"Okra up north: how a forgotten heirloom travelled the African diaspora to Toronto" @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New OA Article: "Integrated analysis of fossils and molecular divergence time estimates a latest Jurassic origin of angiosperms" rdcu.be/foNXh ... suggest a Late Jurassic origin of flowering plants, indicating a cryptic early history of angiosperms.

New Perspective: "The unfulfilled potential of nanocarriers for RNA delivery in antiviral crop protection" rdcu.be/foNV5 Efficient delivery into plant cells, where viruses replicate, remains a key bottleneck for viral disease control.

New Article: "Efficient prime editors for heritable multiplex precision genome editing in soybean" rdcu.be/foNRj GmPEplus: prime editing (PE) efficiency of 81.3%. Csy4-mediated multiplex PE system: simultaneous multi-gene editing. Efficient and precise editing tools. #PlantScience

New OA Letter: "An active Helitron transposon family in wheat" rdcu.be/foNPA Heat stress and reduced DNA methylation can mobilize a Helitron family. Its mobilization is genetically linked to a specific full-length member catalysing the full Helitron life cycle. #PlantScience

Our editors write: - Agricultural genetics: A discarded allele boosts protein rdcu.be/foNO6 - Cell division: Distinct kinesins for cytokinesis rdcu.be/foNPn - Drought tolerance: CPK for tree survival rdcu.be/foNPt

By the way, here is the May issue cover: www.nature.com/nplants/volu... #PlantScience

The Week in Botany June 15, 2026 www.botany.one/the-week-in-... This week: Tools for digital botany, secret photosynthesis and the shifting habitats of state flowers. #Botany #PlantScience

So proud to share our latest publication @CellCellPress! Yue Rui reveals that the same enzyme that makes the wall, cellulose synthase complex (CESA), also tethers the plasma membrane to the wall during water-deficit stress, providing resilience. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The Fragrant Library: Can a Perfume Bottle Save a Rainforest? www.botany.one/the-fragrant... Could perfumes help save endangered plants? A new initiative combines fragrance technology, conservation funding, and ethical sourcing to protect some of the world’s rarest species. #Botany #PlantScience

New News & Views: "A sweet solution to nicotine biosynthesis" rdcu.be/fl6qg ... unexpected role for glycosylation and a highly coordinated biosynthetic system that reshapes our understanding of plant specialized metabolism. #PlantScience

New OA Letter: "The amino terminus of PetD is essential for cytochrome b6f function and the negative feedback control of STT7 kinase" rdcu.be/fl6l3 Also: "Feedback control of state transition kinase activity by phosphororylation of its target PetD" rdcu.be/fl6mm

Nice use of the amazing Fungal Bioluminescence Pathway, published in @natcomms.nature.com: "Bioluminescent sentinel plants enable autonomous diagnostics of viral infections" rdcu.be/fl6ib

New Letter: "Ubiquitin-dependent mitochondrial protein degradation ensures seedling emergence by regulating ER–mitochondrial interaction and mitophagy" rdcu.be/flrsu SPL2 tags damaged mitochondria for degradation, ensuring sufficient energy for the seedling to emerge.

New Editorial: "Remembrance of plants past" rdcu.be/fkN8D The timescales on which plants operate are both much shorter and much longer than those on which we function. All we can observe are the traces they leave behind.

New OA Resource: "A transcriptional atlas of early Arabidopsis seed development suggests mechanisms for inter-tissue coordination" rdcu.be/fj8H2 Single-nucleus RNAseq profiling of early Arabidopsis seed development. #PlantScience

CARD1 cryo structure now on Nature Comm. Well done, Nobu and Anu! rdcu.be/fjrIq

The final version of our review on cereal root system genetics and domestication has now been published: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Our editors write: - Plant organelles: New factors for mitochondrial fusion rdcu.be/fjyZg - Bio-inspired technology: Artificial spores against salt stress rdcu.be/fjyZw

New Article: "Root-knot-nematode-derived mimics of RGF peptides hijack host signalling to orchestrate feeding site formation" rdcu.be/fjjlH RKN secrete a class of RGF-like effectors that co-opt the host RGI-receptor-mediated developmental signalling pathway. #PlantScience

New OA Article: "In situ architecture of plasmodesmata in Physcomitrium resolved by cryo-electron tomography" rdcu.be/fjjiK Plasmodesmata are gated by cell wall remodelling; helical protein assemblies scaffold internal membranes; implications for molecular filtering.

New Article: "TOP1α-mediated stabilization of CYP82C4 G-quadruplex DNA represses lateral root primordium initiation in Arabidopsis" TOP1α / G-quadruplex DNA mediated epigenetic control over the reprogramming of pericycle cells into stem cells. #PlantScience

New Article: "CDS-localized m6A drives co-translational RNA decay to relieve biotic and abiotic endoplasmic reticulum stresses" rdcu.be/fhFXg With News & Views: "m6A stops ER stress in its tracks" rdcu.be/fhFXl #PlantScience

New Review: "Leaf temperature and its departure from ambient air temperature" rdcu.be/fhFVV How leaf temperature deviates from air temperature informs species’ thermoregulation strategies. A meta-analysis-based Review to present a global picture of thermoregulation. #PlantScience

New Article: "A high-quality bread wheat genome unravels the adaptive evolution of wheat end-use quality" rdcu.be/fhDej With Research Briefing: "The assembly of an elite bread wheat genome reveals how wheat end-use quality has evolved" rdcu.be/fhCkU

🌱🦠🧫 Together with @natcomms.nature.com, @natplants.nature.com and Scientific Reports, we invite manuscripts that investigate plastid biology or explore the fundamental principles governing plastid origin, integration, and diversification across the eukaryotic tree of life. go.sn.pub/z7b5je

A bit of sudden nostalgia: the 1988 seminal paper on kinase catalytic domains in @science.org by Tony Hunter. 65 sequences aligned manually. I read it so many times. www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...

New Article: "Root hair lifespan is antagonistically controlled by autophagy and programmed cell death" rdcu.be/fhdSG Autophagy negatively regulates senescence-induced programmed cell death to maximize the functional lifespan of root hairs. #PlantScience

New Article: "Transition metal-enhanced immunity in Arabidopsis roots via an NLR pair" rdcu.be/fhdPA A pair of NLR receptors antagonistically control metal-enhanced immunity in roots to balance the trade-off between resistance to metals and bacterial wilt disease.

New OA Article: "Cell-type-specific autophagy in root-hair-forming cells is essential for salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana" rdcu.be/fhdNJ Enhanced autophagy helps Arabidopsis store excess sodium, control oxidative stress and tolerate salt stress. #PlantScience

New Article: "Water lily complete genomes illuminate the innovations of water lilies and early angiosperms" rdcu.be/fhdEb Gapless genomes for three water lily species: genetic keys to fertilization, floral colour and scent, and evolution of early flowering plants.

Now online at @natplants.nature.com ‼️ Led by Jierui Zhao, a former PhD student @gmivienna.bsky.social & together w/ @moritznowack.bsky.social lab, we uncover how #autophagy shapes salt stress tolerance and lifespan. www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... A short 🧵👇

Breakthrough discovery in the field of peptide-receptor kinase signaling in stomatal development🌱. Six partially-redundant subtilases producing mature EPF1/EPF2 pepetide to enforce stomatal patterning @natplants.nature.com 🥰 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A single-cell screening platform accelerates functional genetics in plants - @sattelylab.bsky.social go.nature.com/4n8wzLv

New Article: "Laminar patterning transcription factors orchestrate spatial metabolite partitioning in Capsicum fruit" rdcu.be/fg4ZY Single-cell + spatial atlas of chili pepper reveal layered tissues & transcription factor patterns for capsaicin / capsanthin synthesis. #PlantScience

New Article: "GWAS reveal SUBER GENE1-mediated suberization via type one phosphatases" rdcu.be/fgVkV A genetic screen across Arabidopsis accessions identifies SBG1 as a regulator of root abscisic acid response and endodermal suberin deposition via type 1 phosphatases. #PlantScience

New Comment: "On the importance of being powerful to detecting specific regulations in omics studies" rdcu.be/fgOZB Most studies use only a few biological replicates which generates low statistical power and sometimes misleading biological interpretations. #PlantScience

New Letter: "Subtilase-mediated maturation of EPF1 and EPF2 is crucial for stomatal patterning" rdcu.be/fgOZN EPF1/2 proteolytic processing is the critical missing link for proper stomatal patterning, which optimizes the balance of CO2 uptake and water loss.

New Resource: "Single-cell chromatin accessibility and cis-regulatory element analyses in plants using the scPlantReg platform" rdcu.be/ff7wG scPlantReg is a framework and database for plant single-cell chromatin data, here applied to pearl millet.

New Article: "Rice roots recruit Bacillus via the secretion of heptadecanoic acid" rdcu.be/ff7vo With Research Briefing: rdcu.be/ff2X0 Rice plants facing fungal infection mobilize a soil-borne defence force via a previously unknown mechanism. MAPK inside.

The April issue is now fully online: www.nature.com/nplants/volu...

New Editorial: "Smells like spring spirit" rdcu.be/ffaAx The return of spring is an excellent occasion to celebrate the secondary metabolites that are the basis for the wonderfully diverse aromas and tastes of plants, which are used for our culinary pleasure. #PlantScience

New Article: "Ancient grains illuminate the mosaic origin of domesticated wheat" rdcu.be/ffbPS Wheat’s origin is shaped by independent mutations and hybridization of northern and southern wild lineages. Migration and human-driven adaptation guided wheat domestication. #PlantScience

🆕 Our #LatestIssue is online now! 📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14698137... Highlights include: 🌱 The neutral rhizosphere 🌱 An atlas of plant selenium metabolism 🌱 Virtual Issue: Woody-herbaceous coexistence in a changing world #PlantScience

New OA Article: "Membrane remodelling mediates lipopeptide-induced immunity in Arabidopsis" rdcu.be/feoNF Lipid-driven mechanism for immune activation by a bacterial lipopeptide. Perception at the cell membrane leads to deformation, mechanosensing and early signalling. #PlantScience

With the goal to inspire cross-disciplinary dialogue and highlight plastids as powerful models for understanding organelle evolution, cellular plasticity, and host–endosymbiont coevolution: www.nature.com/collections/bddfdffhib @natcomms.nature.com @natplants.nature.com

New Article: "Conserved DNA architect couples chloroplast development to cell cycle in developing cotyledons" rdcu.be/feojo Light orchestrates cotyledon greening and growth. Wang et al. identify RDE, a DNA-shaping protein that synchronizes these 2 processes in Arabido.

The dandelion invasion has started. We are doomed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxac...

New Review Article: "Emerging roles of non-m6A mRNA modifications in plants" rdcu.be/fdBSd This Review highlights emerging roles of non-m6A modifications, such as 5-methylcytosine, N4-acetylcytidine and pseudouridine, in plant mRNAs.

New Article: "Higher optimal temperature for vegetation transpiration than for photosynthesis" rdcu.be/fdBP7 Ecosystems sustain transpiration at temperatures above those that maximize photosynthesis: carbon uptake declines before water loss under climate warming.