Nature Plants Nature Plants is concerned with all aspects of plants be it their evolution, development or metabolism, their interactions with the environment, or their societal significance. Publishing monthly it will have a particular interest in studies that advance knowledge and inform development across a diversity of areas. http://feeds.nature.com/nplants/rss/current Nature Publishing Group en © 2024 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Nature Plants © 2024 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. permissions@nature.com Nature Plants https://www.nature.com/uploads/product/nplants/rss.gif http://feeds.nature.com/nplants/rss/current <![CDATA[Spatially manipulating brassinosteroids for clustered growth]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01662-7 Nature Plants, Published online: 18 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01662-7

Spatially manipulating brassinosteroids for clustered growth]]>
Jun Lyu doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01662-7 Nature Plants, Published online: 2024-03-18; | doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01662-7 2024-03-18 Nature Plants 10.1038/s41477-024-01662-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01662-7
<![CDATA[Haploids fast-track hybrid plant breeding]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01656-5 Nature Plants, Published online: 18 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01656-5

Two studies report the use of paternal haploids to enable one-step transfer of cytoplasmic male sterility in maize and broccoli, which resolves a key technical bottleneck in hybrid crop breeding.]]>
Ravi Maruthachalam doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01656-5 Nature Plants, Published online: 2024-03-18; | doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01656-5 2024-03-18 Nature Plants 10.1038/s41477-024-01656-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01656-5
<![CDATA[Cyto-swapping in maize by haploid induction with a <i>cenh3</i> mutant]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01630-1 Nature Plants, Published online: 18 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01630-1

An efficient method of cyto-swapping by haploid induction using a CENH3 mutation is reported in maize, to convert commercial germplasm to cytoplasmic male sterility for hybrid seed production.]]>
cenh3 mutant]]> Esteban BortiriRebecca SelbyRachel EggerLindsey TolhurstShujie DongKayla BeamKerry MeierJon FabishDonna DelaneyMary DunnDawn McnamaraKristin SetliffRafaela Castro Miranda LunnySharon GergenR. Kelly DaweTim Kelliher doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01630-1 Nature Plants, Published online: 2024-03-18; | doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01630-1 2024-03-18 Nature Plants 10.1038/s41477-024-01630-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01630-1
<![CDATA[One-step creation of CMS lines using a <i>BoCENH3</i>-based haploid induction system in <i>Brassica</i> crop]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01643-w Nature Plants, Published online: 18 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01643-w

Han et al. develop BoCENH3 mutants which trigger paternal haploid induction in Brassica oleracea. On the basis of this haploid inducer line, a workable system is proposed for transferring cytoplasmic male sterility to broccoli inbred lines.]]>
BoCENH3-based haploid induction system in Brassica crop]]> Fengqing HanXiaoli ZhangYuxiang LiuYumei LiuHong ZhaoZhansheng Li doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01643-w Nature Plants, Published online: 2024-03-18; | doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01643-w 2024-03-18 Nature Plants 10.1038/s41477-024-01643-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01643-w
<![CDATA[Waiting to invade]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01663-6 Nature Plants, Published online: 14 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01663-6

Waiting to invade]]>
Catherine Walker doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01663-6 Nature Plants, Published online: 2024-03-14; | doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01663-6 2024-03-14 Nature Plants 10.1038/s41477-024-01663-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01663-6
<![CDATA[Partner needed for relationship]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01664-5 Nature Plants, Published online: 14 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01664-5

Partner needed for relationship]]>
Guillaume Tena doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01664-5 Nature Plants, Published online: 2024-03-14; | doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01664-5 2024-03-14 Nature Plants 10.1038/s41477-024-01664-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01664-5
<![CDATA[The emergence of pesticide-free crop production systems in Europe]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01650-x Nature Plants, Published online: 14 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01650-x

In this Perspective, Finger and Möhring discuss the emergence of pesticide-free crop production systems in Europe in the context of real-world examples and highlight the barriers to adoption of this cropping strategy.]]>
Robert FingerNiklas Möhring doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01650-x Nature Plants, Published online: 2024-03-14; | doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01650-x 2024-03-14 Nature Plants 10.1038/s41477-024-01650-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01650-x
<![CDATA[Rapid alkalinization factor 22 has a structural and signalling role in root hair cell wall assembly]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01637-8 Nature Plants, Published online: 11 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01637-8

The authors show that RALF22 has a dual role in cell wall assembly in root hairs: as a structural component organizing cell wall architecture and as a feedback signalling molecule that regulates this process depending on its interaction partners.]]>
Sébastjen SchoenaersHyun Kyung LeeMartine GonneauElvina FaucherThomas LevasseurElodie AkaryNaomi ClaeijsSteven MoussuCaroline BroyartDaria BalcerowiczHamada AbdElgawadAndrea BassiDaniel Santa Cruz DamineliAlex CostaJosé A. FeijóCeline MoreauEstelle BonninBernard CathalaJulia SantiagoHerman HöfteKris Vissenberg doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01637-8 Nature Plants, Published online: 2024-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01637-8 2024-03-11 Nature Plants 10.1038/s41477-024-01637-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01637-8