#NewPaperOut At last! I'm very pleased to share this work 😎 Be careful when measuring indirect stem water potential in tomato and grapevine leaves under extreme water stress 😉 Leaf tissue damage, due to high embolism levels, may invalidate that indirect measurement: academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...

#NewPaperOut Stomatal-To-Epidermal Cell Size Ratio and Physiological Coordination Influence Stomatal Response Speed to Leaf Water Disruption in Tomato Plants
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Tomato plants grown under high VPD respond faster to leaf water disruption 🌿

We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs

📢 New publication 'Basal axillary buds in #pea are hydraulically connected to the stem but are protected during #drought by osmotic adjustment' by Christopher Ray, @jaz-humphreys.bsky.social, Luke Yates, Steven Smith and Timothy Brodribb in @newphyt.bsky.social 🌱🧪

doi.org/10.1111/nph....

Join us for an exciting ITMN Seminar:
“Tiny leaks with deadly consequences” by Paulo Menezes
July 24th at 3 pm (CEST).
Register here: www.tree-mortality.net/seminars/

Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia? We are now calling for formal applications from both Australian and non-Australian citizens based in the US whose work is internationally recognised as exceptional.
📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025
🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so...

Now with a Research Briefing: "Greater tree species richness results in increased ecosystem photosynthesis in forests globally" rdcu.be/evJ9q

Stronger effects of tree species diversity on ecosystem photosynthesis in tropical regions than in boreal forests.

#NewPaperOut Physiological Traits Combination Shapes Common Strategies of Water and Carbon Use Regulation Across Fruit Tree Species
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🌿🍋🍑 We studied 10 fruit tree species, finding that Hv, SLA, VI, and TLP explained the emergence of two distinct strategies

Playing around with our new #dendrocams 😎🌿

A paper in Nature reports an increasing trend in drought severity between 1901 and 2022. A driver called atmospheric evaporative demand is likely to have increased global drought severity by an average of 40% globally since 1981. go.nature.com/4kqjriq ⚒️ 🧪

A study in Nature Communications finds that dominant tree species are taller and have softer wood compared to rare species and that these trait differences are more strongly associated with temperature than water availability. go.nature.com/4jAS18t 🧪

I have two open postdoc positions in my lab that include opportunities to collaborate with @alecaborsuk.bsky.social and researchers at the Salk Harnessing Plants Initiative.

If you’re interesting root system architecture or photosynthesis modeling see below:

campuspress.yale.edu/brodersenlab...

📢Interested in plant drought resistance and tree mortality?🌳🌿

👥Join us to explore key physiological mechanisms behind these processes!

👨‍🎓We’re seeking strong candidates to apply for a MSCA #Postdoc Fellowship in our team.

🗓️Deadline: 10 Sept 2025 → t.ly/LmD1P

#PlantScience #Drought #TreeMortality