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Wang M#, Ge AH#, Ma X#, Wang X, Xie Q, Wang L, Song X, Jiang M, Yang W, Murray JD, Wang Y, Liu H, Cao X*, Wang E*. Dynamic root microbiome sustains soybean productivity under unbalanced fertilization. Nat Commun. 2024 Feb 23;15(1):1668. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45925-5. PMID: 38395981; PMCID: PMC10891064.

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Yang Y#, Tan YQ#, Wang X#, Li JJ, Du BY, Zhu M, Wang P, Wang YF*. OPEN STOMATA1 phosphorylates CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED CHANNELs to trigger Ca2+ signaling for ABA-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 2024 Mar 5:koae073. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koae073. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38442317.

Wang H#, Huang Y#, Li Y#, Cui Y, Xiang X, Zhu Y, Wang Q, Wang X, Ma G, Xiao Q, Huang X, Gao X, Wang J, Lu X, Larkins BA, Wang W*, Wu Y*. An ARF gene mutation creates flint kernel architecture in dent maize. Nat Commun. 2024 Mar 22;15(1):2565. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46955-9. PMID: 38519520; PMCID: PMC10960022.

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