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[Andrew Leakey @leakey77]

Preprints on @biorxiv_plants for physiological genetics studies of stomatal patterning and WUE in maize (https://t.co/32IRoYLNlp), sorghum (https://t.co/dk3wy82Hs3) and setaria (https://t.co/yNDoIaelnv). Also methods for: (1) machine learning to analyze images and (2) GWAS/TWAS

[Andrew Leakey @leakey77]

Even when they are all at home and only available online due to COVID-19, it's great to have lab meeting with this wonderful group of people! @_Kevinxie @Ashu_Rajurkar @jenquebe @raebeth89 @plant_sci_guy @IGBIllinois @iBioIllinois @CABBIbio @foxymillet @arpaeWEST @Illinois_Alma

[Andrew Leakey @leakey77]

@_Kevinxie explaining to the public the artful beauty of his work as a @FoundationFAR fellow automating the phenotyping of stomata and leaf epidermis

[xiejiayang @_Kevinxie]

@jphiliptaylor @FoundationFAR Thank you Phil for sharing your thoughts with us!

[xiejiayang @_Kevinxie]

@kmgillespie @jphiliptaylor @leakey77 @Bayer4CropsUS @FoundationFAR @PatMorganSci No worries! Next time!

[xiejiayang @_Kevinxie]

I am so fortunate to have @jphiliptaylor and @PatMorganSci as my industry mentors and @leakey77 as my academic mentor. Yesterday's tour in @Bayer4CropsUS was awesome. Spectacular greenhouse and lab layout, insightful researchers and detailed safety principle. Thanks for hosting!

[xiejiayang @_Kevinxie]

@jphiliptaylor @PatMorganSci @FoundationFAR @NCStateCALS Thank you Phil and Pat for mentoring me. It is my honor. Hope we will meet in person soon! 😁

[Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) @FoundationFAR]

We are proud to announce 17 inaugural recipients of the #FFARFellows award. Led by @NCStateCALS and co-funded by 16 industry leaders, the program will help train the next generation of food and ag researchers. Learn more: https://t.co/ELnaxIZoxO

[xiejiayang @_Kevinxie]

@leakey77 @FoundationFAR @NCStateCALS @IllinoisCropSci @Illinois_Alma @MonsantoCo Thanks Andrew! It is my honor being selected as a FFAR fellow and I am so excited for the next three years working with you! 🤠

[WEST @arpaeWEST]

We're showcasing our advances in bioenergy production, drought tolerance at the @ARPAE Innovation Summit this week in #WashingtonDC. https://t.co/bFWW0cQt4V

For example, we #SaveWater by reducing the number of pores in the leaf, called stomata, that allow water to escape.

[Andrew Leakey @leakey77]

Out today - Photosystem II Subunit S overexpression increases the efficiency of water use in a field-grown crop https://t.co/0YNtfAH6Yq congrats @_Kevinxie on first paper!