Scott Boden

A.k.a. The saucepan down under

I’m a bit confused about the labelling for Category 1 plants. How do you interpret this text?

I’m sure people loved chatting to you, Rosh!

I’m really grateful for the super collaboration with Vijay Tiwari at Uni of Maryland, and other collaborators at John Innes Centre in UK and the Bragato Research Institute in NZ. I’m also super proud of my student, Guilherme Silva, who persisted with this difficult genetic study!

WUS-D1 is normally dormant in hexaploid wheat, but genome rearrangement activates expression, and this is accompanied by a boost in meristem size during early inflorescence development, including floret primordia.

We’re excited to share this international collaborative research effort that characterises the genetic basis of multiovary wheat, which involves a remarkable genome rearrangement event that leads to high expression of WUS-D1.

WUSCHEL-D1 upregulation enahnaces grain number by inducing formation of multiovary-producing florets in wheat: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

CATION AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER1 encodes an arginine transporter whose expression is influenced by daylength and Photoperiod-1 Abstract. Flowering and inflorescence development of wheat involve coordination of organ development, tissue growth, and remobilisation of nutrients from s

Our new study gives some insight into how Ppd-1 influences source:sink interactions in wheat by regulating an amino acid transporter doi.org/10.1093/aob/...

What is more of a compliment…? Having disguises added to your seminar announcement photo, or having a PCR machine named after you?

@blanquezmarina.bsky.social @scottboden.bsky.social @simmojsimmo.bsky.social @cristobaluauy.bsky.social

I thoroughly recommend this opportunity to all aspiring group leaders! My career benefited so much from working at JIC with many wonderful colleagues and friends - I always felt at home there and I learnt so much!

ANU academic making waves in water innovation Plant molecular biologist Dr Samantha McGaughey has been announced as the 2025 ACT Scientist of the Year.

ANU academic making waves in water innovation share.google/eITbzPkxf8bT...

New genomic resources to boost research in reproductive biology to enable cost‐effective hybrid seed production Wheat pollination in line and hybrid varieties needs to be secured in a changing climate. Cost-effective hybrid wheat seed production requires selection for outcrossing floral organs. Wheat breeding.....

Here’s the article link: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/YSYTCXLWO0... @rmwhitford.bsky.social

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We invite researchers worldwide to join us in improving floral biology traits for hybrid wheat and call on funding agencies to support this global effort. Together, we can strengthen hybrid breeding capabilities and unlock wheat’s full yield potential

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Our position paper highlights three priority research areas:
1️⃣ Floret structure — stigma presentation, longevity, and receptivity to airborne pollen
2️⃣ Pollen release dynamics — including anther extrusion and dehiscence
3️⃣ Environmental impacts — heat, drought, irradiation, and humidity effects

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Hybrids harness heterosis to boost grain yields — a breeding success story for crops like maize and rice. 🚜 Unfortunately, wheat still lags behind due to the high costs of hybrid seed production. Research that improves cross-pollination in self-fertilising wheat florets is urgently needed

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Through an exciting industry–academic collaboration, our new Perspective sets the stage for the next phase of hybrid wheat research. 🌾 We focus on floral biology traits that can increase cross-fertilisation in self-pollinating wheat — paving the way for more effective hybrid seed production.

Excited to see our work finally out! 🌾🏴‍☠️
We show how HvCLV1 and HvFCP1 shape barley inflorescence using innovative techniques and some cool microscopy.
Huge thanks to everyone involved in this study!

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Details : Research Fellow in Plant Biochemistry : The University of Melbourne Careers at The University of Melbourne

I'm recruiting a 3-yr postdoc for an ARC-funded project on the interaction between circadian rhythms and grain quality in wheat. #plantsci #circadian
We also have a fully-funded PhD position available.
See Job Ad about Postdoc, email me about the PhD.
jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91954...

Congratulations, Cristobal! A fantastic appointment!

Thanks for sharing, @alisonrbentley.bsky.social! Great to see you in the Champions League, Laura! I look forward to seeing the exciting research to come from your new lab!

It’s always a bit sad when students leave the lab, but many congratulations to Luqman on (almost) finishing his PhD. Good luck for the next steps in the UK, it’s been fun!

Evolution of a SHOOTMERISTEMLESS transcription factor binding site promotes fruit shape determination Nature Plants - This study identifies a molecular mechanism promoting fruit shape variation. Local meristem identity is maintained through autoregulatory activation of the STM gene to allow...

Beautiful Brassicaceae fruit-shape diversity. And here we tell you (part of) how it’s done! rdcu.be/d3i8x
What a great collab it’s been! Thanks Yang Dong, @matmajda.bsky.social, Richard Smith and entire team. @natureplants.bsky.social @oxfordbiology.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social

Unravelling the biochemistry of heat response A project was launched in 2023 to subject heat-responsive biochemical pathways in wheat to rigorous analysis. The aim is to scan for new opportunities to provide wheat breeders with tools to select fo...

We’re so grateful to GRDC for supporting our research investigating heat resilience in wheat - great collaboration with @hikemaydon.bsky.social and Sunita Ramesh
👉 bit.ly/3AVR8ag

Such a great talk from @jennymortimer1.bsky.social - so cool to see you’re sending plants into space! #asps24

So cool to see some of our paired spikelet images shown as art in our lunchroom!