Studied PhD@westsyduhie in the lab of @ScottJohnsonLab
Joined March 2018
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4 Nov 2023
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
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1 Nov 2023
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.… #PlantScience #PlantSci
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1 Nov 2023
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.… #PlantScience #PlantSci
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Fikadu Biru, PhD retweeted
31 Aug 2023
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.
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Fikadu Biru, PhD retweeted
2 Aug 2023
Viewpoint: Extending the elemental defence hypothesis in the light of plant chemodiversity
📖 ow.ly/yIo350PqRtA
@rputrabio and Caroline Müller
@wileyplantsci
ALT Novel concept on incorporating the intraspecific and intraindividual chemodiversity aspects in the elemental defence hypothesis of a hyperaccumulator plant.
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Fikadu Biru, PhD retweeted
2 Aug 2023
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…
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13 Jun 2023
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/10.1111/1365-2435… #siliceousplants
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13 Jun 2023
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👌
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5 Aug 2022
Great opportunity and Scott is an amazing PI to work with. Miss it not👌
5 Aug 2022
Interested in doing a PhD? Scholarships now available from Western Sydney University. Come and join us!
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23 Jul 2022
New Publication Alert!
Thrilled to share our latest paper out in @Ecol_Ent . We show that plant-mediated interactions between herbivorous insects can be impacted by plant silicon defences. @ScottJohnsonLab @blinkybenjy
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8 Apr 2022
#ScottJohnsonLab
Excited to see our recent paper out in EEA: Contrasting impacts of herbivore induction and elevated atmospheric CO2 on silicon defences and consequences for subsequent herbivores onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Fikadu Biru, PhD retweeted
18 Feb 2022
Great to see our latest silicon paper out: Elevated atmospheric CO2 changes defence allocation in wheat but herbivore resistance persists | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences royalsocietypublishing.org/d…
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Fikadu Biru, PhD retweeted
13 Jan 2022
Excited to share our new paper out in Journal of Pest Science. We provide novel evidence for the plant-mediated effects of silicon on the anti-predator defences of Helicoverpa armigera. #Siliceous_plant #Insect @ScottJohnsonLab @blinkybenjy
Check it out: link.springer.com/article/10…
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Fikadu Biru, PhD retweeted
12 Jan 2022
Editor's Choice Article #Plants_mdpi
"Silicon Alters Leaf Surface Morphology and Suppresses Insect Herbivory in a Model Grass Species"
mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/5/643
Published: 19 May 2020
Views: 1877
Citations: 15
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Fikadu Biru, PhD retweeted
26 Nov 2021
Silicon or symbionts? Grasses use both types of anti-herbivore defences functionalecologists.com/202… via @wordpressdotcom
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Fikadu Biru, PhD retweeted
12 Oct 2021
I am recruiting 1-2 PhD students for Fall 2022! Come study mycorrhizal ecology with my group and join a great graduate program @EEES_Dartmouth. Fully funded. Please RT and share with any interested students! More info and instructions on how to apply here: balachaudhary.com/phd-2022.h…
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Fikadu Biru, PhD retweeted
12 Oct 2021
New paper out in @JEcology led by @ScottJohnsonLab with @XimeCibils, @thehungrybug et al. We found silicon-based plant defenses are highest under nutrient-limited conditions, in line with the resource availability hypothesis! #siliceousplants #herbivory besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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Fikadu Biru, PhD retweeted
7 Oct 2021
Job opportunity (for folks in Australia). 3 year postdoc position at our new node of the ARC Centre for Plant Success in Nature & Agriculture at Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment. Research adaptations to heat and water stress in Australian species! tinyurl.com/e4ym9bsw
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Fikadu Biru, PhD retweeted
8 Oct 2021
Paper out @NewPhyt❕
🌱🐛 Plant herbivore protection by arbuscular mycorrhizas: A role for fungal diversity? 🌱🐛
with @1pantunes @dunkie_c @profSueHartley @ScottJohnsonLab @mrillig @bennett_lab
#mycorrhiza #biodiversity #fungi #soil #insect
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
ALT Section of figure that outlines two (of many) potential outcomes from applying arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculants. One scenario is where the introduced fungal taxon persists and promotes defenses of plants and thus benefits plant communities. The second scenario is where the introduced fungal taxon does not persist in the environment (possible it is not suited to it, or is outcompeted by the resident fungi already present) and there is no defense-benefit for plants.
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Fikadu Biru, PhD retweeted
22 Sep 2021
Next month we will host the Plant Insect Interaction Workshop in Wageningen! It will be a hybrid event with two awesome online keynotes: @BallareCL and @ScottJohnsonLab.
We welcome students, PhDers, and postdocs to join us live or online! Register here: graduateschool-eps.info/even…
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