Plantae is preparing to usher in a new content initiative in 2023 with rich resources and insights for the global plant science community, an endeavor that wouldn’t be possible without a cohort of motivated plant scientists from around the world. ASPB is happy to announce the 2023 Plantae Fellows, an... Read more

Bhuvan Pathak, co-first author of “Phenotypic and transcriptomic analysis reveals early stress responses in transgenic rice expressing Arabidopsis DREB1a” Current Position: Assistant Professor, Biological and Life Sciences Division, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University, Gujarat, India Education: PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA Non-scientific... Read more

Plantae Presents: Eva Farré and Sonali Roy “How to Write Your Research Statement for an R1/R2 Tenure Track professorship in the USA“ When: Friday, October 28, 2022, at 12:00 PM CDT | 1:00 PM EDT | 6:00 PM BST | 1:00 AM Beijing   About this Webinar This one-hour workshop... Read more

  Are you a creative and articulate plant scientist looking to connect with other like-minded folks? We need your help to nurture and grow Plantae, the online home for the global plant science community that is powered by ASPB. We are looking for individuals who want to become highly engaged... Read more

Tolerance against a pathogen can be achieved by either overexpressing a resistance-related gene, or removing a susceptibility-related gene. Overexpression of defense-related genes generally comes with side effects such as decreased growth and yield. On the other hand, a susceptibility factor might have a physiological role and its inactivation may affect... Read more

Yiping Wang, first author of “Arabidopsis MAPKK kinases YODA, MAPKKK3, and MAPKKK5 are functionally redundant in development and immunity” Current Position: Associate researcher, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China Education: PhD in Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; B.S. in Lanzhou University, China Non-scientific... Read more

Yi-Xuan Fu, first author of “In Vivo Diagnostics of Abiotic Plant Stress Responses Via In Situ Real-Time Fluorescence Imaging” Current Position: MS student in the Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, China. Education: MS in Biochemistry and Plant Protection at... Read more

Pete Apicella, first author of “Delineating genetic regulation of cannabinoid biosynthesis during female flower development in Cannabis sativa“ Current Position: Actively seeking a new industry role in plant and/or fungal biology research and development Education: MSc., Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut; B.S., Horticulture, Department... Read more

Guoren He, first author of “WUSCHEL-Related Homeobox Genes Cooperate with Cytokinin Signalling to Promote Bulbil Formation in Lilium lancifolium” Current Position: Lecturer, Shanghai Normal University, China Education: PhD in Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; M.S in Nanjing Forestry University, China; B.S. in Huaiyin Institute... Read more

Amey Redkar, first author of  “Conserved Secreted Effectors Contribute to Endophytic Growth and Multi-Host Plant Compatibility in a Vascular Wilt Fungus”  Current Position:   Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellow, Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune, India Education:  Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany;... Read more

By José Manuel Ugalde, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor, and Elisa Dell’Aglio, PhD Prof. Pierdomenico Perata is an Italian plant physologist and professor at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa. He completed his PhD in agricultural biology at the University of Pisa, Italy, and a post-doctoral fellowship at Nagoya University... Read more

Hans van Veen, co-first author of “Ethylene augments root hypoxia tolerance via growth cessation and reactive oxygen species amelioration” Current Position: Post-Doctoral Researcher, Utrecht University Education: MSc Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (University of Groningen); PhD Plant Sciences (Utrecht University) Non-scientific Interests: Outdoors, Swimming, Jazz Brief bio: My main research interest... Read more

Chenyang Wang, co-first author of “T-LOC: a comprehensive tool to localize and characterize the T-DNA integration sites” Current position: Undergraduate in the College of Biological Science, China Agriculture University (CBS, CAU) Intern at Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IPP, CAAS) Non-scientific Interests: Art, fiction, and cooking... Read more

Zeeshan Z. Banday, first author of “Friend or Foe: Hybrid proline-rich proteins determine how plants respond to beneficial and pathogenic microbes” Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, The University of Chicago, USA Education: Ph.D. Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi M.Sc. Biochemistry Aligarh Muslim... Read more

In rice, the circadian clock component gene Circadian Clock Associated 1 (OsCCA1) regulates flowering and nitrogen use efficiency. CCA1 is a MYB family transcription factor that follows a rhythmic expression pattern. Wei et al. confirmed the role of CCA1as a key hub in coordinating plant growth and abiotic stress adaptation.... Read more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) released a request for applications (RFA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI). AG2PI aims to advance scientific understanding of genomes and phenomes of plants and animals of significance to American agriculture.... Read more

On April 19, 2022, the Ag Biotech Alliance, of which ASPB is a member, sent a letter to key members of Congress to include in the Fiscal Year 2023 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Agriculture) Appropriations bill to provide the U.S. Food and Drug Administration... Read more

ASPB is pleased to sign a letter urging U.S. House and Senate Democratic leadership to prioritize and protect the vital investments in agricultural climate research, agricultural innovation, and agricultural research infrastructure within the Build Back Better human and climate infrastructure package.  These proposed investments are a generational down payment to... Read more

ASPB is pleased to sign a letter urging U.S. House and Senate Democratic leadership to prioritize and protect the vital investments in agricultural climate research, agricultural innovation, and agricultural research infrastructure within the Build Back Better human and climate infrastructure package.  These proposed investments are a generational down payment to... Read more

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is accepting proposals for the 2022 DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program to support the research of outstanding scientists early in their careers. The program will support over 60 early career researchers for five years at U.S. academic institutions... Read more