APPN infrastructure has helped improve understanding of key efficiency drivers in high production, protected environment horticulture systems.

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

The E3 ubiquitin ligase NLA postively regulates cold tolerance and negatively regulates phosphate uptake in maize, and a genetically engineered variant of this enzyme leads to improved cold ...

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...

This study demonstrates that RCD1 functions as a redox sensor that perceives ROS signals and undergoes a ROS-triggered phase separation transition, fine-tuning ROS signaling in response to development...

This study of three glandular trichome-producing species (cannabis, hop and tomato) defines tissue-specific transcriptomic atlases for five organs (trichome, flower, leaf, stem and root), providing c...

This study of three glandular trichome-producing species (cannabis, hop and tomato) defines tissue-specific transcriptomic atlases for five organs (trichome, flower, leaf, stem and root), providing c...

Nitrogen (N) deficiency–induced increases in the root-to-shoot biomass ratio in plants are adaptive in nature but suboptimal for agriculture. Understanding the regulatory mechanisms governing this dev...

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Inositol phosphates and pyrophosphates are small, water-soluble molecules involved in a range of physiological processes across eukaryotic organisms, including plants. Over the past two decades, signi...

Abstract. The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) is the primary knowledgebase for Arabidopsis thaliana, providing curated genetics and genomics data,

Plants display a wide range of life spans and aging rates. Although dynamic changes to DNA methylation are a hallmark of aging in mammals, it is unclear whether similar molecular signatures reflect ra...

During their life cycle, plants encounter simultaneous biotic and abiotic stresses. A low availability of inorganic phosphorus (P) commonly limits plant growth in natural and agricultural ecosystems. ...

This review synthesizes recent genetic advances in crop nitrogen- and phosphorus-use efficiency (NUE and PUE), highlighting key genes and their natural variations that underpin adaptation to soil cond...

Summary: This study presents a comprehensive single-cell resolution spatial transcriptomic atlas of wheat spike development across five key developmental stages. By resolving cell-type-specific phytoh...

Technical advances allow researchers to trace the genetic changes that occur over time.

A 50-bp insertion in the promoter region of HvSPX4 enhances its expression and is associated with reduced plant growth in a natural barley population under

The alternative oxidase pathway is post-translationally activated at the onset of climacteric ripening for promoting carbon mobilization toward ethylene an

By leveraging both deep learning and hidden Markov models, Helixer achieves broad taxonomic coverage for ab initio gene annotation of eukaryotic genomes from fungi, plants, vertebrates and invertebrat...

The genome of Arabidopsis thaliana consists of 10 chromosomes. By inducing CRISPR-Cas–mediated breaks at subcentromeric and subtelomeric sequences, we fused entire chromosome arms, obtaining two eight...

PlantCV is an open-source Python project aimed at developing tools to address a range of image-based, plant phenotyping questions. PlantCV has been used for more than 10 years to automate trait collec...

Regional plant phenotyping research infrastructures and networks hold unique positions. Stronger collaboration between them can provide added benefits to a global community. A concept for a “global .....

In tomato the myo -inositol phosphate synthase gene SlMIPS2 is sharply induced early in phosphate starvation, and SlMIPS2 regulates cellular InsP6 levels a

Anthropogenic selection of grain traits such as dormancy has shaped the developmental trajectories of crops. In cereals, shortening dormancy provides rapid and even post-harvest germination, but incre...

Brassinosteroids are essential plant hormones that play a central role in regulating growth, development, and stress responses. Their impact on plant architecture and productivity makes them attractiv...

Cho et al. reveal that low phosphorus triggers bGLU25 to move from the ER to the cytosol, where it interacts with GRP7 via AtJAC1. This interaction increases FLC expression, delaying flowering and hig...

This study identifies that TaNLP3 acts as a master regulator of nitrate signaling and interacts with the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex to enhance chromatin accessibility and trigger the primary...

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Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular cross talk help in creating better crops?

Understanding the genetic code of cis-regulatory elements (CREs) is essential for engineering gene expression and modulating agronomic traits in crops. In plants, CREs underlying rapid evolution of ge...

A pangenome of oat, assembled from 33 wild and domesticated oat lines, sheds light on the evolution and genetic diversity of this cereal crop and will aid genomics-assisted breeding to improve product...

Brazil, Australia and Italy have the highest satisfaction scores in Nature’s global 2025 PhD survey — but are these nations really the best places to do a doctorate?

Fluorescence microscopy has been widely applied in the life sciences. While intensity as a steady-state signal is widely used, the time-resolved (tr) …

Plant architecture is a critical agronomic trait directly affecting planting density and crop yield. Phosphate starvation in rice (Oryza sativa) leads…

Phosphorus is an essential plant nutrient. Here Meng et al. show that low phosphorus availability stimulates hydrogen peroxide production which in turn promotes the oligomerization, nuclear translocat...

A genome editing and AI-driven robotic system that overcomes floral barriers to facilitate automated hybrid breeding in tomato and soybean.