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📣 Nominations are now open for President-elect and Secretary-elect.

The deadline is Friday, February 27, 2026, so submit your nomination soon!👉http://excom.aspb.org.
At just 12 years old, Edmond Albius discovered hand-pollination of vanilla orchids making global vanilla cultivation possible.🌺

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February 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Botanist Marie Clark Taylor transformed plant science education, modernizing curricula, advancing microscopy, and mentoring generations of scientists at Howard University. 🔬

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February 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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#JustIn on Plantae: How to Build a Start-up in Plant Sciences. In this new piece, ASPB Plantae Fellows Charlay Wood and @fengoulaavgeri.bsky.social demystifies what a start-up really is and shows plant scientists that they already have the skills to build one. buff.ly/HJMuqeK

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How to Build a Start-up in Plant Sciences | Plantae
What is a start-up? When you hear the word “start-up”, you might picture tech hubs, pitch decks, and overnight success stories. But what actually defines a start-up? At its core, a start-up is a…
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February 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
This week’s Signal Edition (2/12/26) is out!🌱

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February 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
“Every discovery, whether in the lab or the field, brings new possibilities for innovation.” buff.ly/a2T4BdW #WeAreASPB
February 11, 2026 at 10:43 PM
🌾George Washington Carver transformed agriculture through crop diversification, soil health, and applied plant science—advancing sustainability decades before the term existed.

#BlackHistoryMonth #PlantScienceHistory
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
📣 Check out the latest unit in the Teaching Tools in Plant Biology series, “Genomic Analysis of Botanical Collections: Opportunities and Challenges,” blog.aspb.org/new-teaching.... 🌱

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February 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Call for Papers: 2026 Focus Issue on Single Cell Technologies. This focus dedicated to the emerging field of plant single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), etc. Submission Deadline: 09/2026. academic.oup.com/plcell/pages...

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February 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Call for Papers: 2027 Focus Issue on Specialized Metabolites. This focus issue aims to provide a forum to improve our understanding of plant specialized metabolism. Submission Deadline: 05/2026. academic.oup.com/plcell/pages...

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February 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
🚨 Did you know? Publishing in The Plant Cell doesn’t just advance your career—it supports the entire field of plant biology.
We're published by ASPB ‪@aspbofficial.bsky.social‬, a nonprofit devoted to advancing plant science 🌿
#PlantScience #NonprofitPublishing #PublishWithPurpose
February 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
IN BRIEF: How tomatoes balance defense: Orchestration of gray mold immunity by the SlMYC2–SlLBD40/42–SlBPM4 module (Jiajun Wang , Yueyao Wang) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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February 10, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Lidia Soto Pascual discovered a passion for plants through hands-on work. academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...

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February 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
📅 Save the date! We have a free upcoming Plant Physiology webinar on Ecophysiology, 26 Feb (2PM GMT). 🌱

👉 More info and registration link: blog.aspb.org/plant-physio....

#PlantScience
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Call for Papers: 2026 Focus Issue on Early Land Plant Evolution – Phylogenetics, Paleobotany, and Evo-devo Physiology. Submission Deadline: 03/2026. academic.oup.com/plphys/pages...

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February 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
📢 When you publish in Plant Physiology, you're doing more than sharing research—you’re strengthening the plant science community.
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🌿 Supporting the next generation of scientists.
🌿 Advancing discovery.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Have you seen the December 2025 issue of Plant Physiology from @aspbofficial and Oxford University Press? Check it out here: academic.oup.com/plphys/issue... #PlantSci
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
NEWS & VIEWS: Complex lipids shape cell growth and communication in moss (Blanca Jazmín Reyes-Hernández) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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February 9, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The regulatory MaIAA1-like-MaERF003 module modulates the ripening of “Fenjiao” bananas (Zunyang Song , Hangcong Chen , Yujie Zhao , Lihua Wang , Weixin Chen , Xueping Li , Xiaoyang Zhu) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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February 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM