Plant Science Research Weekly: January 24, 2025
WWR Full PostReview. Unraveling plant-microbe interaction dynamics: Insights from the Tripartite Symbiosis Model
Plants naturally interact with a diverse array of microorganisms, which influence their fitness in various ways. However, understanding these plant-microbe interactions and applying the knowledge in…
Plant Science Research Weekly: January 10, 2025
WWR Full PostFocus Issue: Hypoxia and Plants
The January 2025 issue of Plant Physiology has a focus on “Hypoxia and Plants”. This field has made a lot of progress recently in understanding plant responses to low oxygen, from the molecular to physiological and developmental levels. The focus issue includes…
Plant Science Research Weekly: December 20, 2024
WWR Full PostWhen form fits function: the value of root diversity to survival
For a plant, form is function. Despite the diversity of forms that exist in nature, plant root diversity is notoriously understudied compared to their aerial counterpart. This review by Ramachandran and Ramirez et al. aims to revitalize…
Plant Science Research Weekly: December 6, 2024
WWR Full PostReview: Bringing purple tomatoes to market
This interesting article by Cathie Martin and Eugenio Butelli describes the process through which purple, anthocyanin-accumulating tomatoes were brought to the US market, from idea to business plan to regulatory status review and finally direct-to-consumer…
Plant Science Research Weekly: November 1, 2024
WWR Full PostSpotlight: The role of fossils for reconstructing the evolution of plant development
I suspect if we asked someone to describe a fossil we’d hear a lot about dinosaur bones. Certainly, science museums are full of fossilized animal remains, which have greatly informed our understanding of animal…
Plant Science Research Weekly: October 11, 2024
WWR Full PostVirtual issue: The chemical language of plant–microbe–microbe associations
Don’t miss this exciting Virtual Issue from New Phytologist on “plant-microbe-microbe” interactions. That’s not a typo – many of the articles address the signals that coordinate such multi-factorial interactions,…
Plant Science Research Weekly: September 27, 2024
WWR Full PostReview: Molecular concepts to explain heterosis in crops
Heterosis, the phenomenon where hybrid plants outperform their genetically distinct parents, is a cornerstone of modern agriculture. This review by Hochholdinger and Yu explores the molecular mechanisms behind heterosis. The review traces the…
Plant Science Research Weekly: September 6, 2024
WWR Full PostReview: Guidelines for studying and naming plant plasma-membrane domains
Numerous studies have highlighted the critical importance of plasma membrane heterogeneities in regulating cell functions, leading to a proliferation of overlapping and contradictory terminologies. Here, Jaillais and others in…
Plant Science Research Weekly: August 23, 2024
WWR Full PostReview. Chilling out: How plants remodel membranes to survive the cold
Low temperatures disrupt cellular processes and require metabolic adaptation. Cold-induced lipid remodeling helps maintain membrane permeability and prevents phase separations that can lead to cellular damage. In this review, Shomo,…