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Plant roots sense soil compaction through restricted ethylene diffusion

Published in Science, 2021

Recommended citation: Pandey BK, Huang G, Bhosale R, Hartman S, Sturrock CJ, Jose L, et al. (2021). Plant roots sense soil compaction through restricted ethylene diffusion. Science 371:276-280.
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Ethylene inhibits rice root elongation in compacted soil via ABA- and auxin-mediated mechanisms

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022

This study demonstrated how ethylene, ABA and auxin signalling interact to regulate rice root growth under soil compaction stress.

Recommended citation: Huang G, Liang W, Sturrock CJ, Pandey BK, Giri J, Mairhofer S, et al. (2022). Ethylene inhibits rice root elongation in compacted soil via ABA- and auxin-mediated mechanisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119:e2208912120.
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Hydraulic flux–responsive hormone redistribution determines root branching

Published in Science, 2022

This study demonstrates that hydraulic flux acts as a developmental signal that redistributes hormones within roots to regulate lateral root branching, revealing a mechanistic link between water availability and root system architecture.

Recommended citation: Mehra P, Pandey BK, et al. (2022). Hydraulic flux–responsive hormone redistribution determines root branching. Science 378(6621):762–768. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add3771
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Moisture-responsive root-branching pathways identified in diverse maize breeding germplasm

Published in Science, 2025

This study identified moisture-responsive root-branching pathways across diverse maize breeding germplasm, revealing conserved and genotype-specific mechanisms that regulate root system architecture in response to soil water availability.

Recommended citation: Scharwies JD, Clarke T, Zheng Z, Dinneny A, Birkeland S, Veltman MA, Sturrock CJ, Banda J, Torres-Martínez HH, Viana WG, Khare R, Kieber J, Pandey BK, Bennett M, Schnable PS, Dinneny JR. (2025). Moisture-responsive root-branching pathways identified in diverse maize breeding germplasm. Science 387:666–673. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads5999
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Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress

Published in Nature, 2025

This study employed single-cell transcriptomics to reveal cell-type-specific molecular responses and adaptive mechanisms operating in plant roots exposed to soil stress conditions.

Recommended citation: Zhu M, Hsu CW, Peralta Ogorek LL, Taylor IW, La Cavera S, Oliveira DM, et al. (2025). Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress. Nature 642(8068):721–729.
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Ethylene modulates cell wall mechanics for root responses to compaction

Published in Nature, 2026

This study demonstrates that ethylene regulates cell wall mechanical properties to control root growth and adaptation under soil compaction, revealing a mechanistic basis for plant responses to mechanical impedance.

Recommended citation: Zhang J, Liu Z, Farrar EJ, Li M, Lu H, Qu Z, Chara O, Mitsuda N, et al. (2026). Ethylene modulates cell wall mechanics for root responses to compaction. Nature 649(8097):685–692.
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Undergraduate course, University 1, Department, 2014

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Teaching experience 2

Workshop, University 1, Department, 2015