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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
@WileyLifeSci
#JIPB #PlantSci #agriculture

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

Rising global temperatures impact every aspect of #agriculture.

Peng et al. review the impact of warming #soil on symbiotic nitrogen-fixing #bacteria and their crucial role in #crop success.

🌡️https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70041

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#PlantSci #CropSci #JIPB #ClimateCrisis

Yesterday, Nancy shared her Cucurbitaceae anthocyanin loss story with colleagues at our institute. Comprehensive talk highlighting the most striking discoveries.

Please find the full story here: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.06.680802

#PlantSci #Evolution #Pigments #Anthocyanins #Carotenoids
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🌡️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

Do ancestral #genomes of today's #crops hold the keys to feeding the future?
Find out in this new #OpenAccess research paper from He et al.

Free to read in #JIPB! 🔓⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13902

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#PlantSci #CropSci #PlantBreeding #FoodSecurity #oats #Avena #botany

New research from Jiang et al. reveals novel insights into the #molecular mechanisms underlying reciprocal enhancement of Ca²⁺ and #ABA signaling under #drought stress in #maize.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13906
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#PlantSci #JIPB #CropSci #hormone #AbioticStress #drought
#botany

What's new and next in #PlantSci? How about this fantastic sneak peek at new work by Shi et al., looking at #Agrobacterium-mediated #genetic transformation and genome editing in commercial #oat cultivars.🔓⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13915
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#PlantSci #CropSci #agriculture #botany

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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Flowering time influences both #grain yield and #adaptability in #rice. In a new study, Wei et al. report that the florigen-like protein OsFTL1 promotes #flowering...without essential florigens Hd3a and RFT1. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13856
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#PlantSci #JIPB #CropSci #botany

Dense #planting reduces internal #light intensity and red:far-red ratio in the canopy, triggering shade avoidance responses that limit #yield enhancements. DBB2, a ZmBBX gene, is a crucial regulator of plant height and the shade avoidance response.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13859
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#PlantSci #CropSci #JIPB #botany

🚨Threat detected!🚨
Combining #molecular and #chemical analyses, #bioactivity tests and #insect performance bioassays, Chen et al. report on elicitors in the frass of striped stem borer (SSB) #larvae. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13852
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#PlantSci #JIPB #herbivory #CropSci #botany

#FreeAccess...for a limited time!
Don't miss this sneak peek of a new study by Zhang et al. that uses an optimized #CRISPR/Cas9 system to create new #Brassica lines with broad-spectrum #PowderyMildew resistance!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13842
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#PlantSci #JIPB #Arabidopsis #botany

Genetics of Alternating Sexes in Walnuts

Scientists have uncovered a genetic mechanism in walnuts and their ancestors that has remained stable for 40 million years. Male-first or female-first flowering, balanced by a single genetic locus, parallels sex determination in animals. This evolutionary trait ensures genetic diversity, with distinct pathways evolving independently in walnuts and pecans.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/genetics-of-alternating-sexes-in-walnuts/#PlantScience #Plantsci #Palnts #walnuts #PlantGenetics #PlantReproduction

#Plants have #evolved sophisticated immune systems, but there's still so much we don't know about them! Here, Yan et al. report that #rice E3 ubiquitin ligases balance #immunity and #yield through non-proteolytic ubiquitination.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13831
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#PlantSci #CropSci #JIPB #Botany

This remarkable new #RNA-based #adenine and #cytosine base #editing system achieves targeted and efficient A-to-G and C-to-T conversions in lettuce, with potential applications in #crop breeding and #biotechnology.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13822
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#PlantSci #JIPB #CropSci #botany

Wang et al. work with the highly #heterozygous wild #peach (P. davidiana) #genome to identify a novel #aphid resistance #gene, gaining insights into genome design for the #development of resistant #fruit cultivars.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13782
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#PlantSci #JIPB #botany

For crop plants like #wheat, #plant height is essential for field performance and regional adaptability. Here, Hao et al. explore the regulatory role of miR319 in common wheat height. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13759
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#PlantSci #JIPB #auxin #CropSci #botany

Is it hot in here, or is it just me?🥵
A new study by Ma et al. explores the mechanism of #thermotolerance in perennial ryegrass and provides a #scientific basis for developing thermotolerant cultivars. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13789
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#JIPB #PlantSci #CropSci #botany

Did you know?! #Pineapple is one of the most important #tropical #fruits in the world.
This new🍍reference #genome provides a solid foundation for🍍#genomics and a valuable reference for🍍breeding. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13748
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#PlantSci #CropSci #botany

Xiong et al. demonstrate that a two-line hybrid seed production system based on PTS1 mutation-based-HGMS lines in #maize and #wheat creates a cost-efficient approach for the effective use of maize #heterosis.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13768
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#JIPB #PlantSci #CropSci #botany

This novel C2H2-type zinc-finger transcription factor regulates #ethylene-induced #orange coloration in Satsuma mandarin flavedo and may help develop the #quality and #economic efficiency of #citrus #crops
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13778
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#JIPB #PlantSci #CropSci #fruit #botany #openaccess

#OpenAccess #PlantScience? Yes please!
Get a sneak peek at a highly efficient #soybean transformation system that uses GRF3-GIF1 chimeric #protein.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13767
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#PlantSci #plant #SAM #ShootApicalMeristem #meristem #CropSci #organogenesis #development #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

⌛️By 2050, the global pop. is expected to reach a staggering 9 billion, underscoring the need for global #FoodSecurity. Wang et al. explore the potential of #nanotechnology to improve #plant health.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13652
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#PlantSci #CropSci #JIPB #SciTech #botany

🥦Let's talk #Brassicas! Self-incompatibility and long #growth cycles make breeding a long, tedious process, but a new in vivo #haploid #seed induction method that does not require #tissue culture may change all that!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13730
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#PlantSci #CropSci #breeding #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

🌾Bigger! Better! Stronger! Faster! ...
...oh, wait...not that last one...
Han et al. reveal that natural variation in MORE GRAINS 1 regulates #grain number and weight in #rice--important factors in #crop #yield. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13674
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#PlantSci #CropSci #JIPB #botany #OpenAccess

Leaf #senescence is essential for #crop success.
Zhou et al. offer insights into fine-tuning #leaf functional period and #grain yield formation for #wheat breeding under different #climate conditions.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13658
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#PlantSci #physiology #JIPB #CropSci #botany

Tian et al. introduce their recent work on the use of targeted G-to-T base editing to create novel #herbicide-resistance #gene alleles in #rice--a promising tool to create #genetic diversity and generate #germplasm.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13657
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#PlantSci #CropSci #JIPB #botany #openaccess

Twisted pollen tubes induce infertility in Plants

Plants with multiple sets of chromosomes have advantages over their relatives with a double set. But why they often start out infertile was only partially understood. Biologists have now discovered a new reason for the initial difficulties.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/twisted-pollen-tubes-induce-infertility-in-plants/ via ETH Zurich #PlantScience #PlantSci #Crops #Flowers #Pollination #PlantGenetics #PlantGenomics #Science #Agriculture

By 2050, the global pop. is expected to reach a staggering 9 billion, underscoring the need for global #FoodSecurity. In a new #JIPB review, Wang et al. explore the potential of #nanotechnology to improve #plant health.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13652
@wileyplantsci
#PlantSci #CropSci #botany

🍅Wait, should it be #TomatoThursday or #ThomatoThursday? In this week's feature, Dong et al. reveal that SlBEL11 regulates #flavonoid biosynthesis, fine-tuning #auxin efflux to prevent premature #fruit drop. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13627
#PlantScience #botany #PlantSci #CropSci 🍅

Researchers present new approach to identify key regulatory factors in wheat spike development

A study unveils a novel approach to identify pivotal regulators in wheat spike development. By integrating omics and population genetics, researchers pinpoint 227 potential factors. Phenotypic screening of 61 genes led to 36 mutations, validating the method's efficacy.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/researchers-present-new-approach-to-identify-key-regulatory-factors-in-wheat-spike-development/ via IGDB #PlantScience #PlantSci #Science #Plants #Wheat #Agriculture #Cereals #Crops #PlantGenetics

🛡️#RESIST!⚔️
Fusarium crown rot➡️devastating #wheat yield losses and #mycotoxins that harm #humans & #livestock.
Qi et al. get us one step closer to breeding wheat that's resistant to this devastating #fungus. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13596
@wileyplantsci
#JIPB #PlantSci #CropSci #Botany

🛡️#RESIST!⚔️
Fusarium crown rot➡️devastating #wheat yield losses and #mycotoxins that harm #humans & #livestock.
Qi et al. get us one step closer to breeding wheat that's resistant to this devastating #fungus. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13596
@wileyplantsci
#JIPB #PlantSci #CropSci #Botany

🛡️#RESIST!⚔️
Fusarium crown rot➡️devastating #wheat yield losses and #mycotoxins that harm #humans & #livestock.
Qi et al. get us one step closer to breeding wheat that's resistant to this devastating #fungus. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13596
@wileyplantsci
#JIPB #PlantSci #CropSci #Botany

🛡️#RESIST!⚔️
Fusarium crown rot➡️devastating #wheat yield losses and #mycotoxins that harm #humans & #livestock.
Qi et al. get us one step closer to breeding wheat that's resistant to this devastating #fungus. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13596
@wileyplantsci
#JIPB #PlantSci #CropSci #Botany

An ancient grain unlocks genetic secrets for making bread wheat more resilient

A first complete genome map of einkorn reveals evolutionary origins and potential for enhanced wheat breeding. It could help farmers and crop breeders to develop bread wheat varieties with enhanced disease resistance, higher yields and improved hardiness.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/an-ancient-grain-unlocks-genetic-secrets-for-making-bread-wheat-more-resilient/ via Kaust #plantscience #plantsci #agriculture #science #plants #grains #cereals #farmers #planthealth #wheat #einkorn

Xu et al. report that #sorbitol, an important signaling molecule in #fruit #trees, induces #flower bud formation in #loquat and promotes the accumulation of hyperoside, an important #developmental #flavonoid.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13439
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#PlantSci #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