Moges A Retta

Come work with us! Please RT! We are looking for a Research Assistant to provide new insights into the holistic understanding of water use in global crop staple, rice. Apply online before Nov. 3. vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrecru… Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.

Physiological basis of high #photosynthesis rates in #Brassiceae species Retta et al. @mogesash @CSA_WUR @KUL_Postharvest 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

Just published! High photosynthesis rates in Brassiceae species are mediated by leaf anatomy enabling high biochemical capacity, rapid CO2 diffusion and efficient light use - Retta - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

The time to revise a stoichiometric coefficient from 3 to 4 in the FvCB model for TPU-limited photosynthesis! academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-ar…, which also shows that if TPU limits, mesophyll conductance should not be increased, but decreased, to improve photosynthesis @JXBot @Zhenxiang92

Computational Photosynthesis (ComPhot): Simulation-Based Learning Platform to Study Photosynthesis academic.oup.com/plcell/article… @ThePlantCell

Expanding the Triangle of U: The genome assembly of Hirschfeldia incana provides insights into chromosomal evolution, phylogenomics and high photosynthesis-related traits biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #bioRxiv

Over the years, we have collected large #CT datasets of various #plant species. Several years ago, we created an online platform to share data: X-Plant. It's still expanding, and diversifying! 👉 Discover here: biw.kuleuven.be/biosyst/mebios… @biosystkuleuven @LeuvenPlantInst

Leakiness, photorespiration, energy budget, and photosynthetic quantum yield of C4 plants 📖 ow.ly/bMBN50QHM3o by Ouyang et al. @WURplant @CSA_WUR @XinyouYin @EWientjes1 #PlantScience

#NewPaper: @DequekerBart, Jakub Šalagovič, @mogesash, @pieterverboven and @bartnicolai01 present a biophysical model of apple and pear fruit growth. 🔗Read here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1ieay5TbkkR7… @biosystkuleuven, @LeuvenPlantInst

50 days' free access to read our article A biophysical model of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) and pear (Pyrus communis L.) fruit growth authors.elsevier.com/c/1ieay5TbkkR7…

Looking for a new role as #postdoc in the areas of #photosynthesis #mathematical_modeling #crop_modeling #gas_exchange #multiscale_modeling #transport_phenomena

Kok and Laisk methods are often used to estimate day respiration rate (Rd). This Tansley insight @NewPhyt discusses limitations of the two methods, the methods that can overcome these limitations, metabolic origins for changes in Rd vs the rate in dark,... doi.org/10.1111/nph.19…

Super excited to have this viewpoint out! Huge thanks to @AoB_PLANTS for supporting early career researchers with this special issue 🍃 🔬

Interested in the role of chloroplast movement in C4 photosynthesis? @mogesash et al have: 🌽 Created a 3D reaction–diffusion model for maize 🌽 Kindly shared their Matlab code 🌽 Provided a detailed code manual on GitBook bit.ly/443y9Uw

#newpaper: What role does chloroplast movement play in #photosynthesis? #phd (currently in @WUR ) @mogesash, @pieterverboven and PI @bart_nicolai present this new paper developing a 3D reaction-diffusion model of gas transport in maize leaves. academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-ar…

Just published: A 3D Reaction-diffusion model for photosynthesis gas diffusion in maize @JXBot academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-ar… We shared the Matlab code here datadryad.org/stash/dataset/… Find a detailed code manual on Gitbook app.gitbook.com/o/z423xqPaNrXT…

@SHeimovaara @PaulStruik @WUR Paul has no Twitter account.

Today I got to receive a copy of the wonderful book 'Impact of Hybrid potato' from @PaulStruik. A book about a radical genetic innovation that could impact food security worldwide. Proud of the input of @WUR! #sustainablefutures #potato

🌽 @HM_Schneider1 discovered a gene in maize which helps the roots to capture more water and nutrients, potentially leading to higher yields. Her findings could be transferred to other species, like wheat, barley and rice👉 wur.nl/en/research-re… #plantbreeding #foodsecurity

@agronomistag A recent meta-analysis of 226 field experiments supports your point doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

As seen in the tweet below, many people believe if we just mix crops to the field to get away from monoculture (1 species), yields increase. This is NOT true. A farmer produces more food by growing only wheat without walnuts. Let's add some context and nuance to this.