Welcome to the 41st issue of the Plant Success newsletter! We’re conducting a short anonymous survey to gather feedback – whether you read every issue or just occasionally, we’d love to hear from you. This is your chance to tell us what you enjoy, what you’d like to see more of, and how we can make the newsletter even better
Author: Professor Tim Brodribb, the University of Tasmania. Plant behaviour may seem rather boring compared with the frenetic excesses of animals. Yet the lives of our vegetable friends, who tirelessly feed the entire biosphere (including us), are full of exciting action. It just requires a little more effort to appreciate. One such behaviour is the dynamic opening and closing of
PhD Students Caitlin Dudley, Kritika Sharma, Abhishek Soni and Chamilka Ratnayake ran an exhibit called Plant Detectives at the World Science Festival Brisbane on 22 and 23 March, 2025. Approximately 1,900 people visited the Queensland Museum Dinosaur Garden where the Plant Success display was. The exhibit gave attendees the opportunity to discover how plants have evolved with unique adaptions and
