During secondary growth, primary protective barriers break, and a new one forms beneath: the phellem. But what triggers phellem to differentiate and become a functional barrier? Our results show it’s mechanical cues from tissue rupture 🌱 Check out our preprint 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧵/1

I had a great time at the Workshop on Carbon Allocation 2025 - receiving advice and exchanging views with experts of the field is always a unique privilege 🌿

Stomatal Development and Plasticity Group@stomagenesis.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We had the pleasure to attend the 3rd Workshop on Carbon Allocation in Plants, at @inrae-france.bsky.social, Versailles: a great occasion to join exciting scientific conversations! PhD student Kaotar Elhazzime and post-doc @saraforlani.bsky.social presented their work as poster🌱

bsky.app/profile/stom... New profile for the Stomatal Development and Plasticity group, which I moderate - follow it for some interesting science! 🌿

Stomatal Development and Plasticity Group@stomagenesis.bsky.social · last yr.

Just before summer started, we had the pleasure to host Kimmy Oh, from Academia Sinica (sites.google.com/g.ntu.edu.tw...). This was the perfect chance for insightful talks and to listen and get inspired by the presentation she gave in our seminar series. Thanks for the great scientific exchange!