In early 2019, the Plant Science Research Network (PSRN) held two strategic planning meetings. The PSRN is an NSF-supported Research Coordination Network whose members are research councils and scientific societies, including ASPB. Among the participants at both workshops were early career researchers and scientists from the public and private sectors across the plant science research … Read more
In this newly released article in The Plant Cell, researchers find that in Arabidopsis plants, the abortion of seeds with extra genomes is caused by the enzyme RNA Pol IV and the RNA-directed DNA methylation pathway, a major gene-silencing pathway in plants. Seed Abortion and the Role of RNA Pol IV in Seed Development Abortion … Read more
Starting with Major Symposium 5 and continuing to Plant Synthetic Biology 2019 Learn about this emerging field at Plant Biology 2019 and the inaugural ASPB-sponsored Plant Synthetic Biology 2019. Imagine a world in which plants are no longer bred from existing varieties but designed, almost from the ground up, for specific functions – increased crop yield, storing carbon, chemical … Read more
Early bird registration for #PlantBio19 in sunny San Jose ends soon! If you are still debating whether you should come not, let me try to persuade you that you absolutely should. From undergraduate to emeritus professor, attendance at a meeting has benefits for everyone. Here are my top 5 reasons for why you should attend … Read more
Plant Biology 2019, August 3–7, San Jose, CA, USA Since 1924, the American Society of Plant Biologists has been dedicated to the pursuit of its mandate: “…to promote the growth and development of plant biology, to encourage and publish research in plant biology, and to promote the interests and growth of plant scientists in general.” … Read more