
Academic Journal
Q1Plant Direct
About Plant Direct
Plant Direct is a scholarly journal published by John Wiley & Sons Inc.. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.849 and H-index of 39.
Coverage: 2017-2026. Research categories: Ecology (Q1); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Plant Science (Q1); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Editor(s): Richard Haslam (Editor) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editorial leadership listed under Edited By on the Wiley journal homepage; publisher role retained without assuming Editor-in-Chief.
- Journal Impact Factor: 2.8 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.
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Topics in published research
Plant Molecular Biology Research; Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms; Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance; Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism; Plant Reproductive Biology; Plant Gene Expression Analysis.
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2026-08 · DOI: 10.1002/pld3.70187Nitrogen Status Rewires Transcriptional Regulation of Dhurrin, a Dual‐Purpose Defense Metabolite in Sorghum bicolor
Alicia A. Quinn, Brian A. McKinley, Cecilia K. Blomstedt, John E. Mullet et al.
2026-08 · DOI: 10.1002/pld3.70183Issue Information
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2026-07 · DOI: 10.1002/pld3.70147Evidence That Sri Lanka Is the Origin of a Rare Nematode Resistance Gene in Rice
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2026-07 · DOI: 10.1002/pld3.70182Functional Genomics of Sulfur Metabolism in Rice: Insights From Transgenic and MicroRNA‐Based Strategies
Fawad Rauf, Hakim Zamir, Hussam Ahmad, Daud Ali Shah et al.
2026-07 · DOI: 10.1002/pld3.70181Genomic and Functional Characterization of Sunflower Endophytes Reveals Mechanisms of Drought Tolerance and Growth Promotion
Muritala Muhammed, Ayansina Segun Ayangbenro, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
2026-07 · DOI: 10.1002/pld3.70184The Metabolic Awakening of Barley Seedlings: A Time‐Resolved View of How Germination and Light Shape Tissue‐Specific Metabolic Networks
Claude Y. Hamany Djande, Paul A. Steenkamp, Ian A. Dubery
2026-07 · DOI: 10.1002/pld3.70185Insights Into the Regulation of Salt Tolerance by Flavonoid and Cyanoamino Acid Metabolism in Sorghum‐Sudangrass Hybrids
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2026-07 · DOI: 10.1002/pld3.70186Under the Cover of Darkness: A Transcriptomic Exploration of Clubroot During the Night
Andrea Garvetto, Susann Auer, Freia Benade, Michaela Hittorf et al.
2026-06 · DOI: 10.1002/pld3.70176Small Signaling Peptides in Sorghum bicolor : Integrating Phylogeny and Gene Expression to Characterize Roles in Stem Development
Evan Kurtz, Brian McKinley, John Mullet
2026-06 · DOI: 10.1002/pld3.70177Generative Cell Division, but Not Early Nuclear Reorganization, Requires Transcriptional Reactivation During Pollen Tube Growth
Mio K. Shibuta, Aina Komatsu, Tsugumi Aso
2026-06 · DOI: 10.1002/pld3.70175Issue Information
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