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Courtney Herms @courtneyherms.bsky.social · 11d

It was a pleasure to host @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social at PLEN, where she shared updates from @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social as well as endeavors into imaging plant roots in the dark

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Danve Castroverde @danvec.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you very much to Editor Martin Balcerowicz (@transcription.bsky.social) for highlighting our work in the September issue of @theplantjournal.bsky.social!

Article: doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
Research Highlight: doi.org/10.1111/tpj....

@laurierbiology.bsky.social @cspbscbv.bsky.social

Too hot to defend: elevated temperature compromises systemic acquired resistance

Click on the article title to read more.

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 14d

📢Announcement!
The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟
It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators

Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships
& in 🧵

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 21d

🌟New 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social

🍅🪰 Riboflavin in phloem sap helps wild tomato combat whiteflies

📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj....

Find the original work by Lissy-Anne M. Denkers et al here:
🔗 bsky.app/profile/thep...

The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Wild tomato Solanum chmielewskii resists whiteflies via elevated riboflavin levels.
The phloem-mobile mechanism disrupts Bemisia tabaci nymph development.

by Lissy-Anne M. Denkers et al. @uva.nl

📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70363

A phloem‐based defense mechanism linked to elevated riboflavin levels in wild tomato Solanum chmielewskii impedes whitefly nymphal development

Wild tomato Solanum chmielewskii harbors a resistance against the herbivorous pest insect Bemisia tabaci (whitefly) that was linked to elevated concentrations of riboflavin in this tomato species. Th...

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SEBiology @sebiology.bsky.social · 25d

The September @theplantjournal.bsky.social Editor’s Choice is here!

Written by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social, it highlights how riboflavin in phloem sap helps wild tomato combat whiteflies.

Read the article:
www.sebiology.org/resource/sep...

September 2025 TPJ Editor choice: Riboflavin in phloem sap helps wild tomato combat whiteflies

Discover the Plant Journal editor's choice by Gwendolyn Kirschner

www.sebiology.org

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Sandy Hetherington @sandyheth.bsky.social · 22d

Our recent paper @newphyt.bsky.social @anajusagasti.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social is featured today in the Sunday Post!
Thanks Sally McDonald for your piece helping to promote and communicate Scotland’s rich fossil heritage
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Page 11 of the Sunday Post. With story 'Fossil find is modern-day Jurassic spark'. The title image is of dinosaurs and below is an image of fossil wood, and a photograph of Anajú Sagasti and Sandy Hetherington

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Gwendolyn K. Kirschner @gwenkirschner.bsky.social · Aug 11

Out now:

Our review about the relationship between the root angle and nutrient uptake in cereal crops

We recommend combining genetics, molecular biology, physiology & agronomy to develop crop improvement strategies

▶️ doi.org/10.1111/nph....

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Blanca Jazmin Reyes-Hernandez @bjazminrh.bsky.social · Aug 1

Inspiration time

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · Jul 27

A whole bunch of Assistants Features Editors from @theplantcell.bsky.social and @plantphys.bsky.social getting to know each other 💚
#PlantBio2025

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preLights @prelights.bsky.social · Jul 21

Flip a switch, control cell adhesion! Light-controlled talin, a powerful tool to study how cells sense and respond to their environment.

Another #sciArt #preLight features graphical abstracts by Barbora Knotkova and Sonhita Chakraborty and presents the work of Ryosuke Nishimura and the team💫

Optogenetic control of mechanotransduction based on light-induced homodimerization of talin - preLights

Flip a switch, control cell adhesion. Light-controlled talin to control cell adhesion and mechanosignaling - a powerful tool to study how cells sense and respond to their environment.

prelights.biologists.com

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · Jul 18

New 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social 🌟

Guiding gravitropism: root coiling in response to growth-promoting bacteria is mediated by root cap transcription factors
📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70338

Relates to Jiménez-Vázquez et al 🧵

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cerealcell.bsky.social @cerealcell.bsky.social · Jul 16

🌍 Join Us in Regensburg for an International Symposium on Cereal Meristems and Stem Cell Systems!

📢 Abstract submission deadline was extended to 31 July 2025!

📍 Where: University of Regensburg, Germany
🕒 When: 28/09 to 1/10/2025
💻 Registration: cscs2025.de

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Black In Plant Science- UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social · Jun 18

🎉We're pleased to announce that our very own Jade Bleau has been awarded the NAASC Earlier Career Community Impact Award.

We would also like to extend our congratulations to the other winners:

💐Joanna Friesner, Jose Dinneny, Dawn Nagel, Natanella Elouz-Elias, Nick Provart and Anna Stepanova.

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Suruchi Roychoudhry @suruchiroy.bsky.social · Jul 11

What an amazing week hosting @gwenkirschner.bsky.social, @matesf.bsky.social, @awaisfarooq724.bsky.social and @jamespblloyd.bsky.social amongst other amazing speakers at the ‘Gravitropism and Root Architecture session at the 2025 Society of Experimental Biology at Antwerp! We hope you enjoyed it!

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PlantEcoHutton @plantecohutton.bsky.social · Jul 11

🌱 Catch up on 4 recent IBH Root-related seminars featuring research from:

1. Dr. Riccardo Fusi – U. of Nottingham
2. Prof. Lee Hickey – U. of Queensland
3. Dr. Rahul Bhosale – U. of Nottingham

@intbarleyhub.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk

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International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social · Jul 7

🤓 Have you seen the latest edition of the ISRR newsletter? If not check it out for the latest updates and info on #roots and the #rhizosphere
www.rootresearch.org/newsletter

Words international society of root research on a dark rooty background with light heading and logi

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cerealcell.bsky.social @cerealcell.bsky.social · Jun 26

Early bird registration and submission of abstracts ends on 15 July 2025!
Get ready to connect, collaborate, and innovate at the
International Symposium on Cereal Meristems and Stem Cell Systems!
📍 Where: University of Regensburg, Germany
🕒 When: 28/09 to 1/10/2025
💻 Registration: cscs2025.de

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · Jun 25

💡𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑫𝑬𝑨𝑹4 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆
Read this nice highlight by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social about the role of DEAR4 in linking LLPS to heat-responsive gene regulation.
📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70276
Find original research by Wang, Gong, & Zhu
👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70172

How DEAR4 keeps plants cool under pressure

Click on the article title to read more.

doi.org

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · Jun 17

I would love to talk to interested PhD students & postdocs about the wonderful @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program!
It's largely a volunteer position but great training & networking opportunity. Applications being accepted! #ICAR2025
blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...

The Plant Cell is accepting applications for Assistant Features Editors | Plant Science Today

Are you an early career researcher passionate about plants and science communication? The Plant Cell is accepting applications for new Assistant Features Editors (AFEs) to begin in 2026 and 2027.

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Isaia Vardanega @isaiavardanega.bsky.social · Jun 12

From Tip to Grain: Sculpting Barley Inflorescence Through the Regulation of Meristem Activity thenode.biologists.com/from-tip-to-...

From Tip to Grain: Sculpting Barley Inflorescence Through the Regulation of Meristem Activity - the Node

Written by Isaia Vardanega Behind the Paper Story of “CLAVATA signalling shapes barley inflorescence by controlling activity and determinacy of shoot

thenode.biologists.com

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Tonni Andersen @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social · Jun 9

Time for another paper from our lab!
This time it’s about passage cells. This work originated from a collaboration with @lauraragni.bsky.social and was spearheaded by the super-talented @leoniekraska.bsky.social Below you will find a thread that explains our findings.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...

MYB68 regulates radial endodermal differentiation and suberin patterning

In this study, Kraska et al. identify MYB68 as a novel regulator of endodermal suberization, linked to the formation of distinct identities in the xylem-pole-associated endodermis. The research uncove...

www.cell.com

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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · May 30

Here's an overview Thread 🧵 on my own research while at...

𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟳 - 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱 @hhu.de with @simonrdg.bsky.social

𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟲 - 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵 UniMelbourne with the ARC CoE #PlantCellWalls

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 UniMelbourne Group Leader

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 @mpipz.bsky.social / @ceplas.bsky.social with @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · May 8

Choose Science. Choose Europe.

A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.

With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.

Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF

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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · May 2

📜 CarboTag: a modular approach for live and functional imaging of plant cell walls

🧑‍🔬 Maarten Besten, Joris Sprakel, et al.

📔 @naturemethods.bsky.social

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantCellWalls #PlantTools #PlantMicroscopy #PlantImaging #PlantMethods

CarboTag: a modular approach for live and functional imaging of plant cell walls - Nature Methods

A suite of nontoxic and permeable CarboTag probes in various colors enables live quantitative imaging of a range of plant cell wall characteristics and dynamic, high-resolution mapping of cell wall ch...

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PlantEcoHutton @plantecohutton.bsky.social · Apr 29

Find out more about the Innovate project we are involved in that looks at the use of seaweed extracts as a nutrient management tool.

@hutton.ac.uk

www.hutton.ac.uk/new-project-...

New project considers the role of seaweed to improve crop fertiliser use

The James Hutton Institute supported the Edinburgh Science Festival, with staff running two forensic education events.

www.hutton.ac.uk

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