Plant Physiology

Papers
(The TQCC of Plant Physiology is 15. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Erratum to: Two ubiquitin-associated ER proteins interact with COPT copper transporters and modulate their accumulation300
Off-putting! No red, no ripe: methylglyoxal inhibits fruit ripening175
Dephosphorylate to close: type 2C protein phosphatases regulate stomatal aperture131
NF-YC3: The master regulator of tomato-arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiotic symphony91
Linking timing to nitrogen use efficiency: Rice OsEC-Ghd7-ARE1 module works on it89
Integrating membrane transport, signaling, and physiology82
Photosystems are ganging up to form megacomplexes in the dinoflagellateProrocentrum cordatum79
DIV1: The master of awakening seeds in harsh salinity stress77
Mixing it up: a chimeric tobacco-cyanobacterial photosystem II design for maximum low-light use efficiency74
A lotus by any other color: Gene regulation divergence in lotus petal development70
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 Arabidopsis69
Long-term acclimation to cadmium exposure reveals extensive phenotypic plasticity in Chlamydomonas66
AtPGAP1 functions as a GPI inositol-deacylase required for efficient transport of GPI-anchored proteins66
Allele-specific expression of AP2-like ABA repressor 1 regulates iron uptake by modulating rhizosphere pH in apple64
SUPPRESSOR OF GAMMA RESPONSE 1 plays rice-specific roles in DNA damage response and repair62
Is hypoxia good or bad? Role of oxygen levels in maize kernel development62
H2 supplied via ammonia borane stimulates lateral root branching via phytomelatonin signaling61
Epigenetics, flavor, and tomatoes: a love triangle based on a stable relationship61
Transcription factors Pbr3RAV2 and PbrTTG1 regulate pear resistance to Botryosphaeria dothidea via the autophagy pathway61
PSEUDO-ETIOLATION IN LIGHT proteins reduce greening by binding GLK transcription factors61
Acyl-CoA binding protein is required for lipid droplet degradation in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum60
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus resistance generated by quadruple knockout of homologs of TOBAMOVIRUS MULTIPLICATION1 in tomato60
Comparison of red raspberry and wild strawberry fruits reveals mechanisms of fruit type specification60
The cytoskeleton controls membrane protein movement58
MORE FLORET1 controls anther development by negatively regulating key tapetal genes in both diploid and tetraploid rice58
Mobile signals, patterning, and positional information in root development58
Barley roots require HvGLU3 for cellulose biosynthesis58
The intermediate in a nitrate-responsive ω-amidase pathway in plants may signal ammonium assimilation status57
WOX11-mediated plant resilience: nematodes cut and adventitious lateral roots surge57
Correction to: ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3/EIN3-LIKE1 modulate FLOWERING LOCUS C expression via histone demethylase interaction57
CYTOSOLIC INVERTASE2 regulates flowering and reactive oxygen species-triggered programmed cell death in tomato56
And … cut! Identifying chromatin features affecting CRISPR–Cas9 activity in plants56
Natural variation of respiration-related traits in plants56
PLANT UNCOUPLING MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN 2 localizes to the Golgi56
Low temperature-induced regulatory network rewiring via WRKY regulators during banana peel browning56
Functional specialization of expanded orange carotenoid protein paralogs in subaerial Nostoc species56
PICLN modulates alternative splicing and light/temperature responses in plants54
Application of new breeding techniques in fruit trees54
Transcriptional factor MdESE3 controls fruit acidity by activating genes regulating malic acid content in apple54
Introduction of a second “Green Revolution” mutation into wheat via in planta CRISPR/Cas9 delivery53
TaCAMTA4 negatively regulates H2O2-dependent wheat leaf rust resistance by activating catalase 1 expression53
R-SNARE protein YKT61 mediates root apical meristem cell division via BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE1 recycling53
Spatiotemporal dynamics of the tomato fruit transcriptome under prolonged water stress53
The transcription factor VviNAC60 regulates senescence- and ripening-related processes in grapevine53
Protoplast transient transformation facilitates subcellular localization and functional analysis of walnut proteins52
Sphingolipids with 2-hydroxy fatty acids aid in plasma membrane nanodomain organization and oxidative burst52
CRISPR-Cas12i confers efficient genome editing and gene regulation in plants52
Single-cytosine methylation at W-boxes repels binding of WRKY transcription factors through steric hindrance52
Fight to survive: Marchantia synthesizes newly identified metabolites in response to wounding52
Large-scale comparative wheat phosphoproteome profiling reveals temperature-associated molecular signatures in wheat51
TTLOC: A Tn5 transposase-based approach to localize T-DNA integration sites51
Many transcription factor families have evolutionarily conserved binding motifs in plants51
A galactolipase activated by high light helps cells acclimate to stress in cyanobacteria51
A highly conserved ABCG transporter mediates root–soil cohesion in Arabidopsis51
On the move, direction matters: Polar localization of OsLsi1 for differential uptake of metalloids in rice50
BTB/POZ-MATH proteins regulate Arabidopsis seedling development by promoting auxin-independent degradation of the Aux/IAA protein IAA1050
Methionine as a key player in salt stress adaptation in plants49
Ubiquitination of the PpMADS2 transcription factor controls linalool production during UV-B irradiation in detached peach fruit49
The histone deacetylase RhHDA15 represses petal senescence by epigenetically regulating reactive oxygen species homeostasis in rose48
Tools to understand hypoxia responses in plant tissues48
How plants adapt to combined and sequential abiotic stresses: A transcriptomics approach48
Diatoms exhibit dynamic chloroplast calcium signals in response to high light and oxidative stress48
Advances in seed hypoxia research48
A data-integrative modeling approach accurately characterizes the effects of mutations on Arabidopsis lipid metabolism47
MADS-box protein PpDAM6 regulates chilling requirement-mediated dormancy and bud break in peach47
Molecular characterization and functional analyses of maize phytochrome A photoreceptors47
Roles of very long-chain fatty acids in compound leaf patterning inMedicago truncatula47
All members of the Arabidopsis DGAT and PDAT acyltransferase families operate during high and low temperatures47
DROUGHT-INDUCED BRANCHED-CHAIN AMINO ACID AMINOTRANSFERASE enhances drought tolerance in rice47
The transcription factor ZmMYB69 represses lignin biosynthesis by activating ZmMYB31/42 expression in maize46
A comparative transcriptomics and eQTL approach identifiesSlWD40as a tomato fruit ripening regulator46
Your package has arrived! Trans-Golgi Network component ECHIDNA regulates plant defenses46
A small chromosomal inversion mediated by MITE transposons confers cleistogamy in Brassica napus46
Correction to: Early defoliation induces auxin redistribution, promoting paradormancy release in pear buds46
Corrigendum to: Maize Golden2-like transcription factors boost rice chloroplast development, photosynthesis, and grain yield46
Protocol for mapping the variability in cell wall mechanical bending behavior in living leaf pavement cells45
All that glitters is not gold:MIXTAhomologs specify epidermal patterning in orchid petals45
RNA-binding protein MAC5A interacts with the 26S proteasome to regulate DNA damage response in Arabidopsis45
It's not you, it's me: Extracellular self-DNA signals through the jasmonic acid pathway44
Mating system is associated with seed phenotypes upon loss of RNA-directed DNA methylation in Brassicaceae44
On the Inside44
A phased small interfering RNA-derived pathway mediates lead stress tolerance in maize44
Give me some sugar: a transporter responsible for sugar uptake from the rhizosphere identified in apple44
Consecutive action of two BAHD acyltransferases promotes tetracoumaroyl spermine accumulation in chicory44
Hydraulic vulnerability segmentation in compound-leaved trees: Evidence from an embolism visualization technique44
Rational design ofStriga hermonthica-specific seed germination inhibitors43
New genes on the block: Neofunctionalization of tandem duplicate genes with putative new functions in Arabidopsis43
A cellulose synthesis inhibitor affects cellulose synthase complex secretion and cortical microtubule dynamics43
High-resolution genome mapping and functional dissection of chlorogenic acid production in Lonicera maackii43
Salt stress alters membrane lipid content and lipid biosynthesis pathways in the plasma membrane and tonoplast42
Live Plant Cell Tracking: Fiji plugin to analyze cell proliferation dynamics and understand morphogenesis42
Hormonal and environmental signaling pathways target membrane water transport42
Here comes the sun: a BBX protein slows cotyledon opening following light exposure42
Toward predicting photosynthetic efficiency and biomass gain in crop genotypes over a field season41
Glutamine induces lateral root initiation, stress responses, and disease resistance in Arabidopsis41
Spatiotemporal deposition of cell wall polysaccharides in oat endosperm during grain development41
GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN variants with enhanced folding are more efficiently imported into chloroplasts40
The complex consequences of engineering oil leaf production in plants40
Apoplastic sugar may be lost from grape berries and retrieved in pedicels40
Phosphatidylcholine:diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase’s unique regulation of castor bean oil quality40
n-Alkane 13C/12C indicates differential metabolic controls of fatty lipid chain extension in C3 and C4 grasses40
Inhibition of invasive plant Mikania micrantha rapid growth by host-specific rust (Puccinia spegazzinii)40
Photosynthetic acclimation of wheat (Triticum aestivum) to winter40
Melatonin promotes Al3+ compartmentalization via H+ transport and ion gradients inMalus hupehensis40
Sorted transcripts: A cell type–specific pollen transcriptome for Arabidopsis40
Molecular and phylogenetic evidence of parallel expansion of anion channels in plants39
Consequences of saline-dry conditions to the soil–plant–air continuum39
Chloroplast protein complexes identified by TurboID in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii39
Moving around in a phototropic response: the phosphorylation of NPH339
The time is ripe for eQTLs: Transcriptomic identification of a tomato fruit ripening regulator39
Shoot and root single cell sequencing reveals tissue- and daytime-specific transcriptome profiles39
A TALENt for reviving old questions about cytoplasmic male sterility39
CRUMPLED LEAF supports plastid OUTER ENVELOPE PROTEIN OF 80 KDA complex formation in Arabidopsis38
MYB transcription factors encoded by diversified tandem gene clusters cause varied Morella rubra fruit color38
H-lignin can be deposited independently of CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE C and D in Arabidopsis38
The annotation and analysis of complex 3D plant organs using 3DCoordX38
Nuclear factors NF-YC3 and NF-YBs positively regulate arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato38
Touch me not! Jasmonic acid and ethylene converge on gibberellins breakdown to regulate touch-induced morphogenesis38
CONSTANS interacts with and antagonizes ABF transcription factors during salt stress under long-day conditions37
A NAC transcription factor represses a module associated with xyloglucan content and regulates aluminum tolerance37
An artificial host  system enables the obligate parasite Cuscuta campestris to grow and reproduce in vitro37
Phosphorylation of transcription factor bZIP21 by MAP kinase MPK6-3 enhances banana fruit ripening37
Transcription factors WRKY2 and WRKY34 control LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN10 expression in pollen vegetative cell nuclei37
Partially functional NARROW LEAF1 balances leaf photosynthesis and plant architecture for greater rice yield37
A cell wall–localized β-1,3-glucanase promotes fiber cell elongation and secondary cell wall deposition37
Legume nodulation and nitrogen fixation require interaction of DnaJ-like protein and lipid transfer protein37
Distinct functions of FASCICLIN-LIKE ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEINS relate to domain structure37
Elicitor-induced plant immunity relies on amino acids accumulation to delay the onset of bacterial virulence37
Large root cortical cells and reduced cortical cell files improve growth under suboptimal nitrogen in silico37
Intracellular phosphate sensing and regulation of phosphate transport systems in plants37
The apple BTB protein MdBT2 positively regulates MdCOP1 abundance to repress anthocyanin biosynthesis37
Analysis of the Arabidopsiscoilinmutant reveals a positive role of AtCOILIN in plant immunity37
PHOTOLYASE/BLUE LIGHT RECEPTOR2 regulates chrysanthemum flowering by compensating for gibberellin perception37
A network comprising ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 5, microRNA397b, and auxin-associated factors regulates root hair growth in Arabidopsis36
Expression inheritance and constraints on cis- and trans-regulatory mutations underlying lotus color variation36
The transcription factor SlLBD40 regulates seed germination by inhibiting cell wall remodeling enzymes during endosperm weakening36
Pangenome-based trajectories of intracellular gene transfers in Poaceae unveil high cumulation in Triticeae36
Two calcium sensor-activated kinases function in root hair growth36
Arabidopsis accessions and their difference in heat tolerance during meiosis36
HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 interaction with ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE 5 decreases apple drought tolerance36
Modulation of cell differentiation and growth underlies the shift from bud protection to light capture in cauline leaves36
An mRNA methylase and demethylase regulate sorghum salt tolerance by mediating N6-methyladenosine modification36
The potato sugar transporter SWEET1g affects apoplasmic sugar ratio and phloem-mobile tuber- and flower-inducing signals35
The brassinosteroid signaling-related ILI–OsAIF–OsbHLH92 transcription factor module antagonistically controls leaf angle and grain size in rice35
AlGrow: A graphical interface for easy, fast, and accurate area and growth analysis of heterogeneously colored targets35
Ceramide-1-phosphate enhances defense responses against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Brassica napus35
Designed to breathe: synthetic biology applications in plant hypoxia35
Global hypermethylation of the N6-methyladenosine RNA modification associated with apple heterografting35
Transcription factor FTD1 mediates brassinosteroid signaling and maintains MONOCULM 1 stability to regulate rice tillering34
The Arabidopsis glutamine synthetase2 mutants (gln2-1 and gln2-2) do not have abnormal phenotypes34
Simultaneous recording of biosensors and chlorophyll fluorescence reveals a tight correlation between ETR and oxidative signals34
The wheat stripe rust effector PstEXLX1 inhibits formate dehydrogenase activity to suppress immunity in wheat34
An update on sugar allocation and accumulation in fruits34
Extension of the triphasic water potential curve: Accounting for air vapor pressure deficit under soil water stress34
ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5-mediated light signaling promotes shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis thaliana34
The light-harvesting complex protein LHCB4 fine-tunes temperature-regulated flowering via chloroplast retrograde signaling in pear34
Group VII ethylene response factors forming distinct regulatory loops mediate submergence responses34
A sucrose-binding protein and β-conglycinins regulate soybean seed protein content and control multiple seed traits34
Two structurally different oomycete lipophilic microbe-associated molecular patterns induce distinctive plant immune responses34
SEC14-GOLD protein PATELLIN2 binds IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER1 linking root iron uptake to vitamin E34
Viral delivery of recombinases activates heritable genetic switches in plants34
Chromosome ends initiate homologous chromosome pairing during rice meiosis34
Starch phosphorylation regulates starch granule morphological homogeneity in Arabidopsis thaliana33
β-Carotene and its derivatives regulate pollen fertility in tomato33
CALEOSIN 1 interaction with AUTOPHAGY-RELATED PROTEIN 8 facilitates lipid droplet microautophagy in seedlings33
MAPKKK5 is required for the enhanced resistance to powdery mildew phenotype ofedr1mutants33
SWEETs of aging plants: Role of OsSweet1b in plant senescence is explained33
Membrane nanodomains: Dynamic nanobuilding blocks of polarized cell growth33
Transcription factor WOX11 regulates protein translation via ribosome protein acetylation in rice roots33
AOX in action—making plant mitochondrial metabolism special33
Circadian entrainment in Arabidopsis33
Heat shock-induced failure of meiosis I to meiosis II transition leads to 2n pollen formation in a woody plant33
The transcriptional repressors IAA5 and IAA29 participate in DNA damage-induced stem cell death in Arabidopsis roots33
Correction to: Pyrethrin Biosynthesis: The Cytochrome P450 Oxidoreductase CYP82Q3 Converts Jasmolone To Pyrethrolone33
Abscisic acid root-to-shoot translocation by transporter AtABCG25 mediates stomatal movements in Arabidopsis33
Similar but different: The partially redundant roles of tomato Pic3 and Pic12 in immunity32
GAPs in ROP microdomains help establish cell polarity32
Folding under pressure: mechanosensitive ion channels and the Mimosa leaflet closure response32
Focus on root development32
When to germinate: the talk between abscisic acid and circadian clock32
CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENIC 1 promotes seed germination by destabilizing RGA-LIKE 2 in Arabidopsis32
BRZ-INSENSITIVE-LONG HYPOCOTYL8 inhibits kinase-mediated phosphorylation to regulate brassinosteroid signaling32
Role of serine/threonine protein kinase STN7 in the formation of two distinct photosystem I supercomplexes in Physcomitrium patens32
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase subunits A and B are essential to maintain photosynthetic efficiency32
Regioselectivity mechanism of the Thunbergia alata Δ6-16:0-acyl carrier protein desaturase32
COLD REGULATED GENE 27 and 28 antagonize the transcriptional activity of the RVE8/LNK1/LNK2 circadian complex31
Transcriptomic and metabolic signatures of diatom plasticity to light fluctuations31
Rhizobia cystathionine γ-lyase-derived H2S delays nodule senescence in soybean31
Deadly acceleration in dehydration of Eucalyptus viminalis leaves coincides with high-order vein cavitation31
Biosynthesis and antifungal activity of fungus-induced O-methylated flavonoids in maize31
XAP5 CIRCADIAN TIMEKEEPER regulates RNA splicing and the circadian clock by genetically separable pathways31
G-type receptor-like kinase AsNIP43 interacts with rhizobia effector nodulation outer protein P and is required for symbiosis31
Persulfidation of transcription factor MYB10 inhibits anthocyanin synthesis in red-skinned pear31
CamelliA-based simultaneous imaging of Ca2+ dynamics in subcellular compartments31
Modern wheat breeding selection synergistically improves above- and belowground traits31
A high-resolution gene expression map of the medial and lateral domains of the gynoecium of Arabidopsis31
Transcription factor ZmEREB97 regulates nitrate uptake in maize (Zea mays) roots31
Allele-dependent expression and functionality of lipid enzyme phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase affect diatom carbon storage and growth31
ERF-VIIs and ORA59: Dual regulators of plant hypoxia and defense pathways during Botrytis cinerea infection30
CRISPR/Cas9-generated mutations in a sugar transporter gene reduce cassava susceptibility to bacterial blight30
Characterization of the cyclic dipeptide cyclo(His-Pro) in Arabidopsis30
Go with the flow: ABCC4 mediates cytokinin efflux to control root development30
Xylan-directed cell wall assembly in grasses30
Fatty acid desaturase 3-mediated α-linolenic acid biosynthesis in plants30
A polarized nuclear position specifies the correct division plane during maize stomatal development30
3D (x-y-t) Raman imaging of tomato fruit cuticle: Microchemistry during development30
Hypoxia as challenge and opportunity: From cells to crops, to synthetic biology30
Membrane-localized orientation of NONPHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL3 affects the necessity of its phosphorylation for phototropism30
Transcription factor VvWRKY70 inhibits both norisoprenoid and flavonol biosynthesis in grape30
FvWRKY48 binds to the pectate lyase FvPLA promoter to control fruit softening in Fragaria vesca30
Plant cell polarity: The many facets of sidedness30
Interplay among ZF-HD and GRF transcription factors during Arabidopsis leaf development30
Guided by light, microtubules choreograph the directional expansion of cotyledons30
Arabidopsis membrane protein AMAR1 interaction with type III effector XopAM triggers a hypersensitive response30
Thank you to Reviewers and Editors 202329
Navigating the shadows: SlCPK10 mediated flower abscission in tomatoes under low light29
Critical compromise: Trade-off between symbiosis and water uptake29
A high-yielding recipe: Cytokinin signaling in soybean roots affects phosphorus uptake efficiency and crop production29
The transcription factor CmERFI-2 represses CmMYB44 expression to increase sucrose levels in oriental melon fruit29
Filling the gaps on root hair development under salt stress and phosphate starvation using current evidence coupled with a meta-analysis approach29
Killing two birds with one stone: A breakthrough in transgene-free gene editing in soybean29
On the Inside October 202129
Focus on epigenetics29
Ripe on time: How posttranslational modifications of a transcription factor impact tomato fruit ripening29
New molecular tools for the next generation of solar microbial cell factories29
A pipeline for identification of causal mutations in barley identifies Xantha-j as the chlorophyll synthase gene29
A timely death of the tapetum underlies MORE FLORET1 (MOF1) regulation of male fertility in rice29
Molecular evidence for enhancer–promoter interactions in light responses of soybean seedlings29
Phosphorylation-mediated inactivation of C3H14 by MPK4 enhances bacterial-triggered immunity in Arabidopsis28
Pathways to de novo domestication of crop wild relatives28
Tracking metabolites at single-cell resolution reveals metabolic dynamics during plant mitosis28
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of rice NAC transcription factor genes results in altered innate immunity28
Evolution of cytosolic and organellar invertases empowered the colonization and thriving of land plants28
Manganese management in plants: Golgi transporter determines manganese allocation and cell wall composition28
Calcyclin-binding protein-promoted degradation of MdFRUCTOKINASE2 regulates sugar homeostasis in apple28
Flavodiiron proteins enhance the rate of CO2 assimilation in Arabidopsis under fluctuating light intensity28
Chimeric mutations in grapevine ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE1 improve resistance to powdery mildew without growth penalty28
Expressing the sunflower transcription factor HaHB11 in maize improves waterlogging and defoliation tolerance28
Brassinosteroid signaling restricts root lignification by antagonizing SHORT-ROOT function in Arabidopsis28
High-throughput methods for genome editing: the more the better28
SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 connects sumoylation and reactive oxygen species homeostasis processes in Arabidopsis28
A regulatory loop establishes the link between the circadian clock and abscisic acid signaling in rice28
Sequential loss of dynein sequences precedes complete loss in land plants28
Development of a rapamycin-inducible protein-knockdown system in the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae28
Acetylation of transcription factor BpTCP20 by acetyltransferase BpPDCE23 modulates salt tolerance in birch28
REDUCED CHLOROPLAST COVERAGE proteins are required for plastid proliferation and carotenoid accumulation in tomato28
A starch- and ROS-regulating heat shock protein helps maintain male fertility in heat-stressed rice plants28
Microtubule-associated proteins MAP65-1 and SUN18/IQD26 coordinately regulate tomato fruit shape by affecting cell division28
CALMODULIN-LIKE16 and PIN-LIKES7a cooperatively regulate rice seedling primary root elongation under chilling28
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