Check out our newest review with Catherine Walsh *Nutritional quality of photosynthetically diverse crops under future climates* in Plants People Planet 🌱👥🌐. Waitrose CTP Lancaster Photosynthesis Group nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Very proud to give a speech and award prizes to graduands at the University of Bristol before their graduation. Great to see an outstanding group of next generation scientists. Thanks for the image Nim.

One of our most important crops, maize is used for food, feed and bioenergy. Farida Yasmin et al. review recent advances in our understanding of the metabolites that drive defence and adaptation in maize, with implications for food security and resilience: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

This is a very timely review of the biophysical properties of the plant cuticle. Excellent work by Antonio Heredia et al.: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

Olivier Jean Leonce Manzi and co-workers highlight the shortcomings associated with using canopy temperature to estimate the effects of temperature on tropical trees: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

Anju Manandhar and co-workers have found that plants are able to respond to drought before permanent reductions in pre-dawn water potential by closing their stomata in response to soil hydraulic resistance: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

The means pathogens deploy to exploit plant vascular tissues, and the mechanisms plants use to defend against them are a fascinating topic. Robert Malinowski et al. provide an excellent overview in their Tansley review: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

A meta-analysis of 103 experimental warming studies suggests that the phenological response of plants to global warming could diminish over time. Chunyan Lu et al. highlight interesting implications that warrant further study: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

Very much enjoyed attending this week's Plants People Planet 🌱👥🌐 symposium "Innovation in plant and soil sciences to tackle critical global challenges" at Sheffield University.

In a warming world, all humanity, plants and wildlife depend on one another.’ Buchmann and Papaj succinctly summarise the negative effects of drought on plants and pollinators in this Commentary on recent work by Barman et al.: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

We've just released the programme for #46NPS: Stomata with nearly 40 talks, and over 60 posters. Will you be joining me in Kaifeng this October? International registration will close on 21 September. npf-events.evessiocloud.com/46NPS/en/page/…

Mahasweta et al. have published a fascinating deep dive into the functions performed by the seaweed holobiont. Another great example of the broad spectrum of plant science research published in New Phyt: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

In this Tansley insight, Xuan Du reports on significant advancements in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying plant RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE 2 action. This is important for crop breeding and antiviral defence strategies: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

The 2025 New Phytologist Tansley Medal competition is open! This is a unique and prestigious prize that is awarded annually to an early career plant scientist. The deadline is 1 November: newphytologist.org/awards/tansley…

Margaret Barbour and colleagues have made some important progress in determining how water moves within leaves, particularly in relation to Péclet effects. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

Flash talks have just been added to the programme for the 46th New Phytologist Symposium: Stomata! Registration is open until 21 September. Hope you can join us: npf-events.evessiocloud.com/46NPS/en/page/…

Who is joining me in Kaifeng?

The abstract submission deadline for our #CallForPapers on the ecological and evolutionary consequences of plant–fungal invasions closes on 30 September. Don't miss this opportunity. Submit your abstract now! 👇 newphytologist.org/news/view/349 Wiley Plant Science #45NPS

We're delighted to share the good news that our Editor Amy Austin has been recognised with the Georg Forster Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation! Humboldt-Stiftung humboldt-foundation.de/en/connect/exp…

Join us in conversation with 2023 New Phytologist #TansleyMedal winner Martina Legris! Light and temperature regulation of leaf morphogenesis in Arabidopsis – a free #NewPhytologistNow webinar. ⏲ 13:00 BST (UTC+1) 📅 9 October Free registration: newphytologist.org/events/now/npn…