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Ryan Whitford

@rmwhitford.bsky.social
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A/Prof Ryan Whitford - cereal scientist - whose translatable research outcomes are in wheat reproductive biology. “Nullius in verba.” Opinions are my own. researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esplo…

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Ryan Whitford @rmwhitford.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Happy to share a unique transcriptomic study identifying female specific gene networks associated with hybrid seed production in wheat #hybridwheat #wheatbreeding #plantscience rdcu.be/e7zV1 @drtucker.bsky.social @xiujuanyang.bsky.social
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Transcriptional signatures associated with female receptivity and longevity in genetically male-sterile wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Scientific Reports - Transcriptional signatures associated with female receptivity and longevity in genetically male-sterile wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
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Ryan Whitford @rmwhitford.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Great discussions today at @MU_CCFI_Biotech with a delegation from the Beijing Institute of Hybrid Wheat BAAFS, China. #hybridwheat @MurdochUni #plantscience
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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
🎥 Missed our latest Breeding EWG webinar with Jessie Alt (Corteva)? Catch the replay + key takeaways online now. 📺 wheatinitiative.org
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Our Breeding Exoert Working Group held a webinar and offers everyone intersted to watch the recording. Webinar by Jessie Alt, Global Wheat Lead at Corteva, “Wheat breeding at Corteva”
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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 05/09/2025
New Article: "Nitrogen enhances post-drought recovery in wheat by modulating TaSnRK2.10-mediated regulation of TaNLP7" rdcu.be/eEksY Connection of drought-stress signalling with N response pathways.
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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 03/09/2025
New OA Article: "Enhancing local meiotic crossovers in Arabidopsis and maize through juxtaposition of heterozygous and homozygous regions" rdcu.be/eDWJI With News & Views: "Diversity favoured: heterozygosity attracts crossovers" rdcu.be/eDWKQ
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Maddy Seale @maddyseale.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
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
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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...
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Ryan Whitford @rmwhitford.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Just out….Prime editing TaEPSPS pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Prime Editing of TaEPSPS Homeologs Enhances Wheat Resistance to Glyphosate
5-Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) is the primary target of the broad-spectrum herbicide glyphosate, and several well-characterized amino acid substitutions in EPSPS are known to conf...
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Ryan Whitford @rmwhitford.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
🌾 New in The Plant Genome: Global public–private alliance unites to boost wheat floral biology research & enable cost-effective hybrid seed production. 🔬 Better pollination 🌱 Higher yields 🌍 Climate resilience #HybridWheat #Genomics #FoodSecurity #AgInnovation
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International Association of Sexual Plant Reproduction Research @iasprr.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
The cenH3 assembly factor ZmKNL2 boosts haploid induction in maize onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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The cenH3 assembly factor ZmKNL2 boosts haploid induction in maize
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xiujuanyang.bsky.social @xiujuanyang.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Very exited to share our new findings!Unlocking immune pathways for FHB & crown rot resistant crops 🌾 By Prof Gang Li (NJAU) A/Porf Ryan Whitford (Murdoch University) 👉 academic.oup.com/plcell/advance… #PlantScience #Wheat #FHB #crownrot #CropResistance
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Ryan Whitford @rmwhitford.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
The power of Interntnl collab with Prof Gang Li & team at Nanjing Ag University (China) are showing us how to push boundaries towards new bioprotectants against Fusarium Head Blight and crown rot in wheat. #wheat #plantscience #plantbreeding #crispr #genetics
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xiujuanyang.bsky.social @xiujuanyang.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
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Ryan Whitford @rmwhitford.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Keeping the scientific establishment honest…. Interesting read that outlines the role of AI in policing scientific publications.
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AI will soon be able to audit all published research – what will that mean for public trust in science?
An AI audit of scientific research would likely expose some fraud and widespread inconsequential work. But we need to be careful it doesn’t discredit science in general.
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Journal of Integrative Plant Biology @jipb.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
🌽 Heterotic groups are crucial for breeders to improve #hybrid vigor. In this #OpenAccess New Resource, Xue et al. reveal insights into the #genomic divergence of #maize heterotic groups in China, informing future #crop breeding efforts. 🌽 doi.org/10.1111/jipb... #PlantScience #heterosis 🔓
Diagrams representing the seven core heterotic groups differentiated in maize germplasm from China, showing regionality and uniqueness at the genomic level.
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PuckerLab publications @puckerlabpapers.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Genetic factors explaining anthocyanin pigmentation differences doi.org/10.1186/s128... #Evolution #PlantSci #Flavonoids #Anthocyanins #TranscriptionFactors #Mutation #SpecializedMetabolism
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Genetic factors explaining anthocyanin pigmentation differences - BMC Plant Biology
Background Anthocyanins are important contributors to coloration across a wide phylogenetic range of plants. Biological functions of anthocyanins span from reproduction to protection against biotic an...
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Prof Ros Gleadow FAA 💙💚 @rgleadow.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Perfect case study for the scientific ethics course i no longer teach: the report even has same name of my lecture on fraud/ and misconduct ‘Scientists behaving badly’ www.theage.com.au/national/fol... #scicomm 🧪🧫
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‘Follow the mice’: How whistleblowers, secret lab videos brought down top scientist
Staff were scared taking on the celebrated leader who’d won millions in government funding, but eventually, they had enough.
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
We are looking for quantitative geneticists here @kwsgroup.bsky.social Group Lead #QuantitativeGenetics & #Biostatistics 👉 shorturl.at/df9I6 Quantitative #Genetics Scientist #Sugarbeet & #Cereals 👉 shorturl.at/27E9u #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantGenetics #ScienceJobs #JobAlert #Agriculture
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Isabel saur @izzysaurlab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
#ISMPMI Martin Stegmann from Uni Ulm on the perception of CEP peptides, which were first described to play a role root nod nematodes. These days we know they are crucial phytocytokines & Martin demonstrates the function in immuniy
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Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.ai · 14/05/2024
Metrovate Is Developing Precision Biostimulants For More Effective And Sustainable Farming Outcomes – Scoop | MORE at EcoSearch
Metrovate Is Developing Precision Biostimulants For More Effective And Sustainable Farming Outcomes
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