Plant Cell Reports

Article	Citations
WRKY transcription factors and plant defense responses: latest discoveries and future prospects	229
Climate change regulated abiotic stress mechanisms in plants: a comprehensive review	207
Role of jasmonic acid in plants: the molecular point of view	144
Jasmonic acid: a key frontier in conferring abiotic stress tolerance in plants	121
Phytohormone signaling and crosstalk in regulating drought stress response in plants	116
Cytokinins as central regulators during plant growth and stress response	102
CRISPR/Cas9-based precise excision of SlHyPRP1 domain(s) to obtain salt stress-tolerant tomato	92
Class III peroxidase: an indispensable enzyme for biotic/abiotic stress tolerance and a potent candidate for crop improvement	75
Metabolomics: a systems biology approach for enhancing heat stress tolerance in plants	74
Methyl jasmonate alleviates arsenic toxicity in rice	68
Simultaneous targeting of duplicated genes in Petunia protoplasts for flower color modification via CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins	67
Drought-tolerant Bacillus megaterium isolated from semi-arid conditions induces systemic tolerance of wheat under drought conditions	63
Molecular mechanisms of plant tolerance to heat stress: current landscape and future perspectives	54
Physiological and molecular insights on wheat responses to heat stress	51
Membrane transporters: the key drivers of transport of secondary metabolites in plants	50
Involvement of dehydrin proteins in mitigating the negative effects of drought stress in plants	50
Targeted plant improvement through genome editing: from laboratory to field	48
Ethylene involvement in the regulation of heat stress tolerance in plants	46
Exploration of glutathione reductase for abiotic stress response in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	44
Synergistic antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2 by plant-based molecules	43
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and potassium (K+) synergistically induce drought stress tolerance through regulation of H+-ATPase activity, sugar metabolism, and antioxidative defense in tomato seedlings	40
MYB transcription factors—master regulators of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and diverse developmental and stress responses	40
Dynamics of cell wall structure and related genomic resources for drought tolerance in rice	40
Nitric oxide, crosstalk with stress regulators and plant abiotic stress tolerance	40
Overexpression of jasmonate-responsive OsbHLH034 in rice results in the induction of bacterial blight resistance via an increase in lignin biosynthesis	38

5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated plant adaptive responses to abiotic stress	38
OsRbohB-mediated ROS production plays a crucial role in drought stress tolerance of rice	37
miRNAs play critical roles in response to abiotic stress by modulating cross-talk of phytohormone signaling	36
The caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase gene SNP replacement in Russet Burbank potato variety enhances late blight resistance through cell wall reinforcement	33
Purple acid phosphatases: roles in phosphate utilization and new emerging functions	33
Exogenous melatonin regulates chromium stress-induced feedback inhibition of photosynthesis and antioxidative protection in Brassica napus cultivars	32
A novel tonoplast Na+/H+ antiporter gene from date palm (PdNHX6) confers enhanced salt tolerance response in Arabidopsis	32
CRISPR/Cas systems: opportunities and challenges for crop breeding	32
GhMYB4 downregulates lignin biosynthesis and enhances cotton resistance to Verticillium dahliae	31
The TCP transcription factor PeTCP10 modulates salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis	31
The role of 14-3-3 proteins in plant growth and response to abiotic stress	31
Silencing AC1 of Tomato leaf curl virus using artificial microRNA confers resistance to leaf curl disease in transgenic tomato	31
Piriformospora indica colonization increases the growth, development, and herbivory resistance of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)	31
MYB3 plays an important role in lignin and anthocyanin biosynthesis under salt stress condition in Arabidopsis	30
Crosstalk between abscisic acid and nitric oxide under heat stress: exploring new vantage points	30
Exogenous melatonin regulates endogenous phytohormone homeostasis and thiol-mediated detoxification in two indica rice cultivars under arsenic stress	30
Mitogen-activated protein kinase 11 (MAPK11) maintains growth and photosynthesis of potato plant under drought condition	29
Auxins, the hidden player in chloroplast development	29
Genes and genome editing tools for breeding desirable phenotypes in ornamentals	29
Exogenous brassinosteroid and jasmonic acid improve drought tolerance in Brassica rapa L. genotypes by modulating osmolytes, antioxidants and photosynthetic system	29
Improving ATPase and PPase activities, nutrient uptake and growth of salt stressed ajowan plants by salicylic acid and iron-oxide nanoparticles	29
State-of-the-Art in CRISPR Technology and Engineering Drought, Salinity, and Thermo-tolerant crop plants	29
Ca2+–CBL–CIPK: a modulator system for efficient nutrient acquisition	28
Physiological, proteomic, and metabolomic analysis provide insights into Bacillus sp.-mediated salt tolerance in wheat	28
‘Omics’ approaches in developing combined drought and heat tolerance in food crops	28
Pyramiding ascorbate–glutathione pathway in Lycopersicum esculentum confers tolerance to drought and salinity stress	27
MdKCS2 increased plant drought resistance by regulating wax biosynthesis	27
The role of melatonin in tomato stress response, growth and development	27
Skin colour, carotenogenesis and chlorophyll degradation mutant alleles: genetic orchestration behind the fruit colour variation in tomato	27
Citrus rootstocks modify scion antioxidant system under drought and heat stress combination	27
Function identification of miR394 in tomato resistance to Phytophthora infestans	27
LhGST is an anthocyanin-related glutathione S-transferase gene in Asiatic hybrid lilies (Lilium spp.)	27
Plant protease as regulator and signaling molecule for enhancing environmental stress-tolerance	26
GhWRKY21 regulates ABA-mediated drought tolerance by fine-tuning the expression of GhHAB in cotton	26
Salicylic acid and nitric oxide cross-talks to improve innate immunity and plant vigor in tomato against Fusarium oxysporum stress	25
Phytohormone signalling and cross-talk to alleviate aluminium toxicity in plants	25
Plant rejuvenation: from phenotypes to mechanisms	25
Genome-wide analysis of ARF transcription factors reveals HcARF5 expression profile associated with the biosynthesis of β-ocimene synthase in Hedychium coronarium	24
Abscisic acid in plants under abiotic stress: crosstalk with major phytohormones	24
Production of ORF8 protein from SARS-CoV-2 using an inducible virus-mediated expression system in suspension-cultured tobacco BY-2 cells	24
Unfolding molecular switches in plant heat stress resistance: A comprehensive review	24
Isoflavone levels, nodulation and gene expression profiles of a CRISPR/Cas9 deletion mutant in the isoflavone synthase gene of red clover	24
Expression dynamics indicate the role of Jasmonic acid biosynthesis pathway in regulating macronutrient (N, P and K+) deficiency tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	23
PlantRep: a database of plant repetitive elements	23
Activating stress memory: eustressors as potential tools for plant breeding	23
Overexpression of SlMYB75 enhances resistance to Botrytis cinerea and prolongs fruit storage life in tomato	23
In vitro effects of CaO nanoparticles on Triticale callus exposed to short and long-term salt stress	23
An OsNAM gene plays important role in root rhizobacteria interaction in transgenic Arabidopsis through abiotic stress and phytohormone crosstalk	23
Vineyard environments influence Malbec grapevine phenotypic traits and DNA methylation patterns in a clone-dependent way	23
Overexpressing a NPR1-like gene from Citrus paradisi enhanced Huanglongbing resistance in C. sinensis	22

Chromosome doubling methods in doubled haploid and haploid inducer-mediated genome-editing systems in major crops	22
Cellular engineering of plant cells for improved therapeutic protein production	22
Seed priming with non-ionizing physical agents: plant responses and underlying physiological mechanisms	22
Ectopic expression of DJ-1/PfpI domain containing Erianthus arundinaceus Glyoxalase III (EaGly III) enhances drought tolerance in sugarcane	21
IbERF71, with IbMYB340 and IbbHLH2, coregulates anthocyanin accumulation by binding to the IbANS1 promoter in purple-fleshed sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)	21
Plant cell cultures as food—aspects of sustainability and safety	21
Dynamic cytokinin signaling and function of auxin in cytokinin responsive domains during rice crown root development	21
Arabidopsis inositol polyphosphate kinases IPK1 and ITPK1 modulate crosstalk between SA-dependent immunity and phosphate-starvation responses	20
Recent advances in plant thermomemory	20
Comparative effects of glycinebetaine on the thermotolerance in codA- and BADH-transgenic tomato plants under high temperature stress	20
H2S aids osmotic stress resistance by S-sulfhydration of melatonin production-related enzymes in Arabidopsis thaliana	20
DNA methylation dynamics in response to abiotic and pathogen stress in plants	20
Regulation of small RNA-mediated high temperature stress responses in crop plants	20
A moso bamboo transcription factor, Phehdz1, positively regulates the drought stress response of transgenic rice	20
Emerging role of phospholipase C mediated lipid signaling in abiotic stress tolerance and development in plants	20
ipa1 improves rice drought tolerance at seedling stage mainly through activating abscisic acid pathway	20
Novel disease resistance gene paralogs created by CRISPR/Cas9 in soy	19
Mechanisms of elevated CO2-induced thermotolerance in plants: the role of phytohormones	19
Characterization of APX and APX-R gene family in Brassica juncea and B. rapa for tolerance against abiotic stresses	19
RNA directed DNA methylation and seed plant genome evolution	18
Transgenic merA and merB expression reduces mercury contamination in vegetables and grains grown in mercury-contaminated soil	18
OsbHLH057 targets the AATCA cis-element to regulate disease resistance and drought tolerance in rice	18
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) MsCML46 gene encoding calmodulin-like protein confers tolerance to abiotic stress in tobacco	18
Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation of grain (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) and leafy (A. hybridus) amaranths	18
Endogenous U6 promoters improve CRISPR/Cas9 editing efficiencies in Sorghum bicolor and show potential for applications in other cereals	18
Potato Snakin-1: an antimicrobial player of the trade-off between host defense and development	18
A robust and practical CRISPR/crRNA screening system for soybean cultivar editing using LbCpf1 ribonucleoproteins	17
The root growth reduction in response to mechanical stress involves ethylene-mediated microtubule reorganization and transmembrane receptor-mediated signal transduction in Arabidopsis	17
Modification of cereal plant architecture by genome editing to improve yields	17
Establishment of a DNA-free genome editing and protoplast regeneration method in cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)	17
Fruit crops in the era of genome editing: closing the regulatory gap	17
Systems-based rice improvement approaches for sustainable food and nutritional security	17
Delineating the mechanisms of elevated CO2 mediated growth, stress tolerance and phytohormonal regulation in plants	17
ARF4 regulates shoot regeneration through coordination with ARF5 and IAA12	17
Harnessing hormone gibberellin knowledge for plant height regulation	17
Molecular dynamics of seed priming at the crossroads between basic and applied research	16
Regulation of pri-MIRNA processing: mechanistic insights into the miRNA homeostasis in plant	16
HD2-type histone deacetylases: unique regulators of plant development and stress responses	16
Halotolerant Bacillus spizizenii FMH45 promoting growth, physiological, and antioxidant parameters of tomato plants exposed to salt stress	16
Molecular insights into sensing, regulation and improving of heat tolerance in plants	16
Selenium uptake and grain nutritional quality are affected by nitrogen fertilization in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	16
Expression of Arabidopsis Ornithine Aminotransferase (AtOAT) encoded gene enhances multiple abiotic stress tolerances in wheat	16
The AtMYB2 inhibits the formation of axillary meristem in Arabidopsis by repressing RAX1 gene under environmental stresses	16
HbWRKY40 plays an important role in the regulation of pathogen resistance in Hevea brasiliensis	15
Genetic transformation of legumes: an update	15
Phytohormones, plant growth regulators and signaling molecules: cross-talk and stress responses	15
Impact of green synthesized WcAgNPs on in-vitro plant regeneration and withanolides production by inducing key biosynthetic genes in Withania coagulans	15
ScAOC1, an allene oxide cyclase gene, confers defense response to biotic and abiotic stresses in sugarcane	15
Characterisation of the complete mitochondrial genome of Taraxacum mongolicum revealed five repeat-mediated recombinations	15
Integration of light and ABA signaling pathways to combat drought stress in plants	14
Host-mediated RNAi for simultaneous silencing of different functional groups of genes in Meloidogyne incognita using fusion cassettes in Nicotiana tabacum	14
Influence of virus–host interactions on plant response to abiotic stress	14
AgMYB12, a novel R2R3-MYB transcription factor, regulates apigenin biosynthesis by interacting with the AgFNS gene in celery	14
A salicylic acid inducible mulberry WRKY transcription factor, MiWRKY53 is involved in plant defence response	14
Genomic re-assessment of the transposable element landscape of the potato genome	14
An insight into microRNA biogenesis and its regulatory role in plant secondary metabolism	14
Targeted editing of tomato carotenoid isomerase reveals the role of 5′ UTR region in gene expression regulation	14
The CsGPA1-CsAQPs module is essential for salt tolerance of cucumber seedlings	14
Ectopic expression of finger millet calmodulin confers drought and salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana	13
MicroRNA comparison between poplar and larch provides insight into the different mechanism of wood formation	13
Development of broad-spectrum and sustainable resistance in cotton against major insects through the combination of Bt and plant lectin genes	13
A functional molecular marker for detecting blister blight disease resistance in tea (Camellia sinensis L.)	13
A MADS-box gene, EgMADS21, negatively regulates EgDGAT2 expression and decreases polyunsaturated fatty acid accumulation in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)	13
A peak in global DNA methylation is a key step to initiate the somatic embryogenesis of coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L)	13
Characterization on TaMPK14, an MAPK family gene of wheat, in modulating N-starvation response through regulating N uptake and ROS homeostasis	13
Reactive oxygen species metabolism and photosynthetic performance in leaves of Hordeum vulgare plants co-infested with Heterodera filipjevi and Aceria tosichella	13
Sugar metabolism during pre- and post-fertilization events in plants under high temperature stress	13
Calcium-dependent protein kinase 2 plays a positive role in the salt stress response in potato	13
The AP2/ERF transcription factor SlERF.F5 functions in leaf senescence in tomato	13
A simple and efficient agroinfiltration method for transient gene expression in Citrus	13
NtRAV4 negatively regulates drought tolerance in Nicotiana tabacum by enhancing antioxidant capacity and defence system	13
Integrative small RNA and transcriptome analysis provides insight into key role of miR408 towards drought tolerance response in cowpea	13
Engineering plant family TPS into cyanobacterial host for terpenoids production	12
Base editing in rice: current progress, advances, limitations, and future perspectives	12
Efficient production of transgene-free, gene-edited carrot plants via protoplast transformation	12
Jasmonate increases terpene synthase expression, leading to strawberry resistance to Botrytis cinerea infection	12
CitWRKY28 and CitNAC029 promote the synthesis of cuticular wax by activating CitKCS gene expression in citrus fruit	12
Ectopic expression of nucleolar DEAD-Box RNA helicase OsTOGR1 confers improved heat stress tolerance in transgenic Chinese cabbage	12
Cyclic nucleotide gated channel genes (CNGCs) in Rosaceae: genome-wide annotation, evolution and the roles on Valsa canker resistance	12
Transcriptomic and physiological analysis of OsCAO1 knockout lines using the CRISPR/Cas9 system in rice	12

Inactivation of the β (1, 2)-xylosyltransferase and the α (1, 3)-fucosyltransferase gene in rice (Oryza sativa) by multiplex CRISPR/Cas9 strategy	12
Optimization of T-DNA configuration with UBIQUITIN10 promoters and tRNA–sgRNA complexes promotes highly efficient genome editing in allotetraploid tobacco	12
Physiological and metabolic bases of increased growth in the tomato ethylene-insensitive mutant Never ripe: extending ethylene signaling functions	12
Phenolic metabolism in the hornwort Anthoceros agrestis: 4-coumarate CoA ligase and 4-hydroxybenzoate CoA ligase	12
Overexpression of ZmDHN11 could enhance transgenic yeast and tobacco tolerance to osmotic stress	12
Genetic engineering of eggplant accumulating β-carotene in fruit	12
Generation of a multi-herbicide-tolerant alfalfa by using base editing	11
Glycinebetaine: a versatile protectant to improve rice performance against aluminium stress by regulating aluminium uptake and translocation	11
Utilizing MIKC-type MADS-box protein SOC1 for yield potential enhancement in maize	11
Transgenic cowpea plants expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Aa insecticidal protein imparts resistance to Maruca vitrata legume pod borer	11
RNAi-mediated gene knockdown of progesterone 5β-reductases in Digitalis lanata reduces 5β-cardenolide content	11
Down-regulation of MANNANASE7 gene in Brassica napus L. enhances silique dehiscence-resistance	11
Comparative transcriptome analysis provides insights into steviol glycoside synthesis in stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) leaves under nitrogen deficiency	11
Crosstalk among plant growth regulators and signaling molecules during biotic and abiotic stresses: molecular responses and signaling pathways	11
Overexpression of WssgtL3.1 gene from Withania somnifera confers salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis	11
Overexpression of AtDREB1 and BcZAT12 genes confers drought tolerance by reducing oxidative stress in double transgenic tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)	11