Congratulations to Oryzanet co-lead Professor Julie Gray 👏 Professor Gray led her team at the University of Sheffield School of Biosciences in securing £800,000 project funding by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Read more in the link below 👉 lnkd.in/eAWiw8a4

Thank you for registering for last week’s webinar all ‘aabout’ Rice. In case you missed it, you can now catch up on the talks over on the aab YouTube channel now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0SR... And read Guilherme’s open access paper at Annals of Applied Biology: doi.org/10.1111/aab....

All aabout Rice - Ari Sadanandom

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ICYMI ✨ Catch up on this week's webinar all 'aabout' Rice over on our YouTube channel... 🍚 Ari Sadanandom 👉 youtu.be/a0SRDQiFC4Y 🦠 Moe Moe Kyi Win 👉 youtu.be/kt8ERVWclGw 🧬 Guilherme Turra 👉 youtu.be/ND7UBydV0Ns #plantscience @annalsapplbio.bsky.social @oryzanet.bsky.social

Jun 30, 2026 10:00 AM As part of the ongoing webinar series 'all aabout' plant sciences and sustainable agriculture, the AAB is proud to present 'all aabout' Rice on behalf of Oryzanet, www.oryzanet.com www.aab.org.uk/event/aab-we... Register for free us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

ISRFG26 is being organised by the UKRI-funded OryzaNet network in collaboration with the Association of Applied Biologist ISRFG26 takes place at The Royal Society in Central London. **Early-Bird registration has been extended and will now close on June 30th 2026** lnkd.in/e-fsKw9E

Scientists at the University of Nottingham are helping to develop new varieties of rice that may withstand drought. The researchers are experimenting with rice plants with climate-resilient gene variants in special "growth rooms" at the university's Sutton Bonington campus. lnkd.in/dNm4TKU3

Bacterial leaf streak disease resistance genes The Rice Science Center at Kasetsart University have discovered a Thai rice variety with an unusual resistance Read more in Frontiers in Plant Science. doi.org/10.3389/fpls... Or join our webinar 'all aabout' Rice. lnkd.in/eCyqhRjd

🌾 We’re live! Have you visited our OryzaNet website yet Explore the site & Join the network!! Learn about our work and activities Discover upcoming events and opportunities 🔗 www.oryzanet.com

⏰ Abstract submission for ISRFG2026 talks closes today! ⏰ Join our invited speakers sharing fundamental science for climate resilient rice 🌾🌍 Submit your abstracts now! 👉 cvent.me/8VvnrA #plantscience #rice #genomics @oryzanet.bsky.social

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🌾Register now for the International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics 2026 🌾 👉️ cvent.me/8VvnrA 📍 Royal Society, London; September 8-11th Share your science with a global community 🌾 📅 Abstract deadline for talks: 15th May 🌍️💸 LMIC travel grants now available! 💸🌍️ #ISRFG2026 #plantscience

Hidden Chemistry at the Root: Imaging Reveals How Rice Shapes Its Soil Environment New bioimaging research reveals how rice roots reshape flooded soils, creating dynamic micro-scale patterns of nutrients and elements. www.oryzanet.com/news/hidden-... #RiceResearch #PlantScience

A viral protein disrupts rice cell wall integrity and modulates interactions with viruses and insects Jialin Zhang, Wenyang Ye ... Jianguo Wu, Shanshan Zhao link.springer.com/article/10.1... #PlantVirology #CellWall #RiceResearch #EcologicalInteractions

A viral protein disrupts rice cell wall integrity and modulates interactions with viruses and insects - Stress Biology

The plant cell wall provides structural support and serves as a barrier against pathogen invasion. Rice grassy stunt virus (RGSV) infection suppresses genes involved in cell wall biosynthesis, but the...

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📣 Join us for the upcoming Plantae webinar on April 27 at 10:00 am Eastern time, hosted by the 2026 Plantae Fellows.🌱 👉 Free registration at buff.ly/yDFsgTp #PlantScience

Mol Plant Apr 2026 issue🎉Cover Story: A positive feedback loop formed between OsFTIP9 and OSH1 orchestrates temperature-sensitive seed germination in rice (Zhang et al., 2026). Cover design: Liang Shao, Zhixiang Zha, Liang Zhang, Ying Chen. cell.com/molecular-pl...

📢 @aibio-uk.bsky.social 3rd Annual Conference 2026. Bringing together AI + bioscience. 8–9 June, University of Aberdeen (in-person & online) aibio.ac.uk/events/aibio... Talks, posters, workshops & networking opportunities. 🎟️ £60 in person | £25 online 💡 Scholarships available #AI #Biosciences

Sharing a great opportunity from the BBSRC-funded UK Plant Epigenetics Network (UK-PEN) 🌱 📅 11–12 June 2026 📍 University of Dundee (hybrid & free to attend) forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... Register by 17 April — in-person spaces limited! #PlantScience #Epigenetics

🌾 Welcome to OryzaNet Our website is now live, connecting people, expertise, and collaboration across global rice research. 🔗 www.oryzanet.com Explore the network, get involved, and stay up to date.

The Future of rice is in the genes. Dr. Julie Thomas brings cutting-edge genetics research to our Rice Course. Learn how genomics, gene editing & breeding technologies are addressing climate challenges and improving rice quality. May 20-21 | Register: https://bit.ly/47XFOI8

Study paves the way for growing perennial rice: A research team in Shanghai has identified and cloned a "longevity gene," EBT1, in wild rice, a breakthrough that could transform rice cultivation from an annual to a perennial crop. This discovery, detailed in the journ… https://ranked.news/352503?u=b

Nature research paper: Inactivating SnRK1β1A promotes broad-spectrum disease resistance in rice go.nature.com/47pw0WW

Inactivating SnRK1β1A promotes broad-spectrum disease resistance in rice - Nature

SnRK1β1A in rice promotes susceptibility to multiple fungal diseases, and disrupting this infection-inducible gene confers broad-spectrum resistance without compromising growth or yield under normal field conditions.

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📢 New Research Alert Title: Nitrogen application rates mediate rice cooking quality by interfering with root anatomical and senescence physiological traits Authors: Li Wang, Jing Cao, Hao Cheng, Qinyao Meng, Haojing Li, Guowei DOI: doi.org/10.17221/20/... 🔑 #OryzaSativa #RiceNutrition

Nitrogen application rates mediate rice cooking quality by interfering with root anatomical and senescence physiological traits

Li Wang, Jing Cao, Hao Cheng, Qinyao Meng, Haojing Li, Guowei

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🖥️🌾 RESEARCH 🌾🖥️ Internal micro-CT image enhancement method for rice seedling stems based on a pre-enhancement network and diffusion model – Xue et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

I am at #Monogram2026 today presenting my poster on pearl millet-rice intergrafts! 🌾 My research focuses on their physiological performance under extreme drought stress, specifically looking at how we can improve water-use efficiency and drought tolerance💧 #PlantScience

We are proud to see our Master student, Ella Whiteley, presenting her research at #Monogram2026! 🌾 Her poster explores RNAi rice mutants for aquaporins and evaluates their photosynthetic performance. #PlantScience

Exciting to share that our Research Assistant, Mouesanao Kandjoze, is presenting a poster on how grafting different rice varieties can be used to improve photosynthetic efficiency in #Monogram2026 🌾 This research is a key part of our efforts to boost crop resilience and productivity. #PlantScience

🚀 Can you explain your research to a 5-year-old? Take part in Space Park Leicester’s new competitions for a chance to win £150! 👉 Submit your entry to Dr Swann (zoe.swann@leicester.ac.uk) by Wed 8 April. More info: www.space-park.co.uk/2026/03/rese...

Researchers urged to take part in new competitions

Experts at Space Park Leicester are running a series of competitions to celebrate the wide-ranging contributions of researchers to society.

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Post your next plant science event on Plantae Global Plant Science Events Calendar! Learn more and submit here: buff.ly/I4rSPhz #PlantSciEvents #Plantae

Global Plant Science Events Calendar | Plantae

The Global Plant Science Events Calendar is a community calendar for all conferences, scientific meetings, webinars and other events of interest to the plant science community around the world.

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A phased small interfering RNA acts in an OsAGO2-dependent manner to mediate OsARF7 cleavage and promote male fertility in rice #research #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

Shorebirds once relied on vast Central Valley wetlands. Today, California rice helps fill that gap. Research shows 472,794 acres of rice are needed to support breeding shorebirds, with 373,540 acres of flooded fields supporting them during migration.

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