📍 Flowering varies—right down to the meter. Kim & Oh studied Taraxacum officinale across 5 Korean sites, finding that microhabitats (slope, moisture, mowing) significantly impact flowering phenology 🌼. 🔗 #PlantEcology #Microclimate #Phenology

🌱 Boost #rosemary propagation with science!. Float, mist, or aeroponics? Powder or gel IBA? How much daminozide?. This Plants study shows how to optimize rooting & growth in Salvia rosmarinus cuttings. 🔗 #Hydroponics #PlantScience #SoillessSystems

🌿 Strengthen crop defenses with genetics!. This Plants SI covers CRISPR, GWAS, MAS & resistance breeding. Edited by Dr. Heinz & Prof. Yang. 📅 Deadline: 30 Nov 2025.🔗 #CRISPR #DiseaseResistance #PlantsMDPI #PlantBreeding

🌱 Soilless farming = Precision + Sustainability. New Plants review covers nutrient dynamics, smart control systems, and microbiome engineering in soilless systems. 🔗 #AgriTech #SoillessFarming #SoillessCultivation #Rhizosphere #SmartAg #FoodTech

♻️ What if pre-harvest tobacco waste could rejuvenate skin?. This Plants study shows that NaDES-extracted compounds from discarded leaves inhibit skin-aging enzymes—without toxicity. 🔗 #TobaccoByproducts #AntiAging #SustainableCosmetics #NaDES

🌸 Colour-changing flowers?. This Plants review unpacks how pigment biosynthesis, pH, co-pigmentation & gene regulation drive flower colour transitions in angiosperms. ✍️ Rezende et al. 🔗 #Anthocyanins #PlantPigments #PlantsMDPI #FloralBiology

💧 What grows in Sardinia’s vanishing ponds?. Brullo et al. catalog 35 plant communities (18 new!) in the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea class—ephemeral flora on submerged soils. 🔗 #Syntaxonomy #WetlandEcology #MediterraneanFlora #PlantsMDPI #Phytosociology

🧬 Can we save Malania oleifera?. This endangered tree from Yunnan now has a working in vitro protocol! Somatic embryogenesis + phenolic control = new hope for conservation & bioindustry use. ✍️ Liang et al. 📖 #PlantBiotech #EndangeredSpecies

🧬 Pectins = photosynthetic brakes?. This Plants study suggests pectins may help plants resist gm declines under drought & salt stress—supporting internal CO₂ flow and WUE. A novel take on cell wall function!. 📖 #PlantStress #Photosynthesis #Pectins

🌿 What makes Arundo donax so invasive?. Kato-Noguchi et al. review how this fast-growing species survives drought, flooding, herbivory & fire—with toxic alkaloids, allelopathy & resilience. A must-read on plant #invasionbiology!. 🔗 #PlantEcology

🌱 Can hydroponic wheat sprouts become next-gen livestock feed?. Grigas et al. show that nutrient balance—especially NPK—boosts both yield & nutritional value in hydro systems. A win for precision agriculture & feed sustainability!. 🔗 #ForageInnovation

🔥 Drought threatens crops—but plants fight back!. This Top Cited Plants MDPI review by Qiao et al. reveals how drought impairs photosynthesis and how crops adapt via NPQ, ABA signaling & structural changes. 🔗 #DroughtStress #FoodSecurity #EditorChoice

💊 Can lettuce absorb drugs from reclaimed water?. Stamm et al. found that hydroponic lettuce accumulates carbamazepine, especially at high doses—raising questions about water reuse & food safety 🌱. 🔗 #EmergingContaminants #WaterReuse #Hydroponics

🎨 Why are Bougainvillea bracts so vibrant?. A new review reveals the #pigment types (anthocyanins, betalains), genetic regulation, and breeding strategies behind #bractcoloration in #ornamentals 🌺. 🔗 #PlantPigments

🧬 A new diterpenoid from goldenrod. Using bioassay-guided TLC and MS/NMR, Baglyas et al. isolated novel and known compounds from Solidago gigantea, with moderate antimicrobial activity—esp. against Clavibacter spp. 🔗 #NaturalProducts

🍈 Drought vs. flavor?. Sales, Rodrigues & team reveal how irrigation shapes the ripening, mass & bioactive profile of Passiflora cincinnata. Rainfed fruits ripen differently & weigh less—critical for semi-arid fruit farming. 🔗 #Agroecology #FruitQuality

🏗️ Ports vs. Plants?. Guo, Sheng & team reveal how roads & urban expansion reduce vegetation carbon storage at Dongjiakou Port. But thoughtful green planning boosts ecological gains. A roadmap for sustainable port cities 🌱. 🔗 #UrbanEcology #GreenPorts

🌾 Fighting salinity with microbes!. Xin Xiang et al. reveal Streptomyces Qhu-G9 promotes growth of oats & sainfoin under salt stress via IAA synthesis, siderophores & antioxidant boosting. Promising PGPR for stressed soils!. 🔗 #PGPR #Streptomyces

🧪 How does Solanum americanum tolerate #cadmium?. Zhou, Pan, and colleagues used #transcriptomic, #proteomic & #metabolomic analyses to reveal phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and photosynthesis as key pathways in Cd detox. 🔗 #MultiOmics #CdToxicity

🗺️ Trait-based conservation mapping in China’s Qinling Mountains! 🌸. Using flower & fruit color data from 1923 species, researchers revealed major conservation gaps across 14 counties. Chen et al.: #PlantsMDPI #Biodiversity #PlantScience