🍅Wild tomato introgression lines reported to be tolerant to salinity stress were investigated for their physiological and molecular responses to severe salinity (200 mM NaCl). Read more https://bit.ly/46kdfUc

🌾Can rice plants help fight their own insect pests? Exploitation of volatile organic compounds for rice field insect-pest management: current status and future prospects. https://bit.ly/4rWSqHR

🧂What is the differential role of stem and leaf epidermal bladder cells (EBCs) in salinity tolerance of quinoa plants? Read more https://bit.ly/4a7hEuE @jmirandaapodaca.bsky.social @fisioklima.bsky.social

💫What is the impact of Mn deficiency on the regulation of photosynthetic electron transport? Read more https://bit.ly/4axaXUc

🌾How do low temperatures & drought team up to impact rice yield? Impact of low canopy, root temperature, and drought at the booting stage on yield, grain quality, photosynthesis, and antioxidant responses in rice. https://bit.ly/4pVyiEa

🐛Can tweaking two genes make soybeans stronger against insect attacks? Knocking out the caleosin-encoding gene GmCLO1 improves soybean resistance to common cutworm. https://bit.ly/49ZcR08

❓Can looking at plant physiology help predict where invasive species will thrive? Invasion amid the shadows: ecophysiological dissimilarity and microhabitat constraints on an exotic succulent in a mediterranean ecosystem. https://bit.ly/4qLnM37

How does glucose affect the response to nitrogen deprivation in the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803? Read more https://bit.ly/4kh6zMc @unisevilla.us.es @lauratwey.bsky.social

🌿 How does an aroid vine survive when its roots leave the soil & grow in the air? Sclerified Cork Outperforms the Exodermis: Root Water Permeability Decreases in the Soil-To-Canopy Transition of the Aroid Vine Epipremnum aureum. https://bit.ly/3Ns5VzQ

🍇How bioactive compound supplementation (Alkannin treatment) modulates secondary metabolite profiles under cadmium stress in grapevine? Read more https://bit.ly/3NZwhJg

🌱How does a sleep-regulating molecule in humans help plants fight stress? Exploring melatonin's multifaceted roles in regulating phytohormone interactions during plant abiotic stress responses. https://bit.ly/4iGEe1k

🪲Can tweaking a single gene help sorghum defend itself against destructive aphids? Overexpression of the Sorghum CCoAOMT gene confers enhanced resistance to sugarcane aphids. https://bit.ly/4rDaO87

🧪🌾PAPER - Looking for new ways to study chromatin-based regulation in plants?🧬 Brun et al. present a new method to investigate how chromatin dynamics regulate plant development and environmental responses in plants. Read more in @pplplantarum.bsky.social👇: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

What are the specific mechanisms underlying the allelopathic effects of the invasive T. monspessulana on the oxidative stress of the native species Q. Saponaria? This understanding will help mitigating the impacts of allelopathic invaders for forest restoration. Read more https://bit.ly/4af3ecf

🌱What are the foundations of light and temperature sensitivity in the seed dormancy release of a common weed, Dipsacus fullonum? Read more https://bit.ly/4khl0A5

🏜️What are the effects of aridity on the photosynthetic activity of desert cyanobacteria and algae? Read more https://bit.ly/4rzuJUX

🦠Could a newly emerging virus in babaco pose a threat to papaya crops? Babaco mosaic virus (BabMV) induces genome-wide transcriptomic reprogramming in Carica papaya. https://bit.ly/4iINm5x

The beneficial modulation of d[CO2] on maize stomata under salt stress in response to progressive soil drought provides some novel insights on improving C4 crop WUE in a future drier and saltier soil in a CO2-enriched scenario. Read more https://bit.ly/49K8yFu

🛡️Can biostimulants help plants fight off bacterial infections, not just survive drought or poor soil? A biostimulant based on Ecklonia maxima and yeast extract increases the resistance of tomato plants toward Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000. https://bit.ly/48GC2lS

🌀How do plant cells communicate internally when diffusion alone isn’t enough? Microfluidic communications in characean internodes at neutral and alkaline external pH. https://bit.ly/4pqwrHq

🦠What are the effects of different phosphorus concentrations on growth, valuable biochemicals, and the toxicity potential of Anabaena sp.? Read more https://bit.ly/4t35wDO

🍬What makes citrus fruits sweeter, even under drought stress? Citrus NAC47 modulates vacuolar storage of soluble sugars by interacting with type I H+ -pyrophosphatase genes under drought stress. https://bit.ly/3MGIVvW

🧬 Stress-proofing wheat with AtWRKY30! AtWRKY30 transcription factor mitigates chromium and salt toxicity and induces resistance against bacterial leaf blight and stripe rust in wheat. https://bit.ly/4r47enf

Comprehending the finely tuned chemodiversity: What are the intra-individual variations in phenotypic plasticity to drought and insect herbivory stresses in the aromatic species Tancy? https://bit.ly/4rgeN9F @JPSchnitzlerlab.bsky.social @chemodiversity.bsky.social @chemecolcm.bsky.social

🍊 Post-harvest losses? Methyl jasmonate to the rescue! MeJA and post-harvest storage of fruits and vegetables and metabolite synthesis in plants. https://bit.ly/4nZsHv2

🌲What is the extent of winter photoinhibition and the kinetics of recovery in a diversity of winter-tolerant plant functional groups (3–4 bryophytes, 1 fern, 3 conifers) in subzero conditions? Read more https://bit.ly/4q3X2d0

💊How does I. younghusbandii adapt to extreme high-altitude environments, and what are the differences in the medicinal active ingredients between its various tissues? Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses give a ground regulatory network. Read more https://bit.ly/4k5ImZo

🧬 Can one transcription factor recognize multiple DNA motifs? Identification of cis-acting elements recognized by transcription factor LlWOX11 in Lilium lancifolium. https://bit.ly/4809B1F

☠️What are the effects of different concentrations of two insecticides (chlorpyrifos and imidacloprid) on germination, physiology, and cellular properties of lettuce? Read more https://bit.ly/4rb2USp

🌙 Why do Combretum indicum flowers smell strongest at night? Understanding the fine coordination among scent emission, anthocyanin accumulation, and nectar secretion in the color changing flowers of Combretum indicum. https://bit.ly/4nTBleg

🔎Can metabolites predict resistance? Resistance screening combined with targeted metabolomics reveals distinct metabolic signatures associated with resistant plants, identifying candidate biomarkers linked to defense traits. https://bit.ly/4jWrofU ##PlantScience #Metabolomics #PlantDefense

🌍 Drought Stress & Crop Resilience: A Comprehensive Review. Advancements in water-saving strategies and crop adaptation to drought: a comprehensive review. https://bit.ly/3Lx8nDR

🚜What are the underlying processes behind the positive effect of protein hydrolysates on growth/yield? 🌱Its clear and robust effect on Arabidopsis growth goes with changes at transcriptome & metabolite levels. https://bit.ly/4pZATMI @meyerchrisscience.bsky.social @ijpb-versaillescly.bsky.social

🧂 How does a natural antioxidant help wheat fight salt stress? Exogenous quercetin treatment provides insights into transcriptional regulatory network for salt tolerance of Triticum Urartu. https://bit.ly/4qV0GaJ

🐛How does salicylic acid improve insect resistance in poplar? Poplar resistance to Anoplophora glabripennis depends on salicylic acid biosynthesis. The transcription factor PdCBP60E activates SA pathway genes, strengthening insect defense responses. https://bit.ly/4rbB88i ##PlantSci #PlantDefense

💡 Can changing the light color really boost medicinal compounds in plant cultures? Different LED colors and pre-drying treatments enhance isoflavonoid production and estrogenic activity in Puerariacandollei callus cultures. https://bit.ly/4nXaiir

🍊 Why are some citrus fruits more bitter than others? Transcriptomics and metabolomics integrated analysis provide insights into the differential accumulation of bitterness in pummelo (Citrus grandis). https://bit.ly/4oPvvvV

🌞 How does photorespiration affect stomatal opening? A functional photorespiratory cycle is required for normal light-induced stomatal opening, revealing a metabolic link between photorespiration and guard-cell regulation. https://bit.ly/4ajvrib ##PlantSci #Photorespiration

Adaptation of apple to boreal climate: Autumn phenology traits are likely to be essential. Germplasm collections were phenotyped for the timing of autumn senescence, QTLs were mapped, and genomic signals of selection to identify candidate genes were investigated. Read more https://bit.ly/4bRcYLZ

💊 Can stress make medicinal plants more valuable? The effects of light, salt, and osmotic stress on Mesembryanthemum tortuosum growth and mesembrine-type alkaloid production in vitro. https://bit.ly/4r0M5uh

👩‍🌾This Special issue provides a snapshot of current research in smart agriculture, providing solutions for more profitable and resilient agroecosystems. editorial https://bit.ly/4qv2g1w ToC https://bit.ly/4kA3R4W Articles are free to read for 2 months @wileyecology.bsky.social

Scale insects are challenging pests, and biological control options are still being evaluated. A study by Di Sora et al. examines the entomopathogenic activity of Akanthomyces muscarius, showing its ability to infect and reduce scale insect survival. https://bit.ly/3YUHmO8 ##Plantsci

🍑 Can the right rootstock help peaches beat the heat & drought? Physiological and biochemical responses of ‘Divadona’ peachon Rootpac 20 and Rootpac 40 under drought and heat stress adaptation and its recovery mechanisms. https://bit.ly/4oDxvHo

How do guard cells power stomatal movements? Ditz et al. show that guard cell mitochondria display a protein composition consistent with optimized ATP production, highlighting cell-type-specific energy metabolism in plants. https://bit.ly/3LSwEEF ##GuardCells #Mitochondria #Plantsci

🧂 Can one salty root signal the whole plant to prepare for stress? Extracellular ATP receptors P2Ks play a role in regulating local and systemic ROS accumulation of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings in response to local salt stress. https://bit.ly/4oYUOfj

Authors compared the effect of artificial and natural chilling on endodormancy break and frost hardiness of sugar maple seedlings, using two models to measure chilling accumulation. Read more https://bit.ly/4qJPu0b

🧂How do plants manage to grow in salty soils? Unveiling the plant growth regulators crosstalk in agricultural crop response to salinity-stress: a concise review. https://bit.ly/4qhqcpM

Tiny molecules with great significance. Do not miss our special issue about "Gasotransmitters in plant development and stress acclimation: recent avenues in their research". Full ToC https://bit.ly/4af42Pi

💧 How do sorghum roots survive drought while keeping microbial allies close? Ferritin-mediated iron homeostasis and bacterial shifts are associated with drought adaptation in Sorghum. https://bit.ly/4i3KyzA

This special issue is a collection of the most significant and innovative contributions presented at the 2025 Conference on Smart Agriculture held at the Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies. ToC https://bit.ly/4kA3R4W editorial https://bit.ly/4qv2g1w All articles are free to read for 2 months