Dr Bipin Pandey

Dr Bipin Pandey

Plant biologist investigating root-soil interactions, soil compaction, rhizosphere biology, and sensing mechanism for sustainable agriculture.

Publications

Our research explores root–soil interactions, root architecture, soil sensing and plant adaptation to soil physical and chemical stresses.

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Recent Research Highlights

Root hair response to soil compaction

Root hair responses to soil compaction

Soil compaction alters root hair development and spatial organisation, revealing how roots respond to changes in their physical environment.

Root cortical cell expansion under soil compaction

Root anatomical responses to soil compaction

Compacted soil induces radial expansion of root cortical cells, demonstrating a structural response to the soil physical environment.

Soil structure and ethylene diffusion

Three-dimensional soil imaging reveals how soil pore structure can influence the movement and diffusion of ethylene around roots.

Research Articles

Unearthing Root Response Mechanisms to Soil Compaction in Legumes

Plant, Cell & Environment · 2026
Ganotra J, Pandey M, Pandey BK, Giri J

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Quantitative trait locus qLDC5 regulates primary root branching in an auxin-dependent manner

Journal of Experimental Botany · 2026
Dinh LT, Pandey BK, Ueda Y, Leftley N, Atkinson BS, et al.

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Ethylene modulates cell wall mechanics for root responses to compaction

Nature · 2026
Zhang J, Liu Z, Farrar EJ, Li M, Lu H, et al.

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Emerging applications of single cell and spatial transcriptomics under abiotic soil stress conditions

Journal of Experimental Botany · 2026
Denis G, Jamieson S, Mehra P, Bennett MJ, Pandey BK

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Calcium-triggered apoplastic ROS bursts balance gravity and mechanical signals for soil navigation

Science · 2026
Kulich I, Vladimirtsev D, Randuch M, Gao S, Citterico M, et al.

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ARF19 acts as a transient auxin response enhancer during root gravitropism

Cell reports · 2026
Ghafouri E, Hill K, Mellor N, Leftley N, Sato EM, et al. Pandey BK

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A wheat cultivar with reduced root ethylene sensitivity shows improved root penetration, leaf water relations and yield in dry compact soil

Journal of Experimental Botany · 2026
Dodd IC, Giannakopoulos V, Bingham IJ, Fusi R, Nevescanin-Moreno L, et al.

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Soil compaction sensing mechanisms and root responses

Trends in Plant Science · 2025
Ogorek LLP, Gao Y, Farrar E, Pandey BK

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Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress

Nature · 2025
Zhu M, Hsu CW, Peralta Ogorek LL, Taylor IW, La Cavera S, et al.

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Root RADAR: how ‘rhizocrine’signals allow roots to detect and respond to their soil environment and stresses

Journal of Experimental Botany · 2025
Pandey BK, George TS, Cooper HV, Sturrock CJ, et al.

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Root circumnutation reduces mechanical resistance to soil penetration

Plant, Cell & Environment · 2025
Leuther F, Iseskog D, Keller T, Larsbo M, Pandey BK, Colombi T

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Uncovering root compaction response mechanisms: new insights and opportunities

Journal of Experimental Botany · 2024
Pandey BK, Bennett MJ

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The OsEIL1--OsWOX11 transcription factor module controls rice crown root development in response to soil compaction

The Plant Cell · 2024
Li Y, Wang J, Gao Y, Pandey BK, Peralta Ogorek LL, et al.

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Soil mechanical resistance and root growth and function

Plant Roots: The Hidden Half · 2024
Whalley WR, Bengough AG, Hawkesford MJ, Mooney SJ, et al. Pandey BK

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Root plasticity versus elasticity--when are responses acclimative?

Trends in Plant Science · 2024
Colombi T, Pandey BK, Chawade A, Bennett MJ, et al.

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Root hairs facilitate rice root penetration into compacted layers

Current Biology · 2024
Kong X, Yu S, Xiong Y, Song X, et al. Pandey BK

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Glutaredoxin regulation of primary root growth is associated with early drought stress tolerance in pearl millet

Elife · 2024
de la Fuente C, Grondin A, Sine B, Debieu M, et al.

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Genome-wide association study identifies key F-box genes linked to ethylene responsiveness and root growth in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Frontiers in Plant Science · 2024
Klinsawang S, Aesomnuk W, Mangkalasane P, Ruanjaichon V, et al.

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Root angle is controlled by EGT1 in cereal crops employing an antigravitropic mechanism

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2022
Fusi R, Rosignoli S, Lou H, Sangiorgi G, et al.

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OsJAZ11 regulates spikelet and seed development in rice

Plant Direct · 2022
Mehra P, Pandey BK, Verma L, Prusty A, et al.

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Orchestration of ethylene and gibberellin signals determines primary root elongation in rice

The Plant Cell · 2022
Qin H, Pandey BK, Li Y, Huang G, et al.

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Hydraulic flux--responsive hormone redistribution determines root branching

Science · 2022
Mehra P, Pandey BK, Melebari D, Banda J, et al.

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Ethylene inhibits rice root elongation in compacted soil via ABA-and auxin-mediated mechanisms

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2022
Huang G, Kilic A, Karady M, Zhang J, Mehra P, et al.

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Soil penetration by maize roots is negatively related to ethylene-induced thickening

Plant Cell and Environment · 2021
Vanhees DJ, Schneider HM, Loades KW, Bengough AG, et al.

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Plant roots sense soil compaction through restricted ethylene diffusion

Science · 2021
Pandey BK, Huang G, Bhosale R, Hartman S, et al.

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OsJAZ11 regulates phosphate starvation responses in rice.

Planta · 2021
Pandey BK, Verma L, Prusty A, Singh AP, et al.

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Non-invasive imaging of rice roots in non-compacted and compacted soil

Bio-protocol · 2021
Pandey BK, Atkinson JA, Sturrock CJ

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OsJAZ9 overexpression modulates jasmonic acid biosynthesis and potassium deficiency responses in rice

Plant Molecular Biology · 2020
Singh AP, Pandey BK, Mehra P, Heitz T, Giri J

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Genetic analysis of the Arabidopsis TIR1/AFB auxin receptors reveals both overlapping and specialized functions

eLife · 2020
Pandey BK

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A novel glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase improves phosphate deficiency tolerance in rice

Plant, Cell & Environment · 2019
Mehra P, Pandey BK, Verma L, Giri J

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A New Angle on How Roots Acclimate to Sporadic Rainfall

Cell · 2019
Pandey BK, Bennett MJ

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Rice auxin influx carrier OsAUX1 facilitates root hair elongation in response to low external phosphate

Nature communications · 2018
Giri J, Bhosale R, Huang G, Pandey BK, Parker H, et al.

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Rice actin binding protein RMD controls crown root angle in response to external phosphate

Nature communications · 2018
Huang G, Liang W, Sturrock CJ, Pandey BK, Giri J, et al.

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OsHAD1, a haloacid dehalogenase-like APase, enhances phosphate accumulation

Plant Physiology · 2017
Pandey BK, Mehra P, Verma L, Bhadouria J, et al.

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Improvement in phosphate acquisition and utilization by a secretory purple acid phosphatase (OsPAP21b) in rice

Plant Biotechnology Journal · 2017
Mehra P, Pandey BK, Giri J

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Comparative morphophysiological analyses and molecular profiling reveal Pi-efficient strategies of a traditional rice genotype

Frontiers in Plant Science · 2016
Mehra P, Pandey BK, Giri J

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JAZ repressors: potential involvement in nutrients deficiency response in rice and chickpea

Frontiers in Plant Science · 2015
Singh AP, Pandey BK, Deveshwar P, Narnoliya L, et al.

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Genome-wide DNA polymorphisms in low phosphate tolerant and sensitive rice genotypes

Scientific reports · 2015
Mehra P, Pandey BK, Giri J

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Phosphorus starvation response in plants and opportunities for crop improvement

Climate Change and Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance · 2013
Pandey BK, Mehra P, Giri J

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Reviews & Perspectives

Evolution of root systems in land plants

Current Biology · 2026
Lakehal A, Farrar E, Pandey BK, Sturrock CJ, et al.

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Root growth and development in “real life”: Advances and challenges in studying root--environment interactions

Annual review of plant biology · 2025
Mehra P, Banda J, Ogorek LLP, Fusi R, Castrillo G, et al.

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Future crop breeding needs to consider future soils

Nature Plants · 2025
Raza S, Pandey BK, Hawkesford MJ, Griffiths S, et al.

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Under pressure: elucidating soil compaction and its effect on soil functions

Plant and Soil · 2024
Frene JP, Pandey BK, Castrillo G

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A mechanistic framework for auxin dependent Arabidopsis root hair elongation to low external phosphate

Nature communications · 2018
Bhosale R, Giri J, Pandey BK, Giehl RFH, et al.

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Emerging trends in epigenetic regulation of nutrient deficiency response in plants

Molecular biotechnology · 2016
Sirohi G, Pandey BK, Deveshwar P, Giri J

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Book Chapters / Books

Conference Papers

Characterisation of root wall stiffness under compacted soil conditions by phonon microscopy.

Clinical and Translational Biophotonics · 2026
Perez-Cota F, Peralta L, LaCavera S, Mehra P, Bennet M, Pandey B

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