Plant Science Research Weekly

A weekly plant science research roundup curated and summarized by our Plantae Editors and Fellows

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November 19, 2021/by Mary Williams

Focus Issue on Architecture and Plasticity (Plant Physiol)

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). Depending on environmental conditions, roots…

November 19, 2021/by Mary Williams

Policy: Biome Awareness Disparity is BAD for tropical ecosystem conservation and restoration (J. Appl. Ecol.)

You’ve heard of “Plant Awareness Disparity” (10.1002/ppp3.10153), a term gaining popularity to…

November 19, 2021/by Mary Williams

A giant NLR gene confers broad-spectrum resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean (Nature Comms.)

Phytophthora sojae is an oomycete pathogen that causes huge yield losses in soybean. Genetic studies…

November 19, 2021/by Chandan Gautam

IRON MAN sequesters BTS to activate iron deficiency response (PNAS)

Plants need to maintain an optimum level of iron (Fe) for normal growth and development. Many Fe-responsive…

November 19, 2021/by Carlos A. Ordóñez-Parra

Many roads to success: different combinations of life-history traits provide accurate germination timing in seasonally dry environments ($) (Oiokos)

Ensuring that seeds germinate in the most suitable conditions for seedling establishment is critical…

November 19, 2021/by Carlos A. Ordóñez-Parra

Interspecific differences in maternal support in herbaceous plants: CNP contents in seeds varies to match expected nutrient limitation of seedlings ($) (Oikos)

Maternal care in plants is expressed through the investment in means for seed dispersal and germination…

October 29, 2021/by Mary Williams

Special 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…

October 29, 2021/by Mary Williams

Review. A glossary of plant cell structures: Current insights and future questions (Plant Cell)

In a contribution to the January 2022 Plant Cell Focus Issue on Plant Cell Biology, Kang et al. have…

October 29, 2021/by Daniela Ramos

Exogenous miRNAs induce post-transcriptional gene silencing in plants (Nature Plants)

Small RNAs (sRNAs) are 21- to 24-nucleotide non-coding RNAs that induce gene silencing by targeting specific…

October 29, 2021/by Mary Williams

Pollinators contribute to the maintenance of flowering plant diversity (Nature)

How do small populations persist in spite of sharing space with much larger populations? Wei et al. explored…

October 8, 2021/by Mary Williams

Review: 3D electron microscopy for imaging organelles in plants and algae (Plant Physiol)

Have you noticed that the quality and resolution of cell images has been getting better and better? Weiner…

October 8, 2021/by Mary Williams

Review: Illuminating the hidden world of calcium ions in plants with a universe of indicators (Plant Physiol)

Calcium ions (Ca2+) are ubiquitous and essential signals, with a very steep concentration gradient from…

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Each week, the Plantae editors select new plant science research articles to highlight. The short summaries describe the question addressed and key findings, with links to the article.

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Mary Williams, Editor

As Plantae Editor, Mary works tirelessly to ensure that our team is creating interesting and valuable content for the community. Mary pursued a traditional academic path (BS in Biochemistry at Berkeley, Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology at Rockefeller, Postdoc in Plant Science at Berkeley); her research focused on transcriptional regulation, root development, and phosphoinositide signaling.

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RECENT SUMMARIES

Focus Issue on Architecture and Plasticity (Plant Physiol)

Policy: Biome Awareness Disparity is BAD for tropical ecosystem conservation and restoration (J. Appl. Ecol.)

A giant NLR gene confers broad-spectrum resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean (Nature Comms.)

IRON MAN sequesters BTS to activate iron deficiency response (PNAS)

Many roads to success: different combinations of life-history traits provide accurate germination timing in seasonally dry environments ($) (Oiokos)

Interspecific differences in maternal support in herbaceous plants: CNP contents in seeds varies to match expected nutrient limitation of seedlings ($) (Oikos)

Special Issue of J. Exp. Bot. The quiescent center and root apical meristem: Organization and function

Review. A glossary of plant cell structures: Current insights and future questions (Plant Cell)

Exogenous miRNAs induce post-transcriptional gene silencing in plants (Nature Plants)

Pollinators contribute to the maintenance of flowering plant diversity (Nature)

Review: 3D electron microscopy for imaging organelles in plants and algae (Plant Physiol)

Review: Illuminating the hidden world of calcium ions in plants with a universe of indicators (Plant Physiol)

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