Roots in Salt

Hongfei @ETH

Posted on July 25, 2022September 2, 2022 by Kilian Duijts

Since the start of her PhD here @WUR, Hongfei Li is interested in shoot-root communication under salt stress, with a special focus on a salt tolerance champion, the halophyte species Schrenkiella parvula. Carbon, as an important carrier of energy is fixed by photosynthesis in shoots and transported from shoot (source) to root (sink). Carbon export … Continue reading Hongfei @ETH

Reaping the fruits of our lockdown writing

Posted on January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 by Kilian Duijts

Since March 2020, keeping up the lab work has been tough, and especially at the beginning of the Covid lockdown, many lab members redirected part of their efforts to literature review. Now, looking back at 2021, we can see the results published in a nice collection of Open Access reviews addressing several topics related to … Continue reading Reaping the fruits of our lockdown writing

Three new colleagues!

Posted on January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 by Kilian Duijts

In 2021 three new colleagues joined the lab! From left to right: Joram Dongus, Kilian Duijts and Yiyun Li. Joram is joining our lab as a post-doc. He will be joining the VICI team studying salt sensing and signalling pathways in the roots and shoot of Arabidopsis. Kilian and Yiyun have joined the lab as … Continue reading Three new colleagues!