Plant science drives the future of sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, and food security. Yet, the impact of plant science research remains invisible to the public eyes, and we call this plant awareness disparity (PAD), also referred to as plant blindness (Parsley et al, 2020). This blindness…

Introduction Imagine a world without plants, no air to breathe, no clothes to wear, no food, no medications to cure, no forests to explore. Humanity wouldn’t just struggle; it would vanish. If you pause for a moment and look around your surroundings, even if you are just seated at your home in the…

What is Outreach? Scientific outreach is an essential part of the sciences, because it bridges the gap between the general public and science as a whole (Kuske et al., 2025). Communicating research and complex topics effectively through outreach serves to build trust between scientists and the public…

The Science Foundation, a new non-profit, non-partisan organization, is running an inaugural competition to fund approximately five to ten up to $10,000 research projects in all domains of basic science. SciFdn (“Sci Fund”) was founded by an evolutionary ecologist and a software engineer, and we…

The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) is please to announce the 2026 Plantae Fellows, an impressive group ready to bring their best to this resource for the global plant science community. Fellows are selected for their interest in and enthusiasm for growing the plant science community,…

Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Bluesky, Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles. Srinivas…

Returning in 2026, ASPB has appointed its new group of Plantae Editors to further support Plantae's growth and goal to serve as a community resource for plant biologists, by plant biologists. The Plantae Editors all served as Plantae Fellows in previous program years and are returning ready to support…

Plant science has always been at the heart of human progress as it involves feeding our communities, sustaining our ecosystem, and offering solutions to global challenges like climate change and food insecurity. Yet, its impact may go unnoticed beyond the lab or academic circles. Hence, scientists need…