Only a week to go until Barley Away Days 2026! A 2- day workshop centred around the barley research at JHI / IBH to a combined internal and invited external audience. @hutton.ac.uk @scotchwhiskyswa.bsky.social @novogene-europe.bsky.social @thermofishersci.bsky.social LGC Biosearch Diageo SSCR

Excited to be looking at roots of wild barleys @plantecohutton.bsky.social

We hosted the ISRR Mini Symposium last week with 14 talks on roots from a whole range of research fields. If you want to catch up on this the link to the recording is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD... @rootscientists.bsky.social

www.rootresearch.org/working-groups the #ISRR organized a minisymposium to introduce all 7 working groups that address different aspects of #rootsscience #roots #plantscience International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social

Transposons as genetic switches for plant defense 🌿 The January 2026 @theplantjournal.bsky.social Editor’s Choice by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social shows how CRK8 expression enhances pathogen resistance in Arabidopsis; with trade-offs. Read now: www.sebiology.org/resource/jan...

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ✍️ @gwenkirschner.bsky.social Transposon toggle: flipping the switch on CRK8 expression for pathogen defense doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70681 Highlights Macquet et al. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70590

If you're interested in #PlantScience R&D work at a plant breeding company: @kwsgroup.bsky.social is hosting its annual R&D TalentCampus here in Einbeck on May 29th. More info here: www.kws.com/corp/en/care...

paper is out now in Nature Plants, here is a link: Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development. Nat. Plants (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Genome editing in brown algae! 🧬🪸🌿 Now out in Cell Reports Methods! Excited to share this highly efficient, transgene-free CRISPR–Cas genome editing protocol for brown algae, requiring no cloning and no specialized equipment. doi.org/10.1016/j.cr... #CRISPR #BrownAlgae @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social

Tim was elected President of EPSO (European Plant Science Organisation). Join us to help the plant science voice be heard in Europe. 🌾🌿 epsoweb.org @epsoeurope.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social

The Rhizocab enables high definition imaging of the root systems. Exciting research possibilities!

🌸 Coding the carpel: evolutionary roots of NGATHA genes in seed plants 🌸 by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... Research Highlight about Cota et al. NGATHA carpel development genes evolved in the common ancestor of seed plants 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj....

Rooting for roots? #PlantScience Join us online for the Mini Symposium of the International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social Register here for free: tinyurl.com/yzeddrjx Programme👇

‼️Please RT: The CEPLAS Graduate School call for 2026 is now open! Detailed info on our website: bit.ly/4q19JWk @hhu.de @unicologne.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de @leibnizipk.bsky.social @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social

Learn a bit more about the work we are doing under the EU/BBSRC funded BEST-CROP project at our regular webinars. Next even on the 16th December more info here www.eventbrite.it/e/1975055672...

I'm offering a PhD project together with Sarah McKim on temperature-controlled stomata formation within EASTBIO DTP www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #plantscience #plantscijobs Deadline 15 Feb. Please share/RP

Tim presenting at the @aabiologists.bsky.social #Roots2RegenAg conference sharing research examples on #Roots #Rhizosphere #barley @plantecohutton.bsky.social

Read our new 🌟𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭🌟by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social : Roots on steroids – how progestogens and androgens influence root morphology of angiosperms 🫚 Find it here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... Research Highlight about Körber et al 👉https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70459

Also happy to say that Arabidopsis epidermal cells make the cover of @theplantjournal.bsky.social for the issue with our paper, showing that nitrate availability impacts pectin metabolism and cell wall mechanics for growth 🌱 Check the work here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj....

There’s still time to register for the 11th ISRR Dundee Root Medal award workshop 2025: Harnessing plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere for plant and ecosystem benefits. Date: 25 November 2025 Awardee: Prof. Simona Radutoiu Link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dundee-roo...

The latest ISRR newsletter is available online! Check it out! www.rootresearch.org/newsletter

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob PhD position: Redox biology, detoxification and reactive oxygen species. In Stefanie Müller-Schüssele’s lab @rptu.bsky.social, part of @dfg.de ’s Research Unit @icips.bsky.social www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/stellenangeb...

💡𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ✍️ @gwenkirschner.bsky.social Promiscuous potatoes: the genetic basis of wild potato compatibility 🥔 📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70529 About Behling et al: Genetic basis for broad interspecific compatibility in Solanum verrucosum doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70426

Evaluation of combined root exudate and rhizosphere microbiota sampling approaches to elucidate plant-soil-microbe interaction https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.23.683011v1

It was a pleasure to host @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social at PLEN, where she shared updates from @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social as well as endeavors into imaging plant roots in the dark

Thank you very much to Editor Martin Balcerowicz (@transcription.bsky.social) for highlighting our work in the September issue of @theplantjournal.bsky.social! Article: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... Research Highlight: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... @laurierbiology.bsky.social @cspbscbv.bsky.social

📢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 🧵

🌟New 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social 🍅🪰 Riboflavin in phloem sap helps wild tomato combat whiteflies 📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... Find the original work by Lissy-Anne M. Denkers et al here: 🔗 bsky.app/profile/thep...

The September @theplantjournal.bsky.social Editor’s Choice is here! Written by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social, it highlights how riboflavin in phloem sap helps wild tomato combat whiteflies. Read the article: www.sebiology.org/resource/sep...

Our recent paper @newphyt.bsky.social @anajusagasti.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social is featured today in the Sunday Post! Thanks Sally McDonald for your piece helping to promote and communicate Scotland’s rich fossil heritage nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Out now: Our review about the relationship between the root angle and nutrient uptake in cereal crops We recommend combining genetics, molecular biology, physiology & agronomy to develop crop improvement strategies ▶️ doi.org/10.1111/nph....

Inspiration time

A whole bunch of Assistants Features Editors from @theplantcell.bsky.social and @plantphys.bsky.social getting to know each other 💚 #PlantBio2025

Flip a switch, control cell adhesion! Light-controlled talin, a powerful tool to study how cells sense and respond to their environment. Another #sciArt #preLight features graphical abstracts by Barbora Knotkova and Sonhita Chakraborty and presents the work of Ryosuke Nishimura and the team💫

New 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social 🌟 Guiding gravitropism: root coiling in response to growth-promoting bacteria is mediated by root cap transcription factors 📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70338 Relates to Jiménez-Vázquez et al 🧵

🌍 Join Us in Regensburg for an International Symposium on Cereal Meristems and Stem Cell Systems! 📢 Abstract submission deadline was extended to 31 July 2025! 📍 Where: University of Regensburg, Germany 🕒 When: 28/09 to 1/10/2025 💻 Registration: cscs2025.de

🎉We're pleased to announce that our very own Jade Bleau has been awarded the NAASC Earlier Career Community Impact Award. We would also like to extend our congratulations to the other winners: 💐Joanna Friesner, Jose Dinneny, Dawn Nagel, Natanella Elouz-Elias, Nick Provart and Anna Stepanova.

What an amazing week hosting @gwenkirschner.bsky.social, @matesf.bsky.social, @awaisfarooq724.bsky.social and @jamespblloyd.bsky.social amongst other amazing speakers at the ‘Gravitropism and Root Architecture session at the 2025 Society of Experimental Biology at Antwerp! We hope you enjoyed it!

🌱 Catch up on 4 recent IBH Root-related seminars featuring research from: 1. Dr. Riccardo Fusi – U. of Nottingham 2. Prof. Lee Hickey – U. of Queensland 3. Dr. Rahul Bhosale – U. of Nottingham @intbarleyhub.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk

🤓 Have you seen the latest edition of the ISRR newsletter? If not check it out for the latest updates and info on #roots and the #rhizosphere www.rootresearch.org/newsletter

Early bird registration and submission of abstracts ends on 15 July 2025! Get ready to connect, collaborate, and innovate at the International Symposium on Cereal Meristems and Stem Cell Systems! 📍 Where: University of Regensburg, Germany 🕒 When: 28/09 to 1/10/2025 💻 Registration: cscs2025.de

💡𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑫𝑬𝑨𝑹4 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 Read this nice highlight by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social about the role of DEAR4 in linking LLPS to heat-responsive gene regulation. 📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70276 Find original research by Wang, Gong, & Zhu 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70172

I would love to talk to interested PhD students & postdocs about the wonderful @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program! It's largely a volunteer position but great training & networking opportunity. Applications being accepted! #ICAR2025 blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...

From Tip to Grain: Sculpting Barley Inflorescence Through the Regulation of Meristem Activity thenode.biologists.com/from-tip-to-...

Time for another paper from our lab! This time it’s about passage cells. This work originated from a collaboration with @lauraragni.bsky.social and was spearheaded by the super-talented @leoniekraska.bsky.social Below you will find a thread that explains our findings. www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Here's an overview Thread 🧵 on my own research while at... 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟳 - 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱 @hhu.de with @simonrdg.bsky.social 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟲 - 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵 UniMelbourne with the ARC CoE #PlantCellWalls 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 UniMelbourne Group Leader 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 @mpipz.bsky.social / @ceplas.bsky.social with @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social 🧵 👇

Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF

📜 CarboTag: a modular approach for live and functional imaging of plant cell walls 🧑‍🔬 Maarten Besten, Joris Sprakel, et al. 📔 @naturemethods.bsky.social 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantCellWalls #PlantTools #PlantMicroscopy #PlantImaging #PlantMethods

Find out more about the Innovate project we are involved in that looks at the use of seaweed extracts as a nutrient management tool. @hutton.ac.uk www.hutton.ac.uk/new-project-...

🏭🌱 * SPECIAL ISSUE CLOSING SOON * 🔋⚡ Plant Energy Management Editors: Benoît Menand, Johannes Hanson & Vanessa Wahl Deadline: 30th April 2025 Manuscripts welcome, please contact the JXB office (bit.ly/JXBissues) #JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪 @sebiology.bsky.social (1/2)