Plant Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Plant Biology is 2. 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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Fire seasonality plays a limited role in the reproduction ofAnacardium humileA. St.‐Hil. in a tropical savanna103
Tissue ontogeny and chemical composition influence bacterial biodiversity in the wood and shoot tip of Populus nigra76
Large flowers enhance pollination success and nutrient resorption in Yulania species74
Identification and expression pattern analysis of PtCarA and PtCarB genes in Populus trichocarpa under different nitrogen treatments65
European beech dieback after premature leaf senescence during the 2018 drought in northern Switzerland56
Overexpression of jojoba wax ester synthase in poplar increases foliar lipid accumulation, alters stomatal conductance, and increases water use efficiency45
Exogenous IAA application alleviated altered physiological and biochemical processes through promoting H‐ ATPase 40
Loss of function mutations at the tomato SSI2 locus impair plant growth and development by altering the fatty acid desaturation pathway40
Pollination syndrome accurately predicts pollination by tangle‐veined flies (Nemestrinidae: Prosoeca s.s.) across multiple plant families37
Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals an insight into the candidate genes involved in anthocyanin and scent volatiles biosynthesis in colour changing flowers of Combretum indicum34
Plant accession and insect infestation, rather than silicon supplementation, shape defence strategies of Arabidopsis halleri towards a leaf beetle31
Modulation of red wavelengths influences the response of V. Radiata plants to ionizing radiation: Implications for growth in closed ecological life‐suppo27
Nitric oxide, calmodulin and calcium protein kinase interactions in the response of Brassica napus to salinity stress23
Duckweeds: Model organisms for research on plant sterols and steroids23
Correction to “Different tools for different trades: contrasts in specialized metabolite chemodiversity and phylogenetic dispersion in fruit, leaves, and roots of the neotropical shrubs 23
Plant water uptake modelling: added value of cross‐disciplinary approaches22
Vegetation vulnerability is driven by either higher drought sensitivity or lower fog exposure in tropical cloud ecosystems21
Assessing the adaptive potential of European beech populations to temperature and precipitation along a steep environmental gradient in the south‐eastern Carpathians20
Comparative seed longevity under genebank storage and artificial ageing: a case study in heteromorphic wheat wild relatives19
Identification and analysis of HD‐Zip genes involved in the leaf development of Liriodendron chinense using multidimensional analysis19
Dual role of benzoxazinoids in plant response to combined drought stress and aphid feeding19
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Diversity and life strategies of cyanobacteria and bryophytes within biocrusts in the context of mining tailings disasters in Brazil18
Cold stress triggers freezing tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) via hormone regulation and transcription of related genes18
Enhanced expression and interaction of GmRDR1 and GmSGS3 proteins in resistant soybean cultivars synergistically regulate antiviral defense against mungbean yellow mosaic India v18
Investigating the longstanding mystery of stigma length differences between morphs of distylous plants17
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Intrinsic morphology and spatial distribution of non‐structural carbohydrates contribute to drought resistance of two mulberry cultivars17
Roots of Indian heliotrope ( Heliotropium indicum ) produce simple pyrrolizidine alkaloids using the same homospermidine oxidase involved in biosynthesis17
The modelling of flower colour: spectral purity or colour contrast as biologically relevant descriptors of flower colour signals for bees depending upon the perceptual task16
Leaf size in mosses is structurally constrained by cell dimensions and genome size16
Synergy between Paenibacillus lentimorbus and Pseudomonas putida mediates ecological benefit to chickpea b15
Effects of diversified volatile profiles on olfactory orientation of flea beetles Phyllotreta spp. and the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella15
Disentangling the effect of growth from development in size‐related trait scaling relationships15
Auxin signalling activation and flavonoid metabolic dynamics in mowing Leymus chinensis15
Genetic and environmental regulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal responsiveness in petunia : Implications for breeding and trait selection15
CBF1 is an underestimated plant regulatory transcription factor15
Metabolite analysis of peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) branches in response to freezing stress15
Position‐dependent resource competition within inflorescences of Sagittaria trifolia15
Seed germination traits and dormancy classification of 27 species from a degraded karst mountain in central Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau: seed mass and moisture content correlate with germination capacity14
Optimizing photosynthesis, resource use efficiency, and yield in maize–soybean intercropping through row configurations in Southwest China14
Extreme droughts and heatwaves endanger temperate forests14
Mechanisms of hydraulic conductivity in the leaf galls of Meunieriella sp. (Cecidomyiidae) in Avicennia schaueriana (Acanthaceae): does vascularization explain the preferred sites of ind14
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First line of defence: Eucalyptus leaf waxes influence infection by an aggressive fungal leaf pathogen14
Belowground systems in tropical savanna: Fabaceae morphoanatomical traits and their relation to fire13
Integrative evidence on the hybridization between Cenostigma microphyllum and C. pyramidale (Leguminosae) in the Caatinga dry forest13
Heterosis and hybrid breakdown in the Dimorphandra hybrid zone in a savanna/forest ecotone13
Response of Melissa officinalis subsp. officinalis seedlings to Fe 3 13
Abnormal cell wall structure caused by boron nutrient imbalance in orchards could affect psyllid feeding behaviour, resulting in epidemic variation of Asian citrus psyllid13
Rubisco large and small subunits provide insights into allotetraploidy events from the genus Oryza13
Morphological responses of Arabidopsis thaliana wild type and photoreceptor genotypes to narrowband UV 13
Overexpression of the Small Ubiquitin‐Like Modifier protease OTS1 gene enhances drought tolerance in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid)12
Trait variation along an urban–rural gradient in Asian dayflower: the contribution of phenotypic plasticity and genetic divergence12
Effects of post‐fire on seed germination and seedling recruitment of a generalist savanna woody species12
Transcriptional and functional characterization in the terpenoid precursor pathway of the early land plant Physcomitrium patens12
The pollination ecology of a rare case of bee‐pollinated Psittacanthus mistletoe12
Pollination versus carnivory: functional distribution of naphthoquinones in Nepenthes khasiana12
Molecular biology needs a map: spatial in situ approaches in plant science12
Short‐term fire exclusion affects germination and seed traits in tropical savannas11
To be or not to be fragrant: floral scent of some bat‐pollinated cacti11
Allelopathy and allelobiosis: efficient and economical alternatives in agroecosystems11
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Natural variation‐based genetic screen in rice identifies the isopentylamine biosynthetic gene that modulates brown planthopper behaviour11
Brassica napus BnaA09.MYB52 enhances seed coat mucilage accumulation and tolerance to osmotic stress during seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana11
Spatial patterns of flower colour variation in native and introduced ranges ofConvolvulus arvensis(Convolvulaceae) revealed by citizen‐science data and machine learning11
YABBY transcription factor family in the octoploid Fragaria × ananassa and five diploid Fragaria species11
Time of day of leaf wounding determines plant biomass and affects the interplay between growth and defence in Brassica crops11
Correlations between photosynthetic heat tolerance and leaf anatomy and climatic niche in Asian mangrove trees11
Harnessing benzamides as plant stress inhibitors, growth promoters and in management of crop resilience—A review11
Better reproductive success of an invasive thistle than its native relative under pollinator exclusion11
Time‐ and space‐resolved transcriptional regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana10
Specialized seed dispersal in Neotropical Vanilla reveals fruit unpalatability to omnivores10
Assessing vulnerability to embolism and hydraulic safety margins in reed‐like Restionaceae10
Development of a novel multivariate germination index to quantify seed hydration memory10
Deciphering miRNA‐lncRNA‐mRNA interaction through experimental validation of miRNAs, lncRNAs, and miRNA targets on mRNAs in Cajanus cajan10
Methodological insights into root responses under multifactorial abiotic constraints: growth, omics and imaging approaches10
Correction to Blue and UV ‐B light synergistically induce anthocyanin accumulation by co‐activating nitrate reductase gene expression in Anthocyanin 9
Tip‐to‐base water storage strategies and their relationship to hydraulic safety in two temperate conifer species9
Comparative metabolomics reveals how the severity of predation by the invasive insect Cydalima perspectalis modulates the metabolism re–orchestration of native Buxus sempervirens9
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Testing predictions of spatial segregation of the sexes and life‐history theory in three species of the dioecious genus Baccharis L. from southeastern Brazil9
To produce many small or a few large seeds: size‐dependent germination strategies of herbs in a species‐rich natural alpine grassland9
OsCM regulates rice defence system in response to UV light supplemented with drought stress9
Interactive effects of nitrogen deposition and climate change on a globally rare forest geophyte9
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Factors affecting seedling establishment in a warm‐temperate secondary forest affected by oak wilt disease9
Seed germination requirements of the rare Helosciadium repens (aka Apium repens) determine persistence of seeds in the soil seed bank9
Echinacea purpurea microbiota: bacterial–fungal interactions and the interplay with host and non‐host plant species in vitro dual culture9
Effects of macrocyclic lactone anthelmintics on seed germination of temperate grassland species9
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Investigating properties of sweet cherry (Prunus avium) flower buds that help promote freezing avoidance by supercooling8
Modelling seed dormancy cycling and seedling emergence of Thlaspi arvense in field soils and a global warming scenario8
A novel type of neighbour perception elicits reproductive plasticity in an annual plant with a mixed mating system8
Legacies from early‐season hot drought: how growth cessation alters tree water dynamics and modifies stress responses in Scots pine8
Drought memory in Acanthostachys strobilacea, a CAM epiphytic bromeliad8
Integrated cytological and molecular analysis reveals the seedless mechanism in a 60 Co 8
Saline irrigation improves survival of forage sorghum but limits growth and increases toxicity8
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Comparative analysis of R2R3‐MYB transcription factors in the flower of Iris laevigata identifies a novel gene regulating tobacco cold tolerance8
Germination of shrub species from Chinese subtropical forests: implications for restoration8
Linking phylogenetic niche conservatism in bacterial communities in sorghum root compartments revealed by the Hongyingzi cultivar8
Drought reduces productivity and anti‐herbivore defences, but not mycorrhizal associations, of perennial prairie forbs8
Soil VOC emissions of a Mediterranean woodland are sensitive to shrub invasion8
Overexpression of OsLTSD2 decreases cold tolerance in rice8
Ecological divergence in the silver moss Bryum argenteum : developmental, ontogenetic and life‐history trait variations across contrasting tropical ecosy8
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Synchrony strategies of six gall inducers that share a superhost, Eugenia copacabanensis (Myrtaceae)8
Impacts of droughts and drought legacies on plants and ecosystems7
Arabidopsis GH3 .10 conjugates jasmonates7
Alkaloids and antioxidant mechanisms in galls: insights from Peumus boldusDasineura sp. interactions7
α‐costic acid, the main sesquiterpenoid isolated from Dittrichia viscosa (L) Greuter, induces oxidative stress and autophagy in tomato7
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First record of bat‐pollination in Merremia (Convolvulaceae)7
Growth, physiological, biochemical and molecular changes in plants induced by magnetic fields: A review7
Be prepared: how does discontinuous hydration in Tabebuia heterophylla seeds induce stress tolerance in seedlings?7
Non‐conserved microRNAs and their roles in plants: the case for legumes7
Skewed morph ratios lead to lower genetic diversity of the heterostylousPrimula verisin fragmented grasslands7
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Unravelling the drivers of seed dispersal distance in Brazilian savanna anemochoric species: The role of abiotic and biotic factors7
Immunocytochemical evaluation of aquaporins and cell wall components and their influence on foliar water uptake in Andean Melastomataceae7
Suppression of mitochondrial alternative oxidase can result in upregulation of the ROS scavenging network: some possible mechanisms underlying the compensation effect7
The effect of inflorescence display size and flower position on pollination success in two deceptive and one rewarding orchid7
Micro‐morpho‐anatomical transitions at various stages of in vitro development of Crinum malabaricum Lekhak and Yadav: A critically endangered medicinal plant7
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Advances in physiological mechanisms of selenium to improve heavy metal stress tolerance in plants7
Production of transgenic periclinal chimeras in pumpkin – a tool for revealing cell fates of L1 meristem7
Mycorhizomes and ectomycorrhizal associations facilitate a mycoheterotrophic nutritional mode in the green orchid Cymbidium kanran7
Extreme low pH, not Al3+, is a key abiotic stressor for the extremophyte Carex angustisquama (Cyperaceae) in highly acidic solfatara fields7
Evolution of UV reflection in bee‐ and bird‐pollinated flowers6
Sensitivity of seed germination to water stress in high‐altitude populations of a threatened palm species6
Repeated colonization of alpine habitats by Arabidopsis arenosa viewed through freezing resistance and ice management strategies6
Neighbourhood effects on tree survival in Huangshan secondary forest community6
Fire intensity effects on flowering and post‐fire bud activity in the endemic savanna bunchgrass Aristida beyrichiana6
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Identification and characterization of genome‐wide long terminal repeat retrotransposons provide an insight into elucidating the trait evolution of five Rhododendron species6
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Negative effects of winter and spring warming on the regeneration of forest spring geophytes6
Current understanding of the role of the cell wall in Cuscuta parasitism6
Nematode–citrus plant interactions: host preference, damage rate and molecular characterization of Citrus root nematode Tylenchulus semipenetrans6
Genome‐wide analysis of salicylic acid and jasmonic acid signalling marker gene families in wheat6
Drought‐induced aesthetic decline and ecological impacts on ornamentals: mechanisms of damage and innovative strategies for mitigation6
Spore germination response to capsule size and smoke: co‐expression of bet‐hedging and best‐bet strategies in peatland mosses6
Ecology and evolution of plant chemodiversity6
Does acclimation in distinct light conditions determine differences in the photosynthetic heat tolerance of coffee plants?6
24‐Epibrassinolide alleviates drought effects in young Carapa guianensis plants, improving the hydraulic safety margin, gas exchange and antioxidant defence6
Flower colour contrast, ‘spectral purity’ and a red herring6
First evidence of late‐acting self‐incompatibility in the Aristolochiaceae6
Organ‐specific terpenoid responses in Tanacetum vulgare are chemotype‐dependent6
Recent advances in the genetics underlying wheat grain protein content and grain protein deviation in hexaploid wheat6
Genome‐wide identification and characterization of SNW/SKIP domain‐containing proteins in plants6
Shifts in plant architecture drive species‐specific responses to drought in a Sorghum recombinant inbred line population5
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Stomatal conductance, not biochemistry, drives low temperature acclimation of photosynthesis in Populus balsamifera, regardless of nitrogen availability5
Interspecific hybridization and inoculation with Pantoea eucalypti improve forage performance of Lotus crop species under alkaline stress5
Proline accumulation and antioxidant response are crucial for citrus tolerance to UV‐B light‐induced stress5
Exploring the influences of resource limitation and plant aging on pollen development in Azorella nivalis Phil. (Apiaceae), a long‐lived high‐Andean cushion plant5
Genome‐wide analysis, expression profiling and molecular docking of tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ) calmodulin ( SlCaM 5
Overview of transcriptome changes and phenomic profile of sanitized artichoke vis‐à‐vis non‐sanitized plants5
Turgor loss point explains climate‐driven growth reductions in trees in Central Europe5
Edge effect influences the ecological strategies of plant communities in tropical forest fragments5
Anatomical variations along the leaf axis modulate photosynthetic responses of sorghum and maize under different water availabilities5
Drought affects Fe deficiency‐induced responses in a purple durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum) genotype5
Soil legacies of tree species richness in a young plantation do not modulate tree seedling response to watering regime5
In thermotolerance tests of tropical tree leaves, the chlorophyll fluorescence parameter Fv/Fm measured soon after heat exposure is not a reliable predictor of tiss5
Different tools for different trades: contrasts in specialized metabolite chemodiversity and phylogenetic dispersion in fruit, leaves, and roots of the neotropical shrubs Psychotria and Pali5
Anatomical adaptation mechanism of parthenocarpy tomato leaves of iaa9‐3 and iaa9‐5 to heat stress conditi5
Salicylic acid priming before cadmium exposure increases wheat growth but does not uniformly reverse cadmium effects on membrane glycerolipids5
B‐class gene GLOBOSA – a facilitator for enriched species diversity of Salvia in the New World?5
Female‐biased nectar production is associated with the Darwin's inflorescence syndrome5
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Effects of freezing temperatures on early life stages of native trees of different elevational origin: implications for tree recruitment in seasonally dry mountain forests5
Ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mediated dwarfing mutation provides a basis for CaCO3 accumulation by enhancing photosynthetic performance in Ceratostigma willmottianu5
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The first intron of EIJ1 confers a specific response to wounding and herbivore stresses5
Growth and population structure of Lodoicea maldivica in natural stands in Seychelles5
Molecular GA pathways as conserved integrators for adaptive responses5
Sphagnum bleaching: Bicarbonate ‘toxicity’ and tolerance for seven Sphagnum species5
Seedling responses to moderate and severe herbivory: a field‐clipping experiment with a keystone Mediterranean palm5
Neighbourhood species richness and drought‐tolerance traits modulate tree growth and δ 13 C 5
PHS1ΔP as a promising tool to study microtubule‐related processes in plant sciences5
Physiology and proteomics analyses reveal the response mechanisms of Rhizophora mucronata seedlings to prolonged complete submergence5
Genome‐wide association study of metabolic traits in the giant duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza5
More shade or sun? How fluctuating light affects photosynthesis in cotton5
Diaspore dispersal season influences root growth and seed traits, but not germination responses, of sympatric Piper species in a seasonal forest5
Floral thermal biology in relation to pollen thermal performance in an early spring flowering plant5
Xylem morphology influences lemon susceptibility to mal secco disease4
Does fire drive fatty acid composition in seed coats of physically dormant species?4
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Influence of drought stress on the metabolite and ion composition in nectar and nectaries of different day‐ and night‐flowering Nicotiana species4
Temporal partitioning of pollination and seed dispersal interactions in two sympatric mistletoes4
Why are the inner and outer sides of many flower petals differently coloured?4
Morphology, anatomy, and histochemistry of three species of Jatropha: a contribution to plant recognition and selection4
Drought priming reduces Calligonum mongolicum sensitivity to recurrent droughts via coordinated regulation of osmolytes, antioxidants, and hormones4
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Functional identification of ANR genes in apple (Malus halliana) that reduce saline–alkali stress tolerance4
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Zoospore diversity and sexual reproduction in the lichen‐forming genus Trebouxia: From neglected evidence to new facts4
Will climate change constrain the altitudinal range of threatened species? Experimental evidence from a biodiversity hotspot4
Why do flowers wilt?4
Nutrient dynamics of 12 Sphagnum species during establishment on a rewetted bog4
The carnivorous rainbow plant Byblis filifolia Planch. secretes digestive enzymes in response to prey capture independently of jasmonates4
Geographic provenance and environmental growing conditions as factors influencing phytochemical composition of Arabica green coffee beans4
Do photosynthetic metabolism and habitat influence foliar water uptake in orchids?4
Characterization of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) PvKSL1 as a levopimaradiene/abietadiene‐type diterpene synthase4
The roles of florivory and herbivory in maintaining intra‐population flower colour variation in Anemone coronaria4
Ectopic expression of BrIQD35 promotes drought stress tolerance in Nicotiana benthamiana4
Effect of simulated extreme rainfall on the vegetative phenology of perennial and annual herbaceous plants from a Brazilian dry forest4
Kinetochore size correlates with chromosome size in Star of Bethlehem ( Ornithogalum kochii Parl., Asparagaceae)4
Intraspecific and intra‐individual chemodiversity and phenotypic integration of terpenes across plant parts and development stages in an aromatic plant4
Resisting Xylella fastidiosa : xylem anatomical changes in the susceptible olive cultivar Cellina di Nardò after long‐term infection4
Inbred progeny of tall fescue infected with Epichloë fungal endophyte have a high defence compound content and no depression in seed set4
Isotope evidence for partial mycoheterotrophy and trophic flexibility in the arbuscular mycorrhizal green plant Gentiana zollingeri4
Disentangling the roles of chance, abiotic factors and biotic interactions among epiphytic bryophyte communities in a tropical rainforest (Yunnan, China)4
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Analysis of Brachypodium distachyonUVR8 reveals conservation in UV‐B receptors4
Deciphering organ‐specific chemical changes following insect herbivory in Populus nigra using comparative metabolomics4
Rapid creation of CENH3‐mediated haploid induction lines using a cytosine base editor (CBE)4
Time‐series multi‐omics analysis of micronutrient stress in Sorghum bicolor reveals iron and zinc crosstalk and regulatory network conservation4
Herbicide residues in soil decrease microbe‐mediated plant protection4
Exploring the coordination of antioxidant and metabolic responses to drought by SlTAT in Solanum habrochaites 4
Marginal response of non‐structural carbohydrates and increased biomass in a dominant shrub ( Dasiphora fruticosa ) to water table decline in a minerotro4
Varied responses of functionally different vertebrate pollinators to floral scent traits in Banksia (Proteaceae)4
Divergent rainforest tree microbiomes between phases of the monsoon cycle, host plants and tissues4
Circadian rhythm and redox homeostasis candidate genes showed association with shallow elevation in Norway spruce4
Root water uptake depth in temperate forest trees: species‐specific patterns shaped by neighbourhood and environment4
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Do culturable seed endophyte communities differ between native and invasive Fabaceae sharing the same habitat?4
Overabundant populations of large wild herbivores disrupt plant–pollinator networks in a Mediterranean ecosystem4
Modulatory responses of physiological and biochemical status are related to drought tolerance levels in peanut cultivars4
Pollination biology of Aristolochia bianorii Sennen & Pau: promoting cross‐pollination but assuring reproductive success in island ecosystems4
In situ diversification and adaptive introgression in Taiwanese Scutellaria4
Understanding the relations between Solanaceae crops and their pollinators: a global meta‐network4
Alfalfa transcriptomic responses to the field pathobiome4
Generalization for both diurnal and nocturnal pollination in the mass‐flowering desert geophyte Nerine laticoma (Amaryllidaceae)4
Effect of light‐induced changes in leaf anatomy on intercellular and cellular components of mesophyll resistance for CO2 in Fagus sylvatica3
Herbaceous plant communities respond more to seasonal precipitation than cumulative drought in the hot deserts of the United States3
Interactions between epiphytes during canopy soil formation: an experiment in a lower montane cloud forest of southeast Mexico3
Single‐cell RNA sequencing methodology, analysis, applications, and future directions with special focus on cotton3
Spatial aggregation patterns in four mistletoe species: ecological and environmental determinants3
Forb stability, dwarf shrub stability and species asynchrony regulate ecosystem stability along an experimental precipitation gradient in a semi‐arid desert grassland3
Assessment of proline function in higher plants under extreme temperatures3
Water for agriculture: more crop per drop3
The secreted redox sensor roGFP2‐Orp1 reveals oxidative dynamics in the plant apoplast3
Decoding the decisive role of seed moisture content in physical dormancy break: filling the missing links3
Settling moth pollination of a rare orchid in the Habenaria clade revealed with close‐focusing camera traps3
Eco‐evolutionary factors contribute to chemodiversity in aboveground and belowground cucurbit herbivore‐induced plant volatiles3
Silencing ZmPP2C‐A10 with a foxtail mosaic virus (FoMV) derived vector benefits maize growth and development following water limitation3
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