I call it maize.

"Even before the constitutional reform, it was mostly illegal to plant modified corn in Mexico thanks to a 2013 lawsuit brought by farmer activists. But experts say it still happens. And they say the presence of engineered seeds and corn in Mexico threatens the vast diversity of maize crops here, which span from burnt orange to purple and pink and which have been adapted over centuries to be grown at different altitudes and climates."
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-03-13/mexico-bans-planting-of-gmo-american-corn

Genetics of Alternating Sexes in Walnuts

Scientists have uncovered a genetic mechanism in walnuts and their ancestors that has remained stable for 40 million years. Male-first or female-first flowering, balanced by a single genetic locus, parallels sex determination in animals. This evolutionary trait ensures genetic diversity, with distinct pathways evolving independently in walnuts and pecans.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/genetics-of-alternating-sexes-in-walnuts/#PlantScience #Plantsci #Palnts #walnuts #PlantGenetics #PlantReproduction

Soybean genetics gets a boost! 402 genotypes reveal 103 QTLs for smarter carbon allocation. Future-proofing agriculture, one gene at a time! #PlantGenetics #AgriInnovation #SoybeanResearch https://emmecola.github.io/genomics-daily

"Some of these fixed genotypes are presumably as old as the Roman period," says Nicholas Howard, a geneticist at Fresh Forward in the Netherlands who has drawn heavily on the collection at Brogdale Farms in his research. The Romans, when they invaded the British Isles two millennia ago, are said to have brought domesticated apples with them.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241205-the-apple-library-with-a-lost-world-on-its-limbs

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RESEARCH SCIENTIST, POSTDOC, TREE BREEDING

Deadline: 2024-11-08; “4 pm EEST”

Location: Finland, Helsinki

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Increasing experimental efficiency in plant genome editing

Researchers have enhanced CRISPR/Cas9 efficiency for plant genome editing. By optimizing vector design, they achieved higher mutation rates with reduced complexity and cost. This advancement significantly improves large-scale genetic experiments, facilitating complex plant genome editing projects.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/increasing-experimental-efficiency-in-plant-genome-editing/ via VIB #PlantScience #Science #Plants #PlantGenome #PlantGenetics

Twisted pollen tubes induce infertility in Plants

Plants with multiple sets of chromosomes have advantages over their relatives with a double set. But why they often start out infertile was only partially understood. Biologists have now discovered a new reason for the initial difficulties.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/twisted-pollen-tubes-induce-infertility-in-plants/ via ETH Zurich #PlantScience #PlantSci #Crops #Flowers #Pollination #PlantGenetics #PlantGenomics #Science #Agriculture

Meet Fabrizio Costa, academic at the University of Trento, in Italy, and one of our handling editors. His research focuses on #fruit aging, plant #propagation, #gene mapping, post-harvest biology, #ethylene, and transcriptomics.

Amazing

https://scitechdaily.com/biologists-construct-groundbreaking-tree-of-life-using-1-8-billion-letters-of-genetic-code/

Interested in evolutionary genomics/population genomics and plant genetics? Want to do your PhD in beautiful Stockholm?

We have two 4-year PhD student positions available in my group at Stockholm University. More info, see tanjaslottelab.se
Please repost.

#evolution #genomics #popgen #distyly #CropWildRelatives #PlantGenetics #ecrchat #phd 1/4

Researchers present new approach to identify key regulatory factors in wheat spike development

A study unveils a novel approach to identify pivotal regulators in wheat spike development. By integrating omics and population genetics, researchers pinpoint 227 potential factors. Phenotypic screening of 61 genes led to 36 mutations, validating the method's efficacy.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/researchers-present-new-approach-to-identify-key-regulatory-factors-in-wheat-spike-development/ via IGDB #PlantScience #PlantSci #Science #Plants #Wheat #Agriculture #Cereals #Crops #PlantGenetics

Abstract submission extended! You now have until 23 January to submit your abstract and be part of the inaugural #EESPlantDiversity symposium! https://s.embl.org/ees24-04

This conference will explore the vast world of plant diversity at the genomic, (epi)genetic, phenotypic, and metabolic level Join us as we take a closer look at the mechanistic bases and evolutionary forces that drive the incredible phenotypic variation among plants

Join us to learn about the newly published article ‘The ORGAN SIZE (ORG) locus modulates both vegetative and reproductive gigantism in domesticated tomato’ by Mateus Vicente and co-authors in @AnnBot

https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad150

#AoBpapers #PlantGenetics (1/8)

Hey #PlantScience people. Can you suggest some #books to get back into the subject?

I completed two years of an undergrad degree in PlantSci at the start of the 90s, so I'm comfortable with #biochemistry at the level of the Calvin-Benson cycle, redox reactions, cytochromes and all that jazz.

Other stuff I'm interested in: #SoilScience, #PlantPathology, #PlantPhysiology, general #Microbiology and #PlantGenetics (transgenic toms were all the rage where I studied).

Rec me some reading! #BookRec