What We’re Reading: March 31
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Review: Wheat genomics comes of age
Due to its highly repetitive, polyploid genome, wheat genomics has lagged behind that of other cereals, but new tools promise to begin closing that gap. Uauy reviews these new tools, which include access to full genomes of several wheat varieties, gene expression…
What We’re Reading: March 24
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Have you seen an exciting new paper you’d like to summarize for the community? Contact Mary Williams to inquire about contributing to this series!
Reviews: Nature Insight: Plants ($)
Nature journal published a special “Plant Insights” section featuring several excellent reviews. Zipfel…
A community repository of plant illustrations
Blog, Research Blog, Writing/Reviewing/Publishing/CommunicatingGuest post by Erin Sparks, Guillaume Lobet, Larry York and Frédéric Bouché
It is midnight on a cold winter evening and you are scheduled to give a seminar at 8 am the next morning. All you are missing to complete your presentation is one last graphic to illustrate your conclusions. You wearily…
How a kernel of corn may yield answers into some cancers (by Kevin Folta)
Blog, Research, Research BlogThis article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.
By Kevin M. Folta, University of Florida
Driving down a country highway in the Midwest can seem an endless ribbon flanked by green walls of corn, neatly planted in stately rows. But who would guess…
Plain-language summaries of research
Blog, Careers, Careers - Blog, Skills and Advice, Writing/Reviewing/Publishing/CommunicatingThe editorial team at eLIFE has shared some of their tips for writing about your research in an accessible way. In addition to reporting on the outcomes of their plain-language summaries (eLIFE Digests), they provide an excellent set of guidelines to help you write your own plain-language summary. All…
Nature Insights: Plants (March 2017)
Blog, Research, Research BlogThe journal Nature published a special "Insights" section featuring plant science research. All articles require a subscription to Nature.
Editorial
Plants
Orli Bahcall, Angela K. Eggleston & Sadaf Shadan, Nature 543, 327 (15 March 2017)
Articles
Plant signalling in symbiosis and…
Toward Designing Tulips for a Warmer World
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: On The Inside, ResearchMost cultivated tulips (Tulipa gesneriana) are produced in The Netherlands, which has a temperate climate resembling the Central Asian climate in which they originated. The growth cycle of cultivated tulips starts in autumn, when the bulbs are planted in the field. At that time, all organs, including…
Trees' ability to store carbon in doubt after groundbreaking Australian study
Blog, Research, Research BlogThe ability of trees to offset carbon emissions has been questioned after a Western Sydney University study found common Australian trees are unable to store as much carbon as previously thought.
Published in the Nature Climate Change journal, the research found that Australia's iconic Eucalyptus…
Labs, Leadership, and Teams: Project-Based Management
Blog, Plantae Webinars, Research, WebinarsLabs, Leadership, and Teams: Project-Based Management
Recorded June 2017
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Leading a lab group or being a member within requires coordination and communication to foster a productive and comfortable work environment. With the increase in interdisciplinary initiatives, it is important…