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Hydrosensing Project

Discovering How Plants Sense Water Stress

The Hydrosensing Project Team is on a mission to transform our understandingof how plants sense and respond to water availability. We aim to uncover the mechanisms plants use to perceive water stress, a key factor in their survival and productivity.

HYDROSENSING

a Synergy Project

By combining cutting-edge genomics, structural biology, biophysics and imaging approaches, we strive to revolutionize crop resilience and pave the way for climate-proof agriculture.

Join us as we explore new frontiers in plant science, working towards a future where crops are better equipped to withstand the challenges of a changing climate.

Publications

Journal articles and preprints by the Hydrosensing project

Publications

Redox-regulated Aux/IAA multimerization modulates auxin responses

A rapid molecular switch in plant roots that allows them to detect dry soils and…
Image by Gundula Vogel from Pixabay
Publications

Future crop breeding needs to consider future soils

Modern crop breeding and seed certification agencies ignore the known spatial heterogeneity of soils and…
Schematic overview illustrating the library workflow, from design to screening. All coding genes were divided into phylogenetic trees, and trees were classified by function. sgRNAs were designed to target multiple genes located in close proximity to one another phylogenetically (indicated by colors). Each sgRNA was cloned into the Cas9 vector, creating a plasmid library. Transformed lines were screened with multi-targeted, large-scale, forward genetics for specific traits of interest, revealing hidden phenotypes. *Whole genome indicates all coding genes excluding transporters, transcription factors, and enzymes.
Publications

Construction of multi-targeted CRISPR libraries in tomato to overcome functional redundancy at genome-scale level

Genetic variation drives crop breeding, but traditional mutagenesis is limited by gene redundancy and low…
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08941-z
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Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress

Scientists have discovered, for the first time how root cells respond to their complex soil…