A Reversible Switch for Algal Photosynthesis
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRoth et al. investigate how a green alga turns photosynthesis off and on when glucose is added and then removed from the culture medium. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00742
By Melissa Roth and Krishna Niyogi, University of California-Berkeley
Background: Photosynthesis is the life-sustaining…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Xiangqiang Kong
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesXiangqiang Kong, co-first author of Leaf-derived jasmonate mediates water uptake from hydrated cotton roots under partial root-zone irrigation
Current Position: Professor, Shandong Cotton Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, PR of China
Education: PhD of Botany,…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Zhen Luo
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesZhen Luo, co-first author of Leaf-derived jasmonate mediates water uptake from hydrated cotton roots under partial root-zone irrigation
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Shandong Cotton Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, PR of China
Education: PhD and BS,…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Mukesh Kumar Meena
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesMukesh Kumar Meena, first author of The Ca2+ Channel CNGC19 Regulates Arabidopsis defense against Spodoptera Herbivory
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle, Germany
Education: PhD, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi, India
Non-scientific…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Chie Suzuki
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesChie Suzuki, first author of Transcriptional corepressor ASP1 and CLV-like signaling regulate meristem maintenance in rice
Current Position: Researcher at a chemical company in Japan
Education: Ph.D. in Science (2019), University of Tokyo, Japan
Non-scientific Interests: Drawing pictures, watching…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Jugpreet Singh
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesJugpreet Singh, co-first author of Developmental Pleiotropy Shaped the Roots of the Domesticated Common Bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, L
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Education: PhD in Horticulture,…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Imran Khan
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesImran Khan, first author of Calcium-promoted interaction between the C2-domain protein EHB1 and metal transporter IRT1 inhibits Arabidopsis iron acquisition
Current position: Searching for a Postdoc Position
Education: Ph.D., Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Heinrich-Heine University,…
Durum wheat genome highlights past domestication signatures and future improvement targets (Nature Genetics)
Plant Science Research WeeklyDurum wheat cultivar Svevo (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. durum) is a cereal crop predominantly grown for pasta production. It is the result of multiple rounds of domestication, originally deriving from wild emmer wheat from the Fertile Crescent approximately 10,000 years ago. Here, Maccaferri et al. report…
Structural and functional imaging of large and opaque plant specimen (J Exp Bot)
Plant Science Research WeeklyEven the simplest organisms are highly complex systems in which countless dynamic biochemical processes occur simultaneously. To fully understand the mechanical significance of such a complex molecular machine, the ability to accurately characterize dynamic processes at different scales is required.…