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Cathie
Martin, John Innes Centre, has been named the next
editor-in-chief of The Plant Cell. She assumes
her new role January 1, 2008, succeeding Rich Jorgensen.
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Plant Physiology Focus
Issue on Plant Interactions with Arthropod Herbivores |
Deadline
for Submissions: November 1, 2007
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Plant
Physiology
is pleased to announce a Focus Issue on Plant
Interactions with Arthropod Herbivores to be published
in March 2008. The issue will be edited by Georg
Jander and Gregg Howe. Submissions describing
novel aspects of any interaction between plants
and arthropod herbivores are welcome. Emphasis
should be on molecular and biochemical aspects
of the interaction, including recognition of herbivory,
signaling pathways that regulate host plant defense,
volatile signals, tritrophic interactions, plant
defense chemistry, manipulation of plant defenses
by herbivores, and natural variation in plant
resistance to herbivores.
Authors interested in contributing should indicate
this in the cover letter when submitting papers
online. Please select “Plant-Herbivore Interactions,
March 2008” from the Focus Issue list in
the online
submission system. Articles published within
2 years before and after the Focus Issue will
be considered for inclusion in an online Focus
Collection of articles relevant to the focus topic.
Please contact Georg
Jander or Gregg
Howe for additional information.
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The Section of Plant Biology, College of Biological Sciences,
at the University of California, Davis invites applications
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Candidates must have a Ph.D. (or equivalent) and have an
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who use approaches such as analytical and molecular biochemistry
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Candidates click
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The
Arabidopsis Book (TAB)
The
American Society of Plant Biologists has published
The Arabidopsis Book (TAB) as a free online compendium
since 2002.
Founding
editors Chris Somerville and Elliot Meyerowitz, and
former editors Jeff Dangl and Mark Stitt, have brought
over 50 chapters online, all available free of charge
on the Internet. In 2006, TAB received 100,000 full-text
downloads.
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Caren
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Ian Graham, University of York
Rob Last, Michigan State University
Ottoline Leyser, University of York
Rob McClung, Dartmouth College
Cynthia Weinig, University of Minnesota
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