Plants need to maintain an optimum level of iron (Fe) for normal growth and development. Many Fe-responsive molecular players have been identified in Arabidopsis, including the IRON MAN (IMA) peptides. These peptides are induced by Fe deficiency, but their role in maintaining Fe homeostasis remains poorly…

Ensuring that seeds germinate in the most suitable conditions for seedling establishment is critical for plant fitness, especially in environments where water is not readily available all year. Seed dormancy is considered to be the primary mechanism to achieve this. Still, many other different life-history…

Maternal care in plants is expressed through the investment in means for seed dispersal and germination and resource allocation to seeds. While the latter is limited by seed mass, this trait only provides a partial view of the functional importance of maternal care in plants. Notably, seed macronutrients…

Focus Issue on Architecture and Plasticity The November issue of Plant Physiology is a Focus Issue on Architecture and Plasticity. One of the most intriguing aspects of plant growth and development is the environmental responsiveness (also known as “plasticity”) of plant architecture (growth form).…

Yan and co-workers follow the localization of various membrane proteins upon blocking clathrin- and adaptor protein-mediated membrane trafficking, and reveal that blocking endocytosis reduces exocytosis (and vice-versa).  https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab180  By Xu Yan, Yutong Wang, Dana A. Dahhan,…

Ming Zhu, co-first author of “miR169q and NUCLEAR FACTOR YA8 enhance salt tolerance by activating PEROXIDASE1 expression in response to ROS” Current Position: PhD student at College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China. Education: M.Sc. in School of Life Sciences, Anhui…

Lijuan Xing, co-first author of “miR169q and NUCLEAR FACTOR YA8 enhance salt tolerance by activating PEROXIDASE1 expression in response to ROS” Current Position: PhD student at Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Education: M.Sc. in School of Biotechnology…

This webinar was recorded Thursday, November 18, 2021  About This Webinar This webinar was organized celebrate the November 2021 Plant Physiology Focus Issue on Architecture and Plasticity. It was hosted by the Focus Issue editors, Ronald Pierik, Christian Fankhauser, Lucia Strader, and Neelima…