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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.
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
At just 12 years old, Edmond Albius discovered hand-pollination of vanilla orchids making global vanilla cultivation possible.🌺
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#BlackHistoryMonth #PlantReproduction
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
Botanist Marie Clark Taylor transformed plant science education, modernizing curricula, advancing microscopy, and mentoring generations of scientists at Howard University. 🔬
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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
#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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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
Three Novel Genomes Broaden the Wild Side of the Capsicum Pangenome (Christina Papastolopoulou, Ronald Nieuwenhuis, et al) doi.org/10.1002/pld3... #PlantScience @aspbofficial @wileyecology @sebiology
Genome assembly and annotation metrics for the three new Capsicum genomes. Genome assembly and structural annotation statistics including BUSCO results for three de novo Capsicum genomes, compared to the public C. annuum Zhangshugang assembly. The BUSCO score was calculated using the Solanales_odb10 set.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Root and Leaf Traits for Dehydration Avoidance and Enhanced Grain Yield in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L., Fabaceae) Under Drought (Tonny I. Selinga, Sipho T. Maseko, et al) buff.ly/yJk6B1Q #PlantScience @aspbofficial @wileyecology @sebiology
Root and Leaf Traits for Dehydration Avoidance and Enhanced Grain Yield in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L., Fabaceae) Under Drought
Drought stress, which is exacerbated by climate change, is a major contributor to crop production losses in rainfed agriculture. Two genotypes of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata, (L.) Walp.) with…
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February 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
🌾George Washington Carver transformed agriculture through crop diversification, soil health, and applied plant science—advancing sustainability decades before the term existed.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
🌾George Washington Carver transformed agriculture through crop diversification, soil health, and applied plant science—advancing sustainability decades before the term existed.
#BlackHistoryMonth #PlantScienceHistory
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📣 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 🌿
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We're published by ASPB @aspbofficial.bsky.social, a nonprofit devoted to advancing plant science 🌿
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February 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Check out the December 2025 issue of The Plant Cell from ASPB @aspbofficial and Oxford University Press! academic.oup.com/plcell/issue... #PlantScience
Volume 37 Issue 12 | The Plant Cell | Oxford Academic
The Plant Cell publishes novel research of special significance in plant biology, especially in the areas of cellular biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, development, and evolution.
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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
The ZAT14 family promotes cell death and regulates expansins to affect xylem formation and salt tolerance in Arabidopsis (Ming Feng , Amrit K Nanda , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
The ZAT14 family promotes cell death and regulates expansins to affect xylem formation and salt tolerance in Arabidopsis
A family of ZAT14-related transcription factors are salt-responsive and enhance cell death and regulate expansin genes to promote xylem differentiation and
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February 10, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The phylotranscriptomic profile of angiosperm seed development follows a reverse hourglass pattern (Asif Ahmed Sami , Leónie Bentsink , Mariana A S Artur) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
The phylotranscriptomic profile of angiosperm seed development follows a reverse hourglass pattern
Angiosperm seed development exhibits a reverse phylotranscriptomic pattern, with early and late stages showing greater conservation and mid-phase showing h
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February 10, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Phosphorylation and ubiquitination synergistically promote the degradation of OsRbohB to modulate rice immunity (Hui Tao , Ruyi Wang , Feng He , Chongyang Zhang , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
Phosphorylation and ubiquitination synergistically promote the degradation of OsRbohB to modulate rice immunity
Rboh has a pivotal role in broad-spectrum resistance, and a hierarchical regulatory mechanism fine-tunes Rboh protein homeostasis and immune responses in p
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February 10, 2026 at 6:25 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....
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👉 More info and registration link: blog.aspb.org/plant-physio....
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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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🌿 Published by a nonprofit.
🌿 Supporting the next generation of scientists.
🌿 Advancing discovery.
#PlantScience #SciComm @ASPB
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
NEWS & VIEWS: Small molecule, big impact: H2S contributes to pathogen-induced stomatal closure (Josephine H R Maidment , Anna Moseler) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
Small molecule, big impact: H2S contributes to pathogen-induced stomatal closure
Plants are sessile organisms and must integrate information from a range of external stimuli to respond appropriately to their environment. Stomata form a
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February 9, 2026 at 6:37 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