Angiosperm seed formation requires the coordinated development of the products of double fertilization—the embryo and the endosperm. The endosperm mediates efficient nutrient transfer from surrounding...

This review synthesizes recent breakthroughs in seed biology enabled by cutting-edge omics technologies, revealing molecular mechanisms controlling seed de

Few sights are as emblematic of agriculture as the wheat spike—an elegant, lanceolate-shaped inflorescence that determines grain yield. The highly producti

Cannabis sativa L., one of the earliest domesticated crops, was selectively bred into drug-type (high phytocannabinoid yield) and hemp-type (fibre, hu…

A four-dimensional spatial gene expression transcriptome atlas of Hordeum vulgare (barley) grain development and germination revealed tissue, cell, cluster

Generation of transcriptomes for two contrasting cannabis chemotypes by PacBio Iso-Seq serve as crucial resource for further functional studies. More than 50,000 transcripts covered 60% of gene loci...

Nature Reviews Genetics, Published online: 09 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41576-026-00939-1In this Perspective, Maizels and Briscoe discuss the limitations of current models of gene regulatory networks and outline solutions to harness data abundance without compromising explanatory power.

PhD candidate, Lucas Auroux, has recently published a chapter in ‘Guide to Plant Single-Cell Technology’, providing the first, up-to-date, detailed comparison of different approaches to studying cellu...

The Plant Cell publishes novel research of special significance in plant biology, especially in the areas of cellular biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, development, and evolution.

The Plant Cell publishes novel research of special significance in plant biology, especially in the areas of cellular biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, development, and evolution.

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The use of network science to quantify the properties of global cellular organization in the plant hypocotyl identifies higher-order properties and plasticity in epidermal cell patterning.

Welcome to the September 2025 edition of Phytogen! This month, we present conference updates as we approach the registration and abstract submission deadline on 3 October 2025 . With the 2025 confe...

DNA-methylation and gene-expression profiling of tissue sections at near single-cell resolution can be used to create detailed spatial maps showing how methylation and transcription interact to shape ...

Join us to discuss how to foster FR-AU scientific, technical and education collaboration to address common challenges of the grains sector