One of the Global Plant Council’s (GPC) principal objectives is to reach the global plant science audience. And to pursue this aim, the GPC annual meeting is held every year in parallel to a big plant science conference. In accordance…
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The Global Plant Council and “Plants, People and Planet” announce the 3 winners of our #plantSciART competition.
By W.J Davies and Jianbo Shen Lancaster Environment centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ. The UK and National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, Centre for Resources, Environment, and Food Security, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China. Fourth post of our “Global…
You often hear “scientists just need to communicate better”. But communication is a two-way street. You can talk all you like but if no one is listening, then it’s not going to get very far.
By Mathew Reynolds, Wheat Physiologist at, CIMMYT First post of our “Global Collaboration” series Wheat is the most widely grown crop in the world, currently providing about 20 percent of human calorie consumption. However, demand is predicted to increase by 60 percent within…
Authors: Shannon K. King1,4, Jon T. Stemmle2, Robert E. Sharp3,4 1Department of Biochemistry, 2School of Journalism, 3Division of Plant Sciences, and 4Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA Second post of our “Global Collaboration” series Earning a graduate degree in the life…
Wheat is the most widely grown crop in the world, currently providing about 20 percent of human calorie consumption. However, demand is predicted to increase by 60 percent within just 30 years, while long-term climate trends threaten to reduce wheat productivity, especially in less developed countries.
