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A desert bacterium helps plants stay fertile in the heat
A new Cell Reports study co-led by Heribert Hirt shows how the beneficial bacterium Enterobacter sp. SA187 keeps plants fertile under heat stress – via ethylene and the chromatin regulator REF6.
Future Food Systems Conference 2027 Update
The KAUST Research Conference “Future Food Systems: Challenges and Opportunities,” organized in partnership with the PlantACT! Initiative, will take place from March 22–24, 2027, at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. The conference will bring together leading international experts to discuss sustainable food production, climate change, and the future of marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
PlantACT! 2025 successfully concludes and consolidates an international network of plant scientists to devise climate change mitigation solutions and secure food production
More than 300 experts from 17 countries shared cutting-edge research, discussed climate action strategies and strengthened partnerships between science, policy and the private sector.