Physiologia Plantarum
@pplplantarum
An international journal committed to publishing full-length original plant biology research papers, minireviews and special issues.
🥒 How do cucumber plants defend themselves against devastating fungal infections? Hormonal profiles in summer and winter shoot apices of five aquatic plant species. https://bit.ly/4uVGzL8
🌿 How do plants sense nitrate levels in their shoots & adjust growth across the whole plant? Shoot nitrate status regulates Arabidopsis shoot growth and systemic transcriptional responses via shoot adenosine phosphate-isopentenyltransferase 3. https://bit.ly/4g8iM5Q
🌊 How do algae survive extreme salt conditions without breaking down? Photoautotrophic growth and the transcriptome of the halotolerant model microalga Dunaliella salina MCC43 under salt stress. https://bit.ly/4e4PH94
🍇 How do grapevines cope with repeated drought events, & can they fully recover? Consecutive moderate and severe drought stresses affect chlorophyll fluorescence and non-structural carbohydrates dynamics in grapevine leaves. https://bit.ly/4eqTOxi
🌙 How do rice plants cope with rising night temperatures during grain filling? Genome-wide identification and characterization of circular RNAs involved in high night temperature stress at the filling stage of rice. https://bit.ly/4vzCOLi
🍵 What controls the levels of theobromine, a key bioactive compound, in tea leaves? CsMADS negatively regulates the theobromine content of leaves in tea plants. https://bit.ly/3PGw6UA
🌊 How do microorganisms survive in highly alkaline environments with pH levels up to 9 or higher? Acclimation of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to Alkaline pH Under Ambient Air . https://bit.ly/3RGm0nj
🌾 How can we grow rice with less water without losing yield? Physiological and agronomic insights into water use efficiency differences among mid-season indica rice varieties. https://bit.ly/4ueaNHV
🌊 How do algae adjust their metabolism when light & carbon availability change? CO2 -dependent promotion of photosynthesis drives metabolic photo acclimation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. https://bit.ly/3RM59iU
🍉 What controls the shape of watermelon leaves as they develop? Transcription factor ClTCP4 regulates leaf size and wavy margin in leaf morphogenesis of Citrullus lanatus. https://bit.ly/4dRECJC
🌿 How do plants handle constantly changing light conditions in nature? Constitutive and regulatory responses of Arabidopsis thaliana to harmonically oscillating light. https://bit.ly/3RSYpzE
🌸 How do orchids growing high in trees know where to send their roots to find water? Water as a compass: hydrostimulation-triggered aerial root growth in Phalaenopsis aphrodite. https://bit.ly/4tST8W4
❓How do plants sense & adapt to long-term radiation exposure? HPCA1 is involved in long-distance electrical signalling and transcriptional responses in Arabidopsis thaliana under chronic low-dose β-irradiation. https://bit.ly/3LYNK3U
🌾 Can a single gene shape how rice plants protect their pollen during drought? RGA1-mediated crosstalk of hormonal, metabolic, and redox networks sustains anther fertility under drought stress in rice. https://bit.ly/4k4SpOp
🌱 How does potassium shape plant health & productivity in controlled growing systems? Decoding plant metabolomic response to potassium and nutrient stresses in controlled environments. https://bit.ly/4vdxPzQ
🌵 How does leaf anatomy shape sugar transport in succulent plants? Ecophysiology of phloem loading in succulent leaves with different anatomical patterns of aizoaceae species (Caryophyllales). https://bit.ly/4qL5XRF
🏔️ How do plants adapt at the molecular level as they grow higher up a mountain? Transcriptomic insights into elevation-dependent gene expression in Rhododendron anthopogon D. Don: implications for climate resilience. https://bit.ly/4e27peh
🫐 Ever wondered what gives blueberries their vibrant colors as they ripen? Metabolomic analysis of the metabolic accumulation of flavonoids, anthocyanins, and phenolic acids in differently growing and developing blueberries. https://bit.ly/45na4e0
🌊 How do microscopic algae adapt to changing light & nutrient conditions in the ocean? Contrasting physiological responses of Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Thalassiosira weissflogii to light and silicon availability. https://bit.ly/49mlr89
🌿 How do bamboo species survive and thrive in tropical forests despite seasonal droughts? Bulliform cell-induced leaf curling contributes to water loss and water potential regulation of bamboos during dry season. https://bit.ly/3YRZrMB
🌽 How do plants control where important nutrients like iron end up inside their seeds? VP1 mutation affects iron distribution and ferritin accumulation in maize (Zea mays) seeds. https://bit.ly/43s90UC
🥬 Why does your bagged lettuce go bad so quickly — and can light help it last longer? Postharvest dynamics of photosynthesis in fresh-cut lettuce. https://bit.ly/3LC5xOc
🌱 How can small labs uncover the secrets of plant resilience in tough soils without expensive tech? Affordable non-invasive machine-aided phenotyping identifies phenotypic variation to soil stress across the Arabidopsis thaliana life cycle. https://bit.ly/49QlbgQ
🌱 How can we grow crops with less fertilizer while still keeping them productive? Genetic control of root morphology in rapeseed recombinant inbred lines grown under contrasting nitrogen levels. https://bit.ly/42UB9Uk
🌾 How do some rice plants thrive in iron-rich, acidic soils where others fail? Meta-analysis of iron excess stress in rice: genes and mechanisms of tolerance to acidic soil. https://bit.ly/3YRNN4o
🌾 How do plants protect themselves from toxic heavy metals like cadmium? An interplay between gama-aminobutyric acid and hydrogen sulfide and their potential role in mitigating cadmium toxicity in rice seedlings. https://bit.ly/4tZWirh
🌿 Did you know that mitochondria within a single leaf can function differently depending on the cell type? Comparative study of the mitochondrial proteome from mesophyll, vascular, and guard cells in response to carbon starvation. https://bit.ly/4bM0Iwj
🌞 How do plants adapt when both light conditions & CO₂ levels fluctuate in their environment? Elevated [CO2] affected fluctuating light acclimation in cucumber plants by changes in specific leaf area and photosynthetic efficiency. https://bit.ly/49QLBzc
🍅 What controls whether tomatoes turn rich purple under light exposure? SlSPL15: a negative regulator targeted by SlmiR156a participates in regulating the light-induced anthocyanin biosynthesis of Aft tomato fruits. https://bit.ly/4dEb02l
🌳 How does a tiny fungus threaten entire peach orchards in Italy? Elucidation of “Twig Canker and Shoot Blight” (TCSB) in peach caused by Diaporthe amygdali in the north of Italy in Emilia-Romagna. https://bit.ly/49ueS3N