New Phytologist

Papers
(The median citation count of New Phytologist is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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A tail of two horses? Guard cell abscisic acid and carbon dioxide signalling in the Equisetum ferns390
Ontogenetic trajectories as the target of selection389
Plant PI4P is required for bacteria to translocate type‐3 effectors294
Modelling analysis confirms the role of NPQ saturation for the divergence of the GPPSIF relationship during heatwave276
Shining a new light on the classical concepts of carbon‐isotope dendrochronology252
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Editing of upstream regulatory elements advances plant gene silencing178
Corrigendum to: Decadal soil warming decreased vascular plant above and belowground production in a subarctic grassland by inducing nitrogen limitation160
Island colonization in flowering plants is determined by the interplay of breeding system, lifespan, floral symmetry, and arrival opportunity149
A consumer‐oriented approach to define breeding targets for molecular breeding144
Time‐integrated δ2H in n‐alkanes and carbohydrates from boreal needles reveal intra‐annual physiological and environmental signals141
Drought and life‐history strategies in Heliophila (Brassicaceae)137
Red light shines a path forward on leaf minimum conductance129
DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE 5 regulates polar tip growth of tobacco pollen tubes125
Deciphering the synergistic and redundant roles of CG and non‐CG DNA methylation in plant development and transposable element silencing125
An endogenous basis for synchronisation characteristics of the circadian rhythm in proliferating Lemna minor plants124
The rice OsERF101 transcription factor regulates the NLR Xa1‐mediated immunity induced by perception of TAL effectors123
Tracking tree demography and forest dynamics at scale using remote sensing117
Phosphorus limitation of early growth differs between nitrogen‐fixing and nonfixing dry tropical forest tree species116
Phosphatidylinositol 4‐phosphate: a key determinant of plasma membrane identity and function in plants115
The genomic secrets of invasive plants114
A competition‐attenuation mechanism modulates thermoresponsive growth at warm temperatures in plants113
A novel HD‐Zip I/C2H2‐ZFP/WD‐repeat complex regulates the size of spine base in cucumber111
Chemical biology to dissect molecular mechanisms underlying plant circadian clocks111
Greenbeards in plants?109
Tracing phosphorus from soil through mycorrhizal fungi to plants104
A genetically encoded biosensor reveals spatiotemporal variation in cellular phosphate content in Brachypodium distachyon mycorrhizal roots102
A reactive oxygen species Ca2+ signalling pathway identified from a chemical screen for modifiers of sugar‐activated circadian gene expression102
A 23‐million‐year record of morphological evolution within Neotropical grass pollen100
Elevated CO2 mediates ectomycorrhizal fungi species‐specific decreases of native soil carbon and causes negative priming under low nutrients100
The ETI‐dependent receptor‐like kinase 1 positively regulates effector‐triggered immunity by stabilizing NLR‐required for cell death 4 in Nicotiana benthamiana100
Stereochemical insights into sarpagan and akuammiline alkaloid biosynthesis98
Exploring optimal stomatal control under alternative hypotheses for the regulation of plant sources and sinks96
Global maps and factors driving forest foliar elemental composition: the importance of evolutionary history94
All roads lead to Rome: alternative biosynthetic routes in plant specialised metabolism94
Biomolecular condensation programs floral transition to orchestrate flowering time and inflorescence architecture93
Do grasses have meristemoids?91
Hypoxia response protein HRM1 modulates the activity of mitochondrial electron transport chain in Arabidopsis under hypoxic stress91
Is it all about timing? Identifying the symbiosis critical points that govern interactions among bacteria, ectomycorrhizal fungi, and land trees89
Piecing together the eophytes – a new group of ancient plants containing cryptospores89
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Methane emission from stems of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) offsets as much as half of methane oxidation in soil88
HalALMT1 mediates malate efflux in the cortex of mature cluster rootlets of Hakea laurina, occurring naturally in severely phosphorus‐impoverished soil86
World‐wide impacts of climate change and nitrogen deposition on vegetation structure, composition, and functioning of shrublands86
Wood nutrients: Underexplored traits with functional and biogeochemical consequences86
Discovery of a second‐site nia2 mutation in the background of multiple ArabidopsisPIF‐related mutants containing the pif3‐3 allele85
SHORT‐ROOT and SCARECROW homologs regulate patterning of diverse cell types within and between species85
Mycorrhizal associations modify tree diversity−productivity relationships across experimental tree plantations84
Mechanisms of UV‐B light‐induced photoreceptor UVR8 nuclear localization dynamics84
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The good, the bad, and the phosphate: regulation of beneficial and detrimental plant–microbe interactions by the plant phosphate status83
Light‐dependent activation of HY5 promotes mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato by systemically regulating strigolactone biosynthesis83
Plant‐to‐plant defence induction in cotton is mediated by delayed release of volatiles upon herbivory81
The SnRK2.2‐ZmHsf28‐JAZ14/17 module regulates drought tolerance in maize81
Breeding for delayed bolting decelerated the circadian clock in cultivated lettuce80
Social and biological innovations are essential to deliver transformative forest biotechnologies79
Hydraulic conductivity‐induced systematic parameter variation in a widely used thermal dissipation sap‐flow technique79
Temporally disjunct herbaceous species differ in leaf embolism resistance78
ArabidopsisPROTODERMAL FACTOR2 binds lysophosphatidylcholines and transcriptionally regulates phospholipid metabolism76
A newly evolved chimeric lysin motif receptor‐like kinase in Medicago truncatula spp. tricycla R108 extends its Rhizobia symbiotic partnership76
Warming triggers stomatal opening by enhancement of photosynthesis and ensuing guard cell CO2 sensing, whereas higher temperatures induce a photosynthesis‐uncoupled response74
Haplotype‐resolved genome assembly provides insights into the evolution of S‐locus supergene in distylous Nymphoides indica73
Plant hydraulic modelling of leaf and canopy fuel moisture content reveals increasing vulnerability of a Mediterranean forest to wildfires under extreme drought73
The Magnaporthe oryzae effector MoBys1 suppresses rice immunity by targeting OsCAD2 to manipulate host jasmonate and lignin metabolism72
Xylella fastidiosa’s relationships: the bacterium, the host plants, and the plant microbiome72
Drought reduces water uptake in beech from the drying topsoil, but no compensatory uptake occurs from deeper soil layers71
A perspective on cross‐kingdom RNA interference in mutualistic symbioses71
The RXLR effector PpE18 of Phytophthora parasitica is a virulence factor and suppresses peroxisome membrane‐associated ascorbate peroxidase NbAPX3‐1‐mediated pl71
Carbon allocation to root exudates is maintained in mature temperate tree species under drought71
Exploring the importance of aromatic plants' extrafloral volatiles for pollinator attraction70
Impacts of climate timescale on the stability of trait–environment relationships70
Complex climate‐mediated effects of urbanization on plant reproductive phenology and frost risk70
The synaptonemal complex stabilizes meiosis in allotetraploid Brassica napus and autotetraploid Arabidopsis thaliana69
Anionic phospholipid‐mediated transmembrane transport and intracellular membrane trafficking in plant cells69
Calmodulin‐like protein CML24 interacts with CAMTA2 and WRKY46 to regulate ALMT1‐dependent Al resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana69
A paler shade of green: engineering cellular chlorophyll content to enhance photosynthesis in crowded environments68
Photosynthetic capacity in seagrass seeds and early‐stage seedlings of Zostera marina67
Plant responses to multifactorial stress combination66
The OsNLP3/4‐OsRFL module regulates nitrogen‐promoted panicle architecture in rice66
Climb forest, climb: diverse disperser communities are key to assist plants tracking climate change on altitudinal gradients66
A key virulence effector from cyst nematodes targets host autophagy to promote nematode parasitism66
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Corrigendum to: SlMPK1‐ and SlMPK2‐mediated SlBBX17 phosphorylation positively regulates CBF‐dependent cold tolerance in tomato64
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Hyperspectral reflectance integrates key traits for predicting leaf metabolism63
Corrigendum to SNF1‐related protein kinase 1 represses Arabidopsis growth through post‐translational modification of E2Fa in response to energy stress63
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Evidence for a robust photosystem II in the photosynthetic amoeba Paulinella62
Limitation by vapour pressure deficit shapes different intra‐annual growth patterns of diffuse‐ and ring‐porous temperate broadleaves62
Integrating plant physiology and community ecology across scales through trait‐based models to predict drought mortality62
Are miRNAs applicable for balancing crop growth and defense trade‐off?62
The peptidoglycan synthase PBP interacts with PLASTID DIVISION2 to promote chloroplast division in Physcomitrium patens62
The effects of plant hormones on dispersal and predation of seeds by Leopoldamys edwardsi: the co‐evolutionary knot between acorns and rodents grows tighter62
Phosphorylation‐dependent activation of the bHLH transcription factor ICE1/SCRM promotes polarization of the Arabidopsis zygote62
In situ, direct observation of seasonal embolism dynamics in Aleppo pine trees growing on the dry edge of their distribution61
Ancient large‐scale gene duplications and diversification in bryophytes illuminate the plant terrestrialization61
Associational resistance in the milpa: herbivore‐induced maize volatiles enhance extrafloral nectar‐mediated defenses in common bean via shared parasitoids61
Mixotrophy in orchids: facts, questions, and perspectives61
Weak link or strong foundation? Vulnerability of fine root networks and stems to xylem embolism61
Holm oak decline is determined by shifts in fine root phenotypic plasticity in response to belowground stress61
Interaction of ubiquitin‐like protein SILENCING DEFECTIVE 2 with LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1 is required for regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana in resp61
New support for the Enhanced Mutualism Hypothesis for invasion60
Strigolactones positively regulate HY5‐dependent autophagy and the degradation of ubiquitinated proteins in response to cold stress in tomato60
Plant terrestrialization: piecing together streptophyte trait evolution – an introduction to a Virtual Issue60
Wall‐associated kinase GhWAK13 mediates arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and Verticillium wilt resistance in cotton60
Pectin modifications at the symbiotic interface60
Microbiome‐conferred herbicides resistance60
The mRNA‐binding proteome of a critical phase transition during Arabidopsis seed germination59
Illuminating plant water dynamics: the role of light in leaf hydraulic regulation58
Leaf thermal safety margins decline at hotter temperatures in a natural warming ‘experiment’ in the Amazon58
Plasma membrane‐associated calcium signaling modulates cadmium transport58
Contrasting plant–soil–microbial feedbacks stabilize vegetation types and uncouple topsoil C and N stocks across a subarctic–alpine landscape58
Long‐lasting impact of chitooligosaccharide application on strigolactone biosynthesis and fungal accommodation promotes arbuscular mycorrhiza in Medicago truncatula58
AI for difficult herbarium specimens: identification of peat mosses (subgenus Sphagnum) without dissection58
Spatiotemporal transcriptome atlas reveals gene regulatory patterns during the organogenesis of the rapid growing bamboo shoots58
Maize DDK1 encoding an Importin‐4 β protein is essential for seed development and grain filling by mediating nuclear exporting of eIF1A57
Phloem development57
A CLE–BAM–CIK signalling module controls root protophloem differentiation in Arabidopsis57
Mapping quantitative trait loci in autotetraploids under a genuine tetrasomic model56
Phylogenomics insights into gene evolution, rapid species diversification, and morphological innovation of the apple tribe (Maleae, Rosaceae)56
Symplastic and apoplastic pathways for local distribution of silicon in rice leaves56
Chemotaxonomic investigation of plant terpenoids with an established database (TeroMOL)56
Natural rubber reduces herbivory and alters the microbiome below ground56
Stimulating and toxic effect of chromium on growth and photosynthesis of a marine chlorophyte56
Evaluating plant lineage losses and gains in temperate forest understories: a phylogenetic perspective on climate change and nitrogen deposition56
Comparative cryogenic extraction rehydration experiments reveal isotope fractionation during root water uptake in Gramineae56
Synergistic role of Rubisco inhibitor release and degradation in photosynthesis56
Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi mediate the response of ombrotrophic peatlands to fertilization: a modeling study56
Origins of xyloglucan‐degrading enzymes in fungi55
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Field and saccharification performances of poplars severely downregulated in CAD155
The evolutionary assembly of forest communities along environmental gradients: recent diversification or sorting of pre‐adapted clades?55
SNF1‐related protein kinase 1 represses Arabidopsis growth through post‐translational modification of E2Fa in response to energy stress55
ArabidopsisRGLG1/2 regulate flowering time under different soil moisture conditions by affecting the protein stability of TOE1/255
The auxin efflux carrier PIN1a regulates vascular patterning in cereal roots54
Guard cell and subsidiary cell sizes are key determinants for stomatal kinetics and drought adaptation in cereal crops53
Do 2H and 18O in leaf water reflect environmental drivers differently?53
Antioxidants by nature: an ancient feature at the heart of flavonoids' multifunctionality53
Quantifying the production of plant pollen at the farm scale53
Dimerization of PtrMYB074 and PtrWRKY19 mediates transcriptional activation of PtrbHLH186 for secondary xylem development in Populus trichocarpa53
Dependence on clade II bHLH transcription factors for nursing of haploid products by tapetal‐like cells is conserved between moss sporangia and angiosperm anthers53
Aerobic methane production in Scots pine shoots is independent of drought or photosynthesis53
The GTE7IES2BGTE2 complex epigenetically regulates sulfur homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana53
High floral disparity without pollinator shifts in buzz‐bee‐pollinated Melastomataceae53
All's well that ends well: the timing of floral meristem termination52
13CO2 labelling as a tool for elucidating the mechanism of cuticle development: a case of Clusia rosea52
Symmetry vs coloration in flowers: a tight genetic link through evolutionary co‐option52
Multiple facets of cutting‐edge mycorrhizal research52
New Phytologist Community resources52
Manipulation of plant immunity via an mRNA decapping pathogen effector52
Mountain biogeography coming full circle: a new ‘3D’ floristic approach provides units for reconstructing evolutionary trajectories52
LTP2 hypomorphs show genotype‐by‐environment interaction in early seedling traits in Arabidopsis thaliana51
Pollination efficiency and the pollen–ovule ratio51
Rapid evolution of a family‐diagnostic trait: artificial selection and correlated responses in wild radish,Raphanus raphanistrum51
Investigating the accuracy of tropical woody stem CO2 efflux estimates: scaling methods, and vertical and diel variation51
SUE4, a novel PIN1‐interacting membrane protein, regulates acropetal auxin transport in response to sulfur deficiency51
The pervasive use of P2O5, K2O, CaO, MgO and other molecules that do not exist in soil or fertiliser bags50
Trait phenology and fire seasonality co‐drive seasonal variation in fire effects on tree crowns50
WOX11 and CRL1 act synergistically to promote crown root development by maintaining cytokinin homeostasis in rice50
Development of a tightly regulated copper‐inducible transient gene expression system in Nicotiana benthamiana incorporating a suicide exon and Cre recombinase50
Multidimensional analysis of long noncoding RNAs function in Solanaceae plants50
SlMYB99‐mediated auxin and abscisic acid antagonistically regulate ascorbic acids biosynthesis in tomato50
Exploring the untapped potential of single‐cell and spatial omics in plant biology50
The YABBY gene SHATTERING1 controls activation rather than patterning of the abscission zone in Setaria viridis50
Testing the ectomycorrhizal‐dominance hypothesis for ecosystem multifunctionality in a subtropical mountain forest49
Arabidopsis RabGDIs mediate Rab targeting and are crucial for male gametophytic function49
The CsMYB44‐csi‐miR0008CsCER1 module regulates cuticular wax biosynthesis and drought tolerance in citrus49
Phosphorus fractions in leaves49
Hybrid Mimulus flowers attract a new pollinator48
Linking water use efficiency with water use strategy from leaves to communities48
Cover crop rotation suppresses root‐knot nematode infection by shaping soil microbiota48
ZmMPK5 phosphorylates ZmNAC49 to enhance oxidative stress tolerance in maize48
Mitotically heritable epigenetic modifications of CmMYB6 control anthocyanin biosynthesis in chrysanthemum48
CIPK1‐regulated transcription factor NAM3 coordinates shoot branching and nitrate accumulation in tomato48
Chloroplast redox state changes mark cell‐to‐cell signaling in the hypersensitive response48
Oxidative burst causes loss of tapetal Ubisch body and male sterility in rice47
Soil microbial identity explains home‐field advantage for litter decomposition47
Integrating ecological and evolutionary frameworks for SynCom success47
Herbivory‐driven shifts in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community assembly: increased fungal competition and plant phosphorus benefits47
An improved Nicotiana benthamiana bioproduction chassis provides novel insights into nicotine biosynthesis47
Hidden functional complexity in the flora of an early land ecosystem46
Plant root mechanisms and their effects on carbon and nutrient accumulation in desert ecosystems under changes in land use and climate46
PagMIR166c targets PagECH2 to regulate cambial differentiation into secondary xylem, cell expansion, and lignin deposition via different auxin signaling pathways in poplar stems46
A tripartite transcriptional module regulates protoderm specification during embryogenesis in Arabidopsis46
Tracy Lawson46
Patterns in coarse root decomposition of woody plants: effects of climate, root quality, mycorrhizal associations and phylogeny46
Optimal photosynthesis requires a balanced diet of ions46
From nature to urbanity: exploring phyllosphere microbiome and functional gene responses to the Anthropocene46
Loss of pod strings in common bean is associated with gene duplication, retrotransposon insertion and overexpression of PvIND46
Insights into a functional model of key deubiquitinases UBP12/13 in plants46
Microbial responses to stress cryptically alter natural selection on plants45
SEC1‐C3H39 module fine‐tunes cold tolerance by mediating its target mRNA degradation in tomato45
Epigenetic switch reveals CRISPR/Cas9 response to cytosine methylation in plants45
Martina Legris45
Coordinated variations in leaf and root biogeochemical niches45
A CCaMK/Cyclops response element in the promoter of Lotus japonicus calcium‐binding protein 1 (CBP1) mediates transcriptional activation in root symbioses45
In the nectar, there are answers: exploring the intersection of colored nectars and reactive oxygen species in manipulating pollinator behavior45
OSCA1 is an osmotic specific sensor: a method to distinguish Ca2+‐mediated osmotic and ionic perception45
Are carotenoids the true colors of crop improvement?45
Cracking open the witch's spell book: the witchweed genome provides clues to plant parasitism45
Amazon drought resilience – emerging results point to new empirical needs44
A multifunctional role for riboflavin in the yellow nectar of Capsicum baccatum and Capsicum pubescens44
miR394 enhances WUSCHEL‐induced somatic embryogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana44
A sporopollenin definition for the genomics age44
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The cost of self‐promotion: ecological and demographic implications of the mentor effect in natural plant populations44
Introgression of a dominant phototropin1 mutant enhances carotenoids and boosts flavour‐related volatiles in genome‐edited tomato RIN mutants44
Phytochrome B phosphorylation expanded: site‐specific kinases are identified44
A cross‐scale approach to unravel the molecular basis of plant phenology in temperate and tropical climates44
Multiple pre‐ and postzygotic components of reproductive isolation between two co‐occurring Lysimachia species43
Floral phenotypic divergence and genomic insights in an Ophrys orchid: unraveling early speciation processes43
The Arabidopsis WRR4A and WRR4B paralogous NLR proteins both confer recognition of multiple Albugo candida effectors43
A conserved extracellular Ribo1 with broad‐spectrum cytotoxic activity enables smut fungi to compete with host‐associated bacteria43
Rab7/Retromer‐based endolysosomal trafficking is essential for proper host invasion in rice blast43
Alternative splicing of TaHSFA6e modulates heat shock protein–mediated translational regulation in response to heat stress in wheat43
Phylogenomic structure and speciation in an emerging model: the Sphagnum magellanicum complex (Bryophyta)43
A secreted fungal effector suppresses rice immunity through host histone hypoacetylation43
Root‐associated fungal communities are influenced more by soils than by plant‐host root traits in a Chinese tropical forest43
Lianas increase lightning‐caused disturbance severity in a tropical forest43
Using anatomical traits to understand root functions across root orders of herbaceous species in a temperate steppe43
Effector‐triggered susceptibility by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae43
Mechanical forces orchestrate the metabolism of the developing oilseed rape embryo43
Belowground morphology as a clue for plant response to disturbance and productivity in a temperate flora43
The evolution of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis in the Late Cretaceous is a key driver of explosive diversification in Agaricomycetes42
Elevation and plant species identity jointly shape a diverse arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community in the High Arctic42
Strigolactone signalling inhibits trehalose 6‐phosphate signalling independently of BRC1 to suppress shoot branching42
Responses to climate change – insights and limitations from herbaceous plant model species42
Host plant and soil nutrient filters mediate long‐term grazing on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in desert grasslands42
Simultaneous editing of host factor gene TaPDIL5‐1 homoeoalleles confers wheat yellow mosaic virus resistance in hexaploid wheat42
Enhancing nature's palette through the epigenetic breeding of flower color in chrysanthemum42
An increasing number of countries regulate genome editing in crops42
Genetic and environmental drivers of intraspecific variation in foliar metabolites in a tropical tree community42
Casein kinase 1 AELs promote senescence by enhancing ethylene biosynthesis through phosphorylating WRKY22 transcription factor42
Climate drives patterns of seed traits in Quercus species across China42
Rapid sequence and functional diversification of a miRNA superfamily targeting calcium signaling components in seed plants42
An auxin homeostat allows plant cells to establish and control defined transmembrane auxin gradients42
Concepts and consequences of the hyphosphere core microbiome for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal fitness and function41
The promise of digital herbarium specimens in large‐scale phenology research41
Ancient hybridization drives arid adaptation and species diversification in Caragana (Fabaceae)41
Fields of a thousand shimmers: canopy architecture determines high‐frequency light fluctuations41
Contrasting and conserved roles of NPR pathways in diverged land plant lineages41
SCREAM promotes the timely termination of proliferative divisions in stomatal lineage by directly suppressing SPEECHLESS transcription41
How woody plants adjust above‐ and below‐ground traits in response to sustained drought41
Rapid mini‐chromosome divergence among fungal isolates causing wheat blast outbreaks in Bangladesh and Zambia41
The glutamate receptor‐like GLR2.7 modulates insect egg‐induced defense responses in Arabidopsis41
Photosynthesis in sun and shade: the surprising importance of far‐red photons41
Persulfidation protects from oxidative stress under nonphotorespiratory conditions in Arabidopsis40
Phagocytosis underpins the biotrophic lifestyle of intracellular parasites in the class Phytomyxea (Rhizaria)40
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