Plant Science Research Weekly

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

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July 3, 2020/by Vijaya Batthula

Review: Feedback mechanisms between membrane lipid homeostasis and plant development (Dev. Cell)

Plant development is a regulated process of cell division, expansion, and differentiation. Membrane lipids are crucial to these processes, as illustrated in this review by Boutté and Jaillais. The authors discuss the major lipid components in the different membrane systems and how these vary in space…

July 3, 2020/by Michela Osnato

Review. Plant nutrition for human nutrition: Hints from rice research and future perspectives

Among all the mineral elements transported from the soil to the plant, cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As)-…

July 3, 2020/by Carlos A. Ordóñez-Parra

Review. Endosperm variability: From endoreduplication within a seed to higher ploidy across species, and its competence ($) (Seed Sci. Res.)

In addition to its well-known nutritive function, the endosperm of seeds has a great deal of morphological,…

July 3, 2020/by Mary Williams

The genome of Prasinoderma coloniale unveils the existence of a third phylum within green plants (Nature Ecol. Evol.)

The green plant lineage (Viridiplantae) has long been described as having a single origin (starting with…

July 3, 2020/by Caroline Dowling

Mutation bias shapes gene evolution in Arabidopsis thaliana (bioRxiv)

Classical evolutionary theory states that the probability of a mutation occurring is independent of fitness…

July 3, 2020/by Mary Williams

Plastocyanin is the long-range electron carrier between photosystem II and photosystem I in plants (PNAS)

In linear electron transport (LET), electrons are passed from photosystem II to photosystem I, but it…

July 3, 2020/by Pavithran Narayanan

Vacuolar channel CLCa is involved in guard cell pH homeostasis (PNAS)

In plants, stomata are involved in a host of responses, controlled by ion homeostasis in guard cells.…

July 3, 2020/by Min May Wong

MscS-like 10 as a cell swelling sensor and promotes hypo-osmotic shock responses (Curr. Biol.)

Optimal volume and turgor in the plant cell is important for metabolism, development and growth. Excessive…

July 3, 2020/by Vijaya Batthula

Reprogramming of stem cell activity to convert thorns into branches (Curr. Biol.)

Thorns are modified axillary shoots with a sharp tip that helps in deterring herbivores and are found…

July 3, 2020/by Mary Williams

Genes of the RAV family control heading date and carpel development in rice (Plant Physiol)

Seed-bearing annual plants essentially get one shot at getting their reproductive timing right; too early…

July 3, 2020/by Tatsuya Nobori

Plant-herbivore chemical communication decoded (Science)

Chemical communications between species are prevalent in nature. For instance, herbivorous insects can…

July 3, 2020/by Modesta Abugu

Induced tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses of broccoli and Arabidopsis after treatment with elicitor molecules (Sci. Rep.)

Plant hormones such as jasmonates (JAs) and salicylic acid (SA) are known for their role in regulating…

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Plant Science Research Weekly

RECENT SUMMARIES

Review: Feedback mechanisms between membrane lipid homeostasis and plant development (Dev. Cell)

Review. Plant nutrition for human nutrition: Hints from rice research and future perspectives

Review. Endosperm variability: From endoreduplication within a seed to higher ploidy across species, and its competence ($) (Seed Sci. Res.)

The genome of Prasinoderma coloniale unveils the existence of a third phylum within green plants (Nature Ecol. Evol.)

Mutation bias shapes gene evolution in Arabidopsis thaliana (bioRxiv)

Plastocyanin is the long-range electron carrier between photosystem II and photosystem I in plants (PNAS)

Vacuolar channel CLCa is involved in guard cell pH homeostasis (PNAS)

MscS-like 10 as a cell swelling sensor and promotes hypo-osmotic shock responses (Curr. Biol.)

Reprogramming of stem cell activity to convert thorns into branches (Curr. Biol.)

Genes of the RAV family control heading date and carpel development in rice (Plant Physiol)

Plant-herbivore chemical communication decoded (Science)

Induced tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses of broccoli and Arabidopsis after treatment with elicitor molecules (Sci. Rep.)

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