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I am very excited to share my simultaneous triple staining method for monocot roots. This method is not only faster but also utilizes a smaller volume of stain than traditional methods and minimizes mechanical tissue damage.
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Reunion of current and former lab members at the Maize Genetics Meeting in Cologne. #MGM2026
The 68th Maize Genetics Meeting in Cologne, Germany has just started. #MGM2026
Bei Olympia wird erst seit 1976 auf millionenschweren Kunsteisbahnen gefahren.
Global Brewer Hop Area, 2024
image of a maize inflorescence meristem that is labeled by the plasma membrane marker PIP2-CFP and BAM1D-YFP.
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Excited to share my latest work in @newphyt.bsky.social. Here, we used TurboID proximity labeling with CLAVATA receptors FEA3 and BAM1D in maize meristems to better understand the signaling pathways important for meristem regulation. #PlantScience
That‘s the „Anna Karenina principle“ isn‘t it?
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Our review on the genetics and domestication of cereal root systems is now online.
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Bean root system, text: "Dig into the latest in root and rhizosphere science: Mini Symposium of the ISRR, January 28th 2026"
Rooting for roots?
#PlantScience
Join us online for the Mini Symposium of the International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social
Register here for free:
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Programme👇
paper is out now in Nature Plants, here is a link: Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development. Nat. Plants (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Working model for class II Topless (TPL)-interacting protein effectors in maize shoot reprogramming.
Read the paper by Mamoona Khan, et al. 👇
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A University of Bonn study shows how a maize pest hijacks the plant’s root-building function 🌽
www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/002-...
@unibonn.bsky.social @effectomics.bsky.social
#PlantScience
Galls on maize (left). - Tissue structure alterations caused by infection are visible under a microscope (center). When Arabidopsis thaliana (right) forms the fungal effector protein Tip4, gall-like accumulations of undifferentiated cells appear instead of lateral roots. © Figure: (c) Professor Djamei’s research group / University of Bonn
When the fungus Ustilago maydis infects maize plants, tumour-like tissue growths develop. Researchers led by Prof. Armin Djamei have now discovered that the fungus hijacks a programme in the plant that is responsible for forming lateral roots: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/002-...
@effectomics.bsky.social
Our preprint is now published in @newphyt.bsky.social. Many thanks to the editor and reviewers for their constructive feedback. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/....
🚨JOB ALERT!
We’re hiring a Head of the new Imaging Facility at Goethe University Frankfurt. You’ll support researchers across disciplines, train users, and help enable cutting-edge science with high-end microscopy platforms.
tinygu.de/TknxZ
If facility-building + imaging is your thing, please apply!
Only one day left for early registration for the 2026 Maize Genetics Meeting in Cologne, Germany (Feb 26-Mar 1, 2026).
www.mgcmeeting.com
⏰ There is only 1 day left if you want to register as early bird for the 68th Maize Genetics Meeting #MGM2026
Cologne, Germany, 26th February - 1st March 2026
organised by Professor @hochholdingerf.bsky.social et al. www.mgcmeeting.com
🌱 Welches Potenzial bieten genomeditierte Pflanzen – und warum soll es auf EU-Ebene neue Regeln dazu geben? Wie moderne gentechnische Verfahren funktionieren und welche Rolle sie für Klimaresilienz, Ertragssicherung und nachhaltige Landwirtschaft spielen: www.leopoldina.org/gruene-gentechnik
Was bringt die Lockerung der #Gentechnik-Regeln? ÖAW-Pflanzengenetikerin Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid @gmivienna.bsky.social erklärt, warum das eine gute Entscheidung ist – für die Wissenschaft, die Landwirtschaft und die Verbraucher:innen. Mehr dazu ⤵️
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The Pergamon museum is closed for renovation.
corn. paint and crayon by my daughter several years ago. love this, hanging in my office
TUM Offers a professorship in Crop Production. Geat opportunity!
portal.mytum.de/jobs/profess...
4:13 Std. Gespräch mit Nobelpreisträgerin Chr. Nüsslein-Volhard. Was wären interessante künftige Forschungsthemen?
„Bei der Pflanzenforschung würde mir gefallen, wenn man mal etwas anderes als Arabidopsis erforschen würde, nicht nur dieses unscheinbare Kraut.“ 😀
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The art (public, gallery, and guerrilla) is top notch. The city's history makes for an idiosyncratic and open culture. Get out and meet the people of Cologne. It is a city unlike any other and a fabulous experience.
Photos of the Cologne Maritim hotel.
The 2026 maize genetics meeting will be at the Maritim Hotel in downtown Cologne. #MGM2025 > #MGM2026.
The 2026 maize genetics meeting in Cologne (Feb 26 to Mar 1) is easily accessible from all US locations. #MGM2025 > #MGM2026.
Registration for the 68th Maize Genetics Meeting from February 26 to March 1, 2026 in Cologne, Germany is now open! #MGM2026
www.mgcmeeting.com
Nice coverage of one of our recent papers by a media outlet. Not so happy with the AI generated maize root system they used to illustrate their article. 😬
Korrekt müsste es heissen: „Silphie ist eine ökol. vorteilhafte Alternative zur Maissorte PM Paolo“. Ob das generell auf Mais zutrifft, lässt sich aus dieser Studie mit nur einer Maissorte nicht sagen.
