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YouTube video by Life in the Soil How can I tell if a plant is colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi? #soil #soilhealth #fungi

New YouTube video on arbuscular mycorrhiza: how can you tell if a plant's roots are colonized by AM fungi?

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Natural variation of the holobiont for sustainable agroecosystems Plant evolution is largely driven by plant–microbe interactions, yet the ecology of the plant holobiont is not well understood at a molecular level. However, these relationships hold diverse benefits ...

new publication about the holobiont concept for sustainable agroecosystems www.cell.com/trends/plant...

The Holobiont Revolution: How wheat is becoming more climate-resilient through nature-based plant breeding and machine learning Focus on the interaction between the microbiome and plants

new publication about natural variation of biological nitrification inhibition in a wheat germplasm collection. #rootexudatemetabolomics

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Our dispatch is out, about gravity perception and signal conversion via the LAZY protein family, in @currentbiology.bsky.social.

You can read it at this temporary free link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This drawing did not make it into the publication, but I enjoyed making it.

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 🧵

Excellent plenary talk by Matyas Fendrych on the role of #auxin and pH in root growth, kick-starting day 3 of #ICAR2025

Read more on the effects of pH in root growth👇By Diaz-Ardila & @christianhardtke.bsky.social

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#plantscience #rootbiology

An atlas of Brachypodium distachyon lateral root development Summary: This study provides an atlas of lateral root development of the model grass species Brachypodium distachyon.

Kevin Bellande (University of Neuchâtel, 🇨🇭) “Cell wall remodelling dynamics impact LR emergence patterns in B. distachyon accessions” just told us about the atlas of #Brachypodium #LateralRoot development.
#IBRC2025 #Brachy2025 #CellWall 🧪 #PlantScience

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Plants monitor the integrity of their barrier by sensing gas diffusion - Nature A study using Arabidopsis shows that plants can monitor the integrity of their outer barriers by sensing gas diffusion, enabling them to initiate wound repair to prevent water loss and pathogen entry.

How plants sense injury in their barrier tissue, periderm? Painstakingly detailed and amazing work by post doc Hiroyuki Iida shows that wounding is sensed by the diffusion of two gases: ethylene and oxygen. @treebiocoe.bsky.social‬ @erc.europa.eu‬ 1/x 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Identity is Everything : MYB68 regulates endodermal differentiation and suberin patterning | Plantae Root cells are organized into concentric layers that facilitate the movement of water and nutrients. Among these, the endodermis overlays the root vasculature, allowing it to play a major role in…

Plant Science Research Weekly -- Identity is Everything: MYB68 regulates endodermal differentiation and suberin patterning (Cell Reports) @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social‬ @leoniekraska.bsky.social (Summary by Irene I. Ikiriko)
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#PlantaePSRW

Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions | John Innes Centre An exciting opportunity for an Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions has arisen at the John Innes Centre. To read the full job description for this role…

Opportunity: Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions at JIC. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...

Love it when online connection turn to real life ones - glad we could finally meet in person @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social! Looking forward to having you back at KU soon!

🌱 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

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!

New OA Article: "Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress" rdcu.be/esLU8

With News & Views: "Environmental cues shape root barriers" rdcu.be/esSRh

Water availability positions auxin response maxima to determine plant regeneration fates - Nature Plants This study reveals that water availability at the wound determines plant regeneration outcomes. High water availability induces root regeneration whereas low water availability triggers callus formati...

How do plants decide the fate of a wound and what to regenerate? Water availability! Abdul Kareem and colleagues show that regeneration outcomes after tissue cutting are controlled by water. A 🧵/n 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Engineering of the Sensl biosensor in rice.

Sensl: a synthetic #biology sensor for tracking #strigolactone signaling in #rice

A #Letter by Li et al. 👇

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#LatestIssue

From roots to nodules: regulation of organogenesis in nitrogen-fixing symbiosis Plants in the nitrogen-fixing clade have evolved symbiotic root nodules to overcome nitrogen limitations in the soil. These nodules host nitrogen-fixing bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia, supplying essential nutrients to the plant. Nodule formation is triggered by plant–bacteria interactions and relies on genetic adaptations, including the recruitment of existing regulatory pathways. The transcription factor NODULE INCEPTION (NIN) is a key regulator required for bacterial infection, nodule initiation, and organ differentiation. Nodule development shares key features with lateral root formation, particularly in organ initiation and early growth stages, as both arise from the same root tissue layers. This overlap raises intriguing questions about how nodules evolved distinct forms and functions. This review highlights recent discoveries in the molecular and cellular mechanisms of nodule development, especially in the Papilionoideae clade. By comparing nodules and lateral roots, we explore the regulatory changes that led to their evolutionary divergence. We highlight emerging tools—single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, and advanced imaging—that are deepening insights into nodulation, alongside phylogenomics revealing its evolutionary history.

From roots to nodules: regulation of organogenesis in nitrogen-fixing symbiosis - ScienceDirect

Happy to visit my colleagues from the @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social project :) #barley #droughtresilience #roots plant-soil-microbiome continuum @au.dk

Thrilled to see our work now online @nature.com
This study reveals how individual root cells sense and respond to real, compacted soil environments.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

beautiful spatial transcritomics of rice root in gel & soil conditions and huge credit to Mingyuan and colleagues.

Plants monitor the integrity of their barrier by sensing gas diffusion - Nature A study using Arabidopsis shows that plants can monitor the integrity of their outer barriers by sensing gas diffusion, enabling them to initiate wound repair to prevent water loss and pathogen entry.

Awesome stuff. By AP and Co!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#auxin

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Taproot in soil

Groundswell sign with tents in background and sunsetting

#Groundswell25 was fantastic!
🫚 Annual date with a chicory #taproot in the #soil pit @ADASGroup stand. 🫘 Beans & pulses talk: Cultural acceptance, school meals, diversity, price, risk on farm & connecting breeders and producers. Highlight, was meeting so many lovely people.

IBH Seminar | Advances in Understanding Crown Root Formation in Barley  - Barley Hub IBH 2025 series of seminars: “Genetic and environmental regulation of root angle in cereal crops” presented by Dr. Rahul Bhosale.

Check out the IBH seminar of Nikola Korinkova, PhD student in Biochemistry at Palacký University Olomouc.

Advances in Understanding Crown #Root Formation in #Barley

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IBH Seminar | Digging deeper: Identifying root genes to harness stress resilience in barley - Barley Hub IBH 2025 series of seminars: “Genetic and environmental regulation of root angle in cereal crops” presented by Dr. Rahul Bhosale.

Check out the IBH seminar of Dr Riccardo Fusi from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

Digging deeper: Identifying #root genes to harness stress resilience in #barley 🧪

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IBH Seminar | Unlocking the Hidden Half: Opportunities for Genome Editing and Machine Learning to Improve Root Architecture in Barley  - Barley Hub IBH 2025 series of seminars: “Genetic and environmental regulation of root angle in cereal crops” presented by Dr. Rahul Bhosale.

Check out the IBH seminar of Prof. Lee Hickey from @qaafi.bsky.social

Unlocking the Hidden Half: Opportunities for Genome Editing and Machine Learning to Improve #Root Architecture in #Barley 🧪

barleyhub.org/ibh-seminar-...

IBH Seminar | Genetic and environmental regulation of root angle in cereal crops  - Barley Hub IBH 2025 series of seminars: “Genetic and environmental regulation of root angle in cereal crops” presented by Dr. Rahul Bhosale.

Check out the IBH seminar of Dr Rahul Bhosale from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

Genetic and environmental regulation of #root angle in cereal crops 🧪

barleyhub.org/ibh-seminar-...

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🤓 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

Rhizobacteria prime the activation of plant defense and nutritional responses to suppress aphid populations on barley over time
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🌾 Great news — Gwen Kirschner has taken a permanent position in the @PlantEcoHutton Team as Principal Investigator in Plant-Soil Interactions! It's great to know you're going to be around for longer, Gwen.
@hutton.ac.uk
@intbarleyhub.bsky.social
@gwenkirschner.bsky.social

Thank you @fredebak.bsky.social for the nice tour and interesting talks about #roots #soil #microbiome continuum :) #plantscience