Very happy to have my first, first author paper published in iScience journal with Prof. Katie Field and @jilledmondson25 Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil investigating how the levels of Zn found in urban horticultural soils impact on the C-P nutrient exchange between crop and AM fungi🌱cell.com/iscience/fullt…

So proud of you, Diem 👏🏼🎉

Non-destructive visualisation and in situ quantification of micronutrient mobilisation in germinating rice grains using synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy. 🌾 doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca… Dr Vito Butardo Jr

Made it to #ICLGG2024 in Brisbane to learn about legumes and N-fixation, and the first talk of the day has a photo of #mycorrhiza 🫛🫘

A shift to Queensland Parliament today and the official start of the Aust N-Fixation Conference, opened by Brett Ferguson 🫛

Conference on a Saturday! Well done to Wen Yan on the presentation of her poster on #mycorrhiza and #nodulation interactions in pulse crops at #ANFC2024

I had a meeting with our insect control manager this morning, he seems satisfied with how things are going in the glasshouse. #ricebreedingaustralia #ausrice

My term as plant-microbe interactions rep is up at this ASPS meeting! Are you interested in nominating to be the next representative?

Our campus is at its autumnal peak today. 🍂 🍁

On the cover of our #LatestIssue: A parent shows their child the blossoms of a cherry tree at Kashii-gu Shrine in Fukuoka, Japan. The iconic Yoshino cherry tree is experiencing shifts in its blossom timing due to climate change: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pp…

I am thrilled to share two papers from my PhD project on phytate and micronutrients for human nutrition are being published in Plants, People, Planet J and Food Composition and Analysis J. Such a wonderful payoff to close out 2024! Big thank to my supervisor Dr Stephanie Watts-Fawkes

Realising the promise of AMF biofertilisers through more applied research 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np… #Commentary by Salomon and Watts-Williams highlighting the recent work by Koziol et al. 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np… Dr Stephanie Watts-Fawkes Matt Salomon

Arbuscular #mycorrhizal fungal inoculation increases the #bioavailability of zinc and iron in #wheat grain Thi Diem Nguyen, et al. 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pp… Read the press release: eurekalert.org/news-releases/… Dr Stephanie Watts-Fawkes Wiley Plant Science Wiley Food Science

The theme for #ICOM2026 is: “Mycorrhizas in a changing world: challenges, opportunities and solutions"

The call for #ICOM2026 Symposia applications is now open until October 15. Please see: icom2026.org/symposia/

Last day to submit your symposium proposal for ICOM 2026! Don’t miss the chance! We look forward to your ideas. Deadline for submission: 15 October 2025 Decision: 1 November 2025 All the details here 👇 icom2026.org/symposia/

📨 Plants, People, Planet is delighted to announce Open Letters! We invite groups of experts to present bold and succinct calls to action to those in positions to elicit and enact change. Find out more about the new format 👇 newphytologist.org/news/announcin…

The last 100 metres of my cycle home today 🍂

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