🌱 Great energy at our TropiRoot Fall 2025 meeting!
Had a wonderful talk and discussions on several ongoing synthesis projects, data initiatives and new ideas for collaborative work on below ground dynamics!
👇 Read more and join us:
🔗 tropiroottrait.github.io/TropiRootTrait
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June issue: A Journal Club from Om Prakash Ghimire. go.nature.com/445jR6P
TropiRoot Updates 📢📢📢 TropiRoot held a large group meeting on May 19th, featuring engaging presentations and insightful discussions on various aspects of below-ground traits. If you are interested to joining us or learning more, please visit tropiroottrait.github.io/TropiRootTra... #tropiroots
🎉 Our collaborative TropiRoot data paper “TropiRoot 1.0: Database of tropical root characteristics across environments” is out in Ecology! Explore 8,000+ standardized tropical root trait records from 104 studies across 25 countries. Data are freely available ! 🌿 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... #tropiroots
We're organizing an invited talk series featuring authors of recent publications on roots and belowground dynamics, focusing on their role in shaping aboveground functions and ecosystem processes. Please feel free to comment or email us relevant paper suggestions at tropiroottrait@gmail.com. Thanks
Here is the paper link "Better root length distribution in the deep soil profile enhances upland cotton performance"
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Check out our research featured in a Clemson news story! We share exciting findings on root traits that enhance crop productivity and adaptability. #roots #fineroots #roottraits
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@baizalla.bsky.social me, Sarah Batterman, Jennifer Powers, Dani Yaffar, Amanda L Cordeiro, Kelly Andersen, Carol Miron, @lauratoro.bsky.social @laylugli.bsky.social
Aren’t we supposed to see bigger picture? Plastisphere is just a distraction for plastic pollution!
Why are not all whales dead from cancer? A simple calculation reveals that an animal 1000 times larger than us should be much more prone to develop cancer. This is not the case. Why? Maths suggests an answer. Check this @royalsocietypublishing.org paper
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Happy to share a new publication on root imaging, linking below-ground root dynamics and above-ground traits, "Better root length distribution in the deep soil profile enhances upland cotton performance" #roottraits #fineroots @tropiroot.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Please feel free to read the quick short summary of the above research article "Studying how roots behave. Root dynamics over time in a hyperdiverse tropical forest" #tropiroots #tropicalforest #fineroots #belowground
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We are happy to share the new research findings on below-ground root trait dynamics, led by TropiRoot members: Oscar Valverde‐Barrantes, @laylugli.bsky.social @loutsi.bsky.social @kmander7.bsky.social @kaaze7.bsky.social
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New Leadership team: #Jenniferpowers @laylugli.bsky.social #DaniYaffar @loutsi.bsky.social @lauratoro.bsky.social @carolmiron.bsky.social @baizalla.bsky.social #SarahBatterman #AmandaCordeiro @kmander7.bsky.social @daniela-cusack.bsky.social @nathalygr.bsky.social @kaaze7.bsky.social #tropiroots
📢📢TropiRoot has transitioned to a new leadership team for next two years and is gearing up for exciting projects ahead! We’re expanding our outreach efforts and networking.
If you’re a tropical root researcher, interested in synthesizing and mobilizing your data, we’d love to connect with you!
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NSF Career Award supported invention of Foldscope - now reached 3 million kids globally with ~1 million kids in US - bringing joy of science to grassroots & communities with very little support. It’s brought communities working together on global problems.
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I'm really into humanoid robots. You know, the ones that can walk on two legs, have arms, all that. In the past year there has been an explosion of these robots, at least 10 advanced varieties. For me, the possibilities are exciting. Check out my YouTube list and... youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Please join this starter pack if you are connected or interested to the TropiRoot Network. go.bsky.app/3jG9f7z
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Interesting math. Looks like many hidden variables! 😊
Nice collection!
Its fun reading a long waited history book “The Decline and Fall Of The Roman Empire” by Edward Gibbon #weekends
Its fun reading “Some Assembly Required “ by prof @neilshubin.bsky.social ! #evolution
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Thanks to @ymalhi.bsky.social for this alert to good climate news: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
We all learn to summarize in the best way, only during exams! 😅
