A plant scientist declines a review invitation because fieldwork can’t wait. A postdoctoral researcher with relevant expertise would welcome the opportunity but has never been invited. Elsewhere, a manuscript that has already received careful reviews is submitted to another journal, where the search for reviewers begins again. These situations illustrate why peer review capacity deserves … Read more
The application period is now closed! Keep your eyes open for the next opportunity to join the AFE program, sometime in 2027. Thank you and best wishes to all applicants. Since 2018, Plant Physiology has welcomed more than 100 early-career scientists to participate in the AFE program. Feedback from AFEs consistently reports on the positive … Read more
We are pleased to announce the release of the latest unit in the Teaching Tools in Plant Biology series, “Genomic Analysis of Botanical Collections: Opportunities and Challenges,” by Martina Deglialberti, Chiara Paleni, Federico Fainelli, Carla Lambertini, and Silvia Manrique. This Teaching Tools provides an overview of how botanical collections of all sorts can be used … Read more
Plant Physiology webinar: About the AFE program Thursday, August 22, 2024 6:30 am PDT | 9:30 am EDT | 2:30 pm BST | 3:30 pm CEST | 9:30 pm China | 10:30 pm Japan The Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor (AFE) program is more than six years old, and in that time more than 120 … Read more
Why do weeping trees “weep”? A basic premise of how plants grow is that shoots grow up and roots grow down. A new study, published in Plant Physiology, a leading international society journal published by the American Society of Plant Biologists, reveals the answer to a fascinating question: why do weeping tree varieties defy this … Read more