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  1. Avoiding the shadow: How plants perceive neighbours and reshape the crop light environment

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, February 2026, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  2. Water shortage reduces PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 4 , 5 and 3 expression and shade avoidance in Arabidopsis

    Article • The Plant Journal, December 2025, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  3. Translational Insights into Abiotic Interactions: From Arabidopsis to Crop Plants

    Article • The Plant Cell, June 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  4. Sensory Perception of Fluctuating Light in Arabidopsis

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, May 2025, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  5. Shade-induced ROS/NO reinforce COP1-mediated diffuse cell growth

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  6. Making the most of canopy light: Shade avoidance under a fluctuating spectrum and irradiance

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, August 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  7. Stress combination: from genes to ecosystems

    Article • The Plant Journal, March 2024, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  8. Sensory perception of fluctuating light in Arabidopsis

    Article • February 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  9. Eco‐physiology of maize crops under combined stresses

    Article • The Plant Journal, December 2023, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  10. PIF4 enhances the expression of SAUR genes to promote growth in response to nitrate

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  11. 25 Years of thermomorphogenesis research: milestones and perspectives

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, August 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Jorge J Casal, Ive De De Smet, Xuemei Chen

  12. Temperature regulation of auxin-related gene expression and its implications for plant growth

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, July 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  13. Shade avoidance in the context of climate change

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, January 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  14. Water shortage reducesPHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 4, 5and3expression and shade avoidance in Arabidopsis

    Article • December 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  15. COP1 dynamics integrate conflicting seasonal light and thermal cues in the control of Arabidopsis elongation

    Article • Science Advances, August 2022, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  16. EARLY FLOWERING 3 represses the nighttime growth response to sucrose in Arabidopsis

    Article • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  17. Shoot thermosensors do not fulfil the same function in the root

    Article • New Phytologist, June 2022, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  18. Hysteresis in PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 4 and EARLY-FLOWERING 3 dynamics dominates warm daytime memory in Arabidopsis

    Article • The Plant Cell, March 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  19. Day length-dependent thermal COP1 dynamics integrate conflicting seasonal cues in the control of Arabidopsis elongation

    Article • November 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  20. Hysteresis in PIF4 and ELF3 dynamics dominates warm daytime memory in Arabidopsis

    Article • October 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  21. Functional convergence of growth responses to shade and warmth in Arabidopsis

    Article • New Phytologist, June 2021, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  22. Artificial selection for grain yield has increased net CO2 exchange of the ear leaf in maize crops

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, March 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  23. Phytochrome B links the environment to transcription

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, March 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  24. Phytochrome B and PCH1 protein dynamics store night temperature information

    Article • The Plant Journal, October 2020, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  25. Low Blue Light Enhances Phototropism by Releasing Cryptochrome1-Mediated Inhibition of PIF4 Expression

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, June 2020, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  26. In Arabidopsis, low blue light enhances phototropism by releasing cryptochrome 1-mediated inhibition of PIF4 expression

    Article • March 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  27. Shade‐avoidance responses become more aggressive in warm environments

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, January 2020, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  28. Differential phosphorylation of the N‐terminal extension regulates phytochrome B signaling

    Article • New Phytologist, November 2019, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  29. Shade-avoidance responses become more aggressive in warm environments

    Article • July 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  30. Neighbor signals perceived by phytochrome B increase thermotolerance in Arabidopsis

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, May 2019, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  31. CONSTANS delays Arabidopsis flowering under short days

    Article • The Plant Journal, January 2019, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  32. Phytochrome B dynamics departs from photoequilibrium in the field

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, October 2018, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  33. Perception of Sunflecks by the UV-B Photoreceptor UV RESISTANCE LOCUS8

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, March 2018, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  34. Light and temperature cues: multitasking receptors and transcriptional integrators

    Article • New Phytologist, November 2017, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  35. Photoreceptor-mediated kin recognition in plants

    Article • New Phytologist, September 2014, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  36. Phytochrome B Nuclear Bodies Respond to the Low Red to Far-Red Ratio and to the Reduced Irradiance of Canopy Shade in Arabidopsis

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, June 2014, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  37. Rapid Decline in Nuclear COSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS1 Abundance Anticipates the Stabilization of Its Target ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5 in the Light

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, January 2014, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  38. Heat Shock-Induced Fluctuations in Clock and Light Signaling Enhance Phytochrome B-Mediated Arabidopsis Deetiolation

    Article • The Plant Cell, August 2013, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Marcelo J Yanovsky, Professor Jorge J Casal

  39. Canopy Light Signals and Crop Yield in Sickness and in Health

    Article • ISRN Agronomy, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  40. Stem Transcriptome Reveals Mechanisms to Reduce the Energetic Cost of Shade-Avoidance Responses in Tomato

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, August 2012, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  41. cry1 and GPA1 signaling genetically interact in hook opening and anthocyanin synthesis in Arabidopsis

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  42. The cyclophilin ROC1 links phytochrome and cryptochrome to brassinosteroid sensitivity

    Article • The Plant Journal, July 2012, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  43. Diurnal Dependence of Growth Responses to Shade in Arabidopsis: Role of Hormone, Clock, and Light Signaling

    Article • Molecular Plant, May 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  44. Phototropins But Not Cryptochromes Mediate the Blue Light-Specific Promotion of Stomatal Conductance, While Both Enhance Photosynthesis and Transpiration under Full Sunlight

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, December 2011, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  45. Repression of shade-avoidance reactions by sunfleck induction of HY5 expression in Arabidopsis

    Article • The Plant Journal, October 2011, Wiley

    Dr Marcelo J Yanovsky, Professor Jorge J Casal

  46. Balancing forces in the photoperiodic control of flowering

    Article • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  47. Cryptochrome as a Sensor of the Blue/Green Ratio of Natural Radiation in Arabidopsis

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, July 2010, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  48. Low red/far-red ratios delay spike and stem growth in wheat

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, May 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  49. Arabidopsis thaliana life without phytochromes

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Marcelo J Yanovsky, Professor Jorge J Casal

  50. Phytochrome Regulation of Branching in Arabidopsis

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, February 2010, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  51. Bell-like homeodomain selectively regulates the high-irradiance response of phytochrome A

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  52. Synergism of Red and Blue Light in the Control of Arabidopsis Gene Expression and Development

    Article • Current Biology, July 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Marcelo J Yanovsky, Professor Jorge J Casal

  53. Phytochrome B Enhances Photosynthesis at the Expense of Water-Use Efficiency in Arabidopsis

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, April 2009, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Marcelo J Yanovsky, Professor Jorge J Casal

  54. Photosynthesis from molecular perspectives: towards future energy production

    Article • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal, Suleyman Allakhverdiev

  55. Comparative genomic analysis of light-regulated transcripts in the Solanaceae

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  56. Suppression of Pleiotropic Effects of Functional CRYPTOCHROME Genes by TERMINAL FLOWER 1

    Article • Genetics, September 2008, Genetics Society of America

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  57. Autophagy regulated by day length determines the number of fertile florets in wheat

    Article • The Plant Journal, September 2008, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  58. FHY1 Mediates Nuclear Import of the Light-Activated Phytochrome A Photoreceptor

    Article • PLoS Genetics, August 2008, PLOS

    Professor Jorge J Casal, PhD Christian Fankhauser

  59. Metabolic responses to red/far-red ratio and ontogeny show poor correlation with the growth rate of sunflower stems

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, June 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  60. PHYTOCHROME KINASE SUBSTRATE4 Modulates Phytochrome-Mediated Control of Hypocotyl Growth Orientation

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, April 2008, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal, PhD Christian Fankhauser

  61. Abscisic Acid, High-Light, and Oxidative Stress Down-Regulate a Photosynthetic Gene via a Promoter Motif Not Involved in Phytochrome-Mediated Transcriptional Regulation

    Article • Molecular Plant, January 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  62. PHYTOCHROME KINASE SUBSTRATE1 Regulates Root Phototropism and Gravitropism

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, November 2007, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal, PhD Christian Fankhauser

  63. GIGANTEA Regulates Phytochrome A-Mediated Photomorphogenesis Independently of Its Role in the Circadian Clock

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, March 2007, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Marcelo J Yanovsky, Professor Jorge J Casal

  64. Use of Confocal Laser as Light Source Reveals Stomata-Autonomous Function

    Article • PLOS One, December 2006, PLOS

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  65. The serine-rich N-terminal region of Arabidopsis phytochrome A is required for protein stability

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, December 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal, PhD Christian Fankhauser

  66. A Constitutive Shade-Avoidance Mutant Implicates TIR-NBS-LRR Proteins in Arabidopsis Photomorphogenic Development

    Article • The Plant Cell, November 2006, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Marcelo J Yanovsky, Professor Jorge J Casal

  67. Functional and Biochemical Analysis of the N-terminal Domain of Phytochrome A

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, September 2006, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Vitaly Alexey Sineshchekov, Professor Jorge J Casal

  68. Phytochrome Control of the Arabidopsis Transcriptome Anticipates Seedling Exposure to Light

    Article • The Plant Cell, September 2005, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  69. New Arabidopsis Recombinant Inbred Lines (Landsberg erecta x Nossen) Reveal Natural Variation in Phytochrome-Mediated Responses

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, May 2005, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  70. Regulation of gene expression by light

    Article • The International Journal of Developmental Biology, January 2005, UBC Press

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  71. Promotion of photomorphogenesis by COP1

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, December 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  72. Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci in Multiple Populations of Arabidopsis thaliana Identifies Natural Allelic Variation for Trichome Density

    Article • Genetics, November 2004, Genetics Society of America

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  73. Phenotypic characterization of a photomorphogenic mutant

    Article • The Plant Journal, September 2004, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal, PhD Christian Fankhauser

  74. Pre-germination seed–phytochrome signals control stem extension in dark-grown Arabidopsis seedlings

    Article • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, June 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  75. Signalling for developmental plasticity

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, June 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Jorge J Casal, PhD Christian Fankhauser

  76. The Cape Verde Islands Allele of Cryptochrome 2 Enhances Cotyledon Unfolding in the Absence of Blue Light in Arabidopsis

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, December 2003, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  77. Increased Phytochrome B Alleviates Density Effects on Tuber Yield of Field Potato Crops

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, December 2003, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  78. Finding Unexpected Patterns in Microarray Data

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, December 2003, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  79. A Growth Regulatory Loop That Provides Homeostasis to Phytochrome A Signaling

    Article • The Plant Cell, December 2003, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal, Dr Joseph R Ecker, PhD Christian Fankhauser

  80. Light, phytochrome signalling and photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis

    Article • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, June 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  81. Maize Leaves Turn Away from Neighbors

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, October 2002, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  82. SPA1, a component of phytochrome A signal transduction, regulates the light signaling current

    Article • Planta, September 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  83. CP3 is involved in negative regulation of phytochrome A signalling in Arabidopsis

    Article • Planta, August 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marcelo J Yanovsky, Professor Jorge J Casal

  84. Missense Mutation in the PAS2 Domain of Phytochrome A Impairs Subnuclear Localization and a Subset of Responses

    Article • The Plant Cell, July 2002, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  85. The Serine-Rich N-Terminal Domain of Oat Phytochrome A Helps Regulate Light Responses and Subnuclear Localization of the Photoreceptor

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, June 2002, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  86. Environmental cues affecting development

    Article • Current Opinion in Plant Biology, February 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  87. Brassinosteroid Mutants Uncover Fine Tuning of Phytochrome Signaling

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, January 2002, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  88. Resetting of the Circadian Clock by Phytochromes and Cryptochromes in Arabidopsis

    Article • Journal of Biological Rhythms, December 2001, SAGE Publications

    Dr Marcelo J Yanovsky, Professor Jorge J Casal

  89. Ultraviolet B Radiation Enhances a Phytochrome-B-Mediated Photomorphogenic Response in Arabidopsis

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, June 2001, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  90. Interactive signalling by phytochromes and cryptochromes generates de-etiolation homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, February 2001, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  91. A quadruple photoreceptor mutant still keeps track of time

    Article • Current Biology, August 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  92. Phytochrome A resets the circadian clock and delays tuber formation under long days in potato

    Article • The Plant Journal, July 2000, Wiley

    Dr Marcelo J Yanovsky, Professor Jorge J Casal

  93. Sustained but Not Transient Phytochrome A Signaling Targets a Region of an Lhcb1*2 Promoter Not Necessary for Phytochrome B Action

    Article • The Plant Cell, July 2000, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  94. Light signals perceived by crop and weed plants

    Article • Field Crops Research, July 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  95. Two Photobiological Pathways of Phytochrome A Activity, Only One of Which Shows Dominant Negative Suppression by Phytochrome B

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, January 2000, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  96. Phytochromes, Cryptochromes, Phototropin: Photoreceptor Interactions in Plants

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, January 2000, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  97. Regulation of phytochrome B signaling by phytochrome A and FHY1 in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • The Plant Journal, June 1999, Wiley

    Dr Marcelo J Yanovsky, Professor Jorge J Casal

  98. Phytochrome A affects stem growth, anthocyanin synthesis, sucrose-phosphate-synthase activity and neighbour detection in sunlight-grown potato

    Article • Planta, May 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  99. Article • Plant Molecular Biology, January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  100. Phytochrome effects on stem carbon gain in light-grown mustard seedlings are not simply the result of stem extension-growth responses

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, June 1995, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  101. Phytochrome-mediated effects on extracellular peroxidase activity, lignin content and bending resistance in etiolated Vicia faba epicotyls

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, December 1994, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  102. Anatomy, Growth and Survival of a Long-hypocotyl Mutant of Cucumis sativus Deficient in Phytochrome B

    Article • Annals of Botany, June 1994, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  103. PHYSIOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHYTOCHROME EFFECTS ON INTERNODE EXTENSION GROWTH AND DRY MATTER ACCUMULATION INLIGHT-GROWN MUSTARD

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, November 1992, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  104. RESPONSES OF LIGHT-GROWN WILD-TYPE and LONG-HYPOCOTYL MUTANT CUCUMBER SEEDLINGS TO NATURAL and SIMULATED SHADE LIGHT

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, November 1991, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  105. LIGHT PROMOTION OF SEED GERMINATION IN Datura ferox IS MEDIATED BY A HIGHLY STABLE POOL OF PHYTOCHROME

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, February 1991, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  106. PHYTOCHROME CONTROL OF EXTRACELLULAR PEROXIDASE ACTIVITY IN MUSTARD INTERNODES: CORRELATION WITH GROWTH, and COMPARISON WITH THE EFFECT OF WOUNDING

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, July 1990, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  107. Persistent effects of changes in phytochrome status on internode growth in light-grown mustard: Occurrence, kinetics and locus of perception

    Article • Planta, August 1988, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  108. Light quality effects on the appearance of tillers of different order in wheat (Triticum aestivum)

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, February 1988, Wiley

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  109. The loci of perception for phytochrome control of internode growth in light-grown mustard: Promotion by low phytochrome photoequilibria in the internode is enhanced by blue light perceived by the leaves

    Article • Planta, January 1988, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  110. Tillering Responses of Lolium multiflorum Plants to Changes of Red/Far-Red Ratio Typical of Sparse Canopies

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, January 1987, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jorge J Casal

  111. Effects of Light Quality on Tiller Production in Lolium spp.

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, July 1983, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jorge J Casal