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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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Genomics reveal a complicated past and suggest a possible future for Nicotiana benthamiana140
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Loss of daylength sensitivity by splice site mutation in Cannabis pseudo‐response regulator107
Translation Co‐factor PABP ‐interacting protein 11 moonlights as a transcriptional activator to modulate callose synthesis gene expression99
Characterization of an α‐ketoglutarate‐dependent oxygenase involved in converting 2‐(2‐phenylethyl)chromones into 2‐styrylchromones in agarwood95
CEPR1 regulates Arabidopsis thaliana root architecture by modulating auxin production via NIT189
Distinct composition and amplification dynamics of transposable elements in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)87
GIGANTEA accelerates wheat heading time through gene interactions converging on FLOWERING LOCUS T182
The chromosome‐scale assembly of the Salvia rosmarinus genome provides insight into carnosic acid biosynthesis76
Protein stability governed by α1–2 helices in Pvr4 is essential for localization and cell death76
BRUTUSLIKE1 ( BTSL1 ) and BTSL2 75
Integrated multi‐omics analyses provide new insights into genomic variation landscape and regulatory network candidate genes associated with walnut endocarp75
Genetic effects on chromatin accessibility reveal the molecular mechanisms of complex traits in maize74
Subgenome‐dominant expression and alternative splicing in response to Sclerotinia infection in polyploid Brassica napus and progenitors73
AFL1 is a phosphoinositide phosphate‐ and actin‐binding protein73
Cytonuclear interplay in auto‐ and allopolyploids: a multifaceted perspective from the Festuca‐Lolium complex72
Poly(A) polymerase 1 contributes to competence acquisition of pollen tubes growing through the style inArabidopsis thaliana70
Advances in mass spectrometry imaging for plant metabolomics—Expanding the analytical toolbox70
Phytochrome‐interacting factor 1b ( SlPIF1b ) affects the fruit quality of tomato by regulating chloroplast development69
Roots on steroids – how progestogens and androgens influence root morphology of angiosperms69
ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANCE GENE2 confers fungal resistance in sorghum69
Conquering new grounds: plant organellar C‐to‐U RNA editing factors can be functional in the plant cytosol68
PbGBF3 enhances salt response in pear by upregulating PbAPL2 and PbSDH1 and reducing ABA‐mediated salt sensitivity67
Tasselyzer, a machine learning method to quantify maize anther exertion, based on PlantCV67
Genetic mapping and transcriptome profiling of a chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) mutant identifies a novel locus (CaEl) regulating organ size and early vigor66
Genomic asymmetric epigenetic modification of transposable elements is involved in gene expression regulation of allopolyploid Brassica napus66
A chromosome‐scale assembly of Brassica carinata (BBCC) accession HC20 containing resistance to multiple pathogens and an early generation assessment of introgressions into B. jun64
LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1 (LHP1) partially inhibits the transcriptional activation of FT by MYB73 and regulates flowering in Arabidopsis62
Functional genetics of rice PISTILLATA genes reveals new roles and target genes in flowering time,62
DNA methylation controls the expression of tanshinone synthesis genes and the tanshinone accumulation in Salvia miltiorrhiza 60
Mechanistic basis of plant hormone transport by ABC transporters: Insights from cryo‐ EM structure59
Characterization of two CYP80 enzymes provides insights into aporphine alkaloid skeleton formation in Aristolochia contorta59
Long non‐coding RNA Cslnc256 regulates tea plant resistance to anthracnose by suppressing CsmiR395<59
Protein interaction mapping reveals widespread targeting of development‐related host transcription factors by phytoplasma effectors57
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 56
Molecular insights into OPR gene family in Saccharum identified a ScOPR2 gene could enhance plant disease resistance55
A tau class glutathione S‐transferase in tea plant, CsGSTU45, facilitates tea plant susceptibility to Colletotrichum camelliae infection mediated by jasmonate signaling pathwa55
Studying ER‐membrane contact sites in plants using the optogenetic approach: Taking the LiMETER as an example54
Differential regulation of calcium‐activated plant kinases in Arabidopsis thaliana54
Metabolic priming in G6PDH isoenzyme‐replaced tobacco lines improves stress tolerance and seed yields via altering assimilate partitioning52
PDR9 allelic variation and MYB63 modulate nutrient‐dependent coumarin homeostasis in Arabidopsis51
Identification of candidate genes in cotton associated with specific seed traits and their initial functional characterization in Arabidopsis51
Cell wall remodeling confers plant architecture with distinct wall structure in Nelumbo nucifera50
Leaf angle regulation toward a maize smart canopy49
Synteny‐based comparative pan‐genome reveals a male‐specific FT gene underlying flowering time dim49
Uniparental silencing of 5S rRNA genes in plant allopolyploids – insights from Cardamine (Brassicaceae49
Independent regulation of strigolactones and blumenols during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in rice48
Growth‐regulating factors: conserved and divergent roles in plant growth and development and potential value for crop improvement47
CRC1 confers heat tolerance by modulating meiotic DSB formation and repair in rice47
Profiling of RNA editing events in plant organellar transcriptomes with high‐throughput sequencing47
Multi‐proteomic profiling indicates potential regulatory signatures underlying rice resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae47
THIAMIN REQUIRING2 is involved in thiamin diphosphate biosynthesis and homeostasis47
Genetic basis for repeated evolution of compound leaves over deep time47
Synergistic actions of three MYB transcription factors underpins the high accumulation of myricetin in Morella rubra47
Genetic dissection of ear‐related trait divergence between maize and teosinte46
Isocitrate lyase promotes Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici susceptibility in wheat (Triticum aestivum) by suppressing accumulation of glyoxylate cycle intermediates46
Jasmonate primes plant responses to extracellular ATP46
Raffinose positively regulates maize drought tolerance by reducing leaf transpiration45
Stress combination: from genes to ecosystems45
The DnaJ1 heat shock protein interacts with the flavanone 3‐hydroxylase‐like protein F3HL to synergistically enhance drought tolerance by scavenging 44
Lycopene ε‐cyclase mediated transition of α‐carotene and β‐carotene metabolic flow in carrot fleshy root44
Midday water use efficiency in sorghum is linked to faster stomatal closure rate, lower stomatal aperture and higher stomatal density44
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The transcription factor MYC1 interacts with FIT to negatively regulate iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana42
Regulation of vacuole fusion in stomata by dephosphorylation of the HOPS subunit VPS3942
High temperature induces MdGATA15 to suppress anthocyanin accumulation in apple peels42
Role of an endodermis‐specific miR858b‐MYB1L module in the regulation of Taxol biosynthesis in Taxus mairei42
Regulation as key to fulfilling the promises of agricultural genomics: Going beyond bottlenecks in plant gene technology development42
The ScAPD1‐like gene from the desert moss Syntrichia caninervis enhances resistance to Verticillium dahliae via phenylpropanoid gene regulation42
Cotton GhNAC4 promotes drought tolerance by regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis and ribosomal protein homeostasis41
Evolutionary and immune‐activating character analyses of NLR genes in algae suggest the ancient origin of plant intracellular immune receptors40
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Diversification and evolution of serine/arginine‐rich splicing factors in plants39
Pine has two glutamine synthetase paralogs, GS1b.1 and GS1b.2, exhibiting distinct biochemical properties38
Beta‐tested: AGT2 is a key player in β‐alanine metabolism38
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GIFTdb: a useful gene database for plant fruit traits improving38
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The terminal enzymatic step in piperine biosynthesis is co‐localized with the product piperine in specialized cells of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.)38
Field study of the fire‐blight‐resistant cisgenic apple line C44.4.14638
Stop the flow: Improving somatic embryogenesis using auxin transport inhibitors37
Multi‐omics analyses of sid2 mutant reflect the need of isochorismate synthase ICS1 to cope with sulfur limitation in Arabidopsis thaliana37
The plant Diaminopelargonic acid aminotransferase uses spermidine as its amino donor37
Constructing epigenetic regulatory landscapes of plant lncRNAs —an exploration utilizing the novel specialized platform PERl37
How metabolism and development are intertwined in space and time37
Exploring the substrate promiscuity and functional residues of UGT73 family enzymes in Entada phaseoloides37
SGAM1 orchestrates salt tolerance by balancing mitochondrial translation and ROS homeostasis in Arabidopsis37
Too hot to defend: elevated temperature compromises systemic acquired resistance37
Characterization of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid methyltransferases in Liriodendron chinense provides insights into the phylogenic basis of angiosperm alkaloid diversity36
A leaf‐emanated signal orchestrates grain size and number in response to maternal resources36
Mapping of specialized metabolite terms onto a plant phylogeny using text mining and large language models36
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 stress36
Defense‐related callose synthase PMR4 promotes root hair callose deposition and adaptation to phosphate deficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana35
Development of Aegilops comosa and Aegilops caudata‐specific molecular markers and fluorescence in situ hybridization probes based on specific‐locus amplified fragment sequencing35
Long‐term rain exclusion in a Mediterranean forest: response of physiological and physico‐chemical traits of Quercus pubescens across seasons35
Natural variation of Alfin‐like family affects seed size and drought tolerance in rice35
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The interplay between ScSWEET11 promoters and Paracidovorax avenae effectors regulate resistance in sugarcane35
LcASR enhances tolerance to abiotic stress in Leymus chinensis and Arabidopsis thaliana by improving photosynthetic performance35
The MdGAMYBMdHVA22g module confers drought tolerance by mediating γ‐aminobutyric acid content and reactive oxygen species scavenging34
Variation in relaxation of non‐photochemical quenching between the founder genotypes of the soybean ( Glycine max ) nested association mapping population34
A root‐knot nematode effector targets the Arabidopsis cysteine protease RD21A for degradation to suppress plant defense and promote parasitism34
Class II knotted‐like homeodomain protein SlKN5 with BEL1‐like homeodomain proteins suppresses fruit greening in tomato fruit34
Chlorophyll b is essential for the growth, photoprotection, and photosystem I assembly in wheat34
Consequences of interspecific plant hybridization on metabolic diversity in naturally occurring hybrid swarms34
The Arabidopsis DNA glycosylase MBD4L repairs the nuclear genome in vivo34
Novel mechanism of MicroRNA408 in callus formation from rice mature embryo34
Cellulose assembles into helical bundles of uniform handedness in cell walls with abnormal pectin composition34
Problematic use of sustainability claims in recent scientific literature on crop gene technologies: toward improving practices and communication33
Defining upstream enhancing and inhibiting sequence patterns for plant peroxisome targeting signal type 1 using large‐scale in silico and in vivo analyses33
Redox buffering and H2O2 orchestrate the vegetative development of Marchantia polymorpha33
Genome‐wide profiling the integration patterns with T7PCR33
Enabling Medicago truncatula forward genetics: identification of genetic crossing partner for R108 and development of mapping resources for Tnt1 mutants33
MdMYB44 ‐like positively regulates salt and drought tolerance via the MdPYL8‐MdPP2CA module in apple33
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An improved biolistic‐based method ( BPIS ) for identifying protein interactions of transcription factors in plants33
Extensive remodeling during Chlamydomonas reinhardtii zygote maturation leads to highly resistant zygospores33
The miR399UBC24 module regulates starch metabolism through SlAGPS133
LsRTDv1, a reference transcript dataset for accurate transcript‐specific expression analysis in lettuce33
PbABCG1 and PbABCG2 transporters are required for the emission of floral monoterpenes in Phalaenopsis bellina32
GhDMT7‐mediated DNA methylation dynamics enhance starch and sucrose metabolism pathways to confer salt tolerance in cotton32
Barley yellow dwarf virus‐GAV 17K protein disrupts thiamine biosynthesis to facilitate viral infection in plants32
The evolutionary trajectories and gene regulatory roles of nuclear‐integrated plastid DNA: clues for enhancing environmental adaptation in Caryophyllales32
GWAS identifies regulators of seed and leaf morphology in common bean, revealing OFP5 as a major seed size determinant32
FRIENDLY ( FMT ) is an RNA binding protein associated with cytosoli32
ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5 (HY5) and HY5 HOMOLOGUE (HYH) maintain shade avoidance suppression in UV‐B32
RtNAC081 promotes salt tolerance and plant growth linked to brassinosteroid/abscisic acid signaling in Reaumuria trigyna32
Correction to ‘ CitERF25 , CitDREB1C , and CitZAT5 32
Pan‐genome and multi‐parental framework for high‐resolution trait dissection in melon ( Cucumis melo )32
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OsPUB9 modulates leaf angle and grain size through the brassinosteroid signaling pathway in rice32
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Genomic signatures of inbreeding and mutation load in tree ferns31
Cytokinin‐responsive P‐type cyclins control Arabidopsis radial style morphology31
AHP4 : a ‘dimmer’ for cytokinin signalling under osmotic stress31
RETRACTION: Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of a large, diverse population of maize near‐isogenic lines31
Biodiscoveries within the Australian plant genus Eremophila based on international and interdisciplinary collaboration: results and perspectives on outstanding ethical dilemmas31
TaGASR25 interacts with TaC3HC4 to modulate seed dormancy and germination in common wheat30
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Nutri‐cereal tissue‐specific transcriptome atlas during development: Functional integration of gene expression to identify mineral uptake pathways in little millet (Panicum sumatrense)30
Unique structural attributes of the PSINDH supercomplex in Physcomitrium patens30
Arabidopsis hydathodes are sites of auxin accumulation and nutrient scavenging30
Pan‐analysis of intra‐ and inter‐species diversity reveals a group of highly variable immune receptor genes in rice30
GhHAM regulates GoPGF ‐dependent gland development and contributes to broad‐spectrum pest resistance in cotton30
Genetic dissection of internode length confers improvement for ideal plant architecture in maize29
New patterns in the wall: β‐1,2‐xylosyltransferases catalyse a novel, conserved xylan modification29
Arabidopsis research in 2030: Translating the computable plant29
A quantitative assay for the efficiency of RNA‐guided genome editing in plants29
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Slmsh1 ‐induced heritable enhancement of traits for tomato breeding improvement29
Pumpkin CmoCDPK20 improved the salt tolerance of grafted cucumber by phosphorylating CmoDREB2A to promote jasmonic acid biosynthesis and antioxidant enzyme activities29
Suppressing a β‐1,3‐glucanase gene expression increases the seed and fibre yield in cotton29
A CRISPR/Cas9 mutant resource for OsSm RNA‐binding genes in rice29
PlantGENE: Advancing plant transformation through community engagement29
Polyploidy‐mediated variations in glutamate receptor proteins linked to Fusarium wilt resistance in upland cotton29
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Keep your hormones in check: microRNA 394 finetunes brassinosteroid signalling29
Wheat breeding during and after the “green revolution” contributed to the reduced use of elite nitrogen metabolism alleles linked to nitrogen use efficiency28
lncRNA1471 mediates tomato‐ripening initiation by binding to the ASR 28
Rice BARENTSZ genes are required to maintain floral developmental stability against temperature fluctuations28
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Genome assembly and comparative analysis reveal the imbalanced subgenomes divergence and evolutionary history of Juglans cathayensis28
MatK impacts differential chloroplast translation by limiting spliced tRNA‐K(UUU) abundance28
The E3 ligase TaGW2L mediates the ubiquitination and degradation of TaHMT28
Fine mapping of meiotic crossovers inBrassica oleraceareveals patterns and variations depending on direction and combination of crosses28
A fully sequenced collection of homozygous EMS mutants for forward and reverse genetic screens in Arabidopsis thaliana28
Transcription factor PgCDF2 enhances heat tolerance of Physalis grisea by activating heat shock transcription factors PgHSFA1 28
PlantPan: A comprehensive multi‐species plant pan‐genome database28
BIL7 enhances plant growth by regulating the transcription factor BIL1/BZR1 during brassinosteroid signaling28
Exploring genomic regions and genes modulating plant height and flag leaf morphology in rice28
The clathrin adaptor ECA4 negatively regulates plant immunity through modulating BDA1 levels28
Genetic basis of maize stalk strength decoded via linkage and association mapping28
Comparative constraint‐based modelling of fruit development across species highlights nitrogen metabolism in the growth‐defence trade‐off28
A FRIENDLY connection: how mRNAs get recruited to the mitochondrial surface28
Investigating the dynamics of protein–protein interactions in plants27
BoSKU5BoARF8 complex modulates leaf margin development via the BoUIF1 27
Increasingly amplified stimulation mediated by TaNAC69‐B is crucial for the leaf senescence in wheat27
Pollinator‐assisted plant phenotyping, selection, and breeding for crop resilience to abiotic stresses27
Protein kinase SnRK2.4 is a key regulator of aquaporins and root hydraulics in Arabidopsis27
PoARF19 interacts with PoYUC10 and PoGA2ox2 to modulate auxin and gibberellin levels to promote lateral roots development in tree peony27
OsSGT1 promotes melatonin‐ameliorated seed tolerance to chromium stress by affecting the OsABI5–OsAPX1 transcriptional module in rice27
Characterization of FLOWERING LOCUS T ‐related genes and their putative gene regulatory network in semi‐winter 27
MxMPK6‐2‐mediated phosphorylation enhances the response of apple rootstocks to Fe deficiency by activating PM H+ATPase MxHA227
SlMYB86SlXTH23 module positively assists ALA ‐alleviated growth inhi26
A serine carboxypeptidase‐like acyltransferase catalyzes consecutive four‐step reactions of hydrolyzable tannin biosynthesis in Camellia oleifera26
Engineering of nicotianamine synthesis enhances cadmium mobility in plants and results in higher seed cadmium concentrations26
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miR827 increases susceptibility to Alternaria alternata by shearing the mRNAs of low‐affinity phosphate transporters PHT5‐2 and PHT5‐3 in apple26
A multifaceted crosstalk between brassinosteroid and gibberellin regulates the resistance of cucumber to Phytophthora melonis26
Eco‐physiology of maize crops under combined stresses26
Cold‐adaptive evolution at the reproductive stage in Geng/japonica subspecies reveals the role of OsMAPK3 and OsLEA926
Four glycosyltransferase genes are responsible for synthesis and accumulation of different flavonol glycosides in apple tissues26
Computational metabolomics reveals overlooked chemodiversity of alkaloid scaffolds in Piper fimbriulatum26
Brassinosteroid transcription factor BES1 modulates nitrate deficiency by promoting NRT2.1 and NRT2.2 transcription in Arabidopsis26
Sweetpotato sucrose transporter IbSUT1 alters storage roots formation by regulating sucrose transport and lignin biosynthesis25
Enzymatic depletion of transposable elements in sequencing libraries and its application for genotyping multiplexed CRISPR‐edited plants25
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Enhancing barley yield potential and germination rate: gene editing of HvGA20ox2 and discovery of novel allele sdw1.ZU925
Role of methyltransferase 1‐dependent DNA methylation in affecting maize kernel development25
Arabidopsis BBX14 is involved in high light acclimation and seedling development25
Unraveling the role of cytochrome P450 enzymes in oleanane triterpenoid biosynthesis in arjuna tree25
A Ghd7‐centered regulatory network provides a mechanistic approximation to optimal heterosis in an elite rice hybrid25
Genome‐wide association studies reveal genetic basis of ionomic variation in cassava25
LbNAC55 improves the salt tolerance of Limonium bicolor by regulating the salt gland development25
The dual‐function protein complex SnRK2 .6‐ WRKY70 synergistically enhances the tanshinones biosyn25
Apple SINA E3 ligase MdSINA3 negatively mediates JA‐triggered leaf senescence by ubiquitinating and degrading the MdBBX37 protein25
MORN motif‐containing protein OsMORN1 and OsMORN2 are crucial for rice pollen viability and cold tolerance25
Sugar parents: the genetic basis of modern sugarcane cultivars25
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Investigation of regulatory divergence between homoeologs in the recently formed allopolyploids, Tragopogon mirus and T. miscellus (Asteraceae)25
Pohsphorylation of MAP4K1 and MAP4K2 by OST1 is25
The coordination of melatonin and anti‐bacterial activity by EIL5 underlies ethylene‐induced disease resistance in cassava25
Stress physiology of Moringa oleifera under tropospheric ozone enrichment: An ecotype‐specific investigation into growth, nonstructural carbohydrates, and polyphenols24
Incomplete filling in the basal region of maize endosperm: timing of development of starch synthesis and cell vitality24
The landscape of Chlamydomonas histone H3 lysine 4 methylation reveals both constant features and dynamic changes during the diurnal cycle24
Specific protein interactions between rice members of the GT43 and GT47 families form various central cores of putative xylan synthase complexes24
Information theory and machine learning illuminate large‐scale metabolomic responses of Brachypodium distachyon to environmental change24
ERD14 regulation by the HY5‐ or HY5MED2 module mediates the cold signal transduction of asparagus bean24
FANCM interacts with the MHF1‐MHF2 complex to limit crossover frequency during rice meiosis24
Comprehensive identification and analysis of clusters of tandemly duplicated genes reveal their contributions to adaptive evolution of green plants24
Inducible expression of DEFECTIVE IN ANTHER DEHISCENCE 1 enhances triacylglycerol accumulation and lipid droplet formation in vegetative tissues24
Editorial—Announcement of the 2025 TPJ fellows24
Marsdenia tenacissima genome reveals calcium adaptation and tenacissoside biosynthesis24
Inhibition of shoot‐expressed NRT1.1 improves reutilization of apoplastic iron under iron‐deficient conditions24
Growth‐limiting drought increases sensitivity of Asian rice (Oryza sativa) leaves to heat shock through physiological and spatially distinct transcriptomic responses23
Border‐like cell formation mediated by SgPG1 confers aluminum resistance in Stylosanthes guianensis23
Profiling Cas9‐ and Cas12a‐induced mutagenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana23
Subgenomic divergence and functional innovation following whole‐genome duplication in Maleae species of Rosaceae23
Systematic analysis of the GRAS family genes in Arabidopsis thaliana reveals a role for 23
Engineering Agrobacterium for improved plant transformation23
GERDH: an interactive multi‐omics database for cross‐species data mining in horticultural crops23
Loss of flavonol 3‐ O ‐glucosyltransferase activity confers soybean resistance to leaf‐chewing insects23
Turnip crinkle virus‐encoded suppressor of RNA silencing suppresses mRNA decay by interacting with ArabidopsisXRN423
The transmembrane protein LbRSG from the recretohalophyte Limonium bicolor enhances salt gland development and salt tolerance23
FOUR LIPS plays a role in meristemoid‐to‐GMC fate transition during stomatal development in Arabidopsis23
Adaptation to a new environment with pre‐adaptive genomic features – Evidence from woody plants colonizing the land–sea interface23
Detection of quantitative trait loci for rice root systems grown in paddies based on nondestructive phenotyping using X‐ray computed tomography23
Getting to the roots of metabolism: the role of fermentation in aerobic conditions in maize root tissues23
B vitamin supply in plants and humans: the importance of vitamer homeostasis23
SlTIP2 ;3 mediates H 2 O 2 transport to activate 23
Evolutionary dynamics and genetic diversity of transposable elements revealed by resequencing data in maize population23
CsNAC29 transcription factor activates α‐farnesene emission to resist gray blight disease in tea plant ( Camellia sinensis )23
The mechanistic basis of sodium exclusion in Puccinellia tenuiflora under conditions of salinity and potassium deprivation23
Indel mutation in transcription factor PabHLH2 regulates amygdalin accumulation and kernel bitterness in apricot23
Ubiquitin‐mediated degradation of the inhibitor FvMYB1 and the activator FvBBX20 by FvCSN5 balances anthocyanin biosynthesis in strawberry fruit23
SlMYB72 interacts with SlTAGL1 to regulate the cuticle formation in tomato fruit23
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