Professor at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
Joined August 2014
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
10 May 2025
Our new paper is out in #Physiological_Entomology with @EELaboratory and @ScottJohnsonLab. We asked: Can #plant_silicon_defence interfere with carotenoid sequestration and green cryptic colouration in insect larvae? Check out the answer 👇
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
1 Dec 2024
Congratulations @ScottJohnsonLab & Yolima Carrillo @westsyduhie - successfully awarded ARC Discovery Project w/ collaborators from @sheffielduni, 'Synergising plant symbionts & silicon to mitigate heat stress in legumes'. Offering future #soilhealth #cropproductivity.
@westsydu
27 Nov 2024
Exciting news! Ten projects led by Western Sydney University researchers have been collectively awarded more than $8 million through the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) 2025 Discovery Projects scheme.
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research, Enterprise and Global) Professor Deborah Sweeney congratulated all involved in this funding success.
“This impressive funding success reflects Western’s continued focus on sustained research excellence, innovation, and outcomes that translate into impactful economic, social and environmental change for the communities we serve around the globe,” said Professor Sweeney.
Read more: tinyurl.com/4v6cwkxs
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
14 Oct 2024
Our meta-analysis on the effects of silicon-based plant defences on different herbivore functional groups is out now in @Ecology_Letters! This was a great team effort with @ScottJohnsonLab @itchyshin @profSueHartley @CookeJulia @jmwryalls & Losia Lagisz.
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
6 Jun 2024
What strategies do plants use to get what they need from soil?
Invest in themselves? partner with fungi?
PhD scholarship @westsyduhie with me, @jsoilecol & @ianjwright1 exploring ecology of plant strategies (including mycorrhizas) 🌱to acquire soil resources.
Details below
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
22 May 2024
Call for papers for a Special Issue on the theme of 'Innovation in plant and soil sciences to tackle critical global challenges'.
Submit your abstract by 31 July 2024
full details at: ow.ly/FVNB50RQHrl
@KatieField4, @PPS_UoS, @WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
21 May 2024
Call for papers!
Plants, People, Planet @plantspplplanet special Issue on innovation in plant and soil sciences to tackle critical global challenges.
🌿🔬🌍🍄🌾
Abstracts due 31st July!
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
8 Apr 2024
"Ready to start a new decade of adventures"🤭
Thank you, Scott & and my labmates, for the birthday lunch♥️ (missing Nowrin)
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And welcome Lulu to the team!
#siliconcrew #lablunch #labgroup #birthday #30
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
27 Mar 2024
Dear GSBI community: it is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Diana Wall, our scientific chair. This is a tremendous loss for our community. Please see our website for a longer tribute: globalsoilbiodiversity.org/
And CSU's article here: source.colostate.edu/diana-w…
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13 Feb 2024
We're recruiting a new senior technical officer for our exciting new ARC Linkage Grant #siliceousplants. Please circulate if you can.
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
24 Jan 2024
Throwback to our first lab lunch for 2024! ❤️ Welcome Marie-Emma😍 & Congratulations Scott on your promotion!🥳🍻
#siliconcrew #hie #team
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
14 Dec 2023
Artificial Intelligence in Ecology: A Commentary on a Chatbot's Perspective - Reyhani Haghighi - 2023 - The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America - Wiley Online Library esajournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
11 Sep 2023
Just arrived!! Renato de Mello Prado (ed). Benefits of Silicon in the Nutrition of Plants. Springer, Cham. And my chapter: Hodson, M.J. (2023). Silicon Mitigates the Effects of Aluminium Toxicity. #siliceousplants
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ALT Benefits of Silicon in the Nutrition of Plants.
ALT Silicon Mitigates the Effects of Aluminium Toxicity.
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
6 Nov 2023
27 Oct 2023
📰Published📰 Silicon and endophyte defenses in tall fescue reduce an insect folivore’s feeding efficiency and immunity dlvr.it/Sy206V
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
6 Nov 2023
A new paper, with @JoannaCCarey on #siliceousplants is out!
19 Oct 2023
📰Published📰 Stress alters the role of silicon in controlling plant water movement dlvr.it/SxgF3j
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
4 Nov 2023
Congratulations mate!
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
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
Check it out
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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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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31 Aug 2023
New Funded PhD Project. Delighted to be part of a team offering a new funded PhD project addressing the basis for silicon transport in wheat, especially in response to drought and herbivory. #siliceousplants
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Professor Scott Johnson retweeted
28 Jul 2023
Anyone interested in doing a Postdoc in Plant Science 🌱 in Uruguay 🇺🇾??
If you are, DM.
If not, retweet 😉!
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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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