Genetics Society Non-Seed Plant SIG

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The #nonseedUK26 meeting will be held at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on 15th December 2026. Please save the date. Further details will follow 😃

Super excited that the non-seed meeting will be coming to Edinburgh next year. What this space for me details 👇👇

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We’re delighted to announce that the #nonseedUK26 meeting will be held in Edinburgh. Watch this space for further details 🌱 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😃

Thanks to everyone who came along to the #nonseedUK25 meeting. Another fantastic day of non-seed science. Thanks to @philcarella.bsky.social and Kayla Robinson for looking after us all so well 👍

Fantastic closing keynote by @rensingstefan.bsky.social. Thanks for joining us and telling us about all of the great @watertoland.bsky.social outputs 👍

@jojosardina.bsky.social is working towards understanding the origins of apical growth 🌱

@fromani.bsky.social describes the latest high throughput screening approaches in Marchantia - very impressive 👍

Lile Hensey tells us about the origin and evolution of spiral patterns in land plants 🌀 🌱

Francois Barbier shows that carbon availability acts via cytokinins to promote gemma cup formation in Marchantia 😃

Roisin Fattorini characterises the patterning mechanisms underlying phyllotaxis in lycophytes 👍 🌀

Vicky Spencer explores how new meristems are formed during dichotomy 🌱

Simon Howe explores the role of HECATE genes in the 2D-3D transition 😊

Sophie Burne tells us about the Rhynie Chert (spectacular preservation) and distinct absence of bryophytes 👍

@zoeweeks.bsky.social provides insights into the 3D growth transition in P.patens 😊

@seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social asks where does LEAFY’s flower power come from? 🍃

Chetan Pandey investigates the role of EXO70.3 in AM symbiosis in Marchantia 🌱

Ciara Parratt uncovers the evolution of the phloem genetic toolkit 😃

Ellie Kennedy sheds light on TIR-NLRs in non-seed lineages 👍

The 4th annual non-seed plant flash talk showcase extravaganza didn’t disappoint #nonseedUK25 🌱

Macarena Mellado Sanchez provides insights into DELLA function in Marchantia polymorpha #nonseedUK25 😃

@justingoodrich.bsky.social investigates the ancestral roles of ZHOUPI genes in land plants #nonseedUK25 🌱 👍

Ooi-Kock Teh explores how cells sense and adapt to changes in cell wall integrity #nonseedUK25 🌱 👍

@dariuskos.bsky.social highlights the multitalented MpGRAS7 gene, which is involved in both stress response and reproductive development #nonseedUK25 😀

Miriam Charpentier discusses the evolution of endosymbiosis-mediated nuclear calcium signaling in land plants #nonseedUK25 🌱 👍

Hugh Mulvey explains why M. polymorpha is such a great system for studying morphogenesis from a single cell #nonseedUK25 👍

@davidjhoey.bsky.social discusses the acquisition of vasculature as an evolutionary innovation - lovely comparative approaches across multiple land plant lineages #nonseedUK25 🌱 😊

@jimfouracre.bsky.social discusses vegetative phase change and the ancestral role of miR156 #nonseedUK25

Today's the day! Thanks so much to Phil Carella of JIC for hosting this meeting at Norwich.
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Katy Mather introduces a novel regulator of 3D growth in P. patens (NOG5) #nonseedUK25 😃