So proud to share our latest publication @CellCellPress! Yue Rui reveals that the same enzyme that makes the wall, cellulose synthase complex (CESA), also tethers the plasma membrane to the wall during water-deficit stress, providing resilience. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Have you ever caught yourself awake at night thinking: “If water is essential for life, how can seeds survive losing almost all of it?” 💦🚫🌱 Good news! In our new preprint, we start to uncover some answers 👉🏾 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

We're hiring! 🌱 The RO2T Respiration Group is looking for a PhD student and a postdoc to work on root oxygen biology! Please spread the word! #plantscijobs

Dr Susannah Lydon@susieoftraken.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Postdoc job (to April 2029) and PhD studentship here at Nottingham with @vinayshukla.bsky.social, looking at effects of oxygen availability in roots PDRA - jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... PhD - jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... #PlantSciJobs 🌱🧪🔬

We made it to the cover!🤩🌱⏳️ Really proud of this work and of our PhD candidate @Asif! 🥹 The first manuscript of the first PhD candidate of my group, featured in the cover of the December 2025 issue of @theplantcell.bsky.social! Yay!🎉💪🏾✨️🙌🏾 #plantresearch #seedresearch #seedmaturation #evolution

The Plant Cell@theplantcell.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Check out the December 2025 issue of The Plant Cell from ASPB @aspbofficial and Oxford University Press! academic.oup.com/plcell/issue... #PlantScience

ECR's: if you want to take part in the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting remind the deadline, which is on 23rd January www.plant-ecr-networking.eu

Sascha Laubinger@saschalaubinger.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Are you an experienced PhD student or postdoc in plant science looking to connect, present your work, and discuss career paths? Join us at the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, Halle (Saale), 20–21 April 2026 Deadline: 23 January 2026 plant-ecr-networking.eu

🧵 Just out in Cell after more than 10 years in the making! 🎓 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... Plants and animals evolve radically different body plans. Do they also operate under fundamentally different molecular evolutionary constraints during organ formation? @cellpress.bsky.social

New year, already a busy one teaching #SeedScience & on our new @cropxr.bsky.social course on #ClimateResilientCrops 🌱 Being back with students is a great reminder of how curiosity matter in science. Some reflections on my journey in an interview with @botany.one Happy New Year & fresh starts!✨

Mariana S. Artur: "I Always Wish I Had a Pocket-Sized Microscope"

Botany One interviews Dr Mariana S. Artur, a Brazilian scientist who found her way to the Netherlands to study the wonders of seeds and plant resilience.

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🧬 🍅 SPECIAL ISSUE RESEARCH 🍅 🧬 MYB and WRKY transcription factors collaboratively regulate suberin biosynthesis in the tomato root exodermis. Antagonistic interactions may fine-tune suberization or act as a brake on overaccumulation - Jo et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

We just released a new version of MINI-EX, our tool to infer cell-type specific gene regulatory networks in plants starting from single-cell RNA-Seq data. MINI-EX v3.2 can now be run on large datasets of over 100,000 cells! More info here: github.com/VIB-PSB/MINI...

In the WALII Symposium I provided insights of how our recent research on #seedmaturation #phylotranscriptomics is helping us to explore the link between seed #development & plasticity, including regulation and #evolution of #desiccationtolerance. The recording link is below!👇🏾🌱🧐 #plantscifyi

WALIIAnhydro@waliianhydro.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Thank you to everyone who made our inaugural WALII Symposium: Exploring Life Without Water a success! 🎉 Videos from some of our 4 Invited Speakers and 12 Contributed Speakers are now available on our YouTube channel! Be sure to check it out at the link below! www.youtube.com/@WaterandLif...

So special to have you there @kaisakajala.bsky.social! My ex-supervisor, still mentor, and forever role model! 👸 Thanks so so much! 🤗🌱✨️

Kaisa Kajala@kaisakajala.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Flashback also to September when @marianasartur.bsky.social had her first co-promoted PhD graduate from @pph-wur.bsky.social! First photo shows her signing the PhD diploma, and second with the freshly minted PhD. So happy to see mentees become excellent mentors! 💚

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI115/r... A postdoc position is open in my group for a bioinformatician with expertise in RNA-seq as part of our tree speedbreeding project with @forest-protection.bsky.social. If interested in speeding trees, please apply, deadline Dec 2nd 🙂 #Plantscience #Plantscijobs

Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) at University of Birmingham

An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

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Join us at the WALII for super interesting #seedresearch !

WALIIAnhydro@waliianhydro.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Next Week! Meet the individuals selected to present their research at the first annual WALII Symposium! Check out the talk titles below from two speakers of Session Four. Visit www.walii.science/virtual-symp... to see the full list of talks and register to attend!

Tomorrow I’ll be presenting some exciting findings from our recent work, including results from our new Plant Cell publication, at the WALII virtual symposium. 🌱 🧐 Hope to see you there at 4 PM CET! #plantresearch #seedresilience #climatechange #seedresearch #womaninscience

WALIIAnhydro@waliianhydro.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Invited Speaker Dr. Mariana Silva Artur will be giving a talk on “Drying to Survive: Seed Maturation as a Unique System to Study Resilience and Evolution” at the first annual, virtual WALII Symposium. Register now to hear the talk! www.walii.science/virtual-symp... @marianasartur.bsky.social

Absolutely happy to share our latest publication!🥳🎉 The first manuscript of the first PhD candidate of my team! 🥹🤩 Huge congratulations to our brilliant Asif Ahmed Sami for his excellent work! ✨️ academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...

The phylotranscriptomic profile of angiosperm seed development follows a reverse hourglass pattern

Angiosperm seed development exhibits a reverse phylotranscriptomic pattern, with early and late stages showing greater conservation and mid-phase showing h

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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 · 11mo ago

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 @marianasartur.bsky.social

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...

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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.

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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 (🛶 😉)!

📣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

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.

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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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🌱 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...

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

Transcription factors SlMYB41, SlMYB92 and SlWRKY71 regulate gene expression in the tomato exodermis

Abstract. Root barrier cell types, like the endodermis and exodermis, are crucial for plant acclimation to environmental stresses. Deposition of suberin, a

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Kaisa Kajala@kaisakajala.bsky.social · 2y ago

🧨Pre-print alert!🧨 We investigated the role of three TFs in tomato 🍅 exodermis suberin, and we found some MYB/WRKY antagonism! doi.org/10.1101/2024... (1/5)

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 · last yr.

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...

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!

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

📢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

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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 · 2y ago

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

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

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