International Journal of Research in Plant Science presents the results of original, peer-reviewed investigations from laboratories around the world in all areas of the plant sciences. Topics covered include genetics and genomics, developmental and cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry and physiology, biophysics, bioinformatics, morphology and structure, systematics, plant-microbe interactions, mycology, paleobotany, phylogeography, phylogeny, taxonomy, evolution, and ecology. The journal accepts full-length research articles that describe original and fundamental findings of significance that contribute to understanding of plants, as well as communications reporting significant new findings, technical notes on new methodology, and review articles.