In conversation with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐲 Prof of Biology. Grinnell College, USA. “Thriving can’t be measured by productivity.” Prof. Montgomery reimagines success through inclusion, connection and care 🌱 @berondam.bsky.social by @luisdeluna.bsky.social Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70513

📢Announcement! The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟 It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships & in 🧵

Please repost - If you're a new group leader in plant science, take a look - travel funds, mentorship from the TPJ editorial board, invitation to editorial board meetings and opportunity to submit a review. Find out more about scientific publishing and help build your research network 🌱🌾🌴🥬

𝐈𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 Dr. SATEESH KAGALE From farming roots 🇮🇳 to leading-edge research 🇨🇦 @sateeshkagale.bsky.social unlocks how crops cope with climate stress. Here he talks about science, sustainability & advice for young plant biologists with @luisdeluna.bsky.social 📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70355

In Conversation with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐞 Dr Fernie reflects on his path into plant biology, innovations in studying protein–protein interactions & the challenges of work–life balance, while sharing the joys of mentorship and doing what you love ✍️ @luisdeluna.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70351

📝 How do plants respond to hormone signals instead of cellular noise? 🧵 doi.org/g9k3kf You might expect the instructions a cell receives to make a flower to be precise, but the response to those instructions isn’t. #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 #InBrief (1/11)

🗣️In conversation with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨́𝐧 @UNAM 🇲🇽 From curious kid to plant biology pioneer: Dr. León shares her inspiring journey, research on retrograde signaling, & insights on science, balance, and collaboration 🌿🔬✨ #WomenInSTEM 📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70229 ✍️ Luis de Luna More info 🧵

🔬 This field photo of a maize cross was shared by Cecilia Lara Mondragon from the University of Tübingen. 💡 Maize is about 95% wind-pollinated by pollen by neighboring plants. For controlled crosses, the female ear is covered, and pollen from a selected male plant is manually applied to the silks.

Figure 1. Custom Micro-Roses, engineered in Arabidopsis thaliana 🌹 Top: Visible light, Bottom: Fluorescence (a) White: no pigment (b) Magenta: betalains (c) Pink champagne: betalains + betaxanthins (d) Champagne: betaxanthins

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞! 🌱Plant engineering: advances, bottlenecks, and promise onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... Focused Reviews & Technical Advances 🌿Plant transformation tech 🧬Gene editing & synthetic biology 🔧Emerging engineering strategies breakthroughs & challenges 🧵⬇️