Ripe for the Picking: Finding the Gene Behind Variation in Strawberry Fruit Color
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefSweet ripe strawberries (Fragaria spp.) come in colors ranging from deep burgundy to white and everything in between. Such variation attracts consumers and gardeners alike, making fruit color an important breeding target. Strawberry fruit receptacles vary in color due to different levels of anthocyanins.…
Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Maria Betsabe Mantilla-Perez
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesMaria Betsabe Mantilla-Perez, first author of Towards "smart canopy" sorghum: discovery of the genetic control of leaf angle across layers
Current Position: Principal Wheat Breeder at Bayer Crop Science, USA
Non-Scientific Interest: travelling, dancing, and outdoor activities.
Brief Bio: I am…
ASPB Welcomes Oxford University Press
Blog, Pubs Pages*** You can find new articles posted in advance of final issues here. The new website is still under construction and will be formally launched in January 2021. ***
ASPB is pleased to usher in a new era in the publication of our Society journals, Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell, with the transfer…
Plantae Presents: Gustavo MacIntosh and Jyothi Vaddasery
Blog, Plantae Presents, Research SkillsPlantae Presents – Gustavo MacIntosh and Jyothi Vaddasery
Recorded Wednesday November 4 10am EST
Gustavo MacIntosh: Colonization strategies and resistance responses in soybean-soybean aphid interactions
Gustavo MacIntosh joined Iowa State University in August 2003 and he is now a…
Barley RIPb opens the gates for epidermal fungal penetration
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchElisa Dell’Aglio
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Lyon,
France
elisa.dell-aglio@insa-lyon.fr
The ascomycete Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei (Bgh) is a powdery mildew causal agent, specifically adapted to barley (Hordeum vulgare), wheat (Triticum aestivum, Triticum turgidum)…
silky3 Is a Novel Transcriptional Regulator that Influences Multiple Flower Development Pathways in Maize
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLuo et al. demonstrate that ectopic expression of silky3, a novel transcriptional regulator, causes pleiotropic developmental defects in maize inflorescences.. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00043
By Haishan Luo, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Background: Inflorescence…
Recognizing Plant Direct authors: Susanne Matschi
Plant Direct, Plant Direct: Author ProfilesSusanne Matschi, first author of Structure-function analysis of the maize bulliform cell cuticle and its potential role in dehydration and leaf rolling
Current Position: Postdoc at the Leibniz Institute for Plant Biochemistry in Halle/Germany
Education: PhD in Biology at Freie Universität Berlin/Germany,…
Plant Direct has published its first Registered Report
Blog, Pubs PagesPlant Direct has published its first Registered Report
What is a registered report?
Registered Reports are a type of article where a study proposal is peer-reviewed before the research is undertaken. Registered Reports bring many positive outcomes. By providing external validation of the study…