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Repeated #grazing can push #geophytes toward “bulb bankruptcy.” In Eucomis autumnalis, repeated #defoliation reduced #leaf growth, #bulb mass, and stored #starch, leaving less energy for future regrowth.
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Bankrupt beneath our feet: The hidden cost of repeated leaf loss in a mesic grassland forb
New research by Craig Morris, from the Agricultural Research Council, and Sindiso Nkuna, from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The image above features the Site at the University of…
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November 4, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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How do belowground organs #age and #decompose? In #Carex, decomposition depended more on the route to #senescence than on senescence status itself
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The hidden life (and death) of plant belowground organs
New research by Szilvia Neumann from the University of South Bohemia in Czechia. The image above shows Carex plants from the belowground organ senescence study in the growth chamber (photo by Szilv…
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October 21, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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For the #Awajún, #cultivating #manioc is more than #planting and #harvesting. It is a relationship among people, plants, and animals, renewed through songs that call the garden into being
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October 14, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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Does “Live Fast, Die Young” apply to ##plants beyond trees? Across more than 3,100 #herbaceous and small woody species, slow #growth was consistently associated with greater #longevity.
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Beyond tree rings: The hidden history of long-lived herbs
New research by Jan Binter from the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and the University of South Bohemia. The image above shows an anatomical cross-section of Dryas integrifoli…
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October 7, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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Some #plants are just made to be drawn (by Curtis Lubbe). Helianthus tuberosus produces wonderfully variable #stem #tuber, perfect for exploring the hidden #diversity of #belowground organs. #art #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #clonality
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October 1, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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What makes #Triffid a plant and what makes it almost not a plant at all? In the third #Belowground post @jitkaklimesova.bsky.social
dissects #morphology #movement #carnivory and #invasive potential of the most famous fictional plant 🪴
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Book club 3: The Day of the Triffids
Commentary and Illustration by Jitka Klimešová from the Institute of Botany of The Czech Academy of Sciences. The image above is from a linocut by Jitka Klimešová, displayi…
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September 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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🚩Sometimes the history of #landscape is hidden belowground. #Growthrings and #radiocarbon dating show that Psidium grandifolium survived for decades beneath Pinus plantations, waiting to #resprout when conditions improved #GoBelowground #Cerrado #ExFuMo
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September 18, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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The 3st day of #GoBelowground course of belowground functional ecology #Carbohydrates #Storage #StorageOrgans #Clonality #Rhizome #Buds #Stolone #Traits #Economy #Strategy Curiosity always wins😀 #ExFuMo
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September 17, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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The 2st day of #GoBelowground course of belowground functional ecology #FineRoots #Anatomy #Crosssections #Storage #Mycorrhiza #Traits #Economy #Strategy Happy smilling belowground people 😀
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September 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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The 1st day of #GoBelowground course of belowground functional ecology #Clonality #ClonalOrgans #Strategies #GrowthForms #functions #traits
17 enthusiastic people from around the world!
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September 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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In a new interview for the Roots and All podcast, we talk #rhizomes, #bulbs, #tubers, #roots, #ecological #strategies, and why looking belowground can change the way we see plant life. #PlantScience #Botany #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
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September 11, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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Václav Havel, tobacco, thrips, and #plant #functional #traits meet in this playful short story by Jane Scalabroni. A witty tale about #palatability, #plantdefence, and why even #pests may have their preferences.
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Even a ghost can learn plant functional ecology
A short story by Jane Scalabroni from Charles University in Prague. This was written as an essay for the Plant functional traits course. Although not necessarily from belowground, this tale from be…
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September 2, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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What happens when fine #roots, rooting depth, #clonal organs and #budbank finally meet in one dataset? ▶️#UNDERPLOT: 19 key belowground traits for 10,453 vascular plant species
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‼️Opens new explorations of strategies
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September 1, 2026 at 6:28 AM
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Going belowground in search of #Oxalis in #Brazil! From #waterfall #rocks to dry #roadsides, these plants reveal an amazing diversity of #bulbs, #rhizomes, and #clonal #strategies #GoBelowground #ExFuMo
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August 31, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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#Plants at 6000 m live at the edge of what #vascular plants can tolerate. High N and P levels suggest that the limit may lie in growth and #physiology under an extremely short season.
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Plants at 6000 metres: Tough life, high demands
New research by Zuzana Chlumská from the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The image above looks over the high-elevation plateau landscape of eastern Ladakh, with Tsomoriri Lake…
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August 20, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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The year 2025 for ExFuMo in review
Commentary by Jitka Klimešová, from the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The illustration above is by F. Curtis Lubbe. Now it is the time for reflecting on the p…
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January 7, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026 Czech Republic) Lectures, hands-on field, lab training ▶️ 1url.cz/2ziQz
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March 21, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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What happens when you start looking belowground? Gabriela Dezotti describes how Go Belowground! Brazil 2026 changed the way she sees plant communities and even inspired a new PhD chapter. #GoBelowground #PlantScience #BelowgroundEcology #ExFuMo @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
August 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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New on Plant Life Belowground blog! A personal journey into #belowground organs and the #carbon #starvation hypothesis. A reminder that plant survival stories are often written beneath the soil surface.
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August 6, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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#ExFuMo on the cover of @journalofecology.bsky.social
Our colleague Curtis Lubbe created the #coverimage of #dormant #belowground structures in 90 #Oxalis species, capturing variation in #bulb size, number, depth and arrangement.
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August 6, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Are there general patterns behind #allocation to #clonal #offspring? 🌱
A new @journalofecology.bsky.social blog post explores how clonal plants invest in offspring and what this reveals about plant #strategies, #persistence and #regeneration
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August 6, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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#Potato #tuberization is often understood through a handful of model #genotypes, but not all potatoes follow the same signalling rules. Explore how variation among genotypes can broaden our understanding of when and how #tubers form
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July 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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#Root #economics may be getting #exudation wrong. Rather than behaving like a #nutrient #foraging #trait, root exudation appears to track how roots are built and how they conserve #resources under changing conditions.
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July 22, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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#Invasive #plants may be better at reading their #belowground neighbours than #native #species. Stronger #root recognition could help invaders adjust their #growth and avoid #competition
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July 15, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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🌱How do we study #seeds hidden in the #soil? This poster introduces the main methods to explore the #seedbank, from #germination #experiments to seed extraction, and shows what each approach can tell us.
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July 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM