Plant Journal

Papers
(The median citation count of Plant Journal is 4. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Lycopene ε‐cyclase mediated transition of α‐carotene and β‐carotene metabolic flow in carrot fleshy root133
Thecellulose synthase‐like F3(CslF3) gene mediates cell wall polysaccharide synthesis and affects root growth and differentiation in barley104
Isocitrate lyase promotes Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici susceptibility in wheat (Triticum aestivum) by suppressing accumulation of glyoxylate cycle intermediates100
Midday water use efficiency in sorghum is linked to faster stomatal closure rate, lower stomatal aperture and higher stomatal density97
The chromosome‐scale assembly of the Salvia rosmarinus genome provides insight into carnosic acid biosynthesis92
Protein interaction mapping reveals widespread targeting of development‐related host transcription factors by phytoplasma effectors86
Genomics reveal a complicated past and suggest a possible future for Nicotiana benthamiana84
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Differential regulation of calcium‐activated plant kinases in Arabidopsis thaliana79
Loss of daylength sensitivity by splice site mutation in Cannabis pseudo‐response regulator74
Translation Co‐factor PABP ‐interacting protein 11 moonlights as a transcriptional activator to modulate callose synthesis gene expression73
Characterization of an α‐ketoglutarate‐dependent oxygenase involved in converting 2‐(2‐phenylethyl)chromones into 2‐styrylchromones in agarwood72
Cell wall remodeling confers plant architecture with distinct wall structure in Nelumbo nucifera71
GIGANTEA accelerates wheat heading time through gene interactions converging on FLOWERING LOCUS T171
Genetic dissection of ear‐related trait divergence between maize and teosinte70
Raffinose positively regulates maize drought tolerance by reducing leaf transpiration69
Integrated analyses of metabolome, leaf anatomy, epigenome, and transcriptome under different light intensities reveal dynamic regulation of histone modifications on the high light adaptation in 68
Evolutionary and immune‐activating character analyses of NLR genes in algae suggest the ancient origin of plant intracellular immune receptors68
A tau class glutathione S‐transferase in tea plant, CsGSTU45, facilitates tea plant susceptibility to Colletotrichum camelliae infection mediated by jasmonate signaling pathwa68
Leaf angle regulation toward a maize smart canopy67
Synergistic actions of three MYB transcription factors underpins the high accumulation of myricetin in Morella rubra67
Role of an endodermis‐specific miR858b‐MYB1L module in the regulation of Taxol biosynthesis in Taxus mairei67
Jasmonate primes plant responses to extracellular ATP66
Profiling of RNA editing events in plant organellar transcriptomes with high‐throughput sequencing66
Independent regulation of strigolactones and blumenols during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in rice66
THIAMIN REQUIRING2 is involved in thiamin diphosphate biosynthesis and homeostasis66
Uniparental silencing of 5S rRNA genes in plant allopolyploids – insights from Cardamine (Brassicaceae65
Cotton GhNAC4 promotes drought tolerance by regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis and ribosomal protein homeostasis64
Studying ER‐membrane contact sites in plants using the optogenetic approach: Taking the LiMETER as an example63
Multi‐proteomic profiling indicates potential regulatory signatures underlying rice resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae62
CRC1 confers heat tolerance by modulating meiotic DSB formation and repair in rice61
Synteny‐based comparative pan‐genome reveals a male‐specific FT gene underlying flowering time dim61
Genetic basis for repeated evolution of compound leaves over deep time61
The ScAPD1‐like gene from the desert moss Syntrichia caninervis enhances resistance to Verticillium dahliae via phenylpropanoid gene regulation59
PDR9 allelic variation and MYB63 modulate nutrient‐dependent coumarin homeostasis in Arabidopsis58
High temperature induces MdGATA15 to suppress anthocyanin accumulation in apple peels58
Stress combination: from genes to ecosystems58
Growth‐regulating factors: conserved and divergent roles in plant growth and development and potential value for crop improvement57
Protein stability governed by α1–2 helices in Pvr4 is essential for localization and cell death55
Genetic effects on chromatin accessibility reveal the molecular mechanisms of complex traits in maize55
Regulation of vacuole fusion in stomata by dephosphorylation of the HOPS subunit VPS3954
AFL1 is a phosphoinositide phosphate‐ and actin‐binding protein53
The transcription factor MYC1 interacts with FIT to negatively regulate iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana52
A chromosome‐scale assembly of Brassica carinata (BBCC) accession HC20 containing resistance to multiple pathogens and an early generation assessment of introgressions into B. jun52
Distinct composition and amplification dynamics of transposable elements in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)51
CEPR1 regulates Arabidopsis thaliana root architecture by modulating auxin production via NIT150
Integrated multi‐omics analyses provide new insights into genomic variation landscape and regulatory network candidate genes associated with walnut endocarp48
Diversification and evolution of serine/arginine‐rich splicing factors in plants48
Conquering new grounds: plant organellar C‐to‐U RNA editing factors can be functional in the plant cytosol48
BRUTUSLIKE1 ( BTSL1 ) and BTSL2 48
Molecular insights into OPR gene family in Saccharum identified a ScOPR2 gene could enhance plant disease resistance47
Poly(A) polymerase 1 contributes to competence acquisition of pollen tubes growing through the style inArabidopsis thaliana47
Identification of candidate genes in cotton associated with specific seed traits and their initial functional characterization in Arabidopsis46
Roots on steroids – how progestogens and androgens influence root morphology of angiosperms46
ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANCE GENE2 confers fungal resistance in sorghum46
Metabolic priming in G6PDH isoenzyme‐replaced tobacco lines improves stress tolerance and seed yields via altering assimilate partitioning46
Genetic mapping and transcriptome profiling of a chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) mutant identifies a novel locus (CaEl) regulating organ size and early vigor46
Tasselyzer, a machine learning method to quantify maize anther exertion, based on PlantCV46
Genomic asymmetric epigenetic modification of transposable elements is involved in gene expression regulation of allopolyploid Brassica napus45
LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1 (LHP1) partially inhibits the transcriptional activation of FT by MYB73 and regulates flowering in Arabidopsis45
PbGBF3 enhances salt response in pear by upregulating PbAPL2 and PbSDH1 and reducing ABA‐mediated salt sensitivity45
Advances in mass spectrometry imaging for plant metabolomics—Expanding the analytical toolbox45
Regulation as key to fulfilling the promises of agricultural genomics: Going beyond bottlenecks in plant gene technology development45
The DnaJ1 heat shock protein interacts with the flavanone 3‐hydroxylase‐like protein F3HL to synergistically enhance drought tolerance by scavenging 44
Long non‐coding RNA Cslnc256 regulates tea plant resistance to anthracnose by suppressing CsmiR395<44
Phytochrome‐interacting factor 1b ( SlPIF1b ) affects the fruit quality of tomato by regulating chloroplast development43
Characterization of two CYP80 enzymes provides insights into aporphine alkaloid skeleton formation in Aristolochia contorta43
DNA methylation controls the expression of tanshinone synthesis genes and the tanshinone accumulation in Salvia miltiorrhiza 43
Mechanistic basis of plant hormone transport by ABC transporters: Insights from cryo‐ EM structure43
Functional genetics of rice PISTILLATA genes reveals new roles and target genes in flowering time,43
Subgenome‐dominant expression and alternative splicing in response to Sclerotinia infection in polyploid Brassica napus and progenitors42
Cytonuclear interplay in auto‐ and allopolyploids: a multifaceted perspective from the Festuca‐Lolium complex42
Field study of the fire‐blight‐resistant cisgenic apple line C44.4.14641
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Beta‐tested: AGT2 is a key player in β‐alanine metabolism40
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Chlorophyll b is essential for the growth, photoprotection, and photosystem I assembly in wheat39
GIFTdb: a useful gene database for plant fruit traits improving38
Too hot to defend: elevated temperature compromises systemic acquired resistance38
A root‐knot nematode effector targets the Arabidopsis cysteine protease RD21A for degradation to suppress plant defense and promote parasitism38
Genomic signatures of inbreeding and mutation load in tree ferns37
Class II knotted‐like homeodomain protein SlKN5 with BEL1‐like homeodomain proteins suppresses fruit greening in tomato fruit37
Extensive remodeling during Chlamydomonas reinhardtii zygote maturation leads to highly resistant zygospores37
Stop the flow: Improving somatic embryogenesis using auxin transport inhibitors37
TaGASR25 interacts with TaC3HC4 to modulate seed dormancy and germination in common wheat37
SGAM1 orchestrates salt tolerance by balancing mitochondrial translation and ROS homeostasis in Arabidopsis37
Defense‐related callose synthase PMR4 promotes root hair callose deposition and adaptation to phosphate deficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana36
Genome‐wide profiling the integration patterns with T7PCR36
The MdGAMYBMdHVA22g module confers drought tolerance by mediating γ‐aminobutyric acid content and reactive oxygen species scavenging36
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Biodiscoveries within the Australian plant genus Eremophila based on international and interdisciplinary collaboration: results and perspectives on outstanding ethical dilemmas36
The interplay between ScSWEET11 promoters and Paracidovorax avenae effectors regulate resistance in sugarcane36
An improved biolistic‐based method ( BPIS ) for identifying protein interactions of transcription factors in plants36
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Natural variation of Alfin‐like family affects seed size and drought tolerance in rice35
Nutri‐cereal tissue‐specific transcriptome atlas during development: Functional integration of gene expression to identify mineral uptake pathways in little millet (Panicum sumatrense)35
Problematic use of sustainability claims in recent scientific literature on crop gene technologies: toward improving practices and communication35
The Arabidopsis DNA glycosylase MBD4L repairs the nuclear genome in vivo35
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Pan‐analysis of intra‐ and inter‐species diversity reveals a group of highly variable immune receptor genes in rice34
Enabling Medicago truncatula forward genetics: identification of genetic crossing partner for R108 and development of mapping resources for Tnt1 mutants34
Multi‐omics analyses of sid2 mutant reflect the need of isochorismate synthase ICS1 to cope with sulfur limitation in Arabidopsis thaliana34
Constructing epigenetic regulatory landscapes of plant lncRNAs —an exploration utilizing the novel specialized platform PERl34
Consequences of interspecific plant hybridization on metabolic diversity in naturally occurring hybrid swarms34
LsRTDv1, a reference transcript dataset for accurate transcript‐specific expression analysis in lettuce34
How metabolism and development are intertwined in space and time34
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Pine has two glutamine synthetase paralogs, GS1b.1 and GS1b.2, exhibiting distinct biochemical properties33
Arabidopsis hydathodes are sites of auxin accumulation and nutrient scavenging33
Pan‐genome and multi‐parental framework for high‐resolution trait dissection in melon ( Cucumis melo )33
Cytokinin‐responsive P‐type cyclins control Arabidopsis radial style morphology33
A leaf‐emanated signal orchestrates grain size and number in response to maternal resources33
The D‐mannose/L‐galactose pathway plays a predominant role in ascorbate biosynthesis in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha but is not regulated by light and oxidative stress33
The plant Diaminopelargonic acid aminotransferase uses spermidine as its amino donor33
Redox buffering and H2O2 orchestrate the vegetative development of Marchantia polymorpha33
RETRACTION: Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of a large, diverse population of maize near‐isogenic lines33
Mapping of specialized metabolite terms onto a plant phylogeny using text mining and large language models33
Characterization of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid methyltransferases in Liriodendron chinense provides insights into the phylogenic basis of angiosperm alkaloid diversity32
Long‐term rain exclusion in a Mediterranean forest: response of physiological and physico‐chemical traits of Quercus pubescens across seasons32
LcASR enhances tolerance to abiotic stress in Leymus chinensis and Arabidopsis thaliana by improving photosynthetic performance32
Unique structural attributes of the PSINDH supercomplex in Physcomitrium patens32
FRIENDLY ( FMT ) is an RNA binding protein associated with cytosoli32
Development of Aegilops comosa and Aegilops caudata‐specific molecular markers and fluorescence in situ hybridization probes based on specific‐locus amplified fragment sequencing32
Cellulose assembles into helical bundles of uniform handedness in cell walls with abnormal pectin composition32
The terminal enzymatic step in piperine biosynthesis is co‐localized with the product piperine in specialized cells of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.)32
GhHAM regulates GoPGF‐dependent gland development and contributes to broad‐spectrum pest resistance in cotton32
ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5 (HY5) and HY5 HOMOLOGUE (HYH) maintain shade avoidance suppression in UV‐B32
The miR399UBC24 module regulates starch metabolism through SlAGPS131
Defining upstream enhancing and inhibiting sequence patterns for plant peroxisome targeting signal type 1 using large‐scale in silico and in vivo analyses31
The evolutionary trajectories and gene regulatory roles of nuclear‐integrated plastid DNA: clues for enhancing environmental adaptation in Caryophyllales31
AHP4 : a ‘dimmer’ for cytokinin signalling under osmotic stress31
Variation in relaxation of non‐photochemical quenching between the founder genotypes of the soybean ( Glycine max ) nested association mapping population31
MdMYB44 ‐like positively regulates salt and drought tolerance via the MdPYL8‐MdPP2CA module in apple31
OsPUB9 modulates leaf angle and grain size through the brassinosteroid signaling pathway in rice31
Barley yellow dwarf virus‐GAV 17K protein disrupts thiamine biosynthesis to facilitate viral infection in plants31
GhDMT7‐mediated DNA methylation dynamics enhance starch and sucrose metabolism pathways to confer salt tolerance in cotton31
Exploring the substrate promiscuity and functional residues of UGT73 family enzymes in Entada phaseoloides31
RtNAC081 promotes salt tolerance and plant growth linked to brassinosteroid/abscisic acid signaling in Reaumuria trigyna31
PlantPan: A comprehensive multi‐species plant pan‐genome database30
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PbABCG1 and PbABCG2 transporters are required for the emission of floral monoterpenes in Phalaenopsis bellina30
PlantGENE: Advancing plant transformation through community engagement30
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Novel mechanism of MicroRNA408 in callus formation from rice mature embryo30
A quantitative assay for the efficiency of RNA‐guided genome editing in plants30
Circadian times they are a‐changing – through flavonoids30
BoSKU5BoARF8 complex modulates leaf margin development via the BoUIF1 29
Increasingly amplified stimulation mediated by TaNAC69‐B is crucial for the leaf senescence in wheat29
Eco‐physiology of maize crops under combined stresses29
Polyploidy‐mediated variations in glutamate receptor proteins linked to Fusarium wilt resistance in upland cotton29
Genetic basis of maize stalk strength decoded via linkage and association mapping29
A Ghd7‐centered regulatory network provides a mechanistic approximation to optimal heterosis in an elite rice hybrid29
Wheat breeding during and after the “green revolution” contributed to the reduced use of elite nitrogen metabolism alleles linked to nitrogen use efficiency29
MORN motif‐containing protein OsMORN1 and OsMORN2 are crucial for rice pollen viability and cold tolerance28
Keep your hormones in check: microRNA 394 finetunes brassinosteroid signalling28
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A CRISPR/Cas9 mutant resource for OsSm RNA‐binding genes in rice28
Rice BARENTSZ genes are required to maintain floral developmental stability against temperature fluctuations28
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A FRIENDLY connection: how mRNAs get recruited to the mitochondrial surface28
Transcription factor PgCDF2 enhances heat tolerance of Physalis grisea by activating heat shock transcription factors PgHSFA1 28
Characterization of FLOWERING LOCUS T ‐related genes and their putative gene regulatory network in semi‐winter 28
Fine mapping of meiotic crossovers inBrassica oleraceareveals patterns and variations depending on direction and combination of crosses28
Suppressing a β‐1,3‐glucanase gene expression increases the seed and fibre yield in cotton28
The E3 ligase TaGW2L mediates the ubiquitination and degradation of TaHMT27
miR827 increases susceptibility to Alternaria alternata by shearing the mRNAs of low‐affinity phosphate transporters PHT5‐2 and PHT5‐3 in apple27
lncRNA1471 mediates tomato‐ripening initiation by binding to the ASR 27
Investigating the dynamics of protein–protein interactions in plants27
Exploring genomic regions and genes modulating plant height and flag leaf morphology in rice27
Cold‐adaptive evolution at the reproductive stage in Geng/japonica subspecies reveals the role of OsMAPK3 and OsLEA927
BIL7 enhances plant growth by regulating the transcription factor BIL1/BZR1 during brassinosteroid signaling27
SlMYB86SlXTH23 module positively assists ALA ‐alleviated growth inhi27
Genetic dissection of internode length confers improvement for ideal plant architecture in maize27
Computational metabolomics reveals overlooked chemodiversity of alkaloid scaffolds in Piper fimbriulatum27
Slmsh1 ‐induced heritable enhancement of traits for tomato breeding improvement27
A fully sequenced collection of homozygous EMS mutants for forward and reverse genetic screens in Arabidopsis thaliana27
MatK impacts differential chloroplast translation by limiting spliced tRNA‐K(UUU) abundance27
The clathrin adaptor ECA4 negatively regulates plant immunity through modulating BDA1 levels27
New patterns in the wall: β‐1,2‐xylosyltransferases catalyse a novel, conserved xylan modification27
Protein kinase SnRK2.4 is a key regulator of aquaporins and root hydraulics in Arabidopsis27
Unraveling the role of cytochrome P450 enzymes in oleanane triterpenoid biosynthesis in arjuna tree27
Engineering of nicotianamine synthesis enhances cadmium mobility in plants and results in higher seed cadmium concentrations27
PoARF19 interacts with PoYUC10 and PoGA2ox2 to modulate auxin and gibberellin levels to promote lateral roots development in tree peony26
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Genome assembly and comparative analysis reveal the imbalanced subgenomes divergence and evolutionary history of Juglans cathayensis26
A serine carboxypeptidase‐like acyltransferase catalyzes consecutive four‐step reactions of hydrolyzable tannin biosynthesis in Camellia oleifera26
Getting to the roots of metabolism: the role of fermentation in aerobic conditions in maize root tissues26
A multifaceted crosstalk between brassinosteroid and gibberellin regulates the resistance of cucumber to Phytophthora melonis26
OsSGT1 promotes melatonin‐ameliorated seed tolerance to chromium stress by affecting the OsABI5–OsAPX1 transcriptional module in rice26
Comparative constraint‐based modelling of fruit development across species highlights nitrogen metabolism in the growth‐defence trade‐off26
Brassinosteroid transcription factor BES1 modulates nitrate deficiency by promoting NRT2.1 and NRT2.2 transcription in Arabidopsis26
Sugar parents: the genetic basis of modern sugarcane cultivars26
MxMPK6‐2‐mediated phosphorylation enhances the response of apple rootstocks to Fe deficiency by activating PM H+ATPase MxHA226
Sweetpotato sucrose transporter IbSUT1 alters storage roots formation by regulating sucrose transport and lignin biosynthesis26
Four glycosyltransferase genes are responsible for synthesis and accumulation of different flavonol glycosides in apple tissues26
Arabidopsis research in 2030: Translating the computable plant26
Pumpkin CmoCDPK20 improved the salt tolerance of grafted cucumber by phosphorylating CmoDREB2A to promote jasmonic acid biosynthesis and antioxidant enzyme activities26
Pollinator‐assisted plant phenotyping, selection, and breeding for crop resilience to abiotic stresses26
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Marsdenia tenacissima genome reveals calcium adaptation and tenacissoside biosynthesis25
Inhibition of shoot‐expressed NRT1.1 improves reutilization of apoplastic iron under iron‐deficient conditions25
The landscape of Chlamydomonas histone H3 lysine 4 methylation reveals both constant features and dynamic changes during the diurnal cycle25
The coordination of melatonin and anti‐bacterial activity by EIL5 underlies ethylene‐induced disease resistance in cassava25
Arabidopsis cell suspension culture and RNA sequencing reveal regulatory networks underlying plant‐programmed cell death25
The Arabidopsispre‐mRNA 3′ end processing related protein FIP1 promotes seed dormancy via the DOG1 and ABA pathways25
Profiling Cas9‐ and Cas12a‐induced mutagenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana25
The genome of Corydalis reveals the evolution of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in Ranunculales25
Enzymatic depletion of transposable elements in sequencing libraries and its application for genotyping multiplexed CRISPR‐edited plants25
Genome‐wide association studies reveal genetic basis of ionomic variation in cassava25
An NBS‐LRR protein in the Rpp1 locus negates the dominance of Rpp1‐mediated resistance against Phakopsora pachyrhizi in soybean25
Two chromosome‐level genome assemblies of Rhodiola shed new light on genome evolution in rapid radiation and evolution of the biosynthetic pathway of salidroside25
Arabidopsis BBX14 is involved in high light acclimation and seedling development25
FANCM interacts with the MHF1‐MHF2 complex to limit crossover frequency during rice meiosis24
The ABAP1 interacting protein 10 (AIP10) exerts a dual role in the cell cycle and primary metabolism pathways in Arabidopsis t24
LbNAC55 improves the salt tolerance of Limonium bicolor by regulating the salt gland development24
Information theory and machine learning illuminate large‐scale metabolomic responses of Brachypodium distachyon to environmental change24
Helper NLRs Nrc2 and Nrc3 act codependently with Prf/Pto and activate MAPK signaling to induce immunity in tomato24
Reduction of bundle sheath size boosts cyclic electron flow in C 4 Se24
Inducible expression of DEFECTIVE IN ANTHER DEHISCENCE 1 enhances triacylglycerol accumulation and lipid droplet formation in vegetative tissues24
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Incomplete filling in the basal region of maize endosperm: timing of development of starch synthesis and cell vitality24
OsMADS5 interacts with OsSPL14/17 to inhibit rice root elongation by restricting cell proliferation of root meristem under ammonium supply24
PpHY5 is involved in anthocyanin coloration in the peach flesh surrounding the stone24
Indel mutation in transcription factor PabHLH2 regulates amygdalin accumulation and kernel bitterness in apricot24
Comprehensive identification and analysis of clusters of tandemly duplicated genes reveal their contributions to adaptive evolution of green plants24
THYLAKOID FORMATION 1 interacts with FLOWERING LOCUS T and modulates temperature‐responsive flowering in Arabidopsis24
Editorial—Announcement of the 2025 TPJ fellows24
Organ‐enriched gene expression during floral morphogenesis in wild barley24
Specific protein interactions between rice members of the GT43 and GT47 families form various central cores of putative xylan synthase complexes24
Stress physiology of Moringa oleifera under tropospheric ozone enrichment: An ecotype‐specific investigation into growth, nonstructural carbohydrates, and polyphenols24
Maternal environmental effects and climate‐smart seeds: unlocking epigenetic inheritance for crop innovation in the seed industry23
Adaptation to a new environment with pre‐adaptive genomic features – Evidence from woody plants colonizing the land–sea interface23
ERD14 regulation by the HY5‐ or HY5MED2 module mediates the cold signal transduction of asparagus bean23
A gene cluster for polyamine transport and modification improves salt tolerance in tomato23
Investigation of regulatory divergence between homoeologs in the recently formed allopolyploids, Tragopogon mirus and T. miscellus (Asteraceae)23
Subgenomic divergence and functional innovation following whole‐genome duplication in Maleae species of Rosaceae23
Machine learning‐enhanced multi‐trait genomic prediction for optimizing cannabinoid profiles in cannabis23
Border‐like cell formation mediated by SgPG1 confers aluminum resistance in Stylosanthes guianensis23
SlMYB72 interacts with SlTAGL1 to regulate the cuticle formation in tomato fruit23
Evolutionary dynamics and genetic diversity of transposable elements revealed by resequencing data in maize population23
SlTIP2 ;3 mediates H 2 O 2 transport to activate 23
Apple SINA E3 ligase MdSINA3 negatively mediates JA‐triggered leaf senescence by ubiquitinating and degrading the MdBBX37 protein23
GERDH: an interactive multi‐omics database for cross‐species data mining in horticultural crops22
B vitamin supply in plants and humans: the importance of vitamer homeostasis22
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