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📅New #PlantSciEvents Event Added: Genetics Society Seed Plant Research Meeting 👉 buff.ly/V9zvKJo #PlantScience
Genetics Society Seed Plant Research Meeting
The Genetics Society Seed Plant Research Meeting provides a platform for discussing fundamental research in seed plants, with a focus on model angiosperms, incl
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ASPB welcomes Frank Krause as Interim CEO, effective October 1. He will work with staff and the Board to support continuity during our leadership transition. Our journals, member programs, and advocacy work continue. Read more: 👉 buff.ly/EsBIwN5
📣ASPB is proud to support educational and professional development opportunities through a limited number of travel awards defraying the cost of attendance at #PlantBio2027.🌱 Learn more and apply today!👉 plantbiology.aspb.org/travel-awards/ #PlantScience #PlantSci
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Review: Plant digital twins, the future of crop production (Trends in Plant Science) (summary by Kavita Joshi) buff.ly/Cj9aoGr #PlantaePSRW
Review: Plant digital twins, the future of crop production | Plantae
Imagine how cool it would be if, just like we check weather apps before going out, we could “grow” a plant in our computer before planting it into our backyard, in order to predict its future success.
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#JustIn on Plantae — Community Mentoring Toolkit: Running A Writing Circle In this new piece, ASPB Plantae Fellow Reed Arneson explores the concept of writing circles. buff.ly/dn8evN9 #PlantScience #PlantSci
Community Mentoring Toolkit: Running A Writing Circle | Plantae
Whether you are drafting a proposal, finalizing a manuscript, submitting a conference abstract, or doing anything in between, academic writing is a difficult task. As a result, it is not uncommon to…
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📅New #PlantSciEvents Event Added: Genetics Society Seed Plant Research Meeting 👉https://buff.ly/V9zvKJo #PlantScience
Genetics Society Seed Plant Research Meeting
The Genetics Society Seed Plant Research Meeting provides a platform for discussing fundamental research in seed plants, with a focus on model angiosperms, incl
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Benzaldehyde reductases complete the salicylic acid biosynthesis puzzle (Nature Comms) (Summary by Shakunthala Natarajan @shakunthalan.bsky.social) buff.ly/KLZNBhk #PlantaePSRW
Benzaldehyde reductases complete the salicylic acid biosynthesis puzzle | Plantae
Benzyl alcohol is a volatile compound and the scent molecule of several seed plants. It also can be converted to benzyl benzoate, which is one of the routes to salicylic acid (SA) production in…
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📅New #PlantSciEvents Event Added: Western Photosynthesis Conference 2027 👉 buff.ly/L1aUeTI #PlantScience
Western Photosynthesis Conference 2027
The Western Photosynthesis Conference (WPC) is pleased to announce its 36th annual meeting, bringing together researchers from diverse disciplines to advance ou
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Oxygen: A hidden developmental cue in leaf morphogenesis (Science Advances) (Summary by Priyanka Babuta) buff.ly/Kh7MkHx #PlantaePSRW
Oxygen: A hidden developmental cue in leaf morphogenesis | Plantae
Oxygen is always considered something living forms need to survive. But wait, its role is beyond just respiration. Would you believe if I told you oxygen guides the development of young leaves?
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- How chromatin changes shift CHH methylation pathways in soybean (The Plant Cell) (Summary by Flavia Darqui @flavia-darqui.bsky.social) buff.ly/ni3lQC9 #PlantaePSRW
How chromatin changes shift CHH methylation pathways in soybean | Plantae
DECREASED IN DNA METHYLATION 1 (DDM1) is a chromatin remodeler that regulates nucleosome organization and facilitates access of DNA methyltransferases to heterochromatic regions enriched in…
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Could the transcription factor HHO5 hold the key to breaking fertilizer dependency? (Plant Cell) (Summary by Sonal Sachdev, @sci3ntyst.bsky.social) buff.ly/LC9POgo) buff.ly/yceajt2 #PlantaePSRW
Could the transcription factor HHO5 hold the key to breaking fertilizer dependency? | Plantae
Efficient nitrogen uptake is essential for plant growth. Hinckley et al. have characterized HRS1 HOMOLOG 5 (HHO5), a transcription factor in Arabidopsis that had been previously overlooked compared…
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📅New #PlantSciEvents Event Added: Plant Engineering Biology Symposium 👉 buff.ly/CzPxDHv #PlantScience
Plant Engineering Biology Symposium
We are pleased to announce that the symposium is now open for registration. Join us for three insightful days – 17-19 March 2027 – at the National STEM Learning
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Cellulose synthase complexes and remorins anchor the membrane to the cell wall under water stress (Cell) (Summary by Aditi Bhat @jumpy_botanist; Cell 10.1016/j.cell.2026.05.009) buff.ly/zCtwDwy #PlantaePSRW
Cellulose synthase complexes and remorins anchor the membrane to the cell wall under water stress | Plantae
Plant cells are under constant turgor pressure that pushes the plasma membrane tightly against the cell wall. Under severe water loss, cells shrink and membrane retracts without fully detaching from…
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- ULTRAPETALA1: A molecular regulator that fine-tunes the transition to flowering (Nature Plants) (Summary by Jahed Ahmed @Picrophilus) buff.ly/kZuXfdM #PlantaePSRW
ULTRAPETALA1: A molecular regulator that fine-tunes the transition to flowering | Plantae
Plants need to carefully control which genes are active as they grow and switch from one developmental stage to another. A new study by Geshkovski et al. reveals that ULTRAPETALA1 (ULT1)…
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Rhodanobacter enhances drought tolerance through a KAI2-interacting isoflavone (Sci Advances) (Summary by Atharv Ambekar) buff.ly/gs6470k #PlantaePSRW
Rhodanobacter enhances drought tolerance through a KAI2-interacting isoflavone | Plantae
A new paper by Sun et al. demonstrates a pathway through which drought tolerance in Arabidopsis is influenced by soil microbiota. Using transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses, Sun et al.
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📅New #PlantSciEvents Event Added: Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology 2026 Virtual Conference 👉 buff.ly/lEISTmn #PlantScience
Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology 2026 Virtual Conference
The Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology (CAPB) is pleased to be hosting its 15th biennial conference in virtual format on October 27-29, 2026, with fre
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🚨 #PlantBio2027 Plenary Proposals due September 24!🌱 Submit your proposal soon!👉https://plantbiology.aspb.org/submit-a-proposal-or-abstract/ #PlantScience #PlantSci
aspbplantbiology.bsky.social@aspbplantbiology.bsky.social · 3w ago📣The Program Committee invites you to submit proposals and abstracts for #PlantBio2027! The Plant Biology conference is developed for the plant science community, by members of the plant science community.🌱 Learn more and submit your content👉️ plantbiology.aspb.org/submit-a-pro... #PlantScience
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Increases in cereal seed size were likely a plastic response before eventual genetic selection (PNAS) (Summary by Anastasia Kolesnikova) buff.ly/DvzhD8x #PlantaePSRW
Increases in cereal seed size were likely a plastic response before eventual genetic selection | Plantae
Plant domestication was a significant event in human history that occurred at multiple locations and time points. Barley, emmer wheat, and einkorn wheat are cereals that were domesticated about…
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#JustIn on Plantae — From Data to Discovery: The Power of Statistics in Research. In this new piece, ASPB Plantae Fellows Sophie Zoe Farkas, Kavita Joshi, and Shakunthala Natarajan highlight the power and impact of statistics in research. buff.ly/CqFL7BM #PlantScience #PlantSci
📣 Join us for the upcoming ASPB member-only Plantae webinar on October 2 at 12:00 pm Eastern, hosted by the 2026 Plantae Fellows. 👉 Free registration at buff.ly/xFI8MnV. #PlantScience #PlantSci
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund is seeking input from the research community through a Request for Information (RFI) on potential new NIH-wide research initiatives. Read more👉https://buff.ly/bXVTQqY #PlantScience #PlantSci
📣The Program Committee invites you to submit proposals and abstracts for #PlantBio2027! The Plant Biology conference is developed for the plant science community, by members of the plant science community.🌱 Learn more and submit your content👉️ plantbiology.aspb.org/submit-a-pro... #PlantScience
#JustIn on Plantae: Engaging Undergraduates in Plant Science Research Groups. In this new piece, ASPB Plantae Fellows Priyanka Babuta and Gourav Arora highlight why undergraduate students should gain exposure to plant science research. plantae.org/engaging-und... #PlantScience #PlantSci
Engaging Undergraduates in Plant Science Research Groups | Plantae
Plant Science: The Science of Life, The Future of Life Despite plants being everywhere, we often ignore their importance. They are crucial for life on Earth, supporting ecosystems…
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Review: Tracing the evolution of plant cell types (Current Biology) (Summary by Katarina Kurtović, @katarinakurtovic.bsky.social) buff.ly/pfYcMBe #PlantaePSRW
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Review: Shuffling genes for better breeds (Theoretical and Applied Genetics) (Summary by Anastasia Kolesnikova) buff.ly/x8cIZfz #PlantaePSRW
Review: Shuffling genes for better breeds | Plantae
During meiosis, the cell division process that generates four distinct gametes, chromosomes exchange genetic material during homologous recombination. Homologous recombination is a complex process…
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