In this PNASNews paper, we show how vital nonstomatal control of transpiration is for maintaining high assimilation rates in C4 plants in response to increased VPD. Plants like maize and sorghum enhance their water-use efficiency thanks to this mechanism. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

Glad 🤗to see this great work led by DAO Ousmane where we dissect the role of LCI20 in dynamic CO2 regimes 🌱🦠 we reveal a key piece in the energetic and carbon interconnection between photochemical reactions, the CCM, and photorespiration ♾👇Carnegie Science Stanford ENERGY

The WMO’s #StateOfClimate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. Full report: bit.ly/3G4PJk4

Hoy nació el primer perezoso en los jardines del Biomuseo 🦥🤩 Especie: Perezoso de dos dedos (Choloepus hoffmanni)

Happy to share a new lab New Phytologist paper, "Temporal repackaging of rainfall magnifies negative impacts of vapor pressure deficit on semiarid ecosystem productivity," led by Fangyue Zhang w/ Jessica Guo, yongshuo, others UA School of Natural Resources and the Environment nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/KYZDXVQ2…

🌳Revisiting Paradigms Related to Root Hydraulic Limitation Under Drought is now available—challenging classic hydraulic-fuse models and outdated assumptions about root embolism, xylem safety-efficiency trade-offs, and ABA signalling.🪾 #ecophys doi.org/10.1007/124_20…

📣Now Free Access: Quantifying water-use efficiency in plant canopies with varying leaf angle and density distribution Get the Paper: doi.org/10.1093/aob/mc…

Scientists are looking for a potential link between photorespiration and one-carbon metabolism. If you're interested in learning more about photorespiration, check out this article here! nature.com/articles/s4147…

How do plants know when to flower? 🌻 Salk scientists just discovered a genetic mechanism for how plants coordinate their flowering with optimal light and temperature conditions. The genetic module effectively works as a 'coincidence detector,' linking the presence of blue light

Research gaps types Mention missing one #research

Physical constraints and environmental factors shape phloem anatomical traits in woody angiosperm species 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np… by Wang et al. @WileyPlantSci #PlantScience

📣Now Free Access: Investigating anatomical traits and molecular mechanisms involved in resistance to Pierce’s disease. A commentary on ‘Xylem-dwelling pathogen unaffected by local xylem vessel network properties in grapevines (Vitis spp.)’ Get the Paper: doi.org/10.1093/aob/mc…

Decoding flowering regulation in neotropical #orchids: insights from epiphytic and terrestrial species 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np… by Madrigal et al. @WileyPlant Sci @Nataliapabonmo1

Big trees are on the rise. 30 years of Amazon forest measurements by RAINFOR partners show that, so far, any impact of #climatechange on forests and large trees have been more than mitigated by the positive effects of increased resources. nature.com/articles/s4147…

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Lab is expanding to a new horizon of imaging! I am extremely proud of my grad student Julia Zheku Julia to take a lead on our new Vibratome and create this GORGEOUS 3D image of the radial section of wheat root.

Guard cell starch and malate metabolism facilitate stomatal opening in response to low CO2 Silva-Alvim et al. 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

Functional traits can efficiently characterize and distinguish the complex communities where South America's largest biomes meet. Congratulations to Wesley Jonatar Alves da Cruz for his tremendous work untangling this critical transition zone! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jv…

"One email at a time, one informational interview after another, I became comfortable, confident, and strategic in building my network of mentors." One mentor isn’t enough, wrote Erika Moore in this 2021 Working Life essay. scim.ag/473X7ae #NationalMentoringDay