New Phytologist

An AGC kinase cascade regulates ROP signaling for the correct timing of #pollen germination Tong Zhao, et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience

MYB156 regulates root suckering in #poplar Hongying Pang, et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience

Tropical leaf #phenology as a #thermoregulation trait: how changes in crown structure modulate thermal dynamics for two dominant Hawaiian trees Shannon L. J. Bayliss, Eben N. Broadbent, Angélica M. Almeyda Zambrano and Stephanie Pau nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience

The New Phytologist Foundation is pleased to sponsor the 12th International Symposium on Plant Soil Interactions at Low pH (PSILPH), Gifu, Japan, 27–31 October: psilph2026.com #PlantScience

5 days to go! New Phytologist Tansley Medal 2027 applications close on 1 November. Seeking inspiration? Check out our recent webinar with 2025 Tansley Medal winner Camille Delavaux: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4K_... Apply for the #TansleyMedal: www.newphytologist.org/grants-award... #PlantScience

The @newphyt.bsky.social #TansleyMedal recognises an outstanding contribution to #PlantScience. 🌱 Open to researchers 3–5 years post-PhD 🌱 Shortlisted applicants submit a #TansleyInsight 🌱 Winner receives £2000 (GBP) Deadline: 1 November 2026 Apply now! 🔗 https://bit.ly/4xqJ5u6

Deadline alert, get those applications in for the @newphyt.bsky.social Tansley Medal, #PlantScience researchers!

A single amino-acid switch reprograms ROP6 signaling to drive functional #evolution in plants Liuqin Zhang, et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/FYEBNB... #PlantScience

Comparative genomics of dark septate endophytes: shedding light on the enigmatic lifestyle and biology of DSEs Sándor Csíkos, et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience

Evolutionary shifts to gynomonoecy correlate with changes in capitulum architecture in South African Helichrysum (Asteraceae) Zaynab Shaik, Nicola G. Bergh, Carme Blanco-Gavaldà and G. Anthony Verboom nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience

Congrats to @dennisbrandt.bsky.social on his new paper! 🌱 A "stay-green" mutant revealed that plastid LEA proteins are crucial for degreening and long-term seed survival 🫛 Big thanks to all involved - a massive team effort! @uni-muenster.de @newphyt.bsky.social #PlantSci doi.org/10.1111/nph....

Contrasting CH4 flux responses to distinct drought regimes and nitrogen enrichment in a temperate steppe Lan Du, et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/GSPTF2... #PlantScience

Recent plant photosynthate as a driver of ecological and evolutionary processes A Research review by David Johnson and Hannah M. Griffiths nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience

From topology to biological meaning: why plant family classification matters beyond systematics A Viewpoint by Tim Böhnert and Maximilian Weigend nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience

#PolicyBrief: Brazil's open ecosystems—Carbon stocks overlooked by climate finance 📃 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... by Peixoto et al.

And thank you of course to our wonderful sponsors: @adasgroup.bsky.social, @wileylifesci.bsky.social, @newphyt.bsky.social and AAB council for helping us to keep costs down for our wonderful #earlycareer community 👏👏 We hope everyone enjoyed it as much as we did!

We were overwhelmed by the amazing science shared across the conference, so a special congratulations to our New Phytologist poster & talk prize winners: ✨ Fanny Combe @earlhaminst.bsky.social ✨ Anshika Bhatla @instmolplantsci.bsky.social @newphyt.bsky.social #plantscience

Engineering uORFs in #wheat improves abiotic stress tolerance without growth penalties Xiaomin Si, et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/9FTBNM... #PlantScience

No need to exceed: #tomato ripening is controlled by a small amount of #ethylene A Commentary by Sara Zenoni and Alessandra Amato nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience 🍅

MicroRNA 160 controls the auxin response factor–class III peroxidase module and couples salicylic acid and redox signaling networks in the #potato hypersensitive response to potato virus Y Maja Križnik, et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience

Cell-type-specific PIN-FORMED 3-mediated polar auxin transport regulates cambial activity and tension wood formation in Populus tomentosa Dongmei Xiang, et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/AJEQSN... #PlantScience

Very happy to see our work on RAM1 and RAD1 in Lotus japonicus published in New Phytologist. Many thanks to all co-authors who contributed to this work, and to the editor and reviewers who helped improve the manuscript.

Very excited to share my PhD work on the AE Watkins wheat landrace collection. Thanks to the team across Nottingham, Adelaide, John Innes, Rathamsted, Campden BRI and DSV UK, support from BBSRC, ARC and the editors and reviewers at @newphyt.bsky.social. #wheatgenetics #breeding #grain #hyperspectral

In @newphyt.bsky.social, scientists Sarah Guiziou and Roza Bilas explore how #synbio can enable programmable, adaptive root systems, highlighting two exciting directions: 🧠 using genetic recorders to capture past signals and cell history ↔️ enabling flexible and dynamic control of root development

Arabidopsis cyclin-dependent kinases and MAP65 phosphorylation link microtubule dynamics with salt stress adaptation Xiaoxiao Qu, et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/JQ3UWK... #PlantScience