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Abstract. Plant growth and development involve the integration of numerous processes, influenced by both endogenous and exogenous factors. At any given tim

Abstract. A plant’s development is strongly linked to the water and carbon flows in the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum. Expected climate shifts will alter

Abstract. Increasing genetic wheat yield potential is considered by many as critical to increasing global wheat yields and production, baring major changes

Abstract. Crop yield is determined by potential harvest organ size, source organ photosynthesis and carbohydrate partitioning. Filling the harvest organ ef

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Abstract. Accurate selection of favourable crop genotypes has motivated the exploration of diverse prediction algorithms for crop breeding applications. On

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Abstract. Limited wheat transpiration under rising vapour pressure deficit (VPD), i.e. VPD-sensitivity, has been shown to improve yields under terminal dro

Abstract. Noncoding regions mediate transcriptional adaptation to stress in plants, yet the genomic determinants driving gene expression responses remain p

Abstract. Ensembles of multiple genomic prediction models have demonstrated improved prediction performance over the individual models contributing to the

Abstract. Decision support systems (DSS) in crop protection provide valuable support for pest risk prognosis and recommendations for pest control, enabling

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Plant digital twins (DTs) are dynamic, data-aware virtual representations that integrate plant structure, physiology, and environmental inputs to simulate plant function, growth, and performance. By combining process-based models, phenomics data, and environmental states in a continuous feedback loop linking physical and virtual plants, DTs offer a novel approach for investigating complex biological systems. In this opinion article, we outline the conceptual foundations of DTs and how they offer new opportunities to bridge the genotype-to-phenotype gap and aid in crop improvement. Despite their promise, major challenges remain in DT development, scalability, and accessibility. Addressing these challenges will be critical for enabling the broad adoption of DTs as transformative tools for accelerating plant science research and crop improvement.

Abstract. Accurate simulation of crop evapotranspiration (ET) is critical for water management and for understanding the impacts of climate variability and

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Abstract. Gene regulatory networks (GRNs) based on transcription factors (TFs) control development and environmental responses. In this study, GRNs were in

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Abstract. Plants are constantly exposed to changing environments, sometimes leading to extreme conditions and stress. For example, sudden exposure to high

Abstract. Performing global sensitivity analysis on functional-structural plant models (FSP models) can greatly benefit both model development and analysis

Abstract. Abstract. Simulation models are primary tools for synthesizing plant physiological knowledge, supporting farmers’ decisions and predicting crop y

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Abstract. Photosynthesis and crop growth are inseparable processes that govern plant carbon assimilation and allocation. An accurate model description of t

Abstract. Breeding for high nitrogen-use efficient crops can contribute to maintaining or even increasing yield with less nitrogen. Nitrogen use is co-dete

Abstract. The study of growth of woody species is a challenging issue, primarily due to the complexity of the involved processes, which span broad spatial

Abstract. Functional–structural plant (FSP) models explicitly couple aspects of plant function with three-dimensional plant structure, enabling the analysi

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This article comments on:Woodford R, Ermakova M, Furbank RT, von Caemmerer S. 2026. Fitting photosynthetic carbon dioxide and irradiance response curves fo

Croll lab at University of Neuchatel. The lab of Daniel Croll wants to understand how pathogens evolve to cause disease. For this, we mainly focus on major crop pathogens to unravel mechanisms of rapi...

Abstract. Drought is a significant factor in agricultural losses, making it imperative to understand how root system architecture and function (RSA) adapts