NEWS FROM
PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
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Published monthly on behalf of SPPS by Wiley-Blackwell.
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Virus affects electron transport
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Infection of cucumber or tomato with cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) not only slows down photosynthesis and respiration but also leads to increased oxidative stress. These effects are accomplished by the same mechanism, namely changes to the electron transport system. Jing-Quan Yu and co-workers from Zhejiang University in China studied the long-term effect of CMV infection in the two plant species and noted, that the 'normal' electron flux decreased while the alternative flux increased significantly. This change was accompanied by increased superoxide dismutase activity and accumulation of H2O2.
Read full article free: Song et al. (March 2009) Physiologia Plantarum 135: 246-257
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NEWS IN BRIEF
FROM OTHER JOURNALS
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Pollen tube attractant found
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Source: Okuda et al. (19 March 2009) Nature 458: 357-361
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Building a circadian clock
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Source: Pruneda-Paz et al (13 March 2009) Science 323: 1481-1485
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Announcing the 6th SPPS PhD student conference 2010 in Espoo
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The 6th SPPSconference will take place on the lovely island of Hanasaari in Espoo, Finland. From www.phd-spps.com
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The next SPPS PhD student conference will be held in Espoo, Finland, 2-5 September 2010. SPPS PhD conferences are high-quality meetings with good reputation. Conferences offer a great opportunity for PhD students in plant science to meet and to form future collaborations in a relaxed atmosphere. Besides getting the opportunity to present and discuss your own work, a number of international top speakers will be presenting new achievements and methods in plant science. Please note that in order to apply travel grant to attend the conference you have to be a member of SPPS already during the previous year!
Read more about the conference at the official homepage.
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