Shrestha Jeevan Kumar, Lin Chih-Yu, Wang Jian You , Tang I-Chien, Hu Chun-Hao, Tsednee Munkhtsetseg, Zhang Yasha, Jamil Muhammad, Berqdar Lamis, Blilou Ikram, Al-Babili Salim, Wang Chang-Sheng, Yeh Kuo-Chen

Carotenoid biosynthesis drives root plasticity through aerenchyma and iron plaque formation in rice. Nature Plants , 12, 1-12

Jamil Muhammad, Salem Mohammed, Wang Jian You , Alagoz Yagiz, Cao Da, Hashim Mariam, Ablazov Abdugaffor, Margueritte Ouedraogo, Yonli Djibril, Navangi Lynet, Mudavadi Patrick, Tippe Dennis E., Berqdar Lamis, Van Der Straeten Dominique, Al-Babili Salim

Application of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid (ACC) as an efficient suicidal germination agent for controlling Striga hermonthica. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research , 30, 103160

Giovannini Luca, Marqués-Gálvez José Eduardo, Sillo Fabiano, De Paola Domenico, Petrozza Angelo, Mango Teresa, Melfi Donato, Wang Jian You , Fiorilli Valentina, Carriero Filomena, Balestrini Raffaella

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato roots with a diverse range of carotene accumulation. Mycorrhiza , 36, 32

Wang Jian You , Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Alashoor Kawthar F., Al-Babili Salim

Characterization and Quantification of Strigolactones in Root Exudates. In: Mukhtar, S. (eds) Plant Hormones. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, vol 3026. Humana, New York, NY. , 39–58

Moreno‐Giménez Elena, Morote Lucía, Jiménez Alberto José López, Parreño Eduardo, Wang Jian You , Nava Matteo, Aguado Carolina, Luján Rafael, Al‐Babili Salim, Diretto Gianfranco, Ahrazem Oussama, Gómez‐Gómez Lourdes

Bioconversion of carotenoids into high‐value crocins using a marine sponge carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase. New Phytologist , https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.71118

Giudice Gaetano, Arcieri Francesco, Guerriero Marzia, Delvento Chiara, Novero Mara, Liew Kit Xi, Berqdar Lamis, Curci Pasquale Luca, Lotti Concetta, Ricciardi Luigi, Wang Jian You , Lanfranco Luisa, Al-Babili Salim, Haider Imran, Pavan Stefano

Dual roles of pea CCD7 in strigolactone-dependent and -independent processes as revealed by transcriptomic profiling and mycorrhization assays. Plant Stress , 20; 101326

Lin Pei-Yu, Wang Jian You , Dai Nai-Chiang, Jalal Arshad, Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Liew Kit Xi, Wei Fu-Jin, Ponnakanti Vijayalakshmi, Berqdar Lamis, Asami Tadao, Lai Ming-Hsin, Hsing Yue-Ie Caroline, Al-Babili Salim

Sustaining Rice Productivity with Reduced Fertilization Using Zaxinone Mimics. PLANT STRESS , 20, 101290

Zhang Yasha, Ablazov Abdugaffor, Balakrishna Aparna, Rajan Chakravarthy, Alagoz Yagiz, Liew Kit Xi, Berqdar Lamis, Wang Jian You , Blilou Ikram, Zheng Xiongjie, Al‐Babili Salim

An evolutionarily diverged CCD4 enzyme negatively regulates mesocotyl elongation in rice. New Phytologist , 70799, 70799

Mazzarella Teresa, Giovannini Luca, Chen Guan‐Ting Erica, Votta Cristina, Pagliarani Chiara, Wang Jian You , Asami Tadao, Lanfranco Luisa, Al‐Babili Salim, Balestrini Raffaella, Fiorilli Valentina

Boosting Drought Resilience in Rice: The Priming Effects of Zaxinone and Its Mimics. Physiologia Plantarum , 177(6), e70667

Shahul Hameed Umar F., Balakrishna Aparna, Wang Jian You , Alvarez Derry, Momin Afaque A., Schwarzenberg Adrian, Al-Babili Salim, Arold Stefan T.

Molecular Basis for Catalysis and Regulation of the Strigolactone Catabolic Enzyme CXE15. Nature Communications , 16(1), 10290

Stra Alice, Moreno Juan C., Wang Jian You , Petrik Ivan, Votta Cristina, Jamil Muhammad, Liew Kit Xi, Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Alagoz Yagiz, Stange Claudia, Fiorilli Valentina, Novak Ondrej, Al-Babili Salim

LYCOPENE β-CYCLASE overexpression improves growth, modulates hormone content, and affects rhizospheric interactions in tobacco and tomato roots. Plant Cell Reports , 44, (11)

Alsharif Wiam, Andrés‐Barrao Cristina, Parween Sabiha, Hashim Abdulrahman, Shekhawat Kirti, Abrouk Michael, Wang Jian You , Marasco Ramona, Krattinger Simon G., Daffonchio Daniele, Al‐Babili Salim, Saad Maged M., Hirt Heribert

Switch From Soil to Plant Host Lifestyle Is Mediated by <i>rpoS</i> Mutations in Bacterial Endophyte. Plant, Cell & Environment , 48(11), 8068-8085.

Wang Jian You , Jamil Muhammad, Tareq Berqdar Lamis M., Takahashi Ikuo, Ota Tsuyoshi, Asami Tadao, Al-Babili Salim

Structural substitutions on the methoxybenzene ring retain the biological activity of the zaxinone mimics MiZax3. Frontiers in Plant Science , 16, 1631066

Alshareef Nouf O., Melino Vanessa J., Saber Noha, De Rosa Annamaria, Rey Elodie, Wang Jian You , AlBabili Salim, Byrt Caitlin, Tester Mark A., Julkowska Magdalena M.

Root remodeling mechanisms and salt tolerance trade-offs: The roles of HKT1, TMAC2, and TIP2;2 in Arabidopsis. PLOS Genetics , 21(6), e1011713

Jamil Muhammad, Mutinda Sylvia, Wang Jian You , Barminga Damaris, Mwihaki Agnes, Navangi Lynet, Okiyo Teresa O., Patil Rohit H., Ngatia Titus, Mudavadi Patrick, Runo Steven, Al-Babili Salim

Evaluation of formulated strigolactone analogs for Striga management in Kenyan agriculture. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research , 21, 101921

Salem Mohamed A, Jamil Muhammad, Wang Jian You , Berqdar Lamis, Liew Kit Xi, Paramita Anggra, Ablazov Abdugaffor, Balakrishna Aparna, Al-Babili Salim

Disruption of the Karrikin Receptor <i>DWARF 14 LIKE (D14L)</i> Gene Leads to Distinct Effects on Root and Shoot Growth, and Reprogramming of Central Metabolism in Rice. Journal of Experimental Botany , eraf201

Bukhamsin Abdullah H., Shetty Saptami S., Fakeih Esraa, Martinez Mario Soto, Lerma Cecilia, Mundummal Mufeeda, Wang Jian You , Kosel Jürgen, Al-Babili Salim, Blilou Ikram, Salama Khaled N.

In vivo dynamics of indole- and phenol-derived plant hormones: Long-term, continuous, and minimally invasive phytohormone sensor. Science Advances , 11(16), eads873

Jalal Arshad, Abdelaziz Mohamed E., Salem Mohamed, Liew Kit Xi, Wang Jian You , Alrasheed Wafa, Al Ateeq Talal K., Althobiti Sahar, Qaryouti Muien, Al Soqeer Abdulrahman, Jamil Muhammad, Al‐Babili Salim

Mimics of the Growth Regulator Zaxinone Increase Saffron Yield and Improve its Nutritional Value. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation , https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-025-11690-y

Oyarce Paula, Xiao Ting Ting, Henkel Corinna, Frederiksen Signe Frost, Gonzalez-Kise Jose Kenyi, Smet Wouter, Wang Jian You , Al-Babili Salim, Blilou Ikram

Microscopy and spatial-metabolomics identify tissue-specific metabolic pathways uncovering salinity and drought tolerance mechanisms in Avicennia marina and Phoenix dactylifera roots. Scientific Reports , 15, 1076

Berqdar Lamis, Salem Mohamed, Wang Jian You , Alrudayan Amer, Jamil Muhammad, Al-Babili Salim

Development of a Rapid and Efficient Protocol for Seed Germination and Seedling Establishment of <em>Oryza coarctata</em>. BIO-PROTOCOL , 15(1365)

Mazzarella Teresa, Chialva Matteo, de Souza Leonardo Perez, Wang Jian You , Votta Cristina, Tiozon Rhowell, Vaccino Patrizia, Salvioli di Fossalunga Alessandra, Sreenivasulu Nese, Asami Tadao, Fernie Alisdair R., Al-Babili Salim, Lanfranco Luisa, Fiorilli Valentina

Effect of exogenous treatment with zaxinone and its mimics on rice root microbiota across different growth stages. Scientific Reports , 14, 31374

Alashoor Kawthar F., Wang Jian You , Al-Babili Salim

The role of hydrolysis in perceiving and degrading the plant hormone strigolactones. Trends in Biochemical Sciences , 49(12), 1039-1041

Jamil Muhammad, Wang Jian You , Patel Kinjal A., Nagane Rajendra M., Patel Manish V., Totre Jalindar, Bhoge Satish E., Al-Babili Salim

Assessing the mutagenic potential of methyl phenlactonoate 3 and Nijmegen-1 in bacterial reverse mutation assays. Heliyon , 10(23), e40526

Wang Jian You , Balakrishna Aparna, Martínez Claudio, Chen Guan‐Ting Erica, Sioud Salim, de Lera Angel R., Al‐Babili Salim

The rice orobanchol synthase catalyzes the hydroxylation of the noncanonical strigolactone methyl 4‐oxo‐carlactonoate. New Phytologist , 244(6), 2121-2126

Li Changsheng, Haider Imran, Wang Jian You , Quinodoz Pierre, Suarez Duran Hernando G., Méndez Lucía Reyes, Horber Robin, Fiorilli Valentina, Votta Cristina, Lanfranco Luisa, Correia de Lemos Samara M., Jouffroy Lucile, Moegle Baptiste, Miesch Laurence, De Mesmaeker Alain, Medema Marnix H., Al-Babili Salim, Dong Lemeng, Bouwmeester Harro J.

OsCYP706C2 diverts rice strigolactone biosynthesis to a noncanonical pathway branch. Science Advances , 10(35), eadq3942

Kuijer Hendrik N. J., Wang Jian You , Bougouffa Salim, Abrouk Michael, Jamil Muhammad, Incitti Roberto, Alam Intikhab, Balakrishna Aparna, Alvarez Derry, Votta Cristina, Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Martínez Claudio, Zuccolo Andrea, Berqdar Lamis, Sioud Salim, Fiorilli Valentina, de Lera Angel R., Lanfranco Luisa, Gojobori Takashi, Wing Rod A., Krattinger Simon G., Gao Xin, Al-Babili Salim

Chromosome-scale pearl millet genomes reveal CLAMT1b as key determinant of strigolactone pattern and Striga susceptibility. Nature Communications , 15(1), 1-12

Wang Jian You , Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Braguy Justine, Al-Babili Salim

Distinguishing the functions of canonical strigolactones as rhizospheric signals. Trends in Plant Science , 29(8), 925-936

Ablazov Abdugaffor, Jamil Muhammad, Haider Imran, Wang Jian You , Melino Vanessa, Maghrebi Moez, Vigani Gianpiero, Liew Kit Xi, Lin Pei‐Yu, Chen Guan‐Ting Erica, Kuijer Hendrik N. J., Berqdar Lamis, Mazzarella Teresa, Fiorilli Valentina, Lanfranco Luisa, Zheng Xiongjie, Dai Nai‐Chiang, Lai Ming‐Hsin, Caroline Hsing Yue‐Ie, Tester Mark, Blilou Ikram, Al‐Babili Salim

<i>Zaxinone Synthase</i> overexpression modulates rice physiology and metabolism, enhancing nutrient uptake, growth and productivity. Plant, Cell &amp; Environment , 48(4), 2615-2629

Jamil Muhammad, Margueritte Ouedraogo, Yonli Djibril, Wang Jian You , Navangi Lynet, Mudavadi Patrick, Patil Rohit H., Bhoge Satish Ekanath, Traore Hamidou, Runo Steven, Al‐Babili Salim

Evaluation of granular formulated strigolactone analogs for Striga suicidal germination. Pest Management Science , 80(9), 4314-4321

Wang Jian You , Chen Guan‐Ting Erica, Balakrishna Aparna, Jamil Muhammad, Berqdar Lamis, Al‐Babili Salim

Strigolactone biosynthesis in rice can occur via a 9‐<i>cis</i>‐3‐OH‐10′‐apo‐β‐carotenal intermediate. FEBS Letters , 598(5), 571-578

Votta Cristina, Wang Jian You , Cavallini Nicola, Savorani Francesco, Capparotto Arianna, Liew Kit Xi, Giovannetti Marco, Lanfranco Luisa, Al-Babili Salim, Fiorilli Valentina

Integration of rice apocarotenoid profile and expression pattern of Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenases reveals a positive effect of β-ionone on mycorrhization. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry , 207, 108366

Jamil Muhammad, Alagoz Yagiz, Wang Jian You , Chen Guan‐Ting Erica, Berqdar Lamis, Kharbatia Najeh M., Moreno Juan C., Kuijer Hendrik N. J., Al‐Babili Salim

Abscisic acid inhibits germination of Striga seeds and is released by them likely as a rhizospheric signal supporting host infestation. The Plant Journal , 117(5), 1305-1316

Wang Jian You , Jamil Muhammad, AlOtaibi Turki S., Abdelaziz Mohamed E., Ota Tsuyoshi, Ibrahim Omer H., Berqdar Lamis, Asami Tadao, Ahmed Mousa Magdi Ali, Al-Babili Salim

Zaxinone mimics (MiZax) efficiently promote growth and production of potato and strawberry plants under desert climate conditions. Scientific Reports , 13, 17438

Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Wang Jian You , Votta Cristina, Braguy Justine, Jamil Muhammad, Kirschner Gwendolyn K., Fiorilli Valentina, Berqdar Lamis, Balakrishna Aparna, Blilou Ikram, Lanfranco Luisa, Al-Babili Salim

Disruption of the rice <i>4-DEOXYOROBANCHOL HYDROXYLASE</i> unravels specific functions of canonical strigolactones. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 120(42), e2306263120

Mutinda Sylvia, Jamil Muhammad, Wang Jian You , Berqdar Lamis, Ateka Elijah, Bellis Emily S., Al‐Babili Salim, Runo Steven

Strigolactone biosynthesis <i>lgs1</i> mutant alleles mined from the sorghum accession panel are a promising resource of resistance to witchweed (<i>Striga</i>) parasitism. PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET , 7(2), 382-395

Jamil Muhammad, Lin Pei-Yu, Berqdar Lamis, Wang Jian You , Takahashi Ikuo, Ota Tsuyoshi, Alhammad Noor, Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Asami Tadao, Al-Babili Salim

New Series of Zaxinone Mimics (MiZax) for Fundamental and Applied Research. Biomolecules , 13(8), 1206

Wang Jian You , Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Braguy Justine, Jamil Muhammad, Berqdar Lamis, Al-Babili Salim

Disruption of the cytochrome CYP711A5 gene reveals MAX1 redundancy in rice strigolactone biosynthesis. Journal of Plant Physiology , 287, 154057

Jamil Muhammad, Wang Jian You , Berqdar Lamis, Alagoz Yagiz, Behisi Ahmed, Al‐Babili Salim

Cytokinins as an alternative suicidal Striga germination compound. Weed Research , 65(2)

Aguliar Perez Katya M., Alagoz Yagiz, Maatouk Batoul, Wang Jian You , Berqdar Lamis, Qutub Somayah, Jamil Muhammad, AlNasser Sara, BinSaleh Nouf, Lin Peiyu, Almarwaey Lamyaa, Asami Tadao, Al-Babili Salim, Khashab Niveen M.

Biomimetic Mineralization for Smart Biostimulant Delivery and Crop Micronutrients Fortification. Nano Letters , 23(11), 4732-4740

Wang Jian You , Fiorilli Valentina, Lanfranco Luisa, Asami Tadao, Al-Babili Salim

Editorial: Specialized metabolites manipulating organismal behaviors and rhizospheric communications. Frontiers in Plant Science , 14, 1197058

Wang Jian You , Braguy Justine, Al-Babili Salim

Does zaxinone counteract strigolactones in shaping rice architecture?. Plant Signaling & Behavior , 18(1), 2184127

Yang Yu, Abuauf Haneen, Song Shanshan, Wang Jian You , Alagoz Yagiz, Moreno Juan C., Mi Jianing, Ablazov Abdugaffor, Jamil Muhammad, Ali Shawkat, Zheng Xiongjie, Balakrishna Aparna, Blilou Ikram, Al‐Babili Salim

The Arabidopsis D27‐LIKE1 is a <i>cis</i>/<i>cis</i>/<i>trans</i>‐β‐carotene isomerase that contributes to Strigolactone biosynthesis and negatively impacts ABA level. The Plant Journal , 113(5), 986-1003

Salem Mohamed A., Wang Jian You , Al-Babili Salim

Metabolomics of plant root exudates: From sample preparation to data analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science , 13, 1062982

Wang Jian You , Braguy Justine, Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Jamil Muhammad, Balakrishna Aparna, Berqdar Lamis, Al-Babili Salim

Perspectives on the metabolism of strigolactone rhizospheric signals. Frontiers in Plant Science , 13, 1062107

Ito Shinsaku, Braguy Justine, Wang Jian You , Yoda Akiyoshi, Fiorilli Valentina, Takahashi Ikuo, Jamil Muhammad, Felemban Abrar, Miyazaki Sho, Mazzarella Teresa, Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Shinozawa Akihisa, Balakrishna Aparna, Berqdar Lamis, Rajan Chakravarthy, Ali Shawkat, Haider Imran, Sasaki Yasuyuki, Yajima Shunsuke, Akiyama Kohki, Lanfranco Luisa, Zurbriggen Matias D., Nomura Takahito, Asami Tadao, Al-Babili Salim

Canonical strigolactones are not the major determinant of tillering but important rhizospheric signals in rice. Science Advances , 8(44), eadd1278

Ablazov Abdugaffor, Votta Cristina, Fiorilli Valentina, Wang Jian You , Aljedaani Fatimah, Jamil Muhammad, Balakrishna Aparna, Balestrini Raffaella, Liew Kit Xi, Rajan Chakravarthy, Berqdar Lamis, Blilou Ikram, Lanfranco Luisa, Al-Babili Salim

<i>ZAXINONE SYNTHASE 2</i> regulates growth and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in rice. Plant Physiology , 191(1), 382-399

Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Wang Jian You , Jamil Muhammad, Braguy Justine, Al-Babili Salim

9-cis-β-Apo-10ʹ-carotenal is the precursor of strigolactones in planta. Planta , 256(5), 88

Votta Cristina, Fiorilli Valentina, Haider Imran, Wang Jian You , Balestrini Raffaella, Petřík Ivan, Tarkowská Danuše, Novák Ondřej, Serikbayeva Akmaral, Bonfante Paola, Al‐Babili Salim, Lanfranco Luisa

Zaxinone synthase controls arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization level in rice. The Plant Journal , 111(6), 1688-1700

Wang Jian You , Jamil Muhammad, Hossain Md. Golap, Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Berqdar Lamis, Ota Tsuyoshi, Blilou Ikram, Asami Tadao, Al-Solimani Samir Jamil, Mousa Magdi Ali Ahmed, Al-Babili Salim

Evaluation of the Biostimulant Activity of Zaxinone Mimics (MiZax) in Crop Plants. Frontiers in Plant Science , 13, 874858

Wang Jian You , Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Jamil Muhammad, Braguy Justine, Sioud Salim, Liew Kit Xi, Balakrishna Aparna, Al-Babili Salim

Protocol for characterizing strigolactones released by plant roots. STAR Protocols , 3(2), 101352

Jamil Muhammad, Wang Jian You , Yonli Djibril, Ota Tsuyoshi, Berqdar Lamis, Traore Hamidou, Margueritte Ouedraogo, Zwanenburg Binne, Asami Tadao, Al-Babili Salim

Striga hermonthica Suicidal Germination Activity of Potent Strigolactone Analogs: Evaluation from Laboratory Bioassays to Field Trials. Plants , 11(8), 1045

Jamil Muhammad, Wang Jian You , Yonli Djibril, Patil Rohit H., Riyazaddin Mohammed, Gangashetty Prakash, Berqdar Lamis, Chen Guan-Ting Erica, Traore Hamidou, Margueritte Ouedraogo, Zwanenburg Binne, Bhoge Satish Ekanath, Al-Babili Salim

A New Formulation for Strigolactone Suicidal Germination Agents, towards Successful Striga Management. Plants , 11(6), 808

Zarban Randa A, Hameed Umar F Shahul, Jamil Muhammad, Ota Tsuyoshi, Wang Jian You , Arold Stefan T, Asami Tadao, Al-Babili Salim

Rational design of<i>Striga hermonthica</i>-specific seed germination inhibitors. Plant Physiology , 188(2), 1369-1384

Wang Jian You , Alseekh Saleh, Xiao Tingting, Ablazov Abdugaffor, Perez de Souza Leonardo, Fiorilli Valentina, Anggarani Marita, Lin Pei-Yu, Votta Cristina, Novero Mara, Jamil Muhammad, Lanfranco Luisa, Hsing Yue-Ie C., Blilou Ikram, Fernie Alisdair R., Al-Babili Salim

Multi-omics approaches explain the growth-promoting effect of the apocarotenoid growth regulator zaxinone in rice. Communications Biology , 4(1), 1222

Braguy Justine, Ramazanova Merey, Giancola Silvio, Jamil Muhammad, Kountche Boubacar A, Zarban Randa, Felemban Abrar, Wang Jian You , Lin Pei-Yu, Haider Imran, Zurbriggen Matias, Ghanem Bernard, Al-Babili Salim

SeedQuant: a deep learning-based tool for assessing stimulant and inhibitor activity on root parasitic seeds. Plant Physiology , 186(3), 1632-1644

Wang Jian You , Lin Pei-Yu, Al-Babili Salim

On the biosynthesis and evolution of apocarotenoid plant growth regulators. Seminars in Cell &amp; Developmental Biology , 109, 3-11

Wang Jian You , Jamil Muhammad, Lin Pei-Yu, Ota Tsuyoshi, Fiorilli Valentina, Novero Mara, Zarban Randa A., Kountche Boubacar A., Takahashi Ikuo, Martínez Claudio, Lanfranco Luisa, Bonfante Paola, de Lera Angel R., Asami Tadao, Al-Babili Salim

Efficient Mimics for Elucidating Zaxinone Biology and Promoting Agricultural Applications. Molecular Plant , 13(11), 1654-1661

Ablazov Abdugaffor, Mi Jianing, Jamil Muhammad, Jia Kun-Peng, Wang Jian You , Feng Qitong, Al-Babili Salim

The Apocarotenoid Zaxinone Is a Positive Regulator of Strigolactone and Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis Roots. Frontiers in Plant Science , 11, 578

Jamil Muhammad, Kountche Boubacar A., Wang Jian You , Haider Imran, Jia Kun-Peng, Takahashi Ikuo, Ota Tsuyoshi, Asami Tadao, Al-Babili Salim

A New Series of Carlactonoic Acid Based Strigolactone Analogs for Fundamental and Applied Research. Frontiers in Plant Science , 11, 434

Fiorilli Valentina, Wang Jian You , Bonfante Paola, Lanfranco Luisa, Al-Babili Salim

Apocarotenoids: Old and New Mediators of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis. Frontiers in Plant Science , 10, 1186

Alshareef Nouf Owdah, Wang Jian You , Ali Shawkat, Al-Babili Salim, Tester Mark, Schmöckel Sandra M.

Overexpression of the NAC transcription factor JUNGBRUNNEN1 (JUB1) increases salinity tolerance in tomato. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry , 140, 113-121

Xiao Ting Ting, Raygoza Alejandro Aragón, Pérez Juan Caballero, Kirschner Gwendolyn, Deng Yanming, Atkinson Brian, Sturrock Craig, Lube Vinicius, Wang Jian You , Lubineau Gilles, Al-Babili Salim, Cruz Ramírez Alfredo, Bennett Malcolm, Blilou Ikram

Emergent Protective Organogenesis in Date Palms: A Morpho-Devo-Dynamic Adaptive Strategy during Early Development. The Plant Cell , 31(8), 1751-1766

Jamil Muhammad, Kountche Boubacar A., Haider Imran, Wang Jian You, Aldossary Faisal, Zarban Randa A., Jia Kun-Peng, Yonli Djibril, Shahul Hameed Umar F., Takahashi Ikuo, Ota Tsuyoshi, Arold Stefan T., Asami Tadao, Al-Babili Salim

Methylation at the C-3′ in D-Ring of Strigolactone Analogs Reduces Biological Activity in Root Parasitic Plants and Rice. Frontiers in Plant Science , 10, 353

Wang Jian You , Haider Imran, Jamil Muhammad, Fiorilli Valentina, Saito Yoshimoto, Mi Jianing, Baz Lina, Kountche Boubacar A., Jia Kun-Peng, Guo Xiujie, Balakrishna Aparna, Ntui Valentine O., Reinke Beate, Volpe Veronica, Gojobori Takashi, Blilou Ikram, Lanfranco Luisa, Bonfante Paola, Al-Babili Salim

The apocarotenoid metabolite zaxinone regulates growth and strigolactone biosynthesis in rice. Nature Communications , 10(1), 810

Mi Jianing, Jia Kun-Peng, Balakrishna Aparna, Wang Jian You , Al-Babili Salim

An LC-MS profiling method reveals a route for apocarotene glycosylation and shows its induction by high light stress in Arabidopsis. The Analyst , 144(4), 1197-1204

Mi Jianing, Jia Kun-Peng, Wang Jian You , Al-Babili Salim

A rapid LC-MS method for qualitative and quantitative profiling of plant apocarotenoids. Analytica Chimica Acta , 1035, 87-95

Butt Haroon, Jamil Muhammad, Wang Jian You , Al-Babili Salim, Mahfouz Magdy

Engineering plant architecture via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated alteration of strigolactone biosynthesis. BMC Plant Biology , 18(1), 174