Professor Scott Johnson

Professor at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University

[Tarikul Islam @Tarikul_Entom]

Our new paper is out in #Physiological_Entomology with @EELaboratory and @ScottJohnsonLab. We asked: Can #plant_silicon_defence interfere with carotenoid sequestration and green cryptic colouration in insect larvae? Check out the answer 👇
https://t.co/FcWGqC5XcC

[Western Sydney U - HIE @westsyduhie]

Congratulations @ScottJohnsonLab & Yolima Carrillo @westsyduhie - successfully awarded ARC Discovery Project w/ collaborators from @sheffielduni, 'Synergising plant symbionts & silicon to mitigate heat stress in legumes'. Offering future #soilhealth #cropproductivity.
@westsydu

[Jamie Waterman @jmwaterm]

Our meta-analysis on the effects of silicon-based plant defences on different herbivore functional groups is out now in @Ecology_Letters! This was a great team effort with @ScottJohnsonLab @itchyshin @profSueHartley @CookeJulia @jmwryalls & Losia Lagisz.

https://t.co/odbKXqvUwp

[Adam Frew @frewecologist]

What strategies do plants use to get what they need from soil?
Invest in themselves? partner with fungi?

PhD scholarship @westsyduhie with me, @jsoilecol & @ianjwright1 exploring ecology of plant strategies (including mycorrhizas) 🌱to acquire soil resources.

Details below

[Plants People Planet 🌱👥🌐 @plantspplplanet]

Call for papers for a Special Issue on the theme of 'Innovation in plant and soil sciences to tackle critical global challenges'.
Submit your abstract by 31 July 2024
full details at: https://t.co/mUsZiV4mAi
@KatieField4, @PPS_UoS, @WileyPlantSci #PlantScience

[Adam Frew @frewecologist]

Call for papers!
Plants, People, Planet @plantspplplanet special Issue on innovation in plant and soil sciences to tackle critical global challenges.
🌿🔬🌍🍄🌾
Abstracts due 31st July!
https://t.co/obL2hM3nsq

[Ramalka H. Kasige @Rama_Kasige]

"Ready to start a new decade of adventures"🤭
Thank you, Scott & and my labmates, for the birthday lunch♥️ (missing Nowrin)
....
And welcome Lulu to the team!
#siliconcrew #lablunch #labgroup #birthday #30

[Soil Biodiversity @theGSBI]

Dear GSBI community: it is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Diana Wall, our scientific chair. This is a tremendous loss for our community. Please see our website for a longer tribute: https://t.co/D03OeGCrzw

And CSU's article here: https://t.co/MzKLlU7XXz

[Professor Scott Johnson @ScottJohnsonLab]

We're recruiting a new senior technical officer for our exciting new ARC Linkage Grant #siliceousplants. Please circulate if you can.

[Ramalka H. Kasige @Rama_Kasige]

Throwback to our first lab lunch for 2024! ❤️ Welcome Marie-Emma😍 & Congratulations Scott on your promotion!🥳🍻
#siliconcrew #hie #team

[Adam Frew @frewecologist]

Artificial Intelligence in Ecology: A Commentary on a Chatbot's Perspective - Reyhani Haghighi - 2023 - The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/uQbkeRbPa2

[Martin Hodson @MartinHodson1]

Just arrived!! Renato de Mello Prado (ed). Benefits of Silicon in the Nutrition of Plants. Springer, Cham. And my chapter: Hodson, M.J. (2023). Silicon Mitigates the Effects of Aluminium Toxicity. #siliceousplants
https://t.co/5mWw645gXI

[Julia Cooke @CookeJulia]

#siliceousplants

[Julia Cooke @CookeJulia]

A new paper, with @JoannaCCarey on #siliceousplants is out!

[Tarikul Islam @Tarikul_Entom]

@Fkbiru @FrontPlantSci @ScottJohnsonLab @EELaboratory Congratulations mate!

[Fikadu Biru, PhD @Fkbiru]

New Publication Alert!
Thrilled to share our latest paper out in @FrontPlantSci. We show that silicon-mediated herbivore defences in a pasture grass is greatest under reduced CO2 @ScottJohnsonLab @EELaboratory
Check it out

[Professor Scott Johnson @ScottJohnsonLab]

WSU offering PhD scholarships. We keen on applications (international applicants welcome) in the areas of (1) How silicon supplementation affects soil
nutrient cycling and carbon capture and (2) Development of silicon intervention strategies
for sustainable pest management.

[Professor Scott Johnson @ScottJohnsonLab]

New Funded PhD Project. Delighted to be part of a team offering a new funded PhD project addressing the basis for silicon transport in wheat, especially in response to drought and herbivory. #siliceousplants

[Santiago Signorelli @signorellisanti]

Anyone interested in doing a Postdoc in Plant Science 🌱 in Uruguay 🇺🇾??

If you are, DM.

If not, retweet 😉!

[Professor Scott Johnson @ScottJohnsonLab]

Thrilled to see our new Functional Ecology @FunEcology out verifying some of our lab findings in the field. Elevated atmospheric CO2 suppresses silicon accumulation and exacerbates endophyte reductions in plant phosphorus https://t.co/nTM32BGPlY #siliceousplants