More than a trade-off: how growth inhibition protects plant genome integrity
Plant Science Research WeeklyWhen plants face tough times, like an invading pathogen or a sudden drought, they often make a difficult choice: pause growth to focus on survival. This phenomenon, called the growth–defense trade-off, has long been thought to result from limited resources – plants simply can’t do everything at…
Plant Science Research Weekly, September 12, 2025
Plant Science Research WeeklyReview: Plant receptor-like kinases sense extrinsic and host-derived signals and shape the microbiome
Plant genomes contain hundreds of genes encoding receptor-like kinases (RLKs), which are membrane-spanning proteins with an extracellular perception domain and an intracellular signaling domain. Many…
ASPB Webinar Oct. 3 – Your Next Chapter: A Guide to Becoming a PUI Professor
UncategorizedA webinar sponsored by the Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI) Section October 3, 2025 12 PM Eastern time Are you a grad student or postdoc considering an academic career outside of a large research university? This webinar is designed for you. Tune in for the “Your Next Chapter: A Guide to…
Plantae Presents - Fledgling Season: Sound Advice for ECRs Starting Out in Academia
Blog, Education, Plantae WebinarsPlantae Presents - Fledgling Season: Sound Advice for ECRs Starting Out in Academia
Featuring Sunil K. Kenchanmane Raju and Howard S. Judelson
When: Friday, September 26, 2025, at
9:00 AM PDT | 12:00 PM EDT | 5:00 PM BST | 12:00 AM Beijing
About this Webinar
Making the jump from a postdoc to…
ICAR2025 Workshop
Blog, CommunityAt the International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR2025) in Ghent, the workshop “Resolving Heterogeneity in Plants with Imaging and Omics” brought together researchers from across the world to explore one of the most intriguing and rapidly evolving frontiers in plant science: cellular heterogeneity.
When…
Rooted in Knowledge: How Plant Science Shapes Edible Landscapes Worldwide
Blog, CommunityPlant scientists often find themselves rethinking the boundaries between research and life experience. Understanding edible landscapes requires more than identifying species, their complex biology, and reproduction–it involves listening to the people who live with these plants every day, whose knowledge…