Introduction Plants are the heart and soul of our ecosystem. Plants help run the lifecycle of our planet by keeping atmospheric balance between static and dynamic life. It has been said that among most plant diseases, viral illness is the most common, affecting half of the plant population. 47% pathogen borne diseases are virus-borne. The […]
Plantae Presents: What to Keep in Mind When Starting in a New Lab Featuring Fernando Guzmán-Chávez, Ilian Giordano Ponce-Pineda, Tatsuya Nobori, and Arsheed Sheik When: Monday, February 23, 2026, at 7:00 AM PST | 10:00 AM EST | 3:00 PM GMT | 11:00 PM Beijing About this Webinar Although science is a global endeavor, one […]
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 Bluesky, Facebook, and Twitter — now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links below to read their articles. Lidia Soto Pascual Lidia […]
Introduction Artificial Intelligence has long been widely used in biological research, with huge contributions in structural biology, image analysis, and genomics. Generative AI, however, has only recently become a major player in scientific writing and communication. In this blog, we discuss the different uses of AI in writing, how they can be useful, where they present […]
The Global Plant Events Calendar is a joint initiative of Agrisera and Plantae/ASPB to support the plant science community with a good overview of worldwide meetings, conferences and workshops, both in person and online (often free of charge). Read more.
Plant science drives the future of sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, and food security. Yet, the impact of plant science research remains invisible to the public eyes, and we call this plant awareness disparity (PAD), also referred to as plant blindness (Parsley et al, 2020). This blindness is not only overlooked in general community level but […]
Plantae Presents – Citizen Science in Plant Biology: Engaging Communities in Research Featuring Nick Blumenthal, David Hoey, and Heather Killen When: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 5:00 AM PST | 8:00 AM EST | 1:00 PM GMT | 9:00 PM Beijing About this Webinar Citizen science can be an effective tool in plant biology and […]
Introduction Imagine a world without plants, no air to breathe, no clothes to wear, no food, no medications to cure, no forests to explore. Humanity wouldn’t just struggle; it would vanish. If you pause for a moment and look around your surroundings, even if you are just seated at your home in the comfort of […]
The global research funding landscape has become increasingly restrictive, and science is not free from the politicization of how financial resources are distributed. Plant science faces additional challenges because of a persistent plant awareness disparity; there is a failure to recognize the importance of plants compared to animal research, despite the significant role of plant […]