A History of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Physiology FESPP Since its Foundation in 1978 ? including notes on events preceding the foundation and following re-naming as the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB) in 2002

2004 ◽  
Vol 161 (6) ◽  
pp. 635-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
H LICHTENTHALERMPRESIDENTOFFESPP
Keyword(s):  
Plant Physiology ◽  
Plant Biology ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals A developmental biologist’s journey to rediscover the Zen of plant physiology

F1000Research ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 264 ◽  
Author(s):  
José R. Dinneny
Keyword(s):  
Plant Physiology ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Normal Function ◽  
Plant Biology ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Adaptive Mechanisms ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
And Function

Physiology, which is often viewed as a field of study distinct from development, is technically defined as the branch of biology that explores the normal function of living organisms and their parts. Because plants normally develop continuously throughout their life, plant physiology actually encompasses all developmental processes. Viewing plant biology from a physiologist’s perspective is an attempt to understand the interconnectedness of development, form, and function in the context of multidimensional complexity in the environment. To meet the needs of an expanding human population and a degrading environment, we must understand the adaptive mechanisms that plants use to acclimate to environmental change, and this will require a more holistic approach than is used by current molecular studies. Grand challenges for studies on plant physiology require a more sophisticated understanding of the environment that plants grow in, which is likely to be at least as complex as the plant itself. Moving the lab to the field and using the field for inspiration in the lab need to be expressly promoted by the community as we work to apply the basic concepts learned through reductionist approaches toward a more integrated and realistic understanding of the plant.

scholarly journals Plant physiology at the institute for philosophy in Brno in Mendel’s teacher F. Diebl textbook from 1835

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 277-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Šebánek
Keyword(s):  
Plant Physiology ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Sexual Reproduction ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Agricultural Science ◽  
Plant Biology ◽  
Specific Method ◽  
Root Regeneration ◽  
Gregor Mendel ◽  
The Difference

Gregor Mendel attended lectures of F. Diebl, professor of natural history and agricultural science at the Institute of Philosophy in Brno. Diebl published his lectures in a textbook “Abhandlungen über die allgemeine und besondere Naturgeschichte, Brünn 1835.” From the textbook the level of scientific knowledge in plant biology is obvious, with which the later founder of a new field of biology – genetics got acquainted. Diebl considered germination to be a specific method of fermentation transforming seed starch into a sugary matter which nourishes the germinating plant. In the physiology of nutrition he distinguished nutrition from the soil via roots from nutrition from the air via leaves. The former is based primarily on the humus theory of A. Thaer (1809) because not until 5 years after the publication of Diebl’s textbook J. Liebig initiated the mineral theory. Diebl’s presentation of photosynthesis was based on information available at that time about the release of oxygen by green plants under conditions of light and the uptake of CO2, but he had no knowledge about the passage of CO2 into the leaves through stomata. Remarkable is Diebl’s discovery that respiration increases during flowering. Electricity is considered to be a force significantly supporting the life processes of plants. Diebl also noticed the difference between diurnal and night evaporation of water from the leaves. In his textbook growth is connected with nutrition only, as it was the entire 19th century. Stem thickening from the cambium is described very simply. Bud and root regeneration is given the term reproduction which today is commonly used in relation to sexual reproduction. Diebl considered nyctinastic movements (bending or unbending of the leaves) and closing of the flowers at night to be “sleep”. He described fertilisation in a primitive way, because it was not until 1848 that the first exact description came out.

Quinoa as a promising pseudocereal crop for Ukraine

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Mosyakin ◽  
V. Schwartau
Keyword(s):  
Plant Physiology ◽  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Chenopodium Quinoa ◽  
Gluten Free ◽  
History Of ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Agricultural Farm

The article provides an assessment of perspectives of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa L.) cultivation in Ukraine, based on international experience and original fi eld tests, with the aim of ensuring further development and diversifi cation of crop production in Ukraine and expanding modern crop rotation systems. The data on the taxonomic position of quinoa and its relationships with other species of the genus Chenopodium and the history of species domestication are provided. Quinoa is a crop of high nutritional value and can be used in gluten-free diets, which are important components of human ration. The results of test cultivation of quinoa in 2013–2014 under conditions of the experimental agricultural farm of the Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Na- tional Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, located in Vasylkiv District (rayon) of Kyiv Region (oblast), are pro- vided. It is concluded that quinoa is a promising crop for domestic grain producers. The introduction of quinoa into crop rotation systems can improve ecological conditions of agroecosystems and promote restoration of soil fertility in the country without diminishing the revenues of farmers.

Henry Nicholas Ridley, 1855-1956

1957 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 141-159 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Physiology ◽  
Life History ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Intellectual Activity ◽  
Sexual Process ◽  
History Of ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Seeds And Fruits

When anyone attains to over a century at the time of their death it is inevitable that there should be few, even of near contemporaries, who can attest to the personal qualities that marked the individual in the full vigour of his career, but this deficiency is less marked with respect to H. N. Ridley, since he retained so much of his vigour and particularly his mental zest until almost the closing years of his life and, moreover, he fortunately left a personal record that has been invaluable in reconstructing the beginnings of his career. The writer is also indebted to his widow and to Mr I. H. Burkill, who succeeded Ridley as Director of the Botanic Gardens, Straits Settlements, from 1912 to 1925, for help in relation to the earlier years. Henry Nicholas Ridley was born on 10 December 1855 at the period when plant physiology under the influence of Dutrochet, Leibig and Boussingault was beginning to affect the general approach to the study of plants, and when Hofmeister had conclusively shown the nature of the sexual process in phanerogams and had given an impetus to the study of the life history of plants. Thus Ridley grew up in a period of great intellectual activity but, above all, in its influence on the young men—the Origin of Species appeared when he was four years old. By the time Ridley was a student this had become a vitalizing influence in botanical thought and outlook, which gave a new significance to the study of modes of dispersal of seeds and fruits and to the geographical distribution of plants, that had a lifelong effect on Ridley’s concepts and interests.

scholarly journals Cannabis sativa: Interdisciplinary Strategies and Avenues for Medical and Commercial Progression Outside of CBD and THC

Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jackson M. J. Oultram ◽  
Joseph L. Pegler ◽  
Timothy A. Bowser ◽  
Luke J. Ney ◽  
Andrew L. Eamens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Cannabis Sativa ◽  
Secondary Compounds ◽  
Plant Biology ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Medical Benefits ◽  
History Of ◽  
Potential Improvement ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Minor Compounds

Cannabis sativa (Cannabis) is one of the world’s most well-known, yet maligned plant species. However, significant recent research is starting to unveil the potential of Cannabis to produce secondary compounds that may offer a suite of medical benefits, elevating this unique plant species from its illicit narcotic status into a genuine biopharmaceutical. This review summarises the lengthy history of Cannabis and details the molecular pathways that underpin the production of key secondary metabolites that may confer medical efficacy. We also provide an up-to-date summary of the molecular targets and potential of the relatively unknown minor compounds offered by the Cannabis plant. Furthermore, we detail the recent advances in plant science, as well as synthetic biology, and the pharmacology surrounding Cannabis. Given the relative infancy of Cannabis research, we go on to highlight the parallels to previous research conducted in another medically relevant and versatile plant, Papaver somniferum (opium poppy), as an indicator of the possible future direction of Cannabis plant biology. Overall, this review highlights the future directions of cannabis research outside of the medical biology aspects of its well-characterised constituents and explores additional avenues for the potential improvement of the medical potential of the Cannabis plant.

scholarly journals Introduction: Charles Darwin's plant biology

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Purdie
Keyword(s):  
Plant Physiology ◽  
Plant Breeding ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Experimental Work ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Plant Morphology ◽  
Plant Biology ◽  
Pollination Biology ◽  
Flowering Plant ◽  
Theory Of Evolution

The year 2009 marks the bicentenary of Charles Darwin’s birth and 150 years since publication of his theory of evolution, the seeds of which were sown while he was Naturalist during the voyage of the Beagle. Darwin’s botanical observations during that five-year long trip and his thousands of experiments with plants after his return to England provided much of the evidence he used to develop and substantiate his theory. Botany became a time-consuming passion that spanned topics as diverse as plant physiology, plant breeding and domestication, pollination biology, plant morphology and ecology. This paper provides an overview of his experimental work on plants, carried out at his home, Down House, using household items as equipment and working with hundreds of different species from across the flowering plant kingdom. Darwin communicated the results of his work in scientific and popular journals and in seven books, the last of which was published when he was 74 years old. In his autobiography, Darwin attributed his success as a scientist to his love of science, unbounded patience, industry in observing and collecting facts, invention, and common sense. Darwin remains an inspiration for the budding scientists of the 21st century.

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