Entries by Plantae Community

Promoting Inclusivity in Conferences: Embracing Diversity and Equity in Knowledge Exchange

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Conferences serve as vital platforms for dissemination of research findings, networking, establishing collaborations, and facilitating professional development across various fields. However, most conferences have failed to prioritize inclusivity due to participation barriers and unequal representation. In the recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of promoting diversity and inclusivity in conferences. […]

Rising Gardens: Scaling Sustainability with Urban Farming Innovations

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The concept of “Scaling Sustainability with Urban Farming Innovations” seeks to tackle the issues of food security, environmental sustainability, and urbanization by employing inventive urban farming techniques. The primary objective of this effort is to employ urban places that are currently not being fully exploited or are being neglected for the purpose of cultivating crops, […]

2024 Plant Direct Author Features (First Edition)

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Read all about why these Plant Direct First Authors chose to pursue plant sciences and see their manuscripts here. Kyoko Takamatsu Kyoko Takamatsu is the First Author of α-Tomatine gradient across artificial roots recreates the recruitment of tomato root-associated Sphingobium published 18 December 2023. She is a Ph.D student at the Research Institute for Sustainable […]

Navigating Reference Management Tools: Tips and Tricks

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Wherever you might be in your scientific career, whether you are just dipping your toes into science or already conducting research, reading scientific manuscripts, and referencing them in your work is going to be a big part of your life. It is easy to be quickly overwhelmed by the substantial amounts of literature with a […]

Techniques Becoming Obsolete in Plant Molecular Biology in 2024

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The field of plant molecular biology has experienced remarkable growth in recent decades, contributed by significant milestones such as the recognition of Arabidopsis thaliana as a universal plant model, the Arabidopsis Genome Initiative in 2000 (The Arabidopsis Genome, 2000), and the 1001 Genome Initiative in 2016 (Alonso-Blanco et al., 2016). The assembly of the Arabidopsis […]

Plant Physiology Spotlights January 2024 First Authors

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Behind the Plant Physiology manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links below the pictures to read their articles. Liu Cong Liu Cong […]

Plantae Presents: Exploring Plant Science Research Across the Globe: Insights from Leading Researchers

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Plantae Presents: Exploring Plant Science Research Across the Globe: Insights from Leading Researchers Featuring Federico Ariel, Sónia Negrão, and Felipe Klein Ricachenevsky When: Friday, April 26, 2024, at 8:00 AM PDT | 11:00 AM EDT | 4:00 PM BST | 3:00 PM UTC About this Webinar In this webinar, we will focus on the landscape […]

Making Research Leadership Roles Accessible for Scientists in Developing Countries

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It is generally observed that the concept of “Research Leadership” is not well-defined in clear and concise terms in literature. There is a consensus that distinct guidelines and training for research leaders are not well delineated, as stated by Saltmarsh, 2011 regarding the definition of governance systems. The United Nations defines a developed or industrialized […]