Peng Yu

The paper uses AlphaFold3 to predict a cross-kingdom interactome between Medicago truncatula and Sinorhizobium meliloti, identifying DNF2 as a key hub for host-symbiont communication.

The paper identifies root-microbiome associations affecting plant nitrogen nutrition through multi-omics analyses of 1,341 rapeseed samples.

The paper uses a MAGIC population to study genetic architecture of clinal traits in Mexican maize, finding one major QTL for tassel branching and multiple QTL for flowering time with complex environmental associations.

This study identifies ERF transcription factors as key regulators of AM fungal-induced lateral root development in maize, revealing a tripartite signaling network involving ethylene, flavonoids, and microbial synergies.

This study shows that single-parent expression complementation explains 29% of heterotic variance in maize hybrids and reveals cis/trans eQTL regulation of SPE patterns.

This study identifies fungal effectors that hijack maize lateral root regulators to induce gall formation by derepressing auxin signaling and promoting cell proliferation.

The paper investigates how host genotype and source environment influence the microbiome of maize, finding genetic variants linked to microbiome composition and environmental adaptation.