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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 A Lambda Red Recombinase-Assisted CRISPR/Cas9 System for Efficient and Precise Genome Editing in Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Zheng et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #CRISPR 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📣 NEW ISSUE 📣 Our October issue is out now! 🔍️ On the cover: Golden Rice–like pigmentation associated with enhanced seed carotenoid accumulation in prime edited rice (Kim et al doi.org/10.1111/pbi....) Read it in full 👉️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14677652... #plantscience

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📝 BRIEF COMMUNICATION 📝 CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated OsHMA3 Promoter Editing Reduces Rice Grain Cd Accumulation Without Yield Penalty - Chen, Meng et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Tonoplast-Localized ABCC Transporters Enhance Heterologous Production of the Antidiabetic Montbretin A and Its Analogues in Nicotiana benthamiana - Hijmans et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience #synbio 🧪 @leidenscience.bsky.social

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Converging GWAS and Genome Editing Decrypts MsCBF8-MsGolS2 Regulatory Module for Drought Tolerance Without Yield Penalty in Medicago sativa - Zhang et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📝 BRIEF COMMUNICATION 📝 AhMADS6-Mediated Repression of AhHD-Zip Contributes to Growth Habit Regulation in Cultivated Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) - Fang, Shi, Zhang et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Unravelling Mechanisms of Acquired Drought Tolerance by Priming in Tomato Using Integrative Multi-Omics Phenotypic Analysis - Zhou, Li et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📝 BRIEF COMMUNICATION 📝 PlantPopMethylDB: An Integrated Database of Intraspecific DNA Methylation Variation in Plants - Zhao, Sheng, Chen, Xu et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Multiplex FAD2/FATB Editing Generates Ultra-High-Oleic, Low-Saturate Soybean With Increased Seed Fatty Acid Content - Kim et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Don't miss today's FREE webinar on plant genome editing 👇 #NGT #plantscience

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📝 BRIEF COMMUNICATION 📝 Generation of Herbicide-Resistant Alfalfa Germplasm via Prime Editing - Li et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Comparative Genome-Wide Association Studies of Metabolites and Grain-Related Traits in Common Wheat - Lv, Liu et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knockout of LbSP1 and LbSP5G1 Reveals Efficient Customization of Shoot Architecture in Black Goji Berry - Rehman, Liu et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

📝 BRIEF COMMUNICATION 📝 Targeted Knockout of CYP79A1 Reduces Cyanogenic Potential in Grain Sorghum - Groover et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪 @evangroover.bsky.social @savagecatsonly.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social @natureatcal.bsky.social @berkeleymcb.bsky.social

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Genetic Dissection of Wheat Heterosis Identifies Candidate Genes in Biparental and Diverse Hybrid Populations - Li et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📣 NEW ISSUE 📣 Our September issue is out now! 🔍️ On the cover: a tobacco plant with pigment deficiencies caused by deletions in plastid DNA - the first example of RNA-guided editing of the chloroplast genome in crops (Mirzaee et al. buff.ly/Ycm7RiT) Read it in full 👉️ buff.ly/K5UpBmQ #plantscience

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📝 BRIEF COMMUNICATION 📝 Natural Variation in SlSPS1 Promoter Reduces Soluble Solids Content During Tomato Domestication - Wang, Li, Zhu et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🍃 REVIEW 🍃 Programmable Domestication: CRISPR, Pan-Genomics and System Level Engineering for Next-Generation Crops - Zafar, Firdous et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪 #NGT

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

📝 BRIEF COMMUNICATION 📝 Satellite DNA Editing Enables Multiplexed Chromosome Restructuring in Populus - Zhou et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Multiplexed Engineering of Disease Resistance and Lodging Tolerance in Wheat Via a Single Xylan Modifying Glycosyltransferase - Sun et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Single-Cell Transcriptomics Reveals the FA9–VAP Module Regulating Fatty Acid Accumulation in Soybean Seeds - Li et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 A MYB-Related Transcriptional Module Cooperatively Represses Xylem Development in Poplar - Fan, Jiang et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Simultaneous Overexpression of FERULOYL-CoA 6′-HYDROXYLASE 1 and COUMARIN SYNTHASE Leads to Coumarin-Enriched Lignin and Improved Saccharification in Greenhouse- and Field-Grown Poplar - De Ridder et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪 @psb-vib.bsky.social

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Unexpected Suppression of Tomato Fruit Cuticle Formation by Overexpression of a Key Cutin Biosynthetic Enzyme - Arya et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Metabolic Rewiring of the Shikimate Pathway Enables Rose-Scented Rice - Cui et al 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 In Planta Expression of Thermophilic GtGBE Mimics BEIIb and Modifies Rice Starch Structure Without Yield Penalties - Xu et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Natural and CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Variations of Dual-uORFs Synergistically Increase the Nutritional Value of Silage Maize Feed - Zhou et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Single-Nucleus Transcriptome Analysis Provides New Insights Into B Chromosome Elimination in Sorghum - Bojdová et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 The TaCOMT1A-Synthesised Sakuranetin Is a Novel Biostimulant Enhancing Drought Tolerance and Yield in Wheat - Luo, Xu, Yang et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 The OsWRKY15-OsSUT3 Regulatory Module Enhances Rice Pollen Fertility by Mediating Sucrose Allocation to Anthers - Li, Zhang et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Bacteriophage P22 Virus-Like Particles as Nanoscale Protein Scaffolds for Plant Synthetic Biology - Harding et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience #syntheticbiology 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 miR172-AP2 Controls Age-Dependent Regeneration Competence in Populus - Lyu et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

📝 BRIEF COMMUNICATION 📝 HY5 Positively Regulates Autophagy to Mediate Red Light-Induced Tomato Fruit Ripening - Guo et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Paving the Way for Plant-Based Bioproduction of (Z)-13-Octadecenoic Moth Pheromone Compounds - Liu, Li et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪 #cropprotection

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

📣 NEW ISSUE 📣 Our August issue is out now! 🔍️ On the cover: A field of cultivated peanuts used to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) underlying sucrose, seed oil and seed protein content in a study by Zheng et al. Read it in full 👉️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14677652... #plantscience 🧪

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Great pointers from the #ICPR26 editorial panel on 'Demystifying Scientific Publishing' 📝 Ft our own @plantbiotechj.bsky.social EiC @johnathan-n.bsky.social alongside fellow society owned journals @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social @jxbotany.bsky.social @embojournal.org @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

👥 MEET THE EDITOR 👥 Calling #ICPR26 attendees 📣 Join our Editor-in-Chief Johnathan Napier and esteemed colleagues for Demystifing Scientific Publishing 🌱 📅 Tomorrow at 11am @johnathan-n.bsky.social @rothamsted.ac.uk #plantscience

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

👥 MEET THE EDITOR 👥 For those of you at Photosynthesis 2026: Ben Long, the editor of our special issue on Engineering Photosynthesis, is here all week. 🗨️ Do you have a paper to submit? Come and have a chat! #ICPR26 #plantscience #photosynthesis @botbml.bsky.social

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Circadian Clock Gates Verticillium dahliae Defence in Cotton by Modulating JAZs Expression - Wang et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Evolution-Inspired Engineering of Diterpene Biosynthesis via Chloroplast Genome Modification - Occhialini, Chen et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 RNA-Guided Engineering of the Chloroplast Genome Enabled by Plastid-Expressed Guide RNAs - Mirzaee, Best et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 The E3 Ubiquitin Ligases SINA3 and SINA5 Control DEP2 Ubiquitination and Proteasomal Degradation to Regulate Grain Size and Weight in Rice - Wu, Sun, Wang et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

📝 BRIEF COMMUNICATION 📝 GhSCAMP13 Negatively Modulates Salt Tolerance Through GhNHX7b-Dependent Na+ Homeostasis in Cotton - Tang, He et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Durum Wheat cv. Svevo Reference Genome Rel.2.0: A Comprehensive Tool for Wheat Genomics - Mazzucotelli et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #denovoassembly #plantscience #wheat 🧪 @wheatinitiative.bsky.social

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

⏳ Time is running out to join us at the Royal Society of London this September for ISRFG 2026! ⏳ Registration closes 1st August 👉 cvent.me/8VvnrA #plantscience #genomics #rice @oryzanet.bsky.social @royalsociety.org

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Integrated Metabolomics and Selection Signal Analysis Provide Insights Into the Selection for Flavonol Biosynthesis Associated With Lettuce Quality Improvement - Yang, Wei et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience 🧪

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Targeted Modulation of Eukaryotic Release Factor 1 (OseRF1) by an RNA Aptamer Enhances Drought Adaptation in Rice - Dai, Chen et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #plantscience #rice #abioticstress #drought 🧪

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Happy to share our latest work exploring the impact of transgenesis on the Camelina seed proteome, out today in @plantbiotechj.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... Short 🧵

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Assessing the Impact of Multigene Engineering on the Proteome: Omega‐3 Camelina as a Case Study

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Plant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

📝 BRIEF COMMUNICATION 📝 Production of Functional Trastuzumab in Phaeodactylum tricornutum: Advancing Microalgae as Next-Generation Sustainable Antibody Biofactories - Toustou, Salvetti et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... #algae #biofactory 🧪

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