Genomic estimation of complex traits reveals ancient maize adaptation to temperate North America
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Maize (corn), an important staple of the diet in ancient and modern times, was cultivated at higher altitudes in the southwestern United States, around 2,000 years after its introduction to the lowland US regions. In order to better understand how maize later adapted to high altitudes, authors sequenced…
Opinion: Is there an upper limit to genome size? ($)
Blog, Plant Science Research Weekly, Research, Research BlogThere are only ten organisms known to have genomes larger than 100 Gb in size and six of those are plants. Both Numbers 1 and 2 on the list are plants with genomes that are nearly 50x the size of the human genome (which is 3 Gb), and over 1000x that of Arabidopsis: the 148.8 Gb-genome Paris japonica…
Informational Interviews: What, who, why?
Blog, Careers, Careers - Blog, Finding Your Next Position, General InformationWe all know that your PhD studies and postdoc prepare you for a career in academia. Your advisor, who has been pursuing a career in academia, should be able to advice you on submitting your research to journals, writing grants, and interviewing for other academic jobs, but may not have much to say about…
Taproot Podcast S1E4: Embracing Uncertainty in Science and Science Careers with Siobhan Braybrook
Blog, The Taproot Season 1, The-TaprootIn this episode Ivan and Liz talk with Siobhan Braybrook, Career Development Fellow at The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge and soon-to-be Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology at UCLA. Siobhan trained as a plant developmental biologist in Canada and the US before…
Where Will Your Next Job Be? - August 7, 2017
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ASPB and Plantae have already set a tone of collaboration and constant improvement by and for plant scientists. In keeping with our commitment to providing the best recruitment resources for our members, we are excited to announce the launch of our new and expanded online employment resource: the…
Commentary: Salt Tolerance in Crops: Not Only a Matter of Gene Regulation
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Updates, Research, Research BlogBy Elide Formentin
Rice (Oryza sativa), the primary source of calories for more than 2 billion people, is the most sensitive of all cereal crops to soil salinity, which affects more than 20% of irrigated arable land (FAO and ITPS, 2015). Rice paddies are mainly located at the delta of rivers, where…
Letter to the Editor: Does C4 Photosynthesis Occur in Wheat Seeds?
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Updates, Research, Research BlogBy Robert J. Henry, Parimalan Rangan, Agnelo Furtado, Florian A. Busch, Graham D. Farquhar
Does C4 photosynthesis occur in seeds? A nice set of of arguments for and against, as Letters to Editor.
Read more ... http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/174/4/1992
My experiences as a PlantingScience mentor
Blog, Careers, Careers - Blog, Careers in Plant Science, Education, Middle & High School, Organizations, ResourcesPlantingScience is an online mentoring program that virtually connects scientists with junior high or high school students as they participate in inquiry-based activities with plants. Mentors commit to an hour or so per week over roughly two to four weeks, during which they respond to student questions…
Plant blindness and the implications for plant conservation
Blog, Plant Science Research Weekly, Research, Research BlogPlant Blindness negatively affects plant conservation, despite plants being a majority on the endangered species list. Balding and Williams review the research on plant blindness and argue that it isn’t inevitable. There are cultures in the world more keenly aware of plants than most in western societies…