2020 International Year of Plant Health Video
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The United Nations determined that 2020 would be the International Year of Plant Health and here is a link to ASPB Conviron Scholar Jen Rushton's science communication video spreading that awareness!
Plants Fighting Back
BlogA short video for kids and laypeople about how plants defend themselves from hungry bugs and invaders. Created by ASPB Conviron Scholar Marlo Hall.
What's wrong with my plants?
BlogThis is a brief and basic introduction of some plant growing matters for beginners created by ASPB Conviron Scholar You-Wun Huang. Enjoy!
Plant Science Research Weekly: May 1st
Blog, WWR Full PostReview: Evolution of virulence in rust fungi — multiple solutions to one problem
Rust fungi are a diverse group (more than 7800 species) of phytopathogenic fungi that cause considerable economic loss. (Coincidently, I’m writing on Robigalia, the Roman “anti-rust” festival, which dates from…
Plantae Presents: Niko Geldner and Sarah Blizard
Blog, Plantae Presents, Research SkillsDue 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…
Why Hybrids Are A-maize-ing
BlogEver wonder what a hybrid is? Or why we use hybrids in agriculture? This video answers these questions and dives into the current ways researchers are using new DNA and RNA sequencing to further understand why hybrids are a-maize-ing.
Check out this ASPB Conviron Scholars Presentation by Samantha…
Plant Science Research Weekly: April 24th
Blog, WWR Full PostReviews: The physiology of plant responses to drought, and forests and drought ($)
The increasing global population causes an increasing need for food, but the changing climate means increasing drought occurrences. The April 17 2020 special issue of Science focusses on drought and its effects on…
Plantae Presents: Keiko Sugimoto and Hongtao Liu
Blog, Plantae Presents, Research SkillsDue 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…
Review: A CRISPR way for accelerating improvement of food crops (Nature Food)
Blog, Plant Science Research WeeklyCRISPR technologyhas become indispensable for basic plant biology research and has the potential to profoundly impact future agriculture. Zhang et al. provide an overview of CRISPR technology and discuss how this technology will revolutionize future crop breeding. CRISPR technology can not only introduce…