Journal of Experimental Botany

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Experimental Botany is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
Correction to: Auxin/cytokinin antagonism in shoot development: from moss to seed plants139
Molecular mechanisms affected by boron deficiency in root and shoot meristems of plants115
When rain collides with plants—patterns and forces of drop impact and how leaves respond to them109
Correction109
Correction to: Challenges and advances towards the rational design of microalgal synthetic promoters in Chlamydomonas reinhardti95
Searching for nitroxyl modulators in Arabidopsis thaliana: a new paradigm of redox signaling in plants92
Advances in plant photobiology: let’s light it up once again82
Kifunensine-sensitive ADP-ribosylation factor A1E G69R mutant reveals coordination of protein glycosylation and vesicle transport pathways80
No free entry: stomatal state as decision maker in defining stress response strategies79
Unveiling shared genetic regulators of plant architectural and biomass yield traits in sorghum77
On the origin of fatty acid biosynthesis in Archaeplastida77
Correction to: Analysis of the PEBP gene family and identification of a novel FT orthologue in sugarcane76
Potential unrecognized redox-active atypical thioredoxins in eukaryote photosynthetic organisms76
Shaping the root system: the interplay between miRNA regulatory hubs and phytohormones71
To bind or not to bind: how AUXIN RESPONSE FACTORs select their target genes68
Multiomics analysis of kernel development in response to short-term heat stress at the grain formation stage in waxy maize68
The GpIA7 effector from the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida targets potato EBP1 and interferes with the plant cell cycle62
Phosphate starvation: response mechanisms and solutions61
Heterosis goes underground61
Defective kernel 66 encodes a GTPase essential for kernel development in maize59
The protein modifier SUMO is critical for integrity of the Arabidopsis shoot apex at warm ambient temperatures58
Antagonism between SUMO1/2 and SUMO3 regulates SUMO conjugate levels and fine-tunes immunity58
Out of Africa: characterizing the natural variation in dynamic photosynthetic traits in a diverse population of African rice (Oryza glaberrima)57
Polyamines mediate the inhibitory effect of drought stress on nitrogen reallocation and utilization to regulate grain number in wheat56
Cotton phloem loads from the apoplast using a single member of its nine-member sucrose transporter gene family55
Dynamics and thermal sensitivity of rRNA maturation paths in plants54
Sucrose phosphate synthase 8 is required for the remobilization of carbon reserves in rice stems during grain filling54
Roles of acyl-CoA-binding proteins in plant reproduction53
Machine learning for image-based multi-omics analysis of leaf veins52
Reactive oxygen species homeostasis and circadian rhythms in plants51
Targeted metabolite profiling as a top-down approach to uncover interspecies diversity and identify key conserved operational features in the Calvin–Benson cycle48
Breeding effects on canopy light attenuation in maize: a retrospective and prospective analysis47
Oligogalactolipid production during cold challenge is conserved in early diverging lineages47
Induced mutations in SlE8 and SlACO1 control tomato fruit maturation and shelf-life47
Detailed characterization of the UMAMIT proteins provides insight into their evolution, amino acid transport properties, and role in the plant47
Plant epigenomics for extenuation of abiotic stresses: challenges and future perspectives46
Natural variation in stomatal dynamics drives divergence in heat stress tolerance and contributes to seasonal intrinsic water-use efficiency in Vitis vinifera (subsp. sativa and sylve46
Unraveling plant–microbe interactions: can integrated omics approaches offer concrete answers?46
A tomato receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase, SlZRK1, acts as a negative regulator in wound-induced jasmonic acid accumulation and insect resistance45
Bridging pathways: SBP15 regulates GOBLET in modulating tomato axillary bud outgrowth45
Hair interacts with SlZFP8-like to regulate the initiation and elongation of trichomes by modulating SlZFP6 expression in tomato45
Transcriptome-wide association study coupled with eQTL analysis reveals the genetic connection between gene expression and flowering time in Arabidopsis44
Analysis of the PEBP gene family and identification of a novelFLOWERING LOCUS Torthologue in sugarcane44
Suppression of NLR-mediated plant immune detection by bacterial pathogens44
Stomatal improvement for crop stress resistance43
Xylem biomechanics, water storage, and density within roots and shoots of an angiosperm tree species42
NtMYB1 and NtNCED1/2 control abscisic acid biosynthesis and tepal senescence in Chinese narcissus (Narcissus tazetta)42
Autophagy in sexual plant reproduction: new insights42
Transcription factor OsSGL is a regulator of starch synthesis and grain quality in rice42
Drought survival in conifer species is related to the time required to cross the stomatal safety margin42
Research on photosynthetic oscillations supports the classical concept of cyclic electron transport producing ATP42
Excised leaves show limited and species-specific effects on photosynthetic parameters across crop functional types41
Using breeding and quantitative genetics to understand the C4 pathway41
The cysteine-rich receptor-like kinase CRK10 targeted by Coniella diplodiella effector CdE1 contributes to white rot resistance in grapevine41
Elevated CO2 concentration increases maize growth under water deficit or soil salinity but with a higher risk of hydraulic failure41
Galactosylation of xyloglucan is essential for the stabilization of the actin cytoskeleton and endomembrane system through the proper assembly of cell walls40
Imaging the spatial distribution of structurally diverse plant hormones40
Evolutionary origins, macroevolutionary dynamics, and climatic niche space of the succulent plant syndrome in the Caryophyllales40
Laminarin-triggered defence responses are geographically dependent in natural populations of Solanum chilense39
Non-Rabl chromosome organization in endoreduplicated nuclei of barley embryo and endosperm tissues39
Light and temperature signals are integrated through a phytochrome B-dependent gene regulatory network in rice39
Complementary water and nutrient utilization of perianth structural units help maintain long floral lifespan inDendrobium39
Revisiting the early light-induced protein hypothesis in the sustained thermal dissipation mechanism in yew leaves39
Maize WRKY28 interacts with the DELLA protein D8 to affect skotomorphogenesis and participates in the regulation of shade avoidance and plant architecture39
A genomic journey across the past, present, and future of South American maize38
Protein phosphatase StTOPP6 negatively regulates potato bacterial wilt resistance by modulating MAPK signaling38
Electron transport in cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes: are cyanobacteria simple models for photosynthetic organisms?38
Photosynthetic decline in aging perennial grass is not fully explained by leaf nitrogen38
Enhancing photosynthetic phosphorus use efficiency through coordination of leaf phosphorus fractions, allocation, and anatomy during soybean domestication37
Multiple plasma membrane SLC4s contribute to external HCO3– acquisition during CO2 starvation in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum37
Facilitating transcriptional transitions: an overview of chromatin bivalency in plants37
The transcriptional co-regulators NBCL1 and NBCL2 redundantly coordinate aerial organ development and root nodule identity in legumes37
The tonoplast-localized transporter OsNRAMP2 is involved in iron homeostasis and affects seed germination in rice36
Gene silencing in broomrapes and other parasitic plants of the Orobanchaceae family: mechanisms, considerations, and future directions36
Genome-wide-association study and transcriptome analysis reveal the genetic basis controlling the formation of leaf wax in Brassica napus36
Tomato fruit quality traits and metabolite content are affected by reciprocal crosses and heterosis36
Exogenous RNAs: promising tools for the second green revolution36
A leaf-level spectral library to support high-throughput plant phenotyping: predictive accuracy and model transfer36
A dTALE approach demonstrates that induction of common bean OVATE Family Protein 7 promotes resistance to common bacterial blight36
The role of chloroplast SRP54 domains and its C-terminal tail region in post- and co-translational protein transport in vivo34
Up-regulation of LsKN1 promotes cytokinin and suppresses gibberellin biosynthesis to generate wavy leaves in lettuce34
Leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase BM41 regulates cuticular wax deposition in sorghum34
Extracellular RNA: mechanisms of secretion and potential functions34
Less water in agriculture? Potential and challenges in optimizing water use efficiency33
Jasmonate/ethylene- and NaWRKY6/3-regulated Alternaria resistance depends on ethylene response factor 1B-like in Nicotiana attenuata33
Stress-induced deeper rooting introgression enhances wheat yield under terminal drought33
Glutathione-mediated thermomorphogenesis and heat stress responses in Arabidopsis thaliana33
Graph-based pan-genomes: increased opportunities in plant genomics33
In da club: the cytoplasmic kinase MAZZA joins CLAVATA signaling and dances with CLV1-like receptors33
Guidelines for designing and interpreting drought experiments in controlled conditions33
Machine learning-enabled computer vision for plant phenotyping: a primer on AI/ML and a case study on stomatal patterning33
Genomic and cell-specific regulation of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in opium poppy33
The sucrose signalling route controls Flavescence dorée phytoplasma load in grapevine leaves32
Genome editing of SlMYB3R3, a cell cycle transcription factor gene of tomato, induces elongated fruit shape32
Root topological order drives variation of fine root vessel traits and hydraulic strategies in tropical trees32
Optimizing nutrient transporters to enhance disease resistance in rice32
PagHAM4a–PagSCL21 and PagHAM4b–PagTCP20 modules positively regulate cambial activity and its differentiation into secondary xylem in poplar32
Journal of Experimental Botany 70th anniversary: plant metabolism in a changing world32
Chloroplast thiol redox dynamics through the lens of genetically encoded biosensors31
Identification of short protein-destabilizing sequences in Arabidopsis cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, ICKs31
The cell wall of hornworts and liverworts: innovations in early land plant evolution?31
What a tangled web it weaves: auxin coordination of stem cell maintenance and flower production31
The transcription factor WRKY75 regulates the development of adventitious roots, lateral buds and callus by modulating hydrogen peroxide content in poplar31
Hormonal regulation of plant primary metabolism under drought31
The root system architecture of wheat establishing in soil is associated with varying elongation rates of seminal roots: quantification using 4D magnetic resonance imaging31
Wheat respiratory O2 consumption falls with night warming alongside greater respiratory CO2 loss and reduced biomass31
An essential role for mannan degradation in both cell growth and secondary cell wall formation30
A novel natural variation in the promoter of GmCHX1 regulates conditional gene expression to improve salt tolerance in soybean30
Oil plant genomes: current state of the science30
Introduction of a terminal electron sink in chloroplasts decreases leaf cell expansion associated with higher proteasome activity and lower endoreduplication30
Transcription factor PbMYB80 regulates lignification of stone cells and undergoes RING finger protein PbRHY1-mediated degradation in pear fruit30
Loss of susceptibility, an underexplored approach for durable resistance to plant-parasitic nematodes30
Hydrogen peroxide signalling mediates fertilization and post-fertilization development in the red alga Bostrychia moritziana30
Confirmation of GmPPR576 as a fertility restorer gene of cytoplasmic male sterility in soybean30
A word of caution: T-DNA-associated mutagenesis in plant reproduction research30
MdUGT88F1-mediated phloridzin biosynthesis coordinates carbon and nitrogen accumulation in apple29
Unveiling the complexity of strigolactones: exploring structural diversity, biosynthesis pathways, and signaling mechanisms29
Protein–protein interactions in fatty acid elongase complexes are important for very-long-chain fatty acid synthesis29
Auxin and abiotic stress responses29
How does post-flowering heat impact grain growth and its determining processes in wheat?29
Transcriptional up-regulation of host-specific terpene metabolism in aphid-induced galls of Pistacia palaestina29
Altered collective mitochondrial dynamics in the Arabidopsismsh1mutant compromising organelle DNA maintenance29
Modifying root-to-shoot ratio improves root water influxes in wheat under drought stress29
Carnivorous plant evolution: is a killer defense always the best option?29
A new spider mite elicitor triggers plant defence and promotes resistance to herbivores28
Hormonal control of the molecular networks guiding vascular tissue development in the primary root meristem of Arabidopsis28
Xylem embolism and bubble formation during freezing suggest complex dynamics of pressure in Betula pendula stems28
More than a photoreceptor: aureochromes are intrinsic to the diatom light-regulated transcriptional network28
Roles of the wound hormone jasmonate in plant regeneration28
Lateral roots but not root hairs contribute to high uptake of manganese and cadmium in rice28
NAC61 regulates late- and post-ripening osmotic, oxidative, and biotic stress responses in grapevine28
A poplar option: the ‘within-individual approach’ for elucidating xylem structure–function relationships28
Ammonium nutrition interacts with iron homeostasis in Brachypodium distachyon28
Corrigendum to: Diverse plant viruses: a toolbox for dissection of cellular pathways28
Global survey of alternative splicing and gene modules associated with fertility regulation in a thermosensitive genic male sterile wheat28
Transcription factors RhbZIP17 and RhWRKY30 enhance resistance to Botrytis cinerea by increasing lignin content in rose petals28
Ammonium transporters cooperatively regulate rice crown root formation responding to ammonium nitrogen27
Rho of Plants patterning: linking mathematical models and molecular diversity27
Actin isovariant ACT7 controls root meristem development in Arabidopsis through modulating auxin and ethylene responses27
Heat shock factor HSFA2 fine-tunes resetting of thermomemory via plastidic metalloprotease FtsH627
Auxins and grass shoot architecture: how the most important hormone makes the most important plants27
Recent progress in understanding the cellular and genetic basis of plant responses to low oxygen holds promise for developing flood-resilient crops27
Unraveling the role of epigenetic regulation in asymmetric cell division during plant development27
Corrigendum to: Siliplant1 protein precipitates silica in sorghum silica cells27
Impairment in a member of AP2/ERF and F-box family protein enhances complete panicle exsertion in rice26
A novel chicory fructanase can degrade common microbial fructan product profiles and displays positive cooperativity26
Waking up Sleeping Beauty: DNA damage activates dormant stem cell division by enhancing brassinosteroid signaling26
Local and systemic responses conferring acclimation of Brassica napus roots to low phosphorus conditions26
The genetic basis of plants’ battle against witchweeds: linking immune responses to distinct resistance mechanisms26
Cytosolic fumarase acts as a metabolic fail-safe for both high and low temperature acclimation ofArabidopsis thaliana26
Impacts of phosphatidylglycerol on plastid gene expression and light induction of nuclear photosynthetic genes26
The protein phosphatase 2A catalytic subunit StPP2Ac2b is involved in the control of potato tuber sprouting and source–sink balance in tubers and sprouts26
Overexpression mutants reveal a role for a chloroplast MPD protein in regulation of reactive oxygen species during chilling in Arabidopsis26
Spatial regulation of immunity: unmasking the secrets of abaxial immunity to powdery mildew26
Functional characterization of calmodulin-like proteins, CML13 and CML14, as novel light chains of Arabidopsis class VIII myosins26
Regulatory mechanisms underlying cuticular wax biosynthesis26
Developing a platform for production of the oxylipin KODA in plants26
StHAB1, a negative regulatory factor in abscisic acid signaling, plays crucial roles in potato drought tolerance and shoot branching25
Modulation of potassium transport to increase abiotic stress tolerance in plants25
The Arabidopsis SR45 splicing factor bridges the splicing machinery and the exon–exon junction complex25
Transmembrane formins as active cargoes of membrane trafficking25
Starch synthase II plays a crucial role in starch biosynthesis and the formation of multienzyme complexes in cassava storage roots25
Moderate DNA methylation changes associated with nitrogen remobilization and leaf senescence in Arabidopsis25
Stress response membrane protein OsSMP2 negatively regulates rice tolerance to drought25
Polycomb proteins control floral determinacy by H3K27me3-mediated repression of pluripotency genes in Arabidopsis thaliana25
Overexpression of SHORT-ROOT2 transcription factor enhances the outgrowth of mature axillary buds in poplar trees25
Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase family genes exhibit functional divergence and overlap in rice growth and development, especially in control of tillering25
Genetic regulation and manipulation of nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco: strategies to eliminate addictive alkaloids25
ROS and RNS production, subcellular localization, and signaling triggered by immunogenic danger signals25
Golgi anti-apoptotic proteins redundantly counteract cell death by inhibiting production of reactive oxygen species under endoplasmic reticulum stress25
Effects of high temperature and nitrogen availability on the growth and composition of the marine diatomChaetoceros pseudocurvisetus25
An miR164-resistant mutation in the transcription factor gene CpCUC2B enhances carpel arrest and ectopic boundary specification in Cucurbita pepo flower development25
Can improved canopy light transmission ameliorate loss of photosynthetic efficiency in the shade? An investigation of natural variation inSorghum bicolor24
R-loops: emerging key regulators in plants24
High intrinsic water use efficiency is underpinned by high stomatal aperture and guard cell potassium flux in C3 and C4 grasses grown at glacial CO2 and low light24
Wheat photosystem II heat tolerance responds dynamically to short- and long-term warming24
Endocytic recycling in plants: pathways and regulation24
The Dynamic Assimilation Technique measures photosynthetic CO2 response curves with similar fidelity to steady-state approaches in half the time24
The role of paleontological data in bryophyte systematics24
Plant environmental sensing relies on specialized plastids24
Expression of flavodiiron protein rescues defects in electron transport around PSI resulting from overproduction of Rubisco activase in rice24
Physiological function and regulation of ascorbate peroxidase isoforms24
Are cyclic plant and animal behaviours driven by gravimetric mechanical forces?24
Dissection of theIDApromoter identifies WRKY transcription factors as abscission regulators in Arabidopsis24
High-throughput field phenotyping reveals that selection in breeding has affected the phenology and temperature response of wheat in the stem elongation phase24
The transcription factor SlWRKY37 positively regulates jasmonic acid- and dark-induced leaf senescence in tomato24
IRONMAN peptide interacts with OsHRZ1 and OsHRZ2 to maintain Fe homeostasis in rice23
Breaking boundaries: a novel role for CUC genes in sex determination in cucurbits23
The circadian clock and thermal regulation in plants: novel insights into the role of positive circadian clock regulators in temperature responses23
Importance of phenotypic plasticity in crop resilience23
Arabidopsis transcription factor TCP13 promotes shade avoidance syndrome-like responses by directly targeting a subset of shade-responsive gene promoters23
CmFSI8/CmOFP13 encoding an OVATE family protein controls fruit shape in melon23
Custom methods to identify conserved genetic modules applied to novel transcriptomic data from Amborella trichopoda23
Macromolecular tool box to elucidate CLAVATA3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION-RELATED–RLK binding, signaling, and downstream effects23
Priming of Arabidopsis resistance to herbivory by insect egg deposition depends on the plant’s developmental stage23
Zinc Finger-Homeodomain and Mini Zinc Finger proteins are key players in plant growth and responses to environmental stresses23
The transcription factors DcHB30 and DcWRKY75 antagonistically regulate ethylene-induced petal senescence in carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)23
A key mutation in magnesium chelatase I subunit leads to a chlorophyll-deficient mutant of tea (Camellia sinensis)23
Mechanism of oxalate decarboxylase Oxd_S12 from Bacillus velezensis BvZ45-1 in defence against cotton verticillium wilt23
Pseudomonas syringaeaddresses distinct environmental challenges during plant infection through the coordinated deployment of polysaccharides23
The vesicular trafficking system component MIN7 is required for minimizing Fusarium graminearum infection23
A common bean truncated CRINKLY4 kinase controls gene-for-gene resistance to the fungusColletotrichum lindemuthianum23
The symbiosome—a transient organelle in evolution23
A novel transcription factor, ScAIL1, modulates plant defense responses by targeting DELLA and regulating gibberellin and jasmonic acid signaling in sugarcane23
Nodulating another way: what can we learn from lateral root base nodulation in legumes?23
Molecular and genetic regulation of petal number variation22
Four-dimensional quantitative analysis of cell plate development in Arabidopsis using lattice light sheet microscopy identifies robust transition points between growth phases22
Integration of nitrate and abscisic acid signaling in plants22
Auxin analog-induced Ca2+ signaling is independent of inhibition of endosomal aggregation in Arabidopsis roots22
GhROP6 GTPase modulates auxin accumulation in cotton fibers by regulating cell-specific GhPIN3a localization22
Molecular mechanisms of seed dormancy release by gas plasma-activated water technology22
How to use CRISPR/Cas9 in plants: from target site selection to DNA repair22
Scaling of leaf area with biomass in trees reconsidered: constant metabolically active sapwood volume per unit leaf area with height growth22
Phosphoregulation in the N-terminus of NRT2.1 affects nitrate uptake by controlling the interaction of NRT2.1 with NAR2.1 and kinase HPCAL1 in Arabidopsis22
AtHD2D, a plant-specific histone deacetylase involved in abscisic acid response and lateral root development22
Reciprocal regulation of cellulose and lignin biosynthesis by the transcription factor OsTCP1922
Major niche transitions in Pooideae correlate with variation in photoperiodic flowering and evolution of CCT domain genes22
Identification of promoter targets by Aureochrome 1a in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum22
As right as rain: deciphering drought-related metabolic flexibility in the C4–CAMPortulaca22
Anatomical limitations in adventitious root formation revealed by magnetic resonance imaging, infrared spectroscopy, and histology of rose genotypes with contrasting rooting phenotypes22
Plant age-dependent dynamics of annatto pigment (bixin) biosynthesis in Bixa orellana22
Chloride nutrition improves drought resistance by enhancing water deficit avoidance and tolerance mechanisms22
ABA-INSENSITIVE 3 with or without FUSCA3 highly up-regulates lipid droplet proteins and activates oil accumulation22
Links between autophagy and lipid droplet dynamics22
Metabolic profiles in C3, C3–C4 intermediate, C4-like, and C4 species in the genus Flaveria22
ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE 3 promotes auxin signalling by regulating SHY2 expression to control primary root growth in response to dehydration stress21
Similar chilling response of dormant buds in potato tuber and woody perennials21
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated multiplex gene editing of gamma and omega gliadins: paving the way for gliadin-free wheat21
Prohibitin 3 gives birth to a new lateral root primordium21
Application of deep learning for the analysis of stomata: a review of current methods and future directions21
LEAfing through literature: late embryogenesis abundant proteins coming of age—achievements and perspectives21
Unraveling host–microbe interactions and ecosystem functions in moss–bacteria symbioses21
Delayed senescence and crop performance under stress: always a functional couple?21
Convergent loss of anthocyanin pigments is controlled by the same MYB gene in cereals21
Exploring natural genetic variation in photosynthesis-related traits of barley in the field21
Ecological biomechanics of marine macrophytes21
Correction to: A gain-of-function mutation in BnaIAA13 disrupts vascular tissue and lateral root development in Brassica napus21
Redox regulation of meristem quiescence: outside/in21
Improving transformation and regeneration efficiency in medicinal plants: insights from other recalcitrant species21
RHO OF PLANTS signalling and the activating ROP GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS: specificity in cellular signal transduction in plants21
Polycomb proteins RING1A/B promote H2A monoubiquitination to regulate female gametophyte development in Arabidopsis21
The benefits of permutation-based genome-wide association studies21
Physiological and molecular insights into alternate bearing in mango using next-generation sequencing approaches20
Sink strength, nutrient allocation, cannabinoid yield, and associated transcript profiles vary in two drug-type Cannabis chemovars20
Rubisco and its regulation—major advances to improve carbon assimilation and productivity20
Jasmonate-deficient mutantlox3areveals crosstalk between jasmonate and ethylene in the differential regulation of male and female flower opening and early fruit development inCucurbita pepo<20
Unveiling the virulence mechanism of Leptosphaeria maculans in the Brassica napus interaction: the key role of sirodesmin PL in the induction of cell death20
The response of mesophyll conductance to ozone-induced oxidative stress is genotype-dependent in poplar20
Model forms for triose phosphate utilization-limited photosynthetic rates: implications for estimation of photorespiratory carbon export and the contribution of mesophyll conductance to photosynthesis20
An S-locus F-box protein as pollen S determinant targets non-self S-RNase underlying self-incompatibility in Citrus20
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