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Investigating GERMs: how genotype, environment, and rhizosphere microbiome interactions underlie heat response in maize and sorghum

New Phytologist, Volume 251, Issue 4, Page 2152-2167, August 2026.
Three genotypes – a heat‐resistant maize (Zea mays), a heat‐susceptible maize, and a sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) variety – were grown to the V4 stage in growth chambers under optimal conditions or subjected to heat stress. Plants were grown in soil containing a complex microbial community, or in the same soil with a depleted microbiome.
Nate Korth, Isabella Borrero, Katelyn Rumley, Alex L. Woodley, Mallory J. Choudoir, Joseph L. Gage   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vestigial Plastids in Parasitic Plants: Evolutionary Remnants or Adaptive Innovations?

Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 49, Issue 8, Page 5401-5420, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Throughout the evolutionary history of plants, chloroplasts originating from a cyanobacterial endosymbiosis have undergone remarkable adaptation and specialization, giving rise to a multitude of plastid types. The evolution toward parasitism in plants represents a particularly extreme case of such specialization.
Laia Jené, Sergi Munné‐Bosch
wiley   +1 more source

A Meta‐Analysis Reveals That the Protective Role of Silicon in Grasses Against Fungal Pathogens Depends on Infection Mechanism

Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 49, Issue 8, Page 5947-5964, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Pathogen infection drives plant community structure and constrains global agricultural productivity. Silicon (Si) improves resistance to abiotic and herbivory stress, particularly in grasses, but relatively little attention has addressed Si‐mediated resistance to pathogens, nor has it tested how this varies according to the type of plant and ...
Sarah J. Thorne, Julia Cooke, Susan E. Hartley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multilevel genomic constraints shape nuclear tRNA gene organization in plants

The Plant Journal, Volume 127, Issue 3, August 2026.
SUMMARY Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are essential components of the translation machinery. Their abundance and diversity shape decoding capacity as well as the efficiency and accuracy of protein synthesis. Because tRNA abundance is encoded in the genome through tDNA copy number, chromosomal organization, and cis‐regulatory sequences controlling transcription,
Guillaume Hummel, David Pflieger, Valérie Cognat, Laurence Drouard, Alexandre Berr   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nitrogen Fertilization Alleviates Microplastic Effects on Soil Protist Communities and Rape (Brassica napus L.) Growth

Microorganisms
Agricultural plastic mulch enhances crop yields but leads to persistent microplastic contamination in soils. Concurrently, nitrogen (N) fertilization and atmospheric deposition profoundly reshape microbial ecosystems.
Ge Wang, Maolu Wei, Qian Sun, Ting Shen, Miaomiao Xie, Dongyan Liu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Living together: evolutionary and ecological dimensions of protist endosymbiosis. [PDF]

Microlife
Karnkowska A, García-Cunchillos I, Sałek M.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Uncovering the Community Structure and Adaptive Characteristics of Soil Protists Across Natural, Semi-Natural and Highly Degraded Habitats. [PDF]

Environ Microbiol
Feng SW, Wang X, Wen P, Lu JL, Wu ZH, Yi X, Shu WS, Liang JL, Jia P, Li JT.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Competition between commensal protists shapes gut mucosal immunity in mice. [PDF]

mBio
Heredia MY, Kuehnert PA, March K, Knoll LJ, O'Leary CE.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Direction and Progression of Thermal Acclimation Effects on Ciliated Protist Populations Both Depend on Direction of Thermal Change. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Bebout J, Fox JW.
europepmc   +1 more source

Unveiling Protist Composition and Diversity Patterns With eDNA Metabarcoding: Comparing Short- and Long-Read Approaches. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Skouroliakou DI, Dupont DWE, Vandenboer Y, D'Hont S, Sabbe K, Schön I.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source