COMPILED SPECIAL ISSUE: “Root responses to multifactorial environmental constraints” ToC https://bit.ly/4hBLBa2 Editorial https://bit.ly/3VdFnG3 Articles are free to read for 2 months.

🍃Beech leaf bacteria were hiding in plain sight, buried under host DNA. PNA clamps cleared the noise and revealed a seasonally structured microbiome shifting from early insect-associated taxa to stable phyllosphere communities. https://bit.ly/4yvyT3v #PlantMicrobiome #Endophytes

Light doesn't just power photosynthesis, it also controls when fruit ripens. A new review traces how photoreceptors feed into ethylene signaling, hormone crosstalk, and DNA methylation to orchestrate the ripening process. https://bit.ly/46fWR6N #PlantScience #FruitRipening #Photoreceptors

CALL for ARTICLES We invite submissions that advance our understanding of SRO proteins and their roles in plant biology. This is part of the special issue in tribute to a prominent Scandinavian researcher, Jaakko Kangasjärvi. Read more https://bit.ly/4iLaJ0a @wileyecology.bsky.social

🌳Shade the bark of a manna ash during drought and its roots lose access to sucrose, while mannitol takes over as a longer-lasting osmolyte. New study by Gargiulo et al. shows why measuring individual sugars matters more than total carbohydrates. https://bit.ly/4A6Ikbh #PlantScience

Seed priming with a brassinosteroid + root colonization by Piriformospora indica, together they cut cadmium accumulation fourfold and boost antioxidant defenses in Brassica juncea. The fungus does it partly by rewiring BR hormone signaling. https://bit.ly/4Ac665V #PlantScience #HeavyMetalStress

Lycopus lucidus from the hot, arid Shandong Peninsula shows selection in the psbD gene, pointing to chloroplast-level adaptation to heat and drought. https://bit.ly/4zUIu5i #PlantScience #ClimateChange #PlantPhysiology

🥔Ralstonia solanacearum injects RipBH into potato cells, where it cuts itself in two to become active, then disrupts cellular homeostasis from the inside. No immune receptor needed. New study reveals the mechanism behind this self-activating toxin. https://bit.ly/3UAQOY3 #PlantPathology

Carob is a legume, so why doesn't it fix nitrogen? A new high-quality genome assembly of Ceratonia siliqua reveals the answer: the key nodulation genes are there, but they're broken. https://bit.ly/3SOiSXg

CALL FOR ARTICLES This is part of the special issue in tribute to a prominent Scandinavian researcher, Jaakko Kangasjärvi. Read more https://bit.ly/4gwa3dI @wileyecology.bsky.social

🚌Sulfate transporters are usually thought of as nutrient uptake proteins, but this new minireview shows how deeply they're embedded in stress responses, hormone signaling, and pathogen defense. Worth a read for anyone working on plant nutrient biology. https://bit.ly/4qSO587 #PlantScience

CALL FOR ARTICLES -Plant function and responses in mycorrhizal associations We welcome studies addressing how mycorrhizal associations influence plant growth, development, resource use, productivity, and responses to biotic and abiotic factors. @wileyecology.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4i8X0Ag

🧬 How do plants fine-tune their genes to adapt to changing environments? Methods for analyzing alternative splicing and its regulation in plants: from gene-specific approaches to transcriptome-wide studies. https://bit.ly/45nnoyL

🍃 What happens when a tea plant seedling simply can't turn green and can't survive without it? Characterization of an Albino Lethal Mutant in Tea Plants: Insights Into Chloroplast Development and LeafColor Variation. https://bit.ly/45rYZYI

⚡ What if plants have their own internal "energy manager" that decides how they grow, defend themselves, and survive stress? The SnRK1 Kinase: A Key Regulator in Plant Growth, Development, and Environmental Sensing. https://bit.ly/3Ux0T81

🌾 Could a single gene family hold the key to more drought-resistant crops? Systematic Characterization of the HD-Zip Gene Familyand Functional Analysis of MsHDZ18 Under Drought Stressin Alfalfa. https://bit.ly/3SenrJY

🧂 Could tiny zinc oxide nanoparticles help crops thrive under salty conditions? Regulation of Storage Reserve Mobilization and Energy Metabolism in Castor Seeds via ZnO-NPs Priming Under Salt Stress. https://bit.ly/4qfz0gJ

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🍃 Could two closely related genes hold the key to developing more cold-tolerant & low-flowering tea plants? Functional Divergence of the G-Box Regulatory Factor Genes CsGRF2 and CsGRF7 in Tea Plants. https://bit.ly/4xDRUjK

🌲 How do trees decide where to invest their carbon at the highest elevations they can survive? Carbon Allocation at Species’ Upper Limits: Treeline Betula ermanii vs. Nontreeline Picea jezoensis on the Changbai Mountain. https://bit.ly/4coyLKv

CALL FOR ARTICLES- This special issue is in tribute to Jaakko Kangasjärvi who has been professor in Helsinki University. Four main topics are addressed covering his research area: Stomatal biology ROS signalling Plant SRO proteins Tree Biology https://bit.ly/4gwa3dI @plantspps.bsky.social

💧 Could naturally derived compounds help rice better withstand drought? Boosting drought resilience in rice: the priming effects of Zaxinone and its mimics. https://bit.ly/4wwzAIz

🍅 Why do purple tomatoes accumulate healthy anthocyanins only in their skin & not throughout the fruit? The interplay of light signaling and SlAN1 expression in regulating anthocyanin accumulation in fruit tissues of purple tomatoes. https://bit.ly/4xF7bkq

❄️ Are current laboratory tests underestimating the impact of freezing on plants? Survival under prolonged cold: duration of stress, an overlooked factor in freezing tolerance tests. https://bit.ly/4g0503y

🍅 Could beneficial bacteria help produce more flavorful & resilient cherry tomatoes? Microbial Inoculation Strategies for Optimal CherryTomato Production. https://bit.ly/4xHjbC7

🌱 Where exactly are valuable compounds produced & stored inside chicory roots? Metabolome and transcriptome profiling of Chicory roots provide insights into Laticifer development and specialized metabolism. https://bit.ly/3TV7BEJ

🛡️ Could plant stomata do much more than simply open & close? Do guard cells have single or multiple defense mechanisms in response to flg22? https://bit.ly/4wp0amC

🌍 How will crops respond when drought, rising temperatures & increasing CO2 levels occur at the same time? Unveiling herbaceous plant responses to future triple interaction of drought & elevated temperature and CO2: systematic review and meta-analysis. https://bit.ly/4wTxKCn

🍄 Could a beneficial fungus help plants fight disease while also improving nutrient uptake? The non-pathogenic strain Fusarium oxysporum FO12 mitigates simultaneous Verticillium dahliae and iron deficiency stresses in Arabidopsis thaliana. https://bit.ly/4wXDBXz

Congratulations!

Laura Bacete@laurabacete.eurosky.social · 2mo ago

Thrilled to receive the Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (@plantspps.bsky.social) Early Career Award 2026 at #SPPS2026! Deeply grateful to the Society and to everyone who has supported my research on plant cell wall integrity signalling along the way 🌱🏆