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Poster prize winners at New Phytologist next generation scientists 2025

Congratulations to the winner, two runners up, and four honourable mentions

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Poster prizes at Microbes as hidden or prominent players in plant life

Congratulations to the winner, runner up, and five honourable mentions

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New Phytologist Tansley Medal: 2026 competition now open

The submission deadline is 1 November 2025.

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Flower and digitised pollen of Passiflora cumbalensis

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Smithsonian digitizes pollen from 18,000 plant species

A team of researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is digitizing images of pollen from more than 18,000 plant species from the tropics.

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Liverworts growing on a bed of perlite.

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Through the shot glass, and what can be found in liverworts

Kobe University team identify gene necessary for the development of vegetative and sexual reproductive organs.

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Can certain fungi boost the micronutrient content of bread wheat?

New research in Plants, People, Planet indicates that bread wheat’s micronutrient content can be increased by cultivating it with a specific type of fungus.

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