Alistair Leverett

Plant Physiologist working in the Kromdijk lab @plantphys_cam @plantsci. (He/Him)

[Alistair Leverett @Ali_P_Leverett]

New paper https://t.co/x75JMusbuZ

- Species distributions across a precipitation gradient are explained by CAM, not the turgor loss point (TLP)

Interpretation:

No need to tolerate drought if you can avoid it altogether (using CAM)

@natihurtado K Ferguson K Winter & A Borland

[Pallavi Singh @Thepallavisingh]

We are embarking on an exciting journey- come work with us!

We are also looking for 2 PDRAs!!

https://t.co/h55LsKeaph

https://t.co/0nsz4pHq16

Apply online before Nov. 5. Please RT!

[Alistair Leverett @Ali_P_Leverett]

Can anyone help me ID this species?

Please reshare

[jacques bouvier @JBouvierPlants]

📢 Preprint from us at the Kelly lab (in case you missed it!)📢

We engineered improved plant water-use efficiency and biomass accumulation under water-limiting conditions by manipulating co-factor metabolism in stomatal progenitor cells! 🪴🥤🆒

[JXB @jxbotany.bsky.social @JXBot]

Read these 2 hot JXB papers now:

🌿🔬Interactions between stomatal density & aperture: https://t.co/2ZlW1NNZwh

🍃💧Reduced stomatal density for greater WUE in a C4 crop: https://t.co/z0rMcrvA2S

@leakey77 @JohnFerguson89

They'll feature in a special issue on stomata very soon

[CABBI @CABBIbio]

(2/2) The CABBI team's research on improved water use efficiency in C4 bioenergy crops is outlined in two papers published today in the @OxUniPress Journal of Experimental Botany:

✅https://t.co/fUVJygCNEj

✅https://t.co/AlLY22sFVh

[Alistair Leverett @Ali_P_Leverett]

New paper out - led by Milad Rahimi-Majd

This study uses non-linear models to explore the relationships between anatomy and leaf mesophyll conductance

https://t.co/lzRyf9tih3

🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴

[Andrew Leakey @leakey77]

Does anyone have Bartz minirhizotron camera controllers they are no longer using? Please get in touch by email ([email protected]) if you might be willing to sell/share/donate them. #root_phenotyping

[Kromdijk Lab @PlantPhys_Cam]

📚TWO FULLY FUNDED PHDs with us + @jmhibber!

FOCUS: the untapped potential of C4 orphan crop G. gynandra - use genetic and molecular tools to identify avenues for improving it, or for engineering of C4 photosynthesis!

For UK nationals & Jan ‘25 start, apply before 15 July.

[Alistair Leverett @Ali_P_Leverett]

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New review paper out:

We outline the uncertainties/ambiguities that are present when estimating mesophyll conductance (gm).

We also explore whether genetically engineering higher gm will lead to greater crop yields.

🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱

https://t.co/CneAtzdfPD

[Sebastian Schornack @dromius]

Plz RT. Postdoc position: We are looking for a plant biologist with a strong interest in the model system Marchantia and comparative studies with flowering plants. @slcuplants @Cambridge_Uni

https://t.co/ETaXe315CE

[Tina Schreier @TinaSchreier]

A week left to apply! 🚨 I’m looking for a research technician to join us @OxfordBiology and to help set up an efficient transformation pipeline in the C4 species Gynandropsis. Come work with us on leaf anatomy and photosynthesis! 🌱🪴 Find out more 👇 https://t.co/nuFLg0LC6u

[Manuel Luján @manuelujan]

Thrilled to see this paper out! part of research done by @KewScience MSc graduate Emma Wodcke in collaboration with the great Barry Hammel from @mobotgarden who generously shared w/us his vast expertise in #CentralAmerican plants #FridayFeeling #PuraVida🇨🇷#Chévere🇵🇦@KewAmericas

[Kromdijk Lab @PlantPhys_Cam]

Read @GTaylor1996’s latest, on deconvoluting stomatal responses to red light! 🚦

⚖️ Ci-dependent and independent pathways are distinct, and contribute equally
💨 …except at high Ci, where the independent response is suppressed (they interact!)

https://t.co/UNhxroDsjl

[Phoebe Griffith @crocodiledunphd]

Check out this report on some of the worlds coolest fishes, many of vital importance to the culture and livelihoods of peoples along the Mekong - and many at risk of disappearing and so we would lose the cultural and ecological heritage they represent. 🐟🎣🎏🍛🌏

[Annals of Botany @annbot]

🌵 #CAMPlantsWeek

Elevated nocturnal respiratory rates in the mitochondria of CAM plants: current knowledge and unanswered questions by Alistair Leverett and Anne Borland in @annbot

#openaccess article
👉https://t.co/Jpw1bpPTJo

#PlantScience #Botany

[Annals of Botany @annbot]

🌵 #CAMPlantsWeek

Low internal air space in plants with crassulacean acid metabolism may be an anatomical spandrel by Alistair Leverett and co-authors in @annbot

#openaccess article
👉https://t.co/4e7AqFFtk4

#PlantScience #Botany

[Annals of Botany @annbot]

🌵 #CAMPlantsWeek

Leaf vein density correlates with crassulacean acid metabolism, but not hydraulic capacitance, in the genus Clusia by Alistair Leverett and co-authors in @annbot

#openaccess article
👉 https://t.co/SabxopB9DZ

#PlantScience #Botany

[Annals of Botany @annbot]

🌵 #CAMPlantsWeek

Forty years of research into crassulacean acid metabolism in the genus Clusia: anatomy, ecophysiology and evolution by Manuel Luján and co-authors in @annbot

#openaccess article
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#PlantScience #Botany

[Kromdijk Lab @PlantPhys_Cam]

JOB ALERT 🔔
We are seeking a postdoc to:

- develop AI strategies to improve photosynthetic modelling 🤖
- characterise uncertainty ❓
- identify improvement strategies through metabolic modelling 📈📉

Please pass on to anyone who might be interested!

https://t.co/igHQtrPJrw

[Alistair Leverett @Ali_P_Leverett]

I really recommend joining Amanda’s lab! I had a great time while I was there