Kenichi Tsuda
@kenichitsuda.bsky.social
🇨🇳Professor@HZAU←🇩🇪GL@MPIPZ←🇺🇸PD@UofMinnesota←🇯🇵PhD/MS/BS@HokkaidoU
Plant-microbe interactions
Highly Cited Researcher (ISI Web of Science)
Chinese Government Friendship Award and Chime Bell Award
https://plantimmunity.hzau.edu.cn/
Star Trek, football lover
Plant-microbe interactions
Highly Cited Researcher (ISI Web of Science)
Chinese Government Friendship Award and Chime Bell Award
https://plantimmunity.hzau.edu.cn/
Star Trek, football lover
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We invite you to submit your Database Articles! 💻
We welcome submissions of manuscripts describing new or updated #databases & online reference tools; this is a great opportunity to share your useful resource with the #PlantScience research community!
More details: academic.oup.com/pcp/pages/da...
We welcome submissions of manuscripts describing new or updated #databases & online reference tools; this is a great opportunity to share your useful resource with the #PlantScience research community!
More details: academic.oup.com/pcp/pages/da...
Db Call For Papers
Announcing New Changes to our Submission Policy:
We currently accept database paper submissions all year round.
Accepted database papers will be publis
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January 23, 2026 at 10:12 AM
We invite you to submit your Database Articles! 💻
We welcome submissions of manuscripts describing new or updated #databases & online reference tools; this is a great opportunity to share your useful resource with the #PlantScience research community!
More details: academic.oup.com/pcp/pages/da...
We welcome submissions of manuscripts describing new or updated #databases & online reference tools; this is a great opportunity to share your useful resource with the #PlantScience research community!
More details: academic.oup.com/pcp/pages/da...
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I'm excited to see this out after hearing Matt give a nice seminar a few months ago. Ralstonia is such an interesting pathogen! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The EPS-I exopolysaccharide transforms Ralstonia wilt pathogen biofilms into viscoelastic fluids for rapid dissemination in planta | PNAS
Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) pathogens cause destructive plant wilt
diseases of a wide variety of crops, leading to significant ag...
www.pnas.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I'm excited to see this out after hearing Matt give a nice seminar a few months ago. Ralstonia is such an interesting pathogen! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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The induction of systemic resistance to barley powdery mildew by rhizosphere bacterial communities does not disrupt the structure or function of native microbial communities https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.21.700805v1
January 22, 2026 at 2:18 AM
The induction of systemic resistance to barley powdery mildew by rhizosphere bacterial communities does not disrupt the structure or function of native microbial communities https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.21.700805v1
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VACANCY - We're looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the @philcarella.bsky.social Group, working in the field of Evo-MPMI (Evolutionary Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions).
okt.to/yIlgTU
Closing date - 10 February 2026
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - Full-time, 3 years
okt.to/yIlgTU
Closing date - 10 February 2026
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - Full-time, 3 years
okt.to
January 22, 2026 at 1:51 PM
VACANCY - We're looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the @philcarella.bsky.social Group, working in the field of Evo-MPMI (Evolutionary Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions).
okt.to/yIlgTU
Closing date - 10 February 2026
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - Full-time, 3 years
okt.to/yIlgTU
Closing date - 10 February 2026
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - Full-time, 3 years
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Are you a postdoc in plant biology? 🌾🧪
We invite you to join a community of 500+ postdoctoral researchers around the world. plantpostdocs.com/join-us/
We invite you to join a community of 500+ postdoctoral researchers around the world. plantpostdocs.com/join-us/
New Year Greetings from the PlantPostdocs team to our fam🍀
This new year, join the club or refer us to your colleagues 🌱
To know more about what we do, scan the QR code or log onto plantpostdocs.com
This new year, join the club or refer us to your colleagues 🌱
To know more about what we do, scan the QR code or log onto plantpostdocs.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Are you a postdoc in plant biology? 🌾🧪
We invite you to join a community of 500+ postdoctoral researchers around the world. plantpostdocs.com/join-us/
We invite you to join a community of 500+ postdoctoral researchers around the world. plantpostdocs.com/join-us/
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Fungal volatiles drive lifestyle-dependent, systemic metabolic reprogramming in poplar https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.19.700287v1
January 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Fungal volatiles drive lifestyle-dependent, systemic metabolic reprogramming in poplar https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.19.700287v1
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Head to Tokyo this March...!🌸
Still in time to register for the 67th Annual JSPP meeting
But hurry, registration deadline: 2 February 2026! 🏃
jspp.org/annualmeetin...
@jspp-news.bsky.social
Still in time to register for the 67th Annual JSPP meeting
But hurry, registration deadline: 2 February 2026! 🏃
jspp.org/annualmeetin...
@jspp-news.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Head to Tokyo this March...!🌸
Still in time to register for the 67th Annual JSPP meeting
But hurry, registration deadline: 2 February 2026! 🏃
jspp.org/annualmeetin...
@jspp-news.bsky.social
Still in time to register for the 67th Annual JSPP meeting
But hurry, registration deadline: 2 February 2026! 🏃
jspp.org/annualmeetin...
@jspp-news.bsky.social
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One week left to apply for a Predoctoral Internship in the Nobori group @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social ⏰
Join the team to work on plant immunity research at single-cell and spatial resolution 🌱
Apply online, deadline 26 Jan 2026
www.tsl.ac.uk/working-at-t...
#PlantSciJobs #PlantScience #STEMJobs
Join the team to work on plant immunity research at single-cell and spatial resolution 🌱
Apply online, deadline 26 Jan 2026
www.tsl.ac.uk/working-at-t...
#PlantSciJobs #PlantScience #STEMJobs
January 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
One week left to apply for a Predoctoral Internship in the Nobori group @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social ⏰
Join the team to work on plant immunity research at single-cell and spatial resolution 🌱
Apply online, deadline 26 Jan 2026
www.tsl.ac.uk/working-at-t...
#PlantSciJobs #PlantScience #STEMJobs
Join the team to work on plant immunity research at single-cell and spatial resolution 🌱
Apply online, deadline 26 Jan 2026
www.tsl.ac.uk/working-at-t...
#PlantSciJobs #PlantScience #STEMJobs
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New Article: "Root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita uses secondary-metabolite-mediated soil microbiome shifts to locate host plants" rdcu.be/eZLV0
A surprising ecological link between plant chemistry, soil microbes and parasite behaviour in the rhizosphere.
A surprising ecological link between plant chemistry, soil microbes and parasite behaviour in the rhizosphere.
January 19, 2026 at 6:38 PM
New Article: "Root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita uses secondary-metabolite-mediated soil microbiome shifts to locate host plants" rdcu.be/eZLV0
A surprising ecological link between plant chemistry, soil microbes and parasite behaviour in the rhizosphere.
A surprising ecological link between plant chemistry, soil microbes and parasite behaviour in the rhizosphere.
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Ever wondered if diverse plant species respond similarly when infected by the same exact pathogen? Infect different asterids and rosids with the same Botrytis genotypes and teh short answer, quite differently.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@annajomu.bsky.social @ccaseys.bsky.social
(1/3)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@annajomu.bsky.social @ccaseys.bsky.social
(1/3)
A multi-plant transcriptomic atlas reveals conserved and lineage specific defense architectures in response to Botrytis cinerea
Generalist pathogens pose a challenge to plant immunity by infecting diverse hosts while harboring extensive intraspecific genetic variation. Whether evolutionary distant plant lineages rely on a shar...
www.biorxiv.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Ever wondered if diverse plant species respond similarly when infected by the same exact pathogen? Infect different asterids and rosids with the same Botrytis genotypes and teh short answer, quite differently.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@annajomu.bsky.social @ccaseys.bsky.social
(1/3)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@annajomu.bsky.social @ccaseys.bsky.social
(1/3)
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Super-charged, Superhero Saturday! 🔋🦸♂️🦸♀️
We can't get enough of our Nov issue cover and special issue on #photosynthesis! 🔆🌱
Cover artwork produced by Kohei Hara and directed by Team OQ
We can't get enough of our Nov issue cover and special issue on #photosynthesis! 🔆🌱
Cover artwork produced by Kohei Hara and directed by Team OQ
January 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Super-charged, Superhero Saturday! 🔋🦸♂️🦸♀️
We can't get enough of our Nov issue cover and special issue on #photosynthesis! 🔆🌱
Cover artwork produced by Kohei Hara and directed by Team OQ
We can't get enough of our Nov issue cover and special issue on #photosynthesis! 🔆🌱
Cover artwork produced by Kohei Hara and directed by Team OQ
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Extracellular NAD(P) links hypersensitive response to localized acquired resistance
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Extracellular NAD(P) links hypersensitive response to localized acquired resistance
Effector-triggered immunity (ETI) generates cell non-autonomous signals that activate localized acquired resistance (LAR) in neighboring cells and systemic acquired resistance (SAR) in distant tissues...
www.biorxiv.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Extracellular NAD(P) links hypersensitive response to localized acquired resistance
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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ECRs in plant–microbe interactions:
Join us in Norwich for an intensive, interactive 1.5-week Summer Conference at TSL (20–31 July). Lots of opportunities for networking and deep discussions.
(We also plan to offer hands-on practical sessions using our technologies 🔬🧬)
Join us in Norwich for an intensive, interactive 1.5-week Summer Conference at TSL (20–31 July). Lots of opportunities for networking and deep discussions.
(We also plan to offer hands-on practical sessions using our technologies 🔬🧬)
Join us in Norwich this July for the TSL Summer Conference in Plant-Microbe Interactions! ☀️🌱🧬
Discuss the latest approaches & discoveries in plant health with international keynote and local speakers.
APPLY by 30 March '26 ⬇️ Click link for more info
www.tsl.ac.uk/tsl-summer-c...
Discuss the latest approaches & discoveries in plant health with international keynote and local speakers.
APPLY by 30 March '26 ⬇️ Click link for more info
www.tsl.ac.uk/tsl-summer-c...
TSL Summer Conference in Plant-Microbe Interactions, 20th – 31st July…
Inviting Early Career Researchers to join international experts in discussing the latest approaches and discoveries in Plant-Microbe Interactions …
www.tsl.ac.uk
January 15, 2026 at 9:03 AM
ECRs in plant–microbe interactions:
Join us in Norwich for an intensive, interactive 1.5-week Summer Conference at TSL (20–31 July). Lots of opportunities for networking and deep discussions.
(We also plan to offer hands-on practical sessions using our technologies 🔬🧬)
Join us in Norwich for an intensive, interactive 1.5-week Summer Conference at TSL (20–31 July). Lots of opportunities for networking and deep discussions.
(We also plan to offer hands-on practical sessions using our technologies 🔬🧬)
Reposted by Kenichi Tsuda
One benefit/complication of co-transcriptomics is it takes a whole paper to describe one facet of the data. This complements a previous paper studying the Botrytis transcriptome across the same plant species.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Combined generalist and host-specific transcriptional strategies enable host generalism in the fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea
How generalist pathogens infect phylogenetically diverse hosts remains a central question in plant-pathogen biology. In particular, the extent to which broad host range is enabled by genetic variation...
www.biorxiv.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
One benefit/complication of co-transcriptomics is it takes a whole paper to describe one facet of the data. This complements a previous paper studying the Botrytis transcriptome across the same plant species.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Thank you very much for your nice commentary! we will do what you suggest in this.
Finally!! 🎉 After a long journey and multiple rounds of revisions, my Commentary is officially out in @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social !
We discuss the fascinating "Gatekeeper" role of endophytes in plant immunity based on the great work by @keihiruma.bsky.social et al.
📄 Read here:
We discuss the fascinating "Gatekeeper" role of endophytes in plant immunity based on the great work by @keihiruma.bsky.social et al.
📄 Read here:
Living with the Enemy: Plants Outsource Their Defense to Fungal Gatekeepers
Zhe Wang; Living with the Enemy: Plants Outsource Their Defense to Fungal Gatekeepers, Plant and Cell Physiology, , pcag004, https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pc
academic.oup.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Thank you very much for your nice commentary! we will do what you suggest in this.
Reposted by Kenichi Tsuda
A great read...! 🤩
Read our latest commentary by budding editor @zhewang.bsky.social to find out more about how plants recruit fungal gatekeepers to keep pathogenic fungi at bay...
🆓 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
#earlycareer
#plantscience
Read original article by Hiruma et al doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Read our latest commentary by budding editor @zhewang.bsky.social to find out more about how plants recruit fungal gatekeepers to keep pathogenic fungi at bay...
🆓 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
#earlycareer
#plantscience
Read original article by Hiruma et al doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
January 13, 2026 at 10:17 AM
A great read...! 🤩
Read our latest commentary by budding editor @zhewang.bsky.social to find out more about how plants recruit fungal gatekeepers to keep pathogenic fungi at bay...
🆓 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
#earlycareer
#plantscience
Read original article by Hiruma et al doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Read our latest commentary by budding editor @zhewang.bsky.social to find out more about how plants recruit fungal gatekeepers to keep pathogenic fungi at bay...
🆓 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
#earlycareer
#plantscience
Read original article by Hiruma et al doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Reposted by Kenichi Tsuda
Finally!! 🎉 After a long journey and multiple rounds of revisions, my Commentary is officially out in @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social !
We discuss the fascinating "Gatekeeper" role of endophytes in plant immunity based on the great work by @keihiruma.bsky.social et al.
📄 Read here:
We discuss the fascinating "Gatekeeper" role of endophytes in plant immunity based on the great work by @keihiruma.bsky.social et al.
📄 Read here:
Living with the Enemy: Plants Outsource Their Defense to Fungal Gatekeepers
Zhe Wang; Living with the Enemy: Plants Outsource Their Defense to Fungal Gatekeepers, Plant and Cell Physiology, , pcag004, https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pc
academic.oup.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Finally!! 🎉 After a long journey and multiple rounds of revisions, my Commentary is officially out in @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social !
We discuss the fascinating "Gatekeeper" role of endophytes in plant immunity based on the great work by @keihiruma.bsky.social et al.
📄 Read here:
We discuss the fascinating "Gatekeeper" role of endophytes in plant immunity based on the great work by @keihiruma.bsky.social et al.
📄 Read here:
Reposted by Kenichi Tsuda
If you're interested in #PlantScience R&D work at a plant breeding company: @kwsgroup.bsky.social is hosting its annual R&D TalentCampus here in Einbeck on May 29th.
More info here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/care...
More info here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/care...
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM
If you're interested in #PlantScience R&D work at a plant breeding company: @kwsgroup.bsky.social is hosting its annual R&D TalentCampus here in Einbeck on May 29th.
More info here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/care...
More info here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/care...
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We are looking for a Head of Cell Biology here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social Vegetables.
This is a permanent, full-time position located in Wageningen, Netherlands.
jobs.kws.com/job/Wagening...
#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs #PlantCellBiology #PlantBreeding #PlantSciJob #PlantScienceJob
This is a permanent, full-time position located in Wageningen, Netherlands.
jobs.kws.com/job/Wagening...
#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs #PlantCellBiology #PlantBreeding #PlantSciJob #PlantScienceJob
Head of Cell Biology KWS Vegetables
Head of Cell Biology KWS Vegetables
jobs.kws.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We are looking for a Head of Cell Biology here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social Vegetables.
This is a permanent, full-time position located in Wageningen, Netherlands.
jobs.kws.com/job/Wagening...
#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs #PlantCellBiology #PlantBreeding #PlantSciJob #PlantScienceJob
This is a permanent, full-time position located in Wageningen, Netherlands.
jobs.kws.com/job/Wagening...
#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs #PlantCellBiology #PlantBreeding #PlantSciJob #PlantScienceJob
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Are you an experienced PhD student or postdoc in plant science looking to connect, present your work, and discuss career paths?
Join us at the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, Halle (Saale), 20–21 April 2026
Deadline: 23 January 2026
plant-ecr-networking.eu
Join us at the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, Halle (Saale), 20–21 April 2026
Deadline: 23 January 2026
plant-ecr-networking.eu
December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Are you an experienced PhD student or postdoc in plant science looking to connect, present your work, and discuss career paths?
Join us at the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, Halle (Saale), 20–21 April 2026
Deadline: 23 January 2026
plant-ecr-networking.eu
Join us at the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, Halle (Saale), 20–21 April 2026
Deadline: 23 January 2026
plant-ecr-networking.eu
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OPPORTUNITY: McGill Plant Science is looking for an expert in plant pathology, plant breeding, or horticulture in the context of the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program (senior established researcher).
Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact
Program: lnkd.in/eavfNu7e
Please re-post.
Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact
Program: lnkd.in/eavfNu7e
Please re-post.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM
OPPORTUNITY: McGill Plant Science is looking for an expert in plant pathology, plant breeding, or horticulture in the context of the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program (senior established researcher).
Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact
Program: lnkd.in/eavfNu7e
Please re-post.
Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact
Program: lnkd.in/eavfNu7e
Please re-post.
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Soil iron drives beneficial maize microbiome feedbacks inrotations with wheat https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.08.698436v1
January 9, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Soil iron drives beneficial maize microbiome feedbacks inrotations with wheat https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.08.698436v1
Reposted by Kenichi Tsuda
In @science.org this week:
The interaction between flavonoids and rhizobial Nod factors during legume symbiosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
The interaction between flavonoids and rhizobial Nod factors during legume symbiosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
The molecular basis of the binding and specific activation of rhizobial NodD by flavonoids
The specific partnership between legumes and rhizobia relies on a chemical dialogue. Plant flavonoids activate the bacterial transcription factor NodD, which triggers production of Nod factors that ar...
www.science.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
In @science.org this week:
The interaction between flavonoids and rhizobial Nod factors during legume symbiosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
The interaction between flavonoids and rhizobial Nod factors during legume symbiosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
Reposted by Kenichi Tsuda
A simple and efficient CTAB plate-based protocol for genomic DNA extraction from crop plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.06.697759v1
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
A simple and efficient CTAB plate-based protocol for genomic DNA extraction from crop plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.06.697759v1
Reposted by Kenichi Tsuda
Ten days left to apply for our International Undergraduate Summer School 2026 with the @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social!
A unique opportunity for global undergraduates to spend 8 weeks with us on Norwich Research Park 🧬🧪
⏰ Deadline 16 January 2026
A unique opportunity for global undergraduates to spend 8 weeks with us on Norwich Research Park 🧬🧪
⏰ Deadline 16 January 2026
International Undergraduate Summer School | John Innes Centre
The Undergraduate Summer School is a unique opportunity for undergraduates from all corners of the world to spend eight weeks at our internationally renowned research centre, partnering with fellow…
www.jic.ac.uk
January 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Ten days left to apply for our International Undergraduate Summer School 2026 with the @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social!
A unique opportunity for global undergraduates to spend 8 weeks with us on Norwich Research Park 🧬🧪
⏰ Deadline 16 January 2026
A unique opportunity for global undergraduates to spend 8 weeks with us on Norwich Research Park 🧬🧪
⏰ Deadline 16 January 2026