Curious about drought-tolerant soil bacteria and how future climate conditions may prepare them for coming droughts? I’m excited to share the first paper of my PhD introducing vapor-qSIP. @univienna @FutureArcticITN @TER_Vienna https://t.co/zHONyzt1OL

Had a wonderful time at the Max Planck Partner Group Meeting with so many exciting talks and wonderful people! Not to mention an adventurous river crossing and Western Ghats visit 😂 It was a pleasure to organize this meeting as a lab. @MPI_CE

Last day of the Max Planck Partner Group “Molecular and Chemical Ecology of Plant Biotic Interactions” Kick-off Workshop organized by Jonathan Gershenzon and Sagar Pandit at @IISERPune. Three days of high-level scientific exchange with inspiring talks and posters and great hosts.

Scientists from @MPI_CE presenting their research at @ChemEcol_org annual meeting in Bangalore, India: Sabine Hänniger and @CamilaFiori2 from @Kaltenpoth_Lab, Venkatesh Pal Mahadevan from @billhansson lab and @surhud_sant12 from Grit Kunert’s group. Great scientific exchange!

🍆 Geraniol, a natural compound in a Himalayan eggplant variety can ward off shoot and fruit borer moth, a pest resistant to multiple insecticides. Geraniol deters female moths from laying eggs on eggplant crops. Read more: 👇🏻 https://t.co/zqvPNRT5tq #NatureIndia @IISERPune

Our recent work has been featured in Hindustan Times. Grateful to Dr. Sagar Pandit and Dr. D. M. Firake for the opportunity, @IISERPune for the platform, my colleagues @MetzeDennis @surhud_sant12, @MarufSh84795688, Ashish Deshpande & my family. @htTweets