Raju Soolanayakanahally
@rajuaafc.bsky.social
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Poplar & Willow Tree Improvement, Agroforestry, Integrative Crop Stress Physiology
Rising drought risks require resilient wheat. Δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O provide powerful tools for faster, more accurate breeding under climate change.
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@wheatinitiative.bsky.social
@aafc-aac.bsky.social
@plantscience.bsky.social
about 16 hours ago
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Global Plant Science Spotlight
7 days ago
🌱🧬GELP80 & GELP100 shape stomatal cuticle structure early in development. Mutants lacking them developed stiffer guard cell walls with limited mobility but lost less water. After 14 days without water, survival was 80% vs near zero in WT A path to drought resistant crops
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New Paths for Developing Drought-resistant Crops
Researchers are discovering how plants form their stomata – and are thereby able to save water. This insight could open up new paths for more drought-resistant plants.
https://news.rub.de/english/press-releases/2026-06-25-biology-new-paths-developing-drought-resistant-crops
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Our GWAS identified a key genomic region associated with alkene production, providing new insights into poplar adaptation and climate resilience.
doi.org/10.3389/fpls...
#Waxes
#GWAS
#Poplar
@utsc.utoronto.ca
@aafc-aac.bsky.social
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Frontiers | Cuticular wax profiling of Populus trichocarpa and P. balsamifera reveals surface similarities with underlying differences
Cuticular waxes are a mixture of hydrophobic components protecting plant tissues from the environment. Populus trichocarpa and P. balsamifera are closely-rel...
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1846385
22 days ago
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Resilient landscapes can help cut agricultural GHG emissions while enhancing carbon storage and farm resilience across Canada. 🇨🇦
#ClimateSmartAgriculture
#ResilientLandscapes
#CarbonSequestration
#NatureBasedSolutions
doi.org/10.1007/s104...
@aafc-aac.bsky.social
@agroforestry.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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Raju Soolanayakanahally
Global Plant Science Spotlight
about 1 month ago
🌱🧬Phenotypic plasticity lets 1 genotype produce many phenotypes This review links molecular mechanisms to breeding for climate adaptation. Understanding plasticity helps build crops that keep yields stable as climates shift
#plantsci
@annualreviews.bsky.social
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Plant Phenotypic Plasticity: From Molecular Mechanisms to Breeding and Climate Change Adaptation
Phenotypic plasticity (PP) is a fundamental property of plants, enabling a single genotype to produce different phenotypes in response to environmental variation. This ability is crucial for survival ...
https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-arplant-063025-111942
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New insights into how wheat responds to combined heat, drought, and salinity stress 🌾🔥💧🧂 Small RNAs are emerging as key regulators that fine-tune stress-response networks.
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Combinatorial stress accumulation of wheat small RNAs: Functions and applications
The known complexity of crop phenotypic responses to environmental conditions should be reflected in our exploration of the transcriptional controls t…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667064X26001995
about 2 months ago
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Last week, International Poplar Sympoisum & Short Rotation Woody Crops came together at MSU, alongside field visits to Eastern cottonwood trials at Stoneville, Mississippi.
#poplar
#breeding
#fast-growing-trees
2 months ago
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Raju Soolanayakanahally
5 months ago
(5/5) I am grateful to my advisor
@aribidopsis.bsky.social
, Ashraf Lab members, and our collaborator
@rajuaafc.bsky.social
for constant support. It wouldn’t be possible without generous funding from NSERC and CFI; and the supportive
@ubcbotany.bsky.social
@science.ubc.ca
grad program.
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Low nitrogen promotes longer roots but limits canola growth. Hybrids thrive under high N, while open-pollinated lines perform better under low N. Funded by AAFC, Sask Oilseeds, Alberta Canola, Manitoba Canola Growers, Canola Council of Canada.
doi.org/10.1002/ppj2...
5 months ago
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Using GWAS + deep learning, we show that balsam poplar TERPENE SYNTHASE5 is a key regulator of leaf size and shape.
doi.org/10.3389/fpls...
#poplar
#GWAS
#deeplearning
#leaftraits
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Frontiers | TPS5 and TOR signaling components are determinants of Populus balsamifera leaf morphology
Variation in leaf morphology in plant species predicts long-term growth and yield. Consequently, we aim to understand the genetic basis of natural variation ...
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1683866
6 months ago
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Breeding better
#seabuckthorn
! At AAFC, we identified 4 standout genotypes with longer fruit stalks (easier to harvest), larger, sweeter berries, and richer nutrition. Weather played a key role too.
doi.org/10.1139/cjps...
9 months ago
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Raju Soolanayakanahally
Science Magazine
10 months ago
In a new
#SciencePolicyForum
, researchers review the rapidly growing use of drone technology in agricultural applications and the important, yet understudied, benefits and trade-offs involved.
https://scim.ag/4gnuHea
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Can the global drone revolution make agriculture more sustainable?
Rapid growth in drone use is upending expectations but also inducing trade-offs
https://scim.ag/4gnuHea
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Thank you,
@aribidopsis.bsky.social
for the insightful talk on cell division and root development under environmental stress.
#cold
#salinity
#drought
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
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Genetic and geographic determinants of nitrogen isotope discrimination in black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) url:https://academic.oup.com/treephys/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/treephys/tpaf072/8169181
about 1 year ago
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Drought stress reshapes canola's metabolic and water-loss strategies. Key findings: Cysteine aids stomatal control, epicuticular waxes limit water loss, and phenylalanine boosts drought tolerance.
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Frontiers | Drought induced metabolic shifts and water loss mechanisms in canola: role of cysteine, phenylalanine and aspartic acid
Drought conditions severely curtail the ability of plants to accumulate biomass due to the closure of stomata and the decrease of photosynthetic assimilation...
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1385414
over 1 year ago
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