metropolis' by @un-habitat.bsky.social. Link below 👇 buff.ly/v9dNJLZ

Landscape photographs featuring animals and plants positioned either in the foreground, or in the middle ground.

Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 17d

Investigating plant awareness: Image composition affects student perceptions of flora and fauna

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Research article by Dietrich et al.

#Biology #Education #Botany #plantawareness

1: Both plant and animal in the foreground; 2: Animal in the foreground, plant in the middle ground; 3: Both plant and animal in the middle ground; 4: Plant in the foreground, animal in the middle ground. The positions of the animals (cow, deer) and plants (birch tree, spruce tree) were varied digitally, creating four distinct combinations for each photograph.

Flowchart summary of the developed methodology for estimating tree canopy cooling capacity.

Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 19d

Quantifying urban tree canopy cooling capacity using #Bayesian hierarchical models and satellite imagery

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Research article by Ruiz-Valero et al.

#RemoteSensing #urbanforestry

Life after herbarium digitisation: Physical and digital collections, curation and use

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Jehova Lourenco Jr @jehovalourenco.bsky.social · Sep 12

Honoured to have participated in the discussions that resulted in this important @rbgkew.bsky.social study at @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social
examining how herbaria are transitioning from physical specimen collection management to digitised curation.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Societal Impact Statement Collections of dried plant specimens (herbaria) provide an invaluable resource for the study of many areas of scientific interest and conservation globally. Digitisation in...

Harmonising digitised herbarium data to enhance biodiversity knowledge: Major steps towards an updated checklist for the flora of Greenland

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GBIF Morpho 🦋 @gbifmorpho.bsky.social · Sep 10

Harmonising digitised herbarium data to enhance biodiversity knowledge: Major steps towards an updated checklist …... by @brandonswhitley.bsky.social published in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data:

#CiteTheDOI: ✅

#OpenAccess: ⭐️

https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.70044

Herbaria worldwide hold centuries of plant data that are key to understanding and protecting biodiversity; however, even with increased digital access, differences in plant naming systems make it dif...

Understanding Pollination in Urban Food Production: The Importance of Data Validation and Participant Feedback for Citizen Science Project Design

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Dr Beth Nicholls @bethbees.bsky.social · Sep 4

🍅Our new paper in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social evaluating the effectiveness of #CitizenScience approach for understanding plant-pollinator interactions in urban food growing 🫛 @davegoulson.bsky.social @calacastellanos.bsky.social @leah-salm.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Urban agriculture depends on insect pollination, but knowledge gaps persist due to difficulties accessing diverse growing spaces. We developed a citizen science approach for monitoring insect visits ...

Detecting and attributing climate change effects on vegetation: Australia as a test case

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Pauline Grierson @pfgblue.bsky.social · Sep 3

New paper out on detecting and attributing climate change effects on vegetation with a much needed focus on Australia. Led by the brilliant Dr Laura Williams and @bmedlyn.bsky.social

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nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Climate change is contributing to vegetation changes that threaten life support systems. Yet, inherent climatic variability and past and present human actions—such as clearing, burning and grazing re...

Harvesting and local trading of wild food plants.

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The Pallavi Singh Lab @thepallavisinghlab.bsky.social · Aug 30

Massive thanks to our #PlastidPreview2025 sponsors!
Gatsby Charitable Foundation, New Phytologist Foundation, New Phytologist, @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social, @sebiology.bsky.social, @jxbotany.bsky.social, Plant Biotechnology Journal, @universityofessex.bsky.social & @rainca.bsky.social‬

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Caitlin Byrt @botanicgeek.bsky.social · Aug 21

Rare Earth Elements are increasingly in the news and at the centre of global tensions.
We reviewed their roles and interactions with living organisms, and biotech opportunities for their management @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social @biologyanu.bsky.social

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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · Sep 12

Prospective of indigenous African #wild #food plants in alleviation of the severe #iron #deficiency anaemia in Sub‐Saharan #Africa

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by Abdellatef et al.

Predicted taxonomic richness map combining the 16 wild Cucurbita potential distribution models in (a) Central and North America; and (b) South America.

Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · Aug 27

#PlantsandPolicy We are pleased to highlight that Khoury et al. (buff.ly/FFRsONX) has been cited in a policy report 'The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture' by @fao.org. Link below 👇 buff.ly/y5BZ5GV

Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · Aug 27

#PlantsandPolicy We are pleased to highlight that de Jonge et al. (doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...) has been cited in a policy report 'The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture' by @fao.org. Link below 👇 doi.org/10.4060/cd47...

A population of Cypripedium calceolus in Estonia, now part of a study using genetic markers developed at Kew. Photo: Roberta Gargiulo

Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · Aug 27

#PlantsandPolicy We are pleased to highlight that Cowell et al. (doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...) has been cited in a policy report 'The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture' by @fao.org. Link below 👇 doi.org/10.4060/cd47...

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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · Aug 26

#PlantsandPolicy We are pleased to highlight that Brink & van Hintum (buff.ly/AEbb772) has been cited in a policy report 'The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture' by @fao.org. Link below 👇
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Heat map showing the proportion of plant species in each additional use category for (a) edible plant species from Diazgranados et al. (2020) and (b) species of major food crops also listed in FAO (2015).

Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · Aug 26

#PlantsandPolicy We are pleased to highlight that Ulian et al. (doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...) has been cited in a policy report 'The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture' by @fao.org . Link below 👇 doi.org/10.4060/cd47...

Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · Aug 21

Open letter: There are more than just #trees and #forests to be conserved and restored

Natashi Pilon, and 136 co-authors:

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#LatestIssue #PlantScience

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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · Aug 21

Scaling the #grape berry developmental stage by molecular phenology: Application details and caveats

Methods and Techniques article by Giovanni Battista Tornielli, Ron Shmuleviz and Alessandra Amato, et al.

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#viticulture #transcriptomics #LatestIssue

Projection of transcriptomic datasets of berries collected from three cultivars following cluster thinning on the molecular phenology scale.