Plant Physiology

Image-based rachis phenotyping facilitates genetic dissection of spikelet distribution in wheat A rachis-imaging tool enables precise measurement of spikelet arrangement, uncovering how variation in internode structure shapes grain performance and gen

Image-based rachis phenotyping facilitates genetic dissection of spikelet distribution in wheat (Renxiang Lu , Shusong Zheng , Lingjie Yang , Zongyang Li , Yaoqi Si , Minru Yan , Xigang Liu , Hong-Qing Ling , Ni Jiang) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

Setting a TRAP for phloem translational dynamics during nodulation Legumes such as soybean form symbiotic partnerships with rhizobia that fix atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into ammonia (NH3), a bioavailable form that plants ca

NEWS & VIEWS: Setting a TRAP for phloem translational dynamics during nodulation (Ritu Singh , Neeta Lohani) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

Wenlong Han (he/his) is the First Author of The mitochondrial carrier CsTHS1 acts as a gatekeeper of theanine accumulation in late-spring new shoots of tea plants published 06 May 2025. He is a Doctoral student of the National Key Laboratory of Tea Tree Germplasm Innovation and Resource Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University. Educational background includes: 2025 Ph.D Tea Science at Anhui Agricultural University, 2019 BSc in Applied Biological Sciences at Anhui Agricultural University. Research interests include Amino acid metabolism and Amino acid transport. Personal interests include reading and fishing.

Han’s interest in plant science was sparked by research on the metabolism of medicinal compounds in the medicinal plant Acorus tatarinowii. academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...

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Coordinated brassinosteroid and auxin signaling modulates ray floret ligule and leaf morphology in Gerbera hybrida (Xiaohui Lin , Teng Zhang , Gan Huang , Paula Elomaa , Yaqin Wang) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

RACK1A interacts and colocalizes with FSD1 in stress granules to regulate salt stress response in Arabidopsis A scaffolding protein accumulates in stress granules during salt stress to recruit an antioxidant enzyme, thereby modulating its activity and improving see

RACK1A interacts and colocalizes with FSD1 in stress granules to regulate salt stress response in Arabidopsis (Pavol Melicher , Petr Dvořák , Maryna Tsinyk , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

MPK6-2-mediated phosphorylation of ERF4 releases the Fe uptake regulator FIT and enhances Fe uptake in apple A kinase-dependent signaling pathway enhances iron uptake in apple roots by reducing the stability of an ethylene-responsive regulator, thereby allowing th

MPK6-2-mediated phosphorylation of ERF4 releases the Fe uptake regulator FIT and enhances Fe uptake in apple (Yue Wu , Qiran Sun , Danrui Zhao , Xu Zhang , Longmei Zhai , Jiahong Lv , Ting Wu , Xinzhong Zhang , Zhenhai Han , Yi Wang) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

Simon Ndecky is the First Author of Rice JASMONIC ACID OXIDASES control resting jasmon ate metabolism to promote growth and repress basal immune responses published May 2025. Ndecky is a IVD Technology transfer specialist at Institut Pasteur de Dakar. Education background includes: 2022 Ph.D Molecular et Cellular aspects of biology, 2018 MSc Molecular biology and plant biotechnology, 2014 BSc earth and Life Sciences. Research interests include Plant metabolism, biomanufacturing, and phytotherapy. Personal interests include choir music and wood carpentry.

Ndecky was interested in learning and being qualified in a field with a high impact on society, leading to plant biology. academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...

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APE1 is involved in the stabilization/formation of the RC47 complex of PSII in oxygenic prototrophic organisms The elimination of the protein APE1 leads to a reduction in the levels of the photosynthetic RC47 complex in both plants and cyanobacteria.

APE1 is involved in the stabilization/formation of the RC47 complex of PSII in oxygenic prototrophic organisms (Diego Torres-Romero , María Isabel Muro-Pastor , Francisco José Arana , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

Functional divergence of ALMTs mediates organic acid transport and callose synthesis for aluminum tolerance in rose myrtle Functional divergence of ALMTs promotes aluminum tolerance in rose myrtle, as RtALMT18 is activated under low-Al conditions, whereas RtALMT11 is upregulate

Functional divergence of ALMTs mediates organic acid transport and callose synthesis for aluminum tolerance in rose myrtle (Ling Yang , Tingting Liu , Hui-Guang Li , Gui Wang , Shulin Deng) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

Variability in drought gene expression datasets highlights the need for paired physiology and community standardization (Robert VanBuren , Annie Nguyen , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

OsABCG22 mediates embryonic abscisic acid export and seed germination in rice Rice ATP Binding Cassette subfamily G member 22 (OsABCG22) promotes seed germination by reducing abscisic acid accumulation in embryos and alleviating its

OsABCG22 mediates embryonic abscisic acid export and seed germination in rice (Wenjuan Hu , Chen Wang , Zhiqiang Jiang , Diyun Liang , Haibo Li , Kerui Jiang , Yao-Wang Li , Bo Wang) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

Matan Azar (he/him) is the First Author of Shared abscisic acid biosynthesis pathway across 600 million years of streptophyte evolution published May 2025. Azar is a PhD student at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.Education background includes: 2024 MSc in Plant Science Hebrew University 2021 BSc in Plant Science Hebrew University. Research interests include Plant abiotic stress, Plant metabolites. Personal interests include Music, Cinema, and playing the piano.

“My interest in plant science began in high school, where my love for biology naturally blended with my family’s background in agriculture.” academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...

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Rice OsMYB44 regulates Early heading date 1 expression for photoperiodic flowering The R2R3-type MYB transcription factor OsMYB44 interacts with the photoperiodic flowering regulators Heading date 1 (Hd1) and Days to heading 8 (DTH8) to a

Rice OsMYB44 regulates Early heading date 1 expression for photoperiodic flowering (Hyeryung Yoon , Sang-Ji Lee , Jinku Kang , Sae Hyun Lee , Tae-Jin Yang , Gynheung An , Kiyoon Kang , Sung-Hwan Cho , Nam-Chon Paek) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

Gatekeeping symbiosis: autophagy shapes Serendipita indica -Arabidopsis thaliana interaction Plant roots coexist with a multitude of soil microorganisms that influence plant growth, nutrient acquisition, and stress resilience. Among these, Serendip

NEWS & VIEWS: Gatekeeping symbiosis: autophagy shapes Serendipita indica -Arabidopsis thaliana interaction (Mamoona Khan) #PlantScience @aspbofficial

The January 2026 issue of Plant Physiology from ASPB @aspbofficial and Oxford University Press is COMPLETE! Check it out here: academic.oup.com/plphys/issue... #PlantScience

Cassio Flavio Fonseca de Lima (he/him) is the First Author of Large-scale comparative phosphoproteome profiling reveals temperature-associated molecular signatures in wheat published 24 April 2025. He is a Data Management Specialist at Rijk Zwaan. Education background includes: 2024 PhD Plant Biotechnology and Biochemistry. Research interests include Abiotic stress, Bioinformatics, Crops.Personal interests include Gaming, Music, Art.

“Plants are sophisticated biochemical factories, adjusting to stress, communicating with neighbors, and fueling whole ecosystems.” doi.org/10.1093/plph...

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Sophia Müller (she/her) is the First Author of Nodule organogenesis in Medicago truncatula requires local stage-specific auxin biosynthesis and transport published 04 April 2025. She is a PhD candidate at Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands. Education background includes: 2019 MSc in Biology - Molecular Life Sciences at Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf (Germany); 2016 BSc in Molecular Biosciences at the Universities of Salzburg and Linz (Austria). Research interests include Plant development, hormonal regulation, single-cell transcriptomics, nodulation. Personal interests include Dancing, Board Games, Cooking, Being in Nature.

Müller believes plant research is the foundation for food security, food quality, and improved agriculture. academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...

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Defeng Shen is the First Author of Nodule organogenesis in Medicago truncatula requires local stage-specific auxin biosynthesis and transport published 04 April 2025. Shen is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research. Education background includes:2019 Ph.D Wageningen University; 2013 MSc Beijing Normal University; 2010 BSc Northeast Forestry University. Research interests include Root nodule symbiosis, Endodermis, and Casparian strip. Personal interests include Reading.

Shen’s doctoral research focused on evolutionary relationships between legume-type and actinorhizal-type nodules. academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...

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The “WHY” behind pear pollen tube growth In many flowering plants, both the male and female gametes are produced near each other to facilitate self-pollination. However, self-pollination reduces f

NEWS & VIEWS: The “WHY” behind pear pollen tube growth (Nilesh D Gawande) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

Chromatin accessibility and DNA methylation impact asymmetric subgenome dominance in allotriploid Brassica species Insights into how differences in chromatin accessibility and DNA methylation reshape the expression bias of homoeologous gene pairs in Brassica hybrids adv

Chromatin accessibility and DNA methylation impact asymmetric subgenome dominance in allotriploid Brassica species (Chengtao Quan , Xia Tian , Lulin Wang , Ruifan Liu , Chaozhi Ma , Shengwei Dou , Cheng Dai) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

Leaf it to science: Uncovering plant immune systems through technological advances (Xinnian Dong) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

Samuel Jacob Lovat (he/him) is the First Author of Vertical farming limitations and potential demonstrated by back-of-the-envelope calculations published 02 April 2025. He is a PhD student at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Education background includes: Combined Undergraduate and Master's degree (MBiochem) from The University of Oxford (course: Biochemistry (Molecular and Cellular). Research interests include quantifying the environmental impacts of new methods of producing food on a global scale, such as harnessing micro-organisms (like yeast and bacteria) and vertical farming. Personal interests include Hiking, bouldering, racket sports, and cooking (thinking about food in a different way from my research!).

Lovat is very aware of the climate crisis and other environmental challenges and wants to help find solutions for these challenges. academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...

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Developmental dynamics of cellular specialization during proanthocyanidin accumulation in persimmon fruit Spatial gene expression and 2D/3D ultrastructural analyses reveal a unique intercellular sequestration mechanism underlying massive proanthocyanidin accumu

Developmental dynamics of cellular specialization during proanthocyanidin accumulation in persimmon fruit (Yosuke Fujiwara , Soichiro Nishiyama , Akane Kusumi , Keiko Okamoto-Furuta , Hisayo Yamane , Keizo Yonemori , Ryutaro Tao) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

ASPB Recognizes Black History Month. February 2026. Featuring leaf wreath and Black History Month Theme

This #BlackHistoryMonth, ASPB is celebrating the many contributions and achievements of Black plant scientists!🌱

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Stm is required for fate establishment of productive shoot progenitor cells in Arabidopsis tissue culture SHOOT-MERISTEMLESS defines and serves as a marker for productive shoot progenitor cells, facilitating de novo shoot regeneration from callus in tissue cult

Stm is required for fate establishment of productive shoot progenitor cells in Arabidopsis tissue culture (Ning Zhai , Dixiang Xie , Lin Xu) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

Vu Hoang Nguyen (he/him) is the First Author of Heat stress response and transposon control in plant shoot stem cells published 28 March 2025. He is a Postdoc at Institute of Science and Technology. Education background includes: 2023 PhD in Molecular Biology at Gregor Mendel Institute and University of Vienna; 2017 MSc in Plant Sciences at Tel Aviv University; 2014 BSc in Biotechnology at Can Tho University. Research interests include Epigenetics, abiotic stress. Personal interests include Photography.

As a child, Nguyen loved digging up edible root plants with friends, cooking, and sharing them academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...

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