We've made it, just before Christmas! 🎄🤶🏾
I'm happy to share the first >>PRE-PRINT<< of my group!😊 The first manuscript of the first PhD student! Good job Asif!🙌🏾🎉👏🏾💪🏾🤗🥳
#plantresearch #seedmaturation #seedresearch #plantevo
I'm happy to share the first >>PRE-PRINT<< of my group!😊 The first manuscript of the first PhD student! Good job Asif!🙌🏾🎉👏🏾💪🏾🤗🥳
#plantresearch #seedmaturation #seedresearch #plantevo
The angiosperm seed life cycle follows a developmental reverse hourglass https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.20.629609v1
December 24, 2024 at 10:12 AM
We've made it, just before Christmas! 🎄🤶🏾
I'm happy to share the first >>PRE-PRINT<< of my group!😊 The first manuscript of the first PhD student! Good job Asif!🙌🏾🎉👏🏾💪🏾🤗🥳
#plantresearch #seedmaturation #seedresearch #plantevo
I'm happy to share the first >>PRE-PRINT<< of my group!😊 The first manuscript of the first PhD student! Good job Asif!🙌🏾🎉👏🏾💪🏾🤗🥳
#plantresearch #seedmaturation #seedresearch #plantevo
In the WALII Symposium I provided insights of how our recent research on #seedmaturation #phylotranscriptomics is helping us to explore the link between seed #development & plasticity, including regulation and #evolution of #desiccationtolerance.
The recording link is below!👇🏾🌱🧐
#plantscifyi
The recording link is below!👇🏾🌱🧐
#plantscifyi
Thank you to everyone who made our inaugural WALII Symposium: Exploring Life Without Water a success! 🎉
Videos from some of our 4 Invited Speakers and 12 Contributed Speakers are now available on our YouTube channel! Be sure to check it out at the link below!
www.youtube.com/@WaterandLif...
Videos from some of our 4 Invited Speakers and 12 Contributed Speakers are now available on our YouTube channel! Be sure to check it out at the link below!
www.youtube.com/@WaterandLif...
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
In the WALII Symposium I provided insights of how our recent research on #seedmaturation #phylotranscriptomics is helping us to explore the link between seed #development & plasticity, including regulation and #evolution of #desiccationtolerance.
The recording link is below!👇🏾🌱🧐
#plantscifyi
The recording link is below!👇🏾🌱🧐
#plantscifyi
We made it to the cover!🤩🌱⏳️
Really proud of this work and of our PhD candidate @Asif! 🥹
The first manuscript of the first PhD candidate of my group, featured in the cover of the December 2025 issue of @theplantcell.bsky.social!
Yay!🎉💪🏾✨️🙌🏾
#plantresearch #seedresearch #seedmaturation #evolution
Really proud of this work and of our PhD candidate @Asif! 🥹
The first manuscript of the first PhD candidate of my group, featured in the cover of the December 2025 issue of @theplantcell.bsky.social!
Yay!🎉💪🏾✨️🙌🏾
#plantresearch #seedresearch #seedmaturation #evolution
Check out the December 2025 issue of The Plant Cell from ASPB @aspbofficial and Oxford University Press! academic.oup.com/plcell/issue... #PlantScience
Volume 37 Issue 12 | The Plant Cell | Oxford Academic
The Plant Cell publishes novel research of special significance in plant biology, especially in the areas of cellular biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, development, and evolution.
academic.oup.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
We made it to the cover!🤩🌱⏳️
Really proud of this work and of our PhD candidate @Asif! 🥹
The first manuscript of the first PhD candidate of my group, featured in the cover of the December 2025 issue of @theplantcell.bsky.social!
Yay!🎉💪🏾✨️🙌🏾
#plantresearch #seedresearch #seedmaturation #evolution
Really proud of this work and of our PhD candidate @Asif! 🥹
The first manuscript of the first PhD candidate of my group, featured in the cover of the December 2025 issue of @theplantcell.bsky.social!
Yay!🎉💪🏾✨️🙌🏾
#plantresearch #seedresearch #seedmaturation #evolution
Fresh PRE-PRINT!🚨🧐
We present SeedMatExplorer: an extensive transcriptome atlas underlying the acquisition of multiple seed quality traits during Arabidopsis seed maturation.🌱
#seedresearch #seedtechnology #seedscience #seedmaturation #breeding #plantresearch
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We present SeedMatExplorer: an extensive transcriptome atlas underlying the acquisition of multiple seed quality traits during Arabidopsis seed maturation.🌱
#seedresearch #seedtechnology #seedscience #seedmaturation #breeding #plantresearch
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
SeedMatExplorer: The transcriptome atlas of Arabidopsis seed maturation
Seed maturation is a critical developmental phase during which seeds acquire essential traits for nutritional value and desiccation survival. Abscisic acid (ABA) signalling has long been recognized as...
www.biorxiv.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Fresh PRE-PRINT!🚨🧐
We present SeedMatExplorer: an extensive transcriptome atlas underlying the acquisition of multiple seed quality traits during Arabidopsis seed maturation.🌱
#seedresearch #seedtechnology #seedscience #seedmaturation #breeding #plantresearch
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We present SeedMatExplorer: an extensive transcriptome atlas underlying the acquisition of multiple seed quality traits during Arabidopsis seed maturation.🌱
#seedresearch #seedtechnology #seedscience #seedmaturation #breeding #plantresearch
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🫐🔴Ecological significance of fruit displays in Myrtaceae: relationship between fruit colour, maturation stage, attractiveness and seed germination
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#AtlanticForest #FruitDisplay #FruitRemoval #Germinability #SeedMaturation #SeedVigour
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#AtlanticForest #FruitDisplay #FruitRemoval #Germinability #SeedMaturation #SeedVigour
July 24, 2026 at 2:29 PM
🫐🔴Ecological significance of fruit displays in Myrtaceae: relationship between fruit colour, maturation stage, attractiveness and seed germination
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#AtlanticForest #FruitDisplay #FruitRemoval #Germinability #SeedMaturation #SeedVigour
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#AtlanticForest #FruitDisplay #FruitRemoval #Germinability #SeedMaturation #SeedVigour
Asif made and excellent summary of our work here 👇🏾
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Whooopp whooopp! Up we goooo! 🚀🚀🚀
#seedresearch #seedmaturation #plantresearch #plantscifyi #climatechange #ecr #womaninscience #wur
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Whooopp whooopp! Up we goooo! 🚀🚀🚀
#seedresearch #seedmaturation #plantresearch #plantscifyi #climatechange #ecr #womaninscience #wur
Branching out: Increased specialization of young genes during seed maturation explained by new “out of the seed” hypothesis | Asif Ahmed Sami
Alhamdulillah, the first chapter of my PhD is now out in The Plant Cell!
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In our work, we found that seeds are not ju...
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November 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Asif made and excellent summary of our work here 👇🏾
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Whooopp whooopp! Up we goooo! 🚀🚀🚀
#seedresearch #seedmaturation #plantresearch #plantscifyi #climatechange #ecr #womaninscience #wur
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Whooopp whooopp! Up we goooo! 🚀🚀🚀
#seedresearch #seedmaturation #plantresearch #plantscifyi #climatechange #ecr #womaninscience #wur
#TIH
Sweet pepper seeds at 50 DAA achieve 88% germination, 81% normal seedlings; ABA increases while IAA and JA decline; red fruit ripening correlates with vitamin C peak.
Details: https://maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/tihort-0026-0011
#SeedMaturation #Capsicum
Sweet pepper seeds at 50 DAA achieve 88% germination, 81% normal seedlings; ABA increases while IAA and JA decline; red fruit ripening correlates with vitamin C peak.
Details: https://maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/tihort-0026-0011
#SeedMaturation #Capsicum
September 2, 2026 at 10:39 AM
#TIH
Sweet pepper seeds at 50 DAA achieve 88% germination, 81% normal seedlings; ABA increases while IAA and JA decline; red fruit ripening correlates with vitamin C peak.
Details: https://maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/tihort-0026-0011
#SeedMaturation #Capsicum
Sweet pepper seeds at 50 DAA achieve 88% germination, 81% normal seedlings; ABA increases while IAA and JA decline; red fruit ripening correlates with vitamin C peak.
Details: https://maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/tihort-0026-0011
#SeedMaturation #Capsicum
So… could drying itself act as a developmental signal? 🤔
6 years ago, this question kept me up at night, now our findings opened up so many more 😅🤯🧐🤩
#SeedBiology #DesiccationTolerance #PlantScience #Preprint
#seedresearch
#drying
#plantscifyi
#climatechange
#seedmaturation
#survival
6 years ago, this question kept me up at night, now our findings opened up so many more 😅🤯🧐🤩
#SeedBiology #DesiccationTolerance #PlantScience #Preprint
#seedresearch
#drying
#plantscifyi
#climatechange
#seedmaturation
#survival
May 4, 2026 at 6:46 AM
So… could drying itself act as a developmental signal? 🤔
6 years ago, this question kept me up at night, now our findings opened up so many more 😅🤯🧐🤩
#SeedBiology #DesiccationTolerance #PlantScience #Preprint
#seedresearch
#drying
#plantscifyi
#climatechange
#seedmaturation
#survival
6 years ago, this question kept me up at night, now our findings opened up so many more 😅🤯🧐🤩
#SeedBiology #DesiccationTolerance #PlantScience #Preprint
#seedresearch
#drying
#plantscifyi
#climatechange
#seedmaturation
#survival