Antoni Garcia‐Molina

Decoding microbial diversity in roots of rice plants under flooded conditions: influence of the host genotype, root compartment and mycorrhizal association

This study investigates how rice genotype, root compartment, and mycorrhizal association influence root microbiome composition in flooded conditions using shotgun metagenomic sequencing.

Phosphate Deficiency Attenuates SnRK1 Activity to Modulate the Phosphate Starvation Response in Arabidopsis thaliana

This study shows that phosphate deficiency reduces SnRK1 activity, which in turn modulates the phosphate starvation response in Arabidopsis thaliana by affecting physiological, proteomic, and metabolic responses.

Molecular dissection of zinc-mediated immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana

The paper identifies zinc-mediated immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana, showing that microbial cell wall components trigger zinc accumulation and defense gene expression independent of major signaling pathways.

Elevated CO2 enhances tomato tolerance to Botrytis cinerea through transcriptional and metabolic defence reprogramming

This study shows elevated CO2 improves tomato tolerance to Botrytis cinerea by reprogramming transcriptional and metabolic defenses across multiple cultivars.

Molecular basis of delayed leaf senescence induced by short-term treatment with low phosphate in rice

This study shows that short-term low phosphate treatment delays rice leaf senescence by altering metabolic and senescence-associated processes, with MIR827 playing a key role.

Integrative genomic and regulatory network analysis reveals adaptive mechanisms to salt-alkalinity stress in Brassica fruticulosa

Phosphite, an analog of phosphate, counteracts Phosphate Induced Susceptibility of rice to the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

This study shows phosphite reduces Pi-induced susceptibility to fungal pathogens in rice and Arabidopsis by modulating signaling pathways and metabolic processes.

At the core of salinity: divergent transcriptomic responses to neutral and alkaline salinity in Arabidopsis thaliana

The paper compares transcriptomic responses to neutral and alkaline salinity in Arabidopsis thaliana, identifying differences in gene expression and physiological mechanisms.