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.ASPB SPOTLIGHT
A 'Decadal Vision' for the Plant Science Community
The Plant Science Decadal Vision integrates research, people, and technology over the next decade. Addressing these goals will require unprecedented collaborations, new technologies, and evolving work cultures. Here's an excerpt from the report: "Planetary resilience, including the resilience of our food systems, is utterly dependent on plants, which have evolved to survive and thrive in virtually every environment ... Unlocking the secrets of their success ... will require a detailed understanding of interactions among plants and their associated biota."
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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
Call for Papers — Plant Cell Focus Issue on Architecture and Plasticity
This Focus Issue will consider topics ranging from plant development to (plasticity of) architecture, in the context of the organism and its interactions with a dynamic and challenging environment. Contributions might include studies on regulation of shoot or root development and/or architecture, responses of plant development and architecture to include, for example, light, water, nutrients, temperature and (a)biotic stress. Submission Deadline: January 8, 2021.
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Plant Physiology Article of the Week
The spotlight is on Nikita Bhatnagar and Sona Pandey for their article "Heterotrimeric G-protein Interactions are Conserved Despite Regulatory Element Loss in Some Plants" which has an Altmetric score of 15.
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The Plant Cell Article of the Week
The spotlight is on Yuki Okegawa and Ken Motohashi for their article "M-type Thioredoxins Regulate the PGR5/PGRL1-dependent Pathway by Forming a Disulfide-linked Complex with PGRL1" which has an Altmetric score of 17.
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Plant Direct Article of the Week
The spotlight is on Hinako Matsuda, Masaru Nakayasu, Yuichi Aoki, Shinichi Yamazaki, Atsushi J. Nagano, Kazufumi Yazaki, and Akifumi Sugiyama for their article "Diurnal Metabolic Regulation of Isoflavones and Soyasaponins in Soybean Roots" which has an Altmetrics score of 17.
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Plant Biology Journal Database
This useful resource was created by a group of ASPB Ambassadors and lists over 100 journals in the field of Plant Biology that you can refer to when writing or choosing a journal to publish in. Browse the list and add additional journal suggestions on Plantae.
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Botany in Action 2021 Call for Proposals
The Botany in Action Fellowship program at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens fosters the development of the next generation of plant-based scientists who are committed, first, to excellent research, and second, to educational outreach. Open to PhD students enrolled at US graduate institutions and conducting plant-based scientific research, the program provides each fellow with: 1) $5,000 for research-related expenses, 2) an all-expenses paid trip to Phipps for outreach training and 3) subsequent opportunities to connect their research with the public. Learn more!
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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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.#WeAreASPB
ASPB/AAAS Mass Media Fellowship Alumnus spotlight — Eric Hamilton
"I like learning a little bit about a lot of different scientific disciplines and I like the challenge of writing about research in an approachable way." AAAS Mass Media Fellowship alumnus Eric Hamilton shared how the fellowship connected him with his current career.
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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
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Plant Gene Expression Center, USDA/ARS
Albany, CA
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University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
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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
Farmers Are Warming Up to the Fight Against Climate Change
From NPR
Just over a decade ago, the American Farm Bureau Federation declared war on legislation to slow down global warming. The organization, a lobbying powerhouse, argued that a "cap-and-trade" proposal making its way through Congress would make fuel and fertilizer more expensive and put farmers out of business. Now, the Farm Bureau might be changing course. Last month, it announced that it had formed a coalition that plans to push the government to adopt dozens of policy changes that would make it easier for farmers to reduce emissions from agriculture.
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How Did the 'Cosmic Crisp' Apple Get Its Name?
From WNYC-FM
This fall, there's a new apple all around town. After 20 years of development, the Cosmic Crisp has landed. This episode of Science Diction is all about the Cosmic Crisp, how scientists developed it, and how it got that dazzling name.
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Landmark Study Generates Genomic Atlas for Global Wheat Improvement
From Nature via CIMMYT
In a landmark discovery for global wheat production, an international team has sequenced the genomes for 15 wheat varieties representing breeding programs around the world, enabling scientists and breeders to much more quickly identify influential genes for improved yield, pest resistance and other important crop traits.
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Increased Growing-Season Productivity Drives Earlier Autumn Leaf Senescence in Temperate Trees
From Science
Besides autumn temperature and day length, seasonal productivity strongly affects trees' growing season. The more productive trees are early in the season, the earlier they stop being productive. This new model challenges previous models that suggested future autumn delays of 2 to 3 weeks, instead predicting that trees might lose their leaves 3 to 6 days earlier by the end of the century.
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Leipzig Researchers Compile World's Largest Inventory of Known Plant Species
From Scientific Data via the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Researchers at Leipzig University and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research have compiled the world's most comprehensive list of known plant species. It contains 1,315,562 names of vascular plants, thus extending the number of recognized plant species and subspecies by some 70,000 — equivalent to about 20%. This marks the culmination of more than 10 years of intensive research work.
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ConnecTF: A Platform to Integrate Transcription Factor-Gene Interactions and Validate Regulatory Networks
From Plant Physiology
Deciphering gene regulatory networks (GRNs) requires identifying key transcription factors (TFs) that enable an organism to react to changes in its environment. Validating GRNs, with hundreds of TFs and hundreds of thousands of interactions, is a challenge. Here, a new platform is developed. ConnecTF is a species-independent, web-based platform that integrates genome-wide studies of TF-target binding, TF-target regulation, and other TF-centric omic datasets and uses these to build and refine validated or inferred GRNs.
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Surprise Discovery of Rare Plant at Norfolk 'Ghost Pond'
From BBC News
A rare plant has reappeared after more than a century in hiding. The pinkish-flowered plant, known as grass-poly, was found growing on the banks of an old farmland pond in Norfolk, U.K. The mystery species "came back from the dead" after seeds submerged in the mud were disturbed during work to restore the pond. And scientists say conservation efforts could lead to the return of other long-forgotten botanical gems.
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Recognizing Plant Direct authors: 
"With every story, I gained confidence on my skills and experience as a Latina scientist and aspiring writer. I could feel myself grow personally and professionally every week." AAAS Mass Media Fellowship alumnus Lorena Villanueva-Almanza shared her science communication experience and aspiration.
