Reposted by Victor STrends in Parasitology @cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A plant-parasitic nematode’s view on modern agriculturedlvr.itA plant-parasitic nematode’s view on modern agriculturePlant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are highly successful economically important parasites but our knowledge about them derives almost exclusively from agricultural systems. This crop-centred perspective overlooks the evolutionary processes that shaped nematode parasitism and how host plants cope with these parasites long before agriculture emerged. Here, we review the PPN perspective on agriculture by integrating the natural phylogeography, ecology, reproductive biology, and coevolutionary history of PPNs. We discuss how various life-history traits facilitated the adaptation of PPNs to agricultural environments, enabling these parasites to become the devastating pests they are today. This evolutionary perspective provides new insights into PPN virulence, persistence, and spread. Furthermore, it may guide the development of more sustainable management strategies. 022
Victor S @vmourade.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Finally out! A long-standing question is how M incognita can infect representatives from most orders of flowering plants, covering > 3000 spp. Our data show that phylogenetic distribution does not explain the phenotypic distribution of parasitism. Check it here: doi.org/10.1111/nph....doi.orgThe host range paradox of <fi>Meloidogyne incognita</fi>: a physiological and transcriptomic analysis of nine susceptible interactions across six plant ordersPhylogenetic distance of host does not explain phenotypic differences of Meloidogyne incognita parasitism at 25 dpi. 122
Reposted by Victor SNew Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The host range paradox of Meloidogyne incognita Moura de Souza et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 132
Victor S @vmourade.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Another paper out! In this paper, we evaluated 10 melon cultivars for their response to M. incognita and tested three biocontrol agents - B. amyloliquefaciens, P.lilacinum, and P. chlamydosporia - for nematode suppression. 📄Please check the full paper here: doi.org/10.1590/3085...doi.org 022
Reposted by Victor SCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface 11188453000
Reposted by Victor SWendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Read the full #OpenAccess article by Victor H.M. de Souza, Tiarla G. Souto, Aline M.G.B. Silva & Mário M. Inomoto: doi.org/10.1163/1568... 3/3doi.orgHost status of melon genotypes to Rotylenchulus reniformis and its biocontrol by fungal agentsSummary Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is one of the most widely consumed and exported fresh fruits of Brazil. Production is ∼257 thousand tonnes annually, mainly exported to Europe, the USA and China, repre... 021
Reposted by Victor SWendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026The reniform #Nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) can quietly reduce #Melon yields because infected roots often show few visible symptoms. With no resistant melon genotypes identified, controlling this pest remains a major challenge. 1/3 @andreaskantar.bsky.social 112
Victor S @vmourade.bsky.social · 21/07/2026We’re excited to share our latest paper. We evaluated the host status of several melon cultivars to the reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) - all tested cultivars were susceptible. Regarding biocontrol, only P.chlamydosporia x5 suppressed Rr! Please check the paper here: lnkd.in/er4-5hHRlnkd.inChecking your browser - reCAPTCHA 021
Reposted by Victor SYoung Nematologists Network @youngnemas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Exciting workshop at ESN organised by YNN: “Knot” what we expected: extracting value from negative results, organised by YNN. Dstnguished researchers @sebastianevda.bsky.social, Godelieve Gheysen, and Florian Grundler shared stories of research that didn’t go as planned but led to valuable insights. 164
Reposted by Victor SbioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Better late than never: the impact of hatching time on Heterodera schachtii parasitism www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 011
Reposted by Victor SRick Azevedo 5️⃣0️⃣4️⃣4️⃣ @rickazzevedo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026NUNCA DUVIDEM DO PODER DO TRABALHADOR! ✊ Essa vitória é de quem enfrenta transporte lotado, humilhação e luta todo dia pelo sustento. O fim da escala 6x1 prova que o povo unido pode tudo. Estamos fazendo história e isso é só o começo! 612532640
Victor S @vmourade.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Today I had the pleasure of speaking at UNESP (Brazil) about nematodes in agriculture, all thanks to the kind invitation from Profa. Dr. Candida Gasparotto. Many thanks to everyone who attended and the organising team! It was a great experience! @camplantsci.bsky.social @cropscicentre.bsky.social 041
Reposted by Victor SGetGenome @getgenome.bsky.social · 16/05/2026GetGenome wiki A living, open science database of bacterial, fungal and plant genomes sequenced through the GetGenome programme for global genomic equity. getgenome-wiki.net/campaigns/ 11311
Reposted by Victor SThe Global Plant Council @globalplantgpc.bsky.social · 12/05/20262️⃣ Plant–Nematode–Microbiome Networks in Sustainable Biological Control Deadline: 7 Sep 2026 Holobiont thinking applied to nematode suppression. globalplantcouncil.org/ecri/ecri-ou... (3/8) 132
Reposted by Victor SDaniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Updated my textbook with a cleaner lay-out, better accessibility, and eight new interactive visualizations made completely in html (such as this illustration of the positive predictive value). lakens.github.io/statistical_... 46729
Reposted by Victor SCambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Happy 100th birthday Sir David Attenborough! 💚 In 2020, we were honoured to welcome him to the Garden while filming The Green Planet! Read more about his visit: bit.ly/48Fk5VI Watch the episode here: bbc.in/4d2qZpa 📸 BBC Studios 0275
Reposted by Victor SStephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 03/05/2026Free and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrations doi.org/10.59350/5zt... 🧪doi.orgFree and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrationsPhylopic, NIH Bioart, Bioicons, Scidraw, Open Science Art, Health Icons, Servier Medical Art, Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Noun Project, Segment Anything, Excalidraw, draw.io, Biographics 6406227
Reposted by Victor SBoas Pucker @bpucker.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Starting Monday: Python course at the University of Bonn 🚀 Teaching Plant Sciences master’s students how to handle big data with Python & apply AI to real-world problems 🌱💻 Slides & materials: github.com/bpucker/PyBo #Python #AI #DataScience #PlantScience @puckerlab.bsky.social 1208
Reposted by Victor SYoung Nematologists Network @youngnemas.bsky.social · 05/03/2026We are excited to announce our next Trends in Nematology Webinar on Nematode Systematics!🪱 When: 16th April, 2026 Time: 16:00-17:15 CEST Register here or using the QR code below -> forms.gle/qh5ZmA9MgqUb... Looking forward to seeing you there!!! 053
Reposted by Victor SRebecca (BeKa) Leuschen-Kohl @bleuschenkohl.bsky.social · 30/03/2026🚨New Pub Alert🚨 Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi, professor of Botany and Plant Pathology Department at Purdue University (my PhD advisor!), has published “Protocols in Root-Microbe Interactions" with Purdue University Press. www.purdue.edu/newsroom/202... 295
Reposted by Victor SAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/03/2026"Trying to compete with Reform not only feels inauthentic... but a betrayal of what Labour is supposed to represent. We must address the concerns and fears of voters, not play on them." Damning stuff from Sadiq Khan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comLabour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That’s the lesson from Gorton and Denton | Sadiq KhanThe threat to the party in some parts of our country is now existential. But we can progress, as we have in London, by being bold and strong in our core beliefs, says London mayor Sadiq Khan 962506680
Reposted by Victor SBoas Pucker @bpucker.bsky.social · 23/02/2026🌿 Plant Bioinformatics! 💻🧬 How do we turn massive plant data into biological insight? We cover genomics, transcriptomics, sequence analysis, phylogenetics, statistics, and reproducible research practices. Plant science is data science. 🌱 Materials: github.com/bpucker/Plan... @puckerlab.bsky.social 0217
Reposted by Victor SThe Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 19/02/2026🎉📣 #TAIR12, the latest reannotation of the Arabidopsis thaliana genome, is now available under accession number PRJEB100887 on ENA and NCBI! Thank you all the volunteer researchers whose hard work has made this possible! #plantscience #plantbiology 🧪 bit.ly/3ZHtneTbit.lyAnnouncing the publication of TAIR12: Consult the fully reannotated genome on the European Nucleotide Archive - Phoenix BioinformaticsTAIR (The Arabidopsis Information Resource), together with our nonprofit host Phoenix Bioinformatics, is pleased to announce the public release of TAIR12 410361
Reposted by Victor SRan Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 15/02/2026I've been hearing from more and more people who received peer reviews that were clearly written by AI. It's frustrating, and no one knows what to do. I have some thoughts. blekhman.substack.com/p/so-your-pa...blekhman.substack.comSo your paper was reviewed by AI. Now what?A practical guide to handling the new reality of AI-generated reviews 082
Reposted by Victor SRita Maravilha Marques @ritamaravilha.bsky.social · 29/01/20261/12 I'm ecstatic to share my preprint on legume NLR tissue expression! We investigated the NLRomes of 28 legumes + 4 outgroups, examining tissue expression across 7 legume species. Paper thread below 🧵👇 @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @itqbnova.bsky.social 🔗https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.25.701577 35322
Reposted by Victor SPlant & Cell Physiology @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social · 23/01/2026We 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...academic.oup.comDb Call For PapersAnnouncing New Changes to our Submission Policy: We currently accept database paper submissions all year round. Accepted database papers will be publis 044
Reposted by Victor SUnnati Sonawala @uprogress.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Excited to share this commentary on the work by Isaksson et al, now out in @mpmijournal.bsky.social, where they find that structural similarity underlies both multimerization and NLR recognition of a powdery mildew effector family doi.org/10.1094/MPMI... Original paper 👉 doi.org/10.1094/MPMI... 073
Reposted by Victor SMatt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 03/01/2026Hard to believe a FIFA Peace Prize laureate would do this. 181804355
Victor S @vmourade.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Cool kids of the nematology haha @anikadamm.bsky.social @youngnemas.bsky.social #vnc2025 050
Reposted by Victor SUbadah Sabbagh @ubadahsabbagh.com · 23/10/2025PSA: Many of you may have noticed a website floating around called formatmypaper(dot)com. People rightly noted something was fishy. I dig into what happened here: open.substack.com/pub/ubadah/p...open.substack.comBeware giving this site your unpublished dataUsers noticed the website had fake testimonials and a domain name registered seemingly overnight. 13223
Reposted by Victor SChristophe Dessimoz @dessimoz.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Structure-informed phylogenetic inference with FoldTree outperforms sequence-only trees on divergent proteins, and untangles RRNPPA quorum-sensing receptors across Gram-positive bacteria & phages. Work led by David Moi (www.linkedin.com/in/david-moi) Paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415... 1115
Reposted by Victor SConfort 🇧🇷 🇦🇺 @pedroconfort.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Tem jogo bom, tem jogo excelente, e acima deles tem Final Fantasy Tactics. 041
Victor S @vmourade.bsky.social · 30/09/2025New Preprint alert! It is finally here! M incognita is a remarkable pathogen: extremely specialised with the widest host range (> 3,000). All this while reproducing parthenogenetically! We analyse the infection phenotype and transcriptome of 9 hosts (6 orders) at 25 dpi. doi.org/10.1101/2025...biorxiv.orgThe host range paradox of Meloidogyne incognita: a physiological and transcriptomic analysis of nine susceptible interactions across six plant ordersThe plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita is the pathogen with the broadest host range among all known biotrophic interactions. This species is also the single most damaging of a group of agr... 196
Victor S @vmourade.bsky.social · 18/09/2025This was so heartwarming 💙 I didn’t win, but honestly, just being nominated feels amazing! "We have a meme in the lab that "Victor was here". Life and soul of the group, dare say the building, with his contributions to positive working culture. Thank you, Victor!" 040
Reposted by Victor SMaddy Seale @maddyseale.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Out 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/... #PlantSciencescience.orgLinalool-triggered plant-soil feedback drives defense adaptation in dense maize plantingsHigh 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... 18834
Reposted by Victor SYoung Nematologists Network @youngnemas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025We are excited to announce our next Trends in Nematology Webinar on Nematode Genomics and Effectoromics! When: 18th September, 2025 Time: 16:00-17:15 CEST How can I join: Register using the QR code below 🪱 Looking forward to seeing you there! 0126
Reposted by Victor SRyan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Woah! Such an important study published in Nature today! Quick thread with some of their key figures! 🧵 816679
Reposted by Victor SYoung Nematologists Network @youngnemas.bsky.social · 10/07/2025🪱 Calling all Early-Career Nematologists: Registration for #VNC2025 is NOW OPEN! 🎉 If you are MSc student, PhD candidate, or postdoc working in nematology, Register and submit your abstract. Register here👉 lnkd.in/dzTRsK7z ⏰ Registration closes September 10th!!! 098
Reposted by Victor SYoung Nematologists Network @youngnemas.bsky.social · 07/07/2025🚀 Registration for VNC 2025 opens on July 10, 2025! 🔬 Submit your abstract and showcase your research in a vibrant, supportive environment. 📅 Save the date! More info on the 10th! 035
Reposted by Victor SAustin E. Y. T. Lefebvre @austin-lefebvre.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Do you LOVE organelles?? Well I am THRILLED to announce that Nellie has been published in @naturemethods.bsky.social! Nellie a fully automated pipeline for organelle segmentation, tracking, and hierarchical feature extraction in 2D, 3D, timelapse, multichannel live-cell microscopy 🧵1/N 418774
Victor S @vmourade.bsky.social · 20/06/2025🌱 New review out with @minyaojhu.bsky.social and Dr. Katharina Schiessl. Plants form unique organs, and here, we dive into signal perception, hormone regulation, and organ development of three structures: root-knot gall, rhizobia nodule and haustorium Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.tp... 1114
Reposted by Victor SMin-Yao Jhu @minyaojhu.bsky.social · 20/06/2025We explore how plants adapt their developmental programs to form specialized organs — nodules, galls, haustoria — enabling mutualistic or parasitic symbioses. Despite their differences, these organs share gene regulatory pathways, demonstrating the remarkable plasticity of plant development. 032
Reposted by Victor SMin-Yao Jhu @minyaojhu.bsky.social · 20/06/2025🚀 Excited to share our new review published in Trends in Plant Science, coauthored with Dr. Victor Hugo Moura de Souza & Dr. Katharina Schiessl! 🌱 From hosts to parasites: Hormones driving symbiosis-induced de novo organogenesis 👉 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... 174
Reposted by Victor SJen McGaley @jenmcgaley.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Mid-week #mycorrhiza 🍄 Just a particularly pretty arbuscule in a rice root cell colonised by the mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis, with a cool view down an intercellular hypha. Stained with WGA-Alexafluor488, imaged by CLSM, false-coloured by depth in root 🔥 #microscopy #mycosci #fungi 1283
Reposted by Victor SYoung Nematologists Network @youngnemas.bsky.social · 15/05/2025One week to go! 🌱 Join our webinar on Nematode-microbe interactions – May 22, 15:00-16:15 CEST. 📅 Register now - use the QR code below and stay tuned 😀 #Nematology #Plantpathology #Science 144
Reposted by Victor SYoung Nematologists Network @youngnemas.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Get to know our Board members! 🌱 Meet Dr. Unnati Sonawala (@uprogress.bsky.social), one of YNN’s founding members. As a PostDoc at the @cropscicentre.bsky.social, she is marvelled at interactions between plants and microbes—and beyond! Also, she is passionate about learning a new language! 294
