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Crocus genome reveals the evolutionary origin of crocin biosynthesis

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
Crocus sativus (saffron) is a globally autumn-flowering plant, and its stigmas are the most expensive spice and valuable herb medicine. Crocus specialized metabolites, crocins, are biosynthesized in distant species, Gardenia (eudicot) and Crocus (monocot)
Zhichao Xu, Shanshan Chen, Yalin Wang, Ya Tian, Xiaotong Wang, Tianyi Xin, Zishan Li, Xin Hua, Shengnan Tan, Wei Sun, Xiangdong Pu, Hui Yao, Ranran Gao, Jingyuan Song   +13 more
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Nitric Oxide-Mediated Maize Root Apex Responses to Nitrate are Regulated by Auxin and Strigolactones

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
Nitrate (NO3-) is a key element for crop production but its levels in agricultural soils are limited. Plants have developed mechanisms to cope with these NO3- fluctuations based on sensing nitrate at the root apex.
Alessandro eManoli, Sara eTrevisan, Boris eVoigt, Ken eYokawa, Ken eYokawa, Frantisek eBaluska, Silvia eQuaggiotti   +6 more
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community abundance, functions, and symbiotic interactions revealed by root metatranscriptomes

iMetaOmics, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2026.
Paradigm shift: PCR‐free methods reveal 6–15‐fold higher arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal abundance than metabarcoding, exposing systematic underestimation across decades of research. Predictive power: AM fungal abundance serves as a community‐level trait that predicts crop yield under drought conditions.
Peilin Chen, John W. Taylor, Cheng Gao
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A transient protoplast expression system for functional gene validation in sugarcane: Focus on drought response and immune pathways

New Plant Protection, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2026.
We developed a transient expression system for sugarcane using Guitang 42 culm, suitable for various assays such as GCaMP6‐based calcium imaging. This system revealed that ScNCED3 acts as an early drought response signal, positively regulated by ScPYL4‐12, ScOST1‐12, and ScMPK6‐11.
Dianqi Wu, Baiyang Li, Yu Gu, Yu Wang, Xinyan Wang, Shuai Zhao, Yingfeng Luo, Pan Zhao, Ting Luo, Jie Zhang, Jinlong Wang   +10 more
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Target sites for chemical regulation of strigolactone signaling

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2014
Demands for plant growth regulators (chemicals that control plant growth) are increasing globally, especially in developing countries. Both positive and negative plant growth regulators are widely used to enhance crop production and to suppress unwanted ...
Hidemitsu eNakamura, Tadao eAsami, Tadao eAsami, Tadao eAsami   +3 more
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The Biosynthesis and Functions of Flavonoids: Recent Advances From Studies Across Land Plant Diversity

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 56, Issue 3, June 2026.
Over the last decade there have been significant advances in genome sequencing and model species development for ferns, lycophytes, and the bryophyte lineages—mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. This has facilitated research on the biosynthesis and function of flavonoids in these non‐seed land‐plant lineages.
Kevin M. Davies, Nick W. Albert, Rebecca M. Yorker, Kathy E. Schwinn, Yanfei Zhou   +4 more
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Drivers of strigolactone diversity: P450s in strigolactone biosynthesis

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Volume 68, Issue 6, Page 1635-1652, June 2026.
This review summarizes the discovery and functional identification of cytochrome P450 in strigolactone biosynthesis, classifies and summarizes the members discovered so far, clarifies their biological significance, discusses the technology of strigolactone synthesis research, and finally describes some problems in strigolactone research and potential ...
Changbin Niu, Harro J. Bouwmeester, Changsheng Li   +2 more
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Cytokinin downregulates Photosystem II photochemistry during prolonged darkness in a phytochrome B‐dependent manner

New Phytologist, Volume 250, Issue 6, Page 3846-3866, June 2026.
Cytokinin–phyB signaling modulates PSII photochemistry during prolonged darkness. Summary Cytokinins (CKs) delay dark‐induced senescence, but how they tune photosynthetic function in darkness remains unclear. We investigated the effects of classical aromatic CK benzylaminopurine and CK‐derived compound 1‐(2‐methoxyethyl)‐3‐(1,2,3‐thiadiazol‐5‐yl)urea ...
Veronika Kábrtová, Zuzana Kučerová, Ivo Chamrád, René Lenobel, Pavel Roudnický, Jan Skalák, Martin Hudeček, Filip Zavadil Kokáš, Marek Rác, Tereza Vánská, Jaroslav Nisler, Jan Hejátko, Miroslav Strnad, Martina Špundová, Ondřej Plíhal   +14 more
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Mutations in theCCD4Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase Gene of Yellow-Flesh Peaches

Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 2013
Peach trees bear either white- or yellow-flesh fruit. We found that Japanese peach cultivars have two types of mutation in a carotenoid catabolic gene, CCD4: the insertion of a retrotransposon, and a frame shift in the microsatellite sequences of the first exon. CCD4 in yellow-flesh peaches was disrupted by these mutations.
FUKAMATSU, Yosuke, TAMURA, Takayuki, HIHARA, Seisuke, ODA, Kenji   +3 more
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Divergent Regulatory Effects of Jasmonic Acid on Tomato Lycopene Biosynthesis Under Light and Dark Conditions

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 26, 8 May 2026.
This study reveals the mechanism by which jasmonic acid (JA) regulates lycopene synthesis under light and dark conditions. In light, JA activates SlMYC2, which suppresses SlPIF1a and promotes SlPSY1 expression. In darkness, JA induces the acetyltransferase SlNATA1, which acetylates the dark‐accumulated SlPIF1a, thereby repressing SlPSY1 expression ...
Jiayi Xu, Lingfeng He, Jialong Zhang, Hao Cui, Hongxin Li, Haijun Zhang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Lun Liu, Kunpeng Xu, Yang‐Dong Guo, Na Zhang   +10 more
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