We know a lot about how roots grow but far less about why they stop, decline and die. In our recent @theplantcell.bsky.social review, Feng Qin connects the biology of root growth and root aging, highlighting opportunities to extend root function, enhance crop productivity, and increase soil carbon.
The Plant Cell@theplantcell.bsky.social · 2mo agoGrowth versus decline: root aging and plant performance (Feng Qin , Wolfgang Busch) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
Our collaborators just published a new paper. Great work, Dr. Takai!! Dimorphic-root ideotype demonstrates increased rice yield in nutrient-deficient paddy fields in Madagascar url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
Dimorphic-root ideotype demonstrates increased rice yield in nutrient-deficient paddy fields in Madagascar
Abstract. Demand for rice is rapidly increasing in sub-Saharan Africa; however, its productivity is constrained by nutrient-poor paddy soils, particularly
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I am pleased to announce the publication of a paper detailing a method to visualize sweet potato storage roots non-destructively and predict yield using ground-penetrating radar. Congratulations, Dr. Tei!! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Rapid Detection and Quantification of Sweet Potato Storage Roots Using Ground Penetrating Radar
Sweet potato is a nutritionally valuable crop that contributes to food security, owing to its storage roots rich in starch, sugars, and antioxidants, …
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🌱 Plant roots decide which way to grow much earlier than expected. #CIBSS researchers revealed how the SGR9 protein helps young lateral roots sense gravity & set their growth angle at a surprisingly early phase of development. 🔗 kurzlinks.de/yi3a #PlantScience #RootArchitecture
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Home - FESPB Konferenz 2027 - Plant Biology Europe 2027
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Austrian Society of Plant Biology@atspb.bsky.social · 3mo agoSave the date @atspb.bsky.social @wolframweckwerth.bsky.social are looking forward to hosting you 17-20.August 2027 in Vienna Plant Biology Europe Congress and please share the information
Thanks to @plantecohutton.bsky.social for organising the Root 2 Res 2026 Shovelomics Faba Bean Trail. A great team effort with exciting results to come! root2res.eu #root2res
See our latest paper: "Intercropping alters rhizosphere chemistry but not early root distribution in a low phosphorus field" rdcu.be/fpitD
Intercropping alters rhizosphere chemistry but not early root distribution in a low phosphorus field
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Visit the International Barley Hub field plots next week.🌾 Our 10am tours last around an hour, with plenty of time afterward to explore additional research areas, learn about ongoing projects, and speak with our staff and students about their expertise and experiences.
🌿Join us to learn about the newly published “An introduction to the fundamentals of root systems research in cultivated plants” in @annbot.bsky.social by Dylan Jones and co-authors. 🧵 (1/10) 👉 doi.org/q9w8 @akshay-tawale.bsky.social #PlantScience #AoBpapers #Roots #CropScience #RootBiology
Meet our Preprint Editors We are pleased to welcome Gwendolyn K. Kirschner @gwenkirschner.bsky.social to our first group of Preprint Editors to our editorial team, responsible for handling our 'In preprints' articles. journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pr...
Sweet shaping of #root system #architecture under #water deficit academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-... #PlantScience #PlantStress @jxbotany.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social @plant-sci.bsky.social @sciplant.bsky.social @rootarchitecture.bsky.social @rootsaction.org @plantrootbiology.bsky.social
Sweet shaping of root system architecture under water deficit
Abstract. Root growth direction under water-deficit conditions is critical for plant survival. Increasing agar concentration in the growth medium simulates
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Kati Retzer @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social · 3mo agoSave the date for the Plant Biology Europe 2027 #PBE27 and share - we are assembling the programme, looking forward to host you in Vienna 17-20.08.2027 @univie.ac.at organized by @atspb.bsky.social @wolframweckwerth.bsky.social together with @bokuvienna.bsky.social @uni-graz.at and more collegues
Early-bird registration for PADiBa2026 closes in few days (May 15th)! wp.unil.ch/padiba2026/
PADiBa 2026 - 7th International Symposium on Plant Apoplastic Diffusion Barriers - Université de Lausanne
7th International Symposium on Plant Apoplastic Diffusion Barriers | University of Lausanne | 31 August-3 September 2026
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@mariebarberon.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe 7th International Symposium on Plant Apoplastic Diffusion Barriers (PADiBa2026) will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland from August 31th to September 3rd 2026. We now have a website: wp.unil.ch/padiba2026/ Registrations will open on April 1st.
Out now in @natplants.nature.com: A cell type-specific antagonism of autophagy and age-induced programmed cell death controls root hair life span www.nature.com/articles/s41..., back to back with another story on root hair-specific autophagy by @plantophagy.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Observing the invisible: X-ray CT for plant-microbe interactions 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... by Pereira and Bell @WileyPlantSci #PlantScience #PlantMicrobeInteractions
✨ Paper spotlight ✨ (🧵 1/6) Cross-kingdom communication between plants and parasitic nematodes nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@dompsfr.bsky.social is well represented at the #Rooting2026 conference! We just heard a great talk by @lauraragni.bsky.social. You can check out our posters #7 (@hengqi.bsky.social) and #4 (mine) today, and listen to my talk tomorrow.
🌾🌱 RESEARCH 🌱🌾 In rice, combining the deep-root allele DRO1 and shallow-root allele qSOR1 expands root distribution into both topsoil and subsoil layers, enhancing yield in nutrient-poor paddy fields in Madagascar - Takai et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪
Now online at @natplants.nature.com ‼️ Led by Jierui Zhao, a former PhD student @gmivienna.bsky.social & together w/ @moritznowack.bsky.social lab, we uncover how #autophagy shapes salt stress tolerance and lifespan. www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... A short 🧵👇
Cell-type-specific autophagy in root-hair-forming cells is essential for salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana - Nature Plants
This study reveals that enhanced autophagy in root-hair-forming cells helps Arabidopsis store excess sodium, control oxidative stress and tolerate salt stress.
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#roots. Seen at #11throoting2026 😎
Simon Unterholzner@simonjunterholzner.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe’re excited to share that our latest work is now online in EMBO Reports! 🎉 link.springer.com/article/10.1... A big thank you to everyone who contributed, supported, and provided valuable input along the way! @emboreports.org @raffolab.bsky.social
Concluding a great #rooting2026 Thank you Sabrina, Riccardo and Raffaele (not in Pic) for perfect organisation!
Save the date for the Plant Biology Europe 2027 #PBE27 and share - we are assembling the programme, looking forward to host you in Vienna 17-20.08.2027 @univie.ac.at organized by @atspb.bsky.social @wolframweckwerth.bsky.social together with @bokuvienna.bsky.social @uni-graz.at and more collegues
Great gathering at the #rooting2026 symposium #roots - three of our ambassadors presented their work @sophiezoe.bsky.social @rodag.bsky.social @hhtormar.bsky.social and more are around #roots #rootphenotyping
Thrilled to present our latest Root2Res research on a novel methodology for simultaneous sampling of rhizosphere microbiota and root exudates from soil-grown plants @rootscientists.bsky.social @plantecohutton.bsky.social @irnasa.bsky.social @bulgarelli-d.bsky.social
New Phytologist@newphyt.bsky.social · 4mo agoEvaluation of combined root exudate & rhizosphere microbiota sampling approaches to elucidate plant–soil–microbe interactions Escudero-Martinez et al. @carmen-escudero.bsky.social @bulgarelli-d.bsky.social @plantecohutton.bsky.social @irnasa.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
If you missed Sharon Zytnska (University of Manchester) at the IBH seminar, you can now catch the recording 🌱 Induced resistance in barley: how rhizobacteria, genotype, and environment shape aphid defence Watch here: youtu.be/q4bPD_oo6-s?... @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social
Induced resistance in barley how rhizobacteria, genotype, and environment shape aphid defence
YouTube video by James Hutton Institute
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Come and see what we’re doing at the Royal Highland Show 📍 Ingliston, Edinburgh 📅 18–21 June Say hello and find out more about our work! 🌱 www.royalhighlandshow.org #RHS26 @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social
Home | Royal Highland Show
The Royal Highland Show is an annual event, showcasing the best of food, farming and rural life at Ingliston in Edinburgh.
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