Creating Crops for the Future: Challenges, Technology, and Sustainable Solutions A special event hosted by Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology Recorded November 11, 11 am Australia East Coast Daylight Time (AEDT UTC+11 ) (November 10, 7pm EST, 4pm PST) One […]
Optogenetics is the process by which light can modify cellular behavior, through the action of light-sensitive proteins or other molecules. In many respects, optogenetics seems more like science fiction than reality; the realization that neural activity in the brain can be altered through pulses of light certainly seems ripe for abuse. However, like any technology, […]
Meristem culture is widely used as a technique for plant propagation because meristems are usually virus-free, even in systemically infected plants. It has long been assumed that viruses are unable to enter the cells of the meristem due to the meristem’s lack of vascular connections to the plant. Here, Wu et al. identify an active […]
Physicists say “for every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction,” an expression that applies to the interactions between plants and pathogens as well. Here, Xia et al. have uncovered another layer in the “arms race” between soybeans and the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora sojae. PsXEG1 is an oomycete-produced plant cell wall-degrading xyloglucan-specific endoglucanase. Previous […]
Review: Optogenetics in plants Optogenetics is the process by which light can modify cellular behavior, through the action of light-sensitive proteins or other molecules. In many respects, optogenetics seems more like science fiction than reality; the realization that neural activity in the brain can be altered through pulses of light certainly seems ripe for abuse. […]
*** 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 of […]
Plantae 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 Professor in the Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology. Gustavo has a […]
Plant 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 methods, they ensure that the research plans are appropriate, helping to […]
Plantae Presents – Evo-devo. What can we learn from comparative studies? Recorded Wednesday, October 28 – 10 am EDT We’re pleased to announce the second 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 evolutionary development, featuring scientists from […]