Legume seeds are typically physically dormant, meaning they have an impermeable seed coat that prevents water uptake. In fire-prone ecosystems, this dormancy is presumably broken when the seed coat is cracked due to being exposed to fire or the daily temperature fluctuations found in burnt sites. However,…

Review: Selective redox signaling shapes plant-pathogen interactions Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are often presented as something of enigmas. They are damaging by-products of metabolism and stress, but also intentionally produced as a signal and defense response…

Maryam Rahmati Ishka, first author of Arabidopsis Ca2+-ATPases 1, 2, and 7 in the endoplasmic reticulum contribute to growth and pollen fitness Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate Education: Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), Reno, Nevada, USA Non-scientific…

Yiming Kong, first author of Brassinosteroid Homeostasis Is Critical for the Functionality of Medicago truncatula Pulvinus Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University,…

Olga Blifernez-Klassen, first author of A gene regulatory network for antenna size control in carbon dioxide-deprived Chlamydomonas cells Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at Algae Biotechnology and Bioenergy Research Group at Bielefeld University, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biotechnology…

Cole Wunderlich, first author of Metabolic source isotopic pair labeling and genome wide association are complementary tools for the identification of metabolite-gene associations in plants Current Position: PhD Student, Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring…

Tian et al. Background: Flowering time plays an important role in plant reproductive success. In the model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, several flowering time pathways adjust flowering time in response to day length), hormones, and temperature (i.e. vernalization a period of cold). During photoperiodic…

We’re pleased to announce the next in our series of webinars that are drawn from contributed short videos, followed by a panel discussion. This week we’ll look at the topic of specialized metabolites, featuring scientists from France, England, and Brazil, moderated by Gitanjali Yadav. Plants are…