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Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has announced the launch of Nature Plants, the newest member of the Nature family of research journals. It is the first journal in the field to focus on excellence in research across the plant sciences, building upon the cross-disciplinary model established by Nature Climate Change.

Nature Plants provides a venue for the very best research into all aspects of plants and their interactions with the wider world. The journal serves researchers interested in better understanding the plant kingdom - whether their primary focus is on genetics, development, disease resistance, metabolism, agronomy, or economics.

Publishing outstanding studies from across pure and applied plant sciences, including molecular and cell biology, genetics, agriculture, ecology and biotechnology, the online journal looks to explore the societal and political impacts of cutting-edge plant research.

Highlights in the first issue include: research into the origin and evolution of maize in the south west of the United States; a study of Gloger's rule (which describes how the colouring of animals darkens the closer to the equator they live) in the context of floral pigmentation; and a discussion of the implications of genome editing techniques on the legislation and licencing of genetically modified organisms.

Nature Plants also has a keen interest in translational research that helps create a path to a sustainable future by addressing today's most pressing global challenges: food security, water and land use efficiency, energy sufficiency and climate change.

Like all Nature-branded journals, Nature Plants is characterised by a fair and rigorous peer-review process, high standards of copy-editing and production, swift publication and editorial independence. In addition to research, the journal publishes Review Articles, Commentaries, Features, Perspectives, and News & Views pieces placing the very latest advances in our knowledge of plants in context for those both within and beyond the plant research community. Nature Plants is available to online personal subscribers and via site license.

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