American Society of Plant Biologists

Professional organization for plant biologists

American Society of Plant BiologistsFounded| 1924

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Founder| Rodney Beecher Harvey[1][2]
Type| 501(c)(3) organization[3]
Purpose| Sharing information about Agricultural economics
Headquarters| 15501 Monona Drive, Rockville, MD 20855[4]
Location|

* International membership

President[7]

| Gustavo Macintosh (2022-2023)[5][6]
Website| aspb.org

Formerly called

| American Society of Plant Physiologists

The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) is a non-profit professional society for research and education in plant science[1] with over 4,000 members world-wide.[8] It was founded in 1924, as the American Society of Plant Physiologists (ASPP).[1][2][9][10] The name was changed to the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) as of 2001.[11][12] Membership in the society is open to any person from any country who deals with physiology, molecular biology, environmental biology, cell biology and plant biophysics or related issues.[13]

The society publishes the peer-reviewed journals Plant Physiology (1926-)[14] and The Plant Cell (1989-)[15] as well as ASPB News.[16] The American Society of Plant Biologists also has partnered with the Society for Experimental Biology, and Wiley to publish an online-only science journal Plant Direct.[17] In 2000, it published the first edition of the textbook Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants.[18][19]

The society has given the Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership Award since 1925.[20] It established the Stephen Hales Prize in 1927.[21] As of 2007, the society began to designate Fellows of the ASPB for "long-term contributions to plant biology".[22] ASPB Fellows are distinct from ASPB's "Plantae Fellows", who are selected from a variety of countries and backgrounds for their work as science communicators.[23]

The first President of the Society was Charles Albert Shull (1924–1925), with founder R. B. Harvey as Secretary-Treasurer.[7][1] Other presidents of the Society include Harry Beevers (1961–1962)[24][25] and Aubrey Naylor (1960–1961).[26][7] The first woman to be president of the society was Elisabeth Gantt (1988–1989).[27][7]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "In Memoriam: Rodney Beecher Harvey May 26, 1890—Nov. 4, 1945". Plant Physiology. 21 (1): vi–x. 1946. PMC 437713.
2. ^ a b Hanson, J. B. (1989). History of the American Society of Plant Physiologists (PDF). American Society of Plant Physiologists. ISBN 0-943088-16-X.
3. ^ "American Society Of Plant Biologists - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
4. ^ "About". ASPB. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
5. ^ "Leadership". American Society of Plant Biologists. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
6. ^ Macintosh, Gustavo (2022). "Well, How Did I Get Here? (Once in a Lifetime)". ASPB News. Vol. 49, no. 4\. American Society of Plant Biologists. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
7. ^ a b c d "Past Presidents". American Society of Plant Biologists. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
8. ^ Sacks, Luke (19 August 2022). "Leeann Thornton named president-elect of the American Society of Plant Biologists | News". TCNJ News. The College of New Jersey. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
9. ^ Shull, Charles A. (1 January 1955). "Address to the American Society of Plant Physiologists". Plant Physiology. 30 (1): 1–4\. doi:10.1104/pp.30.1.1. PMC 540587. PMID 16654719.
10. ^ Munns, DPD (2021). "The age of biology: When plant physiology was in the center of American life science". History of Science. 59 (4): 492–521\. doi:10.1177/0073275320954123. PMID 32927976. S2CID 221724381.
11. ^ "ASPP Broadens Remit as ASPB". www.cabi.org. 14 September 2001.
12. ^ "Chandler to Head American Society of Plant Biologists". University of Arizona News. 9 November 2001. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
13. ^ "Back Matter". The Plant Cell. 3 (1). 1991. ISSN 1040-4651. JSTOR 3869205.
14. ^ Aoyagi, William Shurtleff; Akiko (19 July 2021). History of Soybean Physiology and Botany Research (250 BCE to 2021): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook. Lafayette, CA: Soyinfo Center. pp. 243–244\. ISBN 978-1-948436-44-1.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
15. ^ Meyers, Blake C. (January 2020). "New at the Helm of The Plant Cell, a Journal for the Plant Science Community". The Plant Cell. 32 (1): 1–3\. Bibcode:2020PlanC..32....1M. doi:10.1105/tpc.19.00900. PMC 6961624. PMID 33792701.
16. ^ Schmidt, Diane (14 April 2014). Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition. CRC Press. p. 217\. ISBN 978-1-4665-5857-1.
17. ^ "Plant Direct". SEB Journals. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
18. ^ "Biochemistry & molecular biology of plants". Choice Reviews Online. 38 (7): 38–3895–38-3895. 1 March 2001. doi:10.5860/choice.38-3895 (inactive 1 July 2025).`{{cite journal}}`: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
19. ^ "ASPP Publishes Maior Plant Biology Textbook" (PDF). ASPP News. 27 (5): 12. 2000.
20. ^ "Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership Award | Instrumentl". www.instrumentl.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
21. ^ Shull, Charles A.; Livingston, Burton E. (9 December 1927). "The Stephen Hales Prize Fund of the American Society of Plant Physiologists". Science. 66 (1719): 561–562\. Bibcode:1927Sci....66..561S. doi:10.1126/science.66.1719.561. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17820507.
22. ^ "Fellow of ASPB". American Society of Plant Biologists.
23. ^ "Announcing the 2023 ASPB Plantae Fellows". Plantae. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
24. ^ Chrispeels, Maarten J. (2005). "Harry Beevers January 10, 1924–April 14, 2004". Biographical Memoirs. Vol. 86\. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. pp. 16–35\. doi:10.17226/11429. ISBN 978-0-309-09304-0.
25. ^ Stephens, Tim (April 19, 2004). "In Memoriam, 04-19-04". UC Santa Cruz Currents. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
26. ^ Gibbs, Martin (June 1999). "Educator and editor". Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology. 50 (1): 1–25\. doi:10.1146/annurev.arplant.50.1.1. ISSN 1040-2519. PMID 15012201.
27. ^ "Elisabeth Gantt". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

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