Kati Retzer
@katarzynaretzer.bsky.social
WP leader in EU Horizon Project BarleyMicroBreed, https://agro.au.dk/forskning/internationale-platforme/barleymicrobreed/about-barleymicrobreed
PI at BOKU https://boku.ac.at/en/wabo/ife/staff/root-phenomics-and-mechanomics
interested in root imaging
PI at BOKU https://boku.ac.at/en/wabo/ife/staff/root-phenomics-and-mechanomics
interested in root imaging
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Kati Retzer
@katarzynaretzer.bsky.social
· Jun 27
New sample holder installed DYI #microscope with #infraredled @raspberrypi.com @openflexure.bsky.social to track root growth at cellular level #roothairs #elongation in epidermis of roots grown on soil, darkness big thanks to #SimonPree continious effort @bokuvienna.bsky.social @barleymicrobreed
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The ability of roots to control their growth direction will never stop to amaze me 😀 #gravitropism #roots #barley #rootphenotyping monitoring dynamics of root growth changes on soil (frames every 10 min during 1h, 1DAG primary root, 2nd time gravistimulated in a row)
October 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The ability of roots to control their growth direction will never stop to amaze me 😀 #gravitropism #roots #barley #rootphenotyping monitoring dynamics of root growth changes on soil (frames every 10 min during 1h, 1DAG primary root, 2nd time gravistimulated in a row)
#roots #rootphenotyping on soil 🔬 DIY setup to track dynamic root growth continously without disturbing root using IRLEDs #plantscience @raspberrypi.com @openflexure.bsky.social @bokuvienna.bsky.social #simonpree @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
#roots #rootphenotyping on soil 🔬 DIY setup to track dynamic root growth continously without disturbing root using IRLEDs #plantscience @raspberrypi.com @openflexure.bsky.social @bokuvienna.bsky.social #simonpree @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social
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News & Views by #ambassadorISRRWP6 @bjazminrh.bsky.social
NEWS & VIEWS: Barley roots require HvGLU3 for cellulose biosynthesis (Blanca Jazmin Reyes-Hernández) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience
Barley roots require HvGLU3 for cellulose biosynthesis
Plant cells are enclosed by the cell wall, a complex polysaccharide structure that strengthens the plant body and supports plant development, cell communic
doi.org
October 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
News & Views by #ambassadorISRRWP6 @bjazminrh.bsky.social
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Thanks a lot Jeremie and Thomas for the hosting me at @IPS2
September 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thanks a lot Jeremie and Thomas for the hosting me at @IPS2
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A long road to the Cover of Science!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization
Plant roots release exudates to encourage microbiome assembly, which influences the function and stress resilience of plants. How specific exudates drive spatial colonization patterns remains largely ...
www.science.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A long road to the Cover of Science!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Ambassador meeting in Copenhagen @bjazminrh.bsky.social @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social @rootscientists.bsky.social WP6 #roots
October 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Ambassador meeting in Copenhagen @bjazminrh.bsky.social @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social @rootscientists.bsky.social WP6 #roots
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It was a pleasure to host @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social at PLEN, where she shared updates from @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social as well as endeavors into imaging plant roots in the dark
October 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It was a pleasure to host @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social at PLEN, where she shared updates from @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social as well as endeavors into imaging plant roots in the dark
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Some very nice #PlantScience papers in this #Preprint list! I 👀 one by @aribidopsis.bsky.social on root hair development. Here's the direct link to the plant development section: thenode.biologists.com/august-in-pr...
Our latest monthly #preprint list is out!
Explore our trawl for #DevBio and #stemcell biology preprints that came out in August. 🔍
thenode.biologists.com/august-in-pr...
Explore our trawl for #DevBio and #stemcell biology preprints that came out in August. 🔍
thenode.biologists.com/august-in-pr...
August in preprints - the Node
Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints. The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv.
thenode.biologists.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Some very nice #PlantScience papers in this #Preprint list! I 👀 one by @aribidopsis.bsky.social on root hair development. Here's the direct link to the plant development section: thenode.biologists.com/august-in-pr...
#rootforaging correlation environment/ field (samlped in Austria @bokuvienna.bsky.social Wien, Morocco, Lebanon #ICARDA) of our 3 subset of 200 #barley varieties per panel #rootangle #roots #rootphenotyping in-field - super exciting @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
#rootforaging correlation environment/ field (samlped in Austria @bokuvienna.bsky.social Wien, Morocco, Lebanon #ICARDA) of our 3 subset of 200 #barley varieties per panel #rootangle #roots #rootphenotyping in-field - super exciting @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social
I am happy to present a, what I learned from our in-field to lab approach @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social -which #roottraits #rootphenotyping were informative in an approach across 3 countries (5 fields, Austria, Lebanon, Morocco) - and b, my long year interest of experimental design influences #root
Interested in root phenotyping in soil and in the dark? and in Copenhagen on Oct 2? @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social will give a seminar at @ucph.bsky.social PLEN at 11.00 in room M117 - stop by and see high-resolution imaging and multi-omics at work!
September 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I am happy to present a, what I learned from our in-field to lab approach @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social -which #roottraits #rootphenotyping were informative in an approach across 3 countries (5 fields, Austria, Lebanon, Morocco) - and b, my long year interest of experimental design influences #root
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Interested in root phenotyping in soil and in the dark? and in Copenhagen on Oct 2? @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social will give a seminar at @ucph.bsky.social PLEN at 11.00 in room M117 - stop by and see high-resolution imaging and multi-omics at work!
September 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Interested in root phenotyping in soil and in the dark? and in Copenhagen on Oct 2? @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social will give a seminar at @ucph.bsky.social PLEN at 11.00 in room M117 - stop by and see high-resolution imaging and multi-omics at work!
Congrats @babakmalekian.bsky.social
Regulatory Analysis of Root Architectural and Anatomical Adaptation to Nitrate and Ammonium in Brachypodium distachyon https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.06.631519v1
September 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Congrats @babakmalekian.bsky.social
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Hot off the press!! At my exchange at @niab-uk.bsky.social, we found some interesting patterns in how root hairless wheat will use its microbiome (bacteria + fungi) to improve its phosphorus uptake.
The results in one sentence: bacteria may be cool, but AMF are the superstar!
The results in one sentence: bacteria may be cool, but AMF are the superstar!
Wheat responds to lack of root hairs with recruitment of bacteria harboring P mineralization genes and increased arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi arbuscularisation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.26.672279v1
August 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Hot off the press!! At my exchange at @niab-uk.bsky.social, we found some interesting patterns in how root hairless wheat will use its microbiome (bacteria + fungi) to improve its phosphorus uptake.
The results in one sentence: bacteria may be cool, but AMF are the superstar!
The results in one sentence: bacteria may be cool, but AMF are the superstar!
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At London’s Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Marshmallow Laser Feast’s latest work situates a monumental, double-sided video of the Lucombe oak, portraying a “digital double” using real-world data.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/mars...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/mars...
June 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
At London’s Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Marshmallow Laser Feast’s latest work situates a monumental, double-sided video of the Lucombe oak, portraying a “digital double” using real-world data.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/mars...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/mars...
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Of The Oak - an immersive video installation celebrating the oak tree as a network of relationships.
The artwork invites viewers on a sensory journey across seasons, unveiling the oak's hidden vibrancy.
Currently showing at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
🧪🌳
The artwork invites viewers on a sensory journey across seasons, unveiling the oak's hidden vibrancy.
Currently showing at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
🧪🌳
May 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Of The Oak - an immersive video installation celebrating the oak tree as a network of relationships.
The artwork invites viewers on a sensory journey across seasons, unveiling the oak's hidden vibrancy.
Currently showing at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
🧪🌳
The artwork invites viewers on a sensory journey across seasons, unveiling the oak's hidden vibrancy.
Currently showing at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
🧪🌳
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Out in @science.org The crazy sequence of events from planting maize in dense fields. Density-dependent linalool release triggers release of compounds into the soil affecting microbes and plants.
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
Linalool-triggered plant-soil feedback drives defense adaptation in dense maize plantings
High planting density boosts crop yields but also heightens pest and pathogen risks. How plants adapt their defenses under these conditions remains unclear. In this study, we reveal that maize enhance...
www.science.org
August 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Out in @science.org The crazy sequence of events from planting maize in dense fields. Density-dependent linalool release triggers release of compounds into the soil affecting microbes and plants.
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
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One of the key aspects influencing morphogenesis is mechanics. We mapped the mechanical properties of living roots at the tissue and cellular levels using Brillouin microscopy and molecular rotors.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
One of the key aspects influencing morphogenesis is mechanics. We mapped the mechanical properties of living roots at the tissue and cellular levels using Brillouin microscopy and molecular rotors.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#pinformed2 #pin2 mutant in #barley shows modified #roots growth dynamic, changes in #gravitropism and #rootarchitecture
#pinformed2 #pin2 mutant in #barley shows modified #roots growth dynamic, changes in #gravitropism and #rootarchitecture
The PIN2 ortholog in barley modifies root gravitropism and architecture
PIN-FORMED (PIN2) regulates root system architecture in barley. Gene editing was used to create novel genetic variants. Outcomes show wider root systems without impacting canopy development. In-dept...
acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#pinformed2 #pin2 mutant in #barley shows modified #roots growth dynamic, changes in #gravitropism and #rootarchitecture
#pinformed2 #pin2 mutant in #barley shows modified #roots growth dynamic, changes in #gravitropism and #rootarchitecture
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#roots #rootphenotyping
From sky to soil: Samir Alahmad et al predict barley root distribution with drones and machine learning
👉 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... 👈
From sky to soil: Samir Alahmad et al predict barley root distribution with drones and machine learning
👉 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... 👈
August 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#roots #rootphenotyping
From sky to soil: Samir Alahmad et al predict barley root distribution with drones and machine learning
👉 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... 👈
From sky to soil: Samir Alahmad et al predict barley root distribution with drones and machine learning
👉 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... 👈
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A whole bunch of Assistants Features Editors from @theplantcell.bsky.social and @plantphys.bsky.social getting to know each other 💚
#PlantBio2025
#PlantBio2025
July 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A whole bunch of Assistants Features Editors from @theplantcell.bsky.social and @plantphys.bsky.social getting to know each other 💚
#PlantBio2025
#PlantBio2025