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Ryan Whitford
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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.

https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/profile/ryan_whitford
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🎥 Missed our latest Breeding EWG webinar with Jessie Alt (Corteva)? Catch the replay + key takeaways online now.
📺 wheatinitiative.org
Wheat initiative
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”
wheatinitiative.org
September 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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natplants.nature.com
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.
September 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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natplants.nature.com
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
September 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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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
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...
www.science.org
August 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Just out….Prime editing TaEPSPS
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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...
pubs.acs.org
August 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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🌾 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
August 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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The cenH3 assembly factor ZmKNL2 boosts haploid induction in maize
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The cenH3 assembly factor ZmKNL2 boosts haploid induction in maize
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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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…#PlantSciencec#Wheata#FHBH#crownroto#CropResistancece
July 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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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
July 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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February 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Keeping the scientific establishment honest…. Interesting read that outlines the role of AI in policing scientific publications.
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.
theconversation.com
July 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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🌽 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.
July 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Genetic factors explaining anthocyanin pigmentation differences
doi.org/10.1186/s128...

#Evolution #PlantSci #Flavonoids #Anthocyanins #TranscriptionFactors #Mutation #SpecializedMetabolism
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...
doi.org
July 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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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 🧪🧫
‘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.
www.theage.com.au
July 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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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
July 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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#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
July 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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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
May 14, 2024 at 12:49 AM