#Canola comprises more than 13% of the global supply of edible vegetable #oil .
Better understanding of #Brassica napus functional #genomics means improved #breeding of this vital #crop .
Tan et al. review what we know! doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #JIPB #PlantSci

With this remarkable graphic, Sun et al. provide a whole new perspective of the #cellular landscape during #soybean #nodulation and explore the #metabolic and #developmental mechanisms of #nodule formation. doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #JIPB #PlantSci #NitrogenFixation

🌱 #Micronutrient deficiencies affect >2B people
🌱Effects include poor #health and #development
🌱 #Iron deficiency impacts ~1/3 of the🌐pop.

In this #JIPB commentary, Sunil Kumar Sahu discusses the potential of #biofortification in #corn 🌽

doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science

Free #PlantSci ence !🔓⬇️
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#TBT to this fascinating #JIPB Invited Expert Review! Guojin Zhang and Hong Ma explore nuclear #phylogenomics of #angiosperms and share insights into their relationships and #evolution .
Wiley Plant Science @wileyecolevol #PlantSci #OA

🎉Wow! How about this for news?! Congratulations to #JSE #editorial board member #AnneYoder on being inducted into the National Academy of Sciences for her work on #evolution and #conservation in #Madagascar !🏅
#NAS161 #anthropology #ecology #EvolutionaryBiology #WomenInSTEM Wiley Ecology & Evolution

Xie et al. reveal that knockout of miR396 #genes increases #seed size and #yield in #soybean .
Read all about it here--it's #OpenAccess !
doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #JIPB #PlantSci #CropSci

Using #genomic , #morphological and #ecological analyses, Rana et al. reveal the #evolutionary dynamics of cryptic speciation in a major #biodiversity hotspot and warn of the impact of a warming #climate on alpine species diversity.
doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #PlantSci

You want seedless #citrus ?
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Because this is how you get #seedless citrus!
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Xu et al. reveal the role of the miR159a-DUO1 module in regulating #pollen #development and the modulation of both seed devo. and #fruit size.
doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #PlantSci #crop

Using #phylogenomic analyses + spatial-temporal dynamics and global #environmental data, Liu et al. highlight the importance of both #evolutionary and #ecological data for studying mechanisms of global #biodiversity . doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #PlantSci #Cycas #cycads

Bigger #leaves = better #crop yields!
In the latest #JIPB paper, Chen et al. report that CsRAXs negatively regulate #leaf size and #fruiting ability through #auxin glycosylation in #cucumber -a potential breakthrough in #CropSci !
doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #PlantSci

Dreaming of🍓 #strawberry season?
In a new study, Wang et al. reveal a previously unreported #JA #signaling mechanism AND decipher a signaling cascade linking multiple signaling inputs with #fruit trait #development .
doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #JIPB #PlantSci

Examining population #genetics in woolly #grape , Zhang et al. show the importance of #structural variations in local #adaptation . They also ID genes related to salt stress and #climate #adaptation -important for #crop #breeding .
doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #PlantSci

Xu et al. are redrawing the lines of the #Asteraceae family tree with a new #taxonomic framework for the subtribe Crepidinae-created using #nuclear data with a #phylogenomics approach. PLUS! Meet Qineryangia-a new monotypic #genus .
doi.org/10.1111/jse.13… Wiley Ecology & Evolution #PlantSci

By 2050, the global pop. is expected to reach a staggering 9 billion, underscoring the need for global #FoodSecurity . In a new #JIPB review, Wang et al. explore the potential of #nanotechnology to improve #plant health.
doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #PlantSci #CropSci

We've got your weekend #PlantSci ence reading covered!
Find out how #plants use scaffold proteins to regulate #hypocotyl elongation, ensuring proper skoto- and photo #morphogenic #development --in this new #JIPB paper by Fu et al.
doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #PlantSci

He et al. identify a transcriptional cascade mediated by AP2 family members that regulates #lycopene #biosynthesis during #tomato #fruit ripening, with potential applications for #plant #breeding .
doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #JIPB #PlantSci

#Camptothecin is a complex alkaloid with remarkable anti #tumor activity. In a new paper for #JIPB , Chen et al. explore a #genetic basis for producing camptothecin derivatives through #metabolic engineering. doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #PlantSci #cancer #CancerResearch

Now, THIS is a breakthrough–quite literally!
In a new paper for #JIPB , Ma et al. elucidate the mechanism connecting the interplay between #auxin and #ethylene and the molecular events that initiate #abscission .
doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #PlantSci #development

It's no snorkel🤿, but the ACBP4-WRKY70-RAP2.12 module positively regulates submergence-induced #hypoxia response in #Arabidopsis , underscoring the potential utility of ACBP4 in #breeding #flood -tolerant #crops .
doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… Wiley Plant Science #JIPB #PlantSci #Climate

I'm really enjoying how the covers of plant biology journals are getting more and more entertaining and artistic. Thank you Molecular Plant & Plant Communications & JIPB!