New Phytologist

Papers
(The TQCC of New Phytologist is 17. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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A tail of two horses? Guard cell abscisic acid and carbon dioxide signalling in the Equisetum ferns194
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Shining a new light on the classical concepts of carbon‐isotope dendrochronology176
Actin filaments drive spindle positioning in Arabidopsis meiosis  II162
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Editing of upstream regulatory elements advances plant gene silencing141
Tracing phosphorus from soil through mycorrhizal fungi to plants138
Greenbeards in plants?134
Mutualism, herbivory, and invasive ants as seasonally dependent drivers of root surface area in a foundational savanna ant–plant132
Corrigendum to: Decadal soil warming decreased vascular plant above and belowground production in a subarctic grassland by inducing nitrogen limitation131
To be or not to be: cell‐specific expression profiles reveal drivers of cell identity in C 4 130
Adaptive evolution can mitigate the negative effects of temperature stress on plant–pollinator interactions128
Anionic phospholipid‐mediated transmembrane transport and intracellular membrane trafficking in plant cells121
Sequential Oligo‐ FISH reveals conserved synteny and rapid cytological diploidization in Chrysanthemum 121
Cambial viability is reduced in water‐stressed conifer saplings119
Interplay between high‐energy quenching and state transitions in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii : a single‐cell approach118
The synaptonemal complex stabilizes meiosis in allotetraploid Brassica napus and autotetraploid Arabidopsis thaliana117
Do grasses have meristemoids?117
A competition‐attenuation mechanism modulates thermoresponsive growth at warm temperatures in plants117
World‐wide impacts of climate change and nitrogen deposition on vegetation structure, composition, and functioning of shrublands116
ONAC122 and ONAC131 , controlled by OsSRWD1 , <112
Temporally disjunct herbaceous species differ in leaf embolism resistance111
The OsNLP3/4‐OsRFL module regulates nitrogen‐promoted panicle architecture in rice108
A PLETHORA3 /7 transcription factor shapes cucumber shoot architecture108
Time‐integrated δ2H in n‐alkanes and carbohydrates from boreal needles reveal intra‐annual physiological and environmental signals107
An arbuscular mycorrhiza from the 407‐million‐year‐old Windyfield Chert identified through advanced fluorescence and Raman imaging106
A 23‐million‐year record of morphological evolution within Neotropical grass pollen106
Scaling law links plant growth variation to grain yield in wheat stands102
Social and biological innovations are essential to deliver transformative forest biotechnologies101
Tomato plants control leaf sodium levels to limit damage by Spodoptera littoralis larvae101
OsMYB4P regulates serotonin biosynthesis and ROS homeostasis to confer cold tolerance in rice101
Island colonization in flowering plants is determined by the interplay of breeding system, lifespan, floral symmetry, and arrival opportunity101
Exploring the importance of aromatic plants' extrafloral volatiles for pollinator attraction101
Impacts of climate timescale on the stability of trait–environment relationships98
Evaluation of combined root exudate and rhizosphere microbiota sampling approaches to elucidate plant–soil–microbe interactions95
All roads lead to Rome: alternative biosynthetic routes in plant specialised metabolism95
Drought and life‐history strategies in Heliophila (Brassicaceae)94
Arabidopsis RabGDIs are essential for the asymmetric division of zygotes and embryonic development92
Ontogenetic trajectories as the target of selection92
Haplotype‐resolved genome assembly provides insights into the evolution of S‐locus supergene in distylous Nymphoides indica91
The signaling mechanism of phyA involves direct interaction with ATG8 to regulate 90
A consumer‐oriented approach to define breeding targets for molecular breeding90
HalALMT1 mediates malate efflux in the cortex of mature cluster rootlets of Hakea laurina, occurring naturally in severely phosphorus‐impoverished soil90
Elevated CO2 mediates ectomycorrhizal fungi species‐specific decreases of native soil carbon and causes negative priming under low nutrients90
The RXLR effector PpE18 of Phytophthora parasitica is a virulence factor and suppresses peroxisome membrane‐associated ascorbate peroxidase NbAPX3‐1‐mediated pl89
The unique root form and function on the Tibetan Plateau89
Photosynthetic capacity in seagrass seeds and early‐stage seedlings of Zostera marina89
Phosphorus limitation of early growth differs between nitrogen‐fixing and nonfixing dry tropical forest tree species88
Plant PI4P is required for bacteria to translocate type‐3 effectors87
The richness, frequency and relatedness components of mate diversity and mate portfolios86
Discovery of a second‐site nia2 mutation in the background of multiple Arabidopsis PIF 85
Mycorrhizal associations modify tree diversity−productivity relationships across experimental tree plantations85
Harnessing the benefits of herbarium specimen digitisation for inferring recent and ongoing plant extinctions85
Mechanisms of UV‐B light‐induced photoreceptor UVR8 nuclear localization dynamics84
Arabidopsis PROTODERMAL FACTOR2 binds lysophosphatidylcholines and transcriptionally regulates phospholipid metabolism84
Complex climate‐mediated effects of urbanization on plant reproductive phenology and frost risk84
Warming triggers stomatal opening by enhancement of photosynthesis and ensuing guard cell CO2 sensing, whereas higher temperatures induce a photosynthesis‐uncoupled response83
Beyond static symbioses: genome architecture and endobacterial partnerships reshape arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi83
The Magnaporthe oryzae effector MoBys1 suppresses rice immunity by targeting 82
Hypoxia response protein HRM1 modulates the activity of mitochondrial electron transport chain in Arabidopsis under hypoxic stress82
Breeding for delayed bolting decelerated the circadian clock in cultivated lettuce82
Biomolecular condensation programs floral transition to orchestrate flowering time and inflorescence architecture82
Plant‐to‐plant defence induction in cotton is mediated by delayed release of volatiles upon herbivory82
The good, the bad, and the phosphate: regulation of beneficial and detrimental plant–microbe interactions by the plant phosphate status80
A step back to move forward: an effect of biomass removal on functional traits of clonal and nonclonal herbs during establishment growth79
Why leaf N : P is not reliable for diagnosing nutrient limitation of productivity: answer from leaf phosphorus fractions76
The ETI‐dependent receptor‐like kinase 1 positively regulates effector‐triggered immunity by stabilizing NLR‐required for cell death 4 in Nicotiana benthamiana76
Modelling analysis confirms the role of NPQ saturation for the divergence of the GPPSIF relationship during heatwave75
Wood nutrients: Underexplored traits with functional and biogeochemical consequences75
A paler shade of green: engineering cellular chlorophyll content to enhance photosynthesis in crowded environments75
The PtoTCP19PtoOBE2 complex orchestrates phosphate deficiency tolerance and biomass production 75
Is it all about timing? Identifying the symbiosis critical points that govern interactions among bacteria, ectomycorrhizal fungi, and land trees75
Methane emission from stems of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) offsets as much as half of methane oxidation in soil75
Plant hydraulic modelling of leaf and canopy fuel moisture content reveals increasing vulnerability of a Mediterranean forest to wildfires under extreme drought75
A perspective on cross‐kingdom RNA interference in mutualistic symbioses74
SHORT‐ROOT and SCARECROW homologs regulate patterning of diverse cell types within and between species74
Climb forest, climb: diverse disperser communities are key to assist plants tracking climate change on altitudinal gradients73
Cretaceous moss–cyanobacteria association reveals trophic interactions in polar forests of Antarctica72
Tracking tree demography and forest dynamics at scale using remote sensing72
The genomic secrets of invasive plants72
An angiosperm‐wide perspective on reproductive strategies and floral traits72
A key virulence effector from cyst nematodes targets host autophagy to promote nematode parasitism72
Enterobacter sp. SA187 boosts high‐affinity nitrate transporters expression, ethylene signaling, and plant growth under lo71
Accessory regions and horizontal gene transfer shape the evolution of clonal Colletotrichum nymphaeae infecting strawberry71
Vast, overlooked peat, and organic soils in Brazil's Cerrado: carbon storage, dynamics, and stability71
Genome editing of phospholipase B ( LOC_Os11g43510 ) 70
Hydraulic conductivity‐induced systematic parameter variation in a widely used thermal dissipation sap‐flow technique70
The rice OsERF101 transcription factor regulates the NLR Xa1‐mediated immunity induced by perception of TAL effectors70
From bacterial predators to partners: phages in agriculture69
Stereochemical insights into sarpagan and akuammiline alkaloid biosynthesis68
A reactive oxygen species Ca 2+ signalling pathway identified from a chemical screen for modifiers of sugar‐activated circadian gene expression67
The SnRK2.2‐ZmHsf28‐JAZ14/17 module regulates drought tolerance in maize66
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Asymmetry in leaf phosphorus concentration of woody plants and its divergent drivers in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres66
Mapping quantitative trait loci in autotetraploids under a genuine tetrasomic model65
Manipulation of plant immunity via an mRNA decapping pathogen effector65
Multiple facets of cutting‐edge mycorrhizal research65
13 CO 2 labelling as a tool for elucidating the mechanism o64
Laila P. Partida‐Martínez64
Symmetry vs coloration in flowers: a tight genetic link through evolutionary co‐option64
Wandering starch – how plastid dynamics affect starch granule formation?64
Natural rubber reduces herbivory and alters the microbiome below ground63
Herbicide‐induced metabolic changes in a plant–aphid system: how soil bacteria drive the fate and impact of a residual dose of Isoproturon?63
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Tubby‐like protein TaTLP5 enhances stripe rust resistance in wheat by regulating TaCAT1 protein de63
Microbiome‐conferred herbicides resistance62
Hybrid Mimulus flowers attract a new pollinator62
The peptidoglycan synthase PBP interacts with PLASTID DIVISION2 to promote chloroplast division in Physcomitrium patens62
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Synergistic role of Rubisco inhibitor release and degradation in photosynthesis62
Maize DDK1 encoding an Importin‐4 β protein is essential for seed development and grain filling by mediating nuclear exporting of eIF1A60
Danger‐associated peptide modulates iron deficiency signaling and root growth in Arabidopsis59
Unlocking genetic diversity in Colombian cassava landraces for accelerated breeding59
Quantifying the production of plant pollen at the farm scale59
Field and saccharification performances of poplars severely downregulated in CAD159
Herbivory‐driven shifts in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community assembly: increased fungal competition and plant phosphorus benefits59
Maximum entropy networks show that plant–arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associations are anti‐nested and modular59
CIPK1‐regulated transcription factor NAM3 coordinates shoot branching and nitrate accumulation in tomato58
Arabidopsis acclimation to daily environmental fluctuations converts a defense response regulator into a susceptibility factor toward Sclerotinia58
Systemic defense signaling in Austrian pine58
All's well that ends well: the timing of floral meristem termination58
Functional ratios diverge across climates but converge within environments in 55 woody canopy plants58
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Phylogenomics insights into gene evolution, rapid species diversification, and morphological innovation of the apple tribe (Maleae, Rosaceae)56
Cell‐type‐specific gating of gene regulatory modules as a hallmark of early immune responses in Arabidopsis leaves56
Ontogenetic and molecular analyses reveal the evolution of prolonged female gametophyte‐dominating reproductive cycles in Pinaceae55
Origins of xyloglucan‐degrading enzymes in fungi55
The effects of plant hormones on dispersal and predation of seeds by Leopoldamys edwardsi : the co‐evolutionary knot between acorns and rodents grows tig55
Comparative cryogenic extraction rehydration experiments reveal isotope fractionation during root water uptake in Gramineae55
Novel major loci shape habitat‐associated flowering time variation in Yellowstone monkeyflowers55
Correction to ‘Receptor‐like cytoplasmic kinase M d PBL 34 phosphorylates melatonin biosynthetic e55
Corrigendum to: SlMPK1‐ and SlMPK2‐mediated SlBBX17 phosphorylation positively regulates CBF‐dependent cold tolerance in tomato55
Life phases integration uncovers long‐lived gametophytes mediated reticulate evolution in Haplopteris (Pteridaceae)55
Corrigendum to SNF1‐related protein kinase 1 represses Arabidopsis growth through post‐translational modification of E2Fa in response to energy stress55
Rapid evolution of a family‐diagnostic trait: artificial selection and correlated responses in wild radish,Raphanus raphanistrum55
Associational resistance in the milpa: herbivore‐induced maize volatiles enhance extrafloral nectar‐mediated defenses in common bean via shared parasitoids54
The epigenetic set‐point: metabolic and redox gating of developmental transitions in plants54
Ancient large‐scale gene duplications and diversification in bryophytes illuminate the plant terrestrialization54
SUE4, a novel PIN1‐interacting membrane protein, regulates acropetal auxin transport in response to sulfur deficiency54
A global bioregionalisation for orchids54
Development of a tightly regulated copper‐inducible transient gene expression system in Nicotiana benthamiana incorporating a suicide exon and Cre recombinase54
Wall‐associated kinase GhWAK13 mediates arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and Verticillium wilt resistance 54
Evolutionary and functional analyses in angiosperms reveal a conserved cold‐responsive WRKY 33‐ NAC 53
Arabidopsis RabGDIs mediate Rab targeting and are crucial for male gametophytic function53
Pectin modifications at the symbiotic interface53
High floral disparity without pollinator shifts in buzz‐bee‐pollinated Melastomataceae53
Investigating the accuracy of tropical woody stem CO 2 efflux estimates:53
Stimulating and toxic effect of chromium on growth and photosynthesis of a marine chlorophyte53
Multidimensional analysis of long noncoding RNAs function in Solanaceae plants53
The GTE7IES2BGTE2 complex epigenetically regulates sulfur homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana53
Cover crop rotation suppresses root‐knot nematode infection by shaping soil microbiota52
Detecting drought stress from the leaf to the landscape: is canopy structure or leaf desiccation more influential in tree canopy spectral responses to declining water?52
Contrasting plant–soil–microbial feedbacks stabilize vegetation types and uncouple topsoil C and N stocks across a subarctic–alpine landscape52
Allelic variations and interactive feedback in major regulators of plant architecture confer high‐altitude adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana52
Mixotrophy in orchids: facts, questions, and perspectives52
The auxin efflux carrier PIN1a regulates vascular patterning in cereal roots52
Illuminating plant water dynamics: the role of light in leaf hydraulic regulation51
SNF1‐related protein kinase 1 represses Arabidopsis growth through post‐translational modification of E2Fa in response to energy stress51
From growth potential to drought survival: a trait‐ and time‐based framework for plant water economics across vascular species51
Temperature‐dependent pollinator‐mediated selection on floral thermoregulation51
Weak link or strong foundation? Vulnerability of fine root networks and stems to xylem embolism51
The preprophase band is dispensable for robust cell division orientation in wood‐forming cambium stem cells51
Hyperspectral reflectance integrates key traits for predicting leaf metabolism50
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Integrating specimen and citizen science data reveals climatic niche expansion and shifts of naturalized plants in China50
LTP2 hypomorphs show genotype‐by‐environment interaction in early seedling traits in Arabidopsis thaliana50
Oxidative burst causes loss of tapetal Ubisch body and male sterility in rice50
AI for difficult herbarium specimens: identification of peat mosses (subgenus Sphagnum ) without dissection50
Chloroplast redox state changes mark cell‐to‐cell signaling in the hypersensitive response50
Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi mediate the response of ombrotrophic peatlands to fertilization: a modeling study49
PsWRKY71 acts as a GA signaling component to promote bud break in tree peony ( Paeonia suffruti49
OsSEC3A , a key exocyst subunit, is required for the emergence of crown root in rice49
Phosphorus fractions in leaves49
Aerobic methane production in Scots pine shoots is independent of drought or photosynthesis49
Testing the ectomycorrhizal‐dominance hypothesis for ecosystem multifunctionality in a subtropical mountain forest49
Plant terrestrialization: piecing together streptophyte trait evolution – an introduction to a Virtual Issue49
SlMYB99‐mediated auxin and abscisic acid antagonistically regulate ascorbic acids biosynthesis in tomato49
Cross‐kingdom RNA interference as a unifying mechanism in plant–microbe interactions49
Global distribution and biogeography of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi48
Symplastic and apoplastic pathways for local distribution of silicon in rice leaves48
ArabidopsisRGLG1/2 regulate flowering time under different soil moisture conditions by affecting the protein stability of TOE1/248
Phosphorylation‐dependent activation of the bHLH transcription factor ICE1 / <48
Transcriptional outputs and condensates – formation and function48
Environmental influences on the maximum quantum yield of terrestrial primary production47
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Evaluating plant lineage losses and gains in temperate forest understories: a phylogenetic perspective on climate change and nitrogen deposition47
Ecological change may be a common initiator of evolutionary pollinator shifts47
Surviving dehydration: shutdown–restart dynamics in Physcomitrium patens avoids the metabolic collapse seen in Arabidopsis47
Leaf thermal safety margins decline at hotter temperatures in a natural warming ‘experiment’ in the Amazon47
Physiological roles of lignins – tuning cell wall hygroscopy and biomechanics46
Plant root mechanisms and their effects on carbon and nutrient accumulation in desert ecosystems under changes in land use and climate46
Phloem development46
No seed size–number trade‐off in European beech: climate governs investment per seed46
The CsMYB44‐csi‐miR0008CsCER1 module regulates cuticular wax biosynthesis and drought tolerance in citrus46
The value of Arabidopsis as a model for secondary xylem research46
Spatiotemporal transcriptome atlas reveals gene regulatory patterns during the organogenesis of the rapid growing bamboo shoots46
Why, when, and how microbes can benefit ecological restorations: current approaches and future directions46
Are miRNAs applicable for balancing crop growth and defense trade‐off?46
Guard cell and subsidiary cell sizes are key determinants for stomatal kinetics and drought adaptation in cereal crops46
Interaction of ubiquitin‐like protein SILENCING DEFECTIVE 2 with LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1 is required for regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana in resp45
Soil microbial identity explains home‐field advantage for litter decomposition45
Linking water use efficiency with water use strategy from leaves to communities45
Integrating ecological and evolutionary frameworks for SynCom success45
Long‐lasting impact of chitooligosaccharide application on strigolactone biosynthesis and fungal accommodation promotes arbuscular mycorrhiza in Medicago truncatula45
Pollination efficiency and the pollen–ovule ratio45
Mitotically heritable epigenetic modifications of CmMYB6 control anthocyanin biosynthesis in chrysanthemum45
Strigolactones positively regulate HY5‐dependent autophagy and the degradation of ubiquitinated proteins in response to cold stress in tomato45
Exploring the untapped potential of single‐cell and spatial omics in plant biology45
An improved Nicotiana benthamiana bioproduction chassis provides novel insights into nicotine biosynthesis45
Geology, climate, and competition as drivers of diversification in the neotropical palm genus Geonoma45
The YABBY gene SHATTERING1 controls activation rather than patterning of the abscission zone in Setaria viridis45
Plasma membrane‐associated calcium signaling modulates cadmium transport45
Microbial responses to stress cryptically alter natural selection on plants44
Patterns in coarse root decomposition of woody plants: effects of climate, root quality, mycorrhizal associations and phylogeny44
Enhancing nature's palette through the epigenetic breeding of flower color in chrysanthemum44
WOX11 and CRL1 act synergistically to promote crown root development by maintaining cytokinin homeostasis in rice44
The evolution of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis in the Late Cretaceous is a key driver of explosive diversification in Agaricomycetes44
The oxidative pentose phosphate pathway in photosynthesis: a tale of two shunts44
Rab7/Retromer‐based endolysosomal trafficking is essential for proper host invasion in rice blast44
Antioxidants by nature: an ancient feature at the heart of flavonoids' multifunctionality44
Insights into a functional model of key deubiquitinases UBP12/13 in plants44
Reconciling discrepancies in measurements of vulnerability to xylem embolism with the pneumatic method44
PagMIR166c targets PagECH2 to regulate cambial differentiation into secondary xylem, cell expansion, and lignin deposition via different auxin signaling pathways in poplar stems44
Introgression of a dominant phototropin1 mutant enhances carotenoids and boosts flavour‐related volatiles in genome‐edited tomato RIN mutants43
Epigenetic switch reveals CRISPR/Cas9 response to cytosine methylation in plants43
In the nectar, there are answers: exploring the intersection of colored nectars and reactive oxygen species in manipulating pollinator behavior43
The polyphenol trade‐off: leaf protection vs fruit attraction in apples driven by the phlorizin glycosyltransferase PGGT143
Multiple pre‐ and postzygotic components of reproductive isolation between two co‐occurring Lysimachia species43
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Phagocytosis underpins the biotrophic lifestyle of intracellular parasites in the class Phytomyxea (Rhizaria)43
Martina Legris42
From nature to urbanity: exploring phyllosphere microbiome and functional gene responses to the Anthropocene42
Hidden functional complexity in the flora of an early land ecosystem42
Cracking open the witch's spell book: the witchweed genome provides clues to plant parasitism42
Mechanical forces orchestrate the metabolism of the developing oilseed rape embryo42
Casein kinase 1 AELs promote senescence by enhancing ethylene biosynthesis through phosphorylating WRKY22 transcription factor42
Optimal photosynthesis requires a balanced diet of ions42
Floral phenotypic divergence and genomic insights in an Ophrys orchid: unraveling early speciation processes42
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Are carotenoids the true colors of crop improvement?42
Loss of E3 ligase HvST1 function substantially 42
Rapid mini‐chromosome divergence among fungal isolates causing wheat blast outbreaks in Bangladesh and Zambia42
Alternating inverse modulation of xylem K+/NO3 loading by HY5 and PIF facilitates diurnal regulation of root‐to‐shoot water and nutri41
Interaction between floral rewards and floral symmetry shapes diversification dynamics in Amazonian trees41
Root‐associated fungal communities are influenced more by soils than by plant‐host root traits in a Chinese tropical forest41
A C 2 H 2 zinc fi41
Lianas increase lightning‐caused disturbance severity in a tropical forest41
Contrasting and conserved roles of NPR pathways in diverged land plant lineages41
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