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Plant Physiology welcomes contributions that extend studies of molecules, cells, tissues, and organs to the whole-plant level — providing insight into plants’ functions, and their interactions with the environment.

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Plant Physiology is an integrative area of plant sciences that studies a wide array of physiological processes and environmental responses in plants at multiple scales, from molecules to pathways, from cells to tissues, from organisms to ecosystems. The sessile lifestyle of plants has led to the evolution of sophisticated adaptive mechanisms that enable plants to thrive in a variety of climates and environmental conditions. In-depth understanding of those fundamental mechanisms and how they fit together to make a functional plant is the central goal of plant physiology as a research field. We value scientific contributions in all areas of plant physiology that shed light on plant function, including gene regulation, signaling, phytohormones, mutation, photosynthesis, development, tropic and adaptive responses, transpiration, circadian clock, respiration, nutrition, resource allocation, water utilization, primary and secondary metabolism, transport, RNA and protein function, chromatin, organelles, ecophysiology and other pertinent areas of plant biology. We especially welcome manuscripts that improve the mechanistic understanding of different aspects of plant physiology and address new and long-standing questions in plant sciences.

Please consider the requirements for experimental studies as listed below

Quantitative analysis need to be performed on a minimum number of 3 biological replicates in order to enable an assessment of significance. This includes quantitative omics studies (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics) as well as phenotypic measurements, quantitative assays, and qPCR expression analysis. Studies that do not comply with these replication requirements will not be considered for review.

Studies falling into the categories below will not be considered for review, unless they are expanded and provide insight into the biological system or process being studied:

i) Descriptive collection of transcripts, proteins or metabolites, including comparative sets as a result of different conditions or treatments;
ii) Descriptive studies that define gene families using basic phylogenetics and the assignment of cursory functional attributions (e.g. expression profiles, hormone or metabolites levels, promoter analysis, informatic parameters).

Studies using transgenic or mutant lines (plants and algae) should be based on data from multiple independent alleles (at least 2) displaying a common and stable phenotype. Examples include, T-DNA, transposon, RNAi, CRISPR/Cas9, chemically induced, overexpressors, reporter fusions (GUS, FPs, LUC) etc. Qualitative data can be presented from a single allele but should be indicative of observations from multiple alleles which should be explicitly stated in the text. Quantitative data should be derived from multiple alleles (at least 2) and should be displayed separately for each allele (with at least 3 independent replications for each allele). Studies reporting single alleles may be considered acceptable when:

i) Complementation via transformation is used for confirmation;
ii) The allele has been previously characterized and published and is representative of multiple independent lines;
iii) Systems where genetic transformation is difficult or not yet possible, alternative evidence should be presented supporting the reported allele.

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