In a compelling spotlight written for the Assistant Features Editor program, Haoran Peng explores the groundbreaking work by Carneros et al. (2024), offering fresh insights into sustainable forestry. The study focuses on somatic embryogenesis (SE), a transformative technique that regenerates plants from single cells—vital for propagating elite tree species like
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The 7th Connecting Plants & People Webinar
Welcome to the 7th Plants & Peoples webinar -a joint venture between Physiologia Plantarum and the Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (SPPS) The focus is “Mechano – and cell-biology”. Register and watch the prerecorded presentations here. The webinar is divided in two, before the live event you have the opportunity to
Continue readingAI in the peer review process
AI in the peer review process The peer-review system is under increasing pressure due to the exponential growth in submitted manuscripts. Between 2016 and 2022, there was an estimated 47% increase in published articles, while the pool of qualified reviewers has not grown at the same pace (Fox et al.,
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This video by our Assistant Features Editor program participant, Noé Perron, is an engaging exploration of the intersection of plant biology and cutting-edge data technologies. The video dives into the workings of plant genetics, illustrating how genes, those small pieces of DNA, control every aspect of life by producing RNA
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