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Che, Y.; Shen, C.; Lu, X.; Ding, Z.; Zhou, Y.; Zhou, Q.; Liu, J.; Wang, Y.; Guo, J.; Yao, Y. et al.; Fernie, A. R.; Li, R.: How pyruvate postpones postharvest physiological deterioration of cassava. Postharvest Biology and Technology 242, 114543 (2026)

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SharathKumar, M.; Zacharaki, V.; Muniz Nardeli, S.; Seibert, T.; Wahl, V.: Trehalose 6-phosphate: A master regulator of plant development. Trends in Plant Science (2026)

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Cocozza, A.; Venezia, A.; di Cesare, C.; Fernie, A. R.; Alseekh, S.; Tripodi, P.: Dissecting the genetic architecture and plasticity of the fruit primary metabolome in a Solanum habrochaites introgression library under contrasting nutrient regimes. Journal of Plant Physiology 325, 154848 (2026)

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Ma, P.; Zhang, J.; Liu, W.; Xi, J.; Nie, Y.; Su, P.; Fernie, A. R.; Huang, L.; Qian, D.: Identification and characterization of three acyltransferases involved in the hydroxycinnamic acid amide synthesis of goji berry. Phytochemistry 250, 114957 (2026)

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Shen, C.; Che, Y.; Ding, Z.; Zhou, Q.; Zhou, Y.; Fernie, A. R.; Liu, J.; Wang, Y.; Lu, X.; Guo, J. et al.; Yao, Y.; Li, R.: Mechanism of glyoxalase MeGLYI-13 in regulating postharvest physiological deterioration of cassava. Postharvest Biology and Technology 240, 114467 (2026)

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von Steimker, J.; Fernie, A. R.: Subtle fine-tuning of enzymes for allele aware precision breeding. Journal of Plant Physiology 325, 154846 (2026)

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Iacometti, C.; Delmas, V. A.; Cadillon, M.; Dubois, I.; Roche, D.; Zhao, Y.; Kahl, L.; Mülleder, M.; Ralser, M.; Schada von Borzyskowski, L. et al.; Döring, V.; Lindner, S. N.; Bouzon, M.: Metabolic adaptation enabling D-xylose assimilation via the entner-doudoroff pathway in glycolysis-impaired Escherichia coli strains. Metabolic Engineering 97, 102504 (2026)

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Ibrahim, R. M.; Sedeek, M. S.; Li, Z.; Alseekh, S.; Fernie, A. R.; Farag, M. A.: Impacts of cultivar, tissue type, and processing methods on sweet potato metabolome and antioxidant activity: integrating UHPLC-MS/MS, molecular networking, UV–Vis spectroscopy, and in vitro assays. Food Chemistry 524, 150170 (2026)

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Cai, X.; Hou, H.; Wang, Y.; Tan, W.; Zhu, H.; Bulut, M.; Yang, Z.; Xu, R.; Liu, X.; Fernie, A. R. et al.; Li, J.; Li, Y.; Luo, J.: Engineering endosperm storage compartments enables simultaneous enrichment of multiple vitamins in rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology (2026)

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da Fonseca‐Pereira, P.; Mélo Neto, D. F.; Monteiro‐Batista, R. d. C.; Coelho, D. G.; Lana‐Costa, J.; de Souza, L. P.; Krahnert, I.; Daloso, D. M.; Gago, J.; Fernie, A. R. et al.; Araújo, W. L.; Nunes‐Nesi, A.: Thioredoxin system modulates metabolic and stomatal responses to elevatedCO2in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist 251 (4), pp. 1774 - 1791 (2026)

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Gouveia, D. G.; Barrios, W. E. B.; Martins, A. O.; Cavalcanti, J. H.; Rosado-Souza, L.; Siqueira, J. A.; de Menezes Daloso, D.; Fernie, A. R.; Nunes‐Nesi, A.; Weber, A. P. M. et al.; Araújo, W. L.: Lysine biosynthesis defines a metabolic checkpoint for gibberellin‐mediated growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant, Cell and Environment 49 (8), pp. 5343 - 5357 (2026)

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Perez, S.; Alseekh, S.; Contreras, S. R.; Deanna, R.; Smith, S. D.; Knoch, E.; Fernie, A. R.; Roda, F.: Evolution of withanolide biosynthesis in nightshades. Taxon 75 (4), e70191 (2026)

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Silva, W. A.; Martins, A. O.; Wakin, T.; Silva, M. F.; Siqueira, J. A.; Rocha, J. P. L.; Medeiros, D.B.; Ribeiro, D. M.; Fernie, A. R.; Nunes-Nesi, A. et al.; Araújo, W. L.: Cell-specific–resolved coordination of mitochondrial metabolism and DNA damage responses underpins aluminium responses in plant roots. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances 514, 142704 (2026)

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Skopelitis, T.; Swentowsky, K. W.; Goldshmidt, A.; Müller, L.; Feil, R.; Iohannes, S. D.; Westhoff, P.; Fichtner, F.; Lunn, J. E.; Jackson, D.: Overcoming redundancy in the Arabidopsis trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase family reveals connections to development and iron homeostasis. New Phytologist 251 (3), pp. 1255 - 1266 (2026)

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Tiozon, R. J. N.; Fernie, A. R.; Sreenivasulu, N.: Reconfiguring biofortification strategies to transform food systems and address micronutrient deficiency of the 21st century. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 68 (8), pp. 2511 - 2547 (2026)

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Vallarino, J. G.; Rosado-Souza, L.; Zhang, Y.; Ratcliffe, R. G.; Sweetlove, L. J.; Shameer, S.; Fernie, A. R.: Mitochondrial glutamine synthetase overexpression in tomato source leaves increases assimilate export and fruit yield. The Plant Cell 38 (8), koag181 (2026)

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Wendering, P.; Ferguson, J.; Xu, R.; Kromdijk, J.; Nikoloski, Z.: Kinetic parameter prediction using neural networks identifies limitations toC4photosynthesis. New Phytologist 251 (3), pp. 1578 - 1594 (2026)

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Xue, H.; Saltini, M.; Illing, N.; Shepherd, K.; Page-Macdonald, O.; Marketos, O.; Robertson, C.; Shankar, A.; Süß, S.; Kappel, C. et al.; Alseekh, S.; Deinum, E. E.; Ingle, R. A.; Lenhard, M.: Supergene control of chiral development in mirror-image flowers. Science 393 (6810), eaeb1157 (2026)

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von Steimker, J.; Rey, E. L.; Stanschewski, C.; Wendenburg, R.; Klemmer, A.; Macho, M.; Thirumalaikumar, V. P.; Saber, N. O.; Skirycz, A.; Fernie, A. R. et al.; Tester, M.; Alseekh, S.: Multi‐tissue metabolic GWAS and drought‐responsive multi‐omics reveal the genetic basis of the quinoa metabolome. Advanced Science (2026)

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Barrios, W. E. B.; Rodrigues‐Salvador, A.; Omena‐Garcia, R. P.; Gouveia, D. G.; dos Santos Viana, C.; Rosado-Souza, L.; Vidigal, P. M. P.; Riaño‐Pachón, D. M.; Scossa, F.; Fernie, A. R. et al.; Araújo, W. L.; Zsögön, A.; Nunes‐Nesi, A.: Integrated transcriptome–metabolome analyses reveal regulatory networks underlying soluble solids accumulation inCapsicum chinensefruits. The Plant Journal 127 (1), e71020 (2026)

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Berger, F.; Muth, P.; Vahl, W. K.; Junker, A.; Altmann, T.; Kopriva, S.; Herz, M.; Gutjahr, C.: Automated phenotyping unveils trait‐specific genotypic variation in arbuscular mycorrhiza responsiveness in maize (Zea mays). Plant, Cell and Environment (2026)

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Clapero, V.; Arrivault, S.; Stitt, M.: Variance in Calvin-Benson cycle intermediate levels between closely-related species in the tomato clade. Journal of Experimental Botany 77 (14), pp. 4392 - 4400 (2026)

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Gago, J.; Fernández‐Marín, B.; Rojas, R.; Nadal, M.; Perera‐Castro, A. V.; Morales, M.; Arzac, M. I.; López‐Pozo, M.; Coopman, R.; Vivas, M. et al.; Poblete, L.; Sáez, P. L.; Cavieres, L. A.; Bravo, L. A.; Núñez‐Olivera, E.; Martínez‐Abaigar, J.; Carriquí, M.; Clemente‐Moreno, M. J.; Fernie, A. R.; González‐Rodríguez, A.; García‐Plazaola, J. I.; Gulías, J.; Flexas, J.: A Worldwide Survey Reveals Four Distinct Patterns of Photochemical Dehydration Tolerance Across Land Plant Phylogeny. Plant, Cell and Environment (2026)

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Gaskin, T.; Crick, B.; Wright, M.; Cavanagh, A. P.; Huber, K.; Nikoloski, Z.; Ferguson, J. N.: CSRcalculator: A reproducible framework for understanding plant ecological strategies. Plants, People, Planet (2026)

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Keller, J.-M.; Dinc, F.; Kaiser, E.; Zupok, A.; Morris, B. A.; von Bismarck, T.; Correa Galvis, V.; Thiele, W.; Kramer, D. M.; Jahns, P. et al.; Schöttler, M. A.; Armbruster, U.: Two proteins co‐expressed with photosynthetic regulators affect photosynthetic dynamics linked to changes in thylakoid pigment content and composition. Plant Biology (2026)

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Kor, S.; Tiozon, R.; Kim, S.-R.; Buenafe, R. J. Q.; Ramos-Castrosanto, A. R.; Pratap, V.; Wake, E.; Fraser, P. D.; Erban, A.; Kopka, J. et al.; Butardo Jr., V.; Fernie, A. R.; Sreenivasulu, N.: Genome editing of OsSBEIIb rewires starch architecture to lower predicted glycemic index and enhance protein quality in rice endosperm. Current Research in Food Science 13, 101513 (2026)

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Kumari, K.; Kar, R.; Zeisler-Diehl, V.; Leide, J.; Kalkreuter, K.; Nowrousian, M.; Harter, K.; Schreiber, L.; Sampathkumar, A.; Lim, M. S. S. et al.; Hembach, L.; Ischebeck, T.; Paucelle, A.; Richter, S.; Grefen, C.: Lack of GDSL motif–containing proteins increases drought tolerance by altering the stomatal cuticle in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell 38 (7), koag150 (2026)

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Li, W.; Huang, W.; Jin, M.; Ye, M.; Zheng, Z.; Chen, Z.; Chen, Z.; Zhang, W.; Chen, Y.; Yan, J. et al.; Fernie, A. R.; Yan, S.: ZmAGA1 enhances seed germination through raffinose hydrolysis and ZmSnRK1α-mediated starch mobilization in maize. Genome Biology (2026)

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Ma, Z.; Wang, Q.; Hu, L.: Role of phytohormones and nanomaterials in enhancing plant tolerance to abiotic stress. Frontiers in Plant Science 17, 1857914 (2026)

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Mariette, A.; Kang, H. S.; Calabria, J.; Rautengarten, C.; Keynton, A. C. W.; Czyz, A.; Rollnik, T.; Fröhlich, A.; McFarlane, H. E.; Heazlewood, J. L. et al.; Sampathkumar, A.; Ebert, B.: Arabidopsis growth and reproduction require UDP-arabinofuranose import into the Golgi apparatus. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 201 (3), kiag274 (2026)

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Pivato, M.: The hidden life of unicellular red algae: discovery of a common sexual cycle unlocks a model lineage for eukaryotic evolution. The Plant Cell 38 (7), koag178 (2026)

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Rosa‐Téllez, S.; García‐Calderón, M.; Medeiros, D.B.; Márquez, A. J.; Fernie, A. R.; Betti, M.: Disruption of asparagine synthetase is associated to increased biomass in Lotus japonicus. Plant Biotechnology Journal 24 (7), pp. 4471 - 4483 (2026)

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Stitt, M.; Zierer, W.; Arrivault, S.; Sonnewald, U.; Fernie, A. R.: Compelling evidence supporting that cassava is a C3 plant. Molecular Plant 19 (7), pp. 1331 - 1333 (2026)

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von Steimker, J.; Fernie, A. R.: Opinion piece: Moonlighting enzymes as hidden transcriptional regulators of metabolism. Journal of Plant Physiology 322, 154797 (2026)

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von Steimker, J.; Macho, M.; Wendenburg, R.; Lee jeon, J.; Zemach, I.; Xu, Y.; Fröhlich, A.; Sampathkumar, A.; Zamir, D.; Fei, Z. et al.; Giovannoni, J. J.; Fernie, A. R.; Alseekh, S.: Natural variation inSlGRF10 reveals a role in regulating tomato fruit weight. Plant Physiology 201 (3), kiag465 (2026)

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Xu, R.; Ferguson, J. N.; Tariq, S.; Iliya, P.B.; Küken, A.; Kromdijk, J.; Nikoloski, Z.: Parameterizing steady-state C3 photosynthesis models using photosynthesis response curves: Which models to use and which parameter estimates to trust? Journal of Experimental Botany (2026)

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Zhang, Y.; Fang, J.; Ruan, S.; Wang, Y.; Jiang, J.; Yang, Q.; Fernie, A. R.; Li, Y.: SmABCG11 mediates hydroxy fatty acid transport to regulate male fertility. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology (2026)

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Baccolini, C.; Ishihara, H.; Feil, R.; de Souza, L. P.; Alseekh, S.; Walther, D.; Fernie, A. R.; Stitt, M.; Lunn, J. E.; Arrivault, S.: Exploring the diversity of the CO2-concentrating mechanism (CCM) in different C4 subtypes. Journal of Experimental Botany 77 (12), pp. 3819 - 3836 (2026)

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Bourgade, B.; Pivato, M.: Moderate temperature shifts elicit large-scale changes in the physiology and behavior of a green microalga. The Plant Cell 38 (6) (2026)

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Decros, G.; Fernie, A. R.: A metabolon that GATEs. Nature Catalysis 9, pp. 573 - 574 (2026)

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Fernie, A. R.; Decros, G.; Multhoff, J.; Sippel, J.; Niemeier, J.; Barreto, P.; Sampathkumar, A.; Sonnewald, U.; Schwarzländer, M.: PERSPECTIVE: organelle positioning as a principle of metabolic regulation and stress tolerance. The Plant Journal 126 (6), e70987 (2026)

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Guo, J.; Duan, X.; Xu, H.; Xu, Z.; Fernie, A. R.; Zhang, Y.: Beyond a simple oxidation reaction: the complex molecular network regulating fruit and vegetable browning. Horticulture Research 13 (6) (2026)

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Ibrahim, R. M.; Alseekh, S.; Haffelder, J.; Ramadan, N. S.; Abbas, G. M.; Fernie, A. R.; Ulber, R.; Zayed, A.: Untargeted metabolomics, lipidomics, and GC–MS profiling reveal species-specific and culture-induced metabolic signatures in brown macroalgae. Algal Research 96, 104748 (2026)

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Iltas, Ö.; Salomon, L.; Kovačik, M.; Čertner, M.; Talacko, P.; Harant, K.; Hafidh, S.; Lafon Placette, C.: The abundance of pollen coat small signaling proteins shows limited convergence between independent selfing transitions inArabidopsisandCapsella. New Phytologist 250 (5), pp. 3460 - 3474 (2026)

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Jin, M.; Yan, S.; Wu, Y.; Zhai, Z.; Alseekh, S.; Chen, Y.; Huang, W.; Ma, N.; Tao, K.; Xiao, K. et al.; Zhu, Y.; Yu, Y.; Shao, Y.; Jiang, C.; Liu, X.; Sun, J.; Qu, Y.; Wei, W.; Li, W.; Xu, J.; Luo, J.; Wang, X.; Zhuo, L.; Zhan, J.; Qiu, F.; Yang, N.; Xiao, Y.; Liu, H.-J.; Fernie, A. R.; Yan, J.: Multiomics analysis of primary metabolism reveals the genetic basis of nitrogen partitioning modulated by ZmAVT1A-1 in maize. Nature Genetics 58, pp. 1722 - 1733 (2026)

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Kang, J.; Sokolowska, E.; Zillmer, H.; Karasov, T.; Walther, D.; Skirycz, A.: Discovery of regulatory complexes in Arabidopsis via protein–metabolite mapping during Pseudomonas infection. Plant Physiology 201 (2), kiag349 (2026)

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Kanwal, F.; Yang, J.; Fernie, A. R.; Wang, S.: Glucosylation-mediated kin avoidance inspires parasite-resistant crops. Trends in Plant Science 31 (6), pp. 745 - 748 (2026)

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Luo, X.; Qu, Y.; Ye, Z.; Li, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Luo, L.; Li, S.; Zhao, W.; Wang, M.; Bock, R. et al.; Wan, J.; Tan, J.: Synergistic HMGN1 and VP64 Fusions Potentiate High‐Precision and PAM‐Flexible Base Editing. Advanced Science (2026)

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Nguyen, T. N. P.; Kim, M.; Sung, J.; Fernie, A. R.: Composition of primary metabolites in winter barley grain as affected by NPK fertilization of reclaimed land. Plants 15, 1780 (2026)

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Om, K.; Giuliani, R.; Ermakova, M.; Danila, F.; Yalamanchili, K.; Arrivault, S.; Lunn, J. E.; Stitt, M.; Furbank, R. T.; von Caemmerer, S. et al.; Cousins, A. B.: Expression of maize PEPC in rice reveals a strategy for establishing a functional C4 CO2-concentrating mechanism. Plant Physiology (2026)

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