Plant Physiology

Papers
(The median citation count of Plant Physiology is 5. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Erratum to: Two ubiquitin-associated ER proteins interact with COPT copper transporters and modulate their accumulation180
Off-putting! No red, no ripe: methylglyoxal inhibits fruit ripening141
Dephosphorylate to close: type 2C protein phosphatases regulate stomatal aperture107
NF-YC3: The master regulator of tomato-arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiotic symphony92
Linking timing to nitrogen use efficiency: Rice OsEC-Ghd7-ARE1 module works on it85
Integrating membrane transport, signaling, and physiology84
Photosystems are ganging up to form megacomplexes in the dinoflagellateProrocentrum cordatum80
DIV1: The master of awakening seeds in harsh salinity stress72
Mixing it up: a chimeric tobacco-cyanobacterial photosystem II design for maximum low-light use efficiency70
A lotus by any other color: Gene regulation divergence in lotus petal development69
CpWRKY50 drives jasmonic acid defense in boosting papaya's resistance to anthracnose69
Let the sunshine in: Abscisic acid modulates shade avoidance by inducing hyponasty movement in Arabidopsis67
Allele-specific expression of AP2-like ABA repressor 1 regulates iron uptake by modulating rhizosphere pH in apple65
The cytoskeleton controls membrane protein movement64
Transcription factors Pbr3RAV2 and PbrTTG1 regulate pear resistance to Botryosphaeria dothidea via the autophagy pathway64
BTB/POZ-MATH proteins regulate Arabidopsis seedling development by promoting auxin-independent degradation of the Aux/IAA protein IAA1064
Is hypoxia good or bad? Role of oxygen levels in maize kernel development64
Ubiquitination of the PpMADS2 transcription factor controls linalool production during UV-B irradiation in detached peach fruit63
Methionine as a key player in salt stress adaptation in plants62
Advances in seed hypoxia research61
A data-integrative modeling approach accurately characterizes the effects of mutations on Arabidopsis lipid metabolism61
How plants adapt to combined and sequential abiotic stresses: A transcriptomics approach61
Fight to survive: Marchantia synthesizes newly identified metabolites in response to wounding60
Epigenetics, flavor, and tomatoes: A love triangle based on a stable relationship60
A comparative transcriptomics and eQTL approach identifiesSlWD40as a tomato fruit ripening regulator60
All members of the Arabidopsis DGAT and PDAT acyltransferase families operate during high and low temperatures60
Protoplast transient transformation facilitates subcellular localization and functional analysis of walnut proteins60
The transcription factor ZmMYB69 represses lignin biosynthesis by activating ZmMYB31/42 expression in maize60
Large-scale comparative wheat phosphoproteome profiling reveals temperature-associated molecular signatures in wheat59
A galactolipase activated by high light helps cells acclimate to stress in cyanobacteria58
A highly conserved ABCG transporter mediates root–soil cohesion in Arabidopsis58
Many transcription factor families have evolutionarily conserved binding motifs in plants57
Single-cytosine methylation at W-boxes repels binding of WRKY transcription factors through steric hindrance57
On the move, direction matters: Polar localization of OsLsi1 for differential uptake of metalloids in rice57
The intermediate in a nitrate-responsive ω-amidase pathway in plants may signal ammonium assimilation status56
WOX11-mediated plant resilience: nematodes cut and adventitious lateral roots surge56
Functional specialization of expanded orange carotenoid protein paralogs in subaerial Nostoc species55
PLANT UNCOUPLING MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN 2 localizes to the Golgi55
And … cut! Identifying chromatin features affecting CRISPR–Cas9 activity in plants55
Correction to: ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3/EIN3-LIKE1 modulate FLOWERING LOCUS C expression via histone demethylase interaction55
Natural variation of respiration-related traits in plants54
Spatiotemporal dynamics of the tomato fruit transcriptome under prolonged water stress54
Application of new breeding techniques in fruit trees54
R-SNARE protein YKT61 mediates root apical meristem cell division via BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE1 recycling54
PICLN modulates alternative splicing and light/temperature responses in plants54
TaCAMTA4 negatively regulates H2O2-dependent wheat leaf rust resistance by activating catalase 1 expression53
Roles of very long-chain fatty acids in compound leaf patterning inMedicago truncatula53
MORE FLORET1 controls anther development by negatively regulating key tapetal genes in both diploid and tetraploid rice53
Comparison of red raspberry and wild strawberry fruits reveals mechanisms of fruit type specification53
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus resistance generated by quadruple knockout of homologs of TOBAMOVIRUS MULTIPLICATION1 in tomato52
Cellular pH homeostasis shapes root system architecture by modulating auxin-mediated developmental responses52
Sphingolipids with 2-hydroxy fatty acids aid in plasma membrane nanodomain organization and oxidative burst52
PSEUDO-ETIOLATION IN LIGHT proteins reduce greening by binding GLK transcription factors51
CRISPR-Cas12i confers efficient genome editing and gene regulation in plants51
TTLOC: A Tn5 transposase-based approach to localize T-DNA integration sites51
Molecular characterization and functional analyses of maize phytochrome A photoreceptors50
Barley roots require HvGLU3 for cellulose biosynthesis50
H2 supplied via ammonia borane stimulates lateral root branching via phytomelatonin signaling50
DROUGHT-INDUCED BRANCHED-CHAIN AMINO ACID AMINOTRANSFERASE enhances drought tolerance in rice49
Tools to understand hypoxia responses in plant tissues49
The transcription factor VviNAC60 regulates senescence- and ripening-related processes in grapevine49
SUPPRESSOR OF GAMMA RESPONSE 1 plays rice-specific roles in DNA damage response and repair49
Mobile signals, patterning, and positional information in root development49
Regulatory mechanisms of plant meiosis49
Introduction of a second “Green Revolution” mutation into wheat via in planta CRISPR/Cas9 delivery48
CYTOSOLIC INVERTASE2 regulates flowering and reactive oxygen species-triggered programmed cell death in tomato48
Transcriptional factor MdESE3 controls fruit acidity by activating genes regulating malic acid content in apple47
Low temperature-induced regulatory network rewiring via WRKY regulators during banana peel browning47
Acyl-CoA binding protein is required for lipid droplet degradation in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum47
MADS-box protein PpDAM6 regulates chilling requirement-mediated dormancy and bud break in peach46
Diatoms exhibit dynamic chloroplast calcium signals in response to high light and oxidative stress46
The histone deacetylase RhHDA15 represses petal senescence by epigenetically regulating reactive oxygen species homeostasis in rose46
Preventing transposons from jumping by transposon-derived small RNAs45
Correction to: Early defoliation induces auxin redistribution, promoting paradormancy release in pear buds45
Your package has arrived! Trans-Golgi Network component ECHIDNA regulates plant defenses45
On the Inside44
RNA-binding protein MAC5A interacts with the 26S proteasome to regulate DNA damage response in Arabidopsis44
Give me some sugar: a transporter responsible for sugar uptake from the rhizosphere identified in apple44
Corrigendum to: Maize Golden2-like transcription factors boost rice chloroplast development, photosynthesis, and grain yield44
It's not you, it's me: Extracellular self-DNA signals through the jasmonic acid pathway44
All that glitters is not gold:MIXTAhomologs specify epidermal patterning in orchid petals44
Glutamine induces lateral root initiation, stress responses, and disease resistance in Arabidopsis43
Rational design ofStriga hermonthica-specific seed germination inhibitors43
Here comes the sun: a BBX protein slows cotyledon opening following light exposure43
A cellulose synthesis inhibitor affects cellulose synthase complex secretion and cortical microtubule dynamics43
Mating system is associated with seed phenotypes upon loss of RNA-directed DNA methylation in Brassicaceae43
New genes on the block: Neofunctionalization of tandem duplicate genes with putative new functions in Arabidopsis43
Spatiotemporal deposition of cell wall polysaccharides in oat endosperm during grain development42
Hydraulic vulnerability segmentation in compound-leaved trees: Evidence from an embolism visualization technique42
The apple BTB protein MdBT2 positively regulates MdCOP1 abundance to repress anthocyanin biosynthesis42
Melatonin promotes Al3+ compartmentalization via H+ transport and ion gradients inMalus hupehensis42
Shoot and root single cell sequencing reveals tissue- and daytime-specific transcriptome profiles42
Photosynthetic acclimation of wheat (Triticum aestivum) to winter42
High-resolution genome mapping and functional dissection of chlorogenic acid production in Lonicera maackii42
A small chromosomal inversion mediated by MITE transposons confers cleistogamy in Brassica napus42
Transcription factors WRKY2 and WRKY34 control LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN10 expression in pollen vegetative cell nuclei42
PHOTOLYASE/BLUE LIGHT RECEPTOR2 regulates chrysanthemum flowering by compensating for gibberellin perception42
Partially functional NARROW LEAF1 balances leaf photosynthesis and plant architecture for greater rice yield42
Terpene synthase diversity reveals the inter- and intraspecific floral scent evolution in Aquilegia41
Consecutive action of two BAHD acyltransferases promotes tetracoumaroyl spermine accumulation in chicory41
Re-tuning of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis before and after the evolution of tyrosine-derived grass lignin41
Toward predicting photosynthetic efficiency and biomass gain in crop genotypes over a field season40
SEC14-GOLD protein PATELLIN2 binds IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER1 linking root iron uptake to vitamin E40
HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 interaction with ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE 5 decreases apple drought tolerance40
Phosphorylation of transcription factor bZIP21 by MAP kinase MPK6-3 enhances banana fruit ripening40
Pangenome-based trajectories of intracellular gene transfers in Poaceae unveil high cumulation in Triticeae40
Protocol for mapping the variability in cell wall mechanical bending behavior in living leaf pavement cells40
Elicitor-induced plant immunity relies on amino acids accumulation to delay the onset of bacterial virulence40
Apoplastic sugar may be lost from grape berries and retrieved in pedicels39
The complex consequences of engineering oil leaf production in plants39
Consequences of saline-dry conditions to the soil–plant–air continuum39
n-Alkane 13C/12C indicates differential metabolic controls of fatty lipid chain extension in C3 and C4 grasses39
Sorted transcripts: A cell type–specific pollen transcriptome for Arabidopsis39
Phosphatidylcholine:diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase’s unique regulation of castor bean oil quality39
The time is ripe for eQTLs: Transcriptomic identification of a tomato fruit ripening regulator39
GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN variants with enhanced folding are more efficiently imported into chloroplasts39
Inhibition of invasive plant Mikania micrantha rapid growth by host-specific rust (Puccinia spegazzinii)39
Chloroplast protein complexes identified by TurboID in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii39
Moving around in a phototropic response: the phosphorylation of NPH338
Transcription factor FTD1 mediates brassinosteroid signaling and maintains MONOCULM 1 stability to regulate rice tillering38
A TALENt for reviving old questions about cytoplasmic male sterility38
Optimization of CRISPR/Cas12 tools for plant genome editing38
Molecular and phylogenetic evidence of parallel expansion of anion channels in plants38
An update on sugar allocation and accumulation in fruits38
An mRNA methylase and demethylase regulate sorghum salt tolerance by mediating N6-methyladenosine modification37
Simultaneous recording of biosensors and chlorophyll fluorescence reveals a tight correlation between ETR and oxidative signals37
Nuclear factors NF-YC3 and NF-YBs positively regulate arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato37
Distinct functions of FASCICLIN-LIKE ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEINS relate to domain structure37
A cell wall–localized β-1,3-glucanase promotes fiber cell elongation and secondary cell wall deposition37
Extension of the triphasic water potential curve: Accounting for air vapor pressure deficit under soil water stress37
Live Plant Cell Tracking: Fiji plugin to analyze cell proliferation dynamics and understand morphogenesis37
MYB transcription factors encoded by diversified tandem gene clusters cause varied Morella rubra fruit color37
The annotation and analysis of complex 3D plant organs using 3DCoordX37
Analysis of the Arabidopsiscoilinmutant reveals a positive role of AtCOILIN in plant immunity37
A NAC transcription factor represses a module associated with xyloglucan content and regulates aluminum tolerance37
Global hypermethylation of the N6-methyladenosine RNA modification associated with apple heterografting37
Chromosome ends initiate homologous chromosome pairing during rice meiosis37
CRUMPLED LEAF supports plastid OUTER ENVELOPE PROTEIN OF 80 KDA complex formation in Arabidopsis37
Legume nodulation and nitrogen fixation require interaction of DnaJ-like protein and lipid transfer protein37
An artificial host  system enables the obligate parasite Cuscuta campestris to grow and reproduce in vitro37
Touch me not! Jasmonic acid and ethylene converge on gibberellins breakdown to regulate touch-induced morphogenesis37
A network comprising ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 5, microRNA397b, and auxin-associated factors regulates root hair growth in Arabidopsis36
Arabidopsis accessions and their difference in heat tolerance during meiosis36
Expression inheritance and constraints on cis- and trans-regulatory mutations underlying lotus color variation36
AlGrow: A graphical interface for easy, fast, and accurate area and growth analysis of heterogeneously colored targets36
The transcription factor SlLBD40 regulates seed germination by inhibiting cell wall remodeling enzymes during endosperm weakening36
Designed to breathe: synthetic biology applications in plant hypoxia36
Two calcium sensor-activated kinases function in root hair growth36
The brassinosteroid signaling-related ILI–OsAIF–OsbHLH92 transcription factor module antagonistically controls leaf angle and grain size in rice35
The wheat stripe rust effector PstEXLX1 inhibits formate dehydrogenase activity to suppress immunity in wheat35
Modulation of cell differentiation and growth underlies the shift from bud protection to light capture in cauline leaves35
The light-harvesting complex protein LHCB4 fine-tunes temperature-regulated flowering via chloroplast retrograde signaling in pear35
Group VII ethylene response factors forming distinct regulatory loops mediate submergence responses35
Two structurally different oomycete lipophilic microbe-associated molecular patterns induce distinctive plant immune responses35
Ceramide-1-phosphate enhances defense responses against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Brassica napus35
Viral delivery of recombinases activates heritable genetic switches in plants35
A sucrose-binding protein and β-conglycinins regulate soybean seed protein content and control multiple seed traits35
CONSTANS interacts with and antagonizes ABF transcription factors during salt stress under long-day conditions34
The potato sugar transporter SWEET1g affects apoplasmic sugar ratio and phloem-mobile tuber- and flower-inducing signals34
ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5-mediated light signaling promotes shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis thaliana34
Hypoxia as challenge and opportunity: From cells to crops, to synthetic biology34
Large root cortical cells and reduced cortical cell files improve growth under suboptimal nitrogen in silico34
A phased small interfering RNA-derived pathway mediates lead stress tolerance in maize34
The Arabidopsis glutamine synthetase2 mutants (gln2-1 and gln2-2) do not have abnormal phenotypes34
SWEETs of aging plants: Role of OsSweet1b in plant senescence is explained34
H-lignin can be deposited independently of CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE C and D in Arabidopsis34
Salt stress alters membrane lipid content and lipid biosynthesis pathways in the plasma membrane and tonoplast34
Guided by light, microtubules choreograph the directional expansion of cotyledons34
ERF-VIIs and ORA59: Dual regulators of plant hypoxia and defense pathways during Botrytis cinerea infection33
Correction to: Pyrethrin Biosynthesis: The Cytochrome P450 Oxidoreductase CYP82Q3 Converts Jasmolone To Pyrethrolone33
Fatty acid desaturase 3-mediated α-linolenic acid biosynthesis in plants33
Membrane-localized orientation of NONPHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL3 affects the necessity of its phosphorylation for phototropism33
MAPKKK5 is required for the enhanced resistance to powdery mildew phenotype ofedr1mutants33
Go with the flow: ABCC4 mediates cytokinin efflux to control root development33
Transcription factor WOX11 regulates protein translation via ribosome protein acetylation in rice roots33
Characterization of the cyclic dipeptide cyclo(His-Pro) in Arabidopsis33
GAPs in ROP microdomains help establish cell polarity32
Similar but different: The partially redundant roles of tomato Pic3 and Pic12 in immunity32
Folding under pressure: mechanosensitive ion channels and the Mimosa leaflet closure response32
Transcriptomic and metabolic signatures of diatom plasticity to light fluctuations32
Biosynthesis and antifungal activity of fungus-induced O-methylated flavonoids in maize32
CRISPR/Cas9-generated mutations in a sugar transporter gene reduce cassava susceptibility to bacterial blight32
Regioselectivity mechanism of the Thunbergia alata Δ6-16:0-acyl carrier protein desaturase32
When to germinate: the talk between abscisic acid and circadian clock32
AOX in action—making plant mitochondrial metabolism special32
XAP5 CIRCADIAN TIMEKEEPER regulates RNA splicing and the circadian clock by genetically separable pathways32
Modern wheat breeding selection synergistically improves above- and belowground traits32
G-type receptor-like kinase AsNIP43 interacts with rhizobia effector nodulation outer protein P and is required for symbiosis32
Focus on root development32
Role of serine/threonine protein kinase STN7 in the formation of two distinct photosystem I supercomplexes in Physcomitrium patens32
Rhizobia cystathionine γ-lyase-derived H2S delays nodule senescence in soybean32
Membrane nanodomains: Dynamic nanobuilding blocks of polarized cell growth32
Deadly acceleration in dehydration of Eucalyptus viminalis leaves coincides with high-order vein cavitation32
BRZ-INSENSITIVE-LONG HYPOCOTYL8 inhibits kinase-mediated phosphorylation to regulate brassinosteroid signaling31
β-Carotene and its derivatives regulate pollen fertility in tomato31
3D (x-y-t) Raman imaging of tomato fruit cuticle: Microchemistry during development31
Interplay among ZF-HD and GRF transcription factors during Arabidopsis leaf development31
CALEOSIN 1 interaction with AUTOPHAGY-RELATED PROTEIN 8 facilitates lipid droplet microautophagy in seedlings31
Abscisic acid root-to-shoot translocation by transporter AtABCG25 mediates stomatal movements in Arabidopsis31
Circadian entrainment in Arabidopsis30
New molecular tools for the next generation of solar microbial cell factories30
CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENIC 1 promotes seed germination by destabilizing RGA-LIKE 2 in Arabidopsis30
Sequential protease deployment under acidic conditions degrades host defense proteins and drives Valsa mali pathogenicity in apple30
Xylan-directed cell wall assembly in grasses30
A high-resolution gene expression map of the medial and lateral domains of the gynoecium of Arabidopsis30
Merging traditional practices and modern technology through computational plant breeding30
Persulfidation of transcription factor MYB10 inhibits anthocyanin synthesis in red-skinned pear30
A pipeline for identification of causal mutations in barley identifies Xantha-j as the chlorophyll synthase gene30
Navigating the shadows: SlCPK10 mediated flower abscission in tomatoes under low light30
The transcriptional repressors IAA5 and IAA29 participate in DNA damage-induced stem cell death in Arabidopsis roots30
FvWRKY48 binds to the pectate lyase FvPLA promoter to control fruit softening in Fragaria vesca30
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase subunits A and B are essential to maintain photosynthetic efficiency30
COLD REGULATED GENE 27 and 28 antagonize the transcriptional activity of the RVE8/LNK1/LNK2 circadian complex30
CamelliA-based simultaneous imaging of Ca2+ dynamics in subcellular compartments30
A polarized nuclear position specifies the correct division plane during maize stomatal development30
Thank you to Reviewers and Editors 202330
Starch phosphorylation regulates starch granule morphological homogeneity in Arabidopsis thaliana30
Plant cell polarity: The many facets of sidedness30
Heat shock-induced failure of meiosis I to meiosis II transition leads to 2n pollen formation in a woody plant30
Allele-dependent expression and functionality of lipid enzyme phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase affect diatom carbon storage and growth30
Arabidopsis membrane protein AMAR1 interaction with type III effector XopAM triggers a hypersensitive response30
Transcription factor ZmEREB97 regulates nitrate uptake in maize (Zea mays) roots30
Transcription factor VvWRKY70 inhibits both norisoprenoid and flavonol biosynthesis in grape30
Killing two birds with one stone: A breakthrough in transgene-free gene editing in soybean29
On the Inside October 202129
Flavodiiron proteins enhance the rate of CO2 assimilation in Arabidopsis under fluctuating light intensity29
Peptides from conserved tandem direct repeats of SHORT-LEAF regulate gametophore development in moss P. patens29
Critical compromise: Trade-off between symbiosis and water uptake29
Focus on epigenetics29
Pathways to de novo domestication of crop wild relatives29
SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 connects sumoylation and reactive oxygen species homeostasis processes in Arabidopsis29
A timely death of the tapetum underlies MORE FLORET1 (MOF1) regulation of male fertility in rice29
Ripe on time: How posttranslational modifications of a transcription factor impact tomato fruit ripening29
A high-yielding recipe: Cytokinin signaling in soybean roots affects phosphorus uptake efficiency and crop production29
High-throughput methods for genome editing: the more the better29
The NLR protein CbAR9 and the hydrolase CbSAHH form a module driving systemic acquired resistance against Colletotrichum in pepper28
REDUCED CHLOROPLAST COVERAGE proteins are required for plastid proliferation and carotenoid accumulation in tomato28
Mitochondrial DNA and the largest nuclear-mitochondrial DNA in Arabidopsis can be separated by their methylation levels28
Manganese management in plants: Golgi transporter determines manganese allocation and cell wall composition28
Sequential loss of dynein sequences precedes complete loss in land plants28
ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE 5-KIP-RELATED PROTEIN 1-SHOOT MERISTEMLESS modulates reproductive development of Arabidopsis28
Tracking metabolites at single-cell resolution reveals metabolic dynamics during plant mitosis28
Chimeric mutations in grapevine ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE1 improve resistance to powdery mildew without growth penalty28
Drought does not mitigate reductions in soybean photosynthesis and yield caused by elevated ozone28
Short- and long-term responses of leaf day respiration to elevated atmospheric CO228
Towards rational control of seed oil composition: dissecting cellular organization and flux control of lipid metabolism28
Molecular evidence for enhancer–promoter interactions in light responses of soybean seedlings28
Genetic dissection of cis-regulatory control of ZmWUSCHEL1 expression by type B RESPONSE REGULATORS28
The translation initiation factor eIF3M2 upregulates HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70 to maintain pollen tube membrane integrity during heat shock28
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of rice NAC transcription factor genes results in altered innate immunity28
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