We're recruiting a new senior technical officer for our exciting new ARC Linkage Grant #siliceousplants. Please circulate if you can.

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.

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

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

Just 17 days left to apply for a fully-funded PhD project. Open to international candidates! Will silicon be an effective plant defence against pests / pathogens under future climates? Chance to work with the wonderful @profSueHartley too!

Welcome Sajjad and Happy Birthday Ramalka! Great to have Sajjad Reyhani start his PhD journey with us at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment last week. Also celebrating a birthday. @Rama_Kasige @sajjad_reyhani @cherierh #siliceousplants @westsyduhie

New fully funded PhD project available. We're interested in whether silicon accumulation can help plants resist attack by herbivorous pests while they also experience abiotic stress. Fantastic opportunity to collaborate with @profSueHartley. #siliceousplants

Just a short one this time; how climatic factors in the Mediterranean influence silicon uptake. Climatic Drivers of Silicon Accumulation in a Model Grass Operate in Low- but Not High-Silicon Soils mdpi.com/2152676 #mdpiplants via @Plants_MDPI

Interested in doing a PhD? Scholarships now available from Western Sydney University. Come and join us!

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…