Umeå Plant Science Centre
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
A centre of excellence for experimental plant research and forest biotechnology in Northern Sweden that belongs to Umea University and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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🧪🌾The first issue of UPSC Insights is here! 🌿
Our new quarterly newsletter shares stories from our community - research highlights, alumni interviews and news about events and opportunities.
📩 Read the first issue, subscribe and stay connected: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
Our new quarterly newsletter shares stories from our community - research highlights, alumni interviews and news about events and opportunities.
📩 Read the first issue, subscribe and stay connected: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
🎉 Congratulations to Sonali Ranade, awarded KBC Employee of the Year 2025!
Her laughter club at UPSC brings colleagues together to boost wellbeing and reduce stress.
Thank you, Sonali, for bringing joy, positivity and plenty of laughter to UPSC and the KBC environment in #Umeå! 😊
Her laughter club at UPSC brings colleagues together to boost wellbeing and reduce stress.
Thank you, Sonali, for bringing joy, positivity and plenty of laughter to UPSC and the KBC environment in #Umeå! 😊
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Sonali Ranade, awarded KBC Employee of the Year 2025!
Her laughter club at UPSC brings colleagues together to boost wellbeing and reduce stress.
Thank you, Sonali, for bringing joy, positivity and plenty of laughter to UPSC and the KBC environment in #Umeå! 😊
Her laughter club at UPSC brings colleagues together to boost wellbeing and reduce stress.
Thank you, Sonali, for bringing joy, positivity and plenty of laughter to UPSC and the KBC environment in #Umeå! 😊
🧪🌾In Sept 2026, @umeauniversitet.bsky.social will host a Nobel Symposium on microproteins - tiny regulators with big potential.
Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives.
Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives.
Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🧪🌾In Sept 2026, @umeauniversitet.bsky.social will host a Nobel Symposium on microproteins - tiny regulators with big potential.
Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives.
Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives.
Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
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We are live at @europarl.europa.eu to discuss how science can inform policy for a greener, fairer Europe 🌱
Tune in here 👉 www.europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...
Tune in here 👉 www.europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...
November 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We are live at @europarl.europa.eu to discuss how science can inform policy for a greener, fairer Europe 🌱
Tune in here 👉 www.europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...
Tune in here 👉 www.europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...
👏Congratulations, Sonali! We’re so pleased to see your efforts recognized with KBC’s Employee of the Year award.
Your commitment to creating a positive and supportive environment makes a real difference, and we’re proud to have you in our community at Umeå Plant Science Centre!🧪🌾
Your commitment to creating a positive and supportive environment makes a real difference, and we’re proud to have you in our community at Umeå Plant Science Centre!🧪🌾
I’m delighted to share that my dear colleague, Sonali Ranade, has received a well-deserved recognition for her outstanding contributions to make the work environment better for everyone. Congratulations Sonali, "Employee of the Year, KBC 2025". Well deserved! 👏 @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
👏Congratulations, Sonali! We’re so pleased to see your efforts recognized with KBC’s Employee of the Year award.
Your commitment to creating a positive and supportive environment makes a real difference, and we’re proud to have you in our community at Umeå Plant Science Centre!🧪🌾
Your commitment to creating a positive and supportive environment makes a real difference, and we’re proud to have you in our community at Umeå Plant Science Centre!🧪🌾
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You only have one more week to submit your abstract for 'Collectivity in living systems: emergence, function, and evolution' 👉 s.embl.org/ees26-01-bl
Don't miss #EESCollectivity which will explore how collective behaviours arise from fundamental principles across biological systems🦠🐒🧬
Don't miss #EESCollectivity which will explore how collective behaviours arise from fundamental principles across biological systems🦠🐒🧬
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
You only have one more week to submit your abstract for 'Collectivity in living systems: emergence, function, and evolution' 👉 s.embl.org/ees26-01-bl
Don't miss #EESCollectivity which will explore how collective behaviours arise from fundamental principles across biological systems🦠🐒🧬
Don't miss #EESCollectivity which will explore how collective behaviours arise from fundamental principles across biological systems🦠🐒🧬
🧪🌾INTERVIEW: New tools to study how plant cells hold together🔬
Léa Bogdziewiez from the @stephanevrg.bsky.social group developed innovative tools to study cell adhesion at a whole new level. She just defended her PhD thesis – congrats, Léa!
Learn more in this interview: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Léa Bogdziewiez from the @stephanevrg.bsky.social group developed innovative tools to study cell adhesion at a whole new level. She just defended her PhD thesis – congrats, Léa!
Learn more in this interview: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
November 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🧪🌾INTERVIEW: New tools to study how plant cells hold together🔬
Léa Bogdziewiez from the @stephanevrg.bsky.social group developed innovative tools to study cell adhesion at a whole new level. She just defended her PhD thesis – congrats, Léa!
Learn more in this interview: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Léa Bogdziewiez from the @stephanevrg.bsky.social group developed innovative tools to study cell adhesion at a whole new level. She just defended her PhD thesis – congrats, Léa!
Learn more in this interview: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
🧪🌾Sequencing the spruce genome was a milestone in plant genomics & forest research.🌲🧬
We are proud to have played a central role and excited to see where our ongoing collaborations with @scilifelab.se will take us next!
Read also the original paper in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/nat...
We are proud to have played a central role and excited to see where our ongoing collaborations with @scilifelab.se will take us next!
Read also the original paper in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/nat...
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🧪🌾Sequencing the spruce genome was a milestone in plant genomics & forest research.🌲🧬
We are proud to have played a central role and excited to see where our ongoing collaborations with @scilifelab.se will take us next!
Read also the original paper in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/nat...
We are proud to have played a central role and excited to see where our ongoing collaborations with @scilifelab.se will take us next!
Read also the original paper in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/nat...
🧪🌾NEWS - Three UPSC research projects received funding from @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social!
Rishikesh Bhalerao, Åsa Strand & Nathaniel Street will investigate how trees time bud break, how plant cells start photosynthesis and what makes conifers so resilient.
Read more: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Rishikesh Bhalerao, Åsa Strand & Nathaniel Street will investigate how trees time bud break, how plant cells start photosynthesis and what makes conifers so resilient.
Read more: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🧪🌾NEWS - Three UPSC research projects received funding from @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social!
Rishikesh Bhalerao, Åsa Strand & Nathaniel Street will investigate how trees time bud break, how plant cells start photosynthesis and what makes conifers so resilient.
Read more: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Rishikesh Bhalerao, Åsa Strand & Nathaniel Street will investigate how trees time bud break, how plant cells start photosynthesis and what makes conifers so resilient.
Read more: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
🧪🌾REVIEW - What makes Northern Scandinavia ideal for sustainable seed potato production?🥔
Benedicte Albrectsen et al. highlight the region’s potential for sustainable seed potato production under climate change.
Read more in Potato Research @springernature.com:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Benedicte Albrectsen et al. highlight the region’s potential for sustainable seed potato production under climate change.
Read more in Potato Research @springernature.com:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Nordic Countries as an Opportunity for Sustainable, Low Pest Seed Potato Production in a Climate Change Scenario - Potato Research
Based on discussions within the Northern Tubers of Potato network (N’TOP-net), this review highlights northern Scandinavia’s potential for sustainable, low pest seed potato production. While long tran...
link.springer.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🧪🌾REVIEW - What makes Northern Scandinavia ideal for sustainable seed potato production?🥔
Benedicte Albrectsen et al. highlight the region’s potential for sustainable seed potato production under climate change.
Read more in Potato Research @springernature.com:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Benedicte Albrectsen et al. highlight the region’s potential for sustainable seed potato production under climate change.
Read more in Potato Research @springernature.com:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Check out our latest updates!
🌱 New Phytologist #TansleyMedal application deadline
🌱 Upcoming New Phytologist Now webinar
🌱 An exciting announcement from Plants, People, Planet
🌱 Details of next year's New Phytologist Symposium on extreme heat
...and more:
📨 www.newphytologist.org/news/latest-...
🌱 New Phytologist #TansleyMedal application deadline
🌱 Upcoming New Phytologist Now webinar
🌱 An exciting announcement from Plants, People, Planet
🌱 Details of next year's New Phytologist Symposium on extreme heat
...and more:
📨 www.newphytologist.org/news/latest-...
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Check out our latest updates!
🌱 New Phytologist #TansleyMedal application deadline
🌱 Upcoming New Phytologist Now webinar
🌱 An exciting announcement from Plants, People, Planet
🌱 Details of next year's New Phytologist Symposium on extreme heat
...and more:
📨 www.newphytologist.org/news/latest-...
🌱 New Phytologist #TansleyMedal application deadline
🌱 Upcoming New Phytologist Now webinar
🌱 An exciting announcement from Plants, People, Planet
🌱 Details of next year's New Phytologist Symposium on extreme heat
...and more:
📨 www.newphytologist.org/news/latest-...
🧪🌾Great to see our group leader Rishi Bhalerao talking today at @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social! Learn more about his research on environmental information processing and seasonal adaptation here: www.upsc.se/rishikesh_bhalerao 🔬
October 31, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🧪🌾Great to see our group leader Rishi Bhalerao talking today at @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social! Learn more about his research on environmental information processing and seasonal adaptation here: www.upsc.se/rishikesh_bhalerao 🔬
🧪🌾Thanks to everyone who joined our poll about tree transformations at UPSC!
Curious about the correct numbers? You’ll find the answers - and much more - in the first issue of our new newsletter UPSC Insights.
Read and subscribe here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
🍃Many of you were at least close..
Curious about the correct numbers? You’ll find the answers - and much more - in the first issue of our new newsletter UPSC Insights.
Read and subscribe here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
🍃Many of you were at least close..
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🧪🌾Thanks to everyone who joined our poll about tree transformations at UPSC!
Curious about the correct numbers? You’ll find the answers - and much more - in the first issue of our new newsletter UPSC Insights.
Read and subscribe here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
🍃Many of you were at least close..
Curious about the correct numbers? You’ll find the answers - and much more - in the first issue of our new newsletter UPSC Insights.
Read and subscribe here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
🍃Many of you were at least close..
🧪🌾The first issue of UPSC Insights is here! 🌿
Our new quarterly newsletter shares stories from our community - research highlights, alumni interviews and news about events and opportunities.
📩 Read the first issue, subscribe and stay connected: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
Our new quarterly newsletter shares stories from our community - research highlights, alumni interviews and news about events and opportunities.
📩 Read the first issue, subscribe and stay connected: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
October 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🧪🌾The first issue of UPSC Insights is here! 🌿
Our new quarterly newsletter shares stories from our community - research highlights, alumni interviews and news about events and opportunities.
📩 Read the first issue, subscribe and stay connected: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
Our new quarterly newsletter shares stories from our community - research highlights, alumni interviews and news about events and opportunities.
📩 Read the first issue, subscribe and stay connected: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
🧪🌾We’ll reveal the correct number in our upcoming UPSC newsletter (coming soon!).🌿
Stay tuned and sign up here to get the answer first:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
Stay tuned and sign up here to get the answer first:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
October 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🧪🌾We’ll reveal the correct number in our upcoming UPSC newsletter (coming soon!).🌿
Stay tuned and sign up here to get the answer first:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
Stay tuned and sign up here to get the answer first:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
🧪🌾Our Poplar Transgenic Facility supports research with transformations of hybrid aspen trees and maintains a diverse collection of lines for a wide range of different studies.
But how much do you think actually happens each year?
Take a guess in the poll below👇 and see if you can get it right!
But how much do you think actually happens each year?
Take a guess in the poll below👇 and see if you can get it right!
October 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🧪🌾Our Poplar Transgenic Facility supports research with transformations of hybrid aspen trees and maintains a diverse collection of lines for a wide range of different studies.
But how much do you think actually happens each year?
Take a guess in the poll below👇 and see if you can get it right!
But how much do you think actually happens each year?
Take a guess in the poll below👇 and see if you can get it right!
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It's time to apply for the New Phytologist #TansleyMedal for excellence in #PlantScience.
Open to early career researchers with 3 to 5 years experience post-PhD.
Applications close on 1 November. Don't miss out!
www.newphytologist.org/grants-award...
#ecrchat #phdchat
Open to early career researchers with 3 to 5 years experience post-PhD.
Applications close on 1 November. Don't miss out!
www.newphytologist.org/grants-award...
#ecrchat #phdchat
October 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
It's time to apply for the New Phytologist #TansleyMedal for excellence in #PlantScience.
Open to early career researchers with 3 to 5 years experience post-PhD.
Applications close on 1 November. Don't miss out!
www.newphytologist.org/grants-award...
#ecrchat #phdchat
Open to early career researchers with 3 to 5 years experience post-PhD.
Applications close on 1 November. Don't miss out!
www.newphytologist.org/grants-award...
#ecrchat #phdchat
🧪🌾PAPER - Can you influence ecosystem carbon (C) stocks by tree species composition?🍁
Marcus Larsson et al showed that tree species choice may serve as a tool to promote ecosystem C stocks, and such enhance the climate change mitigation potential of forests.
Read more here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
Marcus Larsson et al showed that tree species choice may serve as a tool to promote ecosystem C stocks, and such enhance the climate change mitigation potential of forests.
Read more here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🧪🌾PAPER - Can you influence ecosystem carbon (C) stocks by tree species composition?🍁
Marcus Larsson et al showed that tree species choice may serve as a tool to promote ecosystem C stocks, and such enhance the climate change mitigation potential of forests.
Read more here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
Marcus Larsson et al showed that tree species choice may serve as a tool to promote ecosystem C stocks, and such enhance the climate change mitigation potential of forests.
Read more here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
🧪🌾PAPER - What makes a tree a tree?🧬
Read the paper by @siribirkeland.bsky.social and @trhvidsten.bsky.social with contributions from several UPSC researchers.
By comparing dozens of genomes, they offer fresh insights into the genetic foundations of woodiness and perenniality in angiosperms.
Read the paper by @siribirkeland.bsky.social and @trhvidsten.bsky.social with contributions from several UPSC researchers.
By comparing dozens of genomes, they offer fresh insights into the genetic foundations of woodiness and perenniality in angiosperms.
Tree evolution is surprisingly quirky! 🌳 Trees are likely ancestral in many plant groups, often re-evolve on islands, and Arabidopsis can be made tree-like by tweaking a few genes. We revisited what genes really make a tree a tree using comparative genomics. @trhvidsten.bsky.social #trees #evolution
An updated perspective: what genes make a tree a tree? #plantscience
October 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🧪🌾PAPER - What makes a tree a tree?🧬
Read the paper by @siribirkeland.bsky.social and @trhvidsten.bsky.social with contributions from several UPSC researchers.
By comparing dozens of genomes, they offer fresh insights into the genetic foundations of woodiness and perenniality in angiosperms.
Read the paper by @siribirkeland.bsky.social and @trhvidsten.bsky.social with contributions from several UPSC researchers.
By comparing dozens of genomes, they offer fresh insights into the genetic foundations of woodiness and perenniality in angiosperms.
🧪🌾Are you interested to get more details about Laura Tünnermann's research?
Take a look on this video that she and Sonhita Chakraborty created for the Fascination of #PlantDay last year.👇
Take a look on this video that she and Sonhita Chakraborty created for the Fascination of #PlantDay last year.👇
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🧪🌾Are you interested to get more details about Laura Tünnermann's research?
Take a look on this video that she and Sonhita Chakraborty created for the Fascination of #PlantDay last year.👇
Take a look on this video that she and Sonhita Chakraborty created for the Fascination of #PlantDay last year.👇
🧪🌾NEWS - How do plants regulate the uptake of amino acids?
PhD student Laura Tünnermann has identified new molecular regulators controlling amino acid uptake, offering insights that may help reduce fertilizer-related pollution.🌱
Read more about Laura's PhD thesis here👇: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
PhD student Laura Tünnermann has identified new molecular regulators controlling amino acid uptake, offering insights that may help reduce fertilizer-related pollution.🌱
Read more about Laura's PhD thesis here👇: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
October 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🧪🌾NEWS - How do plants regulate the uptake of amino acids?
PhD student Laura Tünnermann has identified new molecular regulators controlling amino acid uptake, offering insights that may help reduce fertilizer-related pollution.🌱
Read more about Laura's PhD thesis here👇: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
PhD student Laura Tünnermann has identified new molecular regulators controlling amino acid uptake, offering insights that may help reduce fertilizer-related pollution.🌱
Read more about Laura's PhD thesis here👇: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
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Some events from Arctic Centre 👇
Arctic Connect
Meet fellow Arctic researchers, hear about upcoming calls and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning.
Beyond Calls
Learn what makes your funding application successful! Connect and build strong networks for future calls.
Arctic Connect
Meet fellow Arctic researchers, hear about upcoming calls and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning.
Beyond Calls
Learn what makes your funding application successful! Connect and build strong networks for future calls.
Arctic Centre
Arctic Centre is a connectivity hub for Arctic transdisciplinary research and education.
www.umu.se
October 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Some events from Arctic Centre 👇
Arctic Connect
Meet fellow Arctic researchers, hear about upcoming calls and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning.
Beyond Calls
Learn what makes your funding application successful! Connect and build strong networks for future calls.
Arctic Connect
Meet fellow Arctic researchers, hear about upcoming calls and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning.
Beyond Calls
Learn what makes your funding application successful! Connect and build strong networks for future calls.
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Arctic Connect
24 October, 12:00, Umeå University
Meet fellow Arctic researchers, hear about upcoming calls and partnerships, and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and connected within our network!
24 October, 12:00, Umeå University
Meet fellow Arctic researchers, hear about upcoming calls and partnerships, and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and connected within our network!
Arctic Connect okt25
www.umu.se
October 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Arctic Connect
24 October, 12:00, Umeå University
Meet fellow Arctic researchers, hear about upcoming calls and partnerships, and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and connected within our network!
24 October, 12:00, Umeå University
Meet fellow Arctic researchers, hear about upcoming calls and partnerships, and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and connected within our network!
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Beyond Calls – Interreg Aurora
20 Nov, 12:00, Umeå University
UMU researchers, learn what makes funding applications successful. Bring your questions, share your experience, connect with colleagues and build strong networks for future calls.
Register here! 👇
20 Nov, 12:00, Umeå University
UMU researchers, learn what makes funding applications successful. Bring your questions, share your experience, connect with colleagues and build strong networks for future calls.
Register here! 👇
Beyond Calls – Nov25
Log into the student web
www.umu.se
October 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Beyond Calls – Interreg Aurora
20 Nov, 12:00, Umeå University
UMU researchers, learn what makes funding applications successful. Bring your questions, share your experience, connect with colleagues and build strong networks for future calls.
Register here! 👇
20 Nov, 12:00, Umeå University
UMU researchers, learn what makes funding applications successful. Bring your questions, share your experience, connect with colleagues and build strong networks for future calls.
Register here! 👇
🌾INUPRAG 2025 - Advancing Plant Science Together!🧪
Great to see @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
so well represented at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium in Montpellier this week!
Thanks to @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM) for hosting this inspiring event!
Great to see @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
so well represented at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium in Montpellier this week!
Thanks to @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM) for hosting this inspiring event!
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🌾INUPRAG 2025 - Advancing Plant Science Together!🧪
Great to see @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
so well represented at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium in Montpellier this week!
Thanks to @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM) for hosting this inspiring event!
Great to see @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
so well represented at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium in Montpellier this week!
Thanks to @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM) for hosting this inspiring event!
🧪🌾Are you interested in auxin? Don't miss this special issue in @pplplantarum.bsky.social edited by @srobertgroup.bsky.social & @marhava.bsky.social!
@marhava.bsky.social and myself have edited a special issue on Auxin for Physiologia plantarum! Have a look at the nice contributions! @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
The A to Z of Auxin in Plant Development: Physiologia Plantarum
Click on the title to browse this issue
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🧪🌾Are you interested in auxin? Don't miss this special issue in @pplplantarum.bsky.social edited by @srobertgroup.bsky.social & @marhava.bsky.social!