Guest post by Rob Last, ASPB President ASPB News • January/February 2019 • Volume 46, Number 1 Note: To help increase the usefulness of the President’s Letter and expand participation in ASPB, a collection of resources from other community members that are relevant to this topic are available…

Review: Devastating intimacy: the cell biology of plant–Phytophthora interactions Phytophthora are plant-destroying oomycetes. Within this genus are several infamous disease-causing agents: P. infestans of the potato late-blight fame, P. sojae of soybean root rot, P. ramorum of sudden oak death,…

Could orphan crops be the key to address food insecurity, climate change and biodiversity loss? Find out in this presentation by ASPB Conviron Scholar Sessen Daniel Iohannes  

Hi everyone! This year's Fascination of Plants Day was a huge success. I'd like to thank all of the scientists and artists who volunteered to make infographics and get the online community excited about plants, especially during this time of social distancing and remaining inside. Plantae Fellows: @caordonezparra @CarolineD0wling @Dennisgameplay @Wonaya @CuttingVegBotny @YTingKao @Wongminmay @Elisandra_MP Special…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic many seminar series and conferences have been canceled or postponed. In response to this, and to make sure plant scientists can continue to communicate their latest work to their peers, The American Society of Plant Biologists launched a virtual seminar series via our online…

In response to the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing actions taken globally to limit the spread of the virus, the ASPB Board of Directors has decided to convert Plant Biology 2020 to a fully online conference that includes both synchronous (real-time livestream) and asynchronous (on demand)…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic many seminar series and conferences have been canceled or postponed. In response to this, and to make sure plant scientists can continue to communicate their latest work to their peers, The American Society of Plant Biologists launched a virtual seminar series via our online…

Note: This is the second of a two-part interview series. You can see the first part here.  At the dawn of this year, not any one of us would have even imagined that the whole world, within months, would be obsessed by a word hitherto familiar only to a sprinkling of scientists. But this word “coronavirus”…