Ravi Shankar Kumar, first author of "microRNA408 and its encoded peptide regulate sulfur assimilation and arsenic stress response in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Project Associate at CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow India. Education: Ph.D. in Science…

Taotao Wang, first author of "Alternative 3′-untranslated regions regulate high salt tolerance of Spartina alterniflora" Current Position: Shanghai Jiaotong University, College of Life Science and Technology, Research associate. Education: 2016/09-2020/06, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University,…

Yaxiu Xu, first author of "Exogenous Ca2+ Promotes Transcription Factor Phosphorylation to Suppress Ethylene Biosynthesis in Apple" Current Position: Ph. D. candidate, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agriculture University, Shenyang, China Education: B.S. (2015) and M.S. (2018) from Shenyang…

Tao et al. identify the transporter for beta amino acids that induce priming in plants. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac271 By Jurriaan Ton & Chia-Nan Tao, University of Sheffield Background: Specific chemicals can induce long-lasting disease resistance in plants. These chemicals act by…

Microalgae are small, photosynthetic algae that have emerged as important contributors to food and nutrient production. This review describes the many ways they can be grown (e.g., autotrophic, with sunlight or artificial light; heterotrophic, with sugar inputs; or mixotrophic, a combination of both)…

Seeds not only carry the embryo that will germinate and give rise to a new individual, but they are also the vector to the next generation for microorganisms from the mother plant and the environment. Consequently, seeds link the microbiome between plant generations. In this thorough review, Abdelfattah…

Chloroplasts divide by binary fission driven by a protein ring, the position of which is regulated by the Min system (derived from the system in bacteria). The inner envelope membrane protein PARC6 (PARALOG OF ARC6) is a key component. Here Sun et al. generated crystal structures showing that PARC6 interacts…

Generally, light inhibits hypocotyl elongation. Like red and blue light, green light was previously reported to inhibit hypocotyl elongation in several plants. Here, Hao et al. discovered that the inhibition of hypocotyl growth by green light is due to wavelength impurities in the green lights used.…