Plant Science Research Weekly

A weekly plant science research roundup curated and summarized by our Plantae Editors and Fellows

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June 11, 2021/by Michela Osnato

Crop origins explain variation in global agricultural relevance (Nature Plants)

According to FAO, only a hundred out of several thousands edible plants contribute to the global food system. Specifically, twelve species dominate food production worldwide; more than a half of our daily calorie intake comes from four seed crops (maize, soybean, rice and wheat). Although the agricultural…

June 11, 2021/by Marlo Hall

A bacterial effector targets a plant iron sensing protein, and benefits pathogen growth (Plant Cell)

Pathogens often appropriate iron from their hosts, as acquisition of iron is vital to sustain life for…

June 11, 2021/by Carlos A. Ordóñez-Parra

Comparative analyses of extreme dry seed thermotolerance in five Cactaceae species (Environ. Exp. Bot.)

Desert plants must produce seeds that can withstand incredibly high temperatures. Nevertheless, different…

June 11, 2021/by Carlos A. Ordóñez-Parra

Effect of nitrogen addition on selection of germination trait in an alpine meadow on the Tibet Plateau (Front. Plant Sci.)

Considering that atmospheric nitrogen (N) and N deposition have increased due to human activities, understanding…

June 11, 2021/by Pavithran Narayanan

Waves of information: Simultaneous imaging of ER and cytosolic Ca2+ dynamics reveals long distance ER Ca2+ waves in plants (Plant Physiol.)

Calcium (Ca2+) signaling regulates a host of stress and developmental responses in plants. Apart from…

June 11, 2021/by Mary Williams

Pan-genome analysis of 33 genetically diverse rice accessions reveals hidden genomic variations (Cell)

In spite of the considerable excitement that accompanies the first genomic sequence of a species, that…

June 11, 2021/by Pavithran Narayanan

Review: Auxin fluxes through plasmodesmata (New Phytol)

Plasmodesmata, the tubular connections that form continua between neighboring cells in plants, play vital…

June 11, 2021/by Mary Williams

Focus Issue: Focus on the Biology of Plant Genomes (Plant Cell)

The Plant Cell has published a Focus Issue on the Biology of Plant Genomes. This Focus Issue includes…

May 28, 2021/by Mary Williams

Review. Under siege: virus control in plant meristems and progeny (Plant Cell)

Perhaps, when our lives have been turned upside down by a human pathogenic virus, it’s easy to overlook…

May 28, 2021/by Carlos A. Ordóñez-Parra

Review: Functional packaging of seeds (New Phytol.)

In this review, Huss and Gierlinger describe the different anatomical features that shape sclerenchyma…

May 28, 2021/by Mary Williams

Molecular insights into the complex mechanics of plant epidermal cell walls (Science)

Primary plant cell walls are made up of three types of polysaccharides: cellulose, hemicellulose, and…

May 28, 2021/by Pavithran Narayanan

Stretched by Stress: PIEZO1 is a mechanosensitive ion channel in Arabidopsis (PNAS)

Plants are constantly susceptible to mechanical stress and they have evolved intracellular signaling…

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Each week, the Plantae editors select new plant science research articles to highlight. The short summaries describe the question addressed and key findings, with links to the article.

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Mary Williams, Editor

As Plantae Editor, Mary works tirelessly to ensure that our team is creating interesting and valuable content for the community. Mary pursued a traditional academic path (BS in Biochemistry at Berkeley, Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology at Rockefeller, Postdoc in Plant Science at Berkeley); her research focused on transcriptional regulation, root development, and phosphoinositide signaling.

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RECENT SUMMARIES

Crop origins explain variation in global agricultural relevance (Nature Plants)

A bacterial effector targets a plant iron sensing protein, and benefits pathogen growth (Plant Cell)

Comparative analyses of extreme dry seed thermotolerance in five Cactaceae species (Environ. Exp. Bot.)

Effect of nitrogen addition on selection of germination trait in an alpine meadow on the Tibet Plateau (Front. Plant Sci.)

Waves of information: Simultaneous imaging of ER and cytosolic Ca2+ dynamics reveals long distance ER Ca2+ waves in plants (Plant Physiol.)

Pan-genome analysis of 33 genetically diverse rice accessions reveals hidden genomic variations (Cell)

Review: Auxin fluxes through plasmodesmata (New Phytol)

Focus Issue: Focus on the Biology of Plant Genomes (Plant Cell)

Review. Under siege: virus control in plant meristems and progeny (Plant Cell)

Review: Functional packaging of seeds (New Phytol.)

Molecular insights into the complex mechanics of plant epidermal cell walls (Science)

Stretched by Stress: PIEZO1 is a mechanosensitive ion channel in Arabidopsis (PNAS)

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