🫛 🍄 🦠 New study identifies isolates of Trichoderma and Pseudomonas species as new candidates for biological control of Pigeonpea Fusarium wilt 👉️ doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #planthealth #rhizosphere

🌾🪲🌾 New study shows cultivar mixtures for BYDV management must integrate species-specific vector ecology & virus-status of cereal aphids 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #agroecology #planthealth @edwarddickin.bsky.social @joe-roberts.bsky.social @ipmtom.bsky.social @hau-entomology.bsky.social

Nutritional quality traits in pea seed: Current knowledge and opportunities for genetic improvement 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... New review from Warsame & Balk @johninnescentre.bsky.social @cropscicentre.bsky.social

💬 Meet the Editor 💬 Prof. Martin Parry @lancasterplantbio.bsky.social 📣Calling all Photosynthesis researchers - our special issue on Novel Applications of Photosynthesis for Improved Productivity is accepting submissions. If you're at #ICPR26 come and talk to Martin about your paper! 🌿

Bridging the research-practice-policy gap needs a "Theory of Change" 🌱 In this new forum Guest et al. present a blueprint: farmer-led trials, peer networks & knowledge-sharing platforms designed to make research stick beyond a project's funding cycle 🚜♻️ 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #sustainableag

From diversity to utility: Agro-morphological and nutritional insights into Vigna species for crop breeding 🫘 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... 🫛 Jahageerdar et al. identify beneficial traits & elite donors for breeding into cultivated legumes including cowpea, mungbean & adzuki bean 💪 #plantscience

Good news for super-early bean cultivars 🫘 Baldinotti et al. show that inoculation with Rhizobium 🦠 ⬆️ enhances nodule activity, photosynthesis and BNF in common bean regardless of growth cycle length ⬇️ reducing reliance on synthetic nitrogen fertilizers! #sustainableag #BNF #plantscience

Multi-trait selection of common bean lines resistant to Meloidogyne incognita 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... 🫘🪱 The root-knot nematode M. incognita causes huge losses to bean crops. In this study, Bibiano et al. develop an integrated phenotyping approach to identify resistant cultivars 💪 #plantscience

🌱🧬 Descriptions of Plant Viruses 🧬🌱 Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus: A persistent seed-borne threat to cucurbits 🥒🍈 Gea-Caballero & Aranda provide an updated overview of CGMMV in the Annals #DPV series #plantscience #virology #planthealth @mregule.bsky.social

🫜 Detection and molecular characterisation of beet chlorosis virus in sugar beet in the Czech Republic 👉️ doi.org/10.1111/aab.... Ibrahim et al. report the first detection of BChV in CZ, highlighting the need for continued surveillance to support effective BChV management 🫜 #planthealth

🎉 We're delighted to announce that our Impact Factor has increased from 1.8 to 2.1! 📈 🏆 We now rank #35 for #Agriculture multidisciplinary - retaining our position as Q2 journal! Thank you to all our editors, reviewers & authors for their hard work 💚 @wileylifesci.bsky.social

NEW 🧬 Description of Plant Viruses 🧬 Potato leafroll virus: A re-emerging threat to sustainable potato production 🥔 🌱 👉️ doi.org/10.1111/aab.... Once controlled by insecticides, changes in agronomic practices & warmer climates mean aphid-borne PLRV is again a threat 🥔 @hutton.ac.uk #planthealth

This special issue coincides with the International Conference on Photosynthesis Research #ICPR26 🍃 Bringing together leading #photosynthesis research from around the world 🍃 Come speak to us about your work! ⏰️ Registration closes this week 👉️ photosynthesis2026.com @aabiologists.bsky.social

📣 Call for Papers 📣 Novel Applications of Photosynthesis for Improved Productivity Improving photosynthetic potential 🍃 🌾 New breeding technologies 🚜 Field-level experiments 🌍️ Genotype × Environment interactions Submit your paper by 1 April 2027 👉️ buff.ly/gHKDZ5x #plantscience

🫛 "It's bean too long" 🫛 🫘 only 2% of UK adults eat a daily portion of pulses despite health & sustainability benefits New review shows that information campaigns alone won't fix this - we need coordinated policies for better choices, food education & retail nudges. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.70135

Our next webinar features this excellent paper from Guilherme M. Turra, Aldo Merotto Jr & Dana MacGregor on the limitations of translating tried-and-tested genetic tools from one species to another 🌾 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... @plantenv.bsky.social @rothamsted.bsky.social @ufrgs.br

Today we welcomed most of our global team of Senior Editors to the Linnean Society of London today 🌏➡️🇬🇧 Great to catch up in person, welcoming in our new EiC @malacrino.bsky.social and wishing our former EiC Ricardo A. Azevedo all the best for his upcoming retirement!

Winding down after a productive Annals of Applied Biology management committee meeting in Oxford today, ahead of our Senior Editors Meeting in London tomorrow 🇬🇧🍻 Exciting things in the pipelines! @wileylifesci.bsky.social @aabiologists.bsky.social @malacrino.bsky.social

Marker-assisted introgression of blast resistance Pi9 gene in Bangladeshi mega Rice variety Binadhan-17 👉️ doi.org/10.1111/aab.... 🌾 New rice variety combines high yield potential with durable blast resistance across multiple environments 💪

🦠🍆 Original Research 🍆🦠 Beyond wilt suppression in eggplant: How Trichoderma outperforms Rhizobium through metabolite cues and virulence-target docking 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #planthealth

📣 Call for Papers 📣 Don't miss your chance to present your science at ICPR26 👇 We're happy to announce that we are launching a special issue for Photosynthesis 2026, guest edited by Martin Parry @lancasterplantbio.bsky.social More info coming soon!

🍇 REVIEW 🍇 The grapevine microbiota: A review on the possible impacts of plant protection programs on phyllosphere microorganisms - Montanori et al. 👉️ doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #plantscience #planthealth @scale-it-heproject.bsky.social

Evaluating putative lncRNA-mediated ceRNA regulatory network involving miR396 and miR319 in maize leaf growth under Fusarium verticillioides infection 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab....

✨ Our new issue is out now! Featuring original articles on: 🧬🌾 Virus-enabled reverse genetics 🌱🌽 Soil amendments to increase crop yield 🪲🐛 Global pests and pathogens 💪💧 Crop stress resilience 🥝 🐝 Pollination management & much more! Read the full issue now: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17447348...

New study on the extremophyte model species Schrenkiella parvula provides a step forward in our understanding of how DNA methylation may contribute to extremophyte stress resilience 🧂 💧 Read it now 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... #plantscience #epigenetics

🦠🌱 New study looks at the combined effects of biochar and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on soil chemical properties, enzymatic activity, microbial communities and wheat yield in semi-arid agricultural soils 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... @imbivconicetunc.bsky.social #plantscience 🧪

Putative involvement of lncRNA, miRNA, and mRNA-mediated ceRNA network regulation in drought priming to enhance drought tolerance in Nicotiana tabacum 🌱 New study investigates the physiological, biochemical & molecular memory of N. tabacum during drought 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.70122 #plantscience

📣 Call for Papers 📣 Roots to Regenerative Agriculture: Soils, Biodiversity and Novel Approaches 🚜 RegenAg 🌎 Agroecology 🪱 Soil Health & Biodiversity 🌽 Intercropping 🌱 Root Systems & Rhizosphere Deadline now extended! Submit your paper by 1 June: buff.ly/TGC3itz #plantscience

📣 Call for Papers 📣 RECROP: Plant Adaptations to Extreme Environments 🌽 Crop stress resilience 🧂 Salinity 💧Drought 🌡️Heat 🦠 Plant-microbe interactions in extreme environments 🧪 Molecular, epigenetic & physiological mechanisms Deadline now extended! Submit by 1 June: buff.ly/QZUU6Vg #plantscience

Effects of dopamine on reducing salt stress damage in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) at morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels 🌶️Improving growth, photosynthetic efficiency and ion homeostasis, while reducing oxidative stress 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.70118 #plantscience