Om Prakash
@baizalla.bsky.social
Graduate student! Interested in root physiology, cell wall, soft matter, plant adaptation, evolution, mathematics and philosophy!
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🌱 Great energy at our TropiRoot Fall 2025 meeting!
Had a wonderful talk and discussions on several ongoing synthesis projects, data initiatives and new ideas for collaborative work on below ground dynamics!
👇 Read more and join us:
🔗 tropiroottrait.github.io/TropiRootTrait
#TropiRoots #Roots
Had a wonderful talk and discussions on several ongoing synthesis projects, data initiatives and new ideas for collaborative work on below ground dynamics!
👇 Read more and join us:
🔗 tropiroottrait.github.io/TropiRootTrait
#TropiRoots #Roots
October 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
🌱 Great energy at our TropiRoot Fall 2025 meeting!
Had a wonderful talk and discussions on several ongoing synthesis projects, data initiatives and new ideas for collaborative work on below ground dynamics!
👇 Read more and join us:
🔗 tropiroottrait.github.io/TropiRootTrait
#TropiRoots #Roots
Had a wonderful talk and discussions on several ongoing synthesis projects, data initiatives and new ideas for collaborative work on below ground dynamics!
👇 Read more and join us:
🔗 tropiroottrait.github.io/TropiRootTrait
#TropiRoots #Roots
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June issue: A Journal Club from Om Prakash Ghimire. go.nature.com/445jR6P
June 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
June issue: A Journal Club from Om Prakash Ghimire. go.nature.com/445jR6P
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TropiRoot Updates 📢📢📢 TropiRoot held a large group meeting on May 19th, featuring engaging presentations and insightful discussions on various aspects of below-ground traits. If you are interested to joining us or learning more, please visit tropiroottrait.github.io/TropiRootTra... #tropiroots
May 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
TropiRoot Updates 📢📢📢 TropiRoot held a large group meeting on May 19th, featuring engaging presentations and insightful discussions on various aspects of below-ground traits. If you are interested to joining us or learning more, please visit tropiroottrait.github.io/TropiRootTra... #tropiroots
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New paper out! Led by the amazing Amanda Longhi, as part of one more of our @tropiroot.bsky.social efforts!
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Making tropical root data available to help us answer what happens belowground!
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Making tropical root data available to help us answer what happens belowground!
TropiRoot 1.0: Database of tropical root characteristics across environments
Tropical ecosystems contain the world's largest biodiversity of vascular plants. Yet, our understanding of tropical functional diversity and its contribution to global diversity patterns is constrain...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New paper out! Led by the amazing Amanda Longhi, as part of one more of our @tropiroot.bsky.social efforts!
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Making tropical root data available to help us answer what happens belowground!
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Making tropical root data available to help us answer what happens belowground!
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🎉 Our collaborative TropiRoot data paper “TropiRoot 1.0: Database of tropical root characteristics across environments” is out in Ecology! Explore 8,000+ standardized tropical root trait records from 104 studies across 25 countries. Data are freely available ! 🌿 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... #tropiroots
TropiRoot 1.0: Database of tropical root characteristics across environments
Tropical ecosystems contain the world's largest biodiversity of vascular plants. Yet, our understanding of tropical functional diversity and its contribution to global diversity patterns is constrain...
doi.org
May 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🎉 Our collaborative TropiRoot data paper “TropiRoot 1.0: Database of tropical root characteristics across environments” is out in Ecology! Explore 8,000+ standardized tropical root trait records from 104 studies across 25 countries. Data are freely available ! 🌿 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... #tropiroots
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We're organizing an invited talk series featuring authors of recent publications on roots and belowground dynamics, focusing on their role in shaping aboveground functions and ecosystem processes. Please feel free to comment or email us relevant paper suggestions at tropiroottrait@gmail.com. Thanks
April 18, 2025 at 5:29 AM
We're organizing an invited talk series featuring authors of recent publications on roots and belowground dynamics, focusing on their role in shaping aboveground functions and ecosystem processes. Please feel free to comment or email us relevant paper suggestions at tropiroottrait@gmail.com. Thanks
Check out our research featured in a Clemson news story! We share exciting findings on root traits that enhance crop productivity and adaptability. #roots #fineroots #roottraits
news.clemson.edu/adaptable-ro...
news.clemson.edu/adaptable-ro...
Adaptable roots, better cotton: How root traits improve yields
Cotton is vital to South Carolina’s economy, generating $144.5 million in production value in 2024. Yet, drought stress from sandy topsoil and clay-rich
news.clemson.edu
April 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Check out our research featured in a Clemson news story! We share exciting findings on root traits that enhance crop productivity and adaptability. #roots #fineroots #roottraits
news.clemson.edu/adaptable-ro...
news.clemson.edu/adaptable-ro...
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@baizalla.bsky.social me, Sarah Batterman, Jennifer Powers, Dani Yaffar, Amanda L Cordeiro, Kelly Andersen, Carol Miron, @lauratoro.bsky.social @laylugli.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
@baizalla.bsky.social me, Sarah Batterman, Jennifer Powers, Dani Yaffar, Amanda L Cordeiro, Kelly Andersen, Carol Miron, @lauratoro.bsky.social @laylugli.bsky.social
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Why are not all whales dead from cancer? A simple calculation reveals that an animal 1000 times larger than us should be much more prone to develop cancer. This is not the case. Why? Maths suggests an answer. Check this @royalsocietypublishing.org paper
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1...
February 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Why are not all whales dead from cancer? A simple calculation reveals that an animal 1000 times larger than us should be much more prone to develop cancer. This is not the case. Why? Maths suggests an answer. Check this @royalsocietypublishing.org paper
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Happy to share a new publication on root imaging, linking below-ground root dynamics and above-ground traits, "Better root length distribution in the deep soil profile enhances upland cotton performance" #roottraits #fineroots @tropiroot.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Better root length distribution in the deep soil profile enhances upland cotton performance
Intense selection for lint yield and fiber quality traits can impose an unintended limitation on the attainable yield of modern cotton cultivars, as t…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Happy to share a new publication on root imaging, linking below-ground root dynamics and above-ground traits, "Better root length distribution in the deep soil profile enhances upland cotton performance" #roottraits #fineroots @tropiroot.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Please feel free to read the quick short summary of the above research article "Studying how roots behave. Root dynamics over time in a hyperdiverse tropical forest" #tropiroots #tropicalforest #fineroots #belowground
fesummaries.wordpress.com/2025/01/07/s...
fesummaries.wordpress.com/2025/01/07/s...
Studying how roots behave. Root dynamics over time in a hyperdiverse tropical forest
Oscar J. Valverde, Laynara F. Lugli, Lucia Fuchslueger, Florian Hofhansl, Nathielly Martins, Amanda L. Cordeiro, Karst Schapp, Kelly Anderson, Sabrina Garcia, Adriana Grandis, Carol A. Miron, Katri…
fesummaries.wordpress.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Please feel free to read the quick short summary of the above research article "Studying how roots behave. Root dynamics over time in a hyperdiverse tropical forest" #tropiroots #tropicalforest #fineroots #belowground
fesummaries.wordpress.com/2025/01/07/s...
fesummaries.wordpress.com/2025/01/07/s...
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We are happy to share the new research findings on below-ground root trait dynamics, led by TropiRoot members: Oscar Valverde‐Barrantes, @laylugli.bsky.social @loutsi.bsky.social @kmander7.bsky.social @kaaze7.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #fineroots #tropiroots
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #fineroots #tropiroots
Rainfall seasonality shapes belowground root trait dynamics in an Amazonian tropical rainforest: A test of the stress‐dominance hypothesis
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We are happy to share the new research findings on below-ground root trait dynamics, led by TropiRoot members: Oscar Valverde‐Barrantes, @laylugli.bsky.social @loutsi.bsky.social @kmander7.bsky.social @kaaze7.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #fineroots #tropiroots
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #fineroots #tropiroots
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New Leadership team: #Jenniferpowers @laylugli.bsky.social #DaniYaffar @loutsi.bsky.social @lauratoro.bsky.social @carolmiron.bsky.social @baizalla.bsky.social #SarahBatterman #AmandaCordeiro @kmander7.bsky.social @daniela-cusack.bsky.social @nathalygr.bsky.social @kaaze7.bsky.social #tropiroots
February 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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📢📢TropiRoot has transitioned to a new leadership team for next two years and is gearing up for exciting projects ahead! We’re expanding our outreach efforts and networking.
If you’re a tropical root researcher, interested in synthesizing and mobilizing your data, we’d love to connect with you!
If you’re a tropical root researcher, interested in synthesizing and mobilizing your data, we’d love to connect with you!
February 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
📢📢TropiRoot has transitioned to a new leadership team for next two years and is gearing up for exciting projects ahead! We’re expanding our outreach efforts and networking.
If you’re a tropical root researcher, interested in synthesizing and mobilizing your data, we’d love to connect with you!
If you’re a tropical root researcher, interested in synthesizing and mobilizing your data, we’d love to connect with you!
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NSF Career Award supported invention of Foldscope - now reached 3 million kids globally with ~1 million kids in US - bringing joy of science to grassroots & communities with very little support. It’s brought communities working together on global problems.
www.goldengooseaward.org/01awardees/f...
www.goldengooseaward.org/01awardees/f...
January 29, 2025 at 5:13 AM
NSF Career Award supported invention of Foldscope - now reached 3 million kids globally with ~1 million kids in US - bringing joy of science to grassroots & communities with very little support. It’s brought communities working together on global problems.
www.goldengooseaward.org/01awardees/f...
www.goldengooseaward.org/01awardees/f...
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I'm really into humanoid robots. You know, the ones that can walk on two legs, have arms, all that. In the past year there has been an explosion of these robots, at least 10 advanced varieties. For me, the possibilities are exciting. Check out my YouTube list and... youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Humanoid robots - YouTube
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January 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I'm really into humanoid robots. You know, the ones that can walk on two legs, have arms, all that. In the past year there has been an explosion of these robots, at least 10 advanced varieties. For me, the possibilities are exciting. Check out my YouTube list and... youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Please join this starter pack if you are connected or interested to the TropiRoot Network. go.bsky.app/3jG9f7z
January 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Please join this starter pack if you are connected or interested to the TropiRoot Network. go.bsky.app/3jG9f7z
Its fun reading “Some Assembly Required “ by prof @neilshubin.bsky.social ! #evolution
December 24, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Its fun reading “Some Assembly Required “ by prof @neilshubin.bsky.social ! #evolution
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Thanks to @ymalhi.bsky.social for this alert to good climate news: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Simple ecological indicators benchmark regeneration success of Amazonian forests - Communications Earth & Environment
Optimal regeneration success in Amazonian forests is mapped by simple ecological indicators, providing reference values for measuring restoration success across successional stages based on a large co...
www.nature.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Thanks to @ymalhi.bsky.social for this alert to good climate news: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Imagine a plant, which forgets all the traditional rules! Escaping dormancy, stress, and even death!
December 20, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Imagine a plant, which forgets all the traditional rules! Escaping dormancy, stress, and even death!
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New Editorial: "Dry matters" rdcu.be/d38JX
December is traditionally a time for looking back at the year that has passed. For plant biology, drought has been a frequently raised topic in 2024 — and 2025 is unlikely to be any different.
December is traditionally a time for looking back at the year that has passed. For plant biology, drought has been a frequently raised topic in 2024 — and 2025 is unlikely to be any different.
December 19, 2024 at 10:45 AM
New Editorial: "Dry matters" rdcu.be/d38JX
December is traditionally a time for looking back at the year that has passed. For plant biology, drought has been a frequently raised topic in 2024 — and 2025 is unlikely to be any different.
December is traditionally a time for looking back at the year that has passed. For plant biology, drought has been a frequently raised topic in 2024 — and 2025 is unlikely to be any different.
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New Correspondence: "Time to end the vascular plant chauvinism" rdcu.be/d38L4
The emphasis on vascular plants reveals a bias that leaves the non-vascular plants — the tiny, overlooked, inconspicuous plants — hidden in the shadows, literally.
The emphasis on vascular plants reveals a bias that leaves the non-vascular plants — the tiny, overlooked, inconspicuous plants — hidden in the shadows, literally.
December 19, 2024 at 10:46 AM
New Correspondence: "Time to end the vascular plant chauvinism" rdcu.be/d38L4
The emphasis on vascular plants reveals a bias that leaves the non-vascular plants — the tiny, overlooked, inconspicuous plants — hidden in the shadows, literally.
The emphasis on vascular plants reveals a bias that leaves the non-vascular plants — the tiny, overlooked, inconspicuous plants — hidden in the shadows, literally.
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Our editors write:
- Plant cytoskeleton: How villin subclasses coordinate actin remodelling rdcu.be/d38Oh
Villins are actin-binding proteins that function in Ca2+ dependent actin severing or actin bundling. Arabidopsis encodes 5 villin genes of different subclasses...
- Plant cytoskeleton: How villin subclasses coordinate actin remodelling rdcu.be/d38Oh
Villins are actin-binding proteins that function in Ca2+ dependent actin severing or actin bundling. Arabidopsis encodes 5 villin genes of different subclasses...
December 19, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Our editors write:
- Plant cytoskeleton: How villin subclasses coordinate actin remodelling rdcu.be/d38Oh
Villins are actin-binding proteins that function in Ca2+ dependent actin severing or actin bundling. Arabidopsis encodes 5 villin genes of different subclasses...
- Plant cytoskeleton: How villin subclasses coordinate actin remodelling rdcu.be/d38Oh
Villins are actin-binding proteins that function in Ca2+ dependent actin severing or actin bundling. Arabidopsis encodes 5 villin genes of different subclasses...
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New collection: "Diffusion barriers in plants" nature.com/collections/...
Biogenesis of diffusion barriers like Casparian strip, suberin lamellae or root exodermis. Primarily focused on root diffusion barriers, but homologous structures were recently discovered in trichomes.
Biogenesis of diffusion barriers like Casparian strip, suberin lamellae or root exodermis. Primarily focused on root diffusion barriers, but homologous structures were recently discovered in trichomes.
December 19, 2024 at 10:50 AM
New collection: "Diffusion barriers in plants" nature.com/collections/...
Biogenesis of diffusion barriers like Casparian strip, suberin lamellae or root exodermis. Primarily focused on root diffusion barriers, but homologous structures were recently discovered in trichomes.
Biogenesis of diffusion barriers like Casparian strip, suberin lamellae or root exodermis. Primarily focused on root diffusion barriers, but homologous structures were recently discovered in trichomes.