
Wheat blast disease: a deadly and baffling fungal foe
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This is a nice downloadable, printable fact-sheet from CIMMYT on Wheat Blast Disease that includes information on the key features of Wheat Blast, how to control it, where it is found in the world and its global significance, and a comprehensive references section for further reading.
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NABT inquiry, Mysterious Mycorrhizae?
Activities, Blog, EducationMysterious Mycorrhizae? A Field Trip & Classroom Experiment To Demystify the Symbioses Formed Between Plants & Fungi.
Published in the American Biology Teacher VOLUME 71, NO. 7, SEPTEMBER 2009 p 424 - 429. NANCY C. JOHNSON, V. BALA CHAUDHARY,
JASON D. HOEKSEMA, JOHN C. MOORE,ANNE PRINGLE, JAMES…

NABT Inquiry, Studying Plant–Rhizobium Mutualism in the Biology Classroom
Activities, Blog, EducationPublished in the American Biology Teacher, 2014 by Tomomi Suwa and Brad Williamson. Guided inquiry into how rhizobia affect soybean growth.
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APS (American Phytopathological Society) Education Center
Blog, Education, OrganizationsThe APS Education Center includes peer-reviewed publications, which constitute the online journal, The Plant Health Instructor, as well as additional resources for plant pathology education. Resources for a broad range of educational activities are available, including outreach to K-12 teachers, materials…

Case Study: How to read a paper in Plant Physiology
Blog, Education, ResourcesThis 17 page PDF guides the reader step-by-step through a paper published in Plant Physiology. The paper examines the genetics of flower color in pea and is attached as part of the PDF. The resources helps a student to understand the types of content found in various sections of a research article, and…

Best of 2016: Top Topics in The Plant Cell journal
Blog, Research, Research Blog, The Plant CellWe’ve highlighted some of the Plant Cell papers that were widely shared, liked, blogged, retweeted and otherwise garnered high-levels of attention this year. Perhaps you can use some holiday-season quiet time to catch up on those you missed.
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Creating order from chaos: epigenome…

Best of 2016: Top Topics in Plant Physiology jounal
Blog, Research, Research Blog
We’ve highlighted some of the Plant Physiology papers that were widely shared, liked, blogged, retweeted and otherwise garnered high-levels of attention this year. Perhaps you can use some of that holiday-season quiet time to catch up on those you missed.
The breakaway attention-getter from Plant…

The 12 Principles of Plant Biology
BlogThe 12 Principles of Plant Biology Are…
A FRAMEWORK for understanding and appreciating the critical roles of plants to create, improve and sustain life
A GATEWAY to exploring the fascinating intricacies of plant science through inquiry and scientific thinking
ALIGNED with the Next Generation Science…

The Microfarm: Organic Gardening for Anyone
BlogA year round organic aquaponic garden with almost no maintenance. Half of the profits go to schools. Springworks has partnered with Cultivating Action to help integrate more aquaponics and sustainable agriculture education in schools. You can check out our campaign at: igg.me/at/microfarm
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