"I am passionate about viticulture, grape physiology, and food science," Yin told us.

"I am motivated by the potential of scientific research to support growers, enhance food quality, and contribute to more sustainable production practices."

Congratulations Yin!

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Raise a glass to science excellence 🍇

Yin Liu is the recipient of the @asps-oz.bsky.social and Functional Plant Biology Best Paper Award for an Early Career Scientist!

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#FunctionalPlantBio #ASPS2025 #EarlyCareerResearcher

This year's winners included:

Murraya Lane, #AusJZoology Best Student Paper:
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Yin Liu; Australian Society of Plant Scientists and #FunctionalPlantBio Best Paper Award for an Early Career Scientist:
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New #EditorsChoice article 🧪 🌱

'Effects of single and synthetic microbial community inoculants on the rhizosphere soil and root microbiomes of rice (Oryza sativa)'
By Bekzhan D. Kossalbayev, et al.

Published in #FunctionalPlantBio: doi.org/10.1071/FP26...

Could you be our next prize winner?

To be eligible for this award, you must be the first author of a paper published in #FunctionalPlantBio, be enrolled for a PhD or be within 10 years post-PhD, and a member of the @asps-oz.bsky.social.

Find out more on our website: connectsci.au/fp/pages/awa...

#FunctionalPlantBio & @globalplantgpc.bsky.social are teaming up for a webinar on 12 Feb 🌿

Innovative approaches to understanding #PlantAdaptation to #AbioticStress

Speakers:
@aligill.bsky.social (@plants4space.bsky.social) & Thi Linh Chi Tran (Deakin Uni)

Register
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Yin's winning research investigated the effects of extra potassium supply in Shiraz grapevines.

Read her #OpenAccess paper in Functional Plant Biology:

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What shaped #PlantScience in 2024–2025?

A new #FunctionalPlantBio collection gathers the most influential papers from the past 2 years, spotlighting breakthroughs in #PlantStressBiology, #EnvironmentalAdaptation & emerging #biotechnologies.

Free to read to 1 July 🌱

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New #EditorsChoice article 🧪

'Sequential herbicide strategies for mitigating weed stress in direct-seeded rice (Oryza sativa) systems'
By Muhammad Shahbaz, et al.

This research published in #FunctionalPlantBio: doi.org/10.1071/FP25...

New #EditorsChoice article 📢

'Interactive effects of herbicides and weeds on wheat (Tritcium aestivum) under drought stress: a physiological, biochemical, and yield attributes-based approach'
By Dasari Sreekanth, et al.

Research published in #FunctionalPlantBio: doi.org/10.1071/FP25...

New #EditorsChoice article 🧪

'Coordinated induction of the sunscreen pigments and antioxidant enzymes is indispensable in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) plants for the tolerance of UV-B radiation, the scary face of the Sun'
By Ali Doğru, et al.

#FunctionalPlantBio: doi.org/10.1071/FP25...

New #EditorsChoice article 🧪 🌱

'Unravelling the protective mechanism: calcium alleviates nickel toxicity in maize (Zea mays) by modulating osmolytes and antioxidant systems'
By Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman, et al.

Published in #FunctionalPlantBio: doi.org/10.1071/FP25...

New #FunctionalPlantBio Collection: Functional Genomics for Developing Climate Resilient Crops

Sharing research & review articles on technological and conceptual advancement in genetics and functional genomics, working towards #UNSDG 2.

#FreeToRead for 1 month: www.publish.csiro.au/fp/Collectio...

New #EditorsChoice article 🧪 🌱

'The role of redox state in regulating plant secondary metabolism under stress'
By Simeng Wan, Lihua Yao, Hu Su.

Published in #FunctionalPlantBio: doi.org/10.1071/FP25...

New #EditorsChoice article 📢

'Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles modulate photosynthetic energy partitioning and photoprotective dissipation in radish under UV-B stress'
By Sunita Kataria, et al.

Published #OpenAccess in #FunctionalPlantBio: doi.org/10.1071/FP26...