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#CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of the Dry gene in grain #sorghum cultivar LNH19 leads to a juicy stem with higher #sugar content, resulting in higher yields, improved forage digestibility and better straw decomposition.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70353
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#JIPB #PlantSci #agriculture

#CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of the Dry gene in grain #sorghum cultivar LNH19 leads to a juicy stem with higher #sugar content, resulting in higher yields, improved forage digestibility and better straw decomposition.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70353
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#JIPB #PlantSci #agriculture

Phytophthora infestans, source of #potato and #tomato blight, is a devastating pathogen and major threat to global #food security.
New work out of
@LaStatale
identifies a promising, targeted anti-oomycete agent. #OpenAccess
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70343
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#JIPB #PlantSci #botany

Integrating #biogeographic analysis with macroecological insights, Wu et al. explore how #ecology shapes #genomic divergence, local adaptation, and #climate resilience in D. orientalis. #OpenAccess
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70336
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#PlantSci #JIPB
@UTSC

@unisouthampton

Engineered nanoparticles are promising tools for modulating key #plant processes. This review explores advances in ENP research informing a sustainable, risk-informed framework for their deployment in #agriculture.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70316
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#PlantSci #JIPB #OpenAccess #botany

Squirrels reduce post‑fire regeneration potential in a serotinous pine by 66%, despite pine cone defences against squirrels!
By Guiote et al https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcag200
@AnnBot

🧪🌍🔥🌳🍁🐿️ #plantscience #ecoevo #plantsci #predation @ecology @plants @botany @wildfirescience @plantscience @nature @biodiversity

#Agriculture faces escalating #climate and resource challenges. Natural #genetic diversity is crucial to sustain and enhance #crop productivity.
Explore the role of #photosynthetic improvement in #NexGen #ag.

#free to read⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70317
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#PlantSci #JIPB #Botany

#Vitamin B6 is vital for #plant stress responses, but understanding of its #genetic control is limited. Here, Wang et al. reveal that variation in the OsPDX1.2 promoter enhances VB6 accumulation and cold tolerance in #rice.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70322
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#PlantSci #JIPB #botany #OpenAccess

Zhang et al. report that in Populus, #gravity, not mechanical strain, redirects auxin and initiates tension #wood formation, revealing how #trees sense orientation, reshape their structure, and adapt to their #environment.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70325
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#PlantSci #JIPB

The evolutionary order of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) and nuclear restorer-of-fertility (Rf) genes has long been a riddle, with hypotheses reflecting distinct modes of co-#evolution. Explore their dynamic interaction⬇️🆓
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70292
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#PlantSci #JIPB #Botany

Cytokinin signaling plays a key role in regulating root plasticity under salt stress. Zhao et al. report that the PuHK2-PuHP5-PuRR9 phosphorylation cascade recruits PuZFP1 to regulate #cytokinin and #salt tolerance in poplar.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70290
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#PlantSci #JIPB #botany

This commentary explores the spatial organization of #plant internal sensors that detect infection and trigger immune responses: an arrangement that may strengthen #defense signals and lead to controlled #cell #death.
🆓🔓⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70293
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#PlantSci #JIPB #botany

Spotlighting #plantscience that pushes the field forward. We share AI-generated summaries of key papers/news that deserve more eyes, always with source links. Inbox us a paper link or tag us to be featured. #plantsci

Spotlighting #plantscience that pushes the field forward. We share AI-generated summaries of key papers/news that deserve more eyes, always with source links. Inbox us a paper link or tag us to be featured. #plantsci

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🌷🧬Lily molecular biology has advanced rapidly. Key findings cover bulb dormancy, anther development, flower color, fragrance, and stress responses. Genetic transformation tools have also improved A guide for future breeding #plantsci @[email protected] www.the-innovation.org/article/doi/...

A comprehensive overview of mo...

Upon MCMV infection in #maize, P31 obstructs the formation of the ZmRACK1-ZmCDPK7-ZmAPX1 complex, inhibiting ZmCDPK7-mediated ZmAPX1 activity and promoting #ROS production to facilitate viral infection. Read the study here!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70285
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#PlantSci #JIPB #OpenAccess

This Commentary explores work by Liao et al. on the role of NITROGEN LIMITATION ADAPTATION (NLA) in #plant cold tolerance, framing it within the broader context of #ClimateChange and #nutrient constraints.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70255
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#PlantSci #SciComm #JIPB #AgTech

The #ClimateEmergency is driving urgent #conservation efforts to meet 30x30 targets.
This study integrates several types of data for 603 Rhododendron species in China, highlighting significant conservation hotspots.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70253
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#PlantSci #JIPB #botany #OpenAccess

Global #ClimateChange threatens #agricultural productivity, especially as elevated temperatures impact #rice grain filling.
New work by Li et al. reports that intron editing of RISBZ1 confers thermotolerance for grain filling.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70274
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#PlantSci #JIPB #botany

New work on vesicle trafficking in relation to CO2 reveals that CO2-sensitive K+ channel traffic affects stomata and whole-plant water use, providing a novel perspective on #plant responses to #ClimateChange.
🔓Free access!⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70269
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#PlantSci #JIPB #botany

#PlantSci April 10 plantae.org/plant-scienc... (2/2) Stress accelerates aging! (In leaves); Real-time climate adaptation study of Arabidopsis; SAR signaling mediated by jasmonate; Rice that suppress rhizosphere methane production; Exuded benzoazinoids alter microbiota & promote disease resistance.

🍞Pre-harvest sprouting in #wheat leads to premature seed germination and reduces both yield and flour quality.
🫓A new #FreeAccess study in #JIPB reports that GSK3 regulates DOG1L4 to enhance PHS resistance.
🥖https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70234
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#PlantSci #crop #food #agtech #botany

🧪Phillyrin is a unique #antiviral lignan with potent anti-#flu activity only found in Forsythia suspensa.
Wang et al. reveal key steps in its #biosynthesis, bringing us one step closer to a valuable #drug.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70216
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#PlantSci #JIPB #plant #medicine #botany

🌾#Rice is a staple food for nearly 50% of the world's population, but #food insecurity and iron-deficiency malnutrition are major challenges.
🤝This partner protein helps OsNRAMP3 win a novel function to transport Fe2+ in #rice.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70105
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#PlantSci #botany

🌾#Rice...

✅ Crucial #food source
✅ Monocot model #plant
☠️ Vulnerable to #viral pathogens

🎉But there's hope!

📢Li et al. report ARGONAUTE 2 plays essential roles in a broad-spectrum #antiviral defense.

🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70113
💕
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#PlantSci #FoodSecurity

🌡️The #ClimateCrisis is making soil saltier🧂
This new study by Hao et al. highlights the potential of multiplex #genome editing for directional improvement of #agronomic traits in salt-tolerant #rice.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13926
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#PlantSci #JIPB #salty #CropSci #bot

Get your Thursday off to a great start with this #OpenAccess review exploring how #hormonal #homeostasis integrates #environmental/#developmental signals to guide #carbohydrate flow in #rice grain filling and endosperm development. 🔓⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13904
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#PlantSci #CropSci #JIPB #botany

#JIPB paper, Song et al. tease out the complex mechanisms behind #jasmonate-regulated #floral defense in #Arabidopsis!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13818
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#PlantSci #herbivory #pathology #botany

🌽#Maize #plants produce #terpene compounds when attacked by Asian corn borer larvae, but when #genes involved in #biosynthesis of these plant volatiles are knocked out, plants are made less attractive to herbivory.🔓⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13763
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#JIPB #PlantSci #openaccess #botany

Strigolactone #phytohormones modulate a wide range of processes in #plants-from shoot branching to #symbiosis of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Could they also play a role in plant defense against #pathogens?
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13734
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#PlantSci #CropSci #rice #botany

Direct #seeding in #rice is convenient and cheap but not without issues. In their new #JIPB commentary, He et al. explore the role of #phytohormones in anaerobic germination.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13728
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#PlantSci #plant #PlantDevelopment #CropScience #botany

🦠Pathogen... meet resistance!⚔️
A pair of nuclear factor Y transcription factors positively regulate jasmonate signaling and disease resistance in #Arabidopsis.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13732
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#PlantSci #jasmonate #phytopathology #pathogen #CropSci #plant #disease #botany

Find out which #cytochrome P450 is responsible for the de novo #biosynthesis of two types of aporphine #alkaloid in #yeast!
Li et al. lay a foundation for using #SynBio to produce these valuable compounds.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13724
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#JIPB #PlantSci #pharmacology #botany #syntheticbiology

#Biosynthesis of #cellulose, #lignin, and #hemicelluloses in #plants is regulated by a transcriptional regulatory network featuring orthologous shared TFs of #poplar and #Arabidopsis.

#Wood you like to know more?😉https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13717
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#PlantSci #JIPB #forest #botany

🍅Welcome back to #TomatoTuesday!🍅
In a new #JIPB paper,🍅He et al. report that two🍅members of the APETALA2🍅family mediate a🍅🍅#transcriptional cascade that orchestrates #carotenoid #biosynthesis🍅in #tomato.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13650🍅
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#PlantSci🍅#lycopene #fruit #botany

#ChinaMu is the largest sequence-indexed Mutator (Mu) #transposon insertional library in #maize. Here, Liang et al. report on its expansion and improvement by MuT-seq and #chromosome-level assembly of the Mu-starter #genome. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13637
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#PlantSci #botany

Zhang et al. use #chemoproteomics to identify the epoxidase enzyme responsible for #biosynthesis of the #anticancer #drug #camptothecin in Ophiorrhiza pumila.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13594
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#JIPB #PlantSci #medicine #PlantScience #botany #cancer #CancerResearch

🪵*Wood* you like some #PlantScience reading?🌲🌳
Zhang et al. use in vitro SVT regeneration to show that #gibberellin treatment significantly promotes #auxin-induced #cambium reestablishment in Populus. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13591
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#JIPB #trees #phytohormones #PlantSci #Botany

Deep molecular insight into hiw PINs mediate auxin transport

https://www.cell.com/trends/biochemical-sciences/fulltext/S0968-0004(23)00172-X?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS096800042300172X%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
#phytohormones #PlantSci #plant

Young Leaf White Stripe (YLWS) participates in #chloroplast #RNA group II intron splicing and plays an important role in the formation of chloroplasts during early #leaf #development.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13477
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#JIPB #PlantSci #plantscience

Researchers determine chloroplast size unlikely option for improving photosynthetic efficiency

A group of researchers have found, for the first time, that chloroplast size manipulations are unlikely to be an option for increasing crop photosynthetic efficiency.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/researchers-determine-chloroplast-size-unlikely-option-for-improving-photosynthetic-efficiency/ via RIPE project #plantscience #plantsci #science #plants #photosynthesis #chloroplast #research

Sphingolipids are important for #membrane lipid bilayer structure and act as signaling molecules in many #cellular processes. But what do we actually know about the #sphingolipid #biosynthetic pathway in #Arabidopsis?🔓⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13461
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#PlantSci #PlantScience

In an unexpected twist, Zhang et al. reveal that in #Maize, FIGL1 coordinates with dosage-sensitive #BRCA2 in modulating #meiotic #recombination, unlike their antagonistic relationship in #Arabidopsis.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13541
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#PlantSci #evolution #DNArepair #JIPB #plantscience

🧬🌿As part of our recent special issue, Zhang et al. discuss the past, present, and future of #DNA #demethylation in plants--from the discovery of #ROS1 in #Arabidopsis to #epigenome editing for #crop breeding and #GeneTherapy🔓⬇️ #PlantScience #PlantBiology
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13423
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#PlantSci