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ERC Consolidator Project based at IRTA, Catalunya, aiming to discover the hidden half of domestication. (PI: Catherine Preece)
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First measurements of photosynthesis underway. Will there already be differences between crops and wild relatives?

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

The first plants are growing happily in the greenhouse. So far we have cereals and legumes, but many more to come. First photosynthesis measurements later this week!

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

New publication: Domesticated #rice alters the #rhizosphere #microbiome, reducing #nitrogen fixation and increasing nitrous oxide emissions. #agroecology #sustainability #microbialecology doi.org/10.1038/s414...

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

If you want to see what we get up to at IRTA (Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, in Catalunya) & the beautiful locations of the different centres, they've just published a series of short videos about some of the common methods we use...

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Last few days to apply for this 4-year PhD contract at @creaf.cat (#Barcelona) about Spatial and temporal dynamics of biodiversity in Mediterranean spring ecosystems Apply here: creaf.factorialhr.com/job_posting/... Deadline 23rd February 2025. Please RT!

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

The first experiment of the WILD-ROOTS project is getting up and running 🥳 We'll be looking at how domestication affects the roots of 20 different crops - exudation, VOCs, rhizosphere and more!

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

The Flow of Elements and the Functioning of the Biosphere Come and join our thematic session at SIBECOL 2025 (Pontevedra, Spain)! sibecol-aeet-meeting2025.org/Index/11/Cal... Deadline for submissions: 20 December!

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

The WILD-ROOTS project is based at IRTA (Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology) in Cabrils (Catalonia, Spain) which was looking lovely in the winter sunshine today.

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📢Postdoc position open in WILD-ROOTS. Looking for a plant or soil ecologist with experience in omics analysis. Based at Cabrils, near Barcelona. borsatreball.irta.cat/enlace_ofert... Contact [email protected] for more details.

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The maize seeds have arrived! 🥳 And here is a quick example of some of the differences and diversity you get from just one population of teosinte, landrace maize and modern maize.

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

Happy #WorldSoilDay2024 ! Soil is the foundation of our experiments and our food! And here's a video from the @fao.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd9t...

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

Crop domestication began more than 10,000 years ago and brought about one of the greatest changes in the lives of Neolithic humans, which we still experience today. But how have the plants themselves changed? [1/6]

submitted 106 days ago • 1 comment