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Heterotic groups are crucial for breeders to improve #hybrid vigor. In a new #OpenAccess paper from #JIPB, Xue et al. reveal key insights into the #genomic divergence of #maize heterotic groups in China, informing future #crop breeding efforts doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1…

Does someone work or know someone working with evening primroses (Oenothera app.)? I would be interested in starting some collaboration on that. RT please!

POSTDOC WANTED! Our group is looking for a postdoc to study DNA-protein crosslink repair in the heterochromatin. Apply to work on uncharacterized Arabidopsis proteins that were identified in the HZE genetic screen. ÚEB AV ČR Czech Academy of Sciences

Just published! In the latest H. H. Flor Distinguished Review, Barbara Valent honors Harold H. Flor’s legacy by exploring how the rapidly evolving rice blast fungus Pyricularia oryzae escapes plant resistance (R) genes by mutating or losing corresponding avirulence (AVR)

Great collaboration led by Houben Lab on atypical centromeres and kinetochores in #Chionographis and #Chamaelirium plants: doi.org/10.1101/2025.0…

Tweeps, please spread the word. We're still looking at recruiting a structural biologist (any level) Sophien Kamoun to study plant-pathogen protein complexes especially in the context of coevolution. Direct inquiries welcome. Please include a cover letter. Applicant from US

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Join us for this exciting workshop! We have two presentations covering protoplast regeneration and use in high-throughput assays. This was a highly requested topic from the the membership and is a do-not-miss! Please register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #plantscience #biotech

New OA Article: "Quantitative dissection of Agrobacterium T-DNA expression in single plant cells reveals density-dependent synergy and antagonism" rdcu.be/elJ5z News & Views: "Cooperation and antagonism in Agrobacterium-mediated transformation" rdcu.be/elJ5F

Plant Com May 2025 issue online🎉Cover story: PlantRing - A high-throughput wearable sensor system for decoding plant growth, water relations, and innovating irrigation. Image by Pei Xu, Chenze Lu, and Ting Yin. cell.com/plant-communic…

The research group “Plant Architecture” is interested in questions concerning how cereal inflorescences develop and how this contributes to yield formation. If you have a PhD in agriculture, biology or any related field, we have a job offer! ➡️Read more: tinyurl.com/4fw5rk5y

Today, a decision to increase ERC support for researchers moving to Europe was adopted. On top of normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories/research teams in Europe. This extra is now x2 (up to €2 million!) europa.eu/!6Vdgmp

RALF33–FERONIA Signaling Orchestrates Post-Wounding Root Tip Regeneration via TPR4–ERF115 Dynamics (Yanan Shen , Qijun Xie , Tiantian Wang , Xuening Wang , Fan Xu , et. al.) doi.org/10.1093/plcell… ASPB #PlantSci

The Resistance awakens: Diversity at the DNA, RNA, and protein levels informs engineering of plant immune receptors from Arabidopsis to crops (Chandler A Sutherland , Danielle M Stevens , Kyungyong Seong , Wei Wei , Ksenia V Krasileva) doi.org/10.1093/plcell… ASPB #PlantSci

Get ready for most popular scheme - CRG of SERB - in new format of Anusandhan National Research Foundation as ARG.

Haider Ali, Megan McDonald, and Graeme Kettles developed a rapid forward genetics methodology to identify genes that enable Zymoseptoria tritici to gain virulence on previously resistant wheat varieties. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-0…

New findings in Science demonstrate that successful mitosis may draw on more mechanisms than commonly assumed. Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/43MSoYJ

Pollen hydration, germination, and tube growth are vital processes that involve complex signaling pathways. Here, Kim et al report that OsPRK1/2/3-mediated #ROS signaling is required for #pollen tube #germination in #rice doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #PlantSci #JIPB

A three year postdoctoral position is available in my group, investigating plant centromere structure, function and evolution Department of Plant Sciences jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51488/