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The role of nitrilases in auxin biosynthesis, plant development and stress responses Abstract. NITRILASEs (NITs) are enzymes that have been identified across kingdoms. NITs are industrially important hydrolases, which are widely used in the

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Barbara Wójcikowska reviews the latest information on plant NIT1 subfamily of nitrilases, known for their roles in root & flower development, and their emerging roles in #auxin biosynthesis under biotic & abiotic stress conditions

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Proposed working model of candidate pathways and genes potentially associated with seed coat coloration based on comparative transcriptomic associations observed at a single developmental stage (110 DAS). This schematic illustrates transcriptomic associations across the phenylpropanoid-flavonoid pathway from phenylalanine-derived precursors to anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin (PA) accumulation in vacuoles. Genes upregulated in black seed coats are shown in green and those upregulated in yellow seed coats in brown (color intensity reflects log2 fold-change)...

Transcriptomic and Metabolic Insight Into Flavonoid Biosynthesis Underlying Black and Yellow Seed Coat Color Variation in Soybean (Glycine max) (Kahee Moon, Prakash Basnet, Seung Young Choi, et al) doi.org/10.1002/pld3... #PlantScience @aspbofficial @wileyecology @sebiology

🌱 From Developmental Cell (03/2025): A newly identified gene from plastid DNA transfer boosts photosynthesis and plant growth, pointing to new genetic routes for higher crop productivity. (Gail Taylor)

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Unlocking plant abiotic stress resilience through biostimulants and omics‐driven innovations This review discusses how biostimulants protect plants from climate stress by activating natural defenses. To design targeted biostimulants, microbes, key protective genes, and metabolites are identi...

@abioticstress.bsky.social Delighted to share that our review article has been published in JIPB. A meaningful contribution synthesizing current advances and future directions in abiotic stress resilience.

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2026 New Phytologist Editor-in-Chief Symposium Our annual New Phytologist Editor-in-Chief Symposium will be held on Friday, 3 July 2026, at the University of Tartu, home institution of New Phytologist’s Editor-in-Chief Maarja Öpik.

📢 Save the date! 2026 New Phytologist Editor-in-Chief Symposium

📅 3 July 2026
📍 Oecologicum, University of Tartu, Estonia

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Fig. 1 (shortened, full legend in paper): Models of the regulation of nutrient- and drought-responsive flowering. Sugar-responsive flowering: in leaves, TPS1 catalyzes the synthesis of Tre6P from Glc6P and UDP-glucose, which inhibits SnRK1 activity and de-represses the CO–FT module and sugar transport/metabolism and flowering controlled by the SnRK1-phosphorylated and inactivated IDD8 TF. In the SAM, Tre6P inhibits SnRK1, affecting expression of SPL genes and the floral meristem identity genes LFY, FUL, and AP1. In leaves and/or the SAM, vernalization induces an increase in glucose levels, which activates TOR phosphorylation of FIE and represses FLC expression through changes in H3K27me3 levels at the FLC locus.

🌸💧🪾 FLOWERING NEWSLETTER REVIEW 🪾💧🌸

New research is starting to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of nutrient- and drought-responsive flowering with an apparent key role for the SnRK1 kinase – Sanagi et al.

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🍃🎤🍃 Speaker announcement 🍃🎤🍃

Its that time again... introducing our next set of Invited Speakers for Photosynthesis 2026 🌱

🌿 Join us in Liverpool this July 🌿
⏰️ Abstract submission for oral presentations closes 31st March

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✅📄Now Free Access: Elevational shifts in reproductive ecology indicate the climate response of a model chasmophyte, Rainer’s bellflower (Campanula raineri)
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Fig. 1.The core energy management machinery, comprising SnRKs, TORC, and the T6P pathway, and its interactions with multiple signals through complex feedback regulation to regulate growth and resilience trade-offs.

⚡🌱 SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORIAL 🌱⚡

🔎 The Energy Management guest editors Wahl, Hanson & Menand dive into reviews and research exploring the plant energy management machinery as a central hub for stress resilience, development, and crop improvement 🌱

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#ASHS2026 Call for Abstracts!
Share your plant science work in Dallas, Aug 3-7.
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🌱Save the date! It’s time to plant the seeds of discovery at our 4th edition of #PlantResearch26. From roots to results, explore breakthroughs in genetics, sustainability, crop innovation, and future food systems.
Let’s grow ideas together, in Ghent, 17-18 September: vibbio.tech/4s31Pg5
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Interspecies rice versus Arabidopsis thaliana protein–protein interactome profiling by touch‐down overlapping PCR coupled with HiFi long‐read sequencing Touch-down overlapping PCR coupled with HiFi long-read sequencing, a high-throughput method for large-scale profiling of protein-protein interactions based on stitch-PCR identified 7,726 high-confide...

New #OpenAccess work by Huang et al. demonstrates the power of touch-down overlapping PCR coupled with HiFi long-read sequence (TDOP-seq) for large-scale ID of protein–protein interactions
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🌱📢51st EPSO seminar for European Plant Scientists: 19th March 2026 at 3 PM discussing ‘Forest Health in the face of climate, pests and pathogens’ with Elina Oksanen and Annika Perry. EPSO members suggest themes and speakers for seminars bit.ly/4u3eEIW. #PlantScience #SDG #EUAgriVision #EUForestry

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Toward Dual-Stage Flood Resilience: Merging Anaerobic Germination and Submergence Tolerance in Rice Abstract. Flooding threatens rice (Oryza sativa L.) during the germination/establishment and vegetative growth stages. Rice mitigates these hazards via two

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Ancient symbiosis between plants and fungi: important insights for sustainable agriculture Low potassium and high nitrogen levels throw soils out of balance

A team led by ecologist @christinakaiser.bsky.social has discovered that mycorrhizal symbiosis is sensitive to imbalances of certain nutrients in the soil. The data come from an experiment that has been running for over 70 years.

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The Plant Genome Call for Papers: Rice Genomics SUBMIT NOW >

Still time to submit to our special #RiceGenomics issue—covering sequencing, bioinformatics, breeding & more.

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Examples of breeding for disease resistance in cucurbit crops: identifying sources of resistance, development and testing of breeding lines, and breeding to combine resistance with fruit quality.

In addition to the specific genomic, breeding, and disease management goals, the CucCAP project has had broader impacts including use of the new genomic tools to provide insights into cucurbit biology. https://doi.org/10.21273/JASHS05562-25 #plantscience

Call for proposals for New Phytologist Symposia Call for proposals for New Phytologist Symposia

📢 There are seven days left to submit your proposal for a New Phytologist Symposium!

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Model of the role of ZmMKK1-ZmCAT2 module in plant responses to heat stress.

ZmMKK1 phosphorylates ZmCAT2 to regulate H2O2 homeostasis and improve heat stress tolerance in maize

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🌱 Exciting news for plant #CellWall researchers! The First PlantWallK Meeting is happening in Prague, May 25–26, 2026 — bringing together members of COST Action CA24116 for the first time.

📝 Abstract submission is open! Deadline: April 15
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