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(🧵 1/7) LncRNA asCsMTP6-CsMTP6 module regulates mitochondrial manganese homeostasis in cucumber

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Fig. 9 A diagram with a proposed model of the asCsMTP6 function that negatively regulated CsMTP6 transcription and affected the cucumber response to Mn toxicity.
February 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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How state transitions balance photosynthetic electron transport in plants – a quantitative study

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by Hoochak et al.

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Schematic depiction of the lateral distribution of photosystems within stacked and unstacked thylakoid domains for Arabidopsis thaliana wild-type plants, along with associated LHCIIs.
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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SS3 in wheat starch granule initiation

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by Ding et al.

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Isolation of durum wheat mutants defective in SS3a or SS3b.
February 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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CO-FT Regulation of flowering in Arabis alpina

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by Sashidhar and Coupland

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Schematic summary of flowering outcomes in Arabis alpina mutants lacking FT and TSFL genes under different developmental stages and cold treatments.
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Tetrapyrrole biosynthetic intermediates act as chloroplast-to-nucleus retrograde signals to regulate intercellular trafficking via plasmodesmata

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by Azim et al.

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Schematic of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic pathway, GFP movement assay in Arabidopsis gun mutants, phenotypes of and movement assay in silenced N. benthamiana plants.
February 10, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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(🧵 1/6) CLE peptides in plant biotic interactions
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Fig. 1 CLAVATA3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION (CLE) in biotic plant interactions.
February 10, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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Guard cell wall water

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by Blatt et al.

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Spatial distribution of water vapour partial pressures between saturation and gradients and water potentials of the xylem guard cell and cell wall.
February 10, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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VPS46, an ESCRT‐III‐associated regulator, orchestrates ERf‐SERKs receptor trafficking to ensure stomatal patterning in Arabidopsis

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by Zuo et al.

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Working model of VPS46-mediated multivesicular body (MVB) sorting for vacuolar degradation of ERf-SERKs complex in Arabidopsis.
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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The microalga Botryosphaerella sudetica links plant-like light protection with algal lifestyle

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by Bilfernez-Klassen et al.

@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience

This figure was created in BioRender (BioRender.com/0n30f38).
Preferred type of energy-dependent quenching (qE) reflects the organism's lifestyle in the green plant lineage.
February 10, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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How warming and #pollinators interact to drive genomic #evolution in plants

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by Ding and Schiestl

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The figure shows three panels summarizing genome-wide diversity and population structure after experimental evolution in Brassica rapa.
February 9, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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SIAMESE Regulates G2

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by Schwall et al.

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SIAMESE distal cortex cells are significantly smaller than in wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana plants.
February 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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PopMYB4 orchestrates disease resistance through H3K36me3‐mediated epigenetic activation of PopGSTU7 in poplars

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by Tan et al.

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The working model of PopMYB4-PopSDG36 in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides defense.
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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PLETHORA3/7 controls cucumber shoot architecture

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by Kerstens et al.

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CsPLTs are expressed in cucumber root and shoot apices.
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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New Phytologist's Editor-in-Chief, Maarja Öpik, has been presented with the Order of the White Star by the President of Estonia, Alar Karis.

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Congratulations Maarja!
President annetas teenetemärgi mõnekümnele teadlasele
President Alar Karis tunnustas tänavu vabariigi aastapäeva eel riikliku teenetemärgiga 203 inimest, nende seas oli seekord ligi 40 teadlast ja teadussüsteemiga seotud inimest.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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#TansleyInsight: Endophytes with #mycorrhizal potentials: biological and ecological implications

Yuan et al.
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Fig. 1 Schematic representation of the major features of mycorrhiza-like endophytes (MLEs).
February 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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#TansleyReview: #Soil organic matter dynamics under changing #precipitation regimes

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Fig. 2 Individual and interactive impacts of soil physicochemistry, microbes, fauna, and plants on soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics.
February 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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#TansleyInsight: Causes and consequences of bacterial local adaptation via MGEs in the #plant #microbiome

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Fig. 1 Conceptual overview of the costs and benefits of adaptation via loci carried by mobile genetic elements (MGEs).
February 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Exciting to see 'Piante, noi e loro: Biologia, simboli, sentimenti di una relazione speciale,' a new book by New Phytologist Advisor Paola Bonfante

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Congratulations Paola!
P. BONFANTE, Piante, noi e loro. Biologia, simboli, sentimenti di una relazione speciale
Esplora il legame tra esseri umani e piante attraverso scienza, arte e mito in un viaggio emozionante.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Heat shock protein modulates cell expansion via ROS homeostasis

Ren et al.

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PpNudC6 regulates protonema and gametophore development in Physcomitrium patens.
February 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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CLE peptides in plant-biotic interactions

#TansleyInsight by Nicolas Frei dit Frey and Thomas Spallek

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CLAVATA3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION in biotic plant interactions.
February 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Trait–climate relationships in 454 eucalypt taxa: common garden vs field-derived trends

Britton et al.

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Geographical and climatic distribution of eucalypts in Australia.
February 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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lncRNA-asCsMTP6 epigenetically controls mitochondrial manganese homeostasis in cucumber

Feng et al.

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A diagram with a proposed model of the asCsMTP6 function that negatively regulated CsMTP6 transcription and affected the cucumber response to Mn toxicity.
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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🌱 IMS Early Career Researcher Travel Award 🍄

Congrats to John Ramana from New Zealand
🏆 Oceania awardee

Supported by The New Phytologist Foundation @newphyt.bsky.social
This award supports his attendance at #ICOM2026, where he will give an oral presentation.

#Mycorrhiza
February 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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🌱 IMS Early Career Researcher Travel Award 🍄

Congrats to Hela Younsi 🇹🇳
🏆 Africa awardee

Supported by The New Phytologist Foundation @newphyt.bsky.social
This award supports her attendance at #ICOM2026, where she will give an oral presentation

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February 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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You won't want to miss this! Keep your calendars free and hopefully see you in Switzerland in October 🌳🍁🌐🧪
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM