OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Plant Journal is 3. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

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Plant responses and adaptations to a changing climate	297
RUVBL proteins are involved in plant gametophyte development	145
Phototropin switches between cis‐ and trans‐autophosphorylation in light‐induced chloroplast relocation in Marchantia polymorpha	142
Gene family rearrangements and transcriptional priming drive the evolution of vegetative desiccation tolerance in Selaginella	139
Enhanced sensitivity of TAPscan v4 enables comprehensive analysis of streptophyte transcription factor evolution	130
Epistasis between genetic variations on MdMYB109 and MdHXK1 exerts a large effect on sugar content in apple fruit	130
The calcium sensor AtCML8 contributes to Arabidopsis plant cell growth by modulating the brassinosteroid signaling pathway	116
RETRACTED: Potato CYCLING DOF FACTOR 1 and its lncRNA counterpart StFLORE link tuber development and drought response	113
Deep learning‐based association analysis of root image data and cucumber yield	98
Population‐level transcriptomes reveal gene expression and splicing underlying cadmium accumulation in barley	90
Proximity‐dependent biotinylation identifies a suite of candidate effector proteins from Fusarium graminearum	90
Closing the protein gap in plant chronobiology	88
Small molecule RHP1 promotes root hair tip growth by acting upstream of the RHD6‐RSL4‐dependent transcriptional pathway and ROP signaling in plants	86
Differential modulation of Target of Rapamycin activity under single and combined iron and sulfur deficiency in tomato plants	85
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CiKN1 and CiKN6 are involved in leaf development in citrus by regulating CimiR164	73
Multi‐omics analyses reveal the importance of chromoplast plastoglobules in carotenoid accumulation in citrus fruit	72
Natural variation in Brachypodium distachyon responses to combined abiotic stresses	71
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UGT76F1 glycosylates an isomer of the C7‐necic acid component of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Arabidopsis thaliana	68
The coordinated regulation of early meiotic stages is dominated by non‐coding RNAs and stage‐specific transcription in wheat	65
Warm wheat does not rust – how wheat resists stripe rust when temperatures rise	64
Announcing the TPJ Foundation Review series	64
Grow with the flow – microfluidics to study root hairs	63
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Thank you to reviewers	59
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Impaired cell growth under ammonium stress explained by modeling the energy cost of vacuole expansion in tomato leaves	55
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A comparative full‐length transcriptomic resource provides insight into the perennial monocarpic mass flowering	52
Metabolic priming in G6PDH isoenzyme‐replaced tobacco lines improves stress tolerance and seed yields via altering assimilate partitioning	51
An inducible potato (E,E)‐farnesol synthase confers tolerance against bacterial pathogens in potato and tobacco	51
Substrate promiscuity of acyltransferases contributes to the diversity of hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives in purple coneflower	51
Dynamic light‐ and acetate‐dependent regulation of the proteome and lysine acetylome of Chlamydomonas	49
AnNLRintegrated domain toolkit to identify plant pathogen effector targets	48
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cis‐Regulatory variation affecting gene expression contributes to the improvement of maize kernel size	47
Genetic mapping and transcriptome profiling of a chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) mutant identifies a novel locus (CaEl) regulating organ size and early vigor	47
Wounding induces a peroxisomal H₂O₂ decrease via glycolate oxidase‐catalase switch dependent on glutamate receptor‐like channel‐supported Ca²⁺ signaling in	46
Root growth of monocotyledons and dicotyledons is limited by different tissues	46
Assembly of CpcL‐phycobilisomes	46
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Genome architecture and genetic diversity of allopolyploid okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)	44
A revised view on the evolution of glutamine synthetase isoenzymes in plants	44
Broad‐spectrum stress tolerance conferred by suppressing jasmonate signaling attenuation in Arabidopsis JASMONIC ACID OXIDASE mutants	43
The ScAPD1‐like gene from the desert moss Syntrichia caninervis enhances resistance to Verticillium dahliae via phenylpropanoid gene regulation	43
The tomato P69 subtilase family is involved in resistance to bacterial wilt	43
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Untargeted metabolomic analyses reveal the diversity and plasticity of the specialized metabolome in seeds of different Camelina sativa genotypes	42
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BnaCRCs with domestication preference positively correlate with the seed‐setting rate of canola	41
Chromatin accessibility mediated transcriptome changes contribute to flavor substance alterations and jasmonic acid hyperaccumulation during oolong tea withering process	41
THIAMIN REQUIRING2 is involved in thiamin diphosphate biosynthesis and homeostasis	40
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The ALOG family members OsG1L1 and OsG1L2 regulate inflorescence branching in rice	40
Elucidation of myricetin biosynthesis in Morella rubra of the Myricaceae	40
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Lycopene ε‐cyclase mediated transition of α‐carotene and β‐carotene metabolic flow in carrot fleshy root	39
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Deep learning can predict subgenome dominance in ancient but not in neo/synthetic polyploidized genomes	38
Concerted cis and trans effects underpin heightened defense gene expression in multi‐herbivore‐resistant maize lines	38
Sensing and regulation of C and N metabolism – novel features and mechanisms of the TOR and SnRK1 signaling pathways	38
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Mutations that alter Arabidopsis flavonoid metabolism affect the circadian clock	38
CROWN ROOTLESS1 binds DNA with a relaxed specificity and activates OsROP and OsbHLH044 genes involved in crown root formation in rice	38

Genome‐wide association study reveals the genetic basis for petal‐size formation in rapeseed (Brassica napus) and CRISPR‐Cas9‐mediated mutagenesis of BnFHY3 for pet	37
Legume‐wide comparative analysis of pod shatter locus PDH1 reveals phaseoloid specificity, high cowpea expression, and stress responsive genomic context	37
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LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1 (LHP1) partially inhibits the transcriptional activation of FT by MYB73 and regulates flowering in Arabidopsis	37
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Arabidopsis trigalactosyldiacylglycerol1 mutants reveal a critical role for phosphtidylcholine remodeling in lipid homeostasis	37
Genomic asymmetric epigenetic modification of transposable elements is involved in gene expression regulation of allopolyploid Brassica napus	37
Two independent cis‐acting elements are required for the guard cell‐specific expression of SCAP1, which is essential for late stomatal development	37
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A vertically transmitted amalgavirus is present in certain accessions of the bryophyte Physcomitrium patens	37
Alternative splicing of CsbHLH133 regulates geraniol biosynthesis in tea plants	36
Genome‐wide identification and characterization of exapted transposable elements in the large genome of sunflower (Helianthus annuusL.)	36
Poly(A) polymerase 1 contributes to competence acquisition of pollen tubes growing through the style inArabidopsis thaliana	36
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Trait association and prediction through integrative k‐mer analysis	36
The histone chaperones ASF1 and HIRA are required for telomere length and 45S rDNA copy number homeostasis	36
Synergistic actions of three MYB transcription factors underpins the high accumulation of myricetin in Morella rubra	35
Protein stability governed by α1–2 helices in Pvr4 is essential for localization and cell death	35
Plant genome editing: ever more precise and wide reaching	35
Phospholipase Dδ and phosphatidic acid mediate heat‐induced nuclear localization of glyceraldehyde‐3‐phosphate dehydrogenase in Arabidopsis	34
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Towards smart and sustainable development of modern berry cultivars in Europe	34
Altered chromatin conformation and transcriptional regulation in watermelon following genome doubling	34
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Identification of the genome‐wide distribution of cyanobacterial group‐2 sigma factor SigE, accountable for its regulon	34
Strigolactone mimic 2‐nitrodebranone is highly active in Arabidopsis growth and development	34
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The transcription factor MYC1 interacts with FIT to negatively regulate iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana	33
AgroLux: bioluminescent Agrobacterium to improve molecular pharming and study plant immunity	33
A mutation in Zeaxanthin epoxidase contributes to orange coloration and alters carotenoid contents in pepper fruit (Capsicum annuum)	33
Ancient rapid functional differentiation and fixation of the duplicated members in riceDofgenes after whole genome duplication	33
Proteins associated with the Arabidopsis thaliana plastid rhomboid‐like protein RBL10	33
Global analysis of boron‐induced ribosome stalling reveals its effects on translation termination and unique regulation by AUG‐stops in Arabidopsis shoots	33
Arabidopsis callus grafts: a system to study symplasmic intercellular macromolecular transport and gene silencing spread	33
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Efficient Cas9 multiplex editing using unspaced sgRNA arrays engineering in a Potato virus X vector	32
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G‐U base‐paired hpRNA confers potent inhibition of small RNA function in plants	32
Profiling of RNA editing events in plant organellar transcriptomes with high‐throughput sequencing	31
Solanum pennellii (LA5240) backcross inbred lines (BILs) for high resolution mapping in tomato	31
A Golgi‐localized glycosyltransferase, OsGT14;1, is required for growth of both roots and shoots in rice	31
Seeing red: a modified RUBY reporter assay for visualizing in planta protein–protein interactions	31
Phenylalanine treatment induces tomato resistance to Tuta absoluta via increased accumulation of benzenoid/phenylpropanoid volatiles serving as defense signals	31
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Insights into U‐to‐C RNA editing from the lycophyte Phylloglossum drummondii	30
The MdMYB44‐MdTPR1 repressive complex inhibits MdCCD4 and MdCYP97A3 expression through histone deacetylation to regulate carotenoid biosynthesis in apple	30
A complex receptor locus confers responsiveness to necrosis and ethylene‐inducing like peptides in Brassica napus	30
In conversation with Dr. Moe Abbas	30
Recruitment of HAB1 and SnRK2.2 by C2‐domain protein CAR1 in plasma membrane ABA signaling	30
DICER‐LIKE1a autoregulation based on intronic microRNA processing is required for stress adaptation in Physcomitrium patens	29
The chromosome‐scale assembly of the Salvia rosmarinus genome provides insight into carnosic acid biosynthesis	29
How tobacco mosaic virus goes the distance	29
There is an alternative: Posttranscriptional regulation as a response to abscisic acid	29
Distinct composition and amplification dynamics of transposable elements in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)	29
A large sequenced mutant library – valuable reverse genetic resource that covers 98% of sorghum genes	29
Cytonuclear interplay in auto‐ and allopolyploids: a multifaceted perspective from the Festuca‐Lolium complex	29
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Transcriptional responses to gibberellin in the maize tassel and control by DELLA domain proteins	29
Reciprocal allopolyploid grasses (Festuca × Lolium) display stable patterns of genome dominance	29
Genome‐wide association study of multiyear dynamic growth traits in hybrid Liriodendron identifies robust genetic loci associated with growth trajectories	28
Nitrate alleviates ammonium toxicity in Brassica napus by coordinating rhizosphere and cell pH and ammonium assimilation	28
Bibenzyl synthesis in Cannabis sativa L.	28
An automated workflow that generates atom mappings for large‐scale metabolic models and its application to Arabidopsis thaliana	28
First investigation into the genetic control of meiosis in sugarcane	28
Protein interactome of 3′,5′‐cAMP reveals its role in regulating the actin cytoskeleton	28
Probing the functions of friedelane‐type triterpene cyclases from four celastrol‐producing plants	28
High‐resolution bulked segregant analysis enables candidate gene identification for bacterial wilt resistance in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.)	28
GhMYB30‐GhMUR3 affects fiber elongation and secondary wall thickening in cotton	28
Phototropin phosphorylation of ROOT PHOTOTROPISM 2 and its role in mediating phototropism, leaf positioning, and chloroplast accumulation movement in Arabidopsis	28
Integration of the SMXL/D53 strigolactone signalling repressors in the model of shoot branching regulation in Pisum sativum	27
An atlas of the Norway spruce needle seasonal transcriptome	27
Uniparental silencing of 5S rRNA genes in plant allopolyploids – insights from Cardamine (Brassicaceae)	27
The interplay of homology‐directed repair pathways in the repair of zebularine‐induced DNA–protein crosslinks in Arabidopsis	27
Chlorophyll dephytylase 1 and chlorophyll synthase: a chlorophyll salvage pathway for the turnover of photosystems I and II	27
Knockout of stigmatic ascorbate peroxidase 1 (APX1) delays pollen rehydration and germination by mediating ROS homeostasis in Brassica napus L.	27
Multi‐scale mechanisms driving root regeneration: From regeneration competence to tissue repatterning	27
Integration of C3H15‐mediated transcriptional and post‐transcriptional regulation confers plant thermotolerance in Arabidopsis	27
In vivo functional analysis of the structural domains of FLUORESCENT (FLU)	27
Characterization of two CYP80 enzymes provides insights into aporphine alkaloid skeleton formation in Aristolochia contorta	27

In conversation with Dr. Marco Incarbone	27
Independent regulation of strigolactones and blumenols during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in rice	27
Bioenergy sorghum stem growth regulation: intercalary meristem localization, development, and gene regulatory network analysis	26
Feeling the heat: discovery of a feedback loop regulating thermotolerance in tomato and Arabidopsis	26
Research strategies for single‐cell transcriptome analysis in plant leaves	26
A global survey of the transcriptome of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) based on single‐molecule long‐read isoform sequencing	25
Alternative splicing of OsGS1;1 affects nitrogen‐use efficiency, grain development, and amylose content in rice	25
Effects of demographic history on recombination hotspots in soybean	25
TINY BRANCHED HAIR functions in multicellular trichome development through an ethylene pathway in Cucumis sativus L.	25
GIGANTEA accelerates wheat heading time through gene interactions converging on FLOWERING LOCUS T1	25
Need for speed: a breakthrough speed breeding protocol for hemp	25
Acetylation of conserved lysines fine‐tunes mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase activity in land plants	25
Diverse and mobile:eccDNA‐based identification of carrot low‐copy‐numberLTRretrotransposons active in callus cultures	25
CYTOKININ RESPONSE FACTOR 2 is involved in modulating the salt stress response	25
Trehalose along with ABA promotes the salt tolerance of Avicennia marina by regulating Na⁺ transport	24
The auxin‐responsive CsSPL9‐CsGH3.4 module finely regulates auxin levels to suppress the development of adventitious roots in tea (Camellia sinensis)	24
Perception and processing of stress signals by plant mitochondria	24
Poly ADP‐ribose polymerase‐1 promotes seed‐setting rate by facilitating gametophyte development and meiosis in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	24
miR394 modulates brassinosteroid signaling to regulate hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis	24
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Mitochondrial ATP synthase subunit d, a component of the peripheral stalk, is essential for growth and heat stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana	24
Advances in mass spectrometry imaging for plant metabolomics—Expanding the analytical toolbox	24
A night shift for histone methylation in DNA damage control	24
Diurnal control of H3K27me1 deposition shapes expression of a subset of cell cycle and DNA damage response genes	24
A chromosome‐scale assembly of Brassica carinata (BBCC) accession HC20 containing resistance to multiple pathogens and an early generation assessment of introgressions into B. jun	24
The C₂H₂‐type zinc finger transcription factor ZmDi19‐7 regulates plant height and organ size by promoting cell size in maize	24
Context‐dependent antisense transcription from a neighboring gene interferes with the expression of mNeonGreen as a functional in vivo fluorescent reporter in the chloroplast of C	24
Evolutionary and immune‐activating character analyses of NLR genes in algae suggest the ancient origin of plant intracellular immune receptors	24
Cytogenetic characterization of EPSPS gene amplification in glyphosate‐resistant Hordeum glaucum and Bromus diandrus from Australia	24
Continual improvement of CRISPR‐induced multiplex mutagenesis in Arabidopsis	24
Disruption of aldehyde dehydrogenase decreases cell wall‐bound p‐hydroxycinnamates and improves cell wall digestibility in rice	24
Diversity of funnel plasmodesmata in angiosperms: the impact of geometry on plasmodesmal resistance	24
Amplification dynamics of miniature inverted‐repeat transposable elements and their impact on rice trait variability	23
The involvement of allosteric effectors and post‐translational modifications in the control of plant central carbon metabolism	23
Loss of daylength sensitivity by splice site mutation in Cannabis pseudo‐response regulator	23
CsPM5.2, a phosphate transporter protein‐like gene, promotes powdery mildew resistance in cucumber	23
Identification and characterization of xanthone biosynthetic genes contributing to the vivid red coloration of red‐flowered gentian	23
Plant nucleoside N‐ribohydrolases: riboside binding and role in nitrogen storage mobilization	23
Barley Ror1 encodes a class XI myosin required for mlo‐based broad‐spectrum resistance to the fungal powdery mildew pathogen	23
High‐quality chromosome‐level genomes of Cucumis metuliferus and Cucumis melo provide insight into Cucumis genome evolution	23
Genetic mapping identifies a rice naringenin O‐glucosyltransferase that influences insect resistance	23
Lysine acetylation regulates moonlighting activity of the E2 subunit of the chloroplast pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in Chlamydomonas	23
Promotion of apoplastic oxidative burst by artificially selected GhCBSX3A enhances Verticillium dahliae resistance in upland cotton	23
High‐throughput measuring of meiotic recombination rates in barley pollen nuclei using Crystal Digital PCR^TM	23
Proteome‐wide lysine acetylation profiling to investigate the involvement of histone deacetylase HDA5 in the salt stress response of Arabidopsis leaves	23
Parallel adaptation to lower altitudes is associated with enhanced plasticity in Heliosperma pusillum (Caryophyllaceae)	23
An Arabidopsis expression predictor enables inference of transcriptional regulators for gene modules	23
A protein kinase–major sperm protein gene hijacked by a necrotrophic fungal pathogen triggers disease susceptibility in wheat	23
Advances and applications of single‐cell omics technologies in plant research	23
HSP70A promotes the photosynthetic activity of marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum under high temperature	23
Domestication has altered gene expression and secondary metabolites in pea seed coat	23
Don't let go: co‐fractionation mass spectrometry for untargeted mapping of protein–metabolite interactomes	23
Subgenome‐dominant expression and alternative splicing in response to Sclerotinia infection in polyploid Brassica napus and progenitors	23
Cotton GhNAC4 promotes drought tolerance by regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis and ribosomal protein homeostasis	23
Identification of candidate genes in cotton associated with specific seed traits and their initial functional characterization in Arabidopsis	22
Growth‐regulating factors: conserved and divergent roles in plant growth and development and potential value for crop improvement	22
Phase separation of chromatin and small RNA pathways in plants	22
Local regulation of auxin transport in root‐apex transition zone mediates aluminium‐induced Arabidopsis root‐growth inhibition	22
Disentangling the link between leaf photosynthesis and turgor in fruit growth	22
A tau class glutathione S‐transferase in tea plant, CsGSTU45, facilitates tea plant susceptibility to Colletotrichum camelliae infection mediated by jasmonate signaling pathwa	22
A Phytophthora infestansRXLR effector AVR8 suppresses plant immunity by targeting a desumoylating isopeptidase DeSI2	22
The MpNAC72/MpERF105‐MpMYB10b module regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis in Malus ‘Profusion’ leaves infected with Gymnosporangium yamadae	22
An R‐R‐type MYB transcription factor promotes non‐climacteric pepper fruit carotenoid pigment biosynthesis	22
Molecular insights into plant desiccation tolerance: transcriptomics, proteomics and targeted metabolite profiling in Craterostigma plantagineum	22
Exploring the alpha‐gliadin locus: the 33‐mer peptide with six overlapping coeliac disease epitopes in Triticum aestivum is derived from a subgroup of Aegilops tauschii	22
PIN2/3/4 auxin carriers mediate root growth inhibition under conditions of boron deprivation in Arabidopsis	22
RBOHF activates stomatal immunity by modulating both reactive oxygen species and apoplastic pH dynamics in Arabidopsis	22
Chromatin and regulatory differentiation between bundle sheath and mesophyll cells in maize	22
Natural variation of ZmCGT1 is responsible for isoorientin accumulation in maize silk	22
The transcriptome of soybean reproductive tissues subjected to water deficit, heat stress, and a combination of water deficit and heat stress	22
The CaMYB340 transcription factor induces chilling injury in post‐harvest bell pepper by inhibiting fatty acid desaturation	22
TCP15 interacts with GOLDEN2‐LIKE 1 to control cotyledon opening in Arabidopsis	22
Genomic insights into recent species divergence in Nicotiana benthamiana and natural variation in Rdr1 gene controlling viral susceptibility	22
The transcription factor PtoMYB142 enhances drought tolerance in Populus tomentosa by regulating gibberellin catabolism	22
The miR159a‐PeMYB33 module regulates poplar adventitious rooting through the abscisic acid signal pathway	22
Phylogeny and disparate selection signatures suggest two genetically independent domestication events in pea (Pisum L.)	22
Acetylation of homogalacturonan and rhamnogalacturonan‐I is catalyzed by a suite of trichome birefringence‐like proteins	22
Leaves and stolons transcriptomic analysis provide insight into the role of phytochrome F in potato flowering and tuberization	22
Fine mapping and cloning of the major seed protein quantitative trait loci on soybean chromosome 20	21
Mechanisms shaping the synergism of zeaxanthin and PsbS in photoprotective energy dissipation in the photosynthetic apparatus of plants	21
The APETALA2a/DWARF/BRASSINAZOLE‐RESISTANT 1 module contributes to carotenoid synthesis in tomato fruits	21
Acyl‐turnover of acylplastoquinol enhances recovery of photodamaged PSII in Synechocystis	21
The auronidin flavonoid pigments of the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha form polymers that modify cell wall properties	21
Molecular insights into OPR gene family in Saccharum identified a ScOPR2 gene could enhance plant disease resistance	21
MYB30 and ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3 antagonistically modulate root hair growth in Arabidopsis	21
Structure–activity relationship of 2,4‐D correlates auxinic activity with the induction of somatic embryogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana	21
Analysis of sticky generative cell mutants reveals that suppression of callose deposition in the generative cell is necessary for generative cell internalization and differentiation in Arabi	21
Kinesin‐1‐like protein PSS1 is essential for full‐length homologous pairing and synapsis in rice meiosis	21
The pattern of DNA methylation alteration, and its association with the changes of gene expression and alternative splicing during phosphate starvation in tomato	21
Mass spectrometry‐based quantification and spatial localization of small organic acid exudates in plant roots under phosphorus deficiency and aluminum toxicity	21
Multi‐environment association study highlights candidate genes for robust agronomic quantitative trait loci in a novel worldwide Capsicum core collection	21
BBX21 reduces abscisic acid sensitivity, mesophyll conductance and chloroplast electron transport capacity to increase photosynthesis and water use efficiency in potato plants cultivated under moderat	21
Cell wall remodeling confers plant architecture with distinct wall structure in Nelumbo nucifera	21
Phylogenomic insights into the diversity and evolution of RPW8‐NLRs and their partners in plants	21
Genomics reveal a complicated past and suggest a possible future for Nicotiana benthamiana	21