Soil scientist @westsyduhie @WesternSydneyU studying how environmental change impacts nutrient cycling and ecosystem function.
Joined June 2016
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
25 Aug 2025
A natural blue joins the @FAOWHOCodex standards for the first time.💙
Jagua blue from Colombia, used for generations by Indigenous Peoples, is now recognized as a safe food colour, opening new markets while protecting consumers.
🔗 bit.ly/43uW6pV
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😟 The increasing use of precautionary fungicide applications in Australian canola is cause for concern.
What may seem like cheap insurance could be a longer-term risk to canola production.
Weigh the pros/cons of fungicide use & follow the #AFREN Fungicide Resistance 5 principles: afren.com.au/understanding/
👉 Read: groundcover.grdc.com.au/grdc…
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
29 Jul 2025
OPINION
Soil Phosphorus Dynamics are an Overlooked but Dominant Control on Mineral‐Associated Organic Matter
🔗 buff.ly/7FMgtvo
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
4 Jun 2025
Plant microbiome improves drought resistance:
Drought stress increases plant 4-oxoproline and enriches Streptomyces & Leifsonia spp. in wheat rhizosphere. These changes enhance plant drought resistance & have lasting legacy effects
cell.com/cell-host-microbe/a…
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
4 Jun 2025
Registration is open for the annual Soil Health & Biology Certificate Program at @westernsydneyu Hawkesbury Campus.
Register at: shorturl.at/q4NXx #soilhealth #soilbiology #regenerativeagriculture
@soilscienceaust @Prof_Braj_Singh
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
29 May 2025
New paper from lab 'Drought-induced plant microbiome and metabolic enrichments improve drought resistance'
in @cellhostmicrobe of @CellPressNews
led by our superstar PhD student Jiayu Li with @hongweiliu10 @ManuDelBaq @wang_juntao & others
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
8 May 2025
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: bit.ly/4375M8D #PlantScience #SoilScience #Sustainability #AcademicTwitter
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
8 May 2025
7. The Importance of Nutrients in Controlling How Much Ecosystems Can Slow the Rate of Rising CO₂
Study how nutrients regulate carbon uptake and storage in global ecosystems. Led by Catriona Macdonald(HIE)
bit.ly/434xNOd
#CarbonCycle #EcosystemScience #AcademicSky
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19 Mar 2025
This was a cool find while digging around for some roots yesterday
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
21 Feb 2025
Adelaide Peeps: still time to buy tickets for Science Comedy 😂🤣 adelaidefringe.com.au/fringe…
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
15 Feb 2025
Happy to share that my paper on creativity in research labs is out in the "Ten Simply Rules" article series.
Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs
I hope you find it to be useful.
journals.plos.org/ploscompbi…
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
12 Feb 2025
🚨Abstract submission for Rhizosphere 6 closes on 28 February! Don’t miss your chance to share your research with the global rhizosphere community in Edinburgh this June
rhizo6.org
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
14 Feb 2025
The initiative and the journal has benefitted form tireless support and guidance from Prof Wall. This special issue celebrates Diana immense contribution to soil ecology.
Please share and retweet
@FAOLandWater @SoilScienceAust @theGSBI @WileyEcolEvol @wileymicrobio
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment has released a special issue to celebrate Prof Diana Wall contributions to soil ecology. This issue includes 21 high impact articles written by global leaders in the discipline.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
5 Dec 2024
3, 2, 1, BAKE! We're looking for a perfect crumb and no soggy bottoms in the Rothamsted tent this #WorldSoilDay...Follow our recipe for a perfect soil 👇
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
5 Dec 2024
This afternoon (13:00 Berlin time), the second video of my new channel 'Life in the Soil' will be released, on World Soil Day.
I hope you will like it. It explains about our work on soils and global change.
#WorldSoilDay #WorldSoilDay2024
youtube.com/@lifeinthesoil
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
3 Dec 2024
Diana Wall was a leader in #soilecology & #soilbiodiversity across the globe. She mentored many scientists & policy-makers around the world. Read about & SO's new column in honor of Diana #TheWallReview. PLZ repost!
soil-organisms.org/index.php…
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5 Dec 2024
#WorldSoilDay2024 Caring for soils: measure, monitor, manage. We took a moment today to gather and enjoy cake and conversation to appreciate the service of our soils!
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
5 Dec 2024
Soil is more than just dirt. It is a living ecosystem that supports biodiversity and food security.
On this #WorldSoilDay & every day, let's show our love and gratitude for this precious resource.
🔁 and 🤎 👇
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Catriona Macdonald retweeted
1 Dec 2024
#SoilsRotorua2024 NEW ADDITIONS coming this week! Support HomewardBound FundRaising @SoilScienceAust @CSIRO @mwlr_nz @LincolnUniNZ @ACIARAustralia @scion_research
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