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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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Profile of Yuting Liang

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November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Canopy reflectance as a predictor of soil microbial composition and diversity

Harris and Bardgett

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Contribution of foliar traits to microbial community composition and diversity across National Ecological Observatory Network ecoclimatic domains.
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Structures of the DUR3 transporter provide insights into urea absorption by plant roots

Wang et al.

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Structure of maize urea transporter ZmDUR3.
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Plant functional trait uncertainty can outweigh climate scenario uncertainty in tundra ecosystem productivity

Jay et al.

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Results of uncertainty partitioning analysis showing the proportion of total variance in productivity attributed to uncertainty in traits and climate change scenario for each vegetation community.
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Congratulations to the prize winners at this year's African Plant Breeders Association conference! #APBAConf2025

Best scientific poster
Evalyne N. Gichuki

Most Innovative poster
Sylvia Kalemera

Best Visual Communication
Innocent Unzimai

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Photo of Sylvia Kalemera receiving a prize at a conference. Photo of Innocent Unzimai receiving a prize at a conference. Photo of Evalyne N. Gichuki receiving a prize at a conference.
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Global change research in the observational era

Leuzinger and Medlyn

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November 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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An arbuscular mycorrhiza from the 407-million-year-old Windyfield Chert identified through advanced fluorescence and Raman imaging

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FLIM analyses of the fungal and plant structures.
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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"What continues to inspire me with #plants is the sheer number of unanswered questions we still have about the #diversity of their functions and responses to environmental change."

In #Profile: Lucy Rowland
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November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Impact of wind intensity on #tree hydraulic and photosynthetic dysfunction following an extreme #hurricane

A #Letter by Michalczyk et al.
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Fig. 1 Map of sites used in the study.
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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#Rice floret infection strategy unraveled

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👆 A #Commentary by Jan Schirawski on this article by Yu et al.
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Fig. 1 Mechanistic model of UvSCRE9 function in the Ustilaginoidea virens–rice interaction.
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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We're pleased to congratulate members of the New Phytologist and @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social Editorial and Advisory boards highlighted in Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list!

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A terrestrial orchid (Pterostylis nana: Orchidaceae).
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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MLOs downstream of FERONIA help to maintain #root hair apical growth by tuning Ca2+ and ROS secondary messengers' oscillations

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👆 A #Commentary by Michard & Estevez on this article by Ogawa et al.
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Fig. 1 Proposed model of MLO-control of Ca2+ and reactive oxygen species (ROS) oscillations downstream of FERONIA (FER) linked to root hair (RH) growth.
November 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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On the cover of our #LatestIssue: Nectar-producing staminode of Eschweilera grandiflora, under autofluorescence, displaying nectariferous tissue and vascularization by phloem conducting elements. Image courtesy of Diego Graciano.
On the cover of New Phytologist volume 248, issue 6: Nectar-producing staminode of Eschweilera grandiflora, under autofluorescence, displaying nectariferous tissue and vascularization by phloem conducting elements. Image courtesy of Diego Graciano.
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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🆕 Our #LatestIssue is online now!

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Highlights include:
🌱 Ustilaginoidea virens and floral #immunity
🌱 Experimental warming alters #nitrogen fixation
🌱 Diversity of #drought mortality signals in tree rings
On the cover of New Phytologist volume 248, issue 6: Nectar-producing staminode of Eschweilera grandiflora, under autofluorescence, displaying nectariferous tissue and vascularization by phloem conducting elements. Image courtesy of Diego Graciano.
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Sugar transport in tulip is modulated by TgRR12–TgTCP2 signaling through TgSUT4

Wu et al.

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Proposed working model for the regulatory network of TgTCP2 during tulip bulb development.
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Pathogen mediated plant community ecology
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#Commentary by Richard C. Cobb highlighting the recent work by Sun et al.
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A conceptual diagram illustrating the potential mechanisms underlying litter diversity–invasibility relationships.
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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SWEET1‐mediated glucose transport is crucial for energy availability in Arabidopsis

Xue et al.

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SWEET1 contributes to glucose suppression of abscisic acid inhibition on seed germination.
November 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Epigenetic control of fruit size by CRL4

Miao et al.

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Diagram for CRL4SlMSI2-mediated SlSDG2 ubiquitylation and degradation in regulating fruit/organ size through chromatin remodeling in response to environmental stimuli.
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Exo‐#oligosaccharide signaling in Lotus japonicus roots promotes synthesis and secretion of symbiotic #phenylpropanoids resulting in increased production of #Nod factors in rhizobia

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by Ruan et al.

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Nod factor and exo-oligosaccharide signaling-dependent expression of IFS2, CHS1, and CHR3 genes in Lotus japonicus roots.
November 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Fruit function beyond dispersal: effect of #fruit #decomposition on the #plant #microbiome assembly

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by Hoefle et al.

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Impact of fruit decomposition on soil and plant microbiomes.
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Phenological stage‐dependent hierarchical responses mediate extreme drought impacts on carbon fluxes of a semiarid grassland

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by Zheng et al.

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Schematic diagram showing the hierarchical mechanism of effects of extreme drought on phenology and carbon flux in different periods.
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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A temperature‐sensitive complex formed by OsDYW2 is required for #chloroplast #RNA #editing and splicing under high temperature in #rice

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Proposed model for the temperature-responsive regulation of chloroplast RNA editing and splicing by the OsDYW2-OsMORF complex under high temperature in rice.
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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(🧵 3/7) … metabolomics, temperature responses, crop nutritional impacts, and multi-location breeder-style field trials can offer an exciting avenue for increasing crop yield and improving global food security in a changing climate.
Fig. 2 Schematics of different photorespiration bypass pathways Fig. 1 Points of major energy loss in native photorespiration.
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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(🧵 2/7) Photorespiration diverts energy away from crop biomass production. Modifying photorespiration can save energy and offer an avenue to increase crop yields. In the Tansley review, Meacham-Hensold et al. explain how with collaborative efforts to better understand bypass energetics ...
Fig. 3 Temperature responses of FD3.
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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✨ Paper spotlight ✨

(🧵 1/7) Shortcutting photorespiration: Avenues and challenges towards realizing higher yielding photorespiratory bypass crops.
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Fig. 4 Summarized yield and biomass increases reported in published photorespiratory bypass field trials.
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM