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ReviewAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Ecological Adaptation Mechanisms Underlying Successful Plant Reproduction.

Hang Zhao, Shenghui Huo, Yue Xing, Shuxin Zhang, Guilin Li, Yihui Liu, Chongyang Jin, Fuguang Li, Xiaoyang Ge

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Review in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Underground Signals: The Ecological Power of Root Volatiles.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Hang ZhaoSchool of Life Sciences, Shandong Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation in the Lower Yellow River, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8763-4596
Shenghui HuoSchool of Life Sciences, Shandong Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation in the Lower Yellow River, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China.
Yue XingSchool of Life Sciences, Shandong Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation in the Lower Yellow River, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China.
Shuxin ZhangSchool of Life Sciences, Shandong Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation in the Lower Yellow River, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China.
Guilin LiSchool of Life Sciences, Shandong Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation in the Lower Yellow River, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China.
Yihui LiuSchool of Life Sciences, Shandong Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation in the Lower Yellow River, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China.
Chongyang JinState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-Breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China.
Fuguang LiState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-Breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China.
Xiaoyang GeState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-Breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China.

Funding

China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA CARS-15-02China Postdoctoral Special Funding Project 2025T181104Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences CAASCSIAF-202402National Natural Science Foundation of China 32201762National Natural Science Foundation of China 32522074Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2022QC003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As sessile organisms, plants have evolved sophisticated adaptive strategies to withstand fluctuating and often unpredictable environments. These strategies optimize reproductive traits, enabling plants to sustain reproduction under adverse conditions. Crucially, this environmentally driven reproductive plasticity not only ensures species survival but also offers avenues to enhance crop yield and quality. Addressing a critical gap in understanding how reproductive physiology integrates environmental adaptation, this review synthesizes recent advances on how external signals (e.g., light, temperature) interact with endogenous regulators (e.g., phytohormones, transcription factors, small peptides, receptor-like kinases) to modulate plant reproductive processes. It encompasses the full spectrum of reproductive biology, spanning floral transition, floral organ specification, gametogenesis, and fertilization. Furthermore, we discuss the potential applications of reproductive biology in future crop breeding and outline key research directions to advance the field.

Indexed as

Adaptation, PhysiologicalPlant Physiological PhenomenaReproductionecological adaptationfloweringplant reproductionreceptor‐like kinasessmall peptides

Identifiers

PMID41990269
PMCPMC13335534

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