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Seed sorting of native Cerrado species 🌱 #seedscience #seedecology #seeds
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
pagomba.bsky.social
🔥🌱 Morphological diversity of #seeds (nutlets) from the genus Leucadendron. Germination is often improved in presence of fire-related cues like heat, smoke, or a combinaton of both.
Mid and top right = nutlet cones
The paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪 #seedscience
Variety of seeds from the genus Leucadendron showing high morphological variety
November 21, 2024 at 6:32 PM
intlsocseedsci.bsky.social
@annbot.bsky.social is preparing a Special Issue entitled "Exploring seed development, structure and physiology", edited by @gabyplantbio.bsky.social and Chunhui Zhang 🫘🌱 #SeedScience #PlantScience #Botany

Submissions' Deadline: June 30, 2026.
annbot.bsky.social Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · Jul 29
🌱Annals of Botany invites submissions to the new Special Issue "Exploring seed development, structure and physiology", edited by AoB editors Gabriela Auge and Chunhui Zhang. (1/4)

#seeds #plantscience #specialissue
‪@gabyplantbio.bsky.social‬
Flyer announcing the Annals of Botany Special Issue titled 'Exploring Seed Development, Structure and Physiology,' with editors Gabriela Auge, Chunhui Zhang, Maria Crepy, Mariel Gerrard Wheeler, and Hannetz Roschzttardt. Submission deadline: June 30, 2026. The right side features a multicolored maize cob against a black background.
August 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
intlsocseedsci.bsky.social
The ISSS has curated a starter pack with seed scientists working on a wide variety of #SeedScience topics, from molecular biology to ecological restoration.

If you want to be part of the starter pack or know another fellow seed scientist, please leave us a comment bellow! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
February 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
gardiner-lab.bsky.social
Getting up close and personal with our seeds! We are having fun using the new #BoxSeed robot in our phytotron. Can you guess which plants these seeds belong to?
#PlantBiology #SeedScience #RoboticsInResearch #LabLife #UUPlants @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 10:18 AM
robertadayrell.bsky.social
Check out our recent blog post on tree seed germination under climate change, where we share insights from our current research. #SeedScience #ClimateChange 😴❄️🌱

www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
A rude awakening: the risks of climate change for sleeping seeds
What happens when seed dormancy meets climate change – and why it matters for our forests.
www.kew.org
November 28, 2024 at 1:15 PM
intlsocseedsci.bsky.social
After #ISSS2025, we have seen quite a lot of movement among seed scientists here on Bluesky. If you want to make part of our Starter Pack, please leave a comment below! #SeedScience #PlantScience #Botany 🧪

Please help us grow our community of seed scientists on this social media! 🌱🫘
intlsocseedsci.bsky.social International Society for Seed Science @intlsocseedsci.bsky.social · Mar 19
Want to connect with researchers from all over the world working on #SeedScience? Check out our Starter Pack and help us grow our online community! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪

If you are a seed scientist and want to join the starter pack, please leave a comment below! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
intlsocseedsci.bsky.social
There are 10 days left to submit your abstract for the ISSS 2025! Don't miss the opportunity to send your work to one of the largest events devoted to #SeedScience 🫘🌱! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪

More information on the following link: isss2025.com.au
February 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
intlsocseedsci.bsky.social
We are excited to announce that the 16th Biennial ISSS Conference will be held on 13-17 September 2027 at Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands 🫘 🌱 🇳🇱

Please save the date and join us there! Stay tuned for more information! #SeedScience #Botany #PlantScience
August 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM
seed-con.bsky.social
We’re thrilled to welcome @irenesp95.bsky.social to the #SeedCon2026 stage in Potsdam! 🇩🇪
Don't miss this deep dive into the "hidden" inheritance of crops. 🌾✨
📅 May 5–7, 2026 | ATB Potsdam Details: seedcon.org
#ScienceSky #PlantBiology #Microbiology #SeedScience #Genomics
March 20, 2026 at 11:20 AM
seed-con.bsky.social
Final reminder: Applications for the #Seedcon2026 Travel Awards close on April 30.

These awards, kindly supported by the International Society for Seed Science (ISSS).
Apply now: seedcon.org/awards

Our thanks to the ISSS for making this support possible.
#SeedScience #PlantScience #Microbiome
April 28, 2026 at 8:46 AM
dustinwolkis.bsky.social
🎨🔬The intersection of #art & #science gives me #PlantJoy!

🌱We are using Bidens torta (#Asteraceae) seeds to test hypotheses about speciation and loss of dispersibility.

🖌️Botanical Illustrator Veronica Fannin drew seeds to showcase native Hawaiian seed diversity.

earthartmagic.love #SeedScience
March 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
ucdavisplants.bsky.social
🌱 From Seed Science Research: Single-seed respiration in soybean correlates with spectral and morphological traits, showing imaging can noninvasively reveal seed physiological status. (Fushing Hsieh, Pedro Bello, Bárbara Blanco-Ulate)
▶️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#PlantScience #SeedScience
Data mechanics visualization of the significant (p-value < 0.05) differences in the two-way interaction of biometric features between soybean seeds displaying fast (O2 cluster 3) and intermediate (O2 cluster 7) respiration patterns. Red tiles in the heatmap indicate the presence (1) of a characteristic, while blue tiles represent its absence (0). The row-axis represents each soybean, colour-coded according to its respiration pattern (O2 cluster), as well as its round and batch. The column-axis represents each significant biometric characteristic, colour-coded based on its corresponding two-way interaction category. The presence or absence of the characteristic in the seed is colour-coded as red or blue, respectively. The row-axis dendrogram groups the oxygen consumption patterns based on similarities in biometric characteristics, while the column-axis dendrogram groups the features by type.
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
asps-oz.bsky.social
Check out a recent publication from ASPS student member @aurouxlucas.bsky.social
(LaTrobe Uni):
Advances in seed omics
Journal of Experimental Botany (2026). Congrats, Lucas!
Link to paper : doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#AusPlantSci #SeedScience #PlantOmics #PlantGenomics #PlantBiology
Advances in seed omics
This review synthesizes recent breakthroughs in seed biology enabled by cutting-edge omics technologies, revealing molecular mechanisms controlling seed de
doi.org
May 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
dustinwolkis.bsky.social
🌺 For rare species the # of seeds per collection is often limited. Ever wonder how these small accessions should be used for viability testing?

🧮 In our new paper we use math to aid in this decision making.

🌱 We hope the equations will improved management of ex situ seed collections.

#SeedScience
conphysjournal.bsky.social Conservation Physiology @conphysjournal.bsky.social · Feb 25
Seed banks are a vital resource for plant conservation, and improving efficiency of operations is key to their success. This #Toolbox article presents an equation to optimise seed storage and resource management.

Read it here: https://buff.ly/3EQd2x4

#PlantScience #Conservation #SeedBiology 🌾🌍
February 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
intlsocseedsci.bsky.social
What happens as stored seeds cross from life to death? A study in #SeedScienceResearch finds that ageing soybean seeds fail during imbibition because transcription restarts too slowly—a metabolic response that is “too little, too late”. 🧪 🫘 🌱 #SeedScience #PlantScience doi.org/10.1017/S096...
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960258526100191
doi.org
August 26, 2026 at 10:01 AM
intlsocseedsci.bsky.social
Want to connect with researchers from all over the world working on #SeedScience? Check out our Starter Pack and help us grow our online community! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪

If you are a seed scientist and want to join the starter pack, please leave a comment below! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
March 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
aurouxlucas.bsky.social
Presented single-cell 'omics work on seeds at the International Seed Testing Association & @intlsocseedsci.bsky.social webinar - what a blast! 🌱

Great questions from ~250 seed enthusiasts (academics + industry). Cool to see how lab science connects to real agricultural impacts.

#SeedScience
August 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
marianasartur.bsky.social
New year, already a busy one teaching #SeedScience & on our new @cropxr.bsky.social course on #ClimateResilientCrops 🌱
Being back with students is a great reminder of how curiosity matter in science.
Some reflections on my journey in an interview with @botany.one
Happy New Year & fresh starts!✨
Mariana S. Artur: "I Always Wish I Had a Pocket-Sized Microscope"
Botany One interviews Dr Mariana S. Artur, a Brazilian scientist who found her way to the Netherlands to study the wonders of seeds and plant resilience.
botany.one
January 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
pagomba.bsky.social
New preprint just available. Can germination of highly variable tree #seeds be predicted using images? 🌱📸.
We analyzed thousands of individual colour & X-ray seed images from 5 UK tree species, using XGBoost & CNN models to find out.
with @robertadayrell.bsky.social
#plantSci 🌲🧪🌿 #SeedScience
Figure from preprint showing seed collection changes in germination when different models are applied to sort seeds using XGBoost and CNNs models on different images datasets
January 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
intlsocseedsci.bsky.social
The latest issue of #SeedScienceResearch is out! This issue is full of fascinating #SeedScience: from seed #dispersal 🐦, passing by internal morphology 🔬, to the #germination in MAGIC tomatoes ✨🍅! buff.ly/3rXJAGl
Seed Science Research: Volume 34 - Issue 4 | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - Seed Science Research - Volume 34 - Issue 4
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March 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
intlsocseedsci.bsky.social
How should seeds of a critically imperilled plant be stored? A study in #SeedScienceResearch shows that after-ripening and longer cool storage improve germination in Physaria thamnophila, providing practical guidance for its conservation. 🧪 🫘 🌱 #SeedScience #PlantScience doi.org/10.1017/S096...
Dry after-ripening increases germination of critically imperilled Physaria thamnophila (Zapata bladderpod) | Seed Science Research | Cambridge Core
Dry after-ripening increases germination of critically imperilled Physaria thamnophila (Zapata bladderpod)
doi.org
August 19, 2026 at 10:01 AM
intlsocseedsci.bsky.social
This year's ISSS Conference brings you not only fascinating talks, but also four exciting workshops to deepen your knowledge in cutting-edge aspects of #SeedScience: from statistical modelling to lab protocols! 🫘🌱 Check the following link for the full programme 👉 : isss2025.com.au
August 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
pagomba.bsky.social
Uncovering the mechanical secrets of the squirting cucumber - www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
#seedscience
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
November 26, 2024 at 9:10 AM
marianasartur.bsky.social
Fresh PRE-PRINT!🚨🧐
We present SeedMatExplorer: an extensive transcriptome atlas underlying the acquisition of multiple seed quality traits during Arabidopsis seed maturation.🌱
#seedresearch #seedtechnology #seedscience #seedmaturation #breeding #plantresearch
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
SeedMatExplorer: The transcriptome atlas of Arabidopsis seed maturation
Seed maturation is a critical developmental phase during which seeds acquire essential traits for nutritional value and desiccation survival. Abscisic acid (ABA) signalling has long been recognized as...
www.biorxiv.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:43 AM