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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 1h

🌱 What controls whether a lily plant forms a tiny bulb along its stem, instead of just growing leaves? DOF Transcription Factors Cooperate With WOX11 in Enhancing Bulbil Formation in Lilium lancifolium bit.ly/4ys1NBX

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

COMPILED SPECIAL ISSUE: “Root responses to multifactorial environmental constraints” ToC bit.ly/4hBLBa2 Editorial bit.ly/3VdFnG3 Articles are free to read for 2 months.

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🍃Beech leaf bacteria were hiding in plain sight, buried under host DNA. PNA clamps cleared the noise and revealed a seasonally structured microbiome shifting from early insect-associated taxa to stable phyllosphere communities. bit.ly/4yvyT3v #PlantMicrobiome #Endophytes

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Light doesn't just power photosynthesis, it also controls when fruit ripens. A new review traces how photoreceptors feed into ethylene signaling, hormone crosstalk, and DNA methylation to orchestrate the ripening process. bit.ly/46fWR6N #PlantScience #FruitRipening #Photoreceptors

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

CALL for ARTICLES We invite submissions that advance our understanding of SRO proteins and their roles in plant biology. This is part of the special issue in tribute to a prominent Scandinavian researcher, Jaakko Kangasjärvi. Read more bit.ly/4iLaJ0a @wileyecology.bsky.social

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🌳Shade the bark of a manna ash during drought and its roots lose access to sucrose, while mannitol takes over as a longer-lasting osmolyte. New study by Gargiulo et al. shows why measuring individual sugars matters more than total carbohydrates. bit.ly/4A6Ikbh #PlantScience

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Seed priming with a brassinosteroid + root colonization by Piriformospora indica, together they cut cadmium accumulation fourfold and boost antioxidant defenses in Brassica juncea. The fungus does it partly by rewiring BR hormone signaling. bit.ly/4Ac665V #PlantScience #HeavyMetalStress

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Lycopus lucidus from the hot, arid Shandong Peninsula shows selection in the psbD gene, pointing to chloroplast-level adaptation to heat and drought. bit.ly/4zUIu5i #PlantScience #ClimateChange #PlantPhysiology

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🥔Ralstonia solanacearum injects RipBH into potato cells, where it cuts itself in two to become active, then disrupts cellular homeostasis from the inside. No immune receptor needed. New study reveals the mechanism behind this self-activating toxin. bit.ly/3UAQOY3 #PlantPathology

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Carob is a legume, so why doesn't it fix nitrogen? A new high-quality genome assembly of Ceratonia siliqua reveals the answer: the key nodulation genes are there, but they're broken. bit.ly/3SOiSXg

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

CALL FOR ARTICLES This is part of the special issue in tribute to a prominent Scandinavian researcher, Jaakko Kangasjärvi. Read more bit.ly/4gwa3dI @wileyecology.bsky.social

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🚌Sulfate transporters are usually thought of as nutrient uptake proteins, but this new minireview shows how deeply they're embedded in stress responses, hormone signaling, and pathogen defense. Worth a read for anyone working on plant nutrient biology. bit.ly/4qSO587 #PlantScience

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

CALL FOR ARTICLES -Plant function and responses in mycorrhizal associations We welcome studies addressing how mycorrhizal associations influence plant growth, development, resource use, productivity, and responses to biotic and abiotic factors. @wileyecology.bsky.social bit.ly/4i8X0Ag

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🧬 How do plants fine-tune their genes to adapt to changing environments? Methods for analyzing alternative splicing and its regulation in plants: from gene-specific approaches to transcriptome-wide studies. bit.ly/45nnoyL

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🍃 What happens when a tea plant seedling simply can't turn green and can't survive without it? Characterization of an Albino Lethal Mutant in Tea Plants: Insights Into Chloroplast Development and LeafColor Variation. bit.ly/45rYZYI

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

⚡ What if plants have their own internal "energy manager" that decides how they grow, defend themselves, and survive stress? The SnRK1 Kinase: A Key Regulator in Plant Growth, Development, and Environmental Sensing. bit.ly/3Ux0T81

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🌾 Could a single gene family hold the key to more drought-resistant crops? Systematic Characterization of the HD-Zip Gene Familyand Functional Analysis of MsHDZ18 Under Drought Stressin Alfalfa. bit.ly/3SenrJY

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🧂 Could tiny zinc oxide nanoparticles help crops thrive under salty conditions? Regulation of Storage Reserve Mobilization and Energy Metabolism in Castor Seeds via ZnO-NPs Priming Under Salt Stress. bit.ly/4qfz0gJ

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Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (SPPS) @plantspps.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Cost? Timing? Location? Never heard of us? Joined once and got nothing out of it? Left because something changed? All of those are answers we need. This isn't a recruitment pitch, there's no follow-up email, no sign-up. Totally anonymous. Members: please repost! @pplplantarum.bsky.social

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🍃 Could two closely related genes hold the key to developing more cold-tolerant & low-flowering tea plants? Functional Divergence of the G-Box Regulatory Factor Genes CsGRF2 and CsGRF7 in Tea Plants. bit.ly/4xDRUjK

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🌲 How do trees decide where to invest their carbon at the highest elevations they can survive? Carbon Allocation at Species’ Upper Limits: Treeline Betula ermanii vs. Nontreeline Picea jezoensis on the Changbai Mountain. bit.ly/4coyLKv

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

CALL FOR ARTICLES- This special issue is in tribute to Jaakko Kangasjärvi who has been professor in Helsinki University. Four main topics are addressed covering his research area: Stomatal biology ROS signalling Plant SRO proteins Tree Biology bit.ly/4gwa3dI @plantspps.bsky.social

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

💧 Could naturally derived compounds help rice better withstand drought? Boosting drought resilience in rice: the priming effects of Zaxinone and its mimics. bit.ly/4wwzAIz

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🍅 Why do purple tomatoes accumulate healthy anthocyanins only in their skin & not throughout the fruit? The interplay of light signaling and SlAN1 expression in regulating anthocyanin accumulation in fruit tissues of purple tomatoes. bit.ly/4xF7bkq

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

❄️ Are current laboratory tests underestimating the impact of freezing on plants? Survival under prolonged cold: duration of stress, an overlooked factor in freezing tolerance tests. bit.ly/4g0503y

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🍅 Could beneficial bacteria help produce more flavorful & resilient cherry tomatoes? Microbial Inoculation Strategies for Optimal CherryTomato Production. bit.ly/4xHjbC7

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🌱 Where exactly are valuable compounds produced & stored inside chicory roots? Metabolome and transcriptome profiling of Chicory roots provide insights into Laticifer development and specialized metabolism. bit.ly/3TV7BEJ

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🛡️ Could plant stomata do much more than simply open & close? Do guard cells have single or multiple defense mechanisms in response to flg22? bit.ly/4wp0amC

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🌍 How will crops respond when drought, rising temperatures & increasing CO2 levels occur at the same time? Unveiling herbaceous plant responses to future triple interaction of drought & elevated temperature and CO2: systematic review and meta-analysis. bit.ly/4wTxKCn

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🍄 Could a beneficial fungus help plants fight disease while also improving nutrient uptake? The non-pathogenic strain Fusarium oxysporum FO12 mitigates simultaneous Verticillium dahliae and iron deficiency stresses in Arabidopsis thaliana. bit.ly/4wXDBXz

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🌱 How do legumes finely control the formation of nitrogen-fixing nodules with beneficial bacteria? The common bean miR172c microRNA, a relevant regulator of the N-fixing symbiosis, is activated by SPL and AGL/MADS-domain transcription factors. bit.ly/3TPwmCl

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🌊 Can beneficial soil bacteria help soybeans cope with increasing salt levels in coastal agricultural soils? Nodulation is maintained and salinity tolerance enhanced in two soybean cultivars inoculated with Sinorhizobium fredii under brackish water. bit.ly/4xHYgPm

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Happy to see that the journal's revenue is used by the society to support scientists. #SPPS2026

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Follow @plantspps.bsky.social for updates on the scientific contenct of the #SPPS2026 conference!

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🌿 What actually limits photosynthesis the most inside plant leaves? A method to quantify relative stomatal, mesophyll, and biochemical limitations to C3 leaf photosynthesis in a specific growth environment. bit.ly/4fY8Sne

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Another day at the #SPPS2026 conference! Daria is already hard at work. However, we're not all about producing lovely art; we are also a highly engaged international journal. Want to know more about us? Visit physiologiaplantarum.org If you are here, come meet us in person. @plantspps.bsky.social

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

First day of the #SPPS2026 conference is over. Thank you to all the lovely people that stopped by. Daria got many nice and sometimes unexpected requests. Keep them coming tomorrow. @plantspps.bsky.social

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We have arrived at the 31st #SPPS2026 conference Come and chatt with me (Maria) & Daria. Daria will also draw your favourite plant for you!

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🌱 What if the future of farming didn't rely on chemical fertilizers and pesticides at all? Exploring Novel Microbial Approaches for Enhancing CropResilience to Abiotic Stress: Mechanisms and Applications bit.ly/4bHCliI

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🌡️ How do some grass varieties survive extreme heat better than others? Protein metabolism underlying heat tolerance in contrasting creeping bentgrass lines: insights from gel-free proteomics and polyubiquitin-omics. bit.ly/4zhkBVh

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🌳 How do trees produce specialized defense compounds that help them survive environmental challenges? A metabolomics and transcriptomics resource for identifying candidate genes in the biosynthesis of specialised metabolites in Populus tremula. bit.ly/4wtXZP0

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🌿 How do plants control the number of stomata & improve drought tolerance? ZmGDI1 modulates stomatal development and drought response via the Rho GTPase pathway regulation in maize. bit.ly/4ugI45c

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🌱 How do pigeon pea plants strengthen themselves against devastating Phytophthora blight disease? Uncovering Proteomic insights into cell wall thickening genes for phytophthora blight resistance in Pigeon pea. bit.ly/3Q1xT6I

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🥒 How do cucumber plants defend themselves against devastating fungal infections? Hormonal profiles in summer and winter shoot apices of five aquatic plant species. bit.ly/4uVGzL8

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🌿 How do plants sense nitrate levels in their shoots & adjust growth across the whole plant? Shoot nitrate status regulates Arabidopsis shoot growth and systemic transcriptional responses via shoot adenosine phosphate-isopentenyltransferase 3. bit.ly/4g8iM5Q

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🌊 How do algae survive extreme salt conditions without breaking down? Photoautotrophic growth and the transcriptome of the halotolerant model microalga Dunaliella salina MCC43 under salt stress. bit.ly/4e4PH94

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🍇 How do grapevines cope with repeated drought events, & can they fully recover? Consecutive moderate and severe drought stresses affect chlorophyll fluorescence and non-structural carbohydrates dynamics in grapevine leaves. bit.ly/4eqTOxi

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