🧬 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?
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🌙 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
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🧂 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.
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💊 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.
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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.
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🧂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".
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💧 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.
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🌿 What makes Artemisia argyi such a potent medicinal plant, especially in terms of its flavonoid content?
Multi-omics landscape to reveal the discrepancy in the accumulation of flavonoids in Artemisia argyi across multiple growth stages.
https://bit.ly/49kqgzA
🌱Wild barley handles drought better for a reason
Pan et al. identifies an 8-bp promoter deletion in HvNF-YB7 that enhances drought-induced expression and strengthens glutathione-based ROS detoxification via HvGSTF13.1.
https://bit.ly/4sMm96K
#PlantScience #Barley #Drought
🧩Exploring Cytochrome b559’s molecular roles by introducing an Ala substitution at different places: enhanced sensitivity to high light and formation of the dark-stable PS II complex is unique to the PsbE:F10A strain.
@otagobiochemist.bsky.social
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🌄 How do medicinal plants survive & thrive in the extreme conditions of high altitudes?
Nitric oxide dynamics in high-altitude medicinal plants: role in stress adaptation, signaling, and phytohormonal interactions.
https://bit.ly/4nXspF5
Zoom in plant cuticle thanks to technological advances: Testing the frequency of nano-hydrophilic areas in lettuce.
Read more https://bit.ly/3NIhimT
What drives early branching in balsa trees? 🌳
Transcriptome analysis links early branching in Ochroma to altered hormone signaling and meristem regulation.
https://bit.ly/4qLZBko
#PlantScience #Transcriptomics #TreeBiology
🌾 How does drought reshape carbon allocation in soybean plants, and what does it mean for nitrogen fixation?
Drought stress modifies the source-sink dynamics of nitrogen-fixing soybean plants prioritizing roots and nodules.
https://bit.ly/4p3F2z3
