Dongqing Xu,Xing Wang Deng
Dongqing Xu
Light and low temperatures are two key environmental cues mediating plant growth and development. Two recent studies (Jiang et al. and Dong et al.) provide novel insights into the underlying mechanisms, showing that the photoreceptor and th...
Zipeng Yu,Xiangbo Duan,Lu Luo et al.
Zipeng Yu et al.
Salt stress is one of the major environmental stresses limiting plant growth and productivity. To adapt to salt stress, plants have developed various strategies to integrate exogenous salinity stress signals with endogenous developmental cu...
Sidsel Birkelund Schmidt,Marion Eisenhut,Anja Schneider
Sidsel Birkelund Schmidt
Plants require sunlight, water, CO2, and essential nutrients to drive photosynthesis and fulfill their life cycle. The photosynthetic apparatus resides in chloroplasts and fundamentally relies on transition metals as catalysts and cofactors...
Hide-and-Seek: Chitin-Triggered Plant Immunity and Fungal Counterstrategies [0.03%]
捉迷藏：几丁质触发的植物免疫与真菌反策略
Ben-Qiang Gong,Feng-Zhu Wang,Jian-Feng Li
Ben-Qiang Gong
Fungal pathogens are major destructive microorganisms for land plants and pose growing challenges to global crop production. Chitin is a vital building block for fungal cell walls and also a broadly effective elicitor of plant immunity. Her...
Wei Siao,Devrim Coskun,František Baluška et al.
Wei Siao et al.
Proton (H+) fluxes in plant roots play critical roles in maintaining root growth and facilitating plant responses to multiple soil stresses, including fluctuations in nutrient supply, salt infiltration, and water stress. Soil mining for nut...
Xueyuan Leng,Quentin Thomas,Simon Horskjær Rasmussen et al.
Xueyuan Leng et al.
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) of histone residues shape the landscape of gene expression by modulating the dynamic process of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) transcription. The contribution of particular histone modifications to the de...
Genomes on Canvas: Artist's Perspective on Evolution of Plant-Based Foods [0.03%]
基因组的画卷——艺术家视角下的植物基食物进化
David Vergauwen,Ive De Smet
David Vergauwen
How can we trace the evolution of our plant-based food through time? Here, we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using historical paintings to map the history of modern fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, and seeds, and...
Translation of Strigolactones from Plant Hormone to Agriculture: Achievements, Future Perspectives, and Challenges [0.03%]
从植物激素到农业： stalkolactone的研究成就、未来展望及挑战
Rebecca J Chesterfield,Claudia E Vickers,Christine A Beveridge
Rebecca J Chesterfield
Strigolactones (SLs) control plant development, enhance symbioses, and act as germination stimulants for some of the most destructive species of parasitic weeds, making SLs a potential tool to improve crop productivity and resilience. Field...
Degrade or Silence? - RNA Turnover Takes Control of Epicuticular Wax Synthesis [0.03%]
降解或沉默？-RNA周转调控上蜡合成
Agata Daszkowska-Golec
Agata Daszkowska-Golec
Epicuticular waxes serve as a protective layer on plant aerial surfaces. The chemical reactions of wax biosynthesis are well understood, but little is known about the underlying regulatory mechanisms. New data from Yang et al. and Lange et ...
Astonishing Plants [0.03%]
令人惊叹的植物世界
Chris Thorogood
Chris Thorogood
Our existence depends on plants, yet to many they are invisible, a phenomenon called 'plant blindness'. Addressing this is crucial in the face of unprecedented biodiversity loss and extinction. Digital engagement with astonishing plants can...