Alun SaltThe conference is in full swing Jeff Ollerton’s latest post makes clear that this is a massive event, with almost 7000 Botanists in attendance, and 3519 talks.
Holy molly! Just as big as a botanical conference can be! #IBC2017 #Shenzhen pic.twitter.com/noMnwg5JkB
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
This is what 7000 plant scientists in one room look like! #postdoclife #ibc2017 pic.twitter.com/md1yCoKLzl
— Joanne Ashnest (@JoAshnest) July 24, 2017
Systematics and Comparative Biology
Michael Donoghue kicked off #IBC2017 with systematics and comparative biology pic.twitter.com/1MXD6fkPyC
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
Michael Donoghue, giving plenary lecture on systematics & comparative biology @ #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/UvESpQQvUI
— Dr. Andi Wolfe, Professor Emeritus (@AndiWolfe) July 24, 2017
Michael Donoghue: is "systemists" vs "comparative biologists" the "dog people vs cat people" debate of plant science?! #ibc2017 pic.twitter.com/VvFOF1Ml6T
— Joanne Ashnest (@JoAshnest) July 24, 2017
In huge plenary, michael donoghue talks Vibernum leaf architecture & climate #IBC2017 We're all comparative biologists at 💓 pic.twitter.com/V5dn32CTjE
— Pat Heslop-Harrison (@Pathh1) July 24, 2017
What's got a big red arrow and thinks it all comes back to phylogeny? This guy #ibc2017 #michaeldonoghue pic.twitter.com/6wWYA41apw
— Joanne Ashnest (@JoAshnest) July 24, 2017
Donoghue on model lineages and the fields of systematics and comparative biology. Should they be separated into different fields? #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/3dPzuW2XcO
— Renske Onstein (@RenskeOnstein) July 24, 2017
Viburnum leaf diversity varies with climate – especially when it comes to teeth! #ibc2017 #michaeldonoghue https://t.co/IYksXPwp4U pic.twitter.com/gAZRJb9ZuT
— Joanne Ashnest (@JoAshnest) July 24, 2017
Standing room only for Michael Donoghue's plenary talk #ibc2017 pic.twitter.com/ba1C1zcD0V
— Dr. Alex Sullivan (@lxsllvn) July 24, 2017
Plant Breeding
Jia-Yang Li is all for rice Superdomestiction: define your traits, then find the genes like IPA1 ideal plant architecture #Ibc2017 pic.twitter.com/PDDYfl8Luv
— Pat Heslop-Harrison (@Pathh1) July 24, 2017
Ralph Bock Potsdam shows intercellular transfer across grafts between spp. Breeding & biotech implications #IBC2017 https://t.co/XZCpeHc9Sd pic.twitter.com/C93O6GkPoQ
— Pat Heslop-Harrison (@Pathh1) July 24, 2017
Xiao-Feng Cao Beijing on gene-wide effects of demethylases & transposons from Arabidopsis to rice https://t.co/UnHxlIr7dQ #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/L3FiFKN0zC
— Pat Heslop-Harrison (@Pathh1) July 24, 2017
Tropical Plant-Animal Interactions: Coevolution in the Anthropocene
J Kress @nmnh / Tropical Plant-Animal Interactions: Coevolution in the Anthropocene at #ibc2017 pic.twitter.com/WUSftMXt7q
— Martin Kalfatovic | E. americanum | @udcmrk@mas.to (@UDCMRK) July 24, 2017
Kress: coevolutionary mosaic of plants pollinators for Heliconia #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/cdGMgSlcyW
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
Key note lecture by W. John Kress #IBC2017 Tropical Plants Animals Interaction pic.twitter.com/9ZMa4SehWJ
— Palash Chandra Mondol (@iampalash11) July 24, 2017
Smallest bird but doing a wonderful job. Interaction between Heliconias and Hummingbirds. #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/viWNv9MHpL
— Palash Chandra Mondol (@iampalash11) July 24, 2017
John Kress on hummingbird pollination of Heliconia: "Go out there in nature and sit in front of flowers to see what happens" #IBC2017
— Hervé Sauquet 🌈 (@hsauquet_rbgsyd) July 24, 2017
Complexity of life increases when considering animal interaction #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/MNytj5EGgG
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
How do Plants Age and Die?
How do plants age and die? – some new insights | Hong Gil NAM at the #ibc2017 pic.twitter.com/3GDrQhRVmk
— Martin R. Kalfatovic (@BHLProgDirector) July 24, 2017
CAM and C4
The complicated story of C4 and CAM evolution. @erikaedw is tackling this complex story! #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/w4hSZIcOJ6
— Cody Coyotee Howard (@wile_phylote) July 24, 2017
@erikaedw: The complex landscape of C4 and CAM evolution, with several transition points and bottlenecks #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/U1EDy0tJxa
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
Bottleneck in C4/CAM transition from C3 #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/TRrp6rJ45L
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
#ibc2017 Very nice shout-out to @kheyduk & her PhD work & her Thursday talk by @erikaedw in her CAM talk.
— Aaron Liston (@AaronListon) July 24, 2017
.@erikaedw highlights the work of @kheyduk and @iochromaland in her talk – yay #womeninSTEM! #IBC2017
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
Inspirational talk from @erikaedw on C4 and CAM. Broad scale and focused studies are needed for all sorts of traits.#IBC2017
— Cody Coyotee Howard (@wile_phylote) July 24, 2017
@erikaedw on bottlenecks and trajectories to syndrome evolution – C4 and CAM as great examples! #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/giSHducAo3
— Renske Onstein (@RenskeOnstein) July 24, 2017
Structure is bottleneck on C4 & CAM pathway evol, biochem is the easy part – Erika Edwards on her keynote talk #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/DMoOUbdskX
— Juan Moreira-Hernández, PhD. (@JMHbiologistico) July 24, 2017
But are structural modifications bottlenecks for the evolution of other trait syndromes (eg. pollination)? #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/8RPVhX7Imu
— Juan Moreira-Hernández, PhD. (@JMHbiologistico) July 24, 2017
Phenotyping
Phenotyping session at #IBC2017 , HERE WE GO. pic.twitter.com/ElhJ4kY4bi
— David Han (@DavidHa51202585) July 24, 2017
The 6 dimensions of plant phenotyping. @fredbaret #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/qJWJkDhM68
— David Han (@DavidHa51202585) July 24, 2017
Lamiales
Lamiales symposium has started at #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/tYKwI4GZiF
— Dr. Andi Wolfe, Professor Emeritus (@AndiWolfe) July 24, 2017
@dave_tank divergence time calibration in Lamiidae – on now! #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/fVmcJhqvLb
— Renske Onstein (@RenskeOnstein) July 24, 2017
Tin-Zhang Wang gave an interesting talk abt evolution of floral symmetry in Lamiales #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/WdlF0mT5yL
— Dr. Andi Wolfe, Professor Emeritus (@AndiWolfe) July 24, 2017
.@dave_tank: Dated trees clearly show that Lamiids/Lamiales exploded with diversity after the K/T extinction. #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/3IErUKrtUe
— Chris Martine | Plants are Cool, Too! (@MartineBotany) July 24, 2017
Phosphorus Nutrition
Phosphorus nutrition session about to start #IBC2017 @PlantEnergyBiol pic.twitter.com/AvHFMNUWJJ
— Oliver Berkowitz (@OliverBerkowitz) July 24, 2017
Laurent Nussaume on P transport #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/JHx3dY3zoE
— Oliver Berkowitz (@OliverBerkowitz) July 24, 2017
Polyploidy: evolution, function and diversification
@LiZheng_Arizona is giving his talk: Higher frequency of polyploidy associated with the colonization of land at #IBC2017 @BarkerLab
— Hong An 安 宏 (@Hong_An_) July 24, 2017
Zheng Li identifies 246 whole genome duplications 75% plant families. Mostly 4 rounds in angiosperms, 2 in gymnos, little in algae. #Ibc2017 pic.twitter.com/ZSsVkDbtFd
— Pat Heslop-Harrison (@Pathh1) July 24, 2017
Great talk by @LiZheng_Arizona from @BarkerLab, ~300 WGDs in green plants (many novel) found with 1kp data #ibc2017
— Claudio Casola (@ccasola) July 24, 2017
@JChrisPires is talking about: Polyploidy and the origins of novelty: impact of duplication on genomes and network evolution at #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/Fl9a3heGij
— Hong An 安 宏 (@Hong_An_) July 24, 2017
Tweeter extrodinaire @JChrisPires but not at #IBC2017, stats on butterfly-plant arms race & brassica glucosinolates https://t.co/tWT8Cb8DON pic.twitter.com/2fLWNiyaYL
— Pat Heslop-Harrison (@Pathh1) July 24, 2017
Fundamental understanding of Brassica genome interactions can go into practice for synthetic biology says @JChrisPires #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/G1rgqO57rJ
— Pat Heslop-Harrison (@Pathh1) July 24, 2017
Polyploidy: early effects and evolutionary implications
Doyle J. Opens the 2nd #polyploid session at #IBC2017. They change the mRNA/DNA. Dosage response similar between arabidopsis and glycine.
— Aureliano Bombarely (@aubombarely) July 24, 2017
Adams K. (#IBC2017): Brassica used as model. Overall ⬇️parental intron retention part of genomic shock. Cold/heat/drought ⬇️AS freq.
— Aureliano Bombarely (@aubombarely) July 24, 2017
Adams K. (T2-52-2) follows with abiotic stress, #polyploid & alt. splicing. #IBC2017. Intron retention is a common alt. splicing in plants.
— Aureliano Bombarely (@aubombarely) July 24, 2017
Zou XH (#IBC2017) show conserved regions in the 4x O. minuta. No fractionation compared with BB & CC. No exp. dominance for studied genes.
— Aureliano Bombarely (@aubombarely) July 24, 2017
Zou XH (#IBC2017) about 4x Oryza minuta (BBCC). Origin O. punctuata (BB) x O. officialis (CC). Target seq. of DEP1 , Sh4 & MOC1 regions.
— Aureliano Bombarely (@aubombarely) July 24, 2017
Luo B. #polyploid at #IBC2017, discuss #aneuploidy in #rice. 4X rice (Nippon. x 93-11) shows hybrid vigor. 40% aneuploids. Phen. Linked DE.
— Aureliano Bombarely (@aubombarely) July 24, 2017
The Moss Tree of Life
@mossMatters uses phylotranscriptomics to explore pleurocarp #mosses evolution #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/06ahspA9SS
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
@mossMatters explore pleurocarp #mosses evolution with phylotranscriptomics #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/dKAqtfhVol
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
Krug: all major peristome types emerged by Carboniferous #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/CaQ5TVBeke
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
Huttanen (via @mossMatters) clear sex-specific transcripts in #mosses but many without orthologs! #ibc2017 pic.twitter.com/MsAO4WmSQ6
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
600 genes later, @bryomedina resolved the generic mess in Funariaceae with phyllo concepts #ibc2017 pic.twitter.com/0UOnpiX5Al
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
Gorffinet resolved the backbone of #mosses with genomic data. Sphagnum is still a pain #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/lqURx9f1lE
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
Gorffinet resolved the backbone of #mosses with genomic data. Sphagnum is still a pain #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/lqURx9f1lE
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
Hybridization and Phylogentic reconstruction
Two types of phylogenies: easy ones and interesting ones – Michael Pirie on inferring species trees w/ reticulation #ibc2017
— Dr. Alex Sullivan (@lxsllvn) July 24, 2017
Key Questions on Angiosperm Macroevolution
.@phylieu giving a great explanation of the intricacies of different versions of Chicken Little #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/8pfa4pvdiM
— Charles Foster (@theCFos) July 24, 2017
Great talk by @phylieu on BiSSE vs HiSSe at #IBC2017.Proceed with caution when modeling, but don't lose hope! pic.twitter.com/K6q9MR1srD
— Christine Scoffoni (@cscoffoni5) July 24, 2017
Silvestro on angiosperm diversity dynamics through time: current diversity may be the highest ever! #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/gVm6pH8mB2
— Renske Onstein (@RenskeOnstein) July 24, 2017
@phylieu on type I errors in the SSE models: what to do? Don't give up, they are still useful models! #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/PxSgVwDBgr
— Renske Onstein (@RenskeOnstein) July 24, 2017
@NickJMatzke reminds us to always do model testing, and marcoevolurionary dispersal is real #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/f6Tm3H02Js
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
Chartier: different families of Ericales occupy different places in morphospace #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/VGKv0ITB5R
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
Fun talk that one. Some big families don't take up much floral morphospace #Balsaminaceae, some smal ones do #Lecythidiaceae #IBC2017 https://t.co/39ulvsQkrm
— Dr Peter Moonlight (@PeterMoonlight) July 24, 2017
Pace: Facultative liana species show clear wider, more dimorphic xylem than their tree counterparts #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/l3fki63dcx
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
Pace: Phloem has high phylosignal, independent from the habit #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/sn6mpojJg7
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
Plant response to Phorphorus and Nitrogen
Ricarda Jost from ARC CoE @PlantEnergyBiol talking about root cell-type specific regulators of P homeostasis at #IBC2017 Shenzen pic.twitter.com/rI1BMjj8CD
— Oliver Berkowitz (@OliverBerkowitz) July 24, 2017
Plant Response to Drought and Salt
Hernández-Gutiérrez: dated the Malvales tree with fossils #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/rFssS6C62a
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
Origin and Diversification of East Asian Flora
Yaowu Xing on speciation and immigration rates in Asian mountains and lowlands @PNASNews #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/T6nlUMIcGA
— Renske Onstein (@RenskeOnstein) July 24, 2017
Alexandra Muellner-Riehl on drivers of plant radiations in the QTP region #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/tXDTVxT7pz
— Renske Onstein (@RenskeOnstein) July 24, 2017
Molecular and Genetic Analysis of seed development
Temperature modulates seed dispersal in Bracecaceae by Dr. Xinran Li from @JohnInnesCentre #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/Y5FLl25g1e
— Palash Chandra Mondol (@iampalash11) July 24, 2017
Harnessing New Genetic Approaches to Improve Restoration Success
@MRossettoEvoEco #restorerenew standardised and efficient method for data informed predictive #provenancing #ibc2017 pic.twitter.com/AI7iAjKpuO
— Martin Breed (@_MBreed) July 24, 2017
Julie Etterson showing the potential unintended phenotypic consequences of sourcing seeding for restoration #ibc2017 pic.twitter.com/1b3iCj7jvb
— Martin Breed (@_MBreed) July 24, 2017
@SiegyK identifying a fungal microbiome hit list for minesite restoration #inoculation #ibc2017 pic.twitter.com/utbITzSxWz
— Martin Breed (@_MBreed) July 24, 2017
Evolution of Floral Traits
Dellinger : 3D morphometric landmark to quantify floral modularity and pollinator syndromes #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/8TYu7HksHp
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
Roddy wants you to think that hydraulic traits of flowers matter for selection #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/LyUeNgusgX
— Bier Kraichak (@bierbryo) July 24, 2017
People and Plants – the Unbreakable Bond
Grassland biodiversity loss, esp at high altitude is challenge @SandyKnapp linking wellbeing to biodiversity & ecosystem processes #ibc2017 pic.twitter.com/Sz6gwM98DZ
— Pat Heslop-Harrison (@Pathh1) July 24, 2017
@SandyKnapp we need plants, and plants need us. Let's protect what we still can. #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/Tmlgii1uyW
— Renske Onstein (@RenskeOnstein) July 24, 2017
.@SandyKnapp: environmental impact of consumption not only felt in our own backyard – a message keenly understood in China #IBC2017
— Alex Taylor (@ATayters) July 24, 2017
.@SandyKnapp "the knowledge being disseminated at #IBC2017 is vital for conserving the world's plants"
— Dr Peter Moonlight (@PeterMoonlight) July 24, 2017
#IBC2017 @SandyKnapp presenting a map of scientific collaborations #ScienceIsGlobal #ScienceIsMoreFocusedThanMyPhotos pic.twitter.com/QzjLk2Zql5
— Dr Peter Moonlight (@PeterMoonlight) July 24, 2017
@SandyKnapp discussing eating nightshade relatives #IBC2017 – no ta! @SarkinenTiina fed me one: the most disgusting thing I've ever eaten. pic.twitter.com/drbFSAu3gs
— Dr Peter Moonlight (@PeterMoonlight) July 24, 2017
Posters
It's quiet in the posters at #IBC2017 between morning talks – I'm using this time to take photos of posters I want to revisit later
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
Looks wordy but they're important. My #IBC2017 poster is all about #geophytes and #collaborations. Check it out! @IBC2017_XIX @geophytology pic.twitter.com/kVdYMyKKLV
— Cody Coyotee Howard (@wile_phylote) July 23, 2017
I didn't know there were "bryophagous" insects! Pretty cool! #IBC2017 #posters L0049 pic.twitter.com/7uk7LSib8A
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
I love the design of this poster about a cool South African fungus #IBC2017 #posters P1395 pic.twitter.com/4Vf5KiYZLh
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
Using #IPNI to study the history of women in botany – only 12% of plant names authored by women #IBC2017 #posters P1357 pic.twitter.com/2HudImMQKm
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
Do you like spicy peppers? Learn about the genomics of Capsicum at P1269! #IBC2017 #posters pic.twitter.com/XaG4prWh5Q
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
Geophytic Organisms – Ontogeny & PHYlogeny (GOOPhy) is a new working group for geophytic plants #IBC2017 #posters P1198 @wile_phylote pic.twitter.com/lt6ePUDZLe
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
Cook pines (Araucaria columnaris) know which hemisphere they're in (N or S) and lean accordingly #IBC2017 #posters P0882 pic.twitter.com/iv67qSgNIZ
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
Yay #ferns! Leaf functional traits and strategies have diversified since the Cretaceous #IBC2017 #posters P0817 pic.twitter.com/mujBOVqM84
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
Clusia flowers are so cool – now I know some are pollinated by cockroaches and are roach-pheromone scented! #IBC2017 #posters P0743 pic.twitter.com/1i9CfKt0YO
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
Even more #ferns! Poster to go with Lehtonen et al.'s very recent paper on drivers of diversification in ferns #IBC2017 #posters P0479 pic.twitter.com/h0x5Q2KxUa
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
More #ferns – two new species of Hypodematium on limestone in Korea #IBC2017 #posters P0474 pic.twitter.com/YZe8VUl7We
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
My poster #IBC2017 @IBC2017_XIX pic.twitter.com/AoP79drPRT
— Chuanji Zhao (@ZhaoChuanji) July 24, 2017
It's easy to have a beautiful poster when you study #orchids 😊#IBC2017 #posters P0467 pic.twitter.com/Z9P7ySfw4e
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
.@ainojuslen we are cited on this poster about Dryopteris dilatata! #ferns #IBC2017 #posters P0470 pic.twitter.com/NPbMQXa2Pj
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
My #IBC2017 poster is here, welcome to see our works with @JChrisPires @xinshuaiqi and @BarkerLab on Tuesday and Thursday. pic.twitter.com/yVa6s1kTjS
— Hong An 安 宏 (@Hong_An_) July 24, 2017
Neat work on niche differences between sexes in pleurocarpous mosses #IBC2017 #posters P0287 cc @mcdaniellab pic.twitter.com/dM72TXDCU3
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
A pair of Botrychium #posters #ferns #IBC2017 P0329 & L0037 pic.twitter.com/XOR5nLbXCh
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
Elliot Gardner previews his breadfruit work for @SandyKnapp at #IBC2017. 1 species really 2; local indigenous peeps already make distinction pic.twitter.com/eP9GseMzXC
— Chris Martine | Plants are Cool, Too! (@MartineBotany) July 24, 2017
Inside
An entire exhibit on bryophytes inside the #ibc2017 conference center. Have you seen this @mossMatters? pic.twitter.com/Rn8ujk1fxr
— Mike Moore (@gypsumbotany) July 24, 2017
Special for the pedantic botanists at #IBC2017 Fresh fruit platter has melon and tomato pic.twitter.com/ujNsZNcOIK
— Pat Heslop-Harrison (@Pathh1) July 24, 2017
Outside
There is an incredible display of artwork and models of bryophytes on the 5th floor at #IBC2017 pic.twitter.com/jGadGhwbEA
— Dr. Emily Sessa 🌿🔬 (@ebsessa) July 24, 2017
Tomorrow
If you're at #IBC2017 and love #geophytes, come hear me babble about them tomorrow at 1600. Info below. Page 111 in the Program Book pic.twitter.com/Eud56MyHCJ
— Cody Coyotee Howard (@wile_phylote) July 24, 2017
It looks like everyone’s hard at work.
You know it's #IBC2017 in China when @gypsumbotany & I are awake at 4:30 texting about the crazy science dreams we just had. #NoSleepTil
— Chris Martine | Plants are Cool, Too! (@MartineBotany) July 23, 2017
