Plant stress responses

Plant stress responses describe the suite of molecular and cellular processes that are triggered by the detection by the plant of some form of stress. Stresses can be abiotic, such as drought or excess light, or biotic, such as herbivores or pathogens.

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02 August 2022 | Open Access

The effect of supplementary light on the photosynthetic apparatus of strawberry plants under salinity and alkalinity stress
- Mohammad Reza Malekzadeh Shamsabad
- , Majid Esmaeilizadeh
- & Hazem M. Kalaji
Scientific Reports 12, 13257
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30 July 2022 | Open Access

Increasing vitamin C through agronomic biofortification of arugula microgreens
- Shivani Kathi
- , Haydee Laza
- & Catherine Simpson
Scientific Reports 12, 13093
Research
29 July 2022 | Open Access

Cloning southern corn rust resistant gene RppK and its cognate gene AvrRppK from Puccinia polysora

Southern corn rust (SCR) caused by Puccinia polysora is a major maize disease that can result in major yield loss. Here, the authors report the expression of a CC-NB-LRR type of R gene RppK results in SCR resistance in susceptible maize lines and it can recognize the effector AvrRppK produced by P. polysora.
- Gengshen Chen
- , Bao Zhang
- & Zhibing Lai
Nature Communications 13, 4392
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25 July 2022 | Open Access

Role of mineral nutrients, antioxidants, osmotic adjustment and PSII stability in salt tolerance of contrasting wheat genotypes
- Nadeem Hussain
- , Younas Sohail
- & Rahaf Ajaj
Scientific Reports 12, 12677
Research
23 July 2022 | Open Access

Natural variation of DROT1 confers drought adaptation in upland rice

Genetic basis of the drought tolerance of upland rice is unclear. Here, the authors report the cloning of a COBRA-like protein encoding gene DROT1 and reveal that it is repressed by ERF3 and activated by ERF71 to help control the balance between growth and drought tolerance in upland rice.
- Xingming Sun
- , Haiyan Xiong
- & Zichao Li
Nature Communications 13, 4265
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22 July 2022 | Open Access

Wheat transcriptomic responses to extended feeding by wheat curl mites
- Lise Pingault
- , Tran Kim Ngan Luong
- & Gary Hein
Scientific Reports 12, 12535

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Research Highlights | 11 August 2022

Strengthen the wall
- Jun Lyu
Nature Plants, 1
Research Highlights | 11 August 2022

Decoding cold-induced Ca²⁺ spikes
- Katharine H. Wrighton
Nature Plants, 1
Research Highlights | 25 July 2022

Ethylene — the lifeguard hormone

Rashmi Sasidharan highlights the work by Musgrave et al. (1972) demonstrating that ethylene drives shoot elongation in plants submerged in water, allowing the plant to outgrow the floodwaters.
- Rashmi Sasidharan
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 1
Research Highlights | 16 May 2022

Here comes the rain again
- Guillaume Tena
Nature Plants 8, 454
Research Highlights | 08 March 2022

Phase separation in stress resistance

The RNA-binding proteins RBGD2 and RBGD4 improve resistance to heat stress in plants by phase separating into heat-induced stress granules.
- Kim Baumann
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 23, 229
News & Views | 24 February 2022

Slicing the cost of bread

Growth defects associated with disruption of the mildew susceptibility gene MLO are rescued in bread wheat and Arabidopsis by transcriptional activation of a proximal monosaccharide transporter
- Pietro D. Spanu
Nature Plants 8, 200-201

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Plant stress responses

Latest Research and Reviews

The effect of supplementary light on the photosynthetic apparatus of strawberry plants under salinity and alkalinity stress

Increasing vitamin C through agronomic biofortification of arugula microgreens

Cloning southern corn rust resistant gene RppK and its cognate gene AvrRppK from Puccinia polysora

Role of mineral nutrients, antioxidants, osmotic adjustment and PSII stability in salt tolerance of contrasting wheat genotypes

Natural variation of DROT1 confers drought adaptation in upland rice

Wheat transcriptomic responses to extended feeding by wheat curl mites

News and Comment

Strengthen the wall

Decoding cold-induced Ca²⁺ spikes

Ethylene — the lifeguard hormone

Here comes the rain again

Phase separation in stress resistance

Slicing the cost of bread

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