B. L. Snoek

Allelic variants confer Arabidopsis adaptation to mild environmental clines

This study identifies allelic variants in Arabidopsis thaliana that confer adaptation to mild environmental clines in the Netherlands.

A low-cost and open-source imaging platform reveals spatiotemporal insight into Arabidopsis leaf elongation and movement

The paper introduces a low-cost imaging platform to study Arabidopsis leaf movement and elongation under different light conditions, revealing insights into hyponasty regulation.

Modulation of quantitative trait loci for Arabidopsis thaliana seed performance by the maternal and germination environment.

This study investigates how maternal environment and germination conditions interact to modulate quantitative trait loci (QTLs) affecting seed performance in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Local light signalling at the leaf tip drives remote differential petiole growth through auxin-gibberellin dynamics

The paper shows that light signals at the leaf tip drive differential petiole growth through auxin and gibberellin dynamics, enabling upward leaf movement.

Disentangling the genetic basis of rhizosphere microbiome assembly in tomato

This study identifies genetic factors influencing rhizosphere microbiome assembly in tomato by linking plant QTLs to microbial gene functions.

Towards increased shading potential: a combined phenotypic and genetic analysis of rice shoot architecture

Through screening a rice diversity panel for variation in shoot architecture, we identified traits corresponding to plant shading potential and their genetic constituents.

Plasticity of maternal environment dependent expression-QTLs of tomato seeds

The paper identifies expression QTLs in tomato seeds under different maternal nutrient environments, showing how genetic variation affects gene regulation plasticity.

Mechanisms of far-red light-mediated dampening of defense against Botrytis cinerea in tomato leaves

This study shows that low red:far-red light ratio increases tomato susceptibility to Botrytis cinerea by delaying pathogen detection and reducing jasmonic acid defense responses.

Network analysis prioritizes DEWAX and ICE1 as the candidate genes for two major eQTL hotspots in seed germination

The paper identifies DEWAX and ICE1 as key regulatory genes for eQTL hotspots in seed germination through network analysis.

Silent crickets reveal the genomic footprint of recent adaptive trait loss

The paper examines the genomic effects of recent sexual signal loss in crickets, finding pleiotropy, hitchhiking, and regulatory disruption associated with the trait loss.

The interaction between genotype and maternal nutritional environments affects tomato seed and seedling quality

This study examines how maternal nitrate and phosphate concentrations affect seed and seedling traits in two tomato genotypes, finding significant genotype by environment interactions, especially for nitrate.