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Antonella Gori
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Senior Researcher at University of Florence / Tree physiology and Biochemistry / Assistant Prof in Arboriculture
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#TansleyReview: Physiological roles of #lignins – tuning cell wall hygroscopy and #biomechanics

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Fig. 1 Lignin accumulation in cell walls differentially covers the surface of polysaccharides and fills in the cell wall void spaces to dynamically adjust cell wall hygroscopic and mechanical properties.
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The Sequence of Drought‐Driven Stomatal Closure, Stem Xylem Embolism, Dehydration, and Aquaporin Gene Expression Differs Among Species
Stem dehydration is critical in predicting drought-driven tree mortality. Yet, how it coordinates with stomatal closure, xylem embolism, and aquaporin-mediated water transport regulation remains unkn....
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November 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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High #temperature acclimation of #photosystem II in land plants

#TansleyReview by @bposch.bsky.social et al.

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Venn diagram of major strategies used to cope with heat stress with examples of species expected to specialize in heat tolerance/acclimation (yellow circles), heat avoidance through drought-deciduousness (green circles), and heat avoidance through homeothermic leaf cooling (blue circles).
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Scientists long thought the plant cell wall to be dead, but it's an active, even chatty participant in cellular growth, reproduction and responses to infection

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Plants have a secret language that scientists are only now starting to decipher
Nature - Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular cross talk help in creating better crops?
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November 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Interesting review in JXB:
How and why plants came to smell green: the origins, biosynthesis, and roles of green leaf volatiles
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How and why plants came to smell green: the origins, biosynthesis, and roles of green leaf volatiles
Rapidly released from damaged cells, green leaf volatiles exemplify an evolutionary adaptation conserved across terrestrial plants, serving as essential de
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October 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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In #drylands, plants don’t grow randomly — they self-organize into disordered hyperuniform patterns that help them use water wisely & endure extreme aridity. A beautiful hidden logic of nature, revealed in a new @pnas.org study doi.org/10.1073/pnas... including #Maestrelab alumni
October 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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🧪🍇 SPECIAL ISSUE RESEARCH⏳🧪

Untargeted metabolomics with single-fruit sampling across the grapevine berry developmental cycle enables fine characterization of fruit phenology & identification of metabolite clusters linked to key stages - Tavernier et al

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Fig. 7.Biosynthesis pathways of the key metabolites identified and their accumulation profiles through grapevine fruit development. Each point represents a metabolite, color-coded by its K-means cluster and illustrated with the representative profile of that cluster over the metabolomic clock (see details in Supplementary Fig. S5). Metabolites in gray correspond to molecular standards; most of these molecules have a correlation with the eigen-metabolite of their cluster of less than 0.8 (see dynamics in Supplementary Fig. S7). Chalcone, epicatechin, gallocatechin, and epigallocatechin have been identified in their derivative, fragment, or polymerized forms. Due to the multiple profiles associated with each fragment/derivative/polymer, we have chosen not to display them in this figure (see details in Supplementary Fig. S4). (KEGG Pathway database was used to select the metabolic pathways of interest (https://www.genome.jp/kegg/pathway.html).
August 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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🌿 Out in Plant, Cell & Environment!
🔬 Integrating metabolomics & physiology, this study reveals how black poplar adjusts photochemistry and metabolism to cope with progressive drought stress on a daily basis.
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Diurnal Variations in Photochemical Energy Utilization and Osmotic Adjustments in Black Poplar Leaves Under Progressive Water Stress
Photoprotective mechanisms activated in WS plants, mainly involved isoprene emission and ascorbic acid. Metabolomic results suggest an inhibition of the tricarboxylic acid cycle and an higher metab...
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August 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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🚨 Our new paper is out!
How do olive cultivars handle drought? 🌿💧
We compared ‘Arbequina’, ‘Leccio del Corno’ & ‘Maurino’ . Big differences in gas exchange, hydraulics, leaf anatomy & fruit quality - with key implications for sustainable irrigation!
Cultivar-specific responses of young olive trees to water deficit: impacts on physiology, leaf anatomy, and fruit quality in 'Arbequina', 'Leccio del Corno' and ‘Maurino’
Understanding cultivar-specific responses to water deficit is crucial for sustainable olive production under water-limited conditions. This study inve…
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August 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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#NewsCBGP | PlantACT! Conference 2025 edition (7th-9th April) will be organized by CBGP (UPM - INIA/CSIC)

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PlantACT! Conference 2025 edition (7th-9th April) will be organized by CBGP (UPM-INIA/CSIC)
Twelve renowned researchers and experts from various international institutions of excellence will participate in the conference, which aims to foster multidisciplinary discussions around key challeng
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November 21, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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Leaf minimum conductance dynamics during and after heat stress: Implications for plant survival under hotter droughts (Viviane de Araújo Brito Fernandes, Fernanda Santos Farnese, Brenner Ryan Arantes, et. al.) https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiaf026 @ASPB #PlantScience
February 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM