Read all about why these Plant Direct First Authors chose to pursue plant sciences and see their manuscripts here. Asena Akköse Baytar Asena Akköse Baytar  is the first author of Association mapping and candidate gene identification for yield traits in European hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) published…

Read all about why these Plant Direct First Authors chose to pursue plant sciences and see their manuscripts here. Lauren Cole-Osborn Lauren Cole-Osborn (she/her) is the first author of Critical parameters for robust Agrobacterium-mediated transient transformation and quantitative promoter assays…

Read all about why these Plant Direct First Authors chose to pursue plant sciences and see their manuscripts here. Le Thanh Dien Nguyen Le Thanh Dien Nguyen (he/him) is the First Author of Project ChemicalBlooms: Collaborating with Citizen Scientists to Survey the Chemical Diversity and Phylogenetic…

Read all about why these Plant Direct First Authors chose to pursue plant sciences and see their manuscripts here. Kyoko Takamatsu Kyoko Takamatsu is the First Author of α-Tomatine gradient across artificial roots recreates the recruitment of tomato root-associated Sphingobium published 18 December…

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

Abdolrahim Hooshmand, co-first author of "Potential application of spectral indices for olive water status assessment in (semi-)arid regions: A case study in Khuzestan Province, Iran" Current Position: Associate Professor of Irrigation and Drainage Education: PhD of Irrigation and Drainage Brief…

Azimeh Asgari, co-first author of "Potential application of spectral indices for olive water status assessment in (semi-)arid regions: A case study in Khuzestan Province, Iran" Current Position: Postdoctoral candidate in agricultural and natural resources research and education center, Shahrekord, Iran Education:…

Rafael Massahiro Yassue, first author of "Genome-wide association analysis of hyperspectral reflectance data to dissect the genetic architecture of growth-related traits in maize under plant growth-promoting bacteria inoculation" Current Position: Data Scientist at GDM Education: Ph.D. in Genetics…