A new protoplast-based platform enables transient transformation and proof-of-concept CRISPR/Cas12a-mediated genome editing in European beech, a key but recalcitrant forest tree species.

In this cross-journal collection, we invite submissions medicinal plant genomics with the focus on genome assembly, population genetics, comparative genomics, ...

With this cross-journal Collection, the editors at Nature Communications, Communications Biology and Scientific Reports invite manuscripts that highlight how ...

The objective of this collection is to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest research on the molecular mechanisms, regulatory networks and roles of ...

Integrated genetic and metabolic approaches dissect auxin inactivation, revealing pathway order between GH3 and DAO enzymes and a stronger-than-anticipated contribution of glycosylation to IAA homeost...

The editors invite articles in all areas of research investigating the roles of RNA in plant biotic interactions.

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Challenging a central assumption in chemical ecology, we show that polyphagous fruit flies do not rely solely on volatiles shared across hosts: compounds specific to particular hosts shape oviposition...

This Orphan Crop Genomics and Improvement Collection welcomes submissions on orphan crops genomics, genetics, and breeding.

The ancestral evolutionary states of thylakoid membranes may have been initially dedicated to non-oxygenic alternative electron flows.

PBAT plastic exposure decreases taxonomic diversity across multi–kingdom soil microbiota, while enriching functional diversity, genome size, and genes for plastic degradation and carbon, nitrogen, pho...

Metabolomic reprogramming in a high-yield ginger cultivar shapes microbiome assembly, enriching keystone taxa like Devosia and Talaromyces, which enhance nutrient cycling and yield, offering a basis f...

Single-cell profiling in rubber tree saplings to water-deficit stress identifies seven bark cell types and ABA-mediated drought responses, including uniform ABF2/3/4 induction.

This study provides evidence on how carbon metabolism regulates cell division among cyanobacteria. Manipulation of the TCA pathway directly impacts the FtsZ-dependent cell division by regulating its e...

Reciprocal cooperation at the early stage between an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and a phosphate-solubilizing bacterium is mediated by external phosphorus availability.

A lab experiment shows that Dark Septate Endophytes can form common fungal networks between plants, increasing biomass and enabling water movement, suggesting that non-mycorrhizal fungi may contribute...

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Wed 18 Jun, 10:30 AM - Fri 20, 4:00 PM [EDT]: Phytofactories 2025, an international conference on Plant Molecular Farming, hosted by the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), will tak...

Smallholder-maintained cowpea varieties in Southern Africa hold valuable genetic traits for adapting to a changing climate, offering key insights for breeding resilient crops and strengthening future ...

Resequencing of a core collection of tef, an indigenous cereal, identifies genetic redundancy and candidate genes for grain colour, size and metabolite content variation.

A study on the response of different resistant Amorphophallus species to Pcc stress reveals that endophytic fungal taxa play a key role in host plant’s defense against necrotizing bacterial pathogens.

This collection welcomes research in, but not limited to carbon assimilation, biomanufacturing, waste management, and bioenergy. We are also interested in ...

MusaPUB22/23 knockout in banana plants enhances resistance to Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) without compromising growth. These findings highlight the role of U-box E3 ligases in plant immunity and the potent...

An L-aminoacylase in the oral secretion of fall armyworm larvae attenuates inducible plant defense responses by degrading herbivore-associated signal molecules and promotes larvae growth on their pref...

A review summarizes the current understanding of the complex molecular pathways mediating plant responses to multiple abiotic stresses, and discusses current and future challenges and unanswered quest...

Researchers pinpoint the genes responsible for the final three pea traits studied by the famed citizen scientist.

Barley landraces house unique variation that can help adapt this food crop to a changing climate. A de-novo core collection is used to predict which individual barley landraces have the most potential...

Comparative genomic study of the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex provides insights into the role of chromosomal rearrangements, mediated by repetitive sequences, drive genetic diversifi...

An alignment-free deep learning framework predicts DNA-binding proteins and residues from primary sequences, eliminating multiple sequence alignments (MSAs). It uses protein language models and class-...

Microscopic imaging and machine learning reveal coordinated spatial patterns of chloroplasts and stomata during cacao leaf development, suggesting an acropetal maturation process crucial for flush gro...

Grains suppress ovaries in ears of maize to strengthen their sugar utilization advantage for development, potentially through hormone and MAPK signaling.