New Phytologist

Papers
(The median citation count of New Phytologist 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.)
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Parallel tuning of semi‐dwarfism via differential splicing of Brachytic1 in commercial maize and smallholder sorghum277
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FASEB: the mechanism of plant development215
Getting to the root of the problem: improving measurements of mangrove belowground production and carbon sequestration197
The rise of necrotrophic effectors193
An endogenous basis for synchronisation characteristics of the circadian rhythm in proliferating Lemna minor plants191
Does a trade‐off between growth plasticity and resource conservatism mediate post‐fire shrubland responses to rainfall seasonality?182
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Tubulin folding cofactor B regulates microtubule homeostasis through an evolutionarily conserved pathway165
Stand density and local climate drive allocation of GPP to aboveground woody biomass164
A group of CLE peptides regulates de novo shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis thaliana159
Discovering the genetic modules controlling root nodule symbiosis under abiotic stresses: salinity as a case study153
Novel mycorrhizal cheating in a green orchid: Cremastraappendiculata depends on carbon from deadwood through fungal associations137
CAM photosynthesis: the acid test133
Reconciling fossils with phylogenies reveals the origin and macroevolutionary processes explaining the global cycad biodiversity123
The relationship between pathogen life‐history traits and metapopulation dynamics116
PpyABF3 recruits the COMPASS‐like complex to regulate bud dormancy maintenance via integrating ABA signaling and GA catabolism115
Warming drives a ‘hummockification’ of microbial communities associated with decomposing mycorrhizal fungal necromass in peatlands112
A novel regulatory complex mediated by Lanata (Ln) controls multicellular trichome formation in tomato108
Mechanisms of UV‐B light‐induced photoreceptor UVR8 nuclear localization dynamics105
WRKY‐ing in the light95
The CLP and PREP protease systems coordinate maturation and degradation of the chloroplast proteome in Arabidopsis thaliana95
Seeing dew deposition from satellites: leveraging microwave remote sensing for the study of water dynamics in and on plants91
Evidence for selectively constrained 3D flower shape evolution in a Late Miocene clade of Malagasy Bulbophyllum orchids90
The N‐terminal subunit of vitellogenin in planthopper eggs and saliva acts as a reliable elicitor that induces defenses in rice88
Group IIc WRKY transcription factors regulate cotton resistance to Fusarium oxysporum by promoting GhMKK2‐mediated flavonoid biosynthesis86
Scott Armbruster86
All roads lead to Rome: alternative biosynthetic routes in plant specialised metabolism86
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An OsRPP13 protein contributes to rice resistance against herbivorous insects83
Mapping the root systems of individual trees in a natural community using genotyping‐by‐sequencing83
Vertical root segregation theory put to the test83
Ecological speciation with gene flow followed initial large‐scale geographic speciation in the enigmatic afroalpine giant senecios (Dendrosenecio)81
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Regulating plant herbivore defense pathways in the face of attacker diversity79
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Histone deacetylase AtSRT2 regulates salt tolerance during seed germination via repression of vesicle‐associated membrane protein 714 (VAMP714) in Arabidopsis76
Christoph‐Martin Geilfus76
A phoenix glimmers within the ashes: generalized defensive traits suggest hope for plants under attack by invasive pests75
Identification of conserved and new miRNAs that affect nodulation and strain selectivity in the Phaseolus vulgaris–Rhizobium etli symbiosis through differential analysis of host small RNAs74
Common environmental stress responses in a model marine diatom74
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Contrasting photoprotective responses of forest trees revealed using PRI light responses sampled with airborne imaging spectrometry73
NLR we there yet? Nucleocytoplasmic coordination of NLR‐mediated immunity73
A newly evolved chimeric lysin motif receptor‐like kinase in Medicago truncatula spp. tricycla R108 extends its Rhizobia symbiotic partnership73
The Physcomitrium patens egg cell expresses several distinct epigenetic components and utilizes homologues of BONOBO genes for cell specification73
Arabidopsis cryptochrome 1 undergoes COP1 and LRBs‐dependent degradation in response to high blue light73
The distinctive flagellar proteome of Euglena gracilis illuminates the complexities of protistan flagella adaptation72
Sandblasting promotes shrub encroachment in arid grasslands72
Asymmetric character displacement in mixed oak stands71
24‐nt phasiRNAs move from tapetal to meiotic cells in maize anthers70
PIF3 is phosphorylated by MAPK to modulate plant immunity70
Altered plant carbon partitioning enhanced forest ecosystem carbon storage after 25 years of nitrogen additions70
The GA–DELLA–OsMS188 module controls male reproductive development in rice69
Chemical biology to dissect molecular mechanisms underlying plant circadian clocks69
A model of photosynthetic CO2 assimilation in C3 leaves accounting for respiration and energy recycling by the plastidial oxidative pentose phosphate pathwa68
A reactive oxygen species Ca2+ signalling pathway identified from a chemical screen for modifiers of sugar‐activated circadian gene expression67
High atmospheric CO2 concentration causes increased respiration by the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway in chloroplasts66
Histone acetyltransferase TaHAG1 interacts with TaPLATZ5 to activate TaPAD4 expression and positively contributes to powdery mildew resistance in wheat66
The nature of nurture: the conserved role of tapetal‐like cells in sporogenesis between mosses and angiosperms65
Diagnosing evapotranspiration responses to water deficit across biomes using deep learning65
Gold‐FISH enables targeted NanoSIMS analysis of plant‐associated bacteria64
A competition‐attenuation mechanism modulates thermoresponsive growth at warm temperatures in plants64
The gibberellic acid derived from the plastidial MEP pathway is involved in the accumulation of Bamboo mosaic virus64
Maize plants and the brace roots that support them63
Uncovering the secrets to vibrant flowers: the role of carotenoid esters and their interaction with plastoglobules in plant pigmentation63
Ubiquitin signalling: controlling the message of surface immune receptors63
Characterization of defense responses against bacterial pathogens in duckweeds lacking EDS162
Conservation and architecture of housekeeping genes in the model marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana61
A conserved gene regulatory network controls root epidermal cell patterning in superrosid species61
Carbon allocation to root exudates is maintained in mature temperate tree species under drought60
Sulfate‐TOR signaling controls transcriptional reprogramming for shoot apex activation60
Discovery and characterization of sweetpotato’s closest tetraploid relative60
SlTCP24 and SlTCP29 synergistically regulate compound leaf development through interacting with SlAS2 and activating transcription of SlCKX2 in tomato60
Intergenic spaces: a new frontier to improving plant health59
Battle of the bugs: how an oomycete pathogen shapes the microbiota of its host59
Co‐option of a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase gene (CCD4a) into the floral symmetry gene regulatory network contributes to the polymorphic floral shape–color combinations in Chrysanthemum58
Xylan glucuronic acid side chains fix suberin‐like aliphatic compounds to wood cell walls58
Hardy Rolletschek58
The sugar‐responsive circadian clock regulator bZIP63 modulates plant growth57
Plant migration under long‐lasting hyperaridity – phylogenomics unravels recent biogeographic history in one of the oldest deserts on Earth57
Arctic rooting depth distribution influences modelled carbon emissions but cannot be inferred from aboveground vegetation type56
Sec24C mediates a Golgi‐independent trafficking pathway that is required for tonoplast localisation of ABCC1 and ABCC256
Rapid depolarization and cytosolic calcium increase go hand‐in‐hand in mesophyll cells’ ozone response56
Ecological corridors homogenize plant root endospheric mycobiota56
Innovations in plant science from integrative remote sensing research: an introduction to a Virtual Issue55
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Strigolactones (SLs) modulate the plastochron by regulating KLUH (KLU) transcript abundance in Arabidopsis55
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NODULE INCEPTION: a direct regulator of gibberellin biosynthesis during symbiotic nodulation54
A 23‐million‐year record of morphological evolution within Neotropical grass pollen54
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Moi Exposito‐Alonso54
Functional understanding of secondary cell wall cellulose synthases in Populustrichocarpa via the Cas9/gRNA‐induced gene knockouts53
A global assessment of the Raunkiæran shortfall in plants: geographic biases in our knowledge of plant traits53
A genetically encoded biosensor reveals spatiotemporal variation in cellular phosphate content in Brachypodium distachyon mycorrhizal roots53
Structural organization of the spongy mesophyll53
Red light shines a path forward on leaf minimum conductance53
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Interpreting shoot flammability experiments: from fire behaviour to plant evolution52
An ABA‐serotonin module regulates root suberization and salinity tolerance52
Overexpression of two CDPKs from wild Chinese grapevine enhances powdery mildew resistance in Vitis vinifera and Arabidopsis52
Photosynthesis – beyond the leaf52
CALCIUM‐DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE32 regulates cellulose biosynthesis through post‐translational modification of cellulose synthase51
Pathogen‐driven coevolution across the CBP60 plant immune regulator subfamilies confers resilience on the regulator module51
Pollinator foraging tactics have divergent consequences for the mating system of a tropical plant50
Drought reduces water uptake in beech from the drying topsoil, but no compensatory uptake occurs from deeper soil layers50
ROP GTPase‐dependent polarity establishment during tip growth in plants50
Inositol polyphosphates‐regulated polyubiquitination of PHR1 by NLA E3 ligase during phosphate starvation response in Arabidopsis49
Modeling strategies and data needs for representing coastal wetland vegetation in land surface models49
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Oomycete intracellular effectors: specialised weapons targeting strategic plant processes48
Phylogenomic analysis points to a South American origin of Manihot and illuminates the primary gene pool of cassava48
Bipartite phosphoinositide‐dependent modulation of auxin signaling during xylem differentiation in Arabidopsis thaliana roots48
Compartment‐specific Ca2+ imaging in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii reveals high light‐induced chloroplast Ca2+ signatures48
Comparison of buckwheat genomes reveals the genetic basis of metabolomic divergence and ecotype differentiation48
Inner bark vs sapwood is the main driver of nitrogen and phosphorus allocation in stems and roots across three tropical woody plant communities48
Impaired KIN10 function restores developmental defects in the Arabidopsis trehalose 6‐phosphate synthase1 (tps1) mutant48
Functional packaging of seeds47
Vegetative phase change causes age‐dependent changes in phenotypic plasticity47
The eTM–miR858–MYB62like module regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis under low‐nitrogen conditions in Malus spectabilis47
Amborella gene presence/absence variation is associated with abiotic stress responses that may contribute to environmental adaptation47
SIMP1 modulates salt tolerance by elevating ERAD efficiency through UMP1A‐mediated proteasome maturation in plants46
Light‐dependent activation of HY5 promotes mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato by systemically regulating strigolactone biosynthesis46
A CaCDPK29–CaWRKY27b module promotes CaWRKY40‐mediated thermotolerance and immunity to Ralstonia solanacearum in pepper46
Vacuolar MATE/DTX protein‐mediated cucurbitacin C transport is co‐regulated with bitterness biosynthesis in cucumber46
CIPK‐B is essential for salt stress signalling in Marchantia polymorpha46
Uncrewed aircraft system spherical photography for the vertical characterization of canopy structural traits45
Evolutionary dynamics of sex‐biased gene expression in a young XY system: insights from the brown alga genus Fucus45
Subtle interplay between trichome development and cuticle formation in plants45
Xylella fastidiosa’s relationships: the bacterium, the host plants, and the plant microbiome45
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SHORT‐ROOT and SCARECROW homologs regulate patterning of diverse cell types within and between species45
Tommaso Jucker45
Genomes within genomes: nested symbiosis and its implications for plant evolution44
Plant litter loss exacerbates drought influences on grasslands44
Admixture of divergent genomes facilitates hybridization across species in the family Brassicaceae44
Nonstructural carbohydrate dynamics' relationship to leaf development under varying environments44
Compositional shifts associated with major evolutionary transitions in plants44
Stochastic organelle genome segregation through Arabidopsis development and reproduction44
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REVEILLE2 thermosensitive splicing: a molecular basis for the integration of nocturnal temperature information by the Arabidopsis circadian clock43
Arabidopsis leaf‐expressed AGAMOUS‐LIKE 24mRNA systemically specifies floral meristem differentiation43
Meiotic instability and irregular chromosome pairing underpin heat‐induced infertility in bread wheat carrying the Rht‐B1b or Rht‐D1b Green Revolution genes43
Finding a good balance: two distinct chromatin factors fine‐tune stress response in Arabidopsis seedlings43
Dicer‐dependent heterochromatic small RNAs in the model diatom species Phaeodactylum tricornutum43
Synthetically induced Arabidopsis thaliana autotetraploids provide insights into the analysis of meiotic mutants with altered crossover frequency43
Activity‐based proteomics uncovers suppressed hydrolases and a neo‐functionalised antibacterial enzyme at the plant–pathogen interface42
COBL7 is required for stomatal formation via regulation of cellulose deposition in Arabidopsis42
Good things come to those who wait – a 42‐year study challenges ‘trade‐off’ theories42
Discovery of a second‐site nia2 mutation in the background of multiple ArabidopsisPIF‐related mutants containing the pif3‐3 allele42
Regulatory NADH dehydrogenase‐like complex optimizes C4 photosynthetic carbon flow and cellular redox in maize42
Spores of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi host surprisingly diverse communities of endobacteria42
Complexities, similarities, and differences in circadian regulation in the green lineage42
Multiple feedbacks on self‐organized morphogenesis during plant regeneration41
Nodule‐specific Cu+‐chaperone NCC1 is required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Medicago truncatula root nodules41
Arbuscular mycorrhiza convey significant plant carbon to a diverse hyphosphere microbial food web and mineral‐associated organic matter41
The need for mechanistic explanations in (seed) ecology41
Plant hormones mediate the interaction between oak acorn germination and rodent hoarding behaviour41
Metatranscriptomics sheds light on the links between the functional traits of fungal guilds and ecological processes in forest soil ecosystems41
Complete pathway elucidation and heterologous reconstitution of (+)‐nootkatone biosynthesis from Alpinia oxyphylla41
The ontogeny of disparity in Cupressaceae seed cones41
Fungal signals and calcium‐mediated transduction pathways along the plant defence–symbiosis continuum41
Facilitative and competitive interactions between mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal plants in an extremely phosphorus‐impoverished environment: role of ectomycorrhizal fungi and native oomycete pathogens41
Drought and life‐history strategies in Heliophila (Brassicaceae)41
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Lianas from lives to afterlives41
Dof1.7 and NIGT1 transcription factors mediate multilayered transcriptional regulation for different expression patterns of NITRATE TRANSPORTER2 genes under nitrogen defic41
Maize zinc uptake is influenced by arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis under various soil phosphorus availabilities40
Ice age‐driven range shifts of diploids and expanding autotetraploids of Biscutella laevigata within a conserved niche40
Trade‐offs involved in the choice of pot vs field experiments40
The SnRK2.2‐ZmHsf28‐JAZ14/17 module regulates drought tolerance in maize40
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Middle Jurassic insect mines on gymnosperms provide missing links to early mining evolution40
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H218O vapour labelling reveals evidence of radial Péclet effects, but in not all leaves40
The genomic secrets of invasive plants40
A test of the Grant–Stebbins pollinator‐shift model of floral evolution39
Tip‐to‐base bark cross‐sectional areas contribute to understanding the drivers of carbon allocation to bark and the functional roles of bark tissues39
A 2OGD multi‐gene cluster encompasses functional and tissue specificity that direct furanocoumarin and pyranocoumarin biosynthesis in citrus39
Traits estimated when grown alone may underestimate the competitive advantage and invasiveness of exotic species39
Quantifying shrub–shrub competition in drylands using aerial imagery and a novel landscape competition index39
GSK3s promote the phyBELF3HMR complex formation to regulate plant thermomorphogenesis39
The aerial epidermis is a major site of quinolizidine alkaloid biosynthesis in narrow‐leafed lupin39
Diminishing warming effects on plant phenology over time39
A promoter polymorphism defines distinct roles in anther development for Col‐0 and Ler‐0 alleles of Arabidopsis ACYL‐COA BINDING PROTEIN339
Evolutionarily conserved core microbiota as an extended trait in nitrogen acquisition strategy of herbaceous species38
ArabidopsisPROTODERMAL FACTOR2 binds lysophosphatidylcholines and transcriptionally regulates phospholipid metabolism38
Analysis of randomly mutated AlSRKb genes reveals that most loss‐of‐function mutations cause defects in plasma membrane localization38
Current challenges for plant biology research in the Global South38
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Dry inside: progressive unsaturation within leaves with increasing vapour pressure deficit affects estimation of key leaf gas exchange parameters37
Debora Gasperini37
Is plant acoustic communication fact or fiction?37
A step forward in fungal biomass estimation – a new protocol for more precise measurements of soil ergosterol with liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry and comparison of extraction methods37
Root‐exuded benzoxazinoids can alleviate negative plant–soil feedbacks37
SlMPK1‐ and SlMPK2‐mediated SlBBX17 phosphorylation positively regulates CBF‐dependent cold tolerance in tomato37
C4 photosynthesis provided an immediate demographic advantage to populations of the grass Alloteropsis semialata37
Impact of changing climate on bryophyte contributions to terrestrial water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles37
Ontogenetic trajectories as the target of selection37
The fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis targets the maize corepressor RELK2 to modulate host transcription for tumorigenesis37
Incorporating plant phenological responses into species distribution models reduces estimates of future species loss and turnover37
Coordination of leaf, root, and seed traits shows the importance of whole plant economics in two semiarid grasslands37
Impacts of climate timescale on the stability of trait–environment relationships36
How many animal‐pollinated angiosperms are nectar‐producing?36
Major quality regulation network of flavonoid synthesis governing the bioactivity of black wolfberry36
The biosynthesis of storage reserves and auxin is coordinated by a hierarchical regulatory network in maize endosperm36
AvrSr27 is a zinc‐bound effector with a modular structure important for immune recognition36
Combined GWAS and eGWAS reveals the genetic basis underlying drought tolerance in emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum L.)36
Unravelling the internal connections of plants36
Yoselin Benitez Alfonso36
Phylogenomic analyses re‐examine the evolution of reinforcement and hypothesized hybrid speciation in Phlox wildflowers36
Global field collection data confirm an affinity of brown rot fungi for coniferous habitats and substrates36
Phenotypic selection patterns in a hybrid zone between two Calceolaria species with contrasting pollinators: insights from field surveys and fitness assessments36
Legacy effects of premature defoliation in response to an extreme drought event modulate phytochemical profiles with subtle consequences for leaf herbivory in European beech36
Global analysis of Poales diversification – parallel evolution in space and time into open and closed habitats36
Access to exact National Forest Inventory plot locations must be carefully evaluated35
Study of spider flower C‐lignin reveals two novel monolignol transporters35
MpTGA, together with MpNPR, regulates sexual reproduction and independently affects oil body formation in Marchantia polymorpha35
Functional traits of fossil plants35
Macroevolutionary inference of complex modes of chromosomal speciation in a cosmopolitan plant lineage35
Cell‐layer specific roles for gibberellins in nodulation and root development35
The ETI‐dependent receptor‐like kinase 1 positively regulates effector‐triggered immunity by stabilizing NLR‐required for cell death 4 in Nicotiana benthamiana35
Finding the balance between open access to forest data while safeguarding the integrity of National Forest Inventory‐derived information35
The tuber‐specific StbHLH93 gene regulates proplastid‐to‐amyloplast development during stolon swelling in potato35
Realising the promise of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal biofertilisers through more applied research35
Corrigendum to: Decadal soil warming decreased vascular plant above and belowground production in a subarctic grassland by inducing nitrogen limitation35
The global distribution of angiosperm genome size is shaped by climate35
Plant infection by the necrotrophic fungus Botrytis requires actin‐dependent generation of high invasive turgor pressure34
Editing of upstream regulatory elements advances plant gene silencing34
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Seasonal dynamics and punctuated carbon sink reduction suggest photosynthetic capacity of boreal silver birch is reduced by the accumulation of hexose34
Competition for nutrient niches within the apple blossom microbiota antagonizes the initiation of fire blight infection34
Genome size is positively correlated with extinction risk in herbaceous angiosperms34
Leaf and twig traits predict habitat adaptation and demographic strategies in tropical freshwater swamp forest trees34
Mitochondrial respiration is essential for photosynthesis‐dependent ATP supply of the plant cytosol34
Vascular cambium stem cells: past, present and future34
GoPGS regulates cotton pigment gland size and contributes to biotic stress tolerance through jasmonic acid pathways34
Hydrogen sulfide antagonizes cytokinin to change root system architecture through persulfidation of CKX2 in Arabidopsis33
A fungal effector suppresses plant immunity by manipulating DAHPS‐mediated metabolic flux in chloroplasts33
Shifts in mycorrhizal types of fungi and plants in response to fertilisation, warming and herbivory in a tundra grassland33
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Transcriptomics reveal a mechanism of niche defense: two beneficial root endophytes deploy an antimicrobial GH18CBM5 chitinase to protect their hosts33
The small RNA biogenesis in rice is regulated by MAP kinase‐mediated OsCDKD phosphorylation33
Flower longevity and size are coordinated with ecophysiological traits in a tropical montane ecosystem33
Improving transient protein expression in agroinfiltrated Nicotiana benthamiana33
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