Category: Publication

Release of new research article

I am very happy that I was able to contribute to this work and that it has found its way into Frontiers in Microbiology. Wastewater irrigation, despite its appeal in water-scarce regions, poses serious...

Comparative analysis of habitat-adapted symbionts

We are pleased to present our recent study on the comparative molecular analysis of two habitat-adapted fungal symbionts that enhance salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thalina plants. This publication marks Silvia’s debut as the...

PCE Top viewed article 2025

It is time to celebrate. Our paper on the molecular basis of Serendipita indica-mediated plant growth promotion (see corresponding blog) has been awarded with the Plant, Cell & Environment .A big shout out the...

New Preprint on As tolerance enhancing fungus

Incredibly happy to see this project finally set fruits.  We had to go through quite some headaches to eventually understand and explain the observed phenotype.   Rodríguez-Dobreva E. et al. 2026 SSRN SynopsisArsenic (As) contamination...

New Chapter on ABA analytics is out

Happy to see that our book chapter on quantitative and qualitative ABA analysis techniques is finally out.  Another notch in the swagger stick   Rodríguez-Dobreva, E. et al. 2026 Synopsis Global agricultural productivity is...

New preprint on Seed Microbiota

Very happy that we were invited to participate in this very nice piece of work directed by the group of Natalia González Benítez and Carmen Molina from the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid....

IAM triggers ABA biosynthesis and signalling

We are very happy that our most recent work got eventually published in New Phytologist. Our study investigates the molecular mechanism behind the observation that IAM, a precursor to the growth hormone auxin, inhibits...

New preprint on IAM triggering ABA signalling

In this work we ask the question as to whether we can use natural variation as a tools to identify novel components of IAM-mediated primary roots growth inhibition. Through the close collaboration with the...

Strawberry production challenged by climate change

Strawberries are water-demanding plants. They require consistent moisture to thrive, especially during the fruiting period. Hence, the current climate change scenario poses significant threats to strawberry production, impacting various aspects of growth, yield, and...