A new bioRxiv preprint reports that a team from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has synthesised fully penetrant apomictic hybrid rice โ a potential game changer for breeding.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#Apomixis #HybridRice #PlantBreeding #Agriculture
Molecular and morphological data, powered by the #Boechera Microsatellite Website, revealed the hybrid origins of #apomictic triploid Boechera bodiensis - showcasing how genomic tools clarify species boundaries and support plant conservation.
@annbot.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/aob/advance-...
Grateful to be listed as the 4th most collaborative author in the Brassi_TEN network. It is a real privilege to work with such an inspiring group of colleagues!
The updated BrassiBase v2025 is live - a global knowledge platform for Brassicaceae taxonomy, phylogenomics & trait data, now integrated with the Brassi_TEN expert network.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Hybrid zones in Cardamine (Brassicaceae) reveal the formation of diverse triploid hybrids with evolutionary potential. Cardamine rivularis plays a key role as both a driver and a species at risk.
@newphyt.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Excellent work from @piotraz.bsky.social group demonstrating juxtaposition of heterozygous & homozygous regions in maize attracts meiotic recombination to het regions rdcu.be/eHmn9 @natplants.nature.com builds from work we did together in Cambridge on Arabidopsis way back in 2015. Great stuff Piotr!
Huge thanks to Malika Ainouche and @jonathanfwendel.bsky.social for inviting me to the fantastic #Polyploidy conference in Roscoff, Brittany - inspiring talks and wonderful people!
#Lobularia maritima (Brassicaceae) is often planted in strips next to vegetable fields in Brittany. It attracts pollinators and beneficial insects, helping to reduce pests and support healthy crops. ๐๐ฅฌ
Late summer vibes in the Tatra Mts, Slovakia.
Early morning FISHing of Arabidopsis rDNA.
Thrilled that our โBoechera or not?โ paper has been recognized by @aspbofficial.bsky.social! Thanks for spotlighting our work!
multibriefs.com/briefs/ASPB/...
So exciting to see Camelina sativa growing in Czech fields! Drought-tolerant, climate-smart, and a promising source of sustainable jet fuel.
#Camelina #ClimateSmartAg #Biofuel #CzechAg
Propagating the #Kalanchoe collection
@sphaeromeria.bsky.social
Our analyses show that #Boechera calcarea doesnโt belong in Boechereae at all.
A rare case of deep taxonomic correction!
Not #Boechera!
We used genomics, cytogenetics & phylogenetics to reveal that the mysterious Boechera calcarea is actually Parryodes calcarea - a rare Asian member of the Arabideae tribe (Brassicaceae):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Mendelโs pea has rolled its way into the Brno university campus for the Mendel Festival!
@ceitec.eu
When you are obsessed with 5S rDNAโฆ
Check out this recent article in #G3journal!
Any Boechera up there? ๐
โผ๏ธCan we tune crossover hotspot activity by targeting chromatin modifiers? Absolutely!๐ฅ
Our screen shows dCas9-JMJ14 represses crossovers at targeted sites, while VP64 boosts them!
๐งฌ Check our new preprint:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#meiosis4ever #CRISPR #Arabidopsis
๐ The oldest #grapevine in the world โ Maribor, Slovenia. Over 400 years old, still growing and producing grapes!
The 6th B chromosome conference in Olomouc ๐จ๐ฟ in 2026 #6BCC
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Herklotz, V., Zhang, M., Nascimento, T., et al.
Bimodal centromeres in pentaploid dogroses shed light on their unique meiosis
Nature (2025)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
๐งต๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: ๐งต
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Hofstatter, Thangavel, Lux et al. 2022 ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐-๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
@gokilavani.bsky.social
#PlantSciences #Chromosome #Genomics #Meiosis4eva #Centromere
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Poster is live #Evol25
Boechera (Borodinia) is on fire โ go Magie!!
We decoded the genome of #Boechera falcata, the only Eurasian species in a mostly North American plant group. It helps us understand how it evolved and how it reproduces.
academic.oup.com/g3journal/ad...
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Peas in our garden โ with a little Mendel inspiration ๐ฑ๐งฌ
The next talk in Session 7A was given by Petr Janรกs. He introduced us to how CRISPR-Cas engineering can rewind chromosome evolution in plants!๐ฟ Thank you for the inspiring talk!
Proud of Petr - great to see him in action!
