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.ASPB SPOTLIGHT
A Vision for the Future of Plant Science
The Plant Science Decadal Vision 2020 – 2030 is a research agenda that aims to transform the immediate field of plant systems science and ripple outward through society and across the globe. The research goals will also lead to a far deeper holistic understanding of biodiversity and ecosystem services, generating improved knowledge for preserving the natural world and improving the human condition.
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Plant Biology 2021 Call for Workshop Proposals
The ASPB Program Committee is pleased to invite members of our community to submit proposals for workshops to be held during the conference. Please complete and submit this form before December 4, 2020, to guarantee review for potential inclusion in the Plant Biology 2021 program.
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.FROM ASPB & PLANTAE
Plantae Presents: Ning Zheng and Destiny Davis (December 2 or 3)
Don't miss this "Pacific rim"-friendly Plantae Presents, featuring Ning Zheng (University of Washington): Structural insights into salicylic acid signaling via NPR proteins, and Destiny Davis (University of California): Callose, cytokinesis, and a charophyte. Join us December 2 at 6 p.m. PST/9 p.m. EST, or the morning of December 3 for those in Australasia. Moderated by Nitzan Shabek, University of California.
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Plantae Presents: Zach Lippman and Arjun Khakhar
Join us on December 9 for the final Plantae Presents seminar of 2020. Featuring Zach Lippman (Cold Spring Harbor Lab): Cis-regulatory control of quantitative trait variation and pleiotropy, and Arjun Khakhar (University of Minnesota): Accelerating hypothesis testing using RNA viral vectors to deploy synthetic transcription factors in plants. Moderated by Agustin Zsögön, Federal University of Viçosa (Minas Gerais, Brazil).
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Plant Physiology Article of the Week
The spotlight is on Amith R. Devireddy, Emmanuel Liscum and Ron Mittler for their article "Phytochrome B Is Required for Systemic Stomatal Responses and Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling during Light Stress" which has an Altmetric score of 31.
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The Plant Cell Article of the Week
The spotlight is on Yanan Liu, Tongjun Sun, Yulin Sun, Yanjun Zhang, Ana Radojičić, Yuli Ding, Hainan Tian, Xingchuan Huang, Jiameng Lan, Siyu Chen, Alberto Ruiz Orduna, Kewei Zhang, Reinhard Jetter, Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang. Their article "Diverse Roles of the Salicylic Acid Receptors NPR1 and NPR3/NPR4 in Plant Immunity" has an Altmetric score of 28.
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Plant Direct Article of the Week
The spotlight is on Will E. Hinckley and Judy A. Brusslan. Their article "Gene Expression Changes Occurring at Bolting Time are Associated with Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis" has an Altmetric score of 15 and 11 mentions this week.
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Explore the 8 Goals of the Plant Science Decadal Vision 2020 – 2030
"We must convey the excitement and relevance of participating in plant science to as many audiences as possible, and we need to stimulate imaginations with the limitless potential of plant science to address their needs," write the authors of the recently published report, the Plant Science Decadal Vision 2020 – 2030. This ten-year strategic plan was developed by the members of the Plant Science Research Network, which comprises representatives from 15 organizations and scientific societies, and outlines crucial areas for investment in research, people, and technology over the next ten years.
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It Takes a Community to Mentor a Scientist
If you're lucky enough to have a brilliant mentor, good on you, but for everyone else, there is a lot you can do to make up for what you're missing. Being aware of the importance of getting help to support all aspects of your professional development is a good first step, as is recognizing that it takes many mentors to nurture a scientist.
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Call for Papers: Plant Physiology Focus Issue on Transport and Signaling
This Focus Issue will highlight the recent advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind membrane transport, its integration with signaling, and its roles in homeostasis. A selection of Update Reviews, included within the Issue, will address new and transformative insights that are driving research beyond the traditional boundaries of transport physiology. We encourage submissions that address quantitative frameworks in understanding membrane transport, transport proteins, and the integration of transport and signaling across scales. Submission deadline: March 8, 2021.
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.#WeAreASPB
Are you a member of ASPB, active on Plantae, and have something to celebrate in the #WeAreASPB Spotlight? Contact Shoshana Kronfeld (shoshana@aspb.org) and send her the details.
.PLANTAE JOBS
To see more jobs, go to jobs.Plantae.org.
.PLANT SCIENCE EVENTS
For plant science events, make sure to check out the Global Plant Science Events Calendar. Also, check the calendar for the latest cancellations and postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as webinars and online events you can join.
.FROM THE FIELD
Department of Energy to Provide $10 Million for New Research into Ecosystem Processes
From the Department of Energy
Applications will be open to universities, industry, and nonprofit research institutions as the lead institution, with possible collaborators at the DOE national laboratories and other federal agencies. Funding is to be awarded competitively, on the basis of peer review, and is expected to be in the form of two- to three-year grants. The Department anticipates that $10 million will be available for this program in Fiscal Year 2021, pending congressional appropriations.
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C4 Rice's First Wobbly Steps Toward Reality
From Plant Biotechnology Journal via the ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis
An international long-term research collaboration aimed at creating high yielding and water use efficient rice varieties has successfully installed part of the C4 photosynthetic machinery from maize into rice. Not only are the enzymes expressed, but the authors also showed that some CO2 was fixed via the C4 enzyme — a first step toward greater photosynthetic efficiency in rice.
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330-Year-Old Poplar Tree Tells of Its Life: An Epigenetic Ageing Clock in Trees
From Genome Biology via Technical University of Munich
Similar to genetic mutations, epigenetic changes, i.e., gene modifications that do not occur on the primary DNA sequence, sometimes arise accidentally in plants and can be transmitted across generations. Using trees as a model, researchers have now shown for the first time that these so-called epimutations accumulate continuously throughout plant development, and that they can be employed as a molecular clock to estimate the age of a tree.
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Change Species Names to Honor Indigenous Peoples, Not Colonizers, Researchers Say
From Scientific American
New Zealand scientists make a case for updating long-held scientific names to incorporate more meaningful terms. Len Gillman and Shane Wright of the University of Auckland argue that taxonomic protocols should allow scientific names worldwide to be changed to reflect long-held Indigenous names for plants and animals. Gillman and Wright are not surprised that there is resistance to their proposal, "But even if the conversation lasts a couple of decades, it needs to start."
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Plant Evolves to Stay Hidden from Harvesting Humans
From Kunming Institute of Botany and University of Exeter via Science Daily
Scientists found that Fritillaria delavayi plants, which live on rocky slopes of China's Hengduan mountains, match their backgrounds most closely in areas where they are heavily harvested. This suggests humans are "driving" evolution of this species into new color forms because better-camouflaged plants have a higher chance of survival.
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Giant Virus Genomes Discovered Lurking in DNA of Common Algae
From Science
In 2003, scientists discovered something huge, literally, in the virus world: viruses so big they could be seen with a standard microscope. These massive parasites were considered rare at the time, but they've since proved more common than anyone expected. Now, researchers have found entire giant virus genomes embedded in the genomes of several common algae. The find suggests this strange viral group is even more prolific — and potentially influential — than scientists thought.
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Global Map of Bees Created in Conservation First
From BBC News
Scientists have mapped the distribution of all 20,000 bee species on earth. While there remains a lot to learn about what drives bee diversity, the research team hopes their work will help in the conservation of bees as global pollinators.
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Researchers Identify Genetics Behind Deadly Oat Blight
From PNAS via Cornell University
A multi-institution team co-led by a Cornell researcher has identified the genetic mechanisms that enable the production of a deadly toxin called Victorin — the causal agent for Victoria blight of oats, a disease that wiped out oat crops in the U.S. in the 1940s. Victoria blight is caused by the fungus Cochliobolus victoriae, which produces the Victorin toxin, but until now no one has uncovered the genes and mechanisms involved.
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New Species of Glowing Mushroom Found Growing on Dead Bamboo in India
From Phytotaxa via ZME Science
A team of researchers from India and China reports on two weeks of fieldwork in the Assam region, during which they spotted several new species of mushrooms. The most exciting of these is a species that locals describe as "electric mushrooms" that lives on dead bamboo. The species, christened Roridomyces phyllostachydis, is bioluminescent — it produces its own light.
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This focus issue will include reviews that synthesize the current state of the art and future prospects in sustainable precision agriculture, including but not limited to phenotyping, artificial intelligence and deep learning, robotics, databases and data sharing, pangenomics, genomic selection, and neodomestication. Submission Deadline: December 1.
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