Review: Recent discoveries show novel sensors and regulation of reactive oxygen species (Nature Plants)
Plant Science Research WeeklyReactive Oxygen Species (ROS) are produced as metabolic byproducts and are vital participants in development and stress responses. However, ROS can be damaging, and are subcellularly localized to mitigate toxicity. Perception of pathogen attack leads to apoplastic ROS production through Respiratory Burst…
Review: One cell, many signatures: Organellar Ca2+ signaling (Plant Physiol.)
Plant Science Research WeeklyCalcium ions (Ca2+) occupy a primary position in plant cell signaling processes by virtue of their role as the so-called second messengers. Ca2+ signaling underlies plant response to various abiotic, biotic and developmental cues. Whilst this Ca2+ signaling was thought to predominantly occur in the cytoplasm,…
Review: Chronoculture: improving crop yield and sustainability by exploiting the plant circadian cycle ($) (Science)
Plant Science Research WeeklyThe circadian cycle affects almost all eukaryotic cells. In the case of plants, circadian rhythms affect many processes including the supply of carbon during the night for respiration and growth, and many other agricultural traits. The use of this knowledge for adapting agronomic practices or to alter…
Review: Postzygotic reproductive isolation established in the endosperm: mechanisms, drivers and relevance ($) (Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B)
Plant Science Research WeeklyIn this fascinating review, Köhler and colleagues show us that the seed endosperm is not only a nutritive tissue that supports embryo growth, it also nourishes the course of plant evolution. When closely related species or species with different ploidy levels hybridize, endosperm development deviates…
Gaseous environment modulates volatile emission and viability loss during seed artificial ageing (Planta)
Plant Science Research WeeklyThe gaseous environment is thought to play a fundamental role in seed longevity in storage conditions, given the role of oxygen and other volatile compounds in seed viability loss. However, formal tests of its influence are still scarce compared to other storage parameters such as temperature and humidity.…
Plant Science Research Weekly: May 14th, 2021
WWR Full PostReview: Recent discoveries show novel sensors and regulation of reactive oxygen species
Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) are produced as metabolic byproducts and are vital participants in development and stress responses. However, ROS can be damaging, and are subcellularly localized to mitigate toxicity.…
Letter to the editor: Creating supportive environments in academia for Black scientists to thrive
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsThis letter by Kevin Cox, Kiona Elliott, and Taylor Harris is the 4th in our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM disciplines. Read the editorial call for letters here: Sowing the seeds of equity and diversity in academia and STEM disciplines.
Cox KL Jr, Elliott KR, Harris TM (2021) Creating…
Letter to the editor: Challenges facing LGBTQ+ early-career scientists and how to engage in changing the status quo
Blog, LGBTQ+ Plant Scientist Network, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsThis letter by Sterling Field and Alex Rajewski is the 3rd in our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM disciplines. Read the editorial call for letters here: Sowing the seeds of equity and diversity in academia and STEM disciplines.
Field S, Rajewski A (2021). Challenges facing LGBTQ+…
Letter to the editor: Ready, primed, go: Ending the racism pandemic in science
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsThis letter by Sona Pandey is the 2nd in our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM disciplines. Read the editorial call for letters here: Sowing the seeds of equity and diversity in academia and STEM disciplines.
Pandy, S. (2020). Ready, primed, go: Ending the racism pandemic in science.…