Plantae Presents - From Dorm Rooms to Discoveries: Inspiring Undergraduates to Pursue Academic Research   Featuring Neha Bhatia, Kevin Cox, Jess Gersony and Jason Rauscher   When: March 26, 2025, at 7:00 AM PDT | 10:00 AM EDT | 2:00 PM GMT | 10 PM Beijing About this Webinar The schedule…

While learning how to code may seem like a daunting task, having the ability to code can help streamline your research in plant science. Knowing how to code can significantly improve your data analysis and visualization, and help you automate tasks - not to mention that it looks good on your CV. Although…

Plantae Presents - Pathways to Impact: Translating Plant Science Research Into Real-world Applications Featuring MariCarmen Alamar, Anne Runkel and Katarzyna Retzer   When: Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 7:00 AM PST | 10:00 AM EST | 3:00 PM GMT | 11 PM Beijing   About this Webinar This webinar…

The Decline of Classical Botany Though many of us may recognize the word ‘botany’, we may also associate it with dusty books and 18th century science. ‘Botany’ is not used frequently in our vocabulary. The origins of the word are likely Greek, from botane (meaning plant or herb) and dates…

Is there anything more daunting than beginning a new writing project and staring at a blank page for days or even weeks? This common challenge often feels overwhelming, but there are strategies to overcome it. Scientific writing can be especially demanding. Crafting a journal article requires simplifying…

Plantae Presents - Climate Extremes and Plant Sciences: Balancing Innovation with Environmental Stewardship Featuring Li Yan, Gaurav Zinta, Justin G. A. Whitehill and Jesse Lasky   When: January 21, 2025, at 9:00 AM Beijing | 1:00 AM GMT | 6:30 AM IST | 8:00 PM EST (on 01/20) About this Webinar Climate…

Strigolactones (SLs), a group of carotenoid-derived small signaling molecules and a class of phytohormones, play key roles in regulating various growth and developmental processes in plants. Additionally, they act as rhizosphere signaling molecules that promote symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM)…

Introduction: In plant science - as in most exact sciences - there are many experimental routes to answer specific research questions. These experiments can range from studying gene expression of plants under stress conditions to observing phenotypic traits like plant height or yield. To derive meaningful…