Scott Hayes Affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands ORCiD: 0000-0001-8943-6238 [email protected] To breed or not to breed, that is the question. The switch from vegetative to reproductive growth is one of the most important…

Wang et al. explore how plants increase Pi uptake and reduce nitrate uptake during Pi starvation. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00361 By Xue Wang and Yi-Fang Chen State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University,…

During seed germination, lipolytic enzymes are involved in the mobilization of lipid reserves. In particular, the lipolytic activities of lipases and esterases play crucial roles in proper seedling growth and development. Lipases and  esterases belong to the serine hydrolase (SH) superfamily. Established …

Bo Xu, first author of High affinity Na+ transport by wheat HKT1;5 is blocked by K+ Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Adelaide, Australia Education: PhD, University of Adelaide, Australia Non-scientific Interests: hiking, cooking Brief bio: I am a postdoctoral researcher…

In plant cells, cellulose microfibrils make up the basic skeleton of the rigid cell wall while hemicellulose and pectin fill the space between cellulose microfibrils. Cell walls constitute the first wall in plant defense against pathogens and cell wall polysaccharides, and their acetylation status greatly…

Trees often do not die during a drought but may succumb weeks to years later. Drought-induced damage may persist by incomplete recovery of plant hydraulic and metabolic processes, making trees vulnerable to pests and pathogen attacks. In the case of conifers, which have no vessels and low levels of parenchyma…

Zandalinas et al. identify the plant tissues that mediate systemic reactive oxygen signaling in response to high-light stress in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00453 By Sara I Zandalinas and Ron Mittler University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA  Background: Plants constantly…

Plantae Presents – Elizabeth Vierling and Rodrigo Gutierrez Wednesday October 21 10am EDT, 4 pm CET Elizabeth Vierling: From Chaperones to Mitochondria: Surviving Stress Elizabeth Vierling is  Professor at the University of Massachusettes Amherst and Founding Member of the ASPB Legacy…