Thrilled to present our latest Root2Res research on a novel methodology for simultaneous sampling of rhizosphere microbiota and root exudates from soil-grown plants @rootscientists.bsky.social @plantecohutton.bsky.social @irnasa.bsky.social @bulgarelli-d.bsky.social
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🌱Hidden highways: mapping plasmodesmata in Arabidopsis roots
👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70877
About Davis et al Quantification of cell-type-specific plasmodesmata distribution in ...
@emmanuellebayer.bsky.social George Bassel
👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70726
Thanks to @theplantjournal.bsky.social you can now enjoy a video 📺 abstract on the paper produced by our fabulous PhD students. Go an give it a 👀.
🚨 PhD Position in Plant Molecular Biology 🌱
We are looking for a motivated PhD student to join our team to study root protective barriers. If you are interested in confocal microscopy, cell wall biology, and plant development, this project might be for you! Please share!
#PlantScience #PlantSciJob
Thank you @sonaliroy.bsky.social for inviting me to give a talk in the Department of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering at Tennessee State University
Even though it was 9pm for me, I enjoyed my time, the interesting questions and the fact that I was up on so many screens at once 😊🌾
Fig. 1 (shortened, full legend in paper): Impact of Medicago truncatula GOLVEN10 peptide on root tortuosity and angular parameters relative to the primary root and gravity vector. (A) Change in root waving or tortuosity in Jemalong A17 plants upon GOLVEN10 application compared with untreated plants 10 d post-transfer to plates. (B) Change in lateral root angle of emergence relative to the primary root upon GLV10 peptide application in untreated M. truncatula R108 plants 10 d post-transfer to plates. (C) Change in lateral root angle of emergence relative to the gravity vector upon GLV10 peptide application in untreated M. truncatula Jemalong A17 plants 10 d post-transfer to plates. Scale bar=1 cm.
🌱📊 RESEARCH 📊🌱
GOLVEN10 increases Medicago lateral root branch angle and reduces the gravity setpoint angle. A GWAS identified causal SNPs and that GOLVEN10 signaling interacts with ethylene to control root waving – Parmar et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Black in Plant Science Summer Studentship opportunity!
Are you…
in the middle of your first degree & self-identifying as Black or Black heritage?
Apply for an internship on barley root angle regulation in my group @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social
blackinplantscience.org/2026/02/02/b...
🚨Job Alert – Please RT!
We’re looking for bright minds to join our community!
We are looking for 12 postdocs and 7 PhD students!
Details on all projects and application: www.ceplas.eu/en/training-...
@leibnizipk.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @hhu.de @fz-juelich.de @unicologne.bsky.social
Only a week to go until Barley Away Days 2026! A 2- day workshop centred around the barley research at JHI / IBH to a combined internal and invited external audience.
@hutton.ac.uk
@scotchwhiskyswa.bsky.social
@novogene-europe.bsky.social
@thermofishersci.bsky.social
LGC Biosearch
Diageo
SSCR
Excited to be looking at roots of wild barleys
@plantecohutton.bsky.social
We hosted the ISRR Mini Symposium last week with 14 talks on roots from a whole range of research fields. If you want to catch up on this the link to the recording is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD...
@rootscientists.bsky.social
www.rootresearch.org/working-groups the #ISRR organized a minisymposium to introduce all 7 working groups that address different aspects of #rootsscience #roots #plantscience International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social
Transposons as genetic switches for plant defense 🌿
The January 2026 @theplantjournal.bsky.social Editor’s Choice by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social shows how CRK8 expression enhances pathogen resistance in Arabidopsis; with trade-offs.
Read now:
www.sebiology.org/resource/jan...
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ✍️ @gwenkirschner.bsky.social
Transposon toggle: flipping the switch on CRK8 expression for pathogen defense
doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70681
Highlights Macquet et al. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70590
Four Images: A scientist in a lab looking at a pipetting robot, a greenhouse with lots of pots containing plants, a scientist with drones and other euipment in a field, and a tractor driver with lots of high-tech equipment in the cockpit. The text is: TalentCampus@KWS May 29, 2026 A look behind the scenes: All KWS research and development departments open their doors
The headline and text says: May 29, 2026 in Einbeck, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Seeding the future – breeding combines sciences and talents The image is a wheel showing all the R&D contributions to plant breeding, incl. Molecular Biology Experimental Fields Cell Biology Breeding Phytopathology Chemical Analytics Greenhouse Phenotyping Digitalization
Highlights of the program Information stands Breeders of our main crops explain their work From sowing to harvesting: all the special machines of a breeding station Digital tools for field trialing Root phenotyping: how roots grow in the soil Phenotyping with drones: multispectral from a bird's eye view Phytopathology: insects, fungi, nematodes and other pathogens Chemical Analytics and process analysis Catch crops - concepts for agriculture, soil health, CO2 balance Biological seed treatment Breeding technologies – data and genomics specialists support breeding Genome Editing: new breeding technologies and their application at KWS Regulatory Affairs: paving the way to approval From lab to market: how KWS protects intellectual property Marker lab: examine the DNA The art of engineering for seed production Career opportunities at KWS Hands-on activities The start of a new generation of varieties: crossing plants by hand Tissue culture: placing plant parts on a special diet in vitro Leaf harvest for the marker lab Live view of root growth: navigate a camera through the soil
If you're interested in #PlantScience R&D work at a plant breeding company: @kwsgroup.bsky.social is hosting its annual R&D TalentCampus here in Einbeck on May 29th.
More info here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/care...
paper is out now in Nature Plants, here is a link: Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development. Nat. Plants (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Genome editing in brown algae! 🧬🪸🌿 Now out in Cell Reports Methods!
Excited to share this highly efficient, transgene-free CRISPR–Cas genome editing protocol for brown algae, requiring no cloning and no specialized equipment.
doi.org/10.1016/j.cr...
#CRISPR #BrownAlgae
@mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social
Tim was elected President of EPSO (European Plant Science Organisation). Join us to help the plant science voice be heard in Europe. 🌾🌿
epsoweb.org
@epsoeurope.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social
The Rhizocab enables high definition imaging of the root systems. Exciting research possibilities!
🌸 Coding the carpel: evolutionary roots of NGATHA genes in seed plants 🌸
by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
Research Highlight about Cota et al. NGATHA carpel development genes evolved in the common ancestor of seed plants 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
16:05-16:30: Kevin Daniel (Uni of Freiburg) “From Root Death to Repatterning: Arabidopsis Root Shape Plasticity Under Waterlogging Stress”
Root Systems Biology
15:40-16:05: Marc Libault (Uni of Missouri) “Defining Cell Type and Cell State: What did we learn from the Soybean Single-Cell Transcriptome Atlas?"
15:15-15:40: Vincent Opoku Agyemang (CRI) " Root traits for abiotic stress resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study in vegetables, cereals and legumes".
Roots in Sub-Saharan Africa
14:50-15:15: Dainel Nyadanu (CRIG) “Phenotypic plasticity and genetic parameters of root system architectural traits in breeding for tolerance to pre-establishment stress in kola”
Root Modelling
14:00-14:25: Johannes Postma (FZJülich) “Understanding root traits using mathematical models: A new release of OpenSimRoot”
14:25-14:50: Mona Giraud (FZ Jülich) “In silico analysis of carbon and water dynamics in the rhizosphere under drought conditions.”
Coffee Break 13:40-14:00 UTC
Meet and Greet Working Group Leaders
Phenotyping Method Development
12:50-13:15: Larry York (Oak Ridge National Lab) “Beyond RhizoVision: Hyperspectral phenotyping of the hidden half”
13:15-13:40: Alexandre Grondin (IRD) “Root xylem area influences drought tolerance and transpiration in pearl millet in a soil dependent manner”
Rhizosphere and Signalling
12:00-12:25: Joseph Edwards (Texas A&M Uni) “Investigating the role of host genetic variation on root microbiome assembly in switchgrass”
12:25-12:50: Kathrin Wippel (Uni of Amsterdam) “Root-associated microbiota: host-specific toolboxes for functional plasticity”
Coffee Break 11:50-12:00 UTC
Meet and Greet Working Group Leaders
www.rootresearch.org/working-groups
Roots and Ecosystem Function
11:00-11:25: Vincent Poirier (Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue), “The root of the matter: Linking root traits and soil organic matter stabilization processes”
11:25-11:50 Diego Abalos (Aarhus University), “Root traits to minimize nitrogen losses”
