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International journal publishing high quality, original plant science research. Owned by the not-for-profit New Phytologist Foundation.
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Genomic imprinting in an early-diverging #angiosperm reveals an ancient mechanism for #seed initiation in flowering #plants

A #Letter by Florez-Rueda et al.
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Fig. 2 Auxin is an evolutionarily conserved driver of seed development.
January 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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An evolutionarily diverged CCD4 #enzyme negatively regulates mesocotyl elongation in #rice

A #Letter by Zhang et al.
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#LatestIssue
January 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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10 days left to submit your speaker abstract, travel grant application and early-bird registration for the 47th New Phytologist Symposium on Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life!

📅 2–5 June 2026
📍 Córdoba, Spain

Deadline: 2 February 👇
www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps
Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life
Explore how extreme heat affects plants and other ectothermic organisms that underpin ecosystem productivity.Abstract submission now open
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January 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Placing a mustard oil bomb trigger in the endoplasmic reticulum: the SUN in plant defense against #herbivory #attack

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👆 A #Commentary by Huanquan Zheng on this article by Ikeda et al.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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On the cover of our #LatestIssue: Fluorescent confocal #microscopy showing spatial expression patterns of AtSWEET1 in an embryo isolated from a germinating #Arabidopsis thaliana seed. Image courtesy of Xueyi Xue.

📖 See Chen et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
On the cover of New Phytologist volume 249, issue 4: Fluorescent confocal microscopy showing spatial expression patterns of AtSWEET1 in an embryo isolated from a germinating Arabidopsis thaliana seed. Cell outlines were stained with propidium iodide (magenta). SWEET1-YFP (green) under its native promoter is localized at the epidermal cells of the hypocotyl. Image courtesy of Xueyi Xue.
January 22, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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🆕 Our #LatestIssue is online now!

📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14698137...

Highlights include:
🌱 Calcium signaling in #crops
🌱 Strigolactone perception
🌱 The SUN in plant defense against #HerbivoryAttack
On the cover of New Phytologist volume 249, issue 4: Fluorescent confocal microscopy showing spatial expression patterns of AtSWEET1 in an embryo isolated from a germinating Arabidopsis thaliana seed. Cell outlines were stained with propidium iodide (magenta). SWEET1-YFP (green) under its native promoter is localized at the epidermal cells of the hypocotyl. Image courtesy of Xueyi Xue.
January 22, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Delighted to share our new insights on the production of mannan fibers. Read the original article @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... or the press release blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/hosdept/2026... #PlantScience
Plant enzymes linked to fiber breakdown are shown to support dietary fiber biosynthesis
UF/IFAS reports a new discovery in New Phytologist showing how Golgi-localized enzymes sustain β-mannan biosynthesis in plant cell walls.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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📢 Save the date!

49th New Phytologist Symposium: Biological timing in photosynthetic organisms

📅 24–27 May 2027
📍 @johninnescentre.bsky.social, Norwich, UK

www.newphytologist.org/events/49-nps

#PlantScience #photoperiodism #chronobiology
Biological timing in photosynthetic organisms
The meeting will focus on fundamental advances in photoperiodism, phenology and chronobiology of photosynthetic organisms.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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❗Decline in botanical education threatens response to climate action and food security

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Research reveals what inspires people to study plant biology, a subject essential for addressing biodiversity loss, climate change, and food security.

#PlantScience 🧵1/2
January 21, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Cold hardiness mechanisms and modeling: existing approaches and future avenues

Charrier et al.

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Approaches developed to model plant cold hardiness across a spectrum of complexity, in relation to the number of intricate processes involved.
January 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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✨ Paper spotlight ✨

(🧵 1/7) Beyond species means – the intraspecific contribution to global wood density variation
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Fig. 1 Tree species coverage in the Global Wood Density Database (GWDD) v.2.
January 21, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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Golgi-localized mannanases sustain hemicellulose biosynthesis

Jacobson et al.

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Mannanase double-mutant Arabidopsis seeds have decreased mucilage accumulation.
January 20, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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A Colletotrichum gloeosporioides effector Vne1 targets the transcription factor MdAHL17 to subvert MdCNL1-mediated plant immunity in apple

Wang et al.

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Proposed model to elucidate the role of Vne1 in the interactions between Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and apple.
January 20, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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🌿 New paper out in New Phytologist!

📊 Our global dataset shows that when considering species dominance & long‑term richness, higher diversity can actually destabilize populations.

✨ Excited to share these insights from plant communities across the world! 🌐🌍

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newphyt.bsky.social New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 3d
Reconciling links between diversity and population stability across global plant communities

Pan et al.

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Conceptual diagram illustrating the concept of species diversity (average richness, mean annual richness; cumulative richness, cumulative richness across years), and population stability metrics (unweighted mean, weighting species by taking them equally; weighted mean, weighting species by their realized mean relative abundance across all years); relationships between plant species diversity and population stability, considering the emergent properties of species diversity and population stability metrics; and the expected correlation coefficients between plant diversity and population stability based on the relationships.
January 19, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Very comprehensive, insightful study on the DSR—diversity is not stabilizing when using abundance-weighted metrics and total species richness. An important reminder that our outcome metrics really matter!
newphyt.bsky.social New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 3d
Reconciling links between diversity and population stability across global plant communities

Pan et al.

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Conceptual diagram illustrating the concept of species diversity (average richness, mean annual richness; cumulative richness, cumulative richness across years), and population stability metrics (unweighted mean, weighting species by taking them equally; weighted mean, weighting species by their realized mean relative abundance across all years); relationships between plant species diversity and population stability, considering the emergent properties of species diversity and population stability metrics; and the expected correlation coefficients between plant diversity and population stability based on the relationships.
January 19, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Oula does great science and was a pioneer in high CO2 / photosynthesis research. She is also a very humble, generous person. Great to read this profile #PlantScience
January 19, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Unlocking genetic diversity in Colombian cassava landraces for accelerated breeding

Zhao et al.

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Population structure, genetic diversity, and linkage disequilibrium decay of cassava accessions and close relatives.
January 19, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Profile of Oula Ghannoum

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Photo of Professor Oula Ghannoum
January 19, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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Beyond species means – the intraspecific contribution to global wood density variation

Fischer et al.

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Tree species coverage in the Global Wood Density Database v.2.
January 19, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Herbicide‐induced metabolic changes in a plant–aphid system: how soil bacteria drive the fate and impact of a residual dose of Isoproturon?

Beringue et al.

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Experimental design and device from 6 d before to 28 d after first isoproturon exposure, showing the different tested conditions and taken samples.
January 19, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Reconciling links between diversity and population stability across global plant communities

Pan et al.

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Conceptual diagram illustrating the concept of species diversity (average richness, mean annual richness; cumulative richness, cumulative richness across years), and population stability metrics (unweighted mean, weighting species by taking them equally; weighted mean, weighting species by their realized mean relative abundance across all years); relationships between plant species diversity and population stability, considering the emergent properties of species diversity and population stability metrics; and the expected correlation coefficients between plant diversity and population stability based on the relationships.
January 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Wandering starch – how plastid dynamics affect starch granule formation?
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#Commentary by Lloyd highlighting the recent work by Esch et al.
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Three types of starch granule accumulation occur in cereal endosperm.
January 19, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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Excited to share that our recent paper @newphyt.bsky.social is highlighted by @plantteaching.bsky.social on @plantaeofficial.bsky.social.
plantteaching.bsky.social Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 6d
PSRW Jan 16 2026 plantae.org/plant-scienc... (2/2)
Plasma membrane proteins transduce heat signal;
Cycads use heat to attract pollinators;
Visualizing viral replication in living cells;
Smut fungus uses plant auxin signaling to build galls.
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A diagram showing how the rust fungus produces effectors that interfere with the TPL protein, leading to the induction of auxin-related genes that promote root developmental programs and cell division.
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Massive update to the Global Wood Density Database out today @newphyt.bsky.social led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer. What an amazing community resource!
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January 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Rhizobial motility preference in root colonization of Medicago truncatula

Delers et al.

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A model of rhizobia motion inside ITs.
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM