Plant Science Research Weekly: December 10, 2021
WWR Full PostReview. Chloroplast development in green plant tissues: The interplay between light, hormones, and transcriptional regulation
Chloroplasts are indispensable for plant growth and physiological performance; not only for photosynthesis but also for many biochemical processes. Due to the endosymbiont…
Plant Science Research Weekly: November 19, 2021
Blog, WWR Full PostFocus Issue on Architecture and Plasticity
The November issue of Plant Physiology is a Focus Issue on Architecture and Plasticity. One of the most intriguing aspects of plant growth and development is the environmental responsiveness (also known as “plasticity”) of plant architecture (growth form).…
Plant Science Research Weekly: October 29, 2021
WWR Full PostSpecial Issue of J. Exp. Bot. The quiescent center and root apical meristem: Organization and function
As the name suggests, the root quiescent center (QC) is an area at the root tip of low cell-division activity. This special issue of the Journal of Experimental Botany provides a comprehensive overview…
Plant Science Research Weekly: October 8, 2021
WWR Full PostReview: 3D electron microscopy for imaging organelles in plants and algae
Have you noticed that the quality and resolution of cell images has been getting better and better? Weiner et al. review the recent advances in 3D electron microscopy (EM) technologies that have provided these strikingly beautiful…
Plant Science Research Weekly: September 24, 2021
WWR Full PostReview: Fifteen compelling open questions in plant cell biology
As part of The Plant Cell’s upcoming celebration of plant cell biology, Roeder et al. write about fifteen of the “open questions” in the field. This, and the other reviews that make up the focus issue, provide valuable insights…
Plant Science Research Weekly: September 10, 2021
WWR Full PostReview: Root plasticity under abiotic stress
For millennia, humans have selected desirable traits in the above-ground part of plants, but below-ground traits have been only indirectly selected. Thus, roots are ripe for optimization, and hold particular promise in efforts to make crops more resilient…
Plant Science Research Weekly: August 27, 2021
WWR Full PostReview: Alternative splicing as conserved mechanism to regulate CDPKs? ($)
Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs/CPKs) are an interesting class of proteins present in plants, algae and some protists that are thought to “sense” and “respond” to spikes in intracellular Ca2+ signaling events.…
Plant Science Research Weekly: August 13, 2021
WWR Full PostA Central Role for Genetics in Plant Biology
Plant biology as a field of study encompasses a rich plethora of subjects, some of which themselves are their own fields. Maarten Koornneef, in this memoir-style article, describes how genetics in particular shaped his career that saw the rise of Arabidopsis…
Plant Science Research Weekly: July 30, 2021
WWR Full PostReview: Convergent evolution of gene regulatory networks underlying plant adaptations
The transition from aquatic to terrestrial habitats exposed plants to low water availability, high light, radiation, and other environmental challenges. To overcome these challenges, plants developed morpho-physiological…