Physiologia Plantarum
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Physiologia Plantarum
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An international journal committed to publishing full-length original plant biology research papers, minireviews and special issues.
🥶 How does a medicinal plant thrive in freezing temperatures?

Transcriptomics and metabolomics analyses reveal new insights into cold resistance in Paeonia veitchii

https://bit.ly/43Z6DcC
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🌶️ Could one tiny protein make pepper plants more drought-sensitive?

Pepper JAZ protein CaJAZ1- 06 negatively regulates drought stress and abscisic acid signaling

https://bit.ly/4omi1Yi
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🍅Performance of two foliar-applied biostimulants ( a seaweed and plant amino acid-based formulation, and a potassium-rich botanical extract) on tomatoes under open-field conditions.

Read more https://bit.ly/3KWagts
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New gene expression analysis by Zhang et al. (2025) identifies key regulatory genes in 10 gene families that control woodiness and defense in cucumber. Crucial targets for stress-tolerant crop development!

Read the study https://bit.ly/4nLYnE7
##cucumber #lignin #plantsci
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🥶What are the molecular mechanisms in Physalis grisea under low temperature stress? Transcriptomic, metabolomic, and physiological analyses were carried out.

Read more https://bit.ly/4ocR1KY
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🌾How does a single PPR protein restore male fertility in rice?

Takatsuka et al. find that a specific Pentatricopeptide Repeat protein acts as a molecular scissor, cleaving the toxic mitochondrial orf312 RNA in Tadukan-type CMS rice.

https://bit.ly/3JKPBbj ##Rice #PPRProtein #Plantsci
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Complex interplay between climatic factors: What are the individual and interactive effects of temperature and soil moisture on the root metabolome of the alpine Himalayan dwarf shrub Rhododendron anthopogon?
@popecolibot.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social

Read more https://bit.ly/48J9h9H
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
⤵️What physically shapes the thylakoid grana?

Böde et al. (2025) confirms that non-bilayer lipid phase behavior is the biophysical force stabilizing the high membrane curvature essential for efficient photosynthesis.
Read more at https://bit.ly/4osTTU0
##Chloroplast #Plantsci
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🧂What is birch bZIP5 function and mechanisms in conferring tolerance to saline-alkali (NaHCO3) stress?

Read more https://bit.ly/42X1txw
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
OPEN CALL FOR ARTICLES: This Special Issue welcomes manuscripts that explore complex and multilevel plant-bacterial-fungal-viral interactions, which modulate crop physiology and biochemistry under environmental abiotic stressors. @wileyplantsci.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3J9ae0J
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
How do RNA viruses manage plant lipid metabolism at high temperatures?

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November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Review Highlight

The review by Bolay et al. revolvs around the reprogramming of cyanobacteria by rewiring

👉 Read the highlight at https://bit.ly/3L6EQ3q

👉 Read the full review at https://bit.ly/4r13bYO
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🌞 Can light-damaged plants actually protect themselves by shutting part of their photosynthesis down?

PSII photoinhibition as a protective strategy: maintaining an oxidative state of PSI by suppressing PSII activity under environmental stress
https://bit.ly/4hWcXHS
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🍲What are the adaptive responses of QingFeng , a newly identified basil cultivar, to high salinity and drought stress?

Read more https://bit.ly/4qFvPPp
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
How does H2S talk to Nano-Mn to save plants from chromium? 🧬🛡️
Ayyaz et al. reveal that the combo triggers improved nutrient uptake, reduced Cr accumulation, and a massive antioxidant defense boost in rapeseed.

🔗 https://bit.ly/3WHpCoi
##H2S #PlantStress
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Systemically induced production of VOCs in plant undamaged tissues under herbivore attack with respect to below/aboveground signaling put to the test.
@jpschnitzlerlab.bsky.social @andreaghirardo.bsky.social @chriswernerlab.bsky.social @ecosense-sfb-1537.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4obw4jy
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Which metabolites tell the difference between "injured" and "dead"? 🔬💔
Arora & Chen (2025) find that specific cell wall vs. chloroplast metabolites in cellular leachate are the real biomarkers differentiating sub-lethal vs. fatal freeze stress in plants.

🔗 https://bit.ly/43cJIub
##Plantsci
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
What are the molecular mechanisms underlying the permeability properties of seed coats? In this study, authors revealed that the rice EXTENSIN-like protein OsPEX1 influences seed germination by modulating water permeability in the seed coat.

Read more https://bit.ly/4oxdTV4
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Plant defense is a chemical language! ⚗️

The latest Review Highlight takes on the review by Kumari et al. that unpacks the Metabolome Revolution in plant immunity.

Read @ https://bit.ly/3L6EQ3q and the full review @ https://bit.ly/3JIlWQ6
##Metabolomics #PlantDefense #PlantPathology
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
✅Are the STAY-GREEN (SGR) genes playing pivotal roles in chlorophyll degradation in the fast-growing tree Liriodendron tulipifera? These findings suggest that LtSGR1 modulates carotenoid biosynthesis by directly repressing LtPSY transcription.

Read more https://bit.ly/4opDyz0
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Reposted by Physiologia Plantarum
#Drought doesn’t follow one script: trees vary in how they close #stomata, lose conductivity, and regulate #aquaporins🌿💧

📰New paper out in @pplplantarum.bsky.social 🌳

Link to pub-> doi.org/10.1111/ppl....

@irnase.bsky.social @csicandalextrem.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
🍥What are the molecular and metabolic mechanisms underlying temperature responses and their interaction with photoperiod in rice?

Reda more https://bit.ly/4hnmSWk
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Can putrescine help plants survive salt stress?

Muradoğlu et al. (2025) show that applying putrescine improves growth & photosynthesis under salinity. It enhances antioxidant enzymes and maintains Na⁺/K⁺ balance, reducing damage.
https://bit.ly/4psQnd8 ##SaltStress #PlantSci
November 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Minireview on when ROS come into play and interact with other chemical signatures of the cells to develop plant immunity. The components of plant-pathogen interaction that could be utilized for developing broad-spectrum disease-resistant plants are also discussed.
Read more https://bit.ly/4hapEy6
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🌳Which trait combination of 10 fruit tree species influences their water and carbon use? The goal being to understand their adaptability to water scarcity.
Read more https://bit.ly/4o3Iyth
@celiamrd.bsky.social @irnase.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM