Genome-wide screening and functional analysis of protein glycosylation-related genes involved in tomato fruit ripening - Bowen Li; Ye Liu; Peiwen Wu; Zheng Bian; Cailian Wang; Chunyang Wang; Na Ren; Yangyang Han; Benzhong Zhu (Plant Science, 2026)

Molecular mechanisms and regulatory networks of salt stress tolerance in plants - Muhammad Usman; Li Wang; An Xiaojuan; Zixing Sun; Fei Yu; Philippe Gallusci; Ruie Liu; Caixi Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

Maintaining photosynthetic integrity over carbon gain is a key adaptive mechanism among plant species in the trans-Himalayan region - Sumit Jamwal; Manu Khajuria; Villayat Ali; Mohd Ali; Shafali Bhasin; Dhiraj Vyas (Plant Science, 2026)

Dynamic transcriptomic and metabolomic responses to seed germination in Luffa cylindrica - Luyao Gao; Wenqi Dong; Yujie Shi; Yaqian Chai; Shengjun Zhou; Xin Wang; Yuqiang Zhu; Peng Zhang; Yuyan Sun (Plant Science, 2026)

Contrasting redox-related physiological responses associated with HaGATA23 and HaGATA36 during Orobanche cumana parasitism in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) - Yan Fu; Ting Zhou; Shuo Zhang; Shuowei Su; Lei Shen; Ying Li; Wenya Zhang; Ahsan Ayyaz; Hongju Sun; Ling Xu (Plant Science, 2026)

The RrWRKY75-mediated activation of ascorbate synthesis in Rosa roxburghii Tratt contributes to salt stress tolerance - Feng Yang; Qianmin Huang; Wentao Ma; Hong Nan; Min Lu; Huaming An (Plant Science, 2026)

UVR8-mediated regulation of anthocyanin metabolism in plants: molecular mechanisms, signaling networks, and adaptive functions - Yu Chu; Hui Ma; Jiaxin Cai; Rihan Feng; Yuanpeng Gu; Ziyi Fang; Yunjiang Liang; Yang Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide identification of CXE gene family in soybean and functional characterization of GmCXE31 in lipid biosynthesis and salt tolerance - ZhaoHao Guo; XinYu Wang; TianYu Wang; Yan Li; MingZe Li; WenXi Qiu; ChengWen Miao; ShuYan Guan; PiWu Wang; Qi Zhang; SiYan Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Mechanistic insights into WRKY transcription factor-mediated regulation of fruit pigmentation - ZhiTong Zhou; TingTing Li; ZhiCheng Yan; KaiPing Cong; CaiE Wu; GongJian Fan; XiaoJing Li; DanDan Zhou; YiQing Zhu (Plant Science, 2026)

KaMYB71 positively regulates drought tolerance in Krascheninnikovia arborescens - Dazhuang Qi; Yuyi Hou; Huihui Liu; Xiaodong Yu; Linlin Zheng; Yingchun Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide identification of the peanut HD-Zip gene family and AhHDZ15 positively regulating salt and drought stress in heterologously overexpressed Arabidopsis - Cuicui Wu; Dengke Chen; Ze Zhang; Pengbo Li; Zhi Xia; Gang Lan (Plant Science, 2026)

SUMO modification of CaABI5 by CaSIZ1 negatively mediates pepper salt tolerance - Yu Song; Shikang Lei; Congcong Liu; Dan Lu; Siyu Hou; Min Zheng; Yi-Feng Hsu (Plant Science, 2026)

Magnesium-induced transporters remodel the ionome of mulberry leaves by promoting the nitrate reductase (NIA) gene in nitrogen metabolism - Jianbin Li; Michael Ackah; Frank Kwarteng Amoako; Justice Kwaku Addo; Xin Jin; Frank Kumi; Vailly Jubline Banzouzi Bouzika; Hao Wei; John Nelson Buah; Isaac K.A. Galyuon; Meina Zhu; Mengdi Zhao; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

Comparative analysis of DDR-related genes and microRNA expression during rice germination: Implications for salinity susceptibility screening - Conrado Jr. Dueñas; Sri Amarnadh Gupta Tondepu; Mario Centorame; Nicola Bosco; Andrea Pagano; Anca Macovei (Plant Science, 2026)

Negative regulation of seed germination in Medicago truncatula by the lncRNA MtCIR1 under salt stress is associated with alternative splicing - Rui Tian; Xiaohan Sun; Mingui Zhao; Wen-Hao Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

¹⁵N isotope tracing reveals Beauveria bassiana colonization promotes nitrogen use efficiency of maize under elevated CO₂ - Weijin Dong; Shanlong Li; Yafeng Zhang; Yueqian Huang; Yang Lu; Qiyun Li; Zhengkun Zhang; Li Sui (Plant Science, 2026)

Unequal functional redundancy among B2 Raf-like kinases in the trimethylbutenolide (TMB)-responsive seed dormancy of Arabidopsis thaliana - Eunsun Kim; Wangyu Hong; Dayoung Kim; Soobin Choi; Hyunjin Lim; Inhye Lee; Sumin Lee; Moon-Soo Soh (Plant Science, 2026)

XsiAMT1.1a was identified as a novel ammonium uptake functional gene and its overexpression combined with GA4 application significantly increased yield in Arabidopsis thaliana - Xiao Han; Zhao-Hua Gong; Jie Cao; Li-Na Ye; Yuan Cheng; Yu-Xuan Du; Ting-Ting Zhao; Hai-Long Wu; Chang Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

Phenotypic, physiological and transcriptomic analysis of graded salt stress responses in Pyrus betulifolia Bunge and functional characterization of the hub gene PbSTY46 - Ning Yan; Weichi Wang; Aihao Zhao; Yuqi Du; Zonghuan Ye; Zhihan Chen; Yanan Song; Chang Liu; Shihong Luo; He Zhang; Guodong Du (Plant Science, 2026)

The circadian clock proteins PRR modulate root hair development via the RHD6/RSL module in Arabidopsis - Ning Bai; Yan Zhao; Tianmei Wang; Minchen Li; Xiao Han; Milian Yang; Lijuan Zhou; Yajin Ye; Zhiqiang Zhang; Yanru Hu; Kunrong He (Plant Science, 2026)

MiPP2C44 promotes early flowering in Arabidopsis and enhances abiotic stress tolerance in mango hairy roots - Kaijiang Li; Xing Huang; Linghe Chen; Moying Lan; Yanshu Meng; Tianli Guo; Xi Li; Xinhua He; Cong Luo (Plant Science, 2026)

Cold-induced SlPAL3 confers cold tolerance in tomato through interacting with putative transcription factor SlMYB58 - Xiao-Juan Ma; Hui-Ling Li; Yu-Mei He; Guo-Xin Cheng (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide identification and functional validation of asparagine synthetase genes (NtASNs) in Nicotiana tabacum - Yan-Qun Zhang; Xin-Yao Huang; Wu-Xia Xi; Pei-Song Yang; Jia-Rong Wu; Jian-Cheng Wu; Shao-Ming Zhao; Hang Li; Rong Zhang; Shi-Ping Zhou; Wei-Guang Wang; Qiu-Fen Hu; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

ZmGRXCC13, a key factor in coping with drought and saline-alkali stress - Xingshuai Zhang; Meiyi Liu; Chongshuo Wang; Yu Cui; Peng Jiao; Qiang Liu; Siyan Liu; Yiyong Ma; Shuyan Guan (Plant Science, 2026)

Histological and transcriptomic analysis provides new insights into the regulatory mechanism of floral organogenesis in sunflower - Qian Wang; Deding Su; Jing Chen; Zhuoyuan He; Shuhong Wei; Jian Zou; Jun Yang (Plant Science, 2026)

A novel control strategy: Suppressing histone acetyltransferase ClHAC703 with curcumin to prevent germination of the invasive weed Cenchrus longispinus - Xiao-Min Han; Jia-Ying Wang; Yan-Ping Fu; Bin Guo; Wei He; Ya-Hui Wei (Plant Science, 2026)

NtPHT2;1 promotes tobacco growth by integrating chloroplast phosphate utilization with photosynthesis and carbon-nitrogen metabolism - Weifeng Wang; Yulu Wang; Jiawei Zhan; Ping Zhang; Zhibin Jia; Ruifang Song; Yongxia Yang; Songtao Zhang; Shengfeng Wang; Hongfang Jia (Plant Science, 2026)

Precision nanoparticles for plant thermotolerance: From molecular mechanisms to scalable agriculture - Muhammad Azeem Ashraf; Muhammad Ateeq; Muhammad Amjad; Qingfeng Dong; Hao Ren; Asad Shehzaib; Wang Xue; Liang Chen; Yin-Gang Hu (Plant Science, 2026)

TaGATA5 acts as a positive regulator of drought tolerance in wheat - Jie Xiang; Jinping Wang; Lijia Li; Xiaoguang Lu; Ziyang Yu; Xue Shi; Xinlun Liu; Jixin Zhao; Changyou Wang; Chunhuan Chen; Pingchuan Deng; Wanquan Ji; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

Cis-regulatory variation in the MdCKX6 promoter is associated with allele-specific expression and fruit size in apple - Md Marufur Rahman; Hussain Ahmed; Zhe Zhou; Xiuhua Gao; Yarong Wang; Zhiyong Wu; Chunyan Wang; Zhenli Yan; Qiming Gao; Zhenzhen Liu; Xiangpeng Meng; Yiru Yang; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

VlNAC29 confers resistance to white rot in grapevine via integrating SA and redox signaling - Xiaoli Zhang; Yanqiu Du; Xiangyu Zhou; Guohong Wu; Songlin Zhou; Hong Lin; Changyue Jiang; Yinshan Guo (Plant Science, 2026)

Ectopic expression of Brassica rapa BrNLP7.1 reveals its conserved role in nitrate assimilation and signaling - Mengyun Wang; Zeneng Wang; Chenyang Wen; Zhicheng Chu; Jia Wang; Dawei Xue; Yibo Teng (Plant Science, 2026)

Transcription factor TaPIL1-mediated iron accumulation in wheat - Yanjun Meng; Zijia Tian; Jiayi Fan; Zhouxiang He; Bo Yu; Changqing Du; Tiancai Guo; Qiang Ge; Guozhang Kang (Plant Science, 2026)

Phosphorus modulates starch granule development and metabolic partitioning in wheat grain: Insights from SGAP proteomics and nutrition and processing quality - Jialian Wei; Xiangchi Zhang; Kaiyong Fu; Gang Li; Cheng Li; Chunyan Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Multiplexed CRISPR/Cas9 mediated knockdown of BCH gene in potato enhances beta-carotene to combat vitamin A deficiency - Ujala Nasir; Aneela Yasmeen; Muhammad Awais; Ayesha Latif; Allah Bakhsh; Nadeem Ahmad; Naila Shahid; Saira Azam; Abdul Qayyum Rao; Ahmad Ali Shahid (Plant Science, 2026)

ZmP5CS3 positively regulates drought tolerance by regulating proline biosynthesis and ROS homeostasis in maize seedlings - Shuai Zhao; Fashuai Li; Kuan Cheng; Hao Qi; Mingli Song; Xuehui Qian; Yanan Tian; Xinlei Feng; HaoYue Xu; Qian Liu; Jinhua Hu; Wei Chen; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

Systematic identification pepper CaE2F transcription factor reveals the role of CaDPb in drought stress response - Rong Lu; Yishui Chen; Longxue Li; Zilin Zhang; Qinghong Zhou; Meixia Wang; Huibin Han (Plant Science, 2026)

Unravelling the epigenetic roles of long non-coding RNAs in plant drought resistance - Saika Bashir; Mansoor Showkat; Anjali Verma; Mohsin Altaf Hajini; Tabish Jaan; Majid Rashid; Kenji Miura; Randeep Rakwal; Sajad Majeed Zargar (Plant Science, 2026)

AtMYB11/12/111 transcription factors regulate nicotine biosynthesis and enhance defense responses in tobacco - Deeksha Singh; Shambhavi Dwivedi; Nivedita Singh; Arpita Tiwari; Akanksha Singh; Prabodh Kumar Trivedi (Plant Science, 2026)

Osβ-glu coordinates with nitric oxide signaling to modulate root cell wall pectin phosphorus remobilization under phosphorus deficiency in rice (Oryza sativa L.) - Yong Qiang Gao; Qiang Zhang; Zheng Tong Jing; Gang Zhang; Yan Zhou; Lu Zheng; Ren Fang Shen; Ming Qing Liu; Xiao Fang Zhu (Plant Science, 2026)

Exocyst subunit EXO70J7 mediates cold-induced plasma membrane-associated vesicular trafficking and regulates cold tolerance in rice - Han Yun; Yongqi Ren; Shurong Wu; Gang Wei; Zhihang Guo; Ziyu Xie; Jiping Gao; Xiuzhi Du; Ruofei Cheng; Yunfeng Li; Guanghua He (Plant Science, 2026)

NpSKP1-1A enhances Nicotiana plants resistance to black shank disease through the jasmonic acid biosynthesis pathway and is positively regulated by NpWRKY2 - Yuxue Yang; Peng Wang; Haiyan Wang; Zhongyi Xie; Tingting Meng; Miao Ma; Xiaodong Suo; Guolu Liang; Qigao Guo; Jiangbo Dang (Plant Science, 2026)

Identification of the BrSK gene family in flowering Chinese cabbage and functional characterization of BrSK2 subfamily involvement in heat stress - Haobo Yang; Kehang Chen; Rahat Sharif; Haosen Wang; Xinqing Zhao; Cheng Zhang; Jia Li; Yudan Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

Biochemical and photochemical constraints to photosynthesis under boron excess: Evidence from physiological and transcriptomic responses in Citrus macrophylla - Maria Tasa; Consuelo Penella; Vicent Arbona; Miguel Gonzalez-Guzmán; Miguel Morard; Juan G. Pérez-Pérez (Plant Science, 2026)

Functional characterization of the transcription factors Gm/GsERF160 from G.max and G.soja in conferring salt tolerance - Xun Liu; Peixiang Gao; Yutin Chen; Bingjun Yu (Plant Science, 2026)

PlantDeconv: A structure-guided probabilistic deconvolution framework for plant spatial transcriptomics - Xuemei Guan; Dezhi Zhi; Liuyan Wang; Wenhui Chen (Plant Science, 2026)

Functional characterization of the MdFLZ2 gene in drought and salt stress tolerance in apple - Yaqi Liu; Jingyi Su; Xiaowen Li; Xue Wang; Chang Li; Hanyu Dong; Wenxian Zhang; Xinrong Shi; Hongjian Cao; Long Wang; Qiangbo Liu; Xiaofei Wang; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

PlantST: Unraveling plant tissue heterogeneity and developmental trajectories via multimodal graph contrastive learning - Xuemei Guan; Dezhi Zhi; Liuyan Wang; Wenhui Chen; Zhenguang Wei (Plant Science, 2026)

HmWER-like modulates branch-specific anthocyanin flux and floral pigmentation in Hydrangea macrophylla - Zilu Mao; Shiqin Gu; Xujie Dong; Jingyi Gong; Jiqing Peng; Yiyang Du; Chaozhen Zeng; Ruoyun Zhou; Nuo Jiang; Yi Wu; Dong Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Phytohormone transport during fruit abscission: The ins and outs of the abscission zone - Timothy J. Tranbarger; Okon Odiong Unung; Fabienne Morcillo (Plant Science, 2026)

OsPLT1 negatively regulates salt tolerance by modulating ion homeostasis and oxidative stress responses in rice - Yong Qiang Gao; Lu Ren; Yan Zhou; Jiu Huang; Hua Wang; Lu Zheng; Xiao Fang Zhu (Plant Science, 2026)

Comparative phylogenomics and transcriptional regulatory networks of AQPs, HSPs, and LEA proteins in salt-stressed Portulaca oleracea - Thalliton Luiz Carvalho da Silva; Ítalo de Oliveira Braga; Letícia Fonseca Barbosa; André Pereira Leão; Wellington Rangel dos Santos; Roberto Coiti Togawa; Natália Florêncio Martins; Carlos Antonio Ferreira de Sousa; Manoel Teixeira Souza Júnior (Plant Science, 2026)

Integrin-Linked Kinases 1, 4, and 5 participate in cell wall-mediated innate immunity to leaf and root pathogens - Gizem Dimlioglu; Najmeh Nejat; Emily G. Cooley; Himangi Srivastava; James H. Stevens; Norbert T. Bokros; Amanda G. Gaudin; Orion Rivers; Martin Wubben; Sorina C. Popescu; George V. Popescu (Plant Science, 2026)

Editorial Board (Plant Science, 2026)

Maize silk-based biostimulant seed priming enhances salt resilience and productivity in Zea mays by upregulating antioxidant defenses and targeted ion-transport genes - Amany H.A. Abeed; Hesham Alharby; Eman E.E. Belal; Ibrahim A.A. Mohamed; Shaymaa A.A. Badr; Mohamed A.M. Eid; Ali A.S. Sayed; Mostafa M. Rady; Ahmed Shaaban (Plant Science, 2026)

Ascorbic acid in plants: Biosynthetic regulation and biotechnology strategies for enhancing human health - Jingting Lu; Zhaohui Xue; Xiaoyang Zhao; Xiaohui Qi; Linxiang Qiao; Caie Wu; Xiaohong Kou (Plant Science, 2026)

Co-application of microbial and non-microbial seaweed-based biostimulants improves salinity tolerance in young watermelon plants through ion homeostasis and protective metabolite responses - Awais Ali; Joseph Masabni; Genhua Niu (Plant Science, 2026)

Characterization of MIKC-Type MADS-box genes of European pear (Pyrus communis) and functional elucidation of PcAG10 - Xinyi Wu; Qi Wang; Chao Wang; Chao Gu; Min Zhao; Bin Xia; Andrew P. Gleave; Jia-Long Yao; Shaoling Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

OsCBL1-mediated regulation of drought stress responses in rice - Zhao Hu; Chufan Chen; Yifan Wang; Ziyu Fan; Xiaodong Zhao; Xiuqing Jing; Pingmei Yan; Jing Yang; Xiaojue Peng (Plant Science, 2026)

Age-driven shifts in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities associate with bioactive compound accumulation in Polygonum cuspidatum - Zeng-Zheng Zhang; Lu-Lu Meng; Ze-Zhi Zhang; Mashael Daghash Alqahtani; Ying-Ning Zou; Qiang-Sheng Wu (Plant Science, 2026)

ZnO nanoparticles alleviate salinity stress through transcriptional and antioxidant regulation in chickpea - Bilgehan Yıldırım; Selman Muslu; Sümeyra Uçar; Esra Yaprak; Ayşe Gül Kasapoğlu; Ahmed Sidar Aygören; Adem Güneş; Tuba Öznülüer Özer; Emre İlhan (Plant Science, 2026)

Identification of SNARE genes in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and the role of CsSYP121 in salt stress response - Weijuan Zhou; Jie Zheng; Shengjun Zhou; Yue Guo; Dongmei Kong; Pu Yang; Ben Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

Glutathione S-transferase gene family analysis and enzymatic properties of three selenium-responsive members from selenium hyperaccumulator Cardamine hupingshanensis - Jingyu Xie; Yushan Chen; Jingyi Liu; Xinying Gao; Xinyi Liang; Anjun Chen; Zhixin Xiang; Shengcai Chen; Zhi Hou; Yanke Lu; Qiaoyu Tang; Yifeng Zhou (Plant Science, 2026)

CaMYB30 positively activate the expression of CaWRKY29 and regulates salt stress via modulating ROS homeostasis in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) - Liping Qiu; Huibin Han; Yue Wang; Yongkang Hu; Lu Zhang; Hui Li; Yufang Wen; Yun Yu; Chao Ji; Jianping Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Genetic identification and characterization of chromosomal intervals related to flag leaf size in common wheat - Yuxin Lan; Li Yin; Yuanjiang He; Jieguang Zhou; Qian Chen; Haopeng Zhang; Chao Wang; Xia Yang; Yong Ren; Guangdeng Chen; Jian Ma; Meijin Ye (Plant Science, 2026)

Wheat microgreens for global food security: Novel interventions for sustainable production and functional enrichment - Chandana Kumari Kashyap; Satish Kumar; Shweta Sharma (Plant Science, 2026)

PpPRE1 and PpPRE2 mediate gibberellin-induced internode elongation by regulating brassinosteroid biosynthesis in peach - Huanbing Lu; Mengmeng Zhang; Ning Liu; Bo Zhao; Jun Cheng; Bin Tan; Xianbo Zheng; Wei Wang; Xia Ye; Haipeng Zhang; Xiaobei Wang; Zhiqian Li; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

Impact of biochar amendments on the growth-defence trade-off in Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis halleri exposed to metal(loid)s stress: An organ-specific proteomic perspective - Sayyeda Hira Hassan; Yassine Chafik; Giovanni Renzone; Gabriella Sferra; Domenico Morabito; Andrea Scaloni; Massimiliano Corso; Gabriella Stefania Scippa; Dalila Trupiano (Plant Science, 2026)

Temporal germination of lettuce under salinity and nano-silicon: A high-throughput phenomics framework with deep learning - Mohamed Ahmed Moustafa; Min Kang; Xiuqing Fu; Luxu Tian; Hanghang Li; Penghong Shen; Ziyi Zhang; Jianzhe Zhou; ChenXu Zhu; Junxiang Cheng; Sanglu Yang; Ahmed Elsayed Mahmoud Fodah; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

Plant-microbiome-based biostimulants: Mechanistic insights into disease suppression and sustainable crop productivity under biotic stress - Sudhir Kumar Upadhyay (Plant Science, 2026)

CAP1 regulates root hair ammonium response through RBOHD-dependent ROS homeostasis in Arabidopsis - Hong Yang; Lianlian Wang; Yichen Dong; Jiashun Du; Qing-Bin Chen; Yun Zhou; Xiaonan Ma; Ling Bai (Plant Science, 2026)

The nuclear-encoded plastid ribosomal protein bL31c of Arabidopsis thaliana functions in chloroplast biogenesis and leaf development - Pedro Robles; Pablo Teruel-Elvira; Laura García-Abad; Eva Núñez-Delegido; Almudena Ferrández-Ayela; Alba Valdivieso-Martínez; Javier Alcalde-Marchena; Sergio López-Cobos; Gabriel Sánchez-Martínez; Ainhoa Gea-García; Vasil Atanasov; Tatjana Kleine; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

Improving tomato production while preserving fruit quality with Carpobrotus edulis extract as a biostimulant: A valorization approach for an invasive plant species - Sabina Villadangos; Tania Mesa; Leire Boyano-Casimiro; Sergi Munné-Bosch (Plant Science, 2026)

Salt stress activates tyrosine metabolism and dhurrin-associated SbCYP79A1 in sorghum - Erick Amombo; Souhayla Kodad; Zineb Imkis; Abdelaziz Nilahyane; Abdelaziz Hirich; Youssef El Kharrassi; Bouabid Badaoui; George Wanjala; Xie Yan; Dennis Ashilenje (Plant Science, 2026)

Overexpression of SiGolS3 enhances cold tolerance in Broussonetia papyrifera by promoting the accumulation of raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) - Zhenhai Zhang; Zhiwei Li; Weixiang Zhou; Boyan Wang; Saisai Wang; Xiaoyan Wu; Qianqin Li; Hongliang Xin; Yiling Liu; Wenwen Xia; Jianbo Zhu (Plant Science, 2026)

ABA-dependent priming of stomatal immunity by the harpin protein PopW restricts entry of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria in tomato - Xiaosi Zhou; Tian Wei; Yuwei Xue; Jiangfei Hu; Yuqing Lin; Lina Xu; Hongwei Zhao; Hongxia Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

StLecRK. IX and StLRPK1 form a complex with StBAK1 to positively regulate potato late blight resistance - Zhu Yang; Lang Liu; Chunju Yin; Ruiming Yu; Shouyu Geng; Jiahui Wu; Meng Xu; Xinyuan Sun; Zhendong Tian (Plant Science, 2026)

Multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 editing of starch branching enzyme II and vacuolar invertase simultaneously enhances resistant starch content and cold-induced sweetening resistance in Solanum chacoense - Xiaoqin Li; Cuihua Xin; Jiangbo Guo; Yu Zheng; Fuxin Huang; Xia Li; Haixia Guo; Yang Xu; Wei Shao (Plant Science, 2026)

Identification of HsfA9 and a network of regulators involved in resistance to bacterial wilt under high temperature in tomato - Jing Li; Wenhao Zhong; Qiaoping Mo; Xiaoyu Qi; Juan Li; Hongling Yang; Jianghua Cai; Mengyun Xu; Guoping Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

BlOFP1 is associated with reduced secondary cell wall formation and interacts with BlKNOX9 and BlBLH9 in Betula luminifera - Fei Ni; Xian-Ge Hu; Hebi Zhuang; Fuqiang Cui; Yousry A. El-Kassaby; Erpei Lin; Huahong Huang (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide characterization of BiP gene family and functional analysis of VvBiP3 in Vitis vinifera - Kangqi Geng; Zhiyu Li; Junfang Wang; Xueqiang Guan (Plant Science, 2026)

ClSAMBA regulates ray floret growth and flowering time in Chrysanthemum lavandulifolium - Tiantian Wang; Peng Zhang; Chunyan Chen; Yahui Wang; Shiyan Song; Xu Zhang; Genzhong Liu; Zhilong Bao; Fangfang Ma (Plant Science, 2026)

Photoregulation and substrate synergy mediated biofortification of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) microgreens: A dual factor approach - Priyanka Rana; Priyanka Thakur; Satish Kumar; Atul Dhiman (Plant Science, 2026)

Hydrogen sulfide reduces postharvest water loss in peach fruit by enhancing cuticular wax accumulation and inhibiting pectin degradation - Kaining Jin; Yi Chen; Manlin Wang; Yingying Wei; Shu Jiang; Jianfen Ye; Jiahui Chen; Feng Xu; Xingfeng Shao (Plant Science, 2026)

Salicylic acid signaling integrates immunity and metabolic regulation to govern nonhost resistance in potato against Phytophthora capsici - Beini Zhang; Huijie Wang; Yanan Huang; Yanhong Fu; Yexin Wu; Juan Du; Hongyang Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

Multi-omics analysis reveals defense mechanisms of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica Litv. in response to Diplodia sapinea - Shixian Liao; Jialing Ji; Nan Jiang; Msangi Shamsia Ally; Boru Zhou; Tingbo Jiang (Plant Science, 2026)

The precursor of ethylene, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid, induces resistance against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola in rice - Karen De Kock; Da Cao; Xing Xu; Kristof Demeestere; Dominique Van Der Straeten; Sven Mangelinckx; Tina Kyndt (Plant Science, 2026)

Multi-omics reveals novel CYP450s and transcription factors regulating triterpenoid biosynthesis in Aralia elata - Yao Cheng; Hanbing Liu; Ning Cao; Qingyi Zhao; Yutong Jiang; Miao Jiang; Peng Gao; Xinmei Jiang (Plant Science, 2026)

Corrigendum to “CaWRKY8 participates in the defense response of pepper to pepper mild mottle virus by negatively regulating the expression of defense-related genes” [Plant Sci. 370 (September) (2026) 113227] - Xiaohui Zhan; Ning Li; Zhanfeng Song; Yuanyuan Mao; Kai Xu; Xiaodi Wang; Shenghua Gao; Yanxu Yin; Weiling Yuan; Weifang Chen; Mengyi Li; Minghua Yao; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

Identification and functional validation of a beta-amyrin synthase for Clinopodiside A biosynthesis in medicinal plant Clinopodium chinense - Qianlan Liu; Chun Liu; Zitong Tan; Yu Fu; Ting He; Yi Yuan; Yuling Tai (Plant Science, 2026)

CaSnRK2.4-interacting CaUDP-D (UDP-D-apiose/UDP-D-xylose synthase) positively regulates cold tolerance in Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) - Altaf Hussain; Ikram Ullah; Syed Sohail Ahmad; Zhongdi Wang; Jiangbai Guo; Huafeng Zhang; Maira Jehangir; Rugang Chen (Plant Science, 2026)

LsMYB3, an R2R3-MYB repressor without canonical repression motifs, negatively regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis in lettuce - Peinan Sun; Jing Ma; Xinyu Lang; Yinghui Sun; Liying Xiao; Zhennan Qiu; Peiyan Guan; Xiaoyan Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

Coordinated changes in phloem speed and carbon allocation losses maintain phloem carbon dynamics in wheat leaves during drought - Israel Oren; Jens Mincke; Olivier Leroux; Sarah Verbeke; Christian Vanhove; Kathy Steppe (Plant Science, 2026)

Vascular bundle adaptation to water-salt stress in sweet sorghum: An integrated anatomical and physiological pathway analysis - Xinjie Shi; Ru Zhou; Chunyu Wang; Ling Li; Donghao Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Combined T-DNA and CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis reveals redundant developmental roles of the Arabidopsis BAG family - Deyi Shao; Xinyu Wen; Qiong Luo; Xiuping Liu; Luhua Li; Shuzhen Men (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide characterization of phytosulfokine (PSK) genes in Populus trichocarpa reveals the roles of PtrPSK7/8 in root development - Xiaoyi Li; Zixian Tian; Chen Chen; Yunjun Zhao; Liangliang Yu (Plant Science, 2026)

Systemic metabolic reprogramming underlies cold stratification–induced seed dormancy release in Cercis chinensis revealed by integrated physiological and multi-omics analyses - Tao Huang; Can Wang; Liyong Sun; Yuxiao Wang; Shuaikang Cui; Cong Lei; Yue Jiang; Shuxian Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Characterization of GeBP/GeBP-like family in pear and functional analysis of PbrGPL1 in pollen tube growth - Wenyi Zhu; Hongxiang Li; Tan Liang; Xiaowei Fu; Chao Tang; Shaoling Zhang; Peng Wang; Juyou Wu (Plant Science, 2026)

CvbZIP81 contributes to selenium accumulation by regulating sulfate transports in Cardamine violifolia - Luxin Feng; Jiarui Zheng; Sirui Zeng; Ge Li; Sisi Wang; Ping Yun; Zexiong Chen; Renhua Huang; Qiangwen Chen; Sergey Shabala; Feng Xu (Plant Science, 2026)

OsGAPC3 modulates starch synthesis and grain chalkiness by integrating glycolysis and transcriptional regulation in rice - Rongbo Chen; Yunlong Wang; Kai Liu; Erchao Duan; Chenjun Lai; Yipeng Zhang; Chuanwei Gu; Rushuang Zhang; Huan Xu; Qingkai Wang; Yunpeng Zhang; Wenting Lv; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

A comprehensive proteomics and phosphorylation analysis reveals the negative role of VaVIP1 in cold tolerance in grapevine - Xingcheng Qi; Xinjie Zhang; Junjie Wang; Xuerong Shi; Shijin Yang; Xinyi Hao; Weirong Xu; Wenkong Yao; Xiuming Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

The SNARE gene CwSYP121 enhances Ca²⁺ secretion and calcium tolerance of Ceratostigma willmottianum by modulating vesicle trafficking - Cailei Liu; Long Guo; Yirui Li; Wenjun Li; Qinxiao Zeng; Xuan Liu; Hanbing Cai; Jiani Li; Qibing Chen; Ting Lei; Suping Gao (Plant Science, 2026)

Heterologous expression of banana-derived NCED genes in Arabidopsis thaliana reveals their role in ABA-mediated stress adaptation - Naveen Kumar; Praveen Awasthi; Siddharth Tiwari (Plant Science, 2026)

Digital dimension of plant science research: A bird’s eye view of AI integration - Shakti Mehrotra; Sonal Mishra; Vikas Srivastava; Deepika Yadav; Vineeta Singh (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide study uncovering the role of GPAT gene family in watermelon and functional validation of ClGPAT8 against cold stress - Ali Aslam; Xiaomeng Wang; Muhammad Waseem; Muhammad Azam; Ashir Masroor; Qinghua Shi; Sher Muhammad; Aseel Smerat; Muhammad Khuram Razzaq; Ruimin Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

The GmCYCLOPS paralogs regulate soybean nodulation and exhibit signatures during domestication - Yuanting Lei; Zhi Liu; Qiang Chen; Xintong Wu; Ming Li; Fulong Liu; Yuzhen Liu; Zhitong Yin; Siyuan Zhao; Pengshuo Shen; Yuan Zhao; Sobhi F. Lamlom; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

The SsEAR, SsPYL, and SsPP2C families in Scaevola sericea reveal dual regulatory roles in ABA-mediated plant growth and salt stress response - Liyuan Wang; Feng Zheng; Dongming Liu; Fucheng Yang; Xuncheng Liu; Nan Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

The universal stress protein SlUSP1 modulates Botrytis cinerea resistance via ATP-dependent chitinase activation in tomato - Xiujing Hong; Yu Xu; Zirui Wu; Wenxin Liu; Meng Wang; Haikun Jiang; Yan Wang; Xiaofeng Tang; Congsheng Yan; Min Miao (Plant Science, 2026)

Phosphate transporter OsPHT2;1 regulates Cd accumulation in rice via the regulation of phosphorus homeostasis - Jing Huang; Huai Kang Jing; Chuan Jin Shan; Ren Fang Shen; Qiang Zhang; Lu Zheng; Xiao Fang Zhu (Plant Science, 2026)

Defense reaction to stem rot in a cultivated peanut - Junrui Fu; Mingyu Shao; Xiaoqin Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Conserved and specific roles of photoperiod and circadian rhythm-related genes on flowering time in Lotus japonicus - Wang Yihan; Dai Xinglong; Liu Jiao; Liu Yujuan; Chen Siping; He Yijun; Chen Chen; Jiang Huawu; Kong Fanjiang; Chen Yaping (Plant Science, 2026)

Uncovering the central role of GhSPL13 in vegetative growth, root architecture, and stress responses in cotton - Sahar Sadaqat; Muhammad Awais; Muhammad Saad bin Tahir; Ramsha Ajmal; Aneela Yasmeen; Saira Azam; Naila Shahid; Ayesha Latif; Allah Bakhsh; Ruhangiz Mammadova; Abdul Qayyum Rao (Plant Science, 2026)

Boron-mediated pectin demethylesterification improves Na+ retention in root cell wall and alleviates salt stress in Brassica napus L. - Yu Yang; Wenjing Hao; Rui Jing; Xiaolei Feng; Diqing Yin; Muhammad Riaz; Mu Lu; Yusheng Niu; Lei Yan (Plant Science, 2026)

Jasmonic acid crosstalk with secondary metabolites and plant growth regulators to maintain redox balance during crop improvement under salt stress - Bilal A. Rather; Iqbal R. Mir; Moksh Mahajan; Fei Qiao; Xuefei Jiang; M. Iqbal R. Khan (Plant Science, 2026)

Cold-induced CaCYP links protein degradation and antioxidant defense via CabHLH-79 in Capsicum annuum - Syed Sohail Ahmad; Cui Zhou; Yunxuan Xu; Chenglong Fu; Ikram Ullah; Altaf Hussain; Jiangbai Guo; Yingping Pei; Yabin Duan; Huafeng Zhang; Rugang Chen (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide identification of the GIF gene family in Zanthoxylum armatum and functional characterization of ZaGIF5 in plant growth and drought tolerance - Qingqing Zhang; Haibo Lan; Chaoting Lang; Jin Qin; Yang Yu; Gaolin Peng; Jianrong Li; Xiaofang Zeng (Plant Science, 2026)

Shade-induced NnFLZ2 modulates NnSnRK1 signaling and promotes autophagy-associated flower bud abortion in lotus - Jiaying Kuang; Yifan Li; Kefan Liang; Yanjie Wang; Yingchun Xu; Qijiang Jin (Plant Science, 2026)

Both internal and external switches jointly determine seed dormancy and germination - Xiao Wang; Han Wei; Yanhao Wang; Shigui Li; Ning Zhang; Huaijun Si (Plant Science, 2026)

Comparative physiological and multi-omics responses reveal divergent drought-response patterns in two Melilotus species - Lianxing Li; Lingxianzi He; Zhiqing Jia; Qingxue Li; Jialuo Li; Qiankun Yang; Yongqi Zheng (Plant Science, 2026)

Fruit trichome density outweighs cuticle thickness as the dominant barrier to postharvest water loss in tomato - Xinyue Liang; Meng Li; Li Huang; Wei Zhang; Sen Zhang; Xueting Liu; Shutong Xiong; Lida Zhang; Kexuan Tang; Qian Shen (Plant Science, 2026)

SNAC4/9 negatively regulate the resistance of tomatoes to B. cinerea by suppressing phenylpropanoid metabolic pathway - Linxiang Qiao; Yijie Sun; Sen Cao; Xiaoyang Zhao; Xiaohui Qi; Jinting Lu; Caie Wu; Zhaohui Xue; Xiaohong Kou (Plant Science, 2026)

SnRK2 and MLKs orchestrate FREE1 nuclear retention through phosphorylation to regulate ABA signaling in Arabidopsis - Zien Li; Fanfan Qiao; Fei Rao; Juan Wei; Chuanliang Liu; Lei Feng; Jun Ma; Lu Dai; Lidan Zhang; Caiji Gao; Yanglan Liao; Wenjin Shen; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

A visible and quantitative pEAQ–RUBY system for analysis of transcription factor–promoter regulation in plants - Xiaofan Guo; Zhiwei Yang; Jie Xiong; Na Yu; Yunxing Xiao; Zhixin Wu; Jingjing Zhang; Shouming Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide identification and expression profiling analysis of receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase family gene in Pyrus bretschneideri reveals the role of PbrRLCK99 in black spot resistance - Danni Yang; Keke Zhao; Jing Fang; Jiewei Guan; Xiaoyun Zhou; Zheng Liu; Shaoling Zhang; Xiaosan Huang (Plant Science, 2026)

Integrating physiological and transcriptomic analyses reveal the role of LrDREB2B in thermotolerance of Lycoris radiata - Xin You; Hua Cheng; Xinyu Zhang; Xi Wang; Wenlin Ye; Xuying Wei; Junhuo Cai (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide analysis of the CsGIF gene family and functional identification of CsGIF1 and CsGIF5 in leaf development of tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.) - Xiaohuan Li; Jiuju Luo; Xiaoqin Yi; Qianqian Mao; Peidi Yang; Zhen Liu; Zhonghua Liu; Jianan Huang; Juan Li; Ligui Xiong (Plant Science, 2026)

Functional diversification of phytoene desaturase (PDS) paralogs in diploid poplar: Catalytic PDS1 and a transcribed PDS2 pseudogene - Aonan Hu; Yue Wu; Zuotong Xiong; Dawei Li; Huixin Pan; Sheng Zhu (Plant Science, 2026)

Role of plant nutritional balance under combined abiotic stress conditions, and stress mitigation strategies - Lledó Rodríguez-Azorín; Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas; Vicente Vives-Peris; María F. López-Climent (Plant Science, 2026)

Multi-scale analysis of seed dormancy in Lonicera maackii and functional identification of LmABI5 in promoting dormancy - Ruoxin Duan; Ruofan Li; Jing Xu; Ran Zhao; Yanrui Ge; Yifan Liu; Ruili Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome wide identification of the HhNHX gene family reveals an HhABF2a–HhNHX1 regulatory module involved in salt tolerance in Hibiscus hamabo - Jinfeng Wang; Mengjiao Wang; Xiaodong Jiang; Zhuomei Chen; Longjie Ni (Plant Science, 2026)

SlROP4 negatively regulates drought tolerance in tomato - Chao Cheng; Min Li; Bing Sun; Wenhui Huang; Shanwei Li; Qiangnan Feng; Feng Xiong; Sha Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Establishment of a hairy root culture system in Atractylodes chinensis for enhanced production of medicinal metabolites - Zhenqing Bai; Jiawen Wu; Kelu Wang; Xiuxiu Li; Beibei Shi (Plant Science, 2026)

PbbHLH41 negatively regulates iron deficiency tolerance in pear - Zhou Xu; Yijing Ge; Shuqin Zhang; Xueqing Hui; Guoling Guo; Bing Jia; Lun Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Functional characterization of AoPLL16 in salt tolerance regulated by AobHLH31 in Aquilegia oxysepala - Xuanyu Shen; Haihang Yu; Zhijia Chen; Shunyuan Yang; Tianshu Wang; Ying Qian; Yuan Meng; Yun Bai (Plant Science, 2026)

miR5810–OsMRLP6 module regulates rice salt tolerance by affecting ROS accumulation and K+/Na+ homeostasis - Shanshan Chen; Mingkang Li; Guanjie Zhang; Lili Shi; Qiang Liu; Huaping Cheng; Long Wang; Kuaifei Xia; Weiwei Gao (Plant Science, 2026)

Photoperiod modulates UV-B-induced acclimation to high light in Norway spruce and Scots pine seedlings - Lara García-Campa; Arshia Shafie; Oskar Skogström; Daniel Bånkestad; Luis O. Morales (Plant Science, 2026)

Avena sativa L. boosts Lolium perenne L. growth through root exudate reprogramming under extreme high temperature - Xiang Zhang; Liman Wei; Wenqing Yan; Changming Yang; Qiong Zhao; Tian Li; Qixing Zhou (Plant Science, 2026)

Identification and functional verification of resistance genes against Lily bulb virus-1 (LbV-1) in Lilium: Insight from sRNA sequencing and transcriptomic profiling - Nisar Uddin; Xia Li; Noor Muhammad; Muhammad Shahid; Adil Hussain; Lili Zhang; Daochen Zhu (Plant Science, 2026)

Insights into the arsenic resistance mechanisms conferred by Coprinellus disseminatus ACR3 in transgenic tobacco: Arsenic excretion, chloroplast protection, and cell wall thickening - Jianghong Chen; Lijun Qin (Plant Science, 2026)

Moderate NaCl modulates tomato fruit sugar–acid ratio via SlSR3-mediated regulation of SlPFK - Aiyin Cui; Yuanyuan Kong; Xuemei Hou; Chen Liang; Chunlei Wang; Jihua Yu; Weibiao Liao (Plant Science, 2026)

Regulatory stability of pentatricopeptide repeat genes in a natural hybrid genome of wild Prunus yedoensis - Kwanuk Lee (Plant Science, 2026)

The SlMED25-SlICE2 regulatory module controls cold stress adaptation in tomato - Hongying Guo; Mingtong Zhai; Yu Zhang; Hui Wang; Xianwen Meng; Xiaoyun Wang; Qian Chen; Chuanyou Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Integrative transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis reveals the mechanism of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) to cadmium stress - Mengli Han; Nan Xu; Min Pan; Zhao Chen (Plant Science, 2026)

TaUSP_6D-5 integrates light signalling and heat stress to regulate thermotolerance and developmental transitions in plants - Arunima Singh; Arun Kumar Sharma; Paramjit Khurana (Plant Science, 2026)

Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal the involvement of AtGASA1 and AtGASA4 in salicylic acid pathway-associated immune responses in Arabidopsis - Jian-Bo Song; Ya-Ru Li; Zi-Xin Zhao; Xian-Zhi Zuo; Cai-Feng Wang; Min Huang; Shu-Fan Liu; Yu-Fan Chen; Wen-Qian Song; Lin Wang; Ying-Juan Wang; Xuan Huang (Plant Science, 2026)

Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal the regulatory role of FcMYB6 in promoting anthocyanin biosynthesis in fig (Ficus carica L.) fruit - Qingjie Wang; Haifeng Xie; Xinyu Wang; Xiya Zhao; Yibo Lu; Shixiong Ren; Biao Jin; Yi Lyu; Shaoxuan Li; Li Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

Genetic dissection of lignin biosynthesis reveals divergent regulators of Verticillium wilt resistance in upland cotton - Zhaoguang Yang; Shiming Liu; Hui Xi; Longfu Zhu (Plant Science, 2026)

Mechanical disturbance of trichomes enhances Cd2+ accumulation via malate-mediated stomatal opening in Arabidopsis - Juan Du; Hongyang Wei; Tongxin Shen; Xue Chang; Mingyu Hao; Yang Qi; Ning Liu; Zhiyan Cao; Jingao Dong; Li Hong Zhou (Plant Science, 2026)

AcBTF3 acts as a positive regulator of Botrytis cinerea resistance in Actinidia chinensis - Hongpan Zhong; Tianjing Zeng; Xu Wang; Lingyu Li; Kaichen Lin; Rui Li; Jiaqi Yang; Yijia Ma; Zhexin Li; Qiang Li (Plant Science, 2026)

A zinc finger protein gene TksC3H20 positively regulates salt tolerance in Taraxacum kok-saghyz under salinity - Ran Wan; Boxuan Yuan; Fengyan Fang; Wenhao Wu; Shuangxian Liu; Yuxin Li; Xiaoyou Wu; Wei Li; Shugang Hui; Xuchu Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

Species-specific functional divergence of MAH1-L genes enhances wax biosynthesis and drought tolerance in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) - Rabiah Ashraf; Bushra Rashid; Usman Arif (Plant Science, 2026)

Development of tomatoes with high sugar and GABA accumulation and parthenocarpic traits by introducing mutations in HWS and GAD3 - Seungje Choi; Takeru Iwama; Misaki Kobayashi; Hiroshi Ezura; Kenji Miura (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide identification of the P-loop NTPase gene family in Pyrus betulifolia and functional characterization of PbePloopNTP21 in resistance to black spot disease - Hao Wang; Keke Zhao; Lanfei Wang; Can Liu; Luyao Zhou; Xiao Wu; Xiaosan Huang; Shaoling Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

Strigolactones mediated regulation of leaf anatomy and divergent salt tolerance strategies in gramineous and leguminous forages - Pufang Li; Kexin He; Xiaofei Wei; Bao-Luo Ma; Shuang Guan; Jiajun Sun; Dunzhu Ciren (Plant Science, 2026)

Transcription factor NtELF3 promotes the polyphenol accumulation by targeting NtFLS-1 and NtCHIL-2 genes in tobacco - Haitao Huang; Chi Zhang; Li Xu; Haiying Xiang; Wanli Zeng; Qili Mi; Jiarui Jiang; Xuemei Li; Zijin Liu; Qian Gao (Plant Science, 2026)

Comparative physiological and transcriptomic analyses of differential mesotrione tolerance in foxtail millet seedlings - Xiaorui Li; Tao Jing; Runjie Wang; Junying Hou; Lizhi Li; Xikai Lin; Hui Zhang; Xiangyang Yuan (Plant Science, 2026)

GA4+7 alleviates pear fruit semi-russeting partly by suppressing PRX-mediated lignin deposition - Jing Zhang; Hai-Ying Ren; Rong Dai; Xiao Liu; Chun-Lei Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

Long-day photoperiod promotes growth of pea (Pisum sativum L.) via auxin biosynthesis and polar transport - Luping Gu; Tao Wan; Wenjie Chen; Guiyu Zhou; Huiyu Zhang; Chang Tan; Lars H. Wegner; Sergey Shabala; Xuewen Li; Jiayou Liu; Yingming Feng; Renfang Shen; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

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PbrSLAH3b mediates nitrate-dependent regulation of pollen tube growth in pear - Guodong Chen; Peng Cao; Jia Gao; Weitao Xiao; Cong Jing; Rui Cheng; Huijun Jiao; Jizhong Wang; Juyou Wu (Plant Science, 2026)

Transcriptomic and physiological analyses reveal the mechanism of acetylene-induced flowering in Guzmania 'Denise' - Zheng Liang; Lu Zhou; Guiru Ning; Yanyan Du; Xinyu Han; Dongmei Cao (Plant Science, 2026)

Age-dependent modulation of antioxidant defense and secondary metabolite accumulation in Solanum lycopersicum under elevated ozone stress - Shivani Gupta; Parvati Madheshiya; Supriya Tiwari (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide identification of Nitrate Transporter 1/Peptide Transporter Family (NPF) genes in pear (Pyrus bretschneideri) and functional characterization of PbNPF5.7 in fire blight - Lun Li; Chenyang Chen; Keliang Fu; Nie Feng; Taotao Qiu; Yueqi Xu; Qionghou Li; Xin Yan; Jia Tian; Yue Wen; Shaoling Zhang; Xiaosan Huang (Plant Science, 2026)

Analysis of the formation mechanism of Rehmannia Glutinosa nodular characteristics based on transcriptome and targeted metabolome - Yaman Chen; Jianguang Zhu; Jingwei Lei; Ruisheng Wang; Juan Zhang; Haiyan Gong; Chunjing Yang; Chengfu Su; Caixia Xie (Plant Science, 2026)

Involvement of sucrose transporter SUT4 in regulating tomato yield and fruit quality - Yufei Liang; Zhaoyuan Lian; Wenjing Dong; Shuyu Qi; Jingyi Zhao; Wanxing Hu; Ning Li; Haijun Gong (Plant Science, 2026)

The Phytochrome Interacting Factor 3 (PIF3) mediates low accumulated temperature (LAT) response in Brassica napus - Changrui Ma; Yuqing Zeng; Yuzhen Xie; Zhenni Lu; Zhuolin Liu; Dawei Zhang; Dinggang Zhou; Lili Liu; Jinfeng Wu; Mingli Yan (Plant Science, 2026)

Performance analysis of microalgae-based eco-extracts as new biostimulants for sustainable improvement of wheat crop - Amer Chabili; Zineb Hakkoum; Farah Minaoui; Mountasser Douma; Abdelilah Meddich; Mohammed Loudiki (Plant Science, 2026)

CaWRKY8 participates in the defense response of pepper to pepper mild mottle virus by negatively regulating the expression of defense-related genes - Xiaohui Zhan; Ning Li; Zhanfeng Song; Yuanyuan Mao; Kai Xu; Xiaodi Wang; Shenghua Gao; Yanxu Yin; Weiling Yuan; Weifang Chen; Mengyi Li; Minghua Yao; et al. (Plant Science, 2026)

Stem sodium sequestration and photosynthetic maintenance correlate with distinct intraspecific salt tolerance in Chinese cork oak (Quercus variabilis) - Haijiao Wang; Xiangxia Chen; Yibo Cao; Gelu Ma; Ruimeng Zhang; Fei Gao; Yong Liu; Qinsong Yang; Guolei Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide characterization of terpene synthase genes in Ginkgo biloba and their regulatory role in terpene trilactones biosynthesis - Ang Xu; Chenglin Luo; Chunxia Chen; Yumeng Gao; Wenjing Qin; Qi Wang; Lisha Shi; Xiaoming Yang; Meiling Ming; Fuliang Cao; Fangfang Fu (Plant Science, 2026)

Integrated multi-omics reveals divergent salt stress response mechanisms in three alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars - Yue Wang; Wenli Wu; Fenfen Liang; Taotao Zhao; Shaowei Li; Mingjun Yang; Feifan Leng; Xinqiang Zhu; Xiaoli Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

MsRH53 is involved in brassinolide biosynthesis and positively regulates the salt tolerance in alfalfa - Yuzhuo Hou; Mingzhi Xu; Qinying Zhou; Feng Yuan; Jianping Yan; Yanrong Liu; Wanjun Zhang (Plant Science, 2026)

CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated triple gene editing of Pi21, Bsr-d1, and Xa5 confers broad-spectrum disease resistance in elite early-season rice without yield compromise - Hongrui Jiang; Shudong Yang; Qina Huang; Tianhui Miao; Jun Ren; Kunyu Yu; Jie Yang; Changdeng Yang; Yan Liang (Plant Science, 2026)

Stomatal density and aperture dynamics regulate drought response and yield in tomato - Sanbon Chaka Gosa; Bogale Abebe Gebeyo; Ravitejas Patil; Ramón Mencia; Menachem Moshelion (Plant Science, 2026)

Leaf cell wall mechanics reveal contrasting patterns of structural persistence and tissue plasticity in two temperate tree species - Zeyu Lin; Dayong Fan; Xingyue Li; Xiangping Wang (Plant Science, 2026)

Physiological and agronomic responses of cucurbit crops to drought and combined heat–drought stress in field conditions - Alejandro Flores-León; Mireya Gil-Molina; Gabriela Campos; Carlos Romero; Ana Pérez-de-Castro; Belén Picó; Antonio José Monforte (Plant Science, 2026)

Functional exploration of mitochondrial carrier family proteins in faba bean for drought tolerance improvement - Zi-Hua Zhang; Chang-Yan Liu; Hong-Wei Chen; Li Li; Yong-Guo Zhao; Xiao-Jiao Xiang; Wen-Hui Wei; Ai-Hua Sha (Plant Science, 2026)

Phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria and phosphorus-enriched biochar enhance growth, cannabinoid content, and essential oil yield in salt-stressed hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) - Arezoo Shekari; Marzieh Ghanbari Jahromi; Ali Akbar Ghotbi-Ravandi; Vahid Abdossi; Ali Mohammadi Torkashvand (Plant Science, 2026)

Low root temperature at flowering reduces rice yield by impairing photosynthetic assimilate partitioning and antioxidant defense more than low canopy temperature and drought in different rice genotypes - Qiqi Xiao; Xiaotong He; Jiemei Peng; Xiaolong Feng; Jinxi Zheng; Zhaowen Mo (Plant Science, 2026)

Overexpression of BpWOX4 enhances salt stress tolerance in Betula platyphylla - Tingting Jin; Haroon Rasheed; Yijie Li; Fumei Liu; Haijiao Huang (Plant Science, 2026)

StICE1 activates StCBFs expression to regulate cold stress response in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) seedlings - Chao Mei; Huimin Liu; Yupeng Song; Qianna Song; Yonghong Duan; Ruiyun Feng; Zhiqiang Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Calcium-dependent protein kinases play a key role in plant defense against pathogens and pests - Yue Wang; Yan-Qiong Gao; Wanwisa Siriwan; Feng Zhu (Plant Science, 2026)

Predictive models for phenotyping and classification of wheat cultivar viability - Keven Willian Sarmento Galdino da Silva; João Luciano de Andrade Melo Junior; Luan Danilo Ferreira de Andrade Melo; Thaíse dos Santos Berto; Larice Bruna Ferreira Soares (Plant Science, 2026)

Ubiquitination and SUMOylation mechanisms during water-deficit stress adaptation in woody plants - Ying Zhao; Chan Zhang; Ming Wei; Chenghao Li (Plant Science, 2026)

Comparative proteomic analysis of seed germination in five crop species - Ziyun Huang; Zhao Peng; Shenglan Li; Cuihong Wan (Plant Science, 2026)

Enhancing Postharvest quality and shelf life of ‘Zardalu’ mango using melatonin treatment during ambient storage - Shreya Verma; Hidayatullah Mir; Preeti Singh; Manoj Kundu; Nusrat Perveen; Fozia Homa; Parshant Bakshi; Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui (Plant Science, 2026)

Review: Stomatal Aperture, VPD and Transpiration- The Chicken or the Egg? - Adi Yaaran; Bar Ben Zeev; Yael Wagner; Yotam Zait (Plant Science, 2026)

Elucidating the Role of Elevated CO2 in Regulating Ozone Induced Oxidative Stress: Age-Dependant Modulation in the Mechanistic Response in Rauwolfia serpentina - Shailza Mishra; Naushad Ansari; Supriya Tiwari (Plant Science, 2026)

Brassinosteroid regulates thermotolerance through affecting the antioxidant capacity and the auxin pathway under heat stress in Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis - Yunshuai Huang; Meina Zheng; Yanbing Wang; Li Xu; Xiaoyu Bai; Mujun Huang; Chaofeng Yang; Wenlong Ying; Yunxiang Zang (Plant Science, 2026)

Endogenous rGRF4-GIF1 enables high-efficiency transformation and systemic trichome induction without pleiotropic defects in strawberry - Maoqing Ye; Xuhui Wang; Liyuan Yang; Xinlan Wang; Jiayi Chen; Kai Huang; Heqing Liu; Lixuan Lin; Zhenbiao Yang; Chizuko Yamamuro; Ying Liu (Plant Science, 2026)

Overexpression of GmBI-1b gene from Glycine max improves drought tolerance in soybean - Yi Liu; Yueping Cao (Plant Science, 2026)

Photoperiod and light quality shape flowering and photosynthesis in common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) - Agnieszka Płażek; Przemysław Kopeć; Maciej Grzesiak; Alexander Betekhtin (Plant Science, 2026)

A GWAS-Derived Histone H4 Variant Linked to Ear Row Number Reveals Functional Insights into the Maize ZmHistone Gene Family - Babar Ijaz; Fuyan Jiang; Yaqi Bi; Xingling Jiang; Xingming Fan (Plant Science, 2026)

ZmTPS18-mediated β-caryophyllene biosynthesis contributes to resistance against southern corn rust in maize - Fayuan Peng; Jiaxin Li; Yang Yang; Xiaofen Bai; Tingchun Li; Honghong Fan (Plant Science, 2026)

Editorial Board (Plant Science, 2026)

Genome-wide identification of Saccharum aquaporins and the role of ScPIP2;4 in enhancing drought and salinity tolerance in Nicotiana benthamiana - Hai Zhang; Yihan Li; Liying Cai; Quanxin Yu; Yifei Li; Kang Zeng; Heyang Shang; Guoqiang Huang; Jisen Zhang; Jingsheng Xu (Plant Science, 2026)

Nitric oxide: A key player in plant defense against biotic stress - Devanshu Dev; Shraddha Bhaskar Sawant; Prince Kumar Gupta; Priya Bhargava; Prachi Singh; Sudha Nandni; Udit Nandan Mishra; Sankarganesh E.; Abhijeet Ghatak (Plant Science, 2026)

Different responses of photosynthesis to drought in iso/anisohydric trees - Jingyu Liu; Qian Gan; Huixuan Liao; Shaolin Peng (Plant Science, 2026)

The soybean gene GmSP1L-8 improves salt tolerance through the enhancement of the ROS scavenging system - Hui-Bing Mou; Shuang Jiao; Xiang-Min Zheng; Xiao-Hong Liu; Zhuo Li; Jia-Ning Xun; Ke Zhao; Xianzhong Feng; Hong Zhai; Xi Bai (Plant Science, 2026)

Brassinosteroid regulation of quality in horticultural crops: Physiological and molecular mechanisms from preharvest development to postharvest preservation - Yuxin Jiang; Ruisi Yu; Shanshan Zhang; Xin Huang; Wenlong Wu; Lianfei Lyu; Fuliang Cao; Weilin Li; Yaqiong Wu (Plant Science, 2026)