Prof. Katie Field
@KatieField4
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#Mycorrhiza #Soil #Evolution #Sustainability. @field_lab_UoS, S.Editor @FunEcology, Editor @plantspplplanet. @katiefield4.bsky.social @katiejfield threads
University of Sheffield
Joined May 2012
Super cool new paper in @FunEcology lead by @EmilyMagk showing how plant pests influence the movement of fungal-acquired nutrients & plant-fixed carbon through mycorrhizal networks - we were really excited by what we found! Check it out here: https://t.co/cA6JG26Aaf 🧵(spoilers)
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Incredibly honoured & excited to be awarded one of the @royalsociety’s new Faraday Discovery Fellowships - this means SO much, huge thanks to everyone who has contributed, supported, & encouraged! Loads of mycorrhizal research @sheffielduni to come!
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Seven pioneering researchers have been announced as the first recipients.
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We are delighted to welcome Prof. Katie Field to her new role on the Plants, People, Planet editorial board as Deputy Editor-in-Chief! @katiefield4 is a plant environmental physiologist specialising in mycorrhizal symbiosis. 🌳 https://t.co/r8J96r31Tm
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It’s alive! Our Mycorrhizal Networks special issue is out in @FunEcology. Packed with spore-tacular science. A collection that highlights advances, identifies unresolved questions & the future research directions. https://t.co/Y1UwDxyF2Y
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What’s in a name? The case for standardised nomenclature for mutualistic Mucoromycotina ‘fine root endophytes’ https://t.co/qdT6Zupl73 "...to improve clarity, consistency, and distinguish them from 18 similar fungal groups."
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Multiple names are used to describe the same group of root-associated fungi. Following the International Conference for Mycorrhizas 12, we propose unifying
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Applications now open for our International Dual PhD Awards in Plant & Soil Sciences! Train in world-class labs across @PPS_UoS @westsyduhie, spending time at both institutes For more info: https://t.co/H59TsLF6AP
#PlantScience #SoilScience #Sustainability #AcademicTwitter
sheffield.ac.uk
These new studentships offer a unique opportunity to join a vibrant and collaborative research community spanning two world-class institutions in Sheffield, UK and Sydney, Australia.
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What if plants could pick their own fungal protectors?! ⚔️🌱 We're looking for a PhD student for a unique dual PhD. Based @westernsydneyu & spend 12-18 months @sheffielduni . You will work with me and with Profs Katie Field, Scott Johnson, Jeff Powell, and Jurriaan Tonn.
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So much fun chatting fungi with @FryRsquared and @daraobriain on the latest episode of Curious Cases - listen here: https://t.co/3VNyux5gNz 🍄🍄🟫🍄🍄🟫🍄
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Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate the surprising materials we can make from fungi.
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Huge congratulations to @nathsnH on passing his PhD viva yesterday, my first @PPS_UoS PhD student! 🥹 🥳🥂Big thanks to @DJSoilEcol and @GarethPhoenix for being excellent examiners and @ERC_Research for funding - so happy for you Nathan🍄🟫🍄🍄🟫🍄🍄🟫🍄🍄🟫
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I’ll be hosting a Q&A meeting online about this project for interested applicants on Tuesday 3rd December at 4pm - email me to find out more!
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Interested in learning more about how pest and plant identities influence the function of mycorrhizal networks? Check out this PhD project and apply! https://t.co/vzfeUYbtGN please circulate to people who might be interested! This is a @ACCE_DTP funded project
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PhD Project - ACCE+ DLA programme - Impacts of plant and pest identities on the functionality of mycorrhizal networks at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Following our review on "The functionality of arbuscular mycorrhizal networks across scales of experimental complexity and ecological relevance" https://t.co/Wr3Uvwi3ke, this is also now out!
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Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
Super cool new paper in @FunEcology lead by @EmilyMagk showing how plant pests influence the movement of fungal-acquired nutrients & plant-fixed carbon through mycorrhizal networks - we were really excited by what we found! Check it out here: https://t.co/cA6JG26Aaf 🧵(spoilers)
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These are important results in our understanding of the function & significance of AM networks & the impacts of biotic interactions. Looks like fungi move C around to satisfy their own needs as well as those of plant hosts ➡️a more mycocentric view necessary? 🍄🍄🍄@FunEcology
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At first there didn't appear to be any different in plant C allocation to fungi between PCN treatments 🤔 BUT by 14CO2 labelling only 1 plant in each pair, Emily found AM fungi moved plant C *away* from PCN infected hosts, regardless of the neighbouring plant's PCN status
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.@EmilyMagk found that where there was a choice, AM fungi allocated more 33P to uninfected plant hosts vs. PCN infected hosts! this was consistent whenever there was a *choice* for the fungi...
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Emily set up mesocosms to explore the impact of Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) infection on C & nutrient flows across simple mycorrhizal networks (AM). She labelled plant-excluding ingrowth cores within mesocosms with 33P & labelled plants within the 14CO2 & tracked their movement
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WOW! Our paper on intergenerational carbon transfer in orchids topped the chart for mycorrhizal research papers in the latest @mycorrhiza_ims newsletter! 🤩🥳🙌 read it here: https://t.co/kdZMGZ3g44
@EmilyMagk @DJSoilEcol
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The minute ‘dust seeds’ of some terrestrial orchids preferentially germinate and develop as mycoheterotrophic protocorms near conspecific adult plants. Here we test the hypothesis that mycorrhizal...
📣 IMS Newsletter out 📣 @mycorrhiza_ims Newsl. No. 15 is out! 46 pages of a total re-design by @melissajd_ & #RosarioIacono It includes 2 short articles, @NewPhyt Meeting report, 3 @southmycorrhiza interviews & ‘more, & Top 1 article by Sir David Read! https://t.co/18bPgMS4IE
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Why do some mushrooms glow? @KatieField4 , from the School of Biosciences, explains why some mushrooms glow, and takes on the task of trying to grow some bioluminescent mushrooms. @bbcworldservice Crowd Science
bbc.co.uk
We explore the mysterious phenomenon of bioluminescence
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Why do some mushrooms glow? 🍄What do fungi have to gain from making themselves bright green?! CrowdScience bothered @KatieField4, who kindly grew us some bioluminescent mushrooms to help us find the answer. @hfishaay @owlglass
https://t.co/cdhVmoJADh
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We explore the mysterious phenomenon of bioluminescence
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