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"Go Belowground!" 2025 is here! 14 – 20 September 2025 The course covers the theoretical background and practical assessment of #plant #functional #traits found in #belowground plant organs in #temperate #herbs. Application info: 1url.cz/2ziQz #ExFuMo #GoBelowground

New research sheds light on the incredible, invisible mycelial networks beneath our feet—where plants and fungi engage in a complex trade of carbon and nutrients. Using cutting-edge robotic imaging, scientists have uncovered how mycorrhizal fungi form efficient, dynamic

💥Unveiling the Hidden Half: The Role of Belowground Organs in Perennial Plants A new blog contribution▶️1url.cz/M175s The need for #comprehensive #ecological studies that integrate both #aboveground and #belowground #traits over extended periods. #ExFuMo #GoBelowground

📢How Recurrent Droughts Impact Grassland Clonal Demographic Traits ▶️1url.cz/XJtTZ #Plant perennating organs that produce new shoots, store #carbohydrates, and enable plants to recover after #stress, are critical for grassland survival #GoBelowground #ExFuMO Botanický ústav AV ČR/Institute of Botany CAS

📢Martínková et al. (2025) The establishment growth and clonal growth organs ▶️1url.cz/4Jtnj "Rhizomatous herbs need at least two years to establish and the definition of establishment growth as the time between germination and flowering is not accurate" #GoBelowground

The beauty of storage ▶️1url.cz/NJMPA Photographs courtesy of artist Beth Galton bethgalton.com #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #art Botanický ústav AV ČR/Institute of Botany CAS Czech Academy of Sciences

🚩Throwing a birthday party for a five-year old – and what that tells us about root functioning ▶️1url.cz/3JzAd Root Economics Space was born! 🎉 #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #root #functional #ecology #concept #spectrum #strategy #plant

Loss of Rare Plants: The Hidden Crisis Beneath Our Feet 📢A new on our blog! ▶️1url.cz/LJrSb Beneath patch of grassland lies a world of roots, microbes, predators, and chemical dialogues... #soil #ecosystem #functions #GoBelowground

"Go Belowground!" 2025 is here! 14 – 20 September 2025 The course covers the theoretical background and practical assessment of #plant #functional #traits found in #belowground plant organs in #temperate #herbs. Application info: 1url.cz/2ziQz #ExFuMo #GoBelowground

Sometimes the belowground comes to you! The new on the blog 1url.cz/xJ1rJ "Sometimes #bulbs that should be #belowground come aboveground, giving us a little peek into what lies below" #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #clonality #Oxalis Botanický ústav AV ČR/Institute of Botany CAS

📢Looking for a plant #anatomist interested in comparative functional anatomy! We’re offering support for the preparation of #MSCA #proposal 1url.cz/yJJVD. Would you like to join us to explore storage and conductive functions during #rhizome development? Let's talk!

🚩The pessimistic and optimistic #functional #morphologist 🙂😒 A new on the blog▶️ 1url.cz/wJQSg by Jitka Klimesova "I was surprised that other #ecologists had not seen the obvious effect that #belowground organs" #clonality #buds #storage #GoBelowground #ExFuMo

When is a plant truly established? Clonal species challenge previous assumptions A new on the blog ▶️1url.cz/hJi3v Botanický ústav AV ČR/Institute of Botany CAS #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #clonality #rhizome #establishment

Why is the shovel so important? It was a ground-breaking invention

We are very grateful to Akademie věd ČR 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

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 and inspirational storage organs to be found all over the world! ▶️1url.cz/NJwc0 #GoBelowground

‼️Colours belowground! Although not always as showy as the plant parts aboveground, the belowground can also feature a variety of colours! Read more ▶️1url.cz/6JN3U #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #Oxalis Akademie věd ČR Botanický ústav AV ČR/Institute of Botany CAS

The Limits of Sharing in Ecology - a new commentary on our blog by Jitka Klimesova ▶️1url.cz/lJHkH Let’s look at the reasons why it is sometimes difficult to #share (#resources, #data, or #ideas) in #ecology. #GoBelowground #ExFuMo Botanický ústav AV ČR/Institute of Botany CAS Akademie věd ČR

Maybe we are upside down 🙃🙂 A new on the blog! 1url.cz/WJ298 Do we really know the point of view of plants? Maybe their focus is different... #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #storage #plants #upsidedown #whatif Akademie věd ČR Botanický ústav AV ČR/Institute of Botany CAS

📢Research waste in ecology... a new on our blog 1url.cz/cJqmE "Research waste in ecology is not only used paper bags , but also poorly planned, conducted or reported research, the results of which are not traceable, usable, or understandable..." #GoBelowground #ExFuMo