Trends in Plant Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Trends in Plant Science is 18. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
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Harnessing ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis and multi-omics for wheat rust resistance gene discovery365
Decoding resilience: ecology, regulation, and evolution of biosynthetic gene clusters341
Agroecological genomics and participatory science: optimizing crop mixtures for agricultural diversification292
Harnessing transposable elements for plant functional genomics and genome engineering285
Fruit quality in organic and conventional farming: advantages and limitations283
Strategies to intensify CO2 capture by microalgae for the circular bioeconomy249
Root cell types as an interface for biotic interactions243
Navigating nitrogen sustainability with microbiome-associated phenotypes231
Necessity for modeling hormonal crosstalk in arabidopsis root development?220
Achieving the impossible: prevention and eradication of invasive plants in Mediterranean-type ecosystems176
TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3: a multifaceted integrator of light signaling174
Capturing the phosphorylation-linked protein-complex landscape in plants156
‘Microscopic engineering vehicles’ for plants under stress combination155
Plant–pest interactions under the microscope of chemical hormesis150
Tools for studying the cytoskeleton during plant cell division147
Leveraging glycoside-targeted metabolomics to gain insight into biological function139
Transcription factor is not just a transcription factor132
The plant proteome delivers from discovery to innovation131
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The era of panomics-driven gene discovery in plants126
PRC2 activity, recruitment, and silencing: a comparative perspective122
Pre-mRNA alternative splicing as a modulator for heat stress response in plants119
Building soil sustainability from root–soil interface traits112
Harnessing biological nitrogen fixation in plant leaves112
Hydraulic failure and tree mortality: from correlation to causation108
Nano-selenium: a novel candidate for plant microbiome engineering107
Transcriptional regulatory network of high-value active ingredients in medicinal plants107
TKP-NLR calcium-permeable channels shield wheat from fungi106
Fungi deploy host phosphate signaling disrupter105
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Unlocking a ‘lock–key’ mechanism governing pollen–pistil interactions104
Why study the archeo-histories of dryland landraces now?104
Computational approaches that aid annotation in metabolomics101
Uvr motifs regulate the chloroplast Clp chaperone–protease system101
A nodule peptide confiscates haem to promote iron uptake in rhizobia99
Protoplasts: small cells with big roles in plant biology99
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The 3366 chickpea genomes for research and breeding94
Chinese cabbage: an emerging model for functional genomics in leafy vegetable crops93
Decoding the evolution of C4 photosynthesis91
Strategies for breeding crops for future environments91
Exploring natural product biosynthesis in plants with mass spectrometry imaging84
Sensing and regulation of plant extracellular pH83
Advances in optical phenotyping of cereal crops80
The parallel narrative of RGF/GLV/CLEL peptide signalling78
Origins of strigolactone and karrikin signaling in plants78
Evolution of cereal floral architecture and threshability78
Dynamic epigenetic modifications in plant sugar signal transduction76
Co-conserving Indigenous and local knowledge systems with seeds76
Illuminating plants: autoluminescence through big data mining and metabolic optimization76
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RPM: rapid detection of chloroplast RNA editing efficiency68
Plant species with extremely small populations conservation program: achieving Kunming–Montreal global biodiversity targets66
Not just signals: RALFs as cell wall-structuring peptides66
Microautophagy in cereal grains: protein storage or degradation?64
NAD meets ABA: connecting cellular metabolism and hormone signaling62
Insect herbivores benefit from horizontal gene transfer62
Phospholipids and flowering regulation60
Going beyond improving soil health: cover plants as contaminant removers in agriculture59
How volatile isoprenoids improve plant thermotolerance59
The risk of transmitting antibiotic resistance through endophytic bacteria59
Pectin: a critical component in cell-wall-mediated immunity59
Begomoviruses: what is the secret(s) of their success?58
Microalgae: potential novel protein for sustainable human nutrition58
Plant-TFClass: a structural classification for plant transcription factors58
From hosts to parasites: hormones driving symbiosis-induced de novo organogenesis56
Two mutations in one QTL confer shattering resistance56
Novel insights into strigolactone perception56
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Microbiota-dependent and -independent autoimmunity in plants55
A neat wheat trick to hide genes from selection54
Can a nitrogen-fixing organelle be engineered within plants?53
A metabolon at the heart of steroidal biosynthesis53
Sunlight-activated T6P precursor: a potent biostimulant for smart agriculture53
Open or closed: ROS-mediated regulation of stomatal movements53
Moving towards the ecological intensification of tree plantations51
Brachypodium: 20 years as a grass biology model system; the way forward?51
The control of compound inflorescences: insights from grasses and legumes50
Gene drive: a faster route to plant improvement50
Imaging plant tissues: advances and promising clearing practices49
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Plant domestication: setting biological clocks49
FERONIA, the kinase that phosphorylates PhyB48
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The genetic and molecular basis of haploinsufficiency in flowering plants47
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The evolutionary advantage of artemisinin production by Artemisia annua45
Tracking the early events of photosymbiosis evolution45
Receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases: orchestrating plant cellular communication45
Genetically modified crops support climate change mitigation44
Aquaporins: a vital nexus in H2O2-gasotransmitter signaling44
Beat the heat: plant- and microbe-mediated strategies for crop thermotolerance44
Revisiting plant salt tolerance: novel components of the SOS pathway44
Interplay between autophagy and proteasome during protein turnover43
Perfecting prime editing: achieving precise edits in dicots43
Applications of carbon dot-mediated transformation in plant (epi)genomic studies42
Moving abscisic acid transport forward42
CLV3-CLV1 signaling governs flower primordia outgrowth across environmental temperatures42
Ecology and functional potential of phyllosphere yeasts41
Advances in digital camera-based phenotyping of Botrytis disease development41
Hub metabolites at the root–microbiome interface: unlocking plant drought resilience41
Mitochondrial functions in plant immunity40
Ornamental plant domestication by aesthetics-driven human cultural niche construction40
Genetic regulation of the root angle in cereals40
Root plasticity versus elasticity – when are responses acclimative?40
Altered cyclone–fire interactions are changing ecosystems40
Plant phenotyping trinity: health checks for plants40
Xerobranching: a ROS-triggered Aux/IAA multimerization-based adaptive strategy39
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Apart, together: reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic37
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TurboID-based proximity labeling accelerates discovery of neighboring proteins in plants37
Fossil flowers of Phylica support a 250 Ma origin for Rhamnaceae37
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Arsenite: the umpire of arsenate perception and responses in plants36
Harnessing the rhizosheath for resilient crop production36
Let's go bananas with paintings36
Killing softly: a roadmap of Botrytis cinerea pathogenicity35
Delivering impactful solutions for the bioeconomy35
Physiological functions of malate shuttles in plants and algae35
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A general concept of quantitative abiotic stress sensing34
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SOD-GIF-FIT module controls plant organ size and iron uptake34
The arabidopsis bHLH transcription factor family34
Phenomics: conceptualization and importance for plant physiology33
Nanovehicles for melatonin: a new journey for agriculture33
Translational photobiology: towards dynamic lighting in indoor horticulture32
Memories of heat: autophagy and Golgi recovery32
Bending to auxin: fast acid growth for tropisms31
Nutrient limitations on photosynthesis: from individual to combinational stresses31
The role of gasotransmitter hydrogen sulfide in plant cadmium stress responses30
Photosynthetic advantages of conifers in the boreal forest30
Applications and opportunities of click chemistry in plant science30
Towards understanding the biological foundations of perenniality29
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Endoreplication controls cell size via mechanochemical signaling29
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The role of plant vasculature in tackling N2O emissions29
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Medicinal plants enter the single-cell multi-omics era28
PASTE: a high-throughput method for large DNA insertions28
Harnessing spatial transcriptomics for advancing plant regeneration research28
Wolffia, a minimalist plant and synthetic biology chassis28
Bacteria deploy water channels to aid infection in plants28
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Linkages between plant tannins and the organic nitrogen cycle27
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Unlocking in vitro transformation of recalcitrant plants26
Unearthing opportunity amid declining plant-beneficial bacteria26
Releasing hidden MAMPs from precursor proteins in plants26
Fluorescence-activated protoplast sorting for crop improvement26
Sowing success: ecological insights into seedling microbial colonisation for robust plant microbiota engineering25
CRISPR/Cas: a toolkit for plant disease diagnostics25
The microbiome orchestrates contaminant low-dose phytostimulation25
Global change and plant-ecosystem functioning in freshwaters25
Soybean breeders can count on nodules25
BioClay: next-generation crop protection strategy24
Endosperm: thermal sensor and regulator of seed thermoinhibition24
Leaf photosynthesis: do endophytes have a say?24
Developing frameworks for nanotechnology-driven DNA-free plant genome-editing24
Signaling events for photomorphogenic root development24
Auxin’s origin: do PILS hold the key?24
Real-time calcium imaging in living plants24
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Uncovering the mechanism of mitochondrial translation initiation in plants23
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Agrifood and net zero22
Food security: solutions offered by plant science22
Unlocking the genetic blueprint of bamboo for climate adaption22
Burning lignin: overlooked cues for post-fire seed germination22
An update on principles of m6A targeting22
PRIMER cells: immune hotspots in plants22
Expanding genomic prediction in plant breeding: harnessing big data, machine learning, and advanced software22
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Symbiotic control of canopy dominance in subtropical and tropical forests22
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Two roads diverge for cellulose synthase complex trafficking22
Nitrogen-loss and carbon-footprint reduction by plant-rhizosphere exudates22
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Emerging roles of protein phosphorylation in plant iron homeostasis21
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A gift from parent to offspring: transgenerational hormesis21
The ORFans’ tale: new insights in plant biology21
Turning a bacterial gaseous virulence trigger off21
NO: from plant immunity to fungal virulence factor20
PTI and ETI: convergent pathways with diverse elicitors20
University herbaria are uniquely important20
Sterols, pleiotropic players in plant–microbe interactions20
Proline metabolism as regulatory hub20
Plant metabolic gene clusters in the multi-omics era20
Improving editing efficiency of prime editor in plants20
Mutual dependence of brassinosteroid homeostasis and plasmodesmata permeability20
Winners take all: competition for carbon resource determines grain fate20
Leveraging brassinosteroids towards the next Green Revolution20
Critical period for yield determination across grain crops20
Genome editing creates disease-resistant crops without yield penalties20
How do plants sense volatiles sent by other plants?20
Molecular evolution and functional modification of plant miRNAs with CRISPR19
Does mRNA targeting explain gene retention in chloroplasts?19
Methyl-salicylate (MeSA)-mediated airborne defence19
Auxin–cytokinin interplay shapes root functionality under low-temperature stress19
Evolution of reactive oxygen species cellular targets for plant development19
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Bacterial community and root endodermis: a complementary relationship19
Br(e)aking the tomato fruit size–sweetness trade-off19
Pseudomonas in the spotlight: emerging roles in the nodule microbiome19
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EU legal proposal for genome-edited crops hints at a science-based approach19
Land plant evolution: from microbial interaction to horizontal gene transfer18
Plant invasions under accumulating global change factors18
New whole-genome alignment tools are needed for tapping into plant diversity18
Unraveling plant–microbe symbioses using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics18
AtSWEET11 and AtSWEET12: the twin traders of sucrose18
Extracellular vesicles: a new avenue for mRNA delivery18
Panomics to manage combined abiotic stresses in plants18
Low-input single-cell based chromatin profiling in plants18
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