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Ali Raza @aliraza6.bsky.social · 3d

Many thanks to EiC @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social for the #opportunity to contribute to the journal and share our perspectives on combined #stress management in plants using #panomics and modern #breeding methods👏👏

Your support is greatly appreciated🙏🌱

@agbioworld.bsky.social @natplants.nature.com

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 1d

Unraveling synergistic and antagonistic effects of simultaneous versus single hypoxia-salt conditions in an evolutionary adapted plant species https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.09.681434v1

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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 1d

#JustIn on Plantae — Staying Sane in the Lab: Tips for Mental Health Strategies for Researchers. In this new piece, ASPB Plantae Fellows Katarina K., Nibedita P., and Ann-Kathrin R. explore realistic strategies for building resilience and protecting your mental health. buff.ly/lI8coP3

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Staying Sane in the Lab: Tips for Mental Health Strategies for Researchers | Plantae

This blog post explore realistic strategies for building resilience and protecting your mental health while sustaining your passion for research.

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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 2d

Plant Science Research Weekly -- Auxin regulates rice root angle through OsILA1-driven cell wall remodeling (Science Advances) (Summary by Irene I. Ikiriko) buff.ly/jqgoaAO

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Auxin regulates rice root angle through OsILA1-driven cell wall remodeling | Plantae

Root angle is the direction and spatial orientation of roots in relation to gravity, which aids nutrient uptake and anchorage. Root angle is shaped by gravity perception, asymmetric auxin…

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 2d

Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture. "27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs

Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 2d

I was a member of a scientific society for many years before joining the staff nearly 20 years ago, and I endorse this position!
I encourage everyone to find and join a relevant scientific society (or several). You can engage with their programs and benefit directly, or just support their mission.

The Global Plant Council @globalplantgpc.bsky.social · 2d

Why do scientific societies matter now more than ever?

Scientists board explore how societies support researchers, foster global collaboration, & shape the future of science. A must-read for all career stages 👍

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#plantscience #science

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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 4d

Plant Science Research Weekly -- Not just reversal: the hidden power of drought recovery (Science) @natanellae.bsky.social (Summary by Ching Chan) buff.ly/TNffcja

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Not just reversal: The hidden power of drought recovery | Plantae

When drought strikes, plants struggle to survive. Growth slows, flowers appear too early, fruits drop prematurely, and harvests shrink. Scientists have long tried to engineer drought tolerance plants…

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Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 3d

Merging traditional practices and modern technology through computational plant breeding (Mohsen Yoosefzadeh-Najafabadi) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience

Merging traditional practices and modern technology through computational plant breeding

Computational plant breeding combines data, biology, and digital tools to accelerate crop improvement and address growing agricultural demands in a rapidly

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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 4d

INTACT-based guard cell transcriptomes from a progressive drought time course reveal targets for modifying stomatal responses (Anna van Weringh, Paul J Gamueda, Hasna Khan, Asher Pasha, Eddi Esteban, Nicholas J Provart) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience

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Ali Raza @aliraza6.bsky.social · 3d

Much appreciated initiative 👏👏👏

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in silico Plants @insilicoplants.bsky.social · 3d

📢 We're Now Accepting Commentaries
These are short discussion on current topics involving computational algorithms, software, models, frameworks, engines, languages and other tools that advance plant sciences.

Publishing is free, but please reach out with a pre-submission inquiry. #PlantScience

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Ali Raza @aliraza6.bsky.social · 3d

Many thanks to EiC @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social for the #opportunity to contribute to the journal and share our perspectives on combined #stress management in plants using #panomics and modern #breeding methods👏👏

Your support is greatly appreciated🙏🌱

@agbioworld.bsky.social @natplants.nature.com

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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 4d

Where #food and #ClimateJustice meet.

From Nyéléni to COP30, movements are rising and demanding real food system transformation.

Read the latest newsletter just dropped from IPES-Food. And join our webinar this Thursday - Rising Up Together.

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🌾Where food and climate justice meet | IPES-Food news

In IPES-Food's latest newsletter: where food and climate justice meet. From Nyéléni to COP30, movements are rising and demanding real food system transformation. Plus, Raj Patel on what Brazil’s succe...

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aspbplantbiology.bsky.social @aspbplantbiology.bsky.social · 4d

📣Join your colleagues at #PlantBio2026 in Ottawa, Canada!🌱

Now accepting applications for:
-ASPB Travel Awards (due 11/14)
-Women's Young Investigator Travel Awards (due 11/14)
-Recognition Travel Awards (due 12/1)

👉 Learn more and apply now: plantbiology.aspb.org/travel-awards/!

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Image text: Apply for a Travel Award. #PlantBio2026. plantbiology.aspb.org. Featuring ASPB, CSPB/SCBV & PB26 logos on a themed background.

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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 4d

Game changer for cell-based plant genetics: the labs of Caixia Gao & Jin-Long Qiu have developed very efficient self-replicating vectors and they just published a very nice proof-of-concept paper.
#plantscience
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Ali Raza @aliraza6.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you @planteditors.bsky.social 😍👏

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Ali Raza @aliraza6.bsky.social · 8d

Excited to share our review is on the Cover of @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social (Vol 30, Issue 10)🤩🎉😍

👉 #Panomics to manage combined #abiotic stresses in plants

🔗 www.cell.com/trends/plant...

Congratulations to all authors @agbioworld.bsky.social👏

@plantteaching.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social

In this work, together with my wonderful co-authors (Yiran Li, Channapatna Prakash, and Zhangli Hu), we discuss how climate change-driven combined abiotic stresses threaten global crop productivity, and how panomics, AI-driven breeding, single-cell omics, and advanced phenotyping can guide the way for stress-smart crops of the future🌱

🔑 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨:

Panomics + AI = unlocking novel molecular targets & pathways

Field-level validation + spatial/single-cell omics for real-world solutions

Synthetic biology and epigenome editing as next-gen breeding strategies

Crop wild relatives as hidden reservoirs of resilience

Designing "genetic circuits" and "full-gene packages" for enhanced tolerance

Ultimately, we propose panomics as a “social insurance” for crops, equipping them to withstand real-world stress combinations and secure sustainable agriculture in a changing climate 🌍✨

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Ali Raza @aliraza6.bsky.social · 8d

@planteditors.bsky.social ⬆️ ☝️

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Ali Raza @aliraza6.bsky.social · 8d

Excited to share our review is on the Cover of @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social (Vol 30, Issue 10)🤩🎉😍

👉 #Panomics to manage combined #abiotic stresses in plants

🔗 www.cell.com/trends/plant...

Congratulations to all authors @agbioworld.bsky.social👏

@plantteaching.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social

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Ali Raza @aliraza6.bsky.social · 9d

@agbioworld.bsky.social 👆

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Trends in Plant Science @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social · 9d

October Issue.Read FREE:Panomics to manage combined abiotic stresses in plants (cover by @aliraza6.bsky.social, @agbioworld.bsky.social); Plant microRNAs and calcium signaling;Coexistence ecology of pathogen-inhibiting microbes in the phytobiome &much more www.cell.com/trends/plant...
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UCDavisPlants @ucdavisplants.bsky.social · 10d

🌱 From UC Davis: A new online database maps where crop byproducts are generated, helping innovators turn agricultural waste into valuable ingredients and new products. (Edward Spang)

▶️ caes.ucdavis.edu/news/turning...
#FoodScience #PlantScience #Agriculture

Turning Food Scraps into Opportunities

For every juicy tomato or crunchy almond California grows, there’s a pile of pulp, hulls or scraps that often goes to waste. A new online tool, created by University of California, Davis researchers, ...

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Boyce Thompson Institute @btiscience.bsky.social · 10d

Now accepting applications for the Jane Silverthorne Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at BTI! 🌿 Supporting bold scientists tackling plant science frontiers with cross-disciplinary approaches. Full funding for high-risk, high-reward research. Apply by Jan 15, 2026! 🧬 spf.btiscience.org

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Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · 10d

💧🌾 RESEARCH 💧🌾

Multi-omics analysis identifies 13 traits that efficiently identify wheat cultivars sensitive to drought priming and lead to the identification of a candidate gene – Li et al.

🔗doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

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Fig. 1.Experimental design. (A) Schematic diagram of the drought-priming and drought stress treatments; DAA, days after anthesis. Destructive sampling was carried out at 0 DAA and at maturity to determine dry matter distribution. Non-destructive data acquisition for high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) was carried out 1 d before the start of drought stress (DS), at 1, 3, and 5 d during the DS, and at 1 d and 2 d during the recovery period after DS. Representative images of plants after the two priming treatments are shown. (B) The HTP platform used in this study carrying the LiDAR instrument, and the multispectral and thermal infrared cameras. Representative images of the 3D point cloud data, and the multispectral and thermal infrared data are also shown. The blue-to-red color scale represents low-to-high values, respectively, for plant height and temperature.

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Ali Raza @aliraza6.bsky.social · 10d

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#MidAutumnFestival #ChinaFestival #Autumn2025 #ChinaNationalDay #ChinaDay #NationalDay @chinamediaproject.bsky.social @chinadigitaltimes.net @shenzhenpages.bsky.social

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