Plant Biotechnology Journal

PBJ, an Open Access journal for high-impact research and incisive reviews on molecular plant sciences and their applications through plant biotechnology

[Plant Biotechnology Journal @PlantBiotechJ]

📣 NEW ISSUE 📣
Our June issue is out now!

🔍 On the cover: 30 years on from the development of Bt cotton in China, Meng et al. explore its impact on cotton harvests and the textile industry

Read the issue in full 👉 https://t.co/qzQhYMIO6t

[Plant Biotechnology Journal @PlantBiotechJ]

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱

Interactional Endocytosis and Transmembrane Transport Promote Cellular Internalization of Nano-Delivered RNA Drugs for Efficient Control of Crop Diseases - Guan et al.

🔗 https://t.co/sT1AV0ov5i

#plantscience 🧪

[Plant Biotechnology Journal @PlantBiotechJ]

🍃 REVIEW 🍃

MYB Factors: Hubs of Plant Stress and Hormone Crosstalk - Htun et al.

🔗 https://t.co/cIKoY7FyJ4

#plantscience 🧪

[Plant Biotechnology Journal @PlantBiotechJ]

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱

Staurosporine Targets Mitochondrial Regulator VdAtuA3 to Disrupt Mitochondrial Homeostasis to Control Verticillium Wilt - Sheng, Li et al.

#plantscience 🧪

@USDA_ARS

[Johnathan Napier @JohnathanNapie1]

I just published this short article about making omega-3 PUFAs in transgenic plants, with the aim of putting a spotlight on some unanswered questions. I also flag the issue of transgene silencing in plant biotech as a problem that hasn't gone away!
https://t.co/CURxHdnBgy

[AAB @aabiologists.bsky.social @AABiologists]

Don't miss this week's webinar all 'aabout' Integrated Pest Management & Biocontrol!!

🪲 Friday 29th May - 1pm BST

Register for FREE!
👉️ https://t.co/8Se7pvdlZM

#IPM #Biocontrol #PlantHealth #PlantScience

[AAB @aabiologists.bsky.social @AABiologists]

🚨 Final few days to nominate for the AAB President's Medals! 🚨

Get your nominations in now!
👉 https://t.co/YOFZ3gjyOo

[Plant Biotechnology Journal @PlantBiotechJ]

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱

Cell-Specific Expression and Cellular Compartmental Regulation in Camptothecin Biosynthesis - Hao et al.

🔗 https://t.co/8f9HcO3lJM

#plantscience 🧪

[Plant Biotechnology Journal @PlantBiotechJ]

📝 BRIEF COMMUNICATION 📝

A Transcriptional Switch for Recombinant Protein Expression in Seed Plastids - Mirzaee et al.

🔗 https://t.co/OtWGpcwRCP

#plantscience 🧪

[Plant Biotechnology Journal @PlantBiotechJ]

We're proud to sponsor #ISRFG2026 🌾

Looks like a great programme already!

[AAB @aabiologists.bsky.social @AABiologists]

📣 Don't miss your chance to save at #ISRFG2026!! 📣

🐦 Early-bird registration & travel award applications close soon for the International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics🌾

Find out more 👉 https://t.co/mkaibkR4xS

#plantscience #genomics

[Plant Biotechnology Journal @PlantBiotechJ]

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱

Post-Translational Control of TaFT1 by WAPO1 Ubiquitination Shapes Spike Architecture and Yield in Wheat - Jiang, Li, Wang et al.

🔗 https://t.co/pOnsqrMsHi

#plantscience 🧪

[Plant Biotechnology Journal @PlantBiotechJ]

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱

A Novel AP2/ERF Transcription Factor Controls Trichome Initiation and Fruit Development in Cucumber - Wen, Du et al.

🔗 https://t.co/UZQRjMsmQy

#plantscience 🧪

[Plant Biotechnology Journal @PlantBiotechJ]

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱

The Dual-Function of CtrNAC019-CtrNPF2.1 Module in Salt Tolerance and Nitrogen Use Efficiency Via Enhancing Vacuolar Chloride Sequestration and Nitrate Efflux in Citrus trifoliata - Zhao et al.

🔗 https://t.co/8860Q9zUQ5

#plantscience 🧪

[AAB @aabiologists.bsky.social @AABiologists]

⏰ Less than 2 weeks left to nominate a colleague for the inaugural AAB President's Medals!! ⏰

Nominations close 31st May!
👉 https://t.co/YOFZ3gjyOo

🌱 Plant Science
🌎 Sustainable Futures
👥 Accessibility in Applied Biology

#plantscience #sustainableag #farming #forestry

[AAB @aabiologists.bsky.social @AABiologists]

Not forgetting of course our other journal @PlantBiotechJ - also keeping the society heart pumping! 💚

Our society journals really are integral to everything we do. When you publish with them you're investing in the #plantscience community 🌏🌱

[Plant Biotechnology Journal @PlantBiotechJ]

🌱 RESEARCH 🌱

GmDOF3.1-GmCPX Module Regulates Nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation Abilities in Soybean - Xing et al.

🔗 https://t.co/7DqwHZm5fg

#plantscience 🧪

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🌱 RESEARCH 🌱

Gene Editing of Nicotiana benthamiana Architecture for Space-Efficient Production of Recombinant Proteins in Closed Environments - Giroux, LeBreux et al.

🔗 https://t.co/HUxoegMPPX

#plantscience 🧪

[Plant Biotechnology Journal @PlantBiotechJ]

🍃 REVIEW 🍃

Revisiting the Molecular Roadmap for Sugar Crops: Genome Reading, Trait Writing and Variety Redesigning - Wang et al.

🔗 https://t.co/fuJInvRw6T

#plantscience 🧪

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📝 BRIEF COMMUNICATION 📝

KAS-Seq Captures Global Transcription Dynamics and Active Single-Stranded Enhancers in Rice - Li et al.

🔗 https://t.co/fsbfJELzzk

#plantscience 🧪

[Plant Biotechnology Journal @PlantBiotechJ]

🍃 REVIEW 🍃

Negative Regulators of Rice Agronomic Traits: Functional Insights and Applications in Genome Editing-Based Breeding - Wu et al.

🔗 https://t.co/fTqH09Tanw

#plantscience 🧪