A monthly selection of interesting research from our field.
October
Li, H., Zhong, Y., Hu, Z. et al. Maternal epigenetic regulation of embryonic patterning in plants. Nat. Plants (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-026-02421-6
September
Creff, A., Rhodes, J., Salaün, C., Larive, J., Bayle, V., Garmendia-Calvo, M., Turley, E., Nobori, T., Figueiredo, D. D., Landrein, B., Zipfel, C., & Ingram, G. (2026). An embryo-derived peptide signal directs endosperm polarity in Arabidopsis. Science, 393(6815), 1002–1008. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aed6035
August
- Cao, Y., Cui, X., Yang, Y., Pan, L., Yang, F., Li, S., ... & Duan, Q. (2025). Pan-family pollen signals control an interspecific stigma barrier across Brassicaceae species. Science, 391(6783), eady2347.
- Tu, H., Liu, Q., Ye, T., Ye, Y., Feng, X., Shen, L., ... & Xiong, L. (2026). An Oryza orphan gene confers trans-species drought tolerance. Cell.
July
Meng, X. R., Wang, Q. Q., Zhu, S. L., Wang, J. L., Qi, C. Z., Yu, J., ... & Zhang, T. Q. (2026). Unravelling the predominant genetic paths for asexual reproduction in Kalanchoe. Nature Plants, 12(2), 369-385.
June
Toyama, Y., Okuda, S., Suzuki, T., & Higashiyama, T. (2026). Intermediate evolutionary state of motile sperm and pollen tubes in the extant gymnosperm Cycas revoluta. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(4), e2506320123.
May
Matsuura-Tokita, K., Suzuki, T., Kimata, Y., Takebayashi, Y., Ueda, M., Nakano, T., ... & Higashiyama, T. (2025). Brassinosteroids promote pollen tube guidance by coordinating gene expression in male and female reproductive tissues. Cell Reports, 44(7).
April
Tajima, H., Yadav, A., Castellanos, J. H., Yan, D., Brookbank, B. P., Nambara, E., & Blumwald, E. (2025). Increased apigenin in DNA‐edited hexaploid wheat promoted soil bacterial nitrogen fixation and improved grain yield under limiting nitrogen fertiliser. Plant biotechnology journal, 23(11), 5146-5160.
March
Liu, X., Nakajima, K. P., Adhikari, P. B., Wu, X., Zhu, S., Okada, K., ... & Kasahara, R. D. (2025). Fertilization-dependent phloem end gate regulates seed size. Current Biology, 35(9), 2049-2063.
February
Sivakumar, P., Pandey, S., Ramesha, A., Davda, J. N., Singh, A., Kumar, C., ... & Siddiqi, I. (2025). Sporophyte-directed gametogenesis in Arabidopsis. Nature Plants, 11(3), 398-409.
January
Liu, Z., Chu, X., Ren, W., Cheng, L., Liu, C., Wang, C., ... & Li, C. (2025). PCP-B peptides and CrRLK1L receptor kinases control pollination via pH gating of aquaporins in Arabidopsis. Developmental Cell, 60(9), 1336-1347.
