Publications

Selected Publications

• Ethylene modulates cell wall mechanics for root responses to compaction
  Nature (2026)


• Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress
  Nature (2025)


• Moisture-responsive root-branching pathways identified in diverse maize breeding germplasm
  Science (2025)


• Hydraulic flux–responsive hormone redistribution determines root branching
  Science (2022)


• Ethylene inhibits rice root elongation in compacted soil via ABA- and auxin-mediated mechanisms
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2022)


• Plant roots sense soil compaction through restricted ethylene diffusion
  Science (2021)