What makes a plant a good parasite? - This question followed me from RIKEN Yokohama to the Uni. of Hohenheim and the University of Goettingen, where my group studies parasitic plants using genetics, molecular biology and microscopy.
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The latest issue of the @parasiticplants.bsky.social newsletter is now online — and for those of us with a long weekend ahead, why not start with Haustorium 1, published back in 1978?
If you know of other scientific societies with openly accessible archives, please share them in the comments.
Nicolas - with a “c”of course 😉
#TansleyInsight: CLE peptides in plant-biotic interactions
Nicolas Frei dit Frey & Thomas Spallek
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Nikolas and I just published our insights on CLEs in plant–bio interactions. Too short to cover everything, but we hope it gets you also excited about these peptides. Thanks to @newphyt.bsky.social for the opportunity
Big news from our lab: we can now stably edit the genome of a parasitic plant! Transgene-free, genome-edited P. japonicum in one generation! This will transform how we study #parasiticplants and other hard-to-transform plants.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Thomas Spallek
Unfortunately, the 18th WCPP has been postponed.
Please check the IPPS website for further details and updates:
www.parasiticplants.org/2026/03/the-...
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New Phytologist
Italy launches a national push on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs/TEA), putting field validation at the heart of innovation. The €9M TEA4IT project, led by CREA, aims to boost crop traits while preserving tradition - positioning Italy as a potential EU pioneer. 🍅🍆
tomatonews.com/ngt-1-solana...
Dawn of a new era...🌇
Special Issue Organising Editors: Satoko Yoshida, Atsushi Okazawa, Thomas Spallek & Kaori Yoneyama introduce a comprehensive collection of 23 original articles & reviews at the forefront of #parasiticplants research
Read editorial🆓 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
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A potpourri of sorts🎊
🧬Kim et al. highlight features of plastid, mitochondrial & nuclear #genomes (incl. architecture, reduction & HGT) that characterise & have shaped the diversity & evolution of #parasiticplants across angiosperm lineages
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
📓Also featured on issue cover!
International Parasitic Plant Society - IPPS
CLE peptides in plant-biotic interactions
#TansleyInsight by Nicolas Frei dit Frey and Thomas Spallek
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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