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Post-translational modifications (PTMs) add tremendous complexity to cellular proteomes. Reviews and research papers in this issue highlight our advanced knowledge of mechanisms that underpin several key PTMs and how these generate phenotypic traits that may be exploited to boost crop production.
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Vol 69 Issue 20
RNA chemical modifications
Maize SPL genes regulate plant architecture
Mechanisms of salt tissue tolerance in Cucurbita
Denser root branching improves phosphorus acquisition
Conserved peroxisomal responses to drought
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Growing plants in fluctuating environments: why bother?
Extracellular vesicles & cell wall remodelling
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JXB at SEB Florence 2018
This virtual issue accompanies the journal’s presence at, and support for, the Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) Annual Main Meeting in Florence, Italy (3–6 July 2018). It showcases some of the science published in JXB on the topics covered at the meeting.
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The Flowering Newsletter (FNL) is the platform of the International Working Group on Flowering and aims to be an authoritative source of information on the latest research developments concerning flowering and flowers.
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