Teaching Tools in Plant Biology
Teaching Tools in Plant Biology, published by the American Society of Plant Biologists, combines up-to-date peer-reviewed research-based content with flexible presentation components that can be used alone or integrated into your lesson plans so that you can confidently present these exciting topics in your classroom. We've addressed the stress and pressure busy educators face when devising course material by providing a short essay introducing each topic, PowerPoint slides, and suggested readings. An editorial innovation of The Plant Cell, one of the most trusted names in plant biology.
General interest
These articles are suitable for a non-specialist audience and cover topics of general interest.
Hormones
Plant hormones (phytohormones) are critical signaling molecules. Recent years have revealed how they are produced and transported, and how they control plant development, physiology and metabolism.
Biotic interactions
Plants are surrounded by other organisms. Some are threats, others help the plants thrive and even reproduce. These biotic interactions, or interactions with other organisms, are some of the most exciting areas of plant science, with direct impacts on global food security.
Genetics
DNA is the blueprint for life, but how that DNA is expressed is what makes life interesting. These topics examine the control of gene regulation, the use of genetics and breeding for crop improvement, and the tools that have been developed to learn how gene expression is regulated.
Development
Starting from a single fertilized cell, the development of a plant is exquisitely controlled and exquisitely sensitive to environmental conditions. These lessons provide overviews of plant development as well as the tools used to study it.
Physiology
Every cell in the plant body needs the raw material for its activities. Plant physiology is the study of how these materials are acquired, synthesized, transported, and coordinated.
Tools and techniques
Discovery is intimately tied to advances in research tools and methods. These lessons introduce some of the most exciting recent methods.
