When: 24th April 2025 | 14.00 -15:30 BST

International Barley Hub is pleased to announce the next in the 2025 series of seminars: “Genetic and environmental regulation of root angle in cereal crops” presented by Dr. Rahul Bhosale (Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Nottingham)

Summary:

Dr. Bhosale will begin with a brief introduction on the significance of the root angle trait, its natural genetic variation, and how it is influenced by environmental stresses such as water and temperature. Building on this, Dr. Bhosale will explore the opposing mechanisms of gravitropism and the anti-gravitropic offset that regulate root angle. Dr. Bhosale will first present his recent discoveries on root angle regulation via anti-gravitropic offset mechanisms that operate independently of auxin. Dr. Bhosale will then shift focus to auxin-dependent gravitropism, examining how stress conditions – such as water stress – modulate this process through the ABA–auxin cascade. Throughout Dr. Bhosale’s presentation, he will highlight the conservation of these regulatory mechanisms across different cereal species. 

Speakers bio:

Dr Rahul Bhosale:

Rahul Bhosale completed his PhD at the VIB-Centre for Plant Systems Biology, University of Ghent, Belgium. He subsequently held a series of post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Nottingham, including the Newton International, BBSRC Discovery, and Nottingham Research Fellowships. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Nottingham, where he leads a research team focused on understanding the genetic regulation of root traits, such as root angle and root diameter, that enhance soil exploration, and the mechanisms underlying their adaptive responses to abiotic stresses, including drought, temperature, and nutrient limitations.