Old collections of dried plants trapped in herbaria for centuries are acquiring unprecedented powers in understanding the history of plant evolution and improving biodiversity conservation, thanks to new technological...
Author - Michela Osnato
Michela Osnato
Introducing our new Botanical Pills
Small doses of plant science to help with some of the more confusing articles.
Plant Conservation: Not One [species] Less
What would the world be like if not a single plant species were lost? The expert Richard T. Corlett recently reviewed challenges and opportunities of plant conservation programs, with some tips to achieve the “zero...
Big European Funding to Boost Research on the Plant Stress Hormone Jasmonate
The European Research Council awarded a consolidator grant to the plant biologist Debora Gasperini, which investigation strives to solve some mysteries of stress response to pathogen attacks and wounding mediated by the...
Plants under pressure: activation of stress hormones
An introduction to the concept of plant stress and briefly describe a class of phytohormones – called Jasmonates - that mediate plant response to damages caused by herbivore insects, necrotrophic fungi, and mechanical...
Arabidopsis thaliana – the botanist’s lab rat
What is Arabidopsis thaliana and why do botanists like it so much?
Botanical genomics to boost sustainable agriculture: the case of faba bean
Since the release of the first plant genome in 2000, the field of next-generation sequencing applied to botanical species has bloomed and expanded from model organism (Arabidopsis thaliana) to crops, thus becoming a...
A celebration of Women who revolutionized the History of Botany: 9 incredible stories for International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women's Day, Botany One highlights nine historical figures who made great contributions to Botany - from the first pioneering plant illustrators and species collectors to recent Nobel prize...
New study on iron uptake adds another piece to the puzzle of land plant evolution
New research from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte (Brazil), sheds new light on the evolution of land plants, and specifically in one of the mechanisms underlying plant terrestrialization (the...
Six glorious plant science facts that happened in 2022
2022 left us memorable moments: the celebration of illustrious anniversaries, the resurrection of physical over virtual scientific congresses and the publication of remarkable research articles that showcase the wonders...
Argentina, more than football: outstanding and passionate Women in Plant Science
A movement to improve opportunities for women in Argentina may be growing to cover more of Latin America.
A coffee with the founding mothers of the Women in Crop Science initiative
They say you can't be what you can't see, so meet the women showing that you can make it in Crop Science.
ASPB unveils another new teaching tool
Now you can learn about a century of research into flowering time.
An emerging field in Plant Science: Plant Synthetic Biology takes the stage in Barcelona
Michela Osnato talks to Dr. Jae-Seong Yang and Dr. Ivan Reyna-Llorens about their recent Plant Synthetic Biology conference in Barcelona.
