A monthly selection of interesting research from our field.
2026
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.
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.
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.
