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Go Belowground!
@exfumo.bsky.social
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Go Belowground with us. It is fascinating!
Dept. Experimental and Functional Morphology at the Institute of Botany @ibotcz.bsky.social of Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social #GoBelowground #ExFuMo
Blog at plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com
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Perennial #herbs don’t “wake up” in spring out of nowhere. Their #renewalbuds preform leaves and even flowers months before we see any green.
More on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/VJOhA 🌱 #budpreformation #FunctionalEcology #SpringTiming #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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#Novelty isn’t a yes/no, but a #gradient from #replication to #innovation. We should be honest about where our work sits on that gradient, instead of overselling everything as #groundbreaking
More▶️ 1url.cz/sJXel
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #linocut @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
linocut by Jitka Klimesova
November 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Ready for winter! ❄️☃️🪻As winter in the northern hemisphere approaches, plants are preparing to be protected from cold ❄️
Read more on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/PJ0Vy
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #rhizome #bud #clonality #overwintering #strategy @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Identifying fine roots is a frontier for belowground ecology!
In our new blog post ▶️ 1url.cz/lJZZl 🔴Fine Root Identification Protocol 🟠Root Kahoot🟢Rhidentify quiz🟤Rhizarium (2,000+ fine root images) #root
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social @josephtumber.bsky.social
The photo above shows a fine root from an eastern white pine (Pinus strobus). Photo by Grady Welsh.
October 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Cold-season cattail harvest = cleaner water, happier wetlands, and usable biomass—without stressing the system. Win-win 👍
More on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/8JhAe
#Wetlands #NatureBasedSolutions #WaterQuality #GoBelowground #ExFuMo
October 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Tubers = survival engines. Packed with energy, resilient in tough soils, vital for people & ecosystems.
More on our blog: 1url.cz/qJDNS
#tubers #resilience #energy #ecosystems #indigenous #ExFuMo #GoBelowground @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Big news! Our colleague Martin Bitomský from the #ExFuMo department is heading to Spain for a two-year research stay under the #MSCA project. Wishing him lots of luck, scientific success and invaluable experience. ¡Buena suerte! 🇪🇸 #GoBelowground @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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A little digging in the forests of New England
A new post on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/pJdXm
Many of the plants have very long rhizomes that twist through the thick litter layer! Thanks @josephtumber.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
#ExFuMo #Rhizome #Clonality #GoBelowground
September 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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#GoBelowground course is over! Huge thanks to all participants and lecturers! We hope you made it home safely and found the course useful. And also big thanks @czechacademy.bsky.social and @ibotcz.bsky.social for their support. Until next time! #ExFuMo #functional #morphology #clonality #roots
September 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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The final day of the #GoBelowground course on plant belowground #traits consisted of students´ miniprojects on #rooting depth, #bud bank, plant #age structure, fine #root traits and #clonal growth organs. See you next year!
Thanks @czechacademy.bsky.social and @ibotcz.bsky.social for the support
September 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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🌷The fourth day of the #GoBelowground course was dedicated to #bud #traits and bud bank, fine #root traits with @joanabergmann.bsky.social and participants' presentations. Thanks to @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
#ExFuMo #clonality #functional #ecology #course #morphology #phenology
September 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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#Carbohydrate #storage, #analytical #methods of carbohydrate storage, sweet tasting and #plant #belowground organs hunt were the program of the third day of the #GoBelowground course 🌷🌿🪻
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#ExFuMo
September 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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The second day of the #GoBelowground! The course on #plant #belowground #functional #morphology was about the fine #roots and #anatomy of #storage #organs. We are grateful to @czechacademy.bsky.social and @ibotcz.bsky.social for the support, and to all participants for their enthusiasm! #ExFuMo 🌱🌴🌷
September 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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The first day of the 7th edition of the #GoBelowground course! 16 participants from 7 countries and 3 continents are admiring the ecological functions of clonal growth organs. Our mission? Not to overlook crucial plant part - belowground!
Thanks @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social #ExFuMO
September 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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🚩Beware the Hoof! 🦓🐮 A new on our blog ⏩ 1url.cz/tJsmC
South Africa’s mesic #grasslands depend on #forbs, but heavy #grazing threatens their rich #biodiversity.
Protect them with careful grazing and time to recover.
#ExFuMo #GoBelowground @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Blue-and-white Blue Onion #cibulak a classic Central European motif began as a pomegranate motif resembling an onion. These images push it further😄They fuse leaves, stems, flowers & belowground! #GoBelowgroud #ExFuMo #art #science @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social ▶️ 1url.cz/EJkYG
September 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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🌴🌲🌾Plant Bodies are here! A new book by @jitkaklimesova.bsky.social
Do You Want to Know How Plant Structures Contribute to Our Comprehension of Their Life-History Strategy?
1url.cz/ZJRTl
#morphology #architecture #ecology #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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📢Context matters: Plant diversity affects soil carbon storage differently across ecosystems
To know more, read our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/zJRTz
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #biodiversity #soil #carbon #sequestration #persistence #environment
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August 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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The Dynamic World of the Root Cortex!
📢A new on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/qJFBz ..."If you’ve ever marvelled at how grasses manage to survive in everything from soggy swamps to scorching deserts, you’re not alone"...
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #grass #root #cortex #anatomy
August 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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🔔A new on our blog: Belowground traits significantly differ between decreasing and increasing plant species in alpine meadows 🌻🌹▶️ 1url.cz/FJBzX
#Alpine #Climatechange #GoBelowground #Traits #Rhizomes #Roots #Abundance #Drought #Stress #Functional #Ecology #ExFuMo
July 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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The Limits of Sharing in Ecology - a new commentary on our blog by @jitkaklimesova.bsky.social ▶️ 1url.cz/lJHkH
Let’s look at the reasons why it is sometimes difficult to #share (#resources, #data, or #ideas) in #ecology.
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo
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June 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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‼️Colours belowground! Although not always as showy as the plant parts aboveground, the belowground can also feature a variety of colours!
Read more on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/6JN3U
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #Oxalis
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June 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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These examples are just a fraction of the incredible #diversity in #belowground #storage organs inspired by southern #African or North #American #species. But there are beautiful storage organs to be found all over the world!
Read more on our blog▶️ 1url.cz/NJwc0
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo
June 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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We are very grateful to @czechacademy.bsky.social for supporting our beloved "Go Belowground!" course on plant functional morphology.
Your support means a lot to us! 🌱
Let’s Go Belowground to explore plant strategies!
📅 14–20 SEP, Czech Republic
#ExFuMo #GoBelowground #happy #clonality #CAS
June 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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When is a plant truly established? Clonal species challenge previous assumptions
A new on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/hJi3v
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#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #clonality #rhizome #establishment
May 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM