Plant Journal

Papers
(The TQCC of Plant Journal is 11. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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RUVBL proteins are involved in plant gametophyte development341
The calcium sensor AtCML8 contributes to Arabidopsis plant cell growth by modulating the brassinosteroid signaling pathway169
Phototropin switches between cis‐ and trans‐autophosphorylation in light‐induced chloroplast relocation in Marchantia polymorpha161
Gene family rearrangements and transcriptional priming drive the evolution of vegetative desiccation tolerance in Selaginella160
Epistasis between genetic variations on MdMYB109 and MdHXK1 exerts a large effect on sugar content in apple fruit159
Deep learning‐based association analysis of root image data and cucumber yield157
Population‐level transcriptomes reveal gene expression and splicing underlying cadmium accumulation in barley139
Proximity‐dependent biotinylation identifies a suite of candidate effector proteins from Fusarium graminearum137
Emerging frontiers in sorghum genetic engineering122
SlMYB1R1SlSWEET12c module synergistically promotes sugar accumulation in tomato fruits121
Tasselyzer, a machine learning method to quantify maize anther exertion, based on PlantCV102
Diversification and evolution of serine/arginine‐rich splicing factors in plants100
NbNAC1 enhances plant immunity against TMV by regulating isochorismate synthase 1 expression and the SA pathway95
Two O‐acyltransferases from the diterpene biosynthetic gene cluster of Euphorbia lathyris contribute to the structural diversity of medicinal macrocyclic diterpenoid esters biosynthesis95
The thylakoid lumen Deg1 protease affects non‐photochemical quenching via the levels of violaxanthin de‐epoxidase and PsbS94
Raffinose positively regulates maize drought tolerance by reducing leaf transpiration94
CiKN1 and CiKN6 are involved in leaf development in citrus by regulating CimiR16489
LSD3 mediates the oxidative stress response through fine‐tuning APX2 activity and the NF‐YC15‐GSTs module in cassava87
PbAGL7–PbNAC47–PbMYB73 complex coordinately regulates PbC3H1 and PbHCT17 to promote the lignin biosynthesis in stone cells of pear fruit84
Fine mapping and cloning of the major seed protein quantitative trait loci on soybean chromosome 2083
A mechanism coordinating root elongation, endodermal differentiation, redox homeostasis and stress response81
Closing the protein gap in plant chronobiology79
Small molecule RHP1 promotes root hair tip growth by acting upstream of the RHD6‐RSL4‐dependent transcriptional pathway and ROP signaling in plants78
Differential modulation of Target of Rapamycin activity under single and combined iron and sulfur deficiency in tomato plants77
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Multi‐omics analyses reveal the importance of chromoplast plastoglobules in carotenoid accumulation in citrus fruit64
ZmLBD5, a class‐IILBD gene, negatively regulates drought tolerance by impairing abscisic acid synthesis64
The involvement of allosteric effectors and post‐translational modifications in the control of plant central carbon metabolism64
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UGT76F1 glycosylates an isomer of the C7‐necic acid component of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Arabidopsis thaliana60
Near‐infrared imaging of phytochrome‐derived autofluorescence in plant nuclei58
Announcing the TPJ Foundation Review series58
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Warm wheat does not rust – how wheat resists stripe rust when temperatures rise57
Grow with the flow – microfluidics to study root hairs57
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A comparative full‐length transcriptomic resource provides insight into the perennial monocarpic mass flowering54
Impaired cell growth under ammonium stress explained by modeling the energy cost of vacuole expansion in tomato leaves54
Substrate promiscuity of acyltransferases contributes to the diversity of hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives in purple coneflower53
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Metabolic priming in G6PDH isoenzyme‐replaced tobacco lines improves stress tolerance and seed yields via altering assimilate partitioning53
Dynamic light‐ and acetate‐dependent regulation of the proteome and lysine acetylome of Chlamydomonas52
AnNLRintegrated domain toolkit to identify plant pathogen effector targets51
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Genetic mapping and transcriptome profiling of a chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) mutant identifies a novel locus (CaEl) regulating organ size and early vigor50
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Root growth of monocotyledons and dicotyledons is limited by different tissues50
Assembly of CpcL‐phycobilisomes49
The miR159a‐PeMYB33 module regulates poplar adventitious rooting through the abscisic acid signal pathway49
The tomato P69 subtilase family is involved in resistance to bacterial wilt49
Genome architecture and genetic diversity of allopolyploid okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)49
A Phytophthora infestansRXLR effector AVR8 suppresses plant immunity by targeting a desumoylating isopeptidase DeSI248
Leaves and stolons transcriptomic analysis provide insight into the role of phytochrome F in potato flowering and tuberization48
Acetylation of homogalacturonan and rhamnogalacturonan‐I is catalyzed by a suite of trichome birefringence‐like proteins48
Disentangling the link between leaf photosynthesis and turgor in fruit growth47
Phylogeny and disparate selection signatures suggest two genetically independent domestication events in pea (Pisum L.)47
BnaCRCs with domestication preference positively correlate with the seed‐setting rate of canola46
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THIAMIN REQUIRING2 is involved in thiamin diphosphate biosynthesis and homeostasis44
Liguleless narrow and narrow odd dwarf act in overlapping pathways to regulate maize development and metabolism44
Elucidation of myricetin biosynthesis in Morella rubra of the Myricaceae44
The ScAPD1‐like gene from the desert moss Syntrichia caninervis enhances resistance to Verticillium dahliae via phenylpropanoid gene regulation43
Transcript elongation by RNA polymerase II in plants: factors, regulation and impact on gene expression42
Multi‐omics atlas of combinatorial abiotic stress responses in wheat42
Balancing act: The dynamic relationship between nutrient availability and plant defence42
Protein interactome of 3′,5′‐cAMP reveals its role in regulating the actin cytoskeleton41
High‐resolution map of plastid‐encoded RNA polymerase binding patterns demonstrates a major role of transcription in chloroplast gene expression41
JA‐induced FtBPM3 accumulation promotes FtERF‐EAR3 degradation and rutin biosynthesis in Tartary buckwheat41
Concerted cis and trans effects underpin heightened defense gene expression in multi‐herbivore‐resistant maize lines40
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Deep learning can predict subgenome dominance in ancient but not in neo/synthetic polyploidized genomes40
CROWN ROOTLESS1 binds DNA with a relaxed specificity and activates OsROP and OsbHLH044 genes involved in crown root formation in rice40
Profiling of RNA editing events in plant organellar transcriptomes with high‐throughput sequencing39
Phenylalanine treatment induces tomato resistance to Tuta absoluta via increased accumulation of benzenoid/phenylpropanoid volatiles serving as defense signals39
The MdMYB44‐MdTPR1 repressive complex inhibits MdCCD4 and MdCYP97A3 expression through histone deacetylation to regulate carotenoid biosynthesis in apple39
A complex receptor locus confers responsiveness to necrosis and ethylene‐inducing like peptides in Brassica napus39
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Insights into U‐to‐C RNA editing from the lycophyte Phylloglossum drummondii39
LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1 (LHP1) partially inhibits the transcriptional activation of FT by MYB73 and regulates flowering in Arabidopsis39
In conversation with Dr. Moe Abbas39
There is an alternative: Posttranscriptional regulation as a response to abscisic acid38
Legume‐wide comparative analysis of pod shatter locus PDH1 reveals phaseoloid specificity, high cowpea expression, and stress responsive genomic context38
Genomic asymmetric epigenetic modification of transposable elements is involved in gene expression regulation of allopolyploid Brassica napus38
A vertically transmitted amalgavirus is present in certain accessions of the bryophyte Physcomitrium patens38
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Arabidopsis trigalactosyldiacylglycerol1 mutants reveal a critical role for phosphtidylcholine remodeling in lipid homeostasis37
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Genome‐wide association study reveals the genetic basis for petal‐size formation in rapeseed (Brassica napus) and CRISPR‐Cas9‐mediated mutagenesis of BnFHY3 for pet37
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Trait association and prediction through integrative k‐mer analysis36
Poly(A) polymerase 1 contributes to competence acquisition of pollen tubes growing through the style inArabidopsis thaliana36
Genome‐wide identification and characterization of exapted transposable elements in the large genome of sunflower (Helianthus annuusL.)36
Protein stability governed by α1–2 helices in Pvr4 is essential for localization and cell death36
The histone chaperones ASF1 and HIRA are required for telomere length and 45S rDNA copy number homeostasis36
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Identification of the genome‐wide distribution of cyanobacterial group‐2 sigma factor SigE, accountable for its regulon35
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A mutation in Zeaxanthin epoxidase contributes to orange coloration and alters carotenoid contents in pepper fruit (Capsicum annuum)35
Strigolactone mimic 2‐nitrodebranone is highly active in Arabidopsis growth and development35
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An Arabidopsis expression predictor enables inference of transcriptional regulators for gene modules35
Altered chromatin conformation and transcriptional regulation in watermelon following genome doubling35
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The transcription factor MYC1 interacts with FIT to negatively regulate iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana35
BBX21 reduces abscisic acid sensitivity, mesophyll conductance and chloroplast electron transport capacity to increase photosynthesis and water use efficiency in potato plants cultivated under moderat34
An atlas of the Norway spruce needle seasonal transcriptome34
OsWRKY10 extensively activates multiple rice diterpenoid phytoalexin biosynthesis genes to enhance rice blast resistance34
Haplotype mining panel for genetic dissection and breeding in Eucalyptus34
Transcriptional responses to gibberellin in the maize tassel and control by DELLA domain proteins34
Variation in the promoter of the sorbitol dehydrogenase gene MdSDH2 affects binding of the transcription factor MdABI3 and alters fructose content in apple fruit34
A genome‐wide association study reveals that the 2‐oxoglutarate/malate translocator mediates seed vigor in rice34
The pattern of DNA methylation alteration, and its association with the changes of gene expression and alternative splicing during phosphate starvation in tomato34
How tobacco mosaic virus goes the distance34
Recruitment of HAB1 and SnRK2.2 by C2‐domain protein CAR1 in plasma membrane ABA signaling34
Multi‐objective optimization of root phenotypes for nutrient capture using evolutionary algorithms34
Degenerate oligonucleotide primer MIG‐seq: an effective PCR‐based method for high‐throughput genotyping33
Vacuolar H+ATPase subunit VAB3 regulates cell growth and ion homeostasis in Arabidopsis33
PDR9 allelic variation and MYB63 modulate nutrient‐dependent coumarin homeostasis in Arabidopsis33
Alternative splicing of CsJAZ1 negatively regulates flavan‐3‐ol biosynthesis in tea plants33
Distinct kin strategies of the legume soybean and the non‐legume balsam by accomplishing different nitrogen acquisition and rhizosphere microbiome composition33
Metabolite‐mediated adaptation of crops to drought and the acquisition of tolerance33
Global analysis of boron‐induced ribosome stalling reveals its effects on translation termination and unique regulation by AUG‐stops in Arabidopsis shoots32
Proteins associated with the Arabidopsis thaliana plastid rhomboid‐like protein RBL1032
Ancient rapid functional differentiation and fixation of the duplicated members in riceDofgenes after whole genome duplication32
Arabidopsis callus grafts: a system to study symplasmic intercellular macromolecular transport and gene silencing spread32
Genome‐wide association study of multiyear dynamic growth traits in hybrid Liriodendron identifies robust genetic loci associated with growth trajectories31
Seeing red: a modified RUBY reporter assay for visualizing in planta protein–protein interactions31
Cytonuclear interplay in auto‐ and allopolyploids: a multifaceted perspective from the Festuca‐Lolium complex31
A large sequenced mutant library – valuable reverse genetic resource that covers 98% of sorghum genes31
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Distinct composition and amplification dynamics of transposable elements in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)31
Reciprocal allopolyploid grasses (Festuca × Lolium) display stable patterns of genome dominance31
A Golgi‐localized glycosyltransferase, OsGT14;1, is required for growth of both roots and shoots in rice31
G‐U base‐paired hpRNA confers potent inhibition of small RNA function in plants31
First investigation into the genetic control of meiosis in sugarcane30
Probing the functions of friedelane‐type triterpene cyclases from four celastrol‐producing plants30
An automated workflow that generates atom mappings for large‐scale metabolic models and its application to Arabidopsis thaliana30
Bibenzyl synthesis in Cannabis sativa L.30
Integration of C3H15‐mediated transcriptional and post‐transcriptional regulation confers plant thermotolerance in Arabidopsis29
In conversation with Dr. Marco Incarbone29
Knockout of stigmatic ascorbate peroxidase 1 (APX1) delays pollen rehydration and germination by mediating ROS homeostasis in Brassica napus L.29
Independent regulation of strigolactones and blumenols during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in rice29
Research strategies for single‐cell transcriptome analysis in plant leaves29
Phototropin phosphorylation of ROOT PHOTOTROPISM 2 and its role in mediating phototropism, leaf positioning, and chloroplast accumulation movement in Arabidopsis29
Chlorophyll dephytylase 1 and chlorophyll synthase: a chlorophyll salvage pathway for the turnover of photosystems I and II29
Uniparental silencing of 5S rRNA genes in plant allopolyploids – insights from Cardamine (Brassicaceae)29
The interplay of homology‐directed repair pathways in the repair of zebularine‐induced DNA–protein crosslinks in Arabidopsis29
Acetylation of conserved lysines fine‐tunes mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase activity in land plants29
In vivo functional analysis of the structural domains of FLUORESCENT (FLU)29
Characterization of two CYP80 enzymes provides insights into aporphine alkaloid skeleton formation in Aristolochia contorta29
A global survey of the transcriptome of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) based on single‐molecule long‐read isoform sequencing29
Feeling the heat: discovery of a feedback loop regulating thermotolerance in tomato and Arabidopsis29
Multi‐scale mechanisms driving root regeneration: From regeneration competence to tissue repatterning29
Characterization of an α‐ketoglutarate‐dependent oxygenase involved in converting 2‐(2‐phenylethyl)chromones into 2‐styrylchromones in agarwood28
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Amplification dynamics of miniature inverted‐repeat transposable elements and their impact on rice trait variability28
The switch‐liker's guide to plant synthetic gene circuits28
The mixed auto‐/allooctoploid genome of Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) provides insights into its polyploid origin and invasiveness28
Increased copy number of gibberellin 2‐oxidase 8 genes reduced trailing growth and shoot length during soybean domestication28
Diverse and mobile:eccDNA‐based identification of carrot low‐copy‐numberLTRretrotransposons active in callus cultures28
The COP1W467 tryptophan residue in the WD40 domain is essential for light‐ and temperature‐mediated hypocotyl growth and flowering in Arabidopsis28
OsOFP9 regulates diverse key traits of rice by integrating multiple plant hormones28
AgroLux: bioluminescent Agrobacterium to improve molecular pharming and study plant immunity28
Mutagenesis of AcSQBP9 in kiwifruit results in reduction of malate via alteration of the expression of a plastidial malate dehydrogenase28
Integrated analyses of metabolome, leaf anatomy, epigenome, and transcriptome under different light intensities reveal dynamic regulation of histone modifications on the high light adaptation in Ca28
Poly ADP‐ribose polymerase‐1 promotes seed‐setting rate by facilitating gametophyte development and meiosis in rice (Oryza sativa L.)27
Need for speed: a breakthrough speed breeding protocol for hemp27
A night shift for histone methylation in DNA damage control27
Diversity of funnel plasmodesmata in angiosperms: the impact of geometry on plasmodesmal resistance27
Cytogenetic characterization of EPSPS gene amplification in glyphosate‐resistant Hordeum glaucum and Bromus diandrus from Australia27
A chromosome‐scale assembly of Brassica carinata (BBCC) accession HC20 containing resistance to multiple pathogens and an early generation assessment of introgressions into B. jun27
The C2H2‐type zinc finger transcription factor ZmDi19‐7 regulates plant height and organ size by promoting cell size in maize27
Disruption of aldehyde dehydrogenase decreases cell wall‐bound p‐hydroxycinnamates and improves cell wall digestibility in rice27
miR394 modulates brassinosteroid signaling to regulate hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis27
CYTOKININ RESPONSE FACTOR 2 is involved in modulating the salt stress response27
Diurnal control of H3K27me1 deposition shapes expression of a subset of cell cycle and DNA damage response genes27
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Evolutionary and immune‐activating character analyses of NLR genes in algae suggest the ancient origin of plant intracellular immune receptors26
Parallel adaptation to lower altitudes is associated with enhanced plasticity in Heliosperma pusillum (Caryophyllaceae)26
Plant nucleoside N‐ribohydrolases: riboside binding and role in nitrogen storage mobilization26
Barley Ror1 encodes a class XI myosin required for mlo‐based broad‐spectrum resistance to the fungal powdery mildew pathogen26
Context‐dependent antisense transcription from a neighboring gene interferes with the expression of mNeonGreen as a functional in vivo fluorescent reporter in the chloroplast of C26
The auxin‐responsive CsSPL9CsGH3.4 module finely regulates auxin levels to suppress the development of adventitious roots in tea (Camellia sinensis)26
Subgenome‐dominant expression and alternative splicing in response to Sclerotinia infection in polyploid Brassica napus and progenitors26
Lysine acetylation regulates moonlighting activity of the E2 subunit of the chloroplast pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in Chlamydomonas26
HSP70A promotes the photosynthetic activity of marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum under high temperature26
Trehalose along with ABA promotes the salt tolerance of Avicennia marina by regulating Na+ transport26
Genetic mapping identifies a rice naringenin O‐glucosyltransferase that influences insect resistance26
Advances and applications of single‐cell omics technologies in plant research26
Loss of daylength sensitivity by splice site mutation in Cannabis pseudo‐response regulator26
TCP15 interacts with GOLDEN2‐LIKE 1 to control cotyledon opening in Arabidopsis25
The CaMYB340 transcription factor induces chilling injury in post‐harvest bell pepper by inhibiting fatty acid desaturation25
Genomic insights into recent species divergence in Nicotiana benthamiana and natural variation in Rdr1 gene controlling viral susceptibility25
Promotion of apoplastic oxidative burst by artificially selected GhCBSX3A enhances Verticillium dahliae resistance in upland cotton25
Don't let go: co‐fractionation mass spectrometry for untargeted mapping of protein–metabolite interactomes25
Local regulation of auxin transport in root‐apex transition zone mediates aluminium‐induced Arabidopsis root‐growth inhibition25
Molecular insights into plant desiccation tolerance: transcriptomics, proteomics and targeted metabolite profiling in Craterostigma plantagineum25
Identification of candidate genes in cotton associated with specific seed traits and their initial functional characterization in Arabidopsis25
CsPM5.2, a phosphate transporter protein‐like gene, promotes powdery mildew resistance in cucumber25
Identification and characterization of xanthone biosynthetic genes contributing to the vivid red coloration of red‐flowered gentian25
Domestication has altered gene expression and secondary metabolites in pea seed coat25
Growth‐regulating factors: conserved and divergent roles in plant growth and development and potential value for crop improvement25
Natural variation of ZmCGT1 is responsible for isoorientin accumulation in maize silk25
High‐throughput measuring of meiotic recombination rates in barley pollen nuclei using Crystal Digital PCRTM25
Phase separation of chromatin and small RNA pathways in plants25
Mass spectrometry‐based quantification and spatial localization of small organic acid exudates in plant roots under phosphorus deficiency and aluminum toxicity24
The RLCK subfamily VII‐4 controls pattern‐triggered immunity and basal resistance to bacterial and fungal pathogens in rice24
Arabidopsis cyclin‐dependent kinase C2 interacts with HDA15 and is involved in far‐red light‐mediated hypocotyl cell elongation24
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The APETALA2a/DWARF/BRASSINAZOLE‐RESISTANT 1 module contributes to carotenoid synthesis in tomato fruits24
Chromosome‐level pepino genome provides insights into genome evolution and anthocyanin biosynthesis in Solanaceae24
Multi‐environment association study highlights candidate genes for robust agronomic quantitative trait loci in a novel worldwide Capsicum core collection24
The auronidin flavonoid pigments of the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha form polymers that modify cell wall properties24
A deletion in FLS2 and its expansion after domestication caused global dissemination of melon cultivars defective in flagellin recognition24
Genomics reveal a complicated past and suggest a possible future for Nicotiana benthamiana24
FVE promotes RNA‐directed DNA methylation by facilitating the association of RNA polymerase V with chromatin24
Cell wall remodeling confers plant architecture with distinct wall structure in Nelumbo nucifera24
Acyl‐turnover of acylplastoquinol enhances recovery of photodamaged PSII in Synechocystis24
Kinesin‐1‐like protein PSS1 is essential for full‐length homologous pairing and synapsis in rice meiosis24
Isocitrate lyase promotes Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici susceptibility in wheat (Triticum aestivum) by suppressing accumulation of glyoxylate cycle intermediates24
Molecular insights into OPR gene family in Saccharum identified a ScOPR2 gene could enhance plant disease resistance24
Proteome‐wide lysine acetylation profiling to investigate the involvement of histone deacetylase HDA5 in the salt stress response of Arabidopsis leaves23
Chromosome‐scale genome assembly and population genomics provide insights into the adaptation, domestication, and flavonoid metabolism of Chinese plum23
Temperature modulation of CAMTA3 gene induction activity is mediated through the DNA binding domain23
Co‐expression of transcription factors ZmC1 and ZmR2 establishes an efficient and accurate haploid embryo identification system in maize23
Wild grass‐derived alleles represent a genetic architecture for the resilience of modern common wheat to stresses23
The intragenic suppressor mutation Leu59Phe compensates for the effect of detrimental mutations in the jasmonate receptor COI123
The transcription factor PtoMYB142 enhances drought tolerance in Populus tomentosa by regulating gibberellin catabolism23
Once, twice, three times a genome – how the three sub‐genomes of a water lily control leaf development23
Starch granule initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplasts23
Improved production of the antidiabetic metabolite montbretin A in Nicotiana benthamiana: discovery, characterization, and use of Crocosmia shikimate shunt genes23
Role of grapevine SEPALLATA‐related MADS‐box gene VvMADS39 in flower and ovule development23
Comparative genomics reveal the convergent evolution of CYP82D and CYP706X members related to flavone biosynthesis in Lamiaceae and Asteraceae23
From the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters – drought resistance in coast redwoods and giant sequoias23
Arabidopsis SKU5 Similar 11 and 12 play crucial roles in pollen tube integrity, growth and guidance23
Shedding light on silica biomineralization by comparative analysis of the silica‐associated proteomes from three diatom species23
Metabolome profiling and transcriptome analysis filling the early crucial missing steps of piperine biosynthesis in Piper nigrum L.23
Type II arabinogalactans initiated by hydroxyproline‐O‐galactosyltransferases play important roles in pollen–pistil interactions23
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