Members of our group presented two posters at the 2nd Teaching Innovation Conference at the Faculty of Science and Technology, UPV/EHU! Research and teaching go hand in hand — both deserve innovation and dedication. 👩‍🏫🔬

🚀 Exciting news! Daniel Marino and @diegotazueco.bsky.social from our group have visited the CBGP in Madrid to share insights on root system research as part of the Roots4Future network. 🌱✨Great discussions on plant resilience & future collaborations. 🌾

👩🏻‍🔬 Today, on the International Day of Cereals, we highlight our research on wheat and barley 🌾 Their growth depends on efficient nitrogen use, and at NUMAPS, we study how to optimize it for better yields and sustainability. Science for a greener future! 🌱🔬

🌱Understanding nitrogen use in cereals starts at the molecular level🔬We use Brachypodium distachyon calluses as a tool to unravel the molecular mechanisms behind nitrogen use in cereals. Every step, from petri dishes to fields, brings us closer to more sustainable agriculture🌾

🌱Field season begins! ✨We've started our wheat experiments, testing nitrogen use efficiency under real field conditions. Excited for the season ahead! 🚜

🌍✨ Had the pleasure of giving a talk on soil and soil health as part of the ECHO project, a fantastic citizen science initiative empowering people to monitor and protect European soils 🏞️🌱

Big thanks to Ibercivis and Sagarrak for making it happen 🙌

👩🏻‍🔬Today, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the incredible women in our lab and beyond who drive research forward. Their work is essential to building a more inclusive and sustainable future in science. More equity, more science, more justice!🌱

🔬 On Pikovskaya agar, phosphate solubilization is key! Left: a microorganism forms a halo 🟢, releasing phosphate. Right: no halo ❌, no solubilization. Microbes matter for soil fertility! 🌱🦠

#Microbiology #SoilHealth #PhosphateSolubilization

🎉 Great news for NUMAPS! @amoadrian-bl.bsky.social is back on the team! 🚀 He’ll be working from Berlin before returning to our lab. We’re thrilled to have him on board again and can’t wait for all the exciting research ahead! 🌱🔬

Innovation takes flight with the project VIA-DRON led by our team member Usue Pérez-López! Watch as our drone surveys the first of the vineyard plots🍇, paving the way for precision agriculture in the Basque Country! #PlantScience

Multitarget and suspect-screening of antimicrobials in vegetables samples: Uptake experiments and identification of transformation products This work provided an accurate analytical method to perform a multitarget analysis of a variety of antimicrobials (AMs) including sulfonamides, tetrac…

Our team members @iratiijurco.bsky.social and Maite Lacuesta teamed up with the IBeA group to analyse lettuce 🥬 bioassays in antimicrobial-contaminated 🦠 soils, revealing their transfer to the lettuce🥬, but also their degradation. #SoilHealth

Check it out here:
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Exciting news! @julenastigarraga.bsky.social joins our team as a postdoctoral researcher! 🎉 With expertise in forest ecosystems🌲 and global change, he will delve into forest ecology under the guidance of Dr. Asier Herrero. Welcome aboard, Julen!

🌾 Did you know? Our paper published in the Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science on Sorghum bicolor's resilience to drought stress was:
🏅 Among the top 10% of downloads for 2022.
🏅 Ranked as one of the top 10 most-cited papers between 2022–2023.

#TopDownloadedArticle #TopCitedArticle #PlantScience

🌱 This week, the NUMAPS team participated in a workshop with our colleagues at the Maria Goyri Biotechnology Center. Together, we shared strategies, discussed techniques, and explored collaborative opportunities in environmental and human health research. 🌍💡

🌱 Excited to be Guest Editor for the Special Issue "Soil Nitrogen Cycle: Environmental Threats and Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture"!

📝 You can submit your work by June 25, 2024
🔗mdpi.com/journal/agriculture/spec...

Let’s drive sustainable farming forward! 🌾✨

🎉 Happy New Year from all of us at NUMAPS! 🌱 We wish you a year full of growth, discovery, and sustainability. Thank you for supporting our journey—we’re excited for all that 2025 will bring. Stay tuned for updates—let’s make it a remarkable year! 🌍✨

Initiating the first hydroponic experiment to investigate the molecular processes underlying nitrogen nutrition in rice—an essential step toward developing sustainable and efficient fertilizers!

Thrilled to announce that I’ve been awarded a 4-year postdoctoral contract from the Basque Government! 🌱✨ Excited to grow as a scientist while continuing to be part of the amazing @numaps-news.bsky.social team. Looking forward to advancing agricultural sustainability together! 🌍🔬

We're thrilled to welcome a new PhD candidate to our lab! 🎉🚀 Exciting times ahead as we continue to grow and push the boundaries of science together. Welcome aboard @diegotazueco.bsky.social! 🌟 #NewBeginnings #PhDLife #PlantScience

Festive day in great company! 🎄Today we enjoyed our Christmas lunch together with @numaps-news.bsky.social and Ekofisko groups 🌱🌾 Cheers to collaboration and shared moments!

🌿 Christmas lunch with amazing coworkers to wrap up an incredible year!🥂 🎄

Great day in the lab! 🧪🌱 We had the pleasure of hosting high school students from Talaia Ikastetxea at the University of the Basque Country for hands-on pigment and protein measurements. A big thanks to the Elhuyar Foundation for making it possible!

Palaeoecological multiproxy reconstruction captures long-term climatic and anthropogenic impacts on vegetation dynamics in the Rhaetian Alps Alpine ecosystems are particularly affected by climate change due to their high sensitivity to temperature variations. Understanding the response of v…

Our team member Maria Leunda collaborated on a study published in Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology! This study explores the impacts of climate change and human activity on vegetation dynamics🌿 in the Rhaetian Alps🏔️ over the last 14,200 years.
Check it out!
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🌱On this International Day of Soil, we emphasize its role as the foundation of agriculture, ecosystems, and food security. 🌍 At NUMAPS, we study how sustainable fertilizer practices can improve soil health, reduce greenhouse gases, and enhance crop yields.

Unibertsitatea eta diziplinartekotasuna mahai-ingurua YouTube video by Udako Euskal Unibertsitatea - UEU -

Our team member Arantza Aldezabal joined a thoughtful round table on 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 hosted by the Basque Summer University.

Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq59...

Excited to share a publication by our team member Iker Pardo in the Journal of Environmental Management! 🏔️🌿 The study provides valuable insights into enhancing biodiversity in the rural landscapes of the Western Pyrenees. #Agroecology #Biodiversity

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Me, after wasting 100 kg of plastic in Eppendorf tubes and pipette tips, and liters of hazardous chemicals, only to conclude there's a lot of contamination

Plant scientists, this one's for you! 🌱🎶 I’ve curated a Spotify playlist perfect for the lab, greenhouse, or fieldwork.

Check it out, and drop your suggestions in the comments! Let’s grow this playlist together! 🌿

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Funny how life works! 🌍 My academic journey at UPV/EHU
started with my first Geoderma paper during my PhD, and now, as I finish my postdoc, I’ve submitted my final paper to the same journal. A perfect circle of science! ✨📚