Fikadu Biru, PhD

@rputrabio @Tarikul_Entom @XimeCibils @profSueHartley @ScottJohnsonLab Congrats Rocky and all! Well done.

@EELaboratory Congratulations Chris!

@Tarikul_Entom @FrontPlantSci @ScottJohnsonLab @EELaboratory Mamy thanks, buddy!

@Fkbiru @FrontPlantSci @ScottJohnsonLab @EELaboratory Congratulations mate!

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

@EELaboratory @ScottJohnsonLab @westsyduhie Many thanks, Chris🤗

Congratulations to @Fkbiru and @ScottJohnsonLab from the @westsyduhie for providing new knowledge on how "Silicon-mediated herbivore defence in a pasture grass under reduced and Anthropocene levels of CO2" frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

New Research: Silicon-mediated herbivore defence in a pasture grass under reduced and Anthropocene levels of CO2: The uptake and accumulation of silicon (Si) in grass plants play a crucial role in alleviating both biotic and… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #PlantScience #PlantSci

@SRosbakh @Carlsbergfondet Interested. I will DM you.

Interested in doing a postdoc (plant ecology) in my group at the Uni Copenhagen after doing a PhD/Postdoc abroad? Then consider applying for Reintegration Fellowship by @Carlsbergfondet: carlsbergfondet.dk/en/Applicant/A… I can offer my help with proposal writing.

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.

Viewpoint: Extending the elemental defence hypothesis in the light of plant chemodiversity 📖 ow.ly/yIo350PqRtA @rputrabio and Caroline Müller @wileyplantsci

PhD Scholarships are now available @westernsydneyu ! I am currently looking for two students to work on the biogeography of AM fungi in Australia and on AM fungal diversity & plant defence. Contact me if you're interested in applying. westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/sc… please share

@rputrabio @NewPhyt @chemodiversity Congratulations, Rocky! Well done

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 dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2… #siliceousplants

@ScottJohnsonLab @FunEcology @XimeCibils @Tarikul_Entom @CookeJulia Fantastic to see our recent paper comes out! In this paper, we have shown that elevated atmospheric CO2 declines Si accumulation and exacerbates endophyte reductions in plant P. Well done Johnson et al👌

@jmwaterm @Matthias__Erb @lei_plant @tristancofer Congratulations, buddy!

Excited to share our recent work with @Matthias__Erb @lei_plant @tristancofer in which we found that continuous exposure to natural blends of volatiles released from herbivore-attacked plants induces a distinct temporal response in neighboring plants. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

@Tarikul_Entom @RU_Entomology Congratulations, mate!

Excited to share that I've started my postdoc in entomology at #Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. My research at Rutgers will focus on IPM of the annual bluegrass weevil, particularly by using #silicon fertilisation and entomopathogenic nematodes. @RU_Entomology

@rputrabio @ChemEcolCM Congratulations, Rocky!

@frewecologist @EcolSocAus Congratulations, Adam!

Can’t believe I’m the 2023 next generation ecologist! Thank you @EcolSocAus! Looking forward to diving belowground with everyone in Darwin to think about mycorrhizal fungi!

@ColesDonovin @Samanthaeandres Congratulations to both of you👏

I am officially now a plant doctor! So special to share it with @Samanthaeandres who received her Ph.D. too! Thank you to my colleagues, friends and family for all your support and love.

@Tarikul_Entom Well done Tarik👍

Today I presented at #ISCE_APACE on how plant silicon defences may play a role in biocontrol of herbivorous arthropods.