New Phytologist

Papers
(The median citation count of New Phytologist is 6. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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A tail of two horses? Guard cell abscisic acid and carbon dioxide signalling in the Equisetum ferns346
Ontogenetic trajectories as the target of selection344
The Magnaporthe oryzae effector MoBys1 suppresses rice immunity by targeting OsCAD2 to manipulate host jasmonate and lignin metabolism281
A consumer‐oriented approach to define breeding targets for molecular breeding257
Plant PI4P is required for bacteria to translocate type‐3 effectors247
Modelling analysis confirms the role of NPQ saturation for the divergence of the GPPSIF relationship during heatwave226
Shining a new light on the classical concepts of carbon‐isotope dendrochronology209
ArabidopsisPROTODERMAL FACTOR2 binds lysophosphatidylcholines and transcriptionally regulates phospholipid metabolism178
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The ETI‐dependent receptor‐like kinase 1 positively regulates effector‐triggered immunity by stabilizing NLR‐required for cell death 4 in Nicotiana benthamiana154
Discovery of a second‐site nia2 mutation in the background of multiple ArabidopsisPIF‐related mutants containing the pif3‐3 allele154
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Editing of upstream regulatory elements advances plant gene silencing128
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Corrigendum to: Decadal soil warming decreased vascular plant above and belowground production in a subarctic grassland by inducing nitrogen limitation122
Island colonization in flowering plants is determined by the interplay of breeding system, lifespan, floral symmetry, and arrival opportunity121
Tracking tree demography and forest dynamics at scale using remote sensing120
Time‐integrated δ2H in n‐alkanes and carbohydrates from boreal needles reveal intra‐annual physiological and environmental signals114
Mycorrhizal associations modify tree diversity−productivity relationships across experimental tree plantations113
Climb forest, climb: diverse disperser communities are key to assist plants tracking climate change on altitudinal gradients112
Biomolecular condensation programs floral transition to orchestrate flowering time and inflorescence architecture110
Anionic phospholipid‐mediated transmembrane transport and intracellular membrane trafficking in plant cells108
Drought and life‐history strategies in Heliophila (Brassicaceae)107
The genomic secrets of invasive plants106
A newly evolved chimeric lysin motif receptor‐like kinase in Medicago truncatula spp. tricycla R108 extends its Rhizobia symbiotic partnership105
The OsNLP3/4‐OsRFL module regulates nitrogen‐promoted panicle architecture in rice98
Light‐dependent activation of HY5 promotes mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato by systemically regulating strigolactone biosynthesis97
A competition‐attenuation mechanism modulates thermoresponsive growth at warm temperatures in plants97
An endogenous basis for synchronisation characteristics of the circadian rhythm in proliferating Lemna minor plants96
A novel HD‐Zip I/C2H2‐ZFP/WD‐repeat complex regulates the size of spine base in cucumber95
Red light shines a path forward on leaf minimum conductance95
Xylella fastidiosa’s relationships: the bacterium, the host plants, and the plant microbiome95
Methane emission from stems of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) offsets as much as half of methane oxidation in soil94
DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE 5 regulates polar tip growth of tobacco pollen tubes93
A key virulence effector from cyst nematodes targets host autophagy to promote nematode parasitism92
Piecing together the eophytes – a new group of ancient plants containing cryptospores91
Deciphering the synergistic and redundant roles of CG and non‐CG DNA methylation in plant development and transposable element silencing90
Social and biological innovations are essential to deliver transformative forest biotechnologies89
The distinctive flagellar proteome of Euglena gracilis illuminates the complexities of protistan flagella adaptation89
A reactive oxygen species Ca2+ signalling pathway identified from a chemical screen for modifiers of sugar‐activated circadian gene expression86
The synaptonemal complex stabilizes meiosis in allotetraploid Brassica napus and autotetraploid Arabidopsis thaliana86
Greenbeards in plants?86
The rice OsERF101 transcription factor regulates the NLR Xa1‐mediated immunity induced by perception of TAL effectors86
Chemical biology to dissect molecular mechanisms underlying plant circadian clocks85
Hypoxia response protein HRM1 modulates the activity of mitochondrial electron transport chain in Arabidopsis under hypoxic stress83
A paler shade of green: engineering cellular chlorophyll content to enhance photosynthesis in crowded environments81
Complex climate‐mediated effects of urbanization on plant reproductive phenology and frost risk80
Calmodulin‐like protein CML24 interacts with CAMTA2 and WRKY46 to regulate ALMT1‐dependent Al resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana80
HalALMT1 mediates malate efflux in the cortex of mature cluster rootlets of Hakea laurina, occurring naturally in severely phosphorus‐impoverished soil80
Photosynthetic capacity in seagrass seeds and early‐stage seedlings of Zostera marina80
All roads lead to Rome: alternative biosynthetic routes in plant specialised metabolism80
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A perspective on cross‐kingdom RNA interference in mutualistic symbioses79
Tracing phosphorus from soil through mycorrhizal fungi to plants79
A 23‐million‐year record of morphological evolution within Neotropical grass pollen78
Plant‐to‐plant defence induction in cotton is mediated by delayed release of volatiles upon herbivory77
SHORT‐ROOT and SCARECROW homologs regulate patterning of diverse cell types within and between species77
Changes in plant species abundance alter the multifunctionality and functional space of heathland ecosystems76
The RXLR effector PpE18 of Phytophthora parasitica is a virulence factor and suppresses peroxisome membrane‐associated ascorbate peroxidase NbAPX3‐1‐mediated pl75
The SnRK2.2‐ZmHsf28‐JAZ14/17 module regulates drought tolerance in maize75
A genetically encoded biosensor reveals spatiotemporal variation in cellular phosphate content in Brachypodium distachyon mycorrhizal roots75
Plant hydraulic modelling of leaf and canopy fuel moisture content reveals increasing vulnerability of a Mediterranean forest to wildfires under extreme drought75
Phosphatidylinositol 4‐phosphate: a key determinant of plasma membrane identity and function in plants74
World‐wide impacts of climate change and nitrogen deposition on vegetation structure, composition, and functioning of shrublands74
Warming triggers stomatal opening by enhancement of photosynthesis and ensuing guard cell CO2 sensing, whereas higher temperatures induce a photosynthesis‐uncoupled response74
Mechanisms of UV‐B light‐induced photoreceptor UVR8 nuclear localization dynamics73
The good, the bad, and the phosphate: regulation of beneficial and detrimental plant–microbe interactions by the plant phosphate status72
Global maps and factors driving forest foliar elemental composition: the importance of evolutionary history72
Impacts of climate timescale on the stability of trait–environment relationships72
Wood nutrients: Underexplored traits with functional and biogeochemical consequences72
Haplotype‐resolved genome assembly provides insights into the evolution of S‐locus supergene in distylous Nymphoides indica71
Diversity and origin of carotenoid biosynthesis: its history of coevolution towards plant photosynthesis69
TaPHT1;9‐4B and its transcriptional regulator TaMYB4‐7D contribute to phosphate uptake and plant growth in bread wheat69
Plant responses to multifactorial stress combination68
Phosphorus limitation of early growth differs between nitrogen‐fixing and nonfixing dry tropical forest tree species68
Nonlinear plant–plant interactions modulate impact of extreme drought and recovery on a Mediterranean ecosystem68
Exploring optimal stomatal control under alternative hypotheses for the regulation of plant sources and sinks68
Drought reduces water uptake in beech from the drying topsoil, but no compensatory uptake occurs from deeper soil layers67
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Carbon allocation to root exudates is maintained in mature temperate tree species under drought67
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Aerobic methane production in Scots pine shoots is independent of drought or photosynthesis66
Evaluating plant lineage losses and gains in temperate forest understories: a phylogenetic perspective on climate change and nitrogen deposition66
Weak link or strong foundation? Vulnerability of fine root networks and stems to xylem embolism66
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Wall‐associated kinase GhWAK13 mediates arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and Verticillium wilt resistance in cotton64
Hyperspectral reflectance integrates key traits for predicting leaf metabolism64
Corrigendum to SNF1‐related protein kinase 1 represses Arabidopsis growth through post‐translational modification of E2Fa in response to energy stress64
Corrigendum to: SlMPK1‐ and SlMPK2‐mediated SlBBX17 phosphorylation positively regulates CBF‐dependent cold tolerance in tomato64
Microbiome‐conferred herbicides resistance62
Strigolactones positively regulate HY5‐dependent autophagy and the degradation of ubiquitinated proteins in response to cold stress in tomato62
High floral disparity without pollinator shifts in buzz‐bee‐pollinated Melastomataceae62
Herbivory‐driven shifts in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community assembly: increased fungal competition and plant phosphorus benefits62
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The peptidoglycan synthase PBP interacts with PLASTID DIVISION2 to promote chloroplast division in Physcomitrium patens61
Mapping quantitative trait loci in autotetraploids under a genuine tetrasomic model61
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Synergistic role of Rubisco inhibitor release and degradation in photosynthesis59
Interaction of ubiquitin‐like protein SILENCING DEFECTIVE 2 with LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1 is required for regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana in resp59
Symplastic and apoplastic pathways for local distribution of silicon in rice leaves59
Guard cell and subsidiary cell sizes are key determinants for stomatal kinetics and drought adaptation in cereal crops58
Origins of xyloglucan‐degrading enzymes in fungi58
Limitation by vapour pressure deficit shapes different intra‐annual growth patterns of diffuse‐ and ring‐porous temperate broadleaves57
Spatiotemporal transcriptome atlas reveals gene regulatory patterns during the organogenesis of the rapid growing bamboo shoots57
New support for the Enhanced Mutualism Hypothesis for invasion57
Multiple facets of cutting‐edge mycorrhizal research57
Manipulation of plant immunity via an mRNA decapping pathogen effector57
13CO2 labelling as a tool for elucidating the mechanism of cuticle development: a case of Clusia rosea57
Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi mediate the response of ombrotrophic peatlands to fertilization: a modeling study56
The evolutionary assembly of forest communities along environmental gradients: recent diversification or sorting of pre‐adapted clades?56
Field and saccharification performances of poplars severely downregulated in CAD156
Comparative cryogenic extraction rehydration experiments reveal isotope fractionation during root water uptake in Gramineae56
Symmetry vs coloration in flowers: a tight genetic link through evolutionary co‐option56
Contrasting plant–soil–microbial feedbacks stabilize vegetation types and uncouple topsoil C and N stocks across a subarctic–alpine landscape56
Subcellular dynamics studies of iron reveal how tissue‐specific distribution patterns are established in developing wheat grains55
New Phytologist Community resources55
SUE4, a novel PIN1‐interacting membrane protein, regulates acropetal auxin transport in response to sulfur deficiency55
Plants acquired a major retrotransposon horizontally from fungi during the conquest of land55
Mountain biogeography coming full circle: a new ‘3D’ floristic approach provides units for reconstructing evolutionary trajectories55
Dependence on clade II bHLH transcription factors for nursing of haploid products by tapetal‐like cells is conserved between moss sporangia and angiosperm anthers54
Testing the ectomycorrhizal‐dominance hypothesis for ecosystem multifunctionality in a subtropical mountain forest54
An improved Nicotiana benthamiana bioproduction chassis provides novel insights into nicotine biosynthesis54
Rapid evolution of a family‐diagnostic trait: artificial selection and correlated responses in wild radish,Raphanus raphanistrum54
Phylogenomics insights into gene evolution, rapid species diversification, and morphological innovation of the apple tribe (Maleae, Rosaceae)54
Xylem vessel‐specific SND5 and its homologs regulate secondary wall biosynthesis through activating secondary wall NAC binding elements53
Ancient large‐scale gene duplications and diversification in bryophytes illuminate the plant terrestrialization53
Holm oak decline is determined by shifts in fine root phenotypic plasticity in response to belowground stress53
Exploring the untapped potential of single‐cell and spatial omics in plant biology53
WOX11 and CRL1 act synergistically to promote crown root development by maintaining cytokinin homeostasis in rice53
The CsMYB44‐csi‐miR0008CsCER1 module regulates cuticular wax biosynthesis and drought tolerance in citrus53
Evidence for a robust photosystem II in the photosynthetic amoeba Paulinella53
The YABBY gene SHATTERING1 controls activation rather than patterning of the abscission zone in Setaria viridis53
Associational resistance in the milpa: herbivore‐induced maize volatiles enhance extrafloral nectar‐mediated defenses in common bean via shared parasitoids53
The mRNA‐binding proteome of a critical phase transition during Arabidopsis seed germination53
SNF1‐related protein kinase 1 represses Arabidopsis growth through post‐translational modification of E2Fa in response to energy stress53
Pectin modifications at the symbiotic interface53
Cover crop rotation suppresses root‐knot nematode infection by shaping soil microbiota53
The auxin efflux carrier PIN1a regulates vascular patterning in cereal roots52
Chloroplast redox state changes mark cell‐to‐cell signaling in the hypersensitive response52
Development of a tightly regulated copper‐inducible transient gene expression system in Nicotiana benthamiana incorporating a suicide exon and Cre recombinase52
Oxidative burst causes loss of tapetal Ubisch body and male sterility in rice52
Do 2H and 18O in leaf water reflect environmental drivers differently?52
Maize DDK1 encoding an Importin‐4 β protein is essential for seed development and grain filling by mediating nuclear exporting of eIF1A51
SlMYB99‐mediated auxin and abscisic acid antagonistically regulate ascorbic acids biosynthesis in tomato51
Trait phenology and fire seasonality co‐drive seasonal variation in fire effects on tree crowns51
Leaf thermal safety margins decline at hotter temperatures in a natural warming ‘experiment’ in the Amazon51
Chemotaxonomic investigation of plant terpenoids with an established database (TeroMOL)51
LTP2 hypomorphs show genotype‐by‐environment interaction in early seedling traits in Arabidopsis thaliana51
Pollination efficiency and the pollen–ovule ratio51
Phloem development51
Quantifying the production of plant pollen at the farm scale51
The pervasive use of P2O5, K2O, CaO, MgO and other molecules that do not exist in soil or fertiliser bags51
Illuminating plant water dynamics: the role of light in leaf hydraulic regulation51
Long‐lasting impact of chitooligosaccharide application on strigolactone biosynthesis and fungal accommodation promotes arbuscular mycorrhiza in Medicago truncatula51
ZmMPK5 phosphorylates ZmNAC49 to enhance oxidative stress tolerance in maize50
A CLE–BAM–CIK signalling module controls root protophloem differentiation in Arabidopsis50
Dimerization of PtrMYB074 and PtrWRKY19 mediates transcriptional activation of PtrbHLH186 for secondary xylem development in Populus trichocarpa50
Hybrid Mimulus flowers attract a new pollinator50
Quantitative assessment of the effects of biochar amendment on photosynthetic carbon assimilation and dynamics in a rice–soil system50
Natural rubber reduces herbivory and alters the microbiome below ground50
Phosphorylation‐dependent activation of the bHLH transcription factor ICE1/SCRM promotes polarization of the Arabidopsis zygote50
Soil microbial identity explains home‐field advantage for litter decomposition49
Stimulating and toxic effect of chromium on growth and photosynthesis of a marine chlorophyte49
Are miRNAs applicable for balancing crop growth and defense trade‐off?49
ArabidopsisRGLG1/2 regulate flowering time under different soil moisture conditions by affecting the protein stability of TOE1/249
Linking water use efficiency with water use strategy from leaves to communities49
Mitotically heritable epigenetic modifications of CmMYB6 control anthocyanin biosynthesis in chrysanthemum49
Phosphorus fractions in leaves49
Plasma membrane‐associated calcium signaling modulates cadmium transport49
All's well that ends well: the timing of floral meristem termination49
Antioxidants by nature: an ancient feature at the heart of flavonoids' multifunctionality48
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Investigating the accuracy of tropical woody stem CO2 efflux estimates: scaling methods, and vertical and diel variation48
The effects of plant hormones on dispersal and predation of seeds by Leopoldamys edwardsi: the co‐evolutionary knot between acorns and rodents grows tighter48
Mixotrophy in orchids: facts, questions, and perspectives48
In situ, direct observation of seasonal embolism dynamics in Aleppo pine trees growing on the dry edge of their distribution48
Integrating plant physiology and community ecology across scales through trait‐based models to predict drought mortality48
Plant root mechanisms and their effects on carbon and nutrient accumulation in desert ecosystems under changes in land use and climate48
Integrating ecological and evolutionary frameworks for SynCom success48
A tripartite transcriptional module regulates protoderm specification during embryogenesis in Arabidopsis47
Hidden functional complexity in the flora of an early land ecosystem47
From nature to urbanity: exploring phyllosphere microbiome and functional gene responses to the Anthropocene47
Patterns in coarse root decomposition of woody plants: effects of climate, root quality, mycorrhizal associations and phylogeny47
Floral phenotypic divergence and genomic insights in an Ophrys orchid: unraveling early speciation processes47
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Effector‐triggered susceptibility by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae47
Insights into a functional model of key deubiquitinases UBP12/13 in plants47
Introgression of a dominant phototropin1 mutant enhances carotenoids and boosts flavour‐related volatiles in genome‐edited tomato RIN mutants47
In the nectar, there are answers: exploring the intersection of colored nectars and reactive oxygen species in manipulating pollinator behavior46
The promise of digital herbarium specimens in large‐scale phenology research46
Optimal photosynthesis requires a balanced diet of ions46
Coordinated variations in leaf and root biogeochemical niches46
Martina Legris46
An auxin homeostat allows plant cells to establish and control defined transmembrane auxin gradients46
The bacterial effector HopZ1a acetylates MKK7 to suppress plant immunity45
miR394 enhances WUSCHEL‐induced somatic embryogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana45
Persulfidation protects from oxidative stress under nonphotorespiratory conditions in Arabidopsis45
Alternating inverse modulation of xylem K+/NO3 loading by HY5 and PIF facilitates diurnal regulation of root‐to‐shoot water and nutri45
Lianas increase lightning‐caused disturbance severity in a tropical forest45
A derived ZW chromosome system in Amborella trichopoda, representing the sister lineage to all other extant flowering plants44
Why is primary endosymbiosis so rare?44
A CCaMK/Cyclops response element in the promoter of Lotus japonicus calcium‐binding protein 1 (CBP1) mediates transcriptional activation in root symbioses44
The cost of self‐promotion: ecological and demographic implications of the mentor effect in natural plant populations44
Reconciling discrepancies in measurements of vulnerability to xylem embolism with the pneumatic method44
A conserved extracellular Ribo1 with broad‐spectrum cytotoxic activity enables smut fungi to compete with host‐associated bacteria44
Quantitative resistance linked to late effectors44
Amazon drought resilience – emerging results point to new empirical needs44
High‐throughput measurement of plant fitness traits with an object detection method using Faster R‐CNN44
Are carotenoids the true colors of crop improvement?43
Epigenetic switch reveals CRISPR/Cas9 response to cytosine methylation in plants43
Root‐associated fungal communities are influenced more by soils than by plant‐host root traits in a Chinese tropical forest43
Phylogenomic structure and speciation in an emerging model: the Sphagnum magellanicum complex (Bryophyta)43
Cracking open the witch's spell book: the witchweed genome provides clues to plant parasitism43
Rapid sequence and functional diversification of a miRNA superfamily targeting calcium signaling components in seed plants43
Elevation and plant species identity jointly shape a diverse arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community in the High Arctic43
SCREAM promotes the timely termination of proliferative divisions in stomatal lineage by directly suppressing SPEECHLESS transcription42
SEC1‐C3H39 module fine‐tunes cold tolerance by mediating its target mRNA degradation in tomato42
The Arabidopsis WRR4A and WRR4B paralogous NLR proteins both confer recognition of multiple Albugo candida effectors42
The oxidative pentose phosphate pathway in photosynthesis: a tale of two shunts42
Casein kinase 1 AELs promote senescence by enhancing ethylene biosynthesis through phosphorylating WRKY22 transcription factor42
Genetic and environmental drivers of intraspecific variation in foliar metabolites in a tropical tree community42
Loss of pod strings in common bean is associated with gene duplication, retrotransposon insertion and overexpression of PvIND42
Climate drives patterns of seed traits in Quercus species across China42
Phagocytosis underpins the biotrophic lifestyle of intracellular parasites in the class Phytomyxea (Rhizaria)42
Multiple pre‐ and postzygotic components of reproductive isolation between two co‐occurring Lysimachia species42
Tree drought physiology: critical research questions and strategies for mitigating climate change effects on forests42
Selection of rhizosphere communities of diverse rotation crops reveals unique core microbiome associated with reduced banana Fusarium wilt disease42
Mechanical forces orchestrate the metabolism of the developing oilseed rape embryo41
Enhancing nature's palette through the epigenetic breeding of flower color in chrysanthemum41
Fields of a thousand shimmers: canopy architecture determines high‐frequency light fluctuations41
Alternative splicing of TaHSFA6e modulates heat shock protein–mediated translational regulation in response to heat stress in wheat41
The evolution of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis in the Late Cretaceous is a key driver of explosive diversification in Agaricomycetes41
Microbial responses to stress cryptically alter natural selection on plants41
OSCA1 is an osmotic specific sensor: a method to distinguish Ca2+‐mediated osmotic and ionic perception41
Rapid mini‐chromosome divergence among fungal isolates causing wheat blast outbreaks in Bangladesh and Zambia41
Simultaneous editing of host factor gene TaPDIL5‐1 homoeoalleles confers wheat yellow mosaic virus resistance in hexaploid wheat40
A sporopollenin definition for the genomics age40
A secreted fungal effector suppresses rice immunity through host histone hypoacetylation40
A cross‐scale approach to unravel the molecular basis of plant phenology in temperate and tropical climates40
An increasing number of countries regulate genome editing in crops40
READRetro: natural product biosynthesis predicting with retrieval‐augmented dual‐view retrosynthesis40
Biotic vs abiotic controls on temporal sensitivity of primary production to precipitation across North American drylands40
Belowground morphology as a clue for plant response to disturbance and productivity in a temperate flora40
Contrasting and conserved roles of NPR pathways in diverged land plant lineages40
Plant–microbiome interactions under a changing world: responses, consequences and perspectives40
The roles of conduit redundancy and connectivity in xylem hydraulic functions40
Rab7/Retromer‐based endolysosomal trafficking is essential for proper host invasion in rice blast40
Photosynthesis in sun and shade: the surprising importance of far‐red photons40
Concepts and consequences of the hyphosphere core microbiome for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal fitness and function40
Strigolactone signalling inhibits trehalose 6‐phosphate signalling independently of BRC1 to suppress shoot branching40
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