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
Anatomical variations along the leaf axis modulate photosynthetic responses of sorghum and maize under different water availabilities
- 30 July 2025
Graphical Abstract
The middle part of C4 leaves is more anatomically and photochemically drought-adapted than the apex or base. Water limitation did not negatively effect leaf anatomy and photosynthesis in sorghum, but reduced gas exchange and the thickness of leaf tissues in maize.
Enhanced expression and interaction of GmRDR1 and GmSGS3 proteins in resistant soybean cultivars synergistically regulate antiviral defense against mungbean yellow mosaic India virus
- 28 July 2025
Graphical Abstract
Higher expression and interaction of GmRDR1 and GmSGS3 in resistant soybean cultivars contribute to defense against MYMIV.
Bract size affects resource availability and fruit set in a hummingbird‐pollinated plant with distyly polymorphism
- 28 July 2025
Graphical Abstract
In Psychotria poeppigiana, larger bracts honestly signal greater nectar availability but have higher mortality, while smaller bracts produce more fruit, revealing a surprising trade-off and hints of sexual role specialization in this distylous species.
Epiphyte Vanilla relies on birds as long-distance seed dispersers
- 28 July 2025
Graphical Abstract
Seed dispersal in Vanilla with dehiscent and odourless fruits is mediated by birds. Ornithochory is crucial for long-distance seed dispersal in Vanilla.
To produce many small or a few large seeds: size‐dependent germination strategies of herbs in a species‐rich natural alpine grassland
- 25 July 2025
Graphical Abstract
In a species-rich natural alpine grassland, plants produce either many small or few large seeds and, correspondingly, display different germination strategies, which may contribute to coexistence of diverse plants under an unpredictable alpine climate.
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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