Scope

Functional Plant Biology publishes papers that contain new and significant information about plant functions and their regulation, especially in relation to changing environments. FPB encourages papers on emerging concepts and new tools in plant biology, and studies on the following functional areas encompassing work from the molecular through whole plant to community scale.

Focus areas:

Emerging science

Plant growth and development

Photosynthesis

Carbohydrate metabolism

Nutrient uptake and metabolism

Effective resource utilisation

Root-rhizosphere biology

Reproduction biology

Seed and fruit biology

Stress tolerance

Defence and protection

Viewpoint articles and focused reviews on these topics are welcome.

There are no arbitrary restrictions on the length of papers, and there are no page charges. FPB welcomes papers from any part of the world and uses expert reviewers from a wide range of countries.