Decrypting the Cryptochrome with Margaret Ahmad and Brian Crane
New article collection to showcase research on the cryptochrome, a blue light receptor first discovered in plants. [...]
Frontiers in Plant Science
The ur-Iris likely had purple flowers, pollinated by insects for nectar
What did the last common ancestor of irises look like? Frontiers in Plant Science [...]
Ancient gene family protects algae from salt and cold in an Antarctic lake
Glycerol protects algae in Antarctica from extreme conditions: Frontiers in Plant Science [...]
New Plant Science section sheds light on symbiotic relationships
A dedicated research platform to focus on plant interactions with beneficial mutualistic and endophytic organisms. [...]
Crop-boosting AI can benefit many fields
Machine learning algorithms developed to select high-yield food crops could be applied to 'hyperspectral analysis' in other disciplines, from astronomy to espionage; Frontiers in Plant Science [...]
Exploring the origins of the apple
The wild apples in the Tien Shan Mountains represent the main ancestral population for our modern apple. These trees produce large fruits, which are often red when ripe and [...]
A lawn is better than fertilizer for growing healthy blueberries
Intercropping with grasses is an effective and sustainable alternative to chemical treatments for maximizing blueberry yield and antioxidant content in limey soils; Frontiers in Plant Science [...]
Tomato plant aroma to protect crops
Spraying crops with the tomato compound hexenyl butyrate could be a cheap, safe and straightforward means to prevent bacterial infection and improve drought tolerance; Frontiers in Plant Science [...]
Unprecedented possibilities to study plant evolution: Chief Editors Jim Leebens-Mack and Gerald Schneeweiss launch new specialty
Chief Editors Jim Leebens-Mack and Gerald Schneeweiss launch new specialty on Plant Systematics and Evolution in Frontiers in Plant Science [...]
Cancer-fighting drugs also help plants fight disease
The finding could help with efforts to develop disease resistance against fungal infections and other plant pathogens: Frontiers in Plant Science [...]
Journal impact: Frontiers in Plant Science
With an Impact Factor of 3.678, Frontiers in Plant Science is the most-cited journal in its field
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Cocoa CRISPR: Gene editing shows promise for improving the ‘chocolate tree’
The powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help breed cacao trees with desirable traits such as enhanced resistance to diseases: Frontiers in Plant Sciences [...]
Research in olive varieties steps up the fight against anthracnose
Research explores largest olive anthracnose epidemic recorded in decades and prompt more intensive research into this pathogen: Frontiers in Plant Science [...]
Top articles in 2017: Frontiers in Plant Science
2,100+ articles published this year, from 12,200+ authors [...]
Taking the brakes off plant production: not so good after all
Speeding up the slowest part of photosynthesis to increase plant yield doesn't work in practice, finds a study in Frontiers in Plant Science [...]
New Section Launch: Crop and Product Physiology
Frontiers in Plant Science is pleased to announce the launch of a new section, ‘Crop and Product Physiology’ [...]
Combining genomics with farmers’ traditional knowledge to improve wheat production
Scientists demonstrate that the indigenous knowledge of smallholder farming communities may yield genomic targets useful for wheat breeding. [...]
How microbes affect plant life
The Research Topic, published in Frontiers in Plant Science & Frontiers in Microbiology, aims to cover all aspects of biotrophic plant-microbe interactions [...]
Corn yield modeling towards sustainable agriculture
Using crop models as a tool to assist nitrogen management decisions in corn as a win-win for the agronomy business and the environment — By Kate E. Larkin [...]
How growing more legumes could relieve economic stress
Two major dependencies can be alleviated by increasing legume cultivation. These are the dependency of nitrogen fertilizers and the dependency on imports. [...]
Don’t fear GM crops, they could help solve the sustainability crisis
by Emily Barker, Frontiersin.org Modified crops are nothing to be scared of and could be essential in solving the global sustainability crisis, explained Dr. James Lloyd, [...]
To survive climate change, plants must adapt – and fast
Researchers read into the biological history of plants to reveal how plants will survive when birds and bees fly away. [...]
Do trees go to sleep at night?
by Juan Jovel, Frontiersin.org It may sound like something from a fantasy book, but scientists have found that trees seem to go to sleep at night. One hour after sunset, tree [...]
Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Plant Science
Frontiers in Plant Science has an Impact Factor of 4.495 and is the largest and the most cited open-access journal in Plant Science. [...]
Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Plant Science
In just 5 years, Frontiers in Plant Science has become the 3rd largest and the 7th most-cited Plant Science journal in the world. The Impact Factor (IF), [...]
