| Transcontinental Divergence in Soil Carbon Stock Response to Decades of Wetland Drainage |
Liu CZ#, Zhao YP#, Li XF#, Yi WX, Pihlatie M, Minkkinen K, Li XQ, Dai GH, Luo WQ, Liu XQ, Liu ZG, Dong BG, Ren YX, Tuittila ES, Vesala T, Peng SS, Feng XJ* |
2026 |
Global Change Biology |
| China's “greening but weakening” protected areas reveal a global conservation quality-quantity dilemma |
Zhao YJ, Chen WH, Wang YB, Li F, Wu ZS, Li W, Tao SL, Bai YF* |
2026 |
Science China Life Sciences |
| Crop gene regulatory networks for precision breeding in saline environments |
Kan YF#, Dong H#, Ren YL, Qi XQ* |
2026 |
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry |
| Evolution of calyx diversity in angiosperms: a focus on transcriptomic repatterning mechanisms underlying inflated fruiting calyx within Solanaceae |
Gou W, Xu N, Li QR, He CY* |
2026 |
Plant Journal |
| A simplified RUBY reporter-enabled hairy-root system for rapid evaluation of genome editing and gene function in grapevine |
Ren C#, Lin YP#, Mohamed MSM#, Liu CC, Liang ZC* |
2026 |
Planta |
| VPS46, an ESCRT-III-associated regulator, orchestrates ERf-SERKs receptor trafficking to ensure stomatal patterning in Arabidopsis |
Zuo CR#, Li S#, He QXM, Wang TC, Wang L, Yang KZ*, Le J* |
2026 |
New Phytologist |
| Ontogenetic and molecular analyses reveal the evolution of prolonged female gametophyte-dominating reproductive cycles in Pinaceae |
Du H#, Ran JH#, Zhao H, Feng YY, Huang KY, Chen FY, Wang XQ* |
2026 |
New Phytologist |
| The HSFA2–HSFB2a–WRKY10 transcriptional cascade mediates thermotolerance across grape germplasms |
Li SC, Yuan L, Yu HB, Li Y, Kong LC, Duan W, Liang ZC, Wang LJ* |
2026 |
Plant Physiology |
| Assembly, selectivity, and compatibility of bacterial photosynthetic complexes from divergent species detected in a chimeric strain |
Wang L, Yan YH, Wang GL, Yue XY, Qi CH, Zou MJ, Wang-Otomo ZY, Madigan MT, Xin YY, Yu LJ* |
2026 |
BBA - Bioenergetics |
| Warming-induced miniaturization of plant community genome size in temperate grasslands over the last four decades |
Li HL, Li JJ, Zhao FY, Peñuelas J, Sardans J, Cao D, Pan QM, Ren TT, Chen QS, Peng Y, Su J, Ren Z-, Wang H, Guignard MS, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Zhang HY, Chen YJ, Zhang JH, Zhou Y, Han XG, Wei CZ* |
2026 |
New Phytologist |
| A Global Atlas of Specific Leaf Area Under Climate Change |
Sun K#, He N#, Xia YF, Li YB, Xu ZZ* |
2026 |
Global Ecology and Biogeography |
| ZmClpP6 modulates chloroplast development and photoprotection in maize |
Yang X#, Li QG#, Dai J, Gao ZF, Ge XL, Chen YX, Liu YY, Gong DC, Wang BC, Wang LS, Zhang ZM, Ding HP*, Chao Q* |
2026 |
Plant Journal |
| Nutrient dynamics of decomposing litter and their effects on subsequent mass loss and nutrient release in a subtropical forest |
Yi SQ, Ma BY, Berg B, Zhao CM, Xu WT, Ge JL*, Xie ZQ |
2026 |
BMC Plant Biology |
| Divergent plant and nematode community responses to long-term nitrogen enrichment in a meadow steppe |
Lü RF, Han XG, Ochoa-Hueso R, Su JS, Su J, Wang J, Yu LF, Lü XT, Yang GJ, Jiang LC, Zhang HY, Wei CZ* |
2026 |
Ecological Applications |
| Warming enhances soil carbon accumulation in boreal Sphagnum peatlands |
Zhao YP, Feng XJ*, Pihlatie M, Putkinen A, Männikkö M, Wang HQ, Liu CZ, Aurela M, Li XF |
2026 |
Nature Ecology & Evolution |
| Seasonal nitrogen enrichment alters plant community stability-area relationship through decreased biodiversity, species asynchrony, and population stability |
Zhang YQ, Stevens CJ, Lu WY, Chen X, Ren ZR, Zhang YH* |
2026 |
Functional Ecology |
| Integrated analysis of monoterpenoid and transcriptome profiles under blue light in Muscat-scented grape |
Wang XC, Nie ZY, Kong LC, Wang Y, Wang XX, Liang ZC*, Fan PG* |
2026 |
Scientia Horticulturae |
| Effects of intensified freeze-thaw frequency on dynamics of winter nitrogen resources in temperate grasslands |
Zhang CX, Li N, Yao CY, Gao JN, Ma LN* |
2026 |
Biogeosciences |
| Allele-specific chromatin dynamics underpin heterosis and shoot development in hybrid poplar 'Nanlin895' |
Mei YC#, Chen YX#, Guo Y#, Liu YY, Zhang SY, Zhang XX, Xu B, Wang BC, Chao Q* |
2026 |
Plant Molecular Biology |
| Vegetation-Mediated Carbon Inputs and Erosion Protection Shape Soil Carbon Dynamics across Aridity Thresholds |
Wu YT, Penuelas J, Naersige J, Luo J, Ge H, Zhang XM, Chang PF, Li P, Liu LL* |
2026 |
Environmental Science & Technology |
| Genetic architecture of flowering time and perenniality: implications for the origin of wild rice Oryza nivara |
Qiang CG, Zhang HX, Meng QL, Geng MF, Han JD, Jing CY, Zhang F-M, Li JL*, Ge S* |
2026 |
New Phytologist |
| Maize Anther Development Involves Translated Open Reading Frames From 3′ Untranslated Regions |
Wang CY#, Wu YC#, Wang SX#, Liu H, Jiang SQ, Han YJ, Wu LJ*, Zhang T*, Zhang M* |
2026 |
Advanced Science |
| Identification of new virulence factors in Penicillium expansum via comparative transcriptomic analysis of three Penicillium species |
Liu T#, Zhao KY#, Xing MY, Chen Y, Tian SP, Li BQ* |
2026 |
Postharvest Biology and Technology |
| Ecosystem collapse risk in arid landscapes: Insights from China for global dryland conservation |
Chen GK*, Ma KP |
2026 |
Biological Conservation |
| G proteins regulate rice grain size by modulating the Hippo signaling pathway |
Zhou FF, Guo ZI, Ling YX, Cheng YF* |
2026 |
Plant Cell |
| Evolutionary Analysis and Bifunctionality of VcCCoAOMT5: A Key O-Methyltransferase Involved in Both Lignin and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Highbush Blueberry |
Liu YS, Fan RY*, Li YD*, Lv MW, Pei JB, Deng Y, Wang LS* |
2026 |
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry |
| Biophysical regulation of ecosystem carbon use efficiency in a temperate grassland through nitrogen use efficiency and canopy structure under deepened snow |
Li P, Jia Z, Wu YT, Jalaid N, Zhao XX, Hu TY, Su YJ, Liu LL* |
2026 |
Journal of Ecology |
| Transposable element-mediated DNA methylation of the NAC20 and NAC26 promoters led to a maternal effect on grain filling |
Wu MW#, Li R#, Wei WT, Chen MM, Liu JL, Cheng H, Yang T, Zhang JD, Liu JX, Liu CM* |
2026 |
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology |
| Plastid and nuclear phylogenomics of Cyphostemma (Vitaceae) provide new insights into genome size evolution across sub-Saharan Africa |
Ranaivoson RM#, Rabarijaona RN#, Yu JR, You YC, Barrett RL, Zhou J, Liu B, Omollo WO, Du CY, Zhang DM, Rakotoarinivo M, Cheng J, Li CB, Dong Y, Leitch IJ, Antonelli A, Wen J, Chen ZD*, Lu LM* |
2026 |
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology |
| Abiotic Extracellular Catalysis Plays an Underappreciated Role in Soil Carbon Decomposition across Terrestrial Ecosystems |
Zhao YP, Liu CZ, Zhang WH, Li XQ, Li XF, Aryanto NCD, Liu ZF, Feng XJ* |
2026 |
Environmental Science & Technology |
