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Gwendolyn Kirschner @gwenkirschner.bsky.social – WP6 lead @rootscientists.bsky.social
MarieCurie postdoc. researcher James Hutton Institute focus on root gravitropism:how do plants form and maintain their root angles?How can we adapt the root angles for better soil exploration?
Gwendolyn Kirschner @gwenkirschner.bsky.social – WP6 lead @rootscientists.bsky.social
MarieCurie postdoc. researcher James Hutton Institute focus on root gravitropism:how do plants form and maintain their root angles?How can we adapt the root angles for better soil exploration?
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We know a lot about how roots grow but far less about why they stop, decline and die. In our recent @theplantcell.bsky.social review, Feng Qin connects the biology of root growth and root aging, highlighting opportunities to extend root function, enhance crop productivity, and increase soil carbon.
Growth versus decline: root aging and plant performance (Feng Qin , Wolfgang Busch) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
Growth versus decline: root aging and plant performance
Abstract. Roots play a central role in plant growth, survival, and fitness and are increasingly recognized as key determinants of crop yield and sustainabi
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June 8, 2026 at 8:56 PM
We know a lot about how roots grow but far less about why they stop, decline and die. In our recent @theplantcell.bsky.social review, Feng Qin connects the biology of root growth and root aging, highlighting opportunities to extend root function, enhance crop productivity, and increase soil carbon.
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Hormone-dependent receptor docking controls calcium channel activity in plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.10.737476v1
July 13, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Our collaborators just published a new paper. Great work, Dr. Takai!!
Dimorphic-root ideotype demonstrates increased rice yield in nutrient-deficient paddy fields in Madagascar url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
Dimorphic-root ideotype demonstrates increased rice yield in nutrient-deficient paddy fields in Madagascar url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
Dimorphic-root ideotype demonstrates increased rice yield in nutrient-deficient paddy fields in Madagascar
Abstract. Demand for rice is rapidly increasing in sub-Saharan Africa; however, its productivity is constrained by nutrient-poor paddy soils, particularly
academic.oup.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Our collaborators just published a new paper. Great work, Dr. Takai!!
Dimorphic-root ideotype demonstrates increased rice yield in nutrient-deficient paddy fields in Madagascar url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
Dimorphic-root ideotype demonstrates increased rice yield in nutrient-deficient paddy fields in Madagascar url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
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I am pleased to announce the publication of a paper detailing a method to visualize sweet potato storage roots non-destructively and predict yield using ground-penetrating radar. Congratulations, Dr. Tei!!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Rapid Detection and Quantification of Sweet Potato Storage Roots Using Ground Penetrating Radar
Sweet potato is a nutritionally valuable crop that contributes to food security, owing to its storage roots rich in starch, sugars, and antioxidants, …
www.sciencedirect.com
July 15, 2026 at 7:31 AM
I am pleased to announce the publication of a paper detailing a method to visualize sweet potato storage roots non-destructively and predict yield using ground-penetrating radar. Congratulations, Dr. Tei!!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🌱 Plant roots decide which way to grow much earlier than expected.
#CIBSS researchers revealed how the SGR9 protein helps young lateral roots sense gravity & set their growth angle at a surprisingly early phase of development.
🔗 kurzlinks.de/yi3a
#PlantScience #RootArchitecture
#CIBSS researchers revealed how the SGR9 protein helps young lateral roots sense gravity & set their growth angle at a surprisingly early phase of development.
🔗 kurzlinks.de/yi3a
#PlantScience #RootArchitecture
July 30, 2026 at 9:47 AM
🌱 Plant roots decide which way to grow much earlier than expected.
#CIBSS researchers revealed how the SGR9 protein helps young lateral roots sense gravity & set their growth angle at a surprisingly early phase of development.
🔗 kurzlinks.de/yi3a
#PlantScience #RootArchitecture
#CIBSS researchers revealed how the SGR9 protein helps young lateral roots sense gravity & set their growth angle at a surprisingly early phase of development.
🔗 kurzlinks.de/yi3a
#PlantScience #RootArchitecture
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1/5 Every paper has a story.
Ours started with a dataset and ended with a conceptual advance. But what I'm most proud of is the development of the people behind it.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Ours started with a dataset and ended with a conceptual advance. But what I'm most proud of is the development of the people behind it.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
SHOOT GRAVITROPISM 9 links sensory timing to the initial lateral root growth angle | PNAS
Plants strategically respond to gravity and actively set defined growth angles. These
gravitropic set-point angles (GSAs) shape the width and depth...
www.pnas.org
July 23, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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univie.eventsair.com/pbe2027-vienna preregistration is open - spread the word :)
July 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
univie.eventsair.com/pbe2027-vienna preregistration is open - spread the word :)
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Thanks to @plantecohutton.bsky.social for organising the Root 2 Res 2026 Shovelomics Faba Bean Trail. A great team effort with exciting results to come!
root2res.eu #root2res
root2res.eu #root2res
May 20, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Thanks to @plantecohutton.bsky.social for organising the Root 2 Res 2026 Shovelomics Faba Bean Trail. A great team effort with exciting results to come!
root2res.eu #root2res
root2res.eu #root2res
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See our latest paper:
"Intercropping alters rhizosphere chemistry but not early root distribution in a low phosphorus field"
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"Intercropping alters rhizosphere chemistry but not early root distribution in a low phosphorus field"
rdcu.be/fpitD
Intercropping alters rhizosphere chemistry but not early root distribution in a low phosphorus field
rdcu.be
June 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
See our latest paper:
"Intercropping alters rhizosphere chemistry but not early root distribution in a low phosphorus field"
rdcu.be/fpitD
"Intercropping alters rhizosphere chemistry but not early root distribution in a low phosphorus field"
rdcu.be/fpitD
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Visit the International Barley Hub field plots next week.🌾 Our 10am tours last around an hour, with plenty of time afterward to explore additional research areas, learn about ongoing projects, and speak with our staff and students about their expertise and experiences.
June 29, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Visit the International Barley Hub field plots next week.🌾 Our 10am tours last around an hour, with plenty of time afterward to explore additional research areas, learn about ongoing projects, and speak with our staff and students about their expertise and experiences.
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🌿Join us to learn about the newly published “An introduction to the fundamentals of root systems research in cultivated plants” in @annbot.bsky.social by Dylan Jones and co-authors. 🧵 (1/10)
👉 doi.org/q9w8
@akshay-tawale.bsky.social
#PlantScience #AoBpapers #Roots #CropScience #RootBiology
👉 doi.org/q9w8
@akshay-tawale.bsky.social
#PlantScience #AoBpapers #Roots #CropScience #RootBiology
June 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM
🌿Join us to learn about the newly published “An introduction to the fundamentals of root systems research in cultivated plants” in @annbot.bsky.social by Dylan Jones and co-authors. 🧵 (1/10)
👉 doi.org/q9w8
@akshay-tawale.bsky.social
#PlantScience #AoBpapers #Roots #CropScience #RootBiology
👉 doi.org/q9w8
@akshay-tawale.bsky.social
#PlantScience #AoBpapers #Roots #CropScience #RootBiology
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Meet our Preprint Editors
We are pleased to welcome Gwendolyn K. Kirschner @gwenkirschner.bsky.social to our first group of Preprint Editors to our editorial team, responsible for handling our 'In preprints' articles.
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pr...
We are pleased to welcome Gwendolyn K. Kirschner @gwenkirschner.bsky.social to our first group of Preprint Editors to our editorial team, responsible for handling our 'In preprints' articles.
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pr...
June 24, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Meet our Preprint Editors
We are pleased to welcome Gwendolyn K. Kirschner @gwenkirschner.bsky.social to our first group of Preprint Editors to our editorial team, responsible for handling our 'In preprints' articles.
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pr...
We are pleased to welcome Gwendolyn K. Kirschner @gwenkirschner.bsky.social to our first group of Preprint Editors to our editorial team, responsible for handling our 'In preprints' articles.
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pr...
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Sweet shaping of #root system #architecture under #water deficit
academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
#PlantScience #PlantStress @jxbotany.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social @plant-sci.bsky.social @sciplant.bsky.social @rootarchitecture.bsky.social @rootsaction.org @plantrootbiology.bsky.social
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#PlantScience #PlantStress @jxbotany.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social @plant-sci.bsky.social @sciplant.bsky.social @rootarchitecture.bsky.social @rootsaction.org @plantrootbiology.bsky.social
Sweet shaping of root system architecture under water deficit
Abstract. Root growth direction under water-deficit conditions is critical for plant survival. Increasing agar concentration in the growth medium simulates
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June 11, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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Early-bird registration for PADiBa2026 closes in few days (May 15th)! wp.unil.ch/padiba2026/
May 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Early-bird registration for PADiBa2026 closes in few days (May 15th)! wp.unil.ch/padiba2026/
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Out now in @natplants.nature.com: A cell type-specific antagonism of autophagy and age-induced programmed cell death controls root hair life span www.nature.com/articles/s41..., back to back with another story on root hair-specific autophagy by @plantophagy.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 6, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Out now in @natplants.nature.com: A cell type-specific antagonism of autophagy and age-induced programmed cell death controls root hair life span www.nature.com/articles/s41..., back to back with another story on root hair-specific autophagy by @plantophagy.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Iron availability regulates PIN-mediated auxin transport and distribution to modulate root gravitropic growth in Arabidopsis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.20.726447v1
May 22, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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NUTCRACKER orchestrates cortical cell divisions and sustains stem cell niche integrity in the rice root meristem @jxbotany.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jxb/article/...
NUTCRACKER orchestrates cortical cell divisions and sustains stem cell niche integrity in the rice root meristem @jxbotany.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jxb/article/...
May 23, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Observing the invisible: X-ray CT for plant-microbe interactions
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Pereira and Bell
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience #PlantMicrobeInteractions
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Pereira and Bell
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience #PlantMicrobeInteractions
May 12, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Observing the invisible: X-ray CT for plant-microbe interactions
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Pereira and Bell
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience #PlantMicrobeInteractions
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Pereira and Bell
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience #PlantMicrobeInteractions
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✨ Paper spotlight ✨
(🧵 1/6) Cross-kingdom communication between plants and parasitic nematodes
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(🧵 1/6) Cross-kingdom communication between plants and parasitic nematodes
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
May 18, 2026 at 6:35 AM
✨ Paper spotlight ✨
(🧵 1/6) Cross-kingdom communication between plants and parasitic nematodes
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(🧵 1/6) Cross-kingdom communication between plants and parasitic nematodes
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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@dompsfr.bsky.social is well represented at the #Rooting2026 conference! We just heard a great talk by @lauraragni.bsky.social. You can check out our posters #7 (@hengqi.bsky.social) and #4 (mine) today, and listen to my talk tomorrow.
May 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
@dompsfr.bsky.social is well represented at the #Rooting2026 conference! We just heard a great talk by @lauraragni.bsky.social. You can check out our posters #7 (@hengqi.bsky.social) and #4 (mine) today, and listen to my talk tomorrow.
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🌾🌱 RESEARCH 🌱🌾
In rice, combining the deep-root allele DRO1 and shallow-root allele qSOR1 expands root distribution into both topsoil and subsoil layers, enhancing yield in nutrient-poor paddy fields in Madagascar - Takai et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
In rice, combining the deep-root allele DRO1 and shallow-root allele qSOR1 expands root distribution into both topsoil and subsoil layers, enhancing yield in nutrient-poor paddy fields in Madagascar - Takai et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
May 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🌾🌱 RESEARCH 🌱🌾
In rice, combining the deep-root allele DRO1 and shallow-root allele qSOR1 expands root distribution into both topsoil and subsoil layers, enhancing yield in nutrient-poor paddy fields in Madagascar - Takai et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
In rice, combining the deep-root allele DRO1 and shallow-root allele qSOR1 expands root distribution into both topsoil and subsoil layers, enhancing yield in nutrient-poor paddy fields in Madagascar - Takai et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
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Now online at @natplants.nature.com ‼️ Led by Jierui Zhao, a former PhD student @gmivienna.bsky.social & together w/ @moritznowack.bsky.social lab, we uncover how #autophagy shapes salt stress tolerance and lifespan. www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... A short 🧵👇
Cell-type-specific autophagy in root-hair-forming cells is essential for salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana - Nature Plants
This study reveals that enhanced autophagy in root-hair-forming cells helps Arabidopsis store excess sodium, control oxidative stress and tolerate salt stress.
www.nature.com
May 6, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Now online at @natplants.nature.com ‼️ Led by Jierui Zhao, a former PhD student @gmivienna.bsky.social & together w/ @moritznowack.bsky.social lab, we uncover how #autophagy shapes salt stress tolerance and lifespan. www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... A short 🧵👇
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#roots. Seen at #11throoting2026 😎
We’re excited to share that our latest work is now online in EMBO Reports! 🎉
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A big thank you to everyone who contributed, supported, and provided valuable input along the way!
@emboreports.org @raffolab.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A big thank you to everyone who contributed, supported, and provided valuable input along the way!
@emboreports.org @raffolab.bsky.social
Brassinosteroids control cell proliferation in the lateral root cap of the Arabidopsis root - EMBO Reports
Stem cell protection is key to proper plant development. The root cap tissue performs this task by enclosing delicate stem cells in the root meristem and consists of columella cells at the tip and lat...
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May 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
#roots. Seen at #11throoting2026 😎
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Concluding a great #rooting2026
Thank you Sabrina, Riccardo and Raffaele (not in Pic) for perfect organisation!
Thank you Sabrina, Riccardo and Raffaele (not in Pic) for perfect organisation!
May 7, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Concluding a great #rooting2026
Thank you Sabrina, Riccardo and Raffaele (not in Pic) for perfect organisation!
Thank you Sabrina, Riccardo and Raffaele (not in Pic) for perfect organisation!