Edited by Christiane Werner and Theo Elzenga
Published on behalf of the German Society for Plant Sciences and the Royal Botanical Society of the Netherlands, Plant Biology is an international journal of broad scope bringing together different subdisciplines, such as physiology, molecular biology, cell biology, development, genetics, systematics, ecology, evolution, ecophysiology, plant-microbe interactions, and mycology.
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Upcoming Special Issues
Ecology and Evolution of Plant Chemodiversity
Publishing August 2025
Impacts of Droughts and Drought Legacies on Plants and Ecosystems
Edited by: Michael Bahn, Thorsten E.E. Grams, Charlotte Grossiord, Lucy Rowland, Christiane Werner
Deadline for submission: 31st December 2024
Plant-Induced Resistance and Biocontrol as Tools for Integrated Pest and Pathogen Management
Edited by: Monica Höfte,Vojislava Grbic, María Manresa-Grao, Rosa Mª Sánchez-Lucas, Paloma Sánchez-Bel, Victoria Pastor
Deadline for submission: 31st January 2025
New Advances in Iron Nutrition and Interactions in Plants
Edited by: Prof. Petra Bauer, Dr. Hans-Jörg Mai, Dr. Ricardo Giehl, Dr. Christin Naumann, Dr. Linbo Wu
Deadline for submission: 31st March 2025
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Articles
Overabundant populations of large wild herbivores disrupt plant–pollinator networks in a Mediterranean ecosystem
- 18 July 2025
Graphical Abstract
Plant–pollinator network diversity, complexity, and structure decrease in scenarios of large herbivore overabundance, but network robustness will be unaffected if dominant plants are not palatable.
Light intensity and sulfur deficiency modulate growth and water dynamics in broccoli plants via aquaporin regulation
- 18 July 2025
Graphical Abstract
Combined light stress and sulfur deficiency intensify broccoli adaptive responses, triggering distinct aquaporin expression patterns and highlighting a key compensatory mechanism for maintaining water homeostasis.
Roots of Indian heliotrope (Heliotropium indicum) produce simple pyrrolizidine alkaloids using the same homospermidine oxidase involved in biosynthesis of complex pyrrolizidine alkaloids in aerial parts
- 18 July 2025
Graphical Abstract
Indian heliotrope uses the same oxidase to produce complex pyrrolizidine alkaloid esters in aerial parts and simple pyrrolizidine alkaloids in roots.
Alkaloids and antioxidant mechanisms in galls: insights from Peumus boldus–Dasineura sp. interactions
- 16 July 2025
Graphical Abstract
The gall inducer Dasineura sp. alters the composition and distribution of antioxidant alkaloids in stems of the Chilean tree Peumus boldus, reducing the in vitro antioxidant activity of the affected tissues.
Sustained carbohydrate formation and growth concur with drought‐limited photosynthesis in an alpine plant species
- 16 July 2025
Graphical Abstract
This study demonstrates that a Mediterranean mountain plant can sustain growth and enhance carbohydrate reserves even when photosynthesis is curtailed by drought, thanks to active, environment-dependent adjustment of carbon allocation.
Read Plant Biology Special Issues
January 2022 Special Issue
Emerging role of hydrogen sulphide as a signalling molecule in plant biology
January 2021 Special Issue
Regulatory hubs in plant stress adaptation
January 2020 Special Issue
Plant functioning in a changing global atmosphere
January 2019 Special Issue
Molecular mechanisms of plant acclimation to changing environments
January 2018 Special Issue
Plant reproductive ecology and evolution in a changing Mediterranean climate
January 2017 Special Issue
Seed germination: ecological aspects
January 2016 Special Issue:
Pollination and Reproduction Biology
January 2016 Special Issue:
Plants and the Changing Environment
January 2015 Special Issue:
Duckweed - Research and Application
January 2014 Special Issue:
Plant Biology in Space
January 2013 Special Issue:
Woody Plant Performance in a Changing Climate
March 2012 Special Issue:
January 2011 Special Issue:
Pollination & Reproduction Biology
September 2010 Special Issue:
Dynamics and Regulation of Plant Membrane Transport
March 2010 Special Issue:
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