Brodribb Lab

We study plant physiology, evolution and function with a focus on plant responses to air and soil drought | @UTAS_ @Sciences_UTAS

[ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success @CoEPlantSuccess]

📢 New publication 'High temperature leads to a loss of isohydry in Pinus radiata' by @sharmakritika13, @IbrahimBourbia, Faustino Rubio Pérez and Timothy Brodribb in Journal of Experimental Botany🌳

https://t.co/hxQ7b14m92

#HeatStress #isohydry @Brodribb_Lab

[Brodribb Lab @Brodribb_Lab]

New paper in @JXBot

High temperature leads to a loss of isohydry in Pinus radiata

@sharmakritika13, @IbrahimBourbia, @CoEPlantSuccess
https://t.co/LZfuLjOJH0

[ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success @CoEPlantSuccess]

📢 New publication '#Soils drive convergence in the regulation of vascular tension in land #plants' by Andrea Carminati, Mathieu Javaux, Fabian Wankmüller and Timothy Brodribb in @ScienceMagazine.

https://t.co/yHCfuei21X

@Brodribb_Lab

[Brodribb Lab @Brodribb_Lab]

New paper out in @PlantPhys showing that arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization does not improve root hydraulic supply in tomato and pea

https://t.co/IE5F1ftq9q

@Jiacan_Sun @IbrahimBourbia Eloise Foo, @CoEPlantSuccess

[Brodribb Lab @Brodribb_Lab]

Interested in plant water relations? We have an exciting opportunity for a fully funded PhD position starting in June 2026. More info about the project : Discovering the character of trees👇:
https://t.co/fjuZRUCT7G

[Dr Frances Sussmilch @DrSussmilch]

Really proud of @HanhPlantGene for submitting her PhD thesis today! It’s a massive achievement and a privilege to have been a part of her journey, all the way to seeing her click submit. Congratulations Hanh!

[ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success @CoEPlantSuccess]

📢 New publication 'Basal axillary buds in #pea are hydraulically connected to the stem but are protected during #drought by osmotic adjustment' by Christopher Ray, @JazHumphreys, Luke Yates, Steven Smith and Timothy Brodribb in @NewPhyt.

https://t.co/MSYLUAiZa4

@Brodribb_Lab

[Brodribb Lab @Brodribb_Lab]

New paper in
@NewPhyt
Basal axillary buds in pea are hydraulically connected to the stem but are protected during drought by osmotic adjustment

@Here_be_dicers @CoEPlantSuccess @JazHumphreys
https://t.co/oi1f41c4Xx

[Jazmine Humphreys @JazHumphreys]

Check out our recent work published in @NewPhyt showing how pea plants protect basal buds during drought while maintaining hydraulic connection to the stem, ensuring rapid regrowth when rewatered. Work led by @Here_be_dicers with @Brodribb_Lab @CoEPlantSuccess

[ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success @CoEPlantSuccess]

📢 New publication 'Substantial capacitance found in the roots of 2 contrasting #conifer species' by Christopher McCarthy, Ibrahim Bourbia and Timothy Brodribb in @PlantPhys.

https://t.co/MAm0KJE6c0

@Brodribb_Lab

[ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success @CoEPlantSuccess]

📢 New publication 'In situ cavitation bubble manometry reveals a lack of light-activated guard cell turgor modulation in bryophytes' by Craig Brodersen et al. in @PNASNews

https://t.co/5U8CmpyMwo
@Brodribb_Lab #stomata #bryophyte

[Ibrahim Bourbia @IbrahimBourbia]

New paper in @PlantPhys

Substantial capacitance found in the roots of 2 contrasting conifer species

@CoEPlantSuccess @AbioticStress @Brodribb_Lab
https://t.co/RwbyiUSny2

[Ibrahim Bourbia @IbrahimBourbia]

Introducing a new approach for quantifying plant water potential responses to both soil and atmospheric water deficits, and using this to infer/quantify species-specific stomatal behavior

[Brodribb Lab @Brodribb_Lab]

Substantial capacitance found in the roots of 2 contrasting conifer species @PlantPhys
https://t.co/PldQ4ShVLP

@CoEPlantSuccess

[ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success @CoEPlantSuccess]

📢 New publication '#Polyploidy drives changes in tissue allocation modifying whole-plant #water relations' by Javier López-Jurado, Ibrahim Bourbia and Timothy Brodribb in @PlantPhys 💧

https://t.co/c7pHAGiInB
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[ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success @CoEPlantSuccess]

📢 New publication 'Using long-term field data to quantify #water potential regulation in response to #VPD and soil moisture in a conifer tree' by Ibrahim Bourbia, Luke Yates, Timothy Brodribb in @NewPhyt @Brodribb_Lab 💧
https://t.co/D1KloN8z7B

#drought

[Javier López-Jurado @jlopezjurado]

Happy to share our new paper in @PlantPhys

Polyploidy drives changes in tissue allocation modifying whole-plant water relations https://t.co/lQ7B5D9MJH

With @Brodribb_Lab @IbrahimBourbia and the support of @CoEPlantSuccess

[Brodribb Lab @Brodribb_Lab]

@Dagmarius24 @PlantPhys @jlopezjurado @IbrahimBourbia @CoEPlantSuccess the link: https://t.co/UzZGenES18

[Brodribb Lab @Brodribb_Lab]

New paper in @PlantPhys

Polyploidy drives changes in tissue allocation modifying whole-plant water relations
https://t.co/MnTTbTFlfM

@jlopezjurado @IbrahimBourbia @CoEPlantSuccess

[Brodribb Lab @Brodribb_Lab]

Rapid report in @NewPhyt

Using long‐term field data to #quantify water potential regulation in response to VPD and soil moisture in a conifer tree
https://t.co/bQOjgJDhp7

@CoEPlantSuccess @IbrahimBourbia