Dr Cathy Offord (@apsaracat) 's Twitter Profile
Dr Cathy Offord

@apsaracat

Plant+ science geek & wearer of botanic themed clothing, Australian PlantBank, Australian Institute Botanical Science, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney

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calendar_today01-01-2012 20:29:52

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ANPC (@anplantc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Plants experience pandemics too. @DAFQld and collaborators made this film to share myrtle rust stories from indigenous rangers, scientists and landowners. Learn how our native plants are threatened and the conservation actions we can take to save them. youtu.be/377xA_FeJoA

Australian Seed Bank Partnership (@seedpartnership) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Announcing the release of our latest Strategic Plan! This document will guide us to conserve #nativeplants through #seedbanking & use 🌱, #research 🧪, and #knowledgesharing 📖. Have a read! 🔗 seedpartnership.org.au/about-us/strat…

Announcing the release of our latest Strategic Plan! This document will guide us to conserve #nativeplants through #seedbanking & use 🌱, #research 🧪, and #knowledgesharing 📖. Have a read!  
🔗 seedpartnership.org.au/about-us/strat…
ANPC (@anplantc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ONLY 1 WEEK TO GO! Until our webinar 'Collective action provides hope for future recovery from Myrtle Rust' at 1pm AEDT 29/3/23 hosted with BGANZ will include speakers from ANPC and Australian Seed Bank Partnership anpc.asn.au/events-page/we…

ONLY 1 WEEK TO GO!
Until our webinar 'Collective action provides hope for future recovery from Myrtle Rust' at 1pm AEDT 29/3/23 hosted with <a href="/BGANZ1/">BGANZ</a> will include speakers from ANPC and <a href="/SeedPartnership/">Australian Seed Bank Partnership</a>  

anpc.asn.au/events-page/we…
ANPC (@anplantc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’d love to share some photos of Bob. Makinson receiving the 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Environmental Biosecurity Category. Congratulations Bob!

We’d love to share some photos of Bob. Makinson receiving the 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Environmental Biosecurity Category. Congratulations Bob!
Hervé Sauquet 🌈 (@hsauquet_bgsyd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

WANTED: 2x Systematic Botanist permanent research positions at the new Botanic Gardens of Sydney National Herbarium of NSW in Mt Annan! An exceptional opportunity to join a diverse, fun and vibrant team! 👩🏼‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬🧑🏼‍🎤🕵️🧑‍💻🌴🌵🪷🌼🔬🧪🧬 Pls RT and share widely: iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/systematic…

WANTED: 2x Systematic Botanist permanent research positions at the new <a href="/BotanicSydney/">Botanic Gardens of Sydney</a> National Herbarium of NSW in Mt Annan! An exceptional opportunity to join a diverse, fun and vibrant team!
👩🏼‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬🧑🏼‍🎤🕵️🧑‍💻🌴🌵🪷🌼🔬🧪🧬
Pls RT and share widely: iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/systematic…
Hervé Sauquet 🌈 (@hsauquet_bgsyd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW JOB ALERT: new Weed Botanist 3-year position at the new Botanic Gardens of Sydney National Herbarium of NSW in Mt Annan, co-funded by @nswdpi! Another great opportunity to join a diverse, fun and vibrant team! RT and share widely: iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/weed-botan…

NEW JOB ALERT: new Weed Botanist 3-year position at the new <a href="/BotanicSydney/">Botanic Gardens of Sydney</a> National Herbarium of NSW in Mt Annan, co-funded by @nswdpi! Another great opportunity to join a diverse, fun and vibrant team!
RT and share widely: iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/weed-botan…
Prof Ros Gleadow FAA (@rosgleadow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great to see at least 4 planty people elected to the AAS this year 👏 🌳 🍃 Academy welcomes 20 new Fellows for their outstanding contributions to science | Australian Academy of Science science.org.au/news-and-event…

Australian Seed Bank Partnership (@seedpartnership) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#MyrtleRust is a significant issue in the Australasian region. We’ll be Live Tweeting from the Australasian Myrtle Rust Conference for the next three days. While it's too late to stop this disease, it is still possible to save our species from #extinction. #AMRC2023

#MyrtleRust is a significant issue in the Australasian region. We’ll be Live Tweeting from the Australasian Myrtle Rust Conference for the next three days.
While it's too late to stop this disease, it is still possible to save our species from #extinction.
#AMRC2023
Australian Seed Bank Partnership (@seedpartnership) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dr Bertie Hennecke - Australia’s Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer - kicking off with the opening address here at #AMRC2023 #MyrtleRust

Dr Bertie Hennecke - Australia’s Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer - kicking off with the opening address here at #AMRC2023 #MyrtleRust
ANPC (@anplantc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pleased to share Myrtle Rust project extended for 6 months, thanks to DPE @nswenviromedia to cont dispersal & monitoring of Native Guava in NSW & QLD and trial Scrub Turpentine. Chantelle Doyle to coordinate (front, third from left), here with other MR committee members #AMRC2023

Pleased to share Myrtle Rust project extended for 6 months, thanks to DPE @nswenviromedia to cont dispersal &amp; monitoring of Native Guava in NSW &amp; QLD and trial Scrub Turpentine. Chantelle Doyle to coordinate (front, third from left), here with other MR committee members #AMRC2023
CSIRO Publishing (@csiropublishing) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New #AusJBotany: Climate change & wildfire impact on decadal alpine vegetation dynamics #OpenAccess Floral biology, pollination & breeding of endangered Zieria granulata #OA How temp, substrate, & stratification influence Ilex paraguariensis embryonic dev publish.csiro.au/bt

New #AusJBotany:
Climate change &amp; wildfire impact on decadal alpine vegetation dynamics #OpenAccess
Floral biology, pollination &amp; breeding of endangered Zieria granulata #OA 
How temp, substrate, &amp; stratification influence Ilex paraguariensis embryonic dev
publish.csiro.au/bt
Plants People Planet 🌱👥🌐 (@plantspplplanet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Home gardens contribute to conservation of the critically endangered Wollemi Pine: Evaluation of a botanic garden-led horticultural release programme Offord & Zimmer Botanic Gardens of Sydney 📖ow.ly/SJMN50PuWGv Wiley Plant Science

Home gardens contribute to conservation of the critically endangered Wollemi Pine: Evaluation of a botanic garden-led horticultural release programme
Offord &amp; Zimmer <a href="/BotanicSydney/">Botanic Gardens of Sydney</a> 

📖ow.ly/SJMN50PuWGv

<a href="/wileyplantsci/">Wiley Plant Science</a>
Dr Cathy Offord (@apsaracat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Vale Prof. Carrick Chambers, Director of the Botanic Gardens of when I started there in the late 80s. In this Science Week, its good to remember the scientists, like Carrick, who nurture the careers of younger scientists Botanic Gardens of Sydney theage.com.au/national/botan…

ANPC (@anplantc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How do you make an #exsitu plant collection if #seeds are difficult to collect, dry, store and use? ANPC, Australian Seed Bank Partnership and collaborators have a new paper in Plants People Planet 🌱👥🌐 with examples and case studies of these exceptional species. Read here: doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.1…

Suz Everingham (@suzeveringham) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My PhD chapters are still slowly trickling out and I'm excited to share with you my latest publication involving my chapter on leaf trait responses to recent climate change with Angela Moles Dr Cathy Offord and Manon Sabot onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

My PhD chapters are still slowly trickling out and I'm excited to share with you my latest publication involving my chapter on leaf trait responses to recent climate change with <a href="/AngelaMoles1/">Angela Moles</a> <a href="/ApsaraCat/">Dr Cathy Offord</a> and Manon Sabot onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…