The cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase MdCKX4 regulates drought tolerance in Malus domestica - Tong Li; Yu-Feng Zhang; Joy Xin-Yue Zhai; Zi-Quan Feng; Shuo Ma; Xin-Yi Li; Huai-Na Gao; Long-Xin Luo; Zhi Li; Qi Zhang; Min-Min Zhou; Ya-Li Zhang; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

Comparative biomechanical and molecular mechanisms shaping erect and prostrate winter growth habits in wheat - Xiaohong Chen; Kangyan Wu; Ruyi Jia; Zhaoyang Wang; Tingshu Lei; Zixiang Wei; Baolin Wu; Chao Zhang; Fengli Sun; Yajun Xi (Plant Science, 2026)

Mirid bug feeding at the early fruit stage primes long-term systemic defenses in guava that suppress tephritid fruit fly colonization during ripening - Kamala Jayanthi Pagadala Damodaram; Sumathi Manoharan; Arul Dhayalan (Plant Science, 2026)

Identification, functional and interaction proteins analysis of BjuBBX25b involved in development regulation and Cd responsiveness in Brassica juncea - Jian Gao; Keran Ren; Yuanman Xu; Chengrun Wu; Qing Wang; Daiyu Huang; Baowen Huang; Jing Zeng (Plant Science, 2026)

Functional interaction between Bacillus velezensis D103 and maize reveals a microbial mechanism for drought stress mitigation via photosynthesis and sugar metabolism - Yating Zhang; Zhenqiang Feng; Yanling Guo; Yingfeng An; Zhiyong Zhang; Xinyue Bi; Bo Zhang; FangFang Yu; Tong Bi; Faryal Babar Baloch; Jianjia Miao; Yunjiao Wang; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

Dynamic switching of phenylpropanoid metabolic flux mediates reversible growth-defense tradeoffs in Salix brachista - Xiu-Xing Zhang; Hao Li; Jing Xue; Yu-Wen Wang; Shi-Yi Wang; Ye-Bo Yang; Bo-Hao Duan; Yue-Xuan Zhang; Meng-Yu Gai; Hai-Ling Yang (Plant Science, 2026)

Current directions in plant nitric oxide research - Zsuzsanna Kolbert; David Wendehenne; Alexandre Boscari (Plant Science, 2026)

CaHAT5, an HD-ZIP transcription factor, positively regulates capsaicinoid biosynthesis during pepper fruit development - Miao Li; Jiaqin Li; Yongqing Bai; Qing Wen; Shiyu Tian; Muhammad Safiullah Virk; Yinghui Hou; Xinzhuan Yao; Yumei He; Litang Lu (Plant Science, 2026)

Molecular basis of delayed leaf senescence induced by short-term treatment with low phosphate in rice - Héctor Martín-Cardoso; Mireia Bundó; Antoni Garcia-Molina; Blanca San Segundo (Plant Science, 2026)

Cotton solanesyl diphosphate synthases GhSPS1/2 catalyzes plastoquinone-9 (PQ-9) biosynthesis associating with photoprotection - Saisai Wang; Xiaoyang Ge; Gege Shi; Jingjing Zhan; Peng Wang; Ye Tang; Wanlong Bai; Jiahe Wu; Ge Zhao (Plant Science, 2026)

Negative regulation of ZmBBX24 gene under combined light and drought stress modulates drought tolerance in Arabidopsis - Xinrui Ma; Zongjie Wang; Siying Luan; Yiyong Ma; Siyan Liu; Jiaqi Feng; Peng Jiao; Shuyan Guan (Plant Science, 2026)

Low-intensity near-infrared light supplementation promotes chloroplast remodelling and biomass in tobacco, whereas far-red light induces shade-type acclimation - Renan Falcioni; Werner Camargos Antunes; Evanilde Benedito; José Alexandre M. Demattê; Marcos Rafael Nanni (Plant Science, 2026)

Unveiling the plant growth-promoting and antifungal potential of Melissa officinalis endophytes: The integrative culture-dependent and metagenomic approaches - Vyacheslav Shurigin; Xiaoxuan Lu; Abdur Rashid Khan; Murad Muhammad; Ibad Ullah; Dilfuza Egamberdieva; Yang Yu; Li Li (Plant Science, 2026)

ClRbx1 as a component of the SCF complex in the regulation of self-incompatibility and salt stress response in ‘Xiangshui’ lemon - Yi Nai; Yuze Li; Yuexing Zhang; Cong Luo; Tian Yang; Moying Lan; Jumei Wei; Mingqing Li; Wenting Wu; Longhui Peng; Guixiang Huang; XinHua He (Plant Science, 2026)

The cysteine protease gene MdCP37 negatively regulates drought tolerance in apple - Wenzhe Zhao; XingYao Gong; Binbin Wen; Surui Xu; Xiude Chen; Wei Xiao; Ling Li (Plant Science, 2026)

DcGATA20, a member of the GATA family, plays a positive role in carrot chlorophyll biosynthesis - Shan-Shan Tan; Ao-Qi Duan; Yuan-Jie Deng; Jia-Qi Zhang; Zheng-Tai Liu; Zhi-Sheng Xu; Ai-Sheng Xiong (Plant Science, 2026)

Homozygous IbGBSS1 knockouts in hexaploid sweet potato enable amylose-free starch without a yield trade-off - Haozhen Nie; Zhenying Zheng; Weijuan Fan; Mengxiao Yan; Wen Shao; Yinghui Meng; Dong An; Shanshan Zhao; Ling Yuan; Jun Yang; Hongxia Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

Flavonoid and isoflavonoid biosynthetic gene expression is affected by MYB36 transcription factor deficiency in Lotus japonicus - María Dolores Monje-Rueda; Peter Pal Ove-Balang; Sonia Morales-Escribano; Antonio J. Márquez; Margarita García-Calderón; Marco Betti (Plant Science, 2026)

BR signaling mitigates Cu toxicity in rice by integrating ROS homeostasis with copper translocation - Huaying Du; Lulu Sun; Quanlei Shentu; Jinglin Pan; Jing Bi; Zishen Liao; Xianhui Lin; Dongmei Chen; Rensen Zeng; Yuanyuan Song (Plant Science, 2026)

Inhibition or interference? Revisiting allelopathy through the effects of Triadica sebifera on Chrysanthemum seticuspe as a model system - ZePeng Sheng; Lydia Ratna Bunthara; Hirotsuna Yamada; Miho Nakahara-Tsubota; Tatsuo Nehira; Jun Wasaki; Hiromi Tsubota (Plant Science, 2026)

Commentary: Do plants perceive sound? A mechanistic perspective on sound-induced plant responses - Ramasubramanian Sabarivasan; R. Jeevanraj; Kandasamy Adhisankaran; P. Manjunath (Plant Science, 2026)

NtMBD1 regulates shoot branching regulation and evolutionary differentiation in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) - Qi Wu; Lixianqiu Wang; Ruiqi Ma; Huan Chen; Meng Chen; Jing Lv; Bo Lei; Changbo Dai; Yuhe Sun; Xinru Wu (Plant Science, 2026)

ZmWRKY74 participates in maize drought stress response through regulating antioxidant enzyme activity and proline accumulation - Zhongxian Ma; Xueshi Zhang; Dongxu Zhao; Haidong Yan; Xueru Zhu; Xiu Fang; Qing Ma; Ronghao Cai (Plant Science, 2026)

Identification of a novel gene GmCESA7 encoding cellulose synthase controlling plant height in soybean - Xihuan Li; Miaomiao Zhou; Yawen Xiong; Qingyao Wang; Shiyu Wang; Qiong Wang; Wei Zhang; Xiaoqing Liu; Hongmei Zhang; Huatao Chen; Chengfu Su (Plant Science, 2026)

Co-planting of trees and shrubs synergistically enhances phytoremediation and tolerance to Pb and Cd through complementary metabolic responses - Yaoyao Zhang; Jian Zhou; Caili Ma; Pai Sun; Chaoran Liu; Xiangyi Feng; Xiaoyun Niu; Dazhuang Huang (Plant Science, 2026)

GhTUA2 promote roots elongation through regulating cell wall synthesis in cotton - Lizhi Wang; Zailong Tian; Guoyong Fu; Abduvasikov Abduaziz; Daowu Hu; Haobo Zhang; Guangyan Wang; Lu Liu; Hongge Li; Shoupu He; Xiongming Du; Fazliddin Bahromovich Namozov; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

ZmCIPK14 acts as a positive regulator of the response of Arabidopsis to low-temperature stress - Meiyi Liu; Xingshuai Zhang; Yang Zhao; Siqi Liu; Xiaohui Guo; Peng Jiao; Siyan Liu; Shuyan Guan; Yiyong Ma (Plant Science, 2026)

Overexpression of LpNAC14 from Lilium pumilum enhances salt and drought tolerance in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum - Haitao Che; Shaoying Sun; Kyongsok So; Hongying Zhang; Yuxin Zhu; Yanni Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

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Establishment of a high-efficiency transient expression system for subcellular localization studies in plants based on vacuum-assisted Agrobacterium infiltration - Hu-Jiao Lan; Yi-Ning Ke; Tian-Yao Liu; Xiao-Han Ma; Jian-Zhong Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide identification of MATE gene family in potato and functional characterization of StMATE1/4/98 in response to aluminum stress - Junjun Huang; Guanzhuo Wang; Chang Yuan; Xin Chen; Juanjuan Yu; Huiling Gong; Huahua Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

Mineral nutrient acquisition under stress: Sensing, signaling, and transportation - Durgesh Kumar Tripathi; Pooja Sharma; Rivka Elbaum; Henry T. Nguyen; Rupesh Deshmukh (Plant Science, 2026)

Metabolomic analysis and functional validation of coumarin metabolites in Chinese cabbage’s defense responses against Alternaria brassicae - Qi Zeng; Chunting Liu; Huishen Wang; Jingwen Jia; Xuemei Yan; Xifan Liu; Yuxuan Qiu; Xiaowu Wang; Baohua Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Ectopic overexpression of auxin efflux carrier PIN3 in Arabidopsis seed coat produces larger seeds - Chao Tan; Huabin Liu; Wenhui Wang; Shuzhen Men (Plant Science, 2026)

How water-saving irrigation enhances woody fruit quality via metabolic regulation - Yu Chen; Hui Geng; Yu-Chen Song; Dallin B. Kohler; Debatosh Das; Jian-Hua Zhang; Mo-Xian Chen; Fu-Yuan Zhu; Tao Song (Plant Science, 2026)

A biostimulant derived from Opuntia ficus-indica residue valorisation modulates tomato ripening and quality under contrasting water regimes - Tania Mesa; Sabina Villadangos; Leire Boyano-Casimiro; Sergi Munné-Bosch (Plant Science, 2026)

Systematic characterization of FBP gene family in Saccharum reveals ScFBP3 as a key regulator of sucrose-mediated plant branching - Huiwen Zhou; Hanmin Luo; Minyi Wei; Ting Luo; Faqian Xiong; Ming Li; Lihang Qiu; Haifeng Yan (Plant Science, 2026)

Effects of loss of CO2-Responsive CCT Protein interaction with 14–3-3 proteins and its ectopic expression on starch synthesis in rice - Fumihiro Miyagawa; Mai Tohbe; Takumi Tomioka; Toshiki Kanemoto; Daisuke Sasayama; Tomoko Hatanaka; Tetsushi Azuma; Ryutaro Morita; Hiroshi Fukayama (Plant Science, 2026)

VdbHLH60-VdMYB55-VdF3'5'H module positively regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis in rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) fruits - Lin Deng; Luonan Shen; Kui Zhou; Chunqiong Shang; Sulin Wen; Yi Min; Yuxin Leng; Xiaopeng Wen (Plant Science, 2026)

Uncovering the auxin regulatory mechanism underlying the development of single-leaf buds in Cremastra appendiculata via integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses - Shan Yu; Zhihao Tang; Qi Zhou; Jie Zou; Ying Zhou; Jiehong Zhao; Xiang Lv (Plant Science, 2026)

Pear PbrPRKs regulate pollen tube growth via modulation of apical actin and reactive oxygen species homeostasis - Lan Xu; Yuzhen Qian; Yusheng Xu; Haoran Wu; Juan Ma; Jitao Ge; Yuqian Wang; Kaijing Zhang; Yihu Sui; Xueping Zhang; Jingjing Qian; Shuangshuang Jia; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

The PpERF3 promotes ethylene-induced anthocyanin biosynthesis in peach - Qingbing You; Jiaqi Mu; Qing Wang; Tingting Xiao; Mingming Chang; Yueping Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Mutation in BrCLF resulted in leaf curling phenotype in Chinese cabbage - Yuanzhi Bai; Hongsheng Du; Guoliang Yang; Yutong Yin; Zhiyong Liu; Hui Feng (Plant Science, 2026)

Integrated physiological and transcriptomic analysis reveals key genes and modules in Taraxacum mongolicum (Dianhongpu 232–2) under waterlogging stress - Zeyi Zhou; Yiguo Li; Mingzhu Chen; Jie Li; Hui Huang; Hongjuan Nian; Huini Xu; Xing Zhao; Kunzhi Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Manipulating phloem iron transport using the phloem-specific promoter OsSUT1 enhances grain iron accumulation in rice - Yan Lin; Yan Zhu; Haohao Hu; Bingjie Liu; Yuxiang Hu; Yanfeng Ding; Lin Chen (Plant Science, 2026)

Gas5A, a putative glucanosyltransferase from Botrytis, functions as cell death inducing protein in plants - Tobias Müller; Ida Faust; Gabriela Salinas; Charlene Chaudy; Marat Magomedov; Matthias Hahn; David Scheuring (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide analyses of SNF2 chromatin remodeling complexes reveal their involvement in regulating fruit ripening in "Fenjiao" banana (Musa ABB group, cv Pisang Awak) - Meiying Li; Zhengnan Xie; Kaisen Huo; Liming Zeng; Yishan Liu; Shilong Zhao; Zhongxin Jin; Jinghao Yang; Licheng Ren; Wei Hu (Plant Science, 2026)

Breaking the bloom: Exploring the genetic pathways in crop plants from primordia formation to seed development - Saba Bashir; Ali Raza; Muhammad Abdullah Bashir; Pengfei Jiang; Muhammad Ahmad Hassan (Plant Science, 2026)

Nitric oxide and phytohormones molecular crosstalk regulating fruit quality and postharvest management - Emad H. Khedr; Maryam M. Alomran (Plant Science, 2026)

PabIAA33-PabARF16 module regulates PabWOX13 expression to promote adventitious root formation in poplar cuttings - Yue Yu; Kanglei Li; Fuchun Li; Song Chen; Hanxi Li; Boyu Tian; Wenxuan Liu; Xingguo Lan; Su Chen (Plant Science, 2026)

Drought-induced root architectural responses in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.): Genotype-specific mechanisms revealed by dynamic transcriptomics - XinXin Gao; Tianqi Xia; Shuang Ma; Xiliang Song; Xuebo Zheng (Plant Science, 2026)

Arabidopsis MPK2 negatively regulates drought tolerance by balancing growth and stress responses - Yuzhen Li; Yi Feng; Na Li; Jisheng Li; Heng Zhou; Linfei Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Molecular mechanisms controlling kernel development in maize - Lingzhi Meng; Fuqiu Wang; Xiaozhen Hu; Zihao Luan; Yong Song; Xiangnan Li; Shuai Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

miR395m/n negatively regulate resistance to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in Malus domestica - Baodong Zhang; Jinqi Tang; Jialin Cong; Qiulei Zhang; Zongshan Zhou (Plant Science, 2026)

Signal and Supply: Phytohormonal networks regulating source sink dynamics and assimilate partitioning - Dharani Jegatheeswaran; Rajamanickam Chinnapalani; Saraswathy Sethurathinam; K. Venkatesan; Vijayasamundeeswari Ayyathurai; Anitha Thiyagarajan; Manjusha Rajan; Vignesh Manoharan (Plant Science, 2026)

Streptomyces spp. alleviates drought stress and reduces yield losses by enhancing root development, net photosynthesis, and water-use efficiency in soybean plants. - Rodrigo A. Maldonado; Julieta S. Bianchi; María Amalia Chiesa; Eduardo Rodríguez (Plant Science, 2026)

Modulation of nitric oxide mediated by phytoglobin1 plays a role in salinity tolerance via reduced nitro-oxidative stress in Arabidopsis - Jagannath Swain; Priyanka Babuta; Sonika Pandey; Sanjib Bal Samant; Reena Yadav; Manbir; Kim H. Hebelstrup; Abir U. Igamberdiev; Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek; Ashwani Pareek; Kapuganti Jagadis Gupta (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide analysis of the CHIA gene family and functional characterization of ScCHIA1 under cold and osmotic stress in jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) - Xue Zhu; Ming Zhu; Luping Li; Ronghao Xia; Huini Xu; Fei Gao; Lamei Zheng (Plant Science, 2026)

Identification of the SlRCC1 gene family and characterization of SlRCC1-13 in cold stress response in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) - Huixin Zhang; Xueyao Zeng; Yixiao Bai; Yuxin Liu; Rui LV; Fulei Mo; Mingfang Feng; Shusen Liu; Xiuling Chen; Aoxue Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

SnRK1 subcellular localization is linked to TOR signaling, chloroplast function, and salt stress tolerance in mature Arabidopsis leaves - Ana Paula Lando; Paula C. Maritano; Giuliano Barbieri; Danilo Daloso; Giselle M.A. Martínez-Noël; Marianela S. Rodriguez (Plant Science, 2026)

Comprehensive whole-genome analysis of the HD-Zip gene family in Rubus chingii and its functional characterization in prickle development - Yujie Shi; Mingkai Shen; Lijuan Wei; Yunzou Lan; Jian Sun; Jingyong Jiang; Zhen Chen; Wei Zeng (Plant Science, 2026)

Identification and functional characterization of wheat calmodulin-like proteins reveals the role of TaCML22 and TaCML40 in defense response against Fusarium graminearum infection - Daniel Bimpong; Ye Dong; Zhaolan Ma; Peter Mensah; Mawuli Korsi Amenyogbe; Yan Li; Tayachew Admas Abeje; Emily Nyangoma; Sunita Etta Ombu; Nnaemeka Emmanuel Okpala; Dongfang Ma; Zhengwu Fang (Plant Science, 2026)

Loss of CmMAIL2 compromises chloroplast function but permits developmental progression in melon - Liting Fu; Kexin Chen; Dongyang Dai; Kaihong Hu; Yuxuan Ma; Dandan Li; Yupeng Pan; Hanqiang Liu; Yunyan Sheng (Plant Science, 2026)

Co-expression gene network analysis identifies key regulators of root development in contrasting gamma radiation-induced sugarcane mutants - R. Rasitha; P. Negi; C. Appunu; G. Ariharasutharsan; P. Vinoth; A. Malarvizhi; P. Senthilrajan; K. Mohanraj; D. Neelamathi; C. Jayabose; R. Sudhagar; M. Sujaritha; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

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Genome-wide identification of the autophagy-related gene family in kiwifruit and functional characterization of AcATG4a in thermotolerance - Wenxin Chen; Wangxiang Shi; Xiaomeng Huang; Wenkang Chen; Yunyun Chen; Hao Zhang; Weiwei Zheng; Kai Xu; Xuepeng Sun; Liuqing Huo (Plant Science, 2026)

Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis revealed that BrSPDS-1 enhances the heat tolerance of Chinese cabbage - Wei Wang; Gaoyang Qu; Yunshuo Zhang; Shuai Ji; Yue Gao; Zhiyong Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Corrigendum to “Identification of a high-regeneration Malus robusta Rehd. genotype and establishment of an efficient transformation system” [Plant Sci. 367 (2026) 113110] - Manyu Zhang; Qi Pan; Qiushi Liu; Jingxian Jin; Yiting Xing; Qilu Chen; Jincheng Lan; Wei Li; Tianzhong Li; Shengnan Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

RNA-based regulation beyond microRNAs: Emerging layers of post-transcriptional control in plants - Bhagyashri Rathod; Sachin Puri (Plant Science, 2026)

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis establishes a 14‐3‐3‐centric regulatory hub for integrative drought adaptation in trifoliate orange - Feng-Ling Zheng; Jing-Ling Shi; Zhen Liu; Ying-Ning Zou; Abeer Hashem; Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah; Qiang-Sheng Wu (Plant Science, 2026)

The ZxCNIH4-ZxHKT1;1 module responding to external NaCl orchestrates Na+ partitioning in a xerophyte - Jie Huang; Pei-Qin Li; Tian-Qiong Wang; Wan-Peng Bai; Hu-Jun Li; Jin Ke; Yuan-Zhou Pan; Suo-Min Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide analysis of the papaya bZIP gene family identifies CpbZIP52 as a key regulator of fruit postharvest ripening - Meiling Ding; Shanni Cao; Meng Zeng; Min Zhang; Hongya Tang; Xiaochun Chen; Xianqi Fu; Sicheng Bai; Min Yang; Kaidong Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide identification of APX gene family in peach and functional characterization of PpAPX1 in salt tolerance - Xiaojin Hou; Meng Zhang; Jinyuan Sun; Can Liu; Baoquan Wang; Keshuai Liu; Tiyu Ding (Plant Science, 2026)

A grafting-rescued albino mutant reveals the essential function of CspTAC12 in cucumber chloroplast biogenesis - Yuqing Zhou; Haoran Tian; Senyang Yao; Binjie Zhu; Yachen Xiang; Linglong Fu; Xiaoxue Wang; Yunzhao Zhou; Hanqiang Liu; Yupeng Pan (Plant Science, 2026)

Arbuscular mycorrhizal consortium alleviates chromium(VI) stress and enhances seed phytochemicals in Psoralea corylifolia L. - Noor Alam Chowdhary; L.S. Songachan (Plant Science, 2026)

Functional characterization of the KTI protein family and the role of PsnKTI21 from Populus simonii × P. nigra in defense against Hyphantria cunea - Jiahui Jiang; Zhanling Sun; Gaofeng Fan; Yingying Yu; Boru Zhou; Tingbo Jiang (Plant Science, 2026)

Introducing furanocoumarin biosynthetic genes in tomato results in coumarins accumulation and impacts growth - Alexandre Bouillé; Cloé Villard; Gianni Galati; Marwa Roumani; Aude Fauvet; Jérémy Grosjean; Lennart Hoengenaert; Wout Boerjan; John Ralph; Frédérique Hilliou; Christophe Robin; Alain Hehn; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

Physiological limits and adaptive responses of the Wetland species Acorus calamus (L.) to gradient drought stress: Insights from photosystem II dynamics and oxidative damage - Pallavi Nautiyal; Athira Raveendran; Vijay Laxmi Trivedi; Arvind Singh Farswan; M.C. Nautiyal (Plant Science, 2026)

Multi-omics reveals RpMYB113-regulated specific anthocyanin accumulation in petal spots of Rosa persica - Keying Xiong; Lv Jiang; Huitang Pan; Qixiang Zhang; Le Luo; Chao Yu (Plant Science, 2026)

Identification of a high-regeneration Malus robusta Rehd. genotype and establishment of an efficient transformation system - Manyu Zhang; Qi Pan; Qiushi Liu; Jingxian Jin; Yiting Xing; Qilu Chen; Jincheng Lan; Wei Li; Tianzhong Li; Shengnan Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

BLISTER functions as a negative regulator of immune responses to Pst DC3000 by manipulating SA-mediate signal pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana - Shu Wang; Xin Xin; Tingting Zhai; Weihao Peng; Yibo Liu; Xiang Li; Jiedao Zhang; Shuxin Zhang; Wei Yang (Plant Science, 2026)

VviAHA10, a tonoplast P3A-type ATPase from Vitis vinifera, reveals a functional link between vacuolar flavonoid accumulation and abiotic stress responses - José Madrid-Espinoza; Ricardo Pérez-Díaz; Damián Cifuentes; Maybeling Junco; Fabián Soto; Lorena Norambuena; Simón Ruiz-Lara (Plant Science, 2026)

Demethylation and depolymerization of pectin polysaccharides during ripening of Goji berry: Pectin methylesterase and Pectin methylesterase inhibitors as the main regulators of fruit texture characteristics - Jiayi Ma; Xiazhi Sun; Hua Hui; Yao Zhang; Xuemei Meng; Yanli Fan; Dunhua Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Inter-plant communication in broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) through root colonization with the endophytic fungus Trichoderma hamatum: New findings in a “wired communication” - Jorge Poveda; Shiying Qu; Pablo Velasco (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide insights into the regulatory networks of ZmHsf28 in salt and drought stress - Lijun Liu; Xia Zheng; Xiaoyu Sha; Shuaibing Tian; Ziyi Luo; Yuhan Zhang; Guocheng Wei; Yuxin Li; Jingye Fu; Qiang Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

Phytohormone-microbial nexus targeting-next-generation strategy for fruit growth and postharvest resilience - Sudhir Kumar Upadhyay (Plant Science, 2026)

Age-dependent MADS-box factors recruit PtTFL2 to orchestrate dormancy depth in Pinus tabuliformis - Kai Qu; Guobin Liu; Qijing Xia; Ting Liao; Liqin Guo; Yanan Zhang; Yousry A. El-Kassaby; Wei Li (Plant Science, 2026)

PpZAT10 inhibits PpTST1 expression to regulate sugar accumulation in peach (Prunus persica) fruit - Qinqi Liu; Beibei Feng; Liuqing Han; Dongsheng Wang; Kexin Liu; Xiaobei Wang; Nan Hou; Lei Wang; Xianbo Zheng; Xiaodong Lian; Jun Cheng; Wei Wang; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

Phytochrome-dependent photosynthetic and antioxidant responses of tomato under shaded conditions induced by red/far-red light ratios - Pavel Pashkovskiy; Alexandra Khudyakova; Aleksandr Ashikhmin; Andrej Frolov; Mikhail Vereshchagin; Aditi Basnet; Anna Abramova; Aleksandr Starodubov; Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev; Anatoly Kosobryukhov; Vladimir Kreslavski (Plant Science, 2026)

Disruption of pseudouridine kinase OsPUKI impairs grain yield and quality in rice - Ni Peng; Ya Xu; Ziyi Gong; Yi Bao; Ziqiang Tan; Rongxing Yang; Shaobo Li; Xin Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

The OsMYB60–OsGL1-11 module regulates drought tolerance in rice - Ru Li; Jinliang Sun; Fuping Chen; Xuemei Qin; Tianmin Ouyang; Weijian Cen; Jijing Luo (Plant Science, 2026)

A genome-wide study of the AP2/ERF gene family in mangrove Avicennia marina reveals the role of AmERF1 in salt tolerance through mediating proline biosynthesis and H₂O₂ homeostasis - Jiakun Liu; Hanchen Tang; Ling Sun; Jicheng Wang; Hezi Huang; Lihan Zhuang; Zhaoyu Guo; Xingyue Hong; Yupeng Zhang; Hai-Lei Zheng (Plant Science, 2026)

McMYB52 drives tepal coloration via activating anthocyanin and lignin biosynthesis in Michelia crassipes - Qiuxiu Yu; Wen Xing; Caixian Liu; Xiaoling Jin; Qiuliu Yu (Plant Science, 2026)

GhTrxh2 enhances plant tolerance to drought stress by maintaining ROS homeostasis - Pei Zhao; Yuewei Xu; Yunlei Zhao; Wei Chen; Xiaohui Sang; Hongmei Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

The improved auxin signalling via entire mutation enhances aluminium tolerance in tomato - Regiane K.G. Silva; João Antonio Siqueira; Willian Batista-Silva; Marcelle Ferreira Silva; Thiago Wakin; Jonas Rafael Vargas; Gabriel Vilela; Robson Ribeiro; Domingos F.M. Neto; Aristea A. Azevedo; Cleberson Ribeiro; Alisdair R. Fernie; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

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Endosperm-specific overexpression of Opaque2 improves maize kernel texture - Zan Wu; Tao Yang (Plant Science, 2026)

Fine mapping of the qSCT12 locus conferring seedling cold tolerance in Oryza nivara - Yanju Zhu; Qile Sun; Shanshan Wang; Fengxia Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Integrating SEM-based phenotyping with GWAS reveals the genetic architecture of rice straw secondary cell wall and internode cell features - Mahta Mohamadiaza; Naser Farrokhi; Asadollah Ahmadikhah; Pär K. Ingvarsson; Mehdi Jahanfar (Plant Science, 2026)

MaMYB102 enhances salt tolerance in banana (Musa acuminata) by activating MaBADH-mediated glycine betaine biosynthesis - Jiaxuan Yu; Jing He; Bowei Zhu; Muhammad Moaaz Ali; Juhua Liu; Xinguo Li (Plant Science, 2026)

RlTTG1 isolated from Rosa laevigata Michx. regulates trichome development and stress response in transgenic Arabidopsis - Sinian Wu; Lisha Song; Yixi Chen; Cong Luo; Lingyun Wan; Guojian Liao; Wenjing Liang; Shugen Wei; Cuihong Yang; Yujian Huang; Ying Wei; Shixin Feng; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

The transcription factor WRKY25 promotes seed dormancy and mediates abscisic acid signaling in Arabidopsis - Qiugui You; Wanqin Chen; Jinjing Pan; Diqiu Yu (Plant Science, 2026)

Functional analysis of FveBZR1-2 reveals a potential auxin–BR regulatory module in early receptacle elongation of strawberry - Tingting Han; Yongqi Zhang; Yajun Tang; Xiaodan Zhao; Guoming Wang; Junhui Zhou (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide study of the R2R3-MYB gene family and analysis of NoMYB90 promoting anthocyanin biosynthesis in watercress (Nasturtium officinale R.Br.) - Suchong Deng; Qiang Ding; Xilin Hou (Plant Science, 2026)

Overexpression of PbWRKY66 negatively regulate phosphate uptake and root-to-shoot distribution in Arabidopsis - Mengdan Li; Wenyu Sun; Mengjie Wu; Fangyan Li; Zhen Cao; Nian Liu; Longjun Cheng (Plant Science, 2026)

Functional analysis of barley HvRTH3 reveals its role in root hair patterning with no detectable impact on drought response - Beata Chmielewska; Marek Marzec; Iwona Szarejko; Agata Daszkowska-Golec (Plant Science, 2026)

Overexpression of the Mentha canadensis McTTG2 gene positively regulates trichome development and proanthocyanidins biosynthesis in transgenic Arabidopsis - Yang Bai; Yichuan Xu; Xiwu Qi; Li Li; Xu Yu; Hailing Fang; Dongmei Liu; Fei Chen; Chengyuan Liang (Plant Science, 2026)

Integrative analysis of physiology, transcriptomics, and metabolomics unveils mechanisms in soybean (Glycine max (Linn.) Merr) response to alkaline stress - Qian Li; Bo Chen; Ziyu Yang; ChenJing Li; Qing Jing; Qinghong Lu; Rui Ni; Pengzhi Mao; Li Zhang; Xinyong Guo (Plant Science, 2026)

Fvchli deficiency impairs ABA-mediated stomatal closure and enhances susceptibility to Xanthomonas fragariae in strawberry - Jingnan Luo; Jiangsong Jin; Yangyang Ma; Yanwen Jiang; Fengxue Zhu; Lanyan Zhang; Yingqiang Wen; Jiayue Feng (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide characterization and functional analysis of ScALDH genes reveals their contribution to growth maintenance and drought tolerance in plants - Haojie Fan; Aerguli Jiamahate; Jianwei Zhang; Honglan Yang; Tohir A. Bozorov; Xiaoshuan Li; Xiujin Liu; Jinbiao Ma; Jianbo Zhu; Daoyuan Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

Relationship between DNA methylation and ethylene in plants: A review - Xinmeng Geng; Zesheng Liu; Caiting An; Min Cao; Qi Wang; Mengkun Liu; Qianbing Li; Chunlei Wang; Linli Hu (Plant Science, 2026)

Long Hypocotyl 1 mediates nitrogen regulation of flowering time and nitrogen use efficiency - Xingliang Duan; Guanjie Wang; Qinglin Song; Jiale Liu; Huilin Ding; Jing Che; Wei Xuan (Plant Science, 2026)

SmNAC68 transcription factor negatively regulate tanshinone biosynthesis under low-temperature conditions in Salvia miltiorrhiza - Gaoyang Qu; Ruibo Shen; Mingwan Sun; Di Zhao; Wei Wang; Shixiang Wei; Biao Wang; Hongbo Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Seed priming with silicon nanoparticles and nitric oxide optimizes barley growth in zinc-deficient condition: A crucial role of optimum level of endogenous nitric oxide - Nidhi Kandhol; Sangeeta Pandey; Santosh Kumar; Shivesh Sharma; Samiksha Singh; Prasanta K. Dash; Durgesh Kumar Tripathi (Plant Science, 2026)

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Functional analysis of TRY from Rosa roxburghii (RrTRY) involved in prickle development and response to cytokinin - Wentao Ma; Min Wang; Mingcao Wang; Zaoxin Wu; Xiaoying Zhang; Min Lu; Huaming An (Plant Science, 2026)

Vernalization responses in Brassica: An insight into key regulatory genes, long non-coding RNAs, associated co-regulatory networks, and their epigenetics - Aftab Ahmad; Afrasyab Khan; Muhammad Ahmad Hassan; Javed Iqbal; Na Liao; Zainab Ghazala; Wenjie Wang; Lingyun Yuan; Chenggang Wang; Guohu Chen (Plant Science, 2026)

GmMYB84, a transcription factor, confers cadmium tolerance in soybean via regulation of the phenylpropanoid pathway - Zehua Gong; Jinni Zhao; Jing Xu; Zhichao Zhai; Yuzheng Zong; Dongsheng Zhang; Xinrui Shi; Xingyu Hao; Ping Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Genetic transformation of rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants with the Hsp101 genomic fragment containing the coding sequence and its natural, heat-inducible promoter produced transgenics with enhanced heat tolerance - Lisha Khungar; Gayatri Tripathi; Mohit Kumar Swarnkar; Tanya Biswas; Kumar Paritosh; Anil Grover (Plant Science, 2026)

Overexpression of human heme oxygenase-1 confers hypersensitivity to oxyfluorfen-induced photodynamic stress in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.) - Dong-Gi Lee; Lien Hong Tran; So-Jin Kim; Hyoung Yool Lee; Kee-Beom Kim; Sunyo Jung (Plant Science, 2026)

Preserving the functional integrity of BiP1 is essential for rice storage protein export from the endoplasmic reticulum - Wenkun Yang; Tian Pan; Fan Wang; Yun Zhu; Kunneng Zhou; Binglei Zhang; Gexing Wan; Yu Chen; Yu Zhang; Xiejun Sun; Cailin Lei; Jie Wang; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

CaBBX16 responds to light irradiation and regulates the biosynthesis of anthocyanins in pepper leaves - Chenwei Lin; Tongyao Lou; Guangbo Liang; Xiaowei Ma; Biao Zhu (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide characterization of the TCP gene family in red clover (Trifolium pratense) and functional analysis of TpTCP18 in branching regulation - Dandan Su; Wenhua Du (Plant Science, 2026)

Key metabolic and proteolytic pathways contributing to cadmium tolerance in soybean - Shahid Ali; Hao Yun Liang; Muhammad Ali Shah; Haseeb Ahmad; Yu Xin Chi; Kashif Khan; Xun Bo Zhou (Plant Science, 2026)

Combining transcriptomics and Genome-wide identification to characterize the SlACS gene family and uncover the drought tolerance role of SlACS29 in tomato - Tingting Gu; Ruihua Gao; Yuetong Wang; Meiliang Wang; Qingqing Sun; Shengsi Li; Zongchen Hu; Aoxue Wang; Youwen Qiu (Plant Science, 2026)

Root hairs at the frontline: Tiny architects of adaptive responses to salinity stress - Purushottam; Nidhi Verma; Ratna Dubey; Madhulika Singh (Plant Science, 2026)

StMYB3 controls anthocyanin biosynthesis in potato via its dual regulatory role on StAN2 - Shuwen Wang; Yalan Ye; Xurui Yang; Fanbin Nie; Jianke Dong; Jianhua Zhou; Xijuan Zhao; Botao Song; Huiling Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

A single nucleotide deletion in CsSCP4 disrupts brassinosteroid biosynthesis and confers a super compact phenotype in cucumber - Qiming Hu; Hamza Sohail; Yuanyuan Bian; BingKun Yang; Xiaodong Yang; Xuehao Chen; Xiaohua Qi; Xuewen Xu (Plant Science, 2026)

TgARAD1 regulated by TgERF8 enhances the tolerance of Torreya grandis to drought stress - Ruoman Wang; Tongtong Wang; Ya Liu; Jin Su; Hangbiao Jin; Jiasheng Wu; Jingwei Yan (Plant Science, 2026)

VvTPS14 is a linalool synthase activated by VvbZIP3 and repressed by VvMADS4 - Ziye Nie; Xiaochen Wang; Xianju Liu; Yi Wang; Tingting Zhang; Zhenchang Liang; Peige Fan (Plant Science, 2026)

Metabolomics-guided engineering of drought-resilient crops: Integrating multi-omics and AI for climate-smart agriculture - Cengiz Kaya (Plant Science, 2026)

Integrated QTL mapping and functional analysis reveal GmDWF4.2 as a key regulator of soybean plant height - Lijuan Ai; Qiang Chen; Yuxin Liu; Cunyi Sun; Xiaolei Shi; Chunjiang Zhou; Sujuan Cui; Hongtao Zhao; Long Yan; Chunyan Yang (Plant Science, 2026)

JsMYB170 modulates flavonols biosynthesis through facilitation of JsFLS1/5 expression in pellicle of Juglans sigillata Dode - Tiantian Fei; Chunxiang Li; Na Wang; Wen’e Zhang; Xuejun Pan (Plant Science, 2026)

Mechanisms of Trichoderma-induced plant immunity: An RNA-epigenetic perspective - Yifan Dong; Golam Jalal Ahammed (Plant Science, 2026)

Glucose mitigates spatial heterogeneous cold damage in wheat via enhanced carbohydrate allocation to spike - Bing Dai; Pedro García-Caparros; Fasih Ullah Haider; Yan Liu; Jingying Wang; Xiaoyi Tan; Peng Zhang; Xiangnan Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Field-deployable CRISPR-cas variants for rapid on-site detection of plant pathogens - Himanshu Saini; Jyoti Yadav; Sharad Pandey; Anand Kumar; Deepak Nanda; Sharad Sachan; Jeevan Jyoti Kaushik (Plant Science, 2026)

Multiple-layered fine-tuning of flowering locus C --- Flowering control and beyond - Wenfeng Huang; Yujian Mo; Xiaolin Liang; Shusong He; Xingyu Jiang; Yu Ling (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide identification of the HD-Zip gene family and functional study of AsHD-Zip49 under drought stress in oat (Avena sativa L.) - Yilin Cui; Zhichao Ma; Yutao Tong; Jinglong Zhang; Cai Gao; Xiang Ma; Yang Zhou; Shudi Huang; Peizhi Yang; Zhongxing Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Transcriptome profiling of AP2/ERF family members and functional characterization of CaAP2/ERF99 in pepper defense against Phytophthora capsici - Jie Wang; Muhammad Azeem; Yawei Li; Beibei Gong; Xueqi Li; Li Liu; Guangqiang Wu; Moli Chu; Wei Cheng (Plant Science, 2026)

SsWOX13, a novel sugarcane WOX transcription factor, confers disease resistance via HR-mediated programmed cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana: Insights from a genome-wide survey - Farhan Goher; Faiza Shafique Khan; Shuo-Hang Zhang; Shengren Sun; Wei Zhang; Yinjie Cheng; Qinnan Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

C2H2-type zinc finger proteins: Contributing regulators of plant tolerance to abiotic stress - Ying Qu; Yunxuan Feng; Pengguo Xia (Plant Science, 2026)

A positive feedback loop between the lncRNA TaHTMAR and TaHGSNAT is essential for thermo-sensitive male fertility in wheat - Xiaoran Gao; Qiang Geng; Xin Che; Fuqiang Niu; Jinke Liu; Lingling Hu; Xiaoxia Wang; Xiyue Song; Lingli Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

An AT-hook motif nuclear protein AHL13 interacts with Poly(ADP-ribose) to regulate Arabidopsis immunity - Jia Liu; Zhuo Chen; Ling Sun; Tingyan Huang; Yu Chen; Xiaohui Li; Hu Liu; Xinyi Huang; Yan Peng; Baomin Feng (Plant Science, 2026)

Jasmonic acid affects epidermal cell fate determination via influencing cell cycle related gene expression in mangrove Avicennia marina - Xingyue Hong; Hanchen Tang; Hezi Huang; Mingyue Wei; Mengqi Wu; Zhaoyu Guo; Jiakun Liu; Lihan Zhuang; Ling Sun; Jicheng Wang; Hanxin Zheng; Hai-Lei Zheng (Plant Science, 2026)

Exogenous plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria boosting photosynthetic efficiency via thylakoid lipid restructuring in potato under low-potassium conditions - Xin Zhou; Xin Cheng; Baoyu Fu; Meiling Li; Chao Luo; Haoyang Gong; Hongkun Yang; Jingye Fu; Chengcheng Cai; Kaiqin Zhang; Shunlin Zheng (Plant Science, 2026)

Optimizing the rhizosphere to enhance photosynthesis and functional traits of Cyperus esculentus in saline-alkali soils: A comparison between biochemical amendments and salt-tolerant plant intercropping - Xin Shen; Weiyi Zhou; Xiangyi Li; Yalan Liu; Bixia Nie (Plant Science, 2026)

Polyploidization disrupts drought response and epigenetic patterns in the desert wild potato species Solanum kurtzianum - Damián N. Jerez; Carina V. González; Perla C. Kozub; Verónica N. Ibañez; Federico Berli; Ricardo W. Masuelli; Carlos F. Marfil (Plant Science, 2026)

Construction of Kongyu 131 mutant library provides genetic resources for rice functional genomics and germplasm improvement - Tingting Xu; Qun Yang; Ran Li; Jianping Wang; Zhishan Luo; Daoyong Gong; Leihao Weng; Xiaoshan Huang; Debao Fu; Jing Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Transcriptomic analysis identifies VvMYB90 and VvNAC92 as key regulators mediating anthocyanin biosynthesis and fruit color differentiation in three grape cultivars - Han Lin; Kaili Mao; Shilong Chai; Jiangmin Lan; Hongbo Xiao; Zhixiong Guo; Tengfei Pan; Wenqin She (Plant Science, 2026)

Seed treatment technologies: Effects on physical, functional, and physiological seed quality - Venicius Urbano Vilela Reis; Everson Reis Carvalho; Imtiyaz Khanday (Plant Science, 2026)

A BAHD acyltransferase of cotton affects plant drought tolerance and yield by regulating cuticle formation and cuticle permeability - Xiaoxia Shangguan; Hongru Liu; Hongli Li; Huanyang Zhang; Jing Li; Zhiwen Chen (Plant Science, 2026)

BpbZIP61 negatively regulates drought resistance in birch by reducing ascorbic acid content - Wenfang Dong; Jiaojiao Wang; Xinyu Wang; Wenshuo Gao; Zhongyuan Liu; Caiqiu Gao (Plant Science, 2026)

GmIFS interacts with GmNFR1α and plays a positive role in soybean legume-rhizobia symbiosis - Danxia Ke; Shibo Hou; Zhaoyuan Zhou (Plant Science, 2026)

ABA and ABA signaling mediate Arabidopsis stomatal response to CO2 via H2O2 and NO production - Jinxia Li; Chenxi Zhang; Mingtao Mu; Xiaoyu Ma; Shumei Hei (Plant Science, 2026)

Threshold decision-making in the Venus flytrap - Tahir Rahman (Plant Science, 2026)

Stomatal and leaf hydraulic conductivity responses to changing light and CO2 conditions in Phaseolus vulgaris - Andrew Ogolla Egesa; Divya Rana; Jessica Barrera-Solis; William M. Hammond; C. Eduardo Vallejos; Kevin Begcy (Plant Science, 2026)

Dynamic structural changes in wheat seedlings as a response to drought stress - Agata Leszczuk; Nataliia Kutyrieva-Nowak (Plant Science, 2026)

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A novel bZIP transcription factor VvbZIP026 induces anthocyanin biosynthesis and acylation modification in response to abscisic acid in ‘Summer Black’ grape - Zouchumo Ge; Mengwen Yao; Ting Chen; Yao Yao; Jiahui Lin; Jingtian Huo; Guiren Qi; Zhaosen Xie; Xianan Zhang; Lei Wang; Feng Leng (Plant Science, 2026)

Identification and functional analysis of CLE genes associated with drought tolerance in pepper - Chae Woo Lim; Yeongil Bae; Dae Sung Kim; Sung Chul Lee (Plant Science, 2026)

Potato transcription factor StMYB19 enhances drought tolerance by regulating ROS homeostasis and JA signalling pathway - Xiaoxiao Wang; Haotian Liu; Han Wei; Kaitong Wang; Ning Zhang; Huaijun Si (Plant Science, 2026)

VvWRKY70, a newly identified grape WRKY transcription factor, confers drought tolerance via coordinated physiological and molecular responses - Lijuan Li; Jinyuan Li; Lihong Hao; Huilan Yi (Plant Science, 2026)

Exogenous glutathione inhibits SlMYB48 expression and enhances salt resistance in tomato seedlings through the antioxidant system and osmotic adjustment - Xuezhen Li; Yuanxin Li; Yujie Shi; Yuxin Wei; Yuqi Yang; Huiying Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Deciphering serotonin’s functional role in postharvest: Fruit-specific preservation of red fruit quality - Alba Arabia; Paula Muñoz; Sofía Álvarez-Real; Sergi Munné-Bosch (Plant Science, 2026)

Development of spring-type Brassica napus single-gene lines for differentiating Plasmodiophora brassicae races - Yan Zhang; Hao Hu; Jinghe Wang; Mizanur Rahaman; Fengqun Yu (Plant Science, 2026)

A series of BrGA1 allelic mutations impair gibberellin biosynthesis to affect heading in Chinese cabbage - Chong Tan; Yonghui Zhao; Zifan Zhao; Zhiyong Liu; Hui Feng (Plant Science, 2026)

The cytochrome P450 protein AtCYP85A2 increases stresses tolerance through promoting brassinosteroid biosynthesis in transgenic tomato - Yuanyuan Shang; Zhaoyang Tian; Kaifeng Lu; Yu Guo; Shuo Song; Zibin Song; Hongling Mo; Lizi Zhao; Hongxia Zhang; Yanqiu Zhao (Plant Science, 2026)

The mechanistic insights into sex determination of melon: Integrating environmental factors, hormones and genetic regulation - Wensheng Zhao; Kaidi Zhu; Jiangtao Ma; Ziqi He; Lanchun Nie (Plant Science, 2026)

Functional role of UGT72B1 in lignin and flavonoid metabolism in Medicago truncatula: Insights from growth, transcriptomic, and metabolomic analyses - Xiangcui Zeng; Andong Yu; Xue Wang; Zhaoming Wang; Jianping Wang; Yarong Zhang; Feng Yuan; Yalin Liu; Junmei Kang; Qingchuan Yang; Jiangqi Wen; Ruicai Long; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

From resistance to detection: The role of nanomaterials in plant stress responses - Jing-wan Zhang; Rui-Rui Hao; Abolghassem Emamverdian; Wen-Xun Su; Xing-Hao Zhang; Meisam Zargar; Mo-Xian Chen; Fu-Yuan Zhu (Plant Science, 2026)

A gradient of freezing tolerance in Qingke reveals specific metabolic and antioxidant adaptations in tolerant varieties - Congping Xu; Naoxue Fei; Yangna Si; Xingquan Zeng; Haizhen Yang (Plant Science, 2026)

Maize Calcineurin B-like protein 3 enhances salt stress tolerance at seedling stage - Honghua Li; Zhi Huang; Bin Hu; Zhenfei Sun (Plant Science, 2026)

Comparative analysis of adaptive mechanisms to salt-alkali stress in two Leymus chinensis ecotypes - Yanjie Liu; Jing Wu; Kaiman Ma; Anqi Pang; Yongzheng Qiu; Yu Zhang; Xiaoyu Zhang; Jieyun Cheng; Aimin Zhou; Yue Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

Parental glyphosate exposure primes tomato offspring for enhanced growth and stress tolerance - Francisca Moreira Cruz; Bruno Sousa; Fernanda Fidalgo; Cristiano Soares (Plant Science, 2026)

R2R3-MYB transcription factor FaesMYB15 controls floral shape and color via regulating ABC-class MADS-box genes in Long-homostyle common buckwheat - Yuzhen Liu; Yamin Li; Yalun Zheng; Aoxiang Li; Zhixiong Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Functional characterization of sorghum aquaporin SbTIP2;1 for enhanced salt, drought and heat tolerance in transgenic tobacco - Divya Kummari; Sivasakthi Kaliamoorthy; Ghouse Pasha; Mahamaya G. Dhaware; Sri Cindhuri Katamreddy; P.B. Kavi Kishor; Kiran K. Sharma; Vincent Vadez; Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide analysis of ascorbate-glutathione cycle gene families in harvested tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) highlights their crucial role in phytohormones and stress management - Sarfaraz Hussain; Fujun Li; Jihan Wang; Yanan Li; Durray Shahwar; Ahmed Islam ElManawy; Xiaoan Li; Xinhua Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

Ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis with cucumber pollens and a case study of the map-based gene cloning with EMS-induced mutants - Yachen Xiang; Haibing Cui; Linglong Fu; Xiaoxue Wang; Yuqing Zhou; Senyang Yao; Mimi Li; Hanqiang Liu; Yupeng Pan (Plant Science, 2026)

MeJA regulates plant root growth, development and phosphorus uptake to adapt to low phosphorus stress - Xinxin Wei; Bin Qiao; Siyao Zhang; Junjie Cui; Rongrong Zhang; Tingting Mu; Guobin Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

The Role of N-Glycosylation in Maintaining Self-Incompatibility Stability of Apple S-RNase - Ya Xu; Chenxi Shi; Shengyuan Wang; Linguang Li; Wei Li; Fuli Huang; Buhang Zhang; Qisheng Yao; Tianzhong Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Functional characterization of two RgRHM genes involved in UDP-rhamnose and acteoside biosynthesis in Rehmannia glutinosa - Yanhui Yang; Zhenli Cao; Shiwen Zhang; Pengpeng Liu; Weiwei Wang; Ziyan Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

BdDREB2A is involved in responses to heat and drought stress - Haifeng Li; Shoukun Chen; Jiawei Li; Hua Qin (Plant Science, 2026)

Functional characterization of the key enzyme gene SmAOC1/2 in Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge jasmonic acid biosynthesis pathway - Xiaoshan Xue; Donghao Wang; Lin Li; Wen Zhou; Suying Hu; Bin Li; Qian Tian; Yunyun Li; Zhezhi Wang; Xiaoyan Cao (Plant Science, 2026)

A deep learning mobile application for tomato leaf nutrition deficiency identification with YOLOv8 and enhanced augmentation - Kamaldeep Joshi; Varun Kumar; Sumit Kumar; Kriti Katyal; Rainu Nandal; Ashima Nehra; Kashmir Singh; Narendra Tuteja; Ritu Gill; Sarvajeet Singh Gill (Plant Science, 2026)

Delayed flowering time when combining warm temperature and short days in barley - Nicolás F. Mastandrea; Ariel J. Castro; Roxana Savin; Gustavo A. Slafer (Plant Science, 2026)

The banana MaAGP15 negatively regulates resistance to Fusarium oxysporum in Arabidopsis thaliana - Rahat Sharif; Yafang Zhao; Chengjie Chen; Longyu Dai; Huiling Zhan; Xiaolin Liu; Binbin Huang; Shazma Gulzar; Hecheng Liu; Yue Meng; Zan Yi; Yuting Weng; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

Comprehensive analysis of Clade A PP2C family in poplar unveils PtrPP2C-9 as a negative regulator of osmotic stress tolerance through ABF3/GBF3 network - Yuan Zhang; Rui-Quan Wang; Xin-Yi Wang; Shu-Ying Wei; Hao Li; Shuang-Lian Deng; Jia-Hui Liu; Ting Wang; Liang-Hua Chen; Fang He (Plant Science, 2026)

OsNCED1, a chloroplast ABA biosynthase, regulates multiple abiotic stress tolerance in rice - Zhipan Xiang; Minfeng Lu; Yuxian Yao; Mingze Zhang; Zhendong Zhang; Songmei Chen; Xishan Pan; Huizhou Fu; Lin Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

Brassinosteroids and TaGSK3 coordinate phosphorus uptake and low-phosphorus tolerance in wheat through overlapping and independent pathways - Pengcheng Wang; Jialiang Zhang; Chen Yang; Yaxin Niu; Junzhe Wang; Wanquan Ji; Yan Li; Xiaoming Wang; Shengbao Xu; Xue Shi (Plant Science, 2026)

Stress-associated proteins (SAPs): Molecular hubs connecting plant stress, development, and metabolism - Yashi Wen; Qing Yang; Zhijing Yu; Jingying Liu; Bingbing Lv (Plant Science, 2026)

The papain-like cysteine proteases (PLCP) in tomato: Identification, expression analysis, and functional characterization of SlRD19B under salt stress - Jiaxuan Zhu; Ruirui Yang; Yan Li; Ruili Lv; Huimin Li; Yao Yao; Yushi Luan (Plant Science, 2026)

The plastidial phosphorylase Pho1 co-localizes in situ with Photosystem I-associated PsaC as assessed by double labeling immunocytochemistry – transmission electron microscopy - Masako Fukuda; Chun-yeung Ng; Seon-Kap Hwang; Thomas W. Okita (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide identification and expression analyses reveal cell wall degradation gene family networks in kiwifruit softening - Zhan Shi; Shenzhong Gao; Fabi Shen; Han Yang; Yongsheng Liu; Yinan Yao; Jikai Liu; Lijun Wang; Yongfeng Gao; Peng Shu; Heng Deng (Plant Science, 2026)

Role of beneficial metalloids, silicon and selenium, in enhancing yield and quality in floricultural crops - Nikita S. Gawade; Madhuri C. Pagariya; Pritam R. Jadhav; Murshid Muhammed PK; Nalini A. Shinde; Rushil Mandlik; S. Madhavan; Pravin V. Jadhav; Humira Sonah; Gunvant B. Patil; Prashant G. Kawar (Plant Science, 2026)

“Alternaria radicina xylanase is required for the occurrence of carrot black rot disease” [Plant Sci. 359 (2025) 112582] - Yingying Wang; Zhimin Wang; Shuo Liu; Jianxin Deng; Ge Wang; Fangfang Ma; Zhilong Bao (Plant Science, 2026)

Integrated multi-omics reveals the interactive mechanisms of antioxidant defense, energy metabolism, and programmed cell death in cadmium tolerance of Elymus nutans Griseb. - Mengli Han; Ruxue Sang; Ruihan Mao; Min Pan; Yuxia Guo; Zhao Chen; Xuebing Yan (Plant Science, 2026)

Engineering Arabidopsis for improved yield and nutritional quality through heterologous expression of maize ZmERF118 gene - Zongjie Wang; Yang Zhao; Xinrui Ma; Yanjun Dong; Manyao Liu; Peng Jiao; Kaisheng Yu; Yimeng Wang; Yiyong Ma; Shuyan Guan (Plant Science, 2026)

A novel aldo-keto reductase gene, OsAKR1, negatively regulates P reutilization in P deficient rice (Oryza sativa) root cell wall via a NO dependent manner - Ming Yang Ren; Yong Qiang Gao; Chong Wei Zhong; Jun Fang Yuan; Jiu Huang; Lu Zheng; Ren Fang Shen; Xiao Fang Zhu (Plant Science, 2026)

An efficient CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of phytoene desaturase in hexaploid sweetpotato - Wei Tang; Meng Ma; Weihan Song; Meng Kou; Xin Wang; Hui Yan; Chen Li; Aicen Zhang; Tianqi Gao; Runfei Gao; Yungang Zhang; Qiang Li (Plant Science, 2026)

BcTCP22-BcTEM1 module suppresses flowering by regulating BcFT in Pak-choi - Feiyi Huang; Tongkun Liu; Shuyan Lin; Xilin Hou; Ying Li (Plant Science, 2026)