F. Meunier

Targeting Enhanced Digestibility: Prioritizing Low Pith Lignification to Complement low p-Coumaric Acid content as environmental stress intensity increase

This study investigates how water and heat stress affect forage maize digestibility, finding that stress increases cell wall digestibility through reduced p-hydroxycinnamic acid and altered lignin distribution.

Development and calibration of the FSPM CPlantBox to represent the interactions between water and carbon fluxes in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum

The paper develops and calibrates CPlantBox to simulate water and carbon flux interactions in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum under varying climate conditions.

Interrogation and validation of the interactome of neuronal Munc18-interacting Mint proteins with AlphaFold2

The paper uses AlphaFold2 to identify and validate interactions of Mint proteins with Munc18-1 and their broader interactome, revealing structural and functional insights into neuronal membrane trafficking.

Why can we detect lianas from space?

The paper identifies a consistent spectral signature of lianas across scales, showing their detectability from space but highlighting challenges in accurate remote sensing due to trait overlap with other species.

Liana optical traits increase tropical forest albedo and reduce ecosystem productivity

This study shows lianas increase forest albedo and reduce productivity through specific optical traits, using radiative transfer models and meta-analysis of optical spectra.

Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and provides a possible pathway into the central nervous system

This study shows that neuropilin-1 enhances SARS-CoV-2 infectivity and facilitates viral entry into the central nervous system via the olfactory pathway.

Call for participation: Collaborative benchmarking of functional-structural root architecture models. The case of root water uptake.

The paper calls for collaborative benchmarking of functional-structural root architecture models to improve their accuracy and reliability in simulating root water uptake.

MARSHAL, a novel tool for virtual phenotyping of maize root system hydraulic architectures

The paper introduces MARSHAL, a tool for generating and analyzing maize root system hydraulic architectures, compatible with observations and useful for virtual breeding.

Diurnal variation in xylem water isotopic signature biases depth of root-water uptake estimates

This study shows diurnal variation in xylem water isotopes biases root water uptake depth estimates and proposes monitoring sap flow and soil water potential to improve accuracy.

Connecting the dots between computational tools to analyse soil-root water relations

The paper presents a network of computational tools for analyzing soil-root water relations, showing how they can be connected to improve data interpretation and parameterization.