Barbara De Coninck

Nuclear SnRK1 activity delays clubroot development in Arabidopsis by reducing sink strength

This study shows that increased nuclear SnRK11 activity in Arabidopsis reduces sink strength, thereby delaying clubroot development by repressing sucrose transporter and cell wall invertase expression and activity.

Soil-based disease bioassay for the study of rhizogenic Agrobacterium-tomato interactions

The paper develops a soil-based bioassay to study rhizogenic Agrobacterium-tomato interactions, showing it can assess disease symptoms and differentiate virulence among strains.

1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase determines the fate of ethylene biosynthesis in a tissue-specific way to fine-tune development and stress resilience

This study characterizes the ACO gene family in Arabidopsis, showing tissue-specific ethylene production and its role in stress responses, but not essential for normal development.