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Mariana Silva Artur @marianasartur.bsky.social · 12h

I am looking forward to sharing a bit of our research on #seeds and #desiccationtolerance in the first WALII Symposium!🤩🧐🤓🌱
#plantresearch #plantscifyi

WALIIAnhydro @waliianhydro.bsky.social · 1d

Meet the speakers of the very first inaugural WALII Symposium: Exploring Life Without Water, happening Tuesday, Nov 18! 💧

To Learn More about the symposium: walii.science/virtual-symp...

To Learn More about Dr. Mariana Silva Artur: www.mariana-artur.com

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Marnix Medema @marnixmedema.bsky.social · 17d

New preprint out by #RobertKoetsier, the first of his PhD project, on assessing the use of cross-species coexpression analysis to identify primary and secondary metabolic interactions in microbiomes: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Using cross-species co-expression to predict metabolic interactions in microbiomes

In microbial ecosystems, metabolic interactions are key determinants of species’ relative abundance and activity. Given the immense number of possible interactions in microbial communities, their expe...

www.biorxiv.org

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Natanella Illouz-Eliaz @natanellae.bsky.social · 22d

Want to dive into the datasets from our recent @natcomms.nature.com paper? 🌱📊
Check out this step-by-step guide on how to explore and analyze the #drought #recovery #datasets with Omnibusx:

Check out the paper and datasets: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Tutorial: youtu.be/YI0RVFiQnMs

Drought recovery in plants triggers a cell-state-specific immune activation - Nature Communications

Post-drought rehydration triggers a preventive immune response in plants, revealing targets to enhance crop resilience by linking drought stress recovery with improved pathogen resistance.

www.nature.com

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Mariana Silva Artur @marianasartur.bsky.social · Aug 22

An inspiring #teambuilding day with the colleagues of the Wageningen Seed Science Centre! 🌱
We focused on strengthening our working culture, discussing expectations alignment, & creating an inspiring environment where everyone can thrive and enjoy their work!
Plus facing some personal fears (🛶 😉)!

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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · Jun 2

📣The Plant Cell is recruiting Assistant Features Editors. The application period opens now and runs through September 15, 2025!🌱

👉Application information can be found at this link: blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...

#plantscience

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Natanella Illouz-Eliaz @natanellae.bsky.social · Aug 19

From a gene’s single cell expression–through spatial localization–to novel function, and beyond!
Now out @natplants.nature.com
We built a comprehensive spatial-transcriptomic atlas of Arabidopsis, revealing cell-type identities across organs in unprecedented detail
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A single-cell, spatial transcriptomic atlas of the Arabidopsis life cycle - Nature Plants

This study presents an extensive single-nucleus and spatial transcriptomic atlas of the Arabidopsis life cycle that represents ten distinct developmental time points inclusive of six diverse organs.

www.nature.com

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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · Jul 31

Plant Science Research Weekly -- When binding isn’t enough: Predicting TF activity through genomic neighborhoods (bioRxiv) @turchil.bsky.social (Summary by Ching Chan) bioRxiv buff.ly/zkCtdCu

#PlantaePSRW

When binding isn’t enough: Predicting TF activity through genomic neighborhoods | Plantae

Transcriptional regulation is fundamental for coordinating cellular activities in response to developmental programs and environmental cues. Certain transcription factors (TFs) control the expression…

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EPS Graduate School @epsgraduateschool.bsky.social · Jul 7

🌱 Passionate About Plant Development?
Join the "Summer School", a dynamic three-day intensive program tailored for enthusiastic PhD students and postdocs eager to deepen their understanding of plant developmental biology. Register here: www.graduateschool-eps.info/events/eps-s...

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Kaisa Kajala @kaisakajala.bsky.social · May 1

Our work on MYBs and WRKY regulating suberin in tomato exodermis is now out in @jxbotany.bsky.social!

🍅 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

👩‍🔬 @leonardojo.bsky.social @riannekluck.bsky.social @marianasartur.bsky.social Sara Buti, Alex Cantó-Pastor @bradylabs.bsky.social

🌱 #PlantScience

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Mariana Silva Artur @marianasartur.bsky.social · Apr 11

Happy to share this super interesting perspective we wrote on desiccation tolerance research. Congratulations to the great team of researchers involved!
#plantresearch #desiccation

Rose Marks @roseamarks.bsky.social · Apr 9

our perspective on desiccation tolerance research is out in
@naturecomms.bsky.social. with nearly forty authors from around the world spanning diverse career stages and disciplines, this work represents a shared vision for the field. let us know what you think!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Life on the dry side: a roadmap to understanding desiccation tolerance and accelerating translational applications - Nature Communications

Desiccation tolerance is an extreme adaptation to water limitation. Here the authors envisage a roadmap to advance desiccation tolerance research, highlight key knowledge gaps, call for standardizatio...

www.nature.com

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Patricija Gran @gran4726.bsky.social · Mar 13

19th Master Class on Seed Technology! 🚨

📅Oct 19-23, 2025
📍Wageningen, NL

Register now! 📢

Explore:

🌱 Seed development, dormancy & longevity
🌱 Quality, stress tolerance & microbiome
🌱 Enhancement, priming, coating & more!

Expert talks, hands-on sessions & networking.

🔗Sign up & share!

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · Jan 24

I'm excited to share my first book! #ClimateResilientGarden Plant physiology for gardeners really! Thanks to lots of people! Especially Ana Mogus for the illustrations @quercusbooks.bsky.social

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Mariana Silva Artur @marianasartur.bsky.social · Dec 30

📢JOB ALERT!
An interesting position is open in our department for a project coordinator!
Please share!
#plantscijobs #plantscifyi
@pph-wur.bsky.social

www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...

Project Coordinator Plant Physiology

www.wur.nl

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Mariana Silva Artur @marianasartur.bsky.social · Dec 24

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on your phylotranscriptomic analysis of the seed life cycle, with a focus on the (still overlooked, but not for too long🧐😉) seed maturation phase!

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Mariana Silva Artur @marianasartur.bsky.social · Dec 24

We've made it, just before Christmas! 🎄🤶🏾
I'm happy to share the first >>PRE-PRINT<< of my group!😊 The first manuscript of the first PhD student! Good job Asif!🙌🏾🎉👏🏾💪🏾🤗🥳
#plantresearch #seedmaturation #seedresearch #plantevo

bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · Dec 21

The angiosperm seed life cycle follows a developmental reverse hourglass https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.20.629609v1

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Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · Dec 16

I just published: How to hire the best people

Steve Jobs was obsessed with hiring “the best people.” You should be too.

link.medium.com/SAqkMnHlnPb

link.medium.com

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Mariana Silva Artur @marianasartur.bsky.social · Dec 16

🎉🎉🎉🥳💪🏾

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Kaisa Kajala @kaisakajala.bsky.social · Dec 16

Super excited to share the news that our BarrierFates consortium got 3M€ funding from NWO XL to study maize root barrier cell types! 🌽🔬

Delighted to embark on this journey with
@dorotakawa.bsky.social , @hannahschneider.bsky.social , Victoria Mironova and Jian Xu!

www.nwo.nl/en/news/64-m...

64 million euros for groundbreaking fundamental research projects | NWO

21 research consortia have the chance to reach a breakthrough thanks to funding from the ENW-XL Open Competition. From fundamental research on the effects of certain materials on the methane cycle to ...

www.nwo.nl

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Parvinder Kahlon @parvinderkahlon.bsky.social · Dec 12

Thrilled to receive the Stage 1 Road to Innovation Grant from @w-u-r.bsky.social! I’ll lead a 6-month project to develop a prototype for a salt prediction tool, using advanced plant physiology data combined with AI and validate its market potential.

#Innovation #PlantScience #Sustainability

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Parvinder Kahlon @parvinderkahlon.bsky.social · Nov 22

New Preprint!
Excited to share our method for profiling light elements in plant tissues using XRF. Fast, cost-effective, and no extraction needed—perfect for stress-related studies in plants.

Read more: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#PlantScience #XRF #Innovation

Quantitative light element (sodium and potassium) profiling in plant tissues using monochromatic X-ray fluorescence analysis

Accurately determining the elemental composition of plant tissues is essential for physiological studies on plant stress, including salinity tolerance. However, high-throughput routine analysis of lig...

www.biorxiv.org

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Vinay Shukla @vinayshukla.bsky.social · Nov 19

LATE MERISTEM IDENTITY2 regulates cuticle formation on the seed surface and influences seed longevity
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#plantscience

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Mariana Silva Artur @marianasartur.bsky.social · Nov 20

Huge congrats to the efforst of all co-authors & all colleagues from the Wageningen Seed Science Centre!
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Mariana Silva Artur @marianasartur.bsky.social · Nov 20

For access links to the webtool please reach out via: [email protected] #seedscifyi

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Mariana Silva Artur @marianasartur.bsky.social · Nov 20

We integrated several physiological and transcriptome data into a web tool specifically designed to advance seed maturation research, serving as a unique resource for the scientific community. #seedresearch #wgcna #transcriptome
bioinformatics.nl/SeedMatExplo...

Application login

Do you need access to the SeedMatExplorer app? Let us know at [email protected]!

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Mariana Silva Artur @marianasartur.bsky.social · Nov 20

E.g.: we identified Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA) genes uniquely associated with desiccation tolerance and three DREB AND EAR MOTIF PROTEIN (DEAR) transcription factors involved in seed longevity regulation. #seedstorage #seedresilience #plantscifyi #plantbreeding

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