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portfolio
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Root Imaging and Soil Sensing Technologies
Developing innovative imaging and sensing approaches to visualise root growth, signalling and soil interactions across molecular, cellular and whole-plant scales.
Root Responses to Soil Compaction
Understanding how roots sense and adapt to compacted soils.
publications
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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talks
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teaching
Teaching experience 1
Undergraduate course, University 1, Department, 2014
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Teaching experience 2
Workshop, University 1, Department, 2015
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