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Plant Science Research Weekly: October 11October 11, 2019This week’s Plant Science Research Weekly is guest edited by Arif Ashraf. He is a postdoc at Facette lab in the University of Massachusetts Amherst ...Posted in: Blog, WWR Full Post
The Plant Cell Is Accepting Applications for Assistant Features EditorsOctober 7, 2019The Plant Cell has several openings for new Assistant Features Editors (AFEs) in 2020. AFEs provide a valuable service to the journal, our authors, ...
Gene Responsible for Lutein Esterification in Bread Wheat IdentifiedOctober 7, 2019Researchers have identified and confirmed the gene responsible for lutein esterification in bread wheat. The activity of this gene controls the ...Posted in: Blog, The Plant Cell: News
Plant Science Research Weekly: October 4thOctober 4, 2019Letter. The human health benefits from GM crops If you’ve ever spoken publicly about GM crops, you’ve probably heard people express concern about how ...Posted in: Blog, WWR Full Post
Plant Science Research Weekly: September 27thSeptember 27, 2019Evolutionary flexibility in flooding response circuitry in angiosperms ($) Flooding is unpredictable and can lead to plant death due to insufficient ...Posted in: Blog, WWR Full Post
The genome history of camelina emerges from the shadowsSeptember 23, 2019Mandáková et. al. explore the origin of an ancient oilseed crop. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00366 Background: Camelina (Camelina sativa; gold of ...
Plant Science Research Weekly: Sept. 20thSeptember 20, 2019Review: Plant networks as traits and hypotheses: Moving beyond description ($) In Star Wars Episode 2, Obi Wan identifies the location of a missing ...Posted in: Blog, WWR Full Post