Author: Minnie Leong

In the natural environment, plants are often exposed not just to single, but multiple stress stimuli. In our recently published work on warm temperature and mild water stress in Current Biology, we demonstrated how interaction of these two stresses orchestrate the root elongation response through the COP1-SnRk2s-HY5 pathway (Figure 1). Figure 1. Graphical abstract of … Continue reading “Partners in crime” – Warm temperature and mild water stress cooperatively promote root elongation

Exciting work on the role of abscisic acid (ABA) in regulating root salt stress response, led by our previous PhD and Postdoc Jasper Lamers, has now been published in the PNAS. Please read this interview with Jasper Lamers as he explains how salt induces sodium-specific responses that are later suppressed by ABA (Figure 1 & … Continue reading Now on PNAS- Abscisic acid signaling gates salt-specific responses of plant roots

Previously on BioRxiv, now published in the Plant Cell, Yanxia Zhang’s paper on novel regulators of LBD16 function in roots grown in high salinity, received quite some attention. Please read the interview with Aalt-Jan van Dijk and Christa, which also highlights our new collaborations within the CropXR program on abiotic stress resilience. Finally, it showcases … Continue reading Our latest paper explained “in a nutshell”– LBD16 and Root branching under salt