Cao et al. present integrative evidence from #molecular #phylogenetics, #gene flow, and morphological analyses, which supports the taxonomic treatment of Orostachys s.l. as three separate genera.
doi.org/10.1111/jse....
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In our latest #NewTech feature, Cheng et al. demonstrate the successful use of a Cas12a base editor for trait #development, and report improved Cas12a CBEs and ABEs for precise base editing in #plants.
doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
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🚥What makes one soybean survive Phytophthora root rot while another doesn't?
Part of the answer seems to be isoflavonoids, which was shown to suppress Phytophthora sojae lesion expansion by >70% in soybean.
🌱 Read at https://bit.ly/4st90Oj
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Mammalian-like steroidogenesis in plants gives rise to endocrine-mimetic cardenolides
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Fig. 2 (shortened, full legend in paper): Mass spectrometry imaging of sucrose and photoassimilate. (A) Three-dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) model of intact pea seeds at an early developmental stage, with a virtual slice (α), endosperm (en), and seed coat (sc) indicated. (B) Chemical shift imaging (CSI) spectrum of pea seed at virtual slice (α) (normalized to the water signal measured without water suppression) and corresponding metabolite maps generated by integration of the sucrose and alanine peaks. Reproduced from Mayer et al. (2024) (CC BY). (C, D) NanoSIMS images of wheat showing assimilated 13C (from 13CO2) in the stele of a mature fine root with xylem vessel (X) and phloem sieve element (P) (C) and close to the root tip of a developing root with vascular cell (V) (D) at subcellular resolution. Root cell structure is visible in the greyscale 12C14N image (left), with the corresponding 13C:12C image (right) reflecting levels of 13C-enrichment.
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"Resolving subcellular sucrose concentrations in plant tissues" - Zhang et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
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Experimental overview and design.
Heat-evolved coral photosymbionts exhibit dampened stress responses across distinct physiological contexts
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Johnston et al.
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Decoding #stress resilience in #soybean: Regulatory #networks and precision #breeding under #climate change
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🌱 From BMC Plant Biology: A simple postharvest treatment helps peaches better withstand cold storage, preserving flavor and reducing losses in the supply chain. (Po-Kai Huang, Diane M. Beckles, Carlos H. Crisosto)
▶️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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A second invitation this week to join us for another DSSS talk to be held by Prof. Greg Gibson coming to us from Georgia Tech. Everyone very welcome.
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📆: Thursday 23rd April at 11am
📍: MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6
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Panel of images and annotated flow diagrams illustrating the genetic mechanism underlying high-altitude adaptation in Qinghai–Xizang (Tibet) Plateau Rhododendron.
High-altitude specialization of #Rhododendron makes it an ideal system to study #ecological adaptation and #stress resistance.
Zhou et al. reveal the genetic mechanism for this #adaptation in QTP Rhododendron spp.
🔓 doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
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#IS-MPMI Interested in how discoveries in the plant-microbe field have been translated to the real world? Check out our YouTube channel. We’ve just posted the ISMPMI Translational Science Workshop from 2021. Available to the public for the first time.
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Qian et al. explore global geographic patterns of mean diversification rate, representing recent speciation dynamics, within genera of #conifers, and relate MDR to regional species richness and climatic conditions.
doi.org/10.1111/jse....
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Call for papers
#Panomics for #climate-smart crop improvement under combined #abiotic stresses
Submission deadline: 15 June 2026
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Promotional image for the PCA Imaging Workshop Webinar Series: Introduction to 2D and 3D Segmentation with MorphoGraphX. The promo has a purple background behind text over a green plant cell graphic with a black background. It also includes the details for the webinar including the date/time.
We are TWO WEEKS AWAY from the second installment of the Plant Cell Atlas Imaging Workshop Series: Introduction to 2D and 3D Segmentation with MorphoGraphX!
Don't forget to register! plantcellatlas.org/events
Are you planning on attending ICAR2026 in Singapore in June? Do you have any cool bioinformatics tools or analyses that you'd like to share with the community? We're still looking for a few speakers in our Arabidopsis Bioinformatics session - let me know by the end of April if possible via DM!
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New Article: "Genome–host association mapping reveals wheat pathogen genes involved in host specialization" rdcu.be/fdBNC
GHA: leverage natural epidemics to map the genetic landscape of host adaptation in Zymoseptoria tritici. Applied to 832 wheat fungal strains.
🌳Trees are growing solutions to desertification.
🌍Across the Sahel region, the @fao.org-@greenclimate.fund Scaling-Up Resilience in Africa’s #GreatGreenWall project is restoring land, building climate resilience & improving lives.
Discover 5 benefits of the Great Green Wall.
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New Review Article: "Emerging roles of non-m6A mRNA modifications in plants" rdcu.be/fdBSd
This Review highlights emerging roles of non-m6A modifications, such as 5-methylcytosine, N4-acetylcytidine and pseudouridine, in plant mRNAs.
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This #review highlights the way #immune receptors and proteases work together to limit viral spread and reveals new opportunities to engineer #crops with stronger and broader resistance to #viral diseases.
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Fig. 1 (shortened, full legend in paper): Schematic representation of resin biosynthesis of resistant and susceptible Pinus seedlings in response to Fusarium circinatum. Resistant (Pinus pinaster) and susceptible (Pinus radiata) hosts differ in defense timing, terpene composition, and resin duct responses. P. pinaster has a higher constitutive resin content enriched in STs and a smaller resin duct system. In contrast, P. radiata is enriched in MTs and has larger resin ducts. Upon infection with F. circinatum, resistant seedlings show early induced accumulation of STs and DTs, with limited induction of TRDs, whereas susceptible seedlings show delayed defense responses, increased MTs and DRAs, and increased TRD formation in both xylem and cortex (Fariña-Flores et al., 2026). Constitutive resin profiles represent baseline differences between species, whereas changes in terpene composition and TRD formation occur only following pathogen infection.
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"Resin defense in Pinus–Fusarium circinatum interactions: an evolutionary paradox". Mmushi et al. comment on recent research by Fariña-Flores et al.
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Chinese Crategus is an ecologically and economically important-but taxonomically complex-lineage.
This comprehensive #phylogenomics study establishes a robust framework for future #systematic, #conservation, and horticultural #research.
doi.org/10.1111/jse....
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Salt stress alters plant development, including the floral transition, but regulation of timing of flowering by salt is poorly understood at the molecular level. To identify genetic loci regulating the floral transition under high soil salinity, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in Arabidopsis thaliana and identified natural variation at the UGT74E1-UGT74E2-BT3 (UUB) locus that correlates with bolting time specifically in response to salt stress. Genetic analysis revealed BT3 as a novel repressor of the floral transition in control conditions. Similarly, the putative IBA glycosylases UGT74E1 & UGT74E2 delay the floral transition in control conditions. Furthermore, we identified that IBA homeostasis regulators TOB1 and ECH2/IBR10 play a key role in the floral transition, and that ECH2/IBR10 are required for the early flowering phenotype of the ugt74e1/ugt74e2 double mutant, indicating that UGT74E1 & UGT74E2 delay flowering by altering IBA homeostasis. A pangenome analysis of the UUB locus revealed variation in the occurrence of the DNA transposon SAUERKRAUT (SKRT). CRISPR-mediated SKRT deletion in Col-0 affected gene expression both within and outside the UUB locus and caused a salt-dependent delayed floral transition. The delayed bolting phenotype of the skrt-2 mutant also depends on ECH2/IBR10 function, indicating that SKRT accelerates the floral transition by altering IBA homeostasis. Finally, targeted demethylation of SKRT resulted in delayed floral transition under salt stress. Taken together, our data show a role for SKRT and its DNA methylation levels in the salt-dependent bolting time response in Arabidopsis, revealing a novel molecular mechanism to control flowering in adverse conditions.
New bioRxiv preprint!🌱 We found the SAUERKRAUT transposon to regulate the floral transition in a salt-dependent manner!🧂
A step toward salt-tolerant crops in a changing climate!🌞🥬
🔗 doi.org/10.64898/202...
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(1/2) Interested in plant evolution? We are opening two PhD positions in my lab at QGG - Aarhus University, where you will combine comparative genomics and machine learning to better understand and improve crop traits.
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Moss metabolomics at scale.
In #BRYOMOLECULES, >200 axenic bryophyte cultures enable controlled analyses of intrinsic chemistry. Extracts are profiled using LC-MS and chromatography to map metabolomes. >140 samples analysed.
bryomolecules.eu
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Hi #plantscience peeps, please check out our revised manuscript version under: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
