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Climate adaptation and functional constraints drive pollen evolution in Apiales

New Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 5, Page 2574-2587, March 2026.
Summary Pollen grains exhibit remarkable morphological diversity, shaped by selective pressures from environmental factors and mechanical constraints. Here, we investigate macroevolutionary patterns of pollen morphology in Apiales, an order of angiosperms with significant ecological and geographical diversity, to disentangle the roles of climate and ...
Jakub Baczyński, Krzysztof Spalik, John M. Burke, Łukasz Banasiak   +3 more
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Deep learning models link local cellular features with whole-animal growth dynamics in zebrafish. [PDF]

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Yang SR, Liaw M, Wei AC, Chen CH.
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Modelling stomatal mechanics: a critical review

New Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 6, Page 2736-2745, March 2026.
Summary The biomechanics of stomatal movements have fascinated scientists for almost 150 yr, yet we still lack a conclusive and coherent mechanistic understanding of the process. In this review, we present a framework that allows critical insight into the state of knowledge of stomatal biomechanics, with a focus on modelling approaches.
Nathanael Y. H. Tan, Jodie V. Armand, Julie E. Gray, Andrew J. Fleming   +3 more
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Mutations in transcription factors that confer fluconazole resistance also confer reduced susceptibility to manogepix in Candida auris (Candidozyma auris), Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida glabrata (Nakaseomyces glabratus). [PDF]

Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Barker KS, Patterson HP, Morschhäuser J, Cuomo CA, Wiederhold NP, Rogers PD.   +5 more
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Nutrient addition and herbivore exclusion alter plant traits and biomass via distinct mechanisms: intraspecific variability vs species turnover

New Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 5, Page 2251-2262, March 2026.
Summary Soil nutrients and vertebrate herbivory are key ecological factors with opposite and interactive effects on grassland plant traits and biomass. Partitioning trait changes into species turnover and intraspecific change provides a mechanistic linkage between trait shifts and biomass responses.
Xuebin Yan, Risto Virtanen, Anu Eskelinen   +2 more
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The maize mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase kinase gene ZmMAPKKK45 is associated with multiple disease resistance

New Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 6, Page 3003-3020, March 2026.
Summary Southern leaf blight (SLB), caused by the necrotrophic fungus Cochliobolus heterostrophus, is a major foliar disease of maize (Zea mays) world‐wide. A genome‐wide association study was performed to dissect the genetic basis of SLB resistance in maize. Functional validation was performed using mutant and transgenic analyses.
Tao Zhong, Bode Olukolu, Yang Bian, Shang Xue, Randall J. Wisser, Peter S. Ojiambo, James B. Holland, Qin Yang, Peter Balint‐Kurti   +8 more
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Was the evolution of faster stomata driven by increased gas exchange rates rather than increasing water use efficiency?

New Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 5, Page 2355-2371, March 2026.
Summary Following changes in light flux, photosynthesis (A) typically adjusts more quickly than stomatal conductance (gs), which is dependent on changes in stomatal aperture. Faster stomatal responses are proposed to reduce water loss and enhance growth in dynamic light environments. Stomatal opening and closing parameters were determined in a range of
Robert A. Brench, Matthew J. Wilson, Sarah J. Thorne, Andrew J. Fleming, Julie E. Gray   +4 more
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Revisiting the relationship between stomatal size and speed across species – a meta‐analysis

New Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 5, Page 2338-2354, March 2026.
Summary The rate of stomatal opening and closure in response to changes in light affects leaf photosynthesis and water use. However, it is unclear how strongly stomatal size (SS) and density (SD) influence stomatal conductance (gs) kinetics, and whether variation arises from methodological differences, guard cell type or degree of amphistomaty.
Nik Woning, Yazen Al‐Salman, Elias Kaiser, Sarah R. Berman, Oliver Brendel, Francisco Javier Cano, Sebastien Carpentier, Mauro Centritto, Paul L. Drake, Maxime Durand, David Eyland, Peter J. Franks, Theo Gerardin, Oula Ghannoum, Matthew Haworth, Liisa Kübarsepp, Tracy Lawson, Didier Le Thiec, Yong Li, Leo F. M. Marcelis, Giovanni Marino, Lorna McAusland, Christopher D. Muir, Ülo Niinemets, Tiago D. G. Nunes, Michael T. Raissig, Kazuma Sakoda, Daisuke Sugiura, Tiina Tosens, Qiangqiang Zhang, Ningyi Zhang, Silvere Vialet‐Chabrand   +31 more
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Pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis exploits the lateral root regulators to induce pluripotency in maize shoots

New Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 6, Page 2974-2985, March 2026.
Summary Biotrophic plant–pathogens secrete effector molecules to redirect and exploit endogenous signaling and developmental pathways in their favor. The biotrophic fungus Ustilago maydis causes galls on all aerial parts of maize. However, the responsible gall‐inducing effectors and corresponding plant signaling pathway(s) remain largely unknown. Using
Mamoona Khan, Nithya Nagarajan, Kathrin Schneewolf, Caroline Marcon, Danning Wang, Frank Hochholdinger, Peng Yu, Armin Djamei   +7 more
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Transcriptomic prey‐capture responses in convergently evolved carnivorous pitcher plants

New Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 5, Page 2559-2573, March 2026.
Summary The Australian pitcher plant Cephalotus and the Asian pitcher plant Nepenthes exhibit striking morphological and functional similarities, serving as compelling examples of convergent evolution. Although trapping pitchers in both lineages represent some of the most elaborate leaf structures in angiosperms, it remains unknown whether their ...
Takanori Wakatake, Kenji Fukushima
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