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In @science.org this week:
The interaction between flavonoids and rhizobial Nod factors during legume symbiosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
The interaction between flavonoids and rhizobial Nod factors during legume symbiosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
The molecular basis of the binding and specific activation of rhizobial NodD by flavonoids
The specific partnership between legumes and rhizobia relies on a chemical dialogue. Plant flavonoids activate the bacterial transcription factor NodD, which triggers production of Nod factors that ar...
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January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
In @science.org this week:
The interaction between flavonoids and rhizobial Nod factors during legume symbiosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
The interaction between flavonoids and rhizobial Nod factors during legume symbiosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
New Perspective: "High-performance living plant collections require a globally integrated data ecosystem to meet twenty-first-century challenges" rdcu.be/eYlEi
Living plant collections have critical educational, scientific and conservation roles.
Living plant collections have critical educational, scientific and conservation roles.
January 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
New Perspective: "High-performance living plant collections require a globally integrated data ecosystem to meet twenty-first-century challenges" rdcu.be/eYlEi
Living plant collections have critical educational, scientific and conservation roles.
Living plant collections have critical educational, scientific and conservation roles.
New Article: "Assembly of Arundinella anomala genome to facilitate single-cell resolved functional and developmental characterization of C4 distinctive cells" rdcu.be/eYlCm
Arundinella is a C4 grass with variant Kranz anatomy and interveinal distinctive cells.
Arundinella is a C4 grass with variant Kranz anatomy and interveinal distinctive cells.
January 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
New Article: "Assembly of Arundinella anomala genome to facilitate single-cell resolved functional and developmental characterization of C4 distinctive cells" rdcu.be/eYlCm
Arundinella is a C4 grass with variant Kranz anatomy and interveinal distinctive cells.
Arundinella is a C4 grass with variant Kranz anatomy and interveinal distinctive cells.
New Letter: "New alleles of Arabidopsis BIK1 reinforce its predominant role in PTI and caution interpretations of other reported functions" rdcu.be/eYiO9
Summary: be careful with legacy T-DNA mutants.
[On the importance of BIKs in science, including
@elisabethbik.bsky.social]
Summary: be careful with legacy T-DNA mutants.
[On the importance of BIKs in science, including
@elisabethbik.bsky.social]
January 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
New Letter: "New alleles of Arabidopsis BIK1 reinforce its predominant role in PTI and caution interpretations of other reported functions" rdcu.be/eYiO9
Summary: be careful with legacy T-DNA mutants.
[On the importance of BIKs in science, including
@elisabethbik.bsky.social]
Summary: be careful with legacy T-DNA mutants.
[On the importance of BIKs in science, including
@elisabethbik.bsky.social]
New Article: "Structure of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii LciA guided the engineering of FNT family proteins to gain bicarbonate transport activity" rdcu.be/eYi3G
Structure & mechanism of the bicarbonate channel LciA; expands the toolbox to boost plant photosynthesis.
Structure & mechanism of the bicarbonate channel LciA; expands the toolbox to boost plant photosynthesis.
January 9, 2026 at 10:57 AM
New Article: "Structure of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii LciA guided the engineering of FNT family proteins to gain bicarbonate transport activity" rdcu.be/eYi3G
Structure & mechanism of the bicarbonate channel LciA; expands the toolbox to boost plant photosynthesis.
Structure & mechanism of the bicarbonate channel LciA; expands the toolbox to boost plant photosynthesis.
New Article: "Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development" rdcu.be/eYiMF
With Research Briefing rdcu.be/eYiM7
With Research Briefing rdcu.be/eYiM7
January 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM
New Article: "Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development" rdcu.be/eYiMF
With Research Briefing rdcu.be/eYiM7
With Research Briefing rdcu.be/eYiM7
New Article: "Clumped canopy architecture raises global crop yield and reduces N2O emissions" rdcu.be/eYiIl
With Research Briefing rdcu.be/eYiI6
... in crops such as rice, wheat, maize and soybean.
With Research Briefing rdcu.be/eYiI6
... in crops such as rice, wheat, maize and soybean.
January 9, 2026 at 10:23 AM
New Article: "Clumped canopy architecture raises global crop yield and reduces N2O emissions" rdcu.be/eYiIl
With Research Briefing rdcu.be/eYiI6
... in crops such as rice, wheat, maize and soybean.
With Research Briefing rdcu.be/eYiI6
... in crops such as rice, wheat, maize and soybean.
New OA Article: "Rapid local and systemic jasmonate signalling drives the initiation and establishment of plant systemic immunity" rdcu.be/eYeUZ
Novel reporter captures spatial temporal dynamics of systemic immunity: signal propagation and establishment depend on JAs.
Novel reporter captures spatial temporal dynamics of systemic immunity: signal propagation and establishment depend on JAs.
January 9, 2026 at 10:15 AM
New OA Article: "Rapid local and systemic jasmonate signalling drives the initiation and establishment of plant systemic immunity" rdcu.be/eYeUZ
Novel reporter captures spatial temporal dynamics of systemic immunity: signal propagation and establishment depend on JAs.
Novel reporter captures spatial temporal dynamics of systemic immunity: signal propagation and establishment depend on JAs.
New Article: "Pervasive increase in tree mortality across the Australian continent" rdcu.be/eYiCA
80y of forest plot monitoring show a pervasive increase in tree mortality across Australia’s forests driven by climate change, jeopardizing their role as carbon sinks.
80y of forest plot monitoring show a pervasive increase in tree mortality across Australia’s forests driven by climate change, jeopardizing their role as carbon sinks.
January 9, 2026 at 10:11 AM
New Article: "Pervasive increase in tree mortality across the Australian continent" rdcu.be/eYiCA
80y of forest plot monitoring show a pervasive increase in tree mortality across Australia’s forests driven by climate change, jeopardizing their role as carbon sinks.
80y of forest plot monitoring show a pervasive increase in tree mortality across Australia’s forests driven by climate change, jeopardizing their role as carbon sinks.
New Resource: "Host microenvironment in potato–Phytophthora infestans interaction revealed by single-cell spatiotemporal transcriptome" rdcu.be/eYizt
... reveals cellular heterogeneity at the infection site and provides a resource to enhance potato disease resistance.
... reveals cellular heterogeneity at the infection site and provides a resource to enhance potato disease resistance.
January 9, 2026 at 10:08 AM
New Resource: "Host microenvironment in potato–Phytophthora infestans interaction revealed by single-cell spatiotemporal transcriptome" rdcu.be/eYizt
... reveals cellular heterogeneity at the infection site and provides a resource to enhance potato disease resistance.
... reveals cellular heterogeneity at the infection site and provides a resource to enhance potato disease resistance.
New Article: "Decadal-scale observations are key to detecting the stabilizing effects of plant diversity in natural ecosystems" rdcu.be/eYixI
Phylogenetic diversity is the key driver of long-term stability, whereas plant height shapes short-term productivity dynamics.
Phylogenetic diversity is the key driver of long-term stability, whereas plant height shapes short-term productivity dynamics.
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 AM
New Article: "Decadal-scale observations are key to detecting the stabilizing effects of plant diversity in natural ecosystems" rdcu.be/eYixI
Phylogenetic diversity is the key driver of long-term stability, whereas plant height shapes short-term productivity dynamics.
Phylogenetic diversity is the key driver of long-term stability, whereas plant height shapes short-term productivity dynamics.
Reposted by Nature Plants
Towards a quantitative view of NLR evolution in genome space -- check out where we think the field of #NLR #evolution research is heading in this review led by Luzie Wingen and Aurélien Tellier.
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
#plantscience
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
#plantscience
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Towards a quantitative view of NLR evolution in genome space -- check out where we think the field of #NLR #evolution research is heading in this review led by Luzie Wingen and Aurélien Tellier.
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
#plantscience
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
#plantscience
New Article: "Structural insights into the molecular mechanisms of OsFBN5-induced OsSPS3 catalysis" rdcu.be/eXFsq
SPS3 is a key enzyme in plastoquinone-9 synthesis. FBN5 enhances SPS3 dimer activity by shifting its catalytic mechanism from alternating to synchronous.
SPS3 is a key enzyme in plastoquinone-9 synthesis. FBN5 enhances SPS3 dimer activity by shifting its catalytic mechanism from alternating to synchronous.
January 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
New Article: "Structural insights into the molecular mechanisms of OsFBN5-induced OsSPS3 catalysis" rdcu.be/eXFsq
SPS3 is a key enzyme in plastoquinone-9 synthesis. FBN5 enhances SPS3 dimer activity by shifting its catalytic mechanism from alternating to synchronous.
SPS3 is a key enzyme in plastoquinone-9 synthesis. FBN5 enhances SPS3 dimer activity by shifting its catalytic mechanism from alternating to synchronous.
New Article: "A biosynthetic gene cluster for three post-chorismate pathways in Arabidopsis" rdcu.be/eXEMY
Non-aromatic, chorismate-derived compounds, abundant in the roots of Arabidopsis, are made by a biosynthetic gene cluster comprising five adjacent genes.
Non-aromatic, chorismate-derived compounds, abundant in the roots of Arabidopsis, are made by a biosynthetic gene cluster comprising five adjacent genes.
January 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
New Article: "A biosynthetic gene cluster for three post-chorismate pathways in Arabidopsis" rdcu.be/eXEMY
Non-aromatic, chorismate-derived compounds, abundant in the roots of Arabidopsis, are made by a biosynthetic gene cluster comprising five adjacent genes.
Non-aromatic, chorismate-derived compounds, abundant in the roots of Arabidopsis, are made by a biosynthetic gene cluster comprising five adjacent genes.
New Article: "Arabidopsis IONIC CURRENT FAMILY A proteins facilitate environmental calcium acquisition essential for stress tolerance" rdcu.be/eXFko
High-order ica mutants show lower Ca2+ levels and higher stress sensitivity, revealing ICAs’ role in Ca2+ homeostasis.
High-order ica mutants show lower Ca2+ levels and higher stress sensitivity, revealing ICAs’ role in Ca2+ homeostasis.
January 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
New Article: "Arabidopsis IONIC CURRENT FAMILY A proteins facilitate environmental calcium acquisition essential for stress tolerance" rdcu.be/eXFko
High-order ica mutants show lower Ca2+ levels and higher stress sensitivity, revealing ICAs’ role in Ca2+ homeostasis.
High-order ica mutants show lower Ca2+ levels and higher stress sensitivity, revealing ICAs’ role in Ca2+ homeostasis.
New OA Article: "Carotenoid biosynthesis drives root plasticity through aerenchyma and iron plaque formation in rice" rdcu.be/eXz9u
Rice PHYTOENE SYNTHASE2 coordinates the carotenoid-derived biosynthesis of ABA and strigolactones, controlling iron plaque deposition and aerenchyma development.
Rice PHYTOENE SYNTHASE2 coordinates the carotenoid-derived biosynthesis of ABA and strigolactones, controlling iron plaque deposition and aerenchyma development.
January 5, 2026 at 11:40 AM
New OA Article: "Carotenoid biosynthesis drives root plasticity through aerenchyma and iron plaque formation in rice" rdcu.be/eXz9u
Rice PHYTOENE SYNTHASE2 coordinates the carotenoid-derived biosynthesis of ABA and strigolactones, controlling iron plaque deposition and aerenchyma development.
Rice PHYTOENE SYNTHASE2 coordinates the carotenoid-derived biosynthesis of ABA and strigolactones, controlling iron plaque deposition and aerenchyma development.
New OA Article: "A novel cis-element enabled bacterial uptake by plant cells" rdcu.be/eXCLQ
Key step in evolution of N-fixing root nodule symbiosis: control of NIN expression by a complex that regulated transcription much earlier in the arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis.
Key step in evolution of N-fixing root nodule symbiosis: control of NIN expression by a complex that regulated transcription much earlier in the arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis.
January 5, 2026 at 11:29 AM
New OA Article: "A novel cis-element enabled bacterial uptake by plant cells" rdcu.be/eXCLQ
Key step in evolution of N-fixing root nodule symbiosis: control of NIN expression by a complex that regulated transcription much earlier in the arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis.
Key step in evolution of N-fixing root nodule symbiosis: control of NIN expression by a complex that regulated transcription much earlier in the arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis.
Reposted by Nature Plants
Also we have almost a mini special issue on bacterial nutrition strategies during plant Xanthomonas infection.
Firstly, Wang et al investigate how bacteria use xanthosan to feed themselves and develop a strategy to exploit this for resistance:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(3/5) #plantscience
Firstly, Wang et al investigate how bacteria use xanthosan to feed themselves and develop a strategy to exploit this for resistance:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(3/5) #plantscience
A bacterial nutrition strategy for plant disease control
Xanthomonas spp. cause serious diseases in more than 400 plant species. The conserved AvrBs2 family effectors are among the most important virulence factors in xanthomonads, but how AvrBs2 promotes in...
www.science.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Also we have almost a mini special issue on bacterial nutrition strategies during plant Xanthomonas infection.
Firstly, Wang et al investigate how bacteria use xanthosan to feed themselves and develop a strategy to exploit this for resistance:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(3/5) #plantscience
Firstly, Wang et al investigate how bacteria use xanthosan to feed themselves and develop a strategy to exploit this for resistance:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(3/5) #plantscience
December 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
New Editorial: "… of the Year" rdcu.be/eVhgA
December is a time when ‘… of the Year’ pieces appear in all kinds of publications. For this year only, Nature Plants is joining the trend.
December is a time when ‘… of the Year’ pieces appear in all kinds of publications. For this year only, Nature Plants is joining the trend.
December 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
New Editorial: "… of the Year" rdcu.be/eVhgA
December is a time when ‘… of the Year’ pieces appear in all kinds of publications. For this year only, Nature Plants is joining the trend.
December is a time when ‘… of the Year’ pieces appear in all kinds of publications. For this year only, Nature Plants is joining the trend.
New OA Article: "Engineering vascular potassium transport increases yield and drought resilience of cassava" rdcu.be/eVhcJ
Engineered cassava expressing a modified K+ channel, that enhances sugar flow, improves the yield and drought resilience.
Engineered cassava expressing a modified K+ channel, that enhances sugar flow, improves the yield and drought resilience.
December 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
New OA Article: "Engineering vascular potassium transport increases yield and drought resilience of cassava" rdcu.be/eVhcJ
Engineered cassava expressing a modified K+ channel, that enhances sugar flow, improves the yield and drought resilience.
Engineered cassava expressing a modified K+ channel, that enhances sugar flow, improves the yield and drought resilience.
New Comment: "The critical importance of accurate chemical notation for the superoxide radical (O2•−) in the plant literature" rdcu.be/eVg8o
... clarifies the correct notation for the superoxide anion, highlights widespread errors and urges standardization.
... clarifies the correct notation for the superoxide anion, highlights widespread errors and urges standardization.
December 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
New Comment: "The critical importance of accurate chemical notation for the superoxide radical (O2•−) in the plant literature" rdcu.be/eVg8o
... clarifies the correct notation for the superoxide anion, highlights widespread errors and urges standardization.
... clarifies the correct notation for the superoxide anion, highlights widespread errors and urges standardization.
New Perspective: "Integrating microbial siderophores into concepts of plant iron nutrition" rdcu.be/eUKyI
Beyond rhizosphere iron reduction and secretion of phytosiderophores: the importance of microbial siderophores for plant iron nutrition.
Beyond rhizosphere iron reduction and secretion of phytosiderophores: the importance of microbial siderophores for plant iron nutrition.
December 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
New Perspective: "Integrating microbial siderophores into concepts of plant iron nutrition" rdcu.be/eUKyI
Beyond rhizosphere iron reduction and secretion of phytosiderophores: the importance of microbial siderophores for plant iron nutrition.
Beyond rhizosphere iron reduction and secretion of phytosiderophores: the importance of microbial siderophores for plant iron nutrition.
Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
Our editors write:
- Salt stress: Developing roots of tolerance rdcu.be/eTR3s
- Plant–microbial symbioses: Strengthening mutualisms rdcu.be/eTR3v
- Artificial light pollution: Turning the lights off rdcu.be/eTR3E
- Salt stress: Developing roots of tolerance rdcu.be/eTR3s
- Plant–microbial symbioses: Strengthening mutualisms rdcu.be/eTR3v
- Artificial light pollution: Turning the lights off rdcu.be/eTR3E
December 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Our editors write:
- Salt stress: Developing roots of tolerance rdcu.be/eTR3s
- Plant–microbial symbioses: Strengthening mutualisms rdcu.be/eTR3v
- Artificial light pollution: Turning the lights off rdcu.be/eTR3E
- Salt stress: Developing roots of tolerance rdcu.be/eTR3s
- Plant–microbial symbioses: Strengthening mutualisms rdcu.be/eTR3v
- Artificial light pollution: Turning the lights off rdcu.be/eTR3E