Agricultural researcher interested in improving soils and substrates to improve fruit yield and quality.https://bsky.app/profile/pippa-french.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pippa-french.bsky.social/post/3mv2lgjcdc22wCan microbes help strawberries best the heat? Check out my recent article to find out! page 91 https://issuu.com/berriesaustralia/docs/australian_berry_journal_spring_2026_-_edition_2?fr=sZjVkZTg1OTgwNDg09 Sep 2026 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:tpsqagxjhydgmdbbs2r3ilco/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2lgjcdc22whttps://bsky.app/profile/pippa-french.bsky.social/post/3mkrv4ih5d22yAs of yesterday, I'm officially a doctor. None of them are on bluslesky to tag, but huge thanks to Nigel Swarts (pictured), Marcus Hardie and Kara Barry: my perfectly complimentary and differently brilliant supervisors01 May 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:tpsqagxjhydgmdbbs2r3ilco/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrv4ih5d22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pippa-french.bsky.social/post/3m64kozbafc2bThe perks of researching strawberries! Three different varieties to taste test 🤤21 Nov 2025 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:tpsqagxjhydgmdbbs2r3ilco/app.bsky.feed.post/3m64kozbafc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pippa-french.bsky.social/post/3m3nyhlqaik27Installed my latest trial yesterday! I'm testing a range of biostimulants to see if they can help improve 🍓 quality and yield during hot weather20 Oct 2025 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:tpsqagxjhydgmdbbs2r3ilco/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3nyhlqaik27https://bsky.app/profile/pippa-french.bsky.social/post/3lxvbsatlmk2iFor hot takes on cover crops in cool climate viticulture, look no further! My latest paper is out 👍 https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/mF2ACr8DKNfAZNrVKTzhJt47Eb7?domain=dx.doi.org02 Sep 2025 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:tpsqagxjhydgmdbbs2r3ilco/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxvbsatlmk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pippa-french.bsky.social/post/3lumchfpzzs2gShelf life of cut flowers experiment set up by the Horticultural Science students. The most aesthetically pleasing practical class that I teach!23 Jul 2025 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:tpsqagxjhydgmdbbs2r3ilco/app.bsky.feed.post/3lumchfpzzs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pippa-french.bsky.social/post/3lujwjpwru226As many of the @utas.edu.au crew as we could get together for a photo at the AWITC (missing Kathy and Alison). #the_awitc22 Jul 2025 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:tpsqagxjhydgmdbbs2r3ilco/app.bsky.feed.post/3lujwjpwru226https://bsky.app/profile/pippa-french.bsky.social/post/3luh5ystua22oLove Calvin's research about grape root distribution under different floor management (including under-vine cover crops).21 Jul 2025 04:34 +0000at://did:plc:tpsqagxjhydgmdbbs2r3ilco/app.bsky.feed.post/3luh5ystua22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pippa-french.bsky.social/post/3lru2hgrhds24Such a great article about plant microbiomes responding to heat. And relevant to my upcoming research on how substrate microbiomes interact with heat to affect strawberry fruit quality. https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.adw365918 Jun 2025 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:tpsqagxjhydgmdbbs2r3ilco/app.bsky.feed.post/3lru2hgrhds24https://bsky.app/profile/pippa-french.bsky.social/post/3lrh33pahec26Saw some baby strawberry plants going in at the Pinata berry farm at Orielton yesterday and had a great chat with farm manager Jan, dreaming up research projects to improve plant resilience and maintain fruit size in hot weather.12 Jun 2025 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:tpsqagxjhydgmdbbs2r3ilco/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrh33pahec26