Monica Calvo Polanco
@micotreeslab.bsky.social
Professor Plant Physiology at the University of Salamanca. Scientist at the Institute of Agrobiotecnology (CIALE).
Specialist in plant water relations and how mycorrhizal fungi can improve the tolerance of plants to abiotic stress
Specialist in plant water relations and how mycorrhizal fungi can improve the tolerance of plants to abiotic stress
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Fungal endophytes may not be a reliable way to improve plant resilience to global change. Warmer temperatures disrupt symbiosis between plants and fungal endophytes by reducing fungal colonization and diversity in plant tissues, with stronger effects in leaves than roots.
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Warming Disrupts Plant–Fungal Endophyte Symbiosis More Severely in Leaves Than Roots
Warmer temperatures associated with climate change disrupt relationships between plants and the fungi living in their leaves and roots by reducing the abundance and diversity of these fungi—especiall...
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April 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Fungal endophytes may not be a reliable way to improve plant resilience to global change. Warmer temperatures disrupt symbiosis between plants and fungal endophytes by reducing fungal colonization and diversity in plant tissues, with stronger effects in leaves than roots.
dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
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Bacteriophages as important considerations for mycorrhizal symbioses in our changing world
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Forum by @louberrios.bsky.social
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@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Forum by @louberrios.bsky.social
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Bacteriophages as important considerations for mycorrhizal symbioses in our changing world
Bacteriophages, bacteria, and mycorrhizal fungi are key members of plant microbiomes,
yet connections among them remain unexplored. This forum article highlights the potential
importance of bacterioph...
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April 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Bacteriophages as important considerations for mycorrhizal symbioses in our changing world
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Forum by @louberrios.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Forum by @louberrios.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
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Our wonderful collaboration with Luisa Lanfranco lab on crosskingdom RNAi in AM synbiosis is now out @newphyt.bsky.social, along with the comment nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... ... more to come soon!
Fungal small RNA hijacking: a new layer of cross‐kingdom communications in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
This article is a Commentary on Silvestri et al. (2025), 246: 924–935.
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April 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Our wonderful collaboration with Luisa Lanfranco lab on crosskingdom RNAi in AM synbiosis is now out @newphyt.bsky.social, along with the comment nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... ... more to come soon!
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The most recent lecture I gave on Oak Origins at The Morton Arboretum was really nicely recorded and is available for free online. This is the fullest and cleanest version of the lecture I've given to date, with some new info.
I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to share.
vimeo.com/1057955943
I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to share.
vimeo.com/1057955943
Oak Origins
On February 15, 2025, The Morton Arboretum hosted a lecture in honor of the release of Dr. Andrew Hipp's book Oak Origins: From Acorns to Species and the…
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February 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The most recent lecture I gave on Oak Origins at The Morton Arboretum was really nicely recorded and is available for free online. This is the fullest and cleanest version of the lecture I've given to date, with some new info.
I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to share.
vimeo.com/1057955943
I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to share.
vimeo.com/1057955943
Reposted by Monica Calvo Polanco
Finally out!! Team work!! You can see the article online nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/RFENKX... Please send me your comments and suggestions. We love to collaborate if you work in something related!! Root biology rocks!! More is coming soon!!
Two antagonistic gene regulatory networks drive Arabidopsis root hair growth at low temperature linked to a low‐nutrient environment
Root hair (RH) cells can elongate to several hundred times their initial size, and are an ideal model system for investigating cell size control. Their development is influenced by both endogenous a.....
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February 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Finally out!! Team work!! You can see the article online nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/RFENKX... Please send me your comments and suggestions. We love to collaborate if you work in something related!! Root biology rocks!! More is coming soon!!
Reposted by Monica Calvo Polanco
Un amigo mío dice que habría que cambiar el delito de «ofensa a los sentimientos religiosos» por el de «ofensa a las verdades científicas» y ese pensamiento se ha convertido en mi baptisterio romano.
February 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Un amigo mío dice que habría que cambiar el delito de «ofensa a los sentimientos religiosos» por el de «ofensa a las verdades científicas» y ese pensamiento se ha convertido en mi baptisterio romano.
Reposted by Monica Calvo Polanco
The enduring power of microscopy in the age of spatial analyses!
Using novel fluorescence-based reporters, this study shows that SA, ROS, DAMPs & ET induce the HR zone as a 1st line of defence against Fusarium, while WRKY11, JA & ET govern active defences in a separate zone. @jxbotany.bsky.social
Using novel fluorescence-based reporters, this study shows that SA, ROS, DAMPs & ET induce the HR zone as a 1st line of defence against Fusarium, while WRKY11, JA & ET govern active defences in a separate zone. @jxbotany.bsky.social
Resolving spatially distinct phytohormone response zones in Arabidopsis thaliana roots colonized by Fusarium oxysporum
Abstract. Jasmonic acid (JA), ethylene (ET) and salicylic acid (SA) are the three major phytohormones coordinating plant defense responses, and all three a
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January 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The enduring power of microscopy in the age of spatial analyses!
Using novel fluorescence-based reporters, this study shows that SA, ROS, DAMPs & ET induce the HR zone as a 1st line of defence against Fusarium, while WRKY11, JA & ET govern active defences in a separate zone. @jxbotany.bsky.social
Using novel fluorescence-based reporters, this study shows that SA, ROS, DAMPs & ET induce the HR zone as a 1st line of defence against Fusarium, while WRKY11, JA & ET govern active defences in a separate zone. @jxbotany.bsky.social
Reposted by Monica Calvo Polanco
Food production matters www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Nobel prize winners call for urgent ‘moonshot’ effort to avert global hunger catastrophe
More than 150 Nobel and World Food prize laureates sign open letter calling for immediate ramping up of food production
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January 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Food production matters www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Two papers out this week on leaf hydraulics in C4 grasses! 🌾
Zhou et al. - C4 photosynthesis and hydraulics in grasses - doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Baird et al. - Resolving the contrasting leaf hydraulic adaptation of C3 and C4 grasses - doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Zhou et al. - C4 photosynthesis and hydraulics in grasses - doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Baird et al. - Resolving the contrasting leaf hydraulic adaptation of C3 and C4 grasses - doi.org/10.1111/nph....
January 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Two papers out this week on leaf hydraulics in C4 grasses! 🌾
Zhou et al. - C4 photosynthesis and hydraulics in grasses - doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Baird et al. - Resolving the contrasting leaf hydraulic adaptation of C3 and C4 grasses - doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Zhou et al. - C4 photosynthesis and hydraulics in grasses - doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Baird et al. - Resolving the contrasting leaf hydraulic adaptation of C3 and C4 grasses - doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Reposted by Monica Calvo Polanco
Tree drought physiology: critical research questions and strategies for mitigating climate change effects on forests https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.20326
December 20, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Tree drought physiology: critical research questions and strategies for mitigating climate change effects on forests https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.20326
Reposted by Monica Calvo Polanco
Nice article. And thanks @hanner.bsky.social for including plants in your highlights! 🌴🌱🌾 #PlantScience
Read about this year’s biggest moments in biology.
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The Year in Biology | Quanta Magazine
Biologists used artificial intelligence to make discoveries about molecules and the brain, and overturned long-held assumptions about the immune system and RNA.
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December 21, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Nice article. And thanks @hanner.bsky.social for including plants in your highlights! 🌴🌱🌾 #PlantScience
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There is NO evidence of plants communicating with each other via the acoustic channel. Not convinced ? Read👇 paper in New Phytologist.
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Is plant acoustic communication fact or fiction?
In recent years, the idea has flourished that plants emit and perceive sound and could even be capable of exchanging information through the acoustic channel. While research into plant bioacoustics i....
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December 6, 2024 at 10:06 PM
There is NO evidence of plants communicating with each other via the acoustic channel. Not convinced ? Read👇 paper in New Phytologist.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Monica Calvo Polanco
No. What happens in Doñana DOES NOT STAY in Doñana.
After more than two years of work, we’ve published an article demonstrating that the poor condition of Doñana negatively affects waterbirds across the ENTIRE continent!
Thread below! 🧵
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
After more than two years of work, we’ve published an article demonstrating that the poor condition of Doñana negatively affects waterbirds across the ENTIRE continent!
Thread below! 🧵
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Habitat Changes at the Local Scale Have Major Impacts on Waterfowl Populations Across a Migratory Flyway
Migratory waterbirds are declining worldwide due to habitat loss, but not much is known about how the loss of specific wetlands can affect waterbird populations at the biogeographical scale. To inves...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:40 AM
No. What happens in Doñana DOES NOT STAY in Doñana.
After more than two years of work, we’ve published an article demonstrating that the poor condition of Doñana negatively affects waterbirds across the ENTIRE continent!
Thread below! 🧵
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
After more than two years of work, we’ve published an article demonstrating that the poor condition of Doñana negatively affects waterbirds across the ENTIRE continent!
Thread below! 🧵
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Monica Calvo Polanco
Happy to share my first Preprint here in the Bluesky sciencephere world! Updated manuscript version currently in revision. Please send good vibes and comments! Here, we discover and charaterize two gene regulatory networks that control root hair growth www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 2, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Happy to share my first Preprint here in the Bluesky sciencephere world! Updated manuscript version currently in revision. Please send good vibes and comments! Here, we discover and charaterize two gene regulatory networks that control root hair growth www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...