#TansleyInsight RLK cleavage and its role in plants Yu et al. 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

A tube-based biosensor for DNA and RNA detection science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

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

Just transplanted my watermelon plants to the field🌱. These little guys will be at the center of my fresh-cut quality research 🍉🍉 at the postharvest lab Clemson CAFLS Karin Albornoz Stay tuned for updates and all things watermelon 😁! #WatermelonScience #FreshCutFruit

Two-fold red excess (TREx): a simple and novel digital color index that enables non-invasive real-time monitoring of green-leaved as well as anthocyanin-rich crops Full text: tinyurl.com/472xc398 #VegetationIndices #ImageAnalysis #CropMonitoring #PlantMethods

This Thursday, we will host another chapter of the “Virology then & now” werbinar series with the topic “Safeguarding U.S. Agriculture: Intergenerational Perspectives on Clean Plant Systems and Virus Management”. apsnet.org/edcenter/resou…

Introducing the newest startup to spin out of the Danforth Center: Spearhead Bio. Spearhead’s technology enhances the efficiency of genome engineering by harnessing the plant’s own natural DNA. 🌱 Learn more: loom.ly/UVnGrzc

Molecular biology research is a game that you can’t win without strict rules 🎲. Here are my 6 rules and reflections as I leave this lab: Rule #1: Everything gets a code! Tubes aren’t the place for descriptions (1/6) 🧵

On the right with the yellow X is a plot that was treated with Syngenta's upcoming new turf nematicide Trifenti... 2.5 years ago!

Having fun with beech leaf disease nematode effectors!

Extension agent brought in these stunted, frazzled young peanut roots compared with healthy roots. He was thinking herbicide damage, but wanted to double-check for plant-parasitic nematodes. Symptoms look like sting nematode. Will extract nematodes from soil to diagnose.

Nematode counts are not always the best indicator of nematicide efficacy on turf. Focus on root health and not nematode numbers to determine if a treatment works onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/it…

New paper alert! We just published a chromosome-scale genome (57 Mb, 16 chromosomes) of Meloidogyne hapla. A devastating plant pathogen. But this is not just another genome. 🧵 -NO CANONICAL TELOMERES. Instead, a novel 16-mer tandem repeat at chromosome ends. A new mechanism

One year progression of beech leaf disease can do to a tree!

Excited to share our new publication! W/ Josie Pasche (MS), Roshni Sawlani (UG), & Victor Hugo Buttrós (visiting scholar), we showed how collagen & chitin soil amendments fight plant nematodes by boosting beneficial microbes. Free study: link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Colletotrichum scovillei causing anthracnose has been reported in the US. It’s more aggressive and harder to manage than other species. Pepper growers, stay alert! Contact us if you spot it 🫑🌶️N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative NC State Extension Meadows Lab Sarah Cochran-Murray plantpathology.ces.ncsu.edu/2025/06/be-on-…

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Introducing PAT: A high-throughput toolkit to measure root periderm length in plants! 🚀 Our deep-learning pipeline achieves 94% accuracy vs. experts, enabling large-scale genetic studies. #PlantScience #BioTech #DeepLearning Details: doi.org/10.34133/plant…

A soil test is the first step to actively managing SCN, so take advantage of your state’s FREE resources! Find your nearest testing lab: bit.ly/3TzgzVQ

CRISPR/Cas9 editing of the wheat iron sensor TaHRZ1 confirms its conserved role in iron homeostasis and allocation in grains biorxiv.org/content/10.110… ♻️