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Shoot Apical Meristem development: Model plant for high yielding crops

November 26, 2016

 This is a guest post by Arif Ashraf.  Arif Ashraf is PhD student at Iwate University, Japan and Graduate Student Ambassador of ASPB. His research interest is understanding the hormonal interplay in primary root development of Arabidopsis. He blogs about plant science at http://www.aribidopsis.blogspot.com    Like us, plants have stem cells too. These are innate, … More Shoot Apical Meristem development: Model plant for high yielding crops

Everywhere Green.

October 20, 2016

You sit on your couch. Safe. At home. Or so you think. But they’re there. Silently watching. Biding their time. There’s some wind, a scratch at the window. It’s OK, it’s just outside. But they’re inside the house too. Their signs everywhere. Wood walls, the table, the fiber of the couch. They’re touching you through your … More Everywhere Green.

Plant scientist Sharon Gray, PhD – In Memoriam

October 7, 2016

Family statement: Sharon was such a bright human being. We have been so lucky to have shared part of our lives with her. Sharon was a passionate scientist, friend, spouse, sister, daughter, aunt, godmother, and a colleague. We are picking each other up and growing together in her absence. To honor Sharon’s life and work … More Plant scientist Sharon Gray, PhD – In Memoriam

SciLogs.com US is shutting down…Quiet Branches Will Continue Where it Started.

July 7, 2016

So SciLogs is shutting down. Meaning that The Quiet Branches Home will be here for the forseeable future. In a way, it’s good to only have one place I need to post things. So look for more plant science writing here in the future and follow along here- Ian Street, Writer, Editor, all things Quiet … More SciLogs.com US is shutting down…Quiet Branches Will Continue Where it Started.

Chez GMO

May 11, 2016

One of my favorite podcasts is Flash Forward, created (& hosted) by Rose Eveleth. She explores a potential future and then comes back to the present to discuss how plausible it is and the implications of a future like that, and just what that future says about our present world. So with that in mind, … More Chez GMO

Habitat Loss, Climate Change, and the Story of Three plants.

March 15, 2016

Last week, I wrote about the marine plant, Zostera marina (Also covered on The Global Plant Council Blog by Sarah Jose), a rare plant that has adapted to living completely under the sea. This plant would have to re-evolve some traits to make the transition back to land (e.g. pores on the leaves to enable gas … More Habitat Loss, Climate Change, and the Story of Three plants.