Sun et al. explore the molecular basis of the stomatal response and stomatal development in maize.  https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac047  Guiling Sun, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University…

Sagar Sudam Jadhav, co-first author of "A comparative transcriptomics and eQTL approach identifies SlWD40 as a tomato fruit ripening regulator"  Current position: Research Associate, Nutritional Improvements of Crops Group, ICGEB, New Delhi, India. Education: PhD, Max Planck Institute of Molecular…

Jian Hu, first author of “AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 7 integrates gibberellin and auxin signaling via interactions between DELLA and AUX/IAA proteins to regulate cambial activity in poplar” Current Position: PhD candidate at the School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China. Education:…

Gesa Hoffmann, first author of "Arabidopsis RNA processing body components LSM1 and DCP5 aid in the evasion of translational repression during Cauliflower mosaic virus infection" Current Position: PhD candidate at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, Sweden Education: Bachelor…

Mengzhan Li, first author of "SAUR15 interaction with BRI1 activates plasma membrane H+-ATPase to promote organ development of Arabidopsis" Current Position: Ph.D. student in Prof. Suo-min Wang lab at Lanzhou University Education: College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou…

Author et al. explore the non-autonomous mechanism controlling stomatal aperture https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac038 Manuel Nieves-Cordones, Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, UMR BPMP, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRAE, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier 34060, France. Present address:…

Fengli Zhao, co-first author of "Progressive chromatin silencing of ABA biosynthesis genes permits seed germination in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoc fellow, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology Education: B.S. in Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University,…

Deyue Yang, co-first author of “Progressive chromatin silencing of ABA biosynthesis gene permits seed germination in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Senior Research Fellow, Southern University of Science and Technology, China Education: B.S. in Biology, Nanjing University, China; PhD in Plant…