One hundred important questions facing plant science researcl Plant science has never been more important the growing and increasingly prosperous human population needs abundant safe and nutritious food, shelter, clothes fibre and renewable energy, and needs to address the problems generated by climate change, while preserving habitats. these global challenges can only be met in the context of a strong fundamental understanding of plant biology and ecology and translation of this knowledge into field-based solutions. Plant science is beginning to address these grand challenges but it is not clear that the full range of challenges facing plant science is known or has been assessed. what questions should the next generation of plant biologists be addressing To start to answer this question we set out to compile a list of 100 important questions facing plant science research Most important questions relating to plants and society 1. How do we feed our children 's children 2. Which crops must be grown and which sacrificed, to feed the billions? 3. When and how can we simultaneously deliver increased yields and reduce the environmental impact of agriculture? 4. What are the best ways to control invasive species including plants, pests and pathogens? 5. Considering two plants obtained for the same trait, one by genetic modification and one by traditional plant breeding techniques, are there differences between those two plants that justify special regulation? 6. How can plants contribute to solving the energy crisis and ameliorating global warming? 7. How do plants contribute to the ecosystem services upon which humanity depends? 8. What new scientific approaches will be central to plant biology in the 21st Century? 9. How do we ensure that society appreciates the full importance of plants? How can we attract the best young minds to plant science so that they can address grand Challenges facing humanity such as climate change food security and fossil fuel replacement? 10. How do we ensure that sound science informs policy decisions? 11. How can we translate our knowledge of plant science into food security 12. Which plants have the greatest potential for use as biofuels with the least effects on biodiversity carbon footprints and food security? move away from being dependent on oil-based technologie 14. How can we use plant science to prevent malnutrition? 15. How can we use knowledge of plants and their properties to improve human health? 16. How do plants and plant communities(morphology, color, fragrance, sound, taste etc. )affect 17. How can we use plants and plant science to improve the urban environment? 18. How do we encourage and enable the interdisciplinarity that is necessary to achieve the UN's Millennium Development Goals which address poverty and the environment? Most important questions relating to environment and adaptation How can we test if a trait is adaptive? What is the role of epigenetic processes in modulating response to the environment duringOne hundred important questions facing plant science research Plant science has never been more important. The growing and increasingly prosperous human population needs abundant safe and nutritious food, shelter, clothes, fibre, and renewable energy, and needs to address the problems generated by climate change, while preserving habitats. These global challenges can only be met in the context of a strong fundamental understanding of plant biology and ecology, and translation of this knowledge into field-based solutions. Plant science is beginning to address these grand challenges, but it is not clear that the full range of challenges facing plant science is known or has been assessed. What questions should the next generation of plant biologists be addressing? To start to answer this question we set out to compile a list of 100 important questions facing plant science research. Most important questions relating to plants and society 1. How do we feed our children’s children? 2. Which crops must be grown and which sacrificed, to feed the billions? 3. When and how can we simultaneously deliver increased yields and reduce the environmental impact of agriculture? 4. What are the best ways to control invasive species including plants, pests and pathogens? 5. Considering two plants obtained for the same trait, one by genetic modification and one by traditional plant breeding techniques, are there differences between those two plants that justify special regulation? 6. How can plants contribute to solving the energy crisis and ameliorating global warming? 7. How do plants contribute to the ecosystem services upon which humanity depends? 8. What new scientific approaches will be central to plant biology in the 21st Century? 9. How do we ensure that society appreciates the full importance of plants? How can we attract the best young minds to plant science so that they can address Grand Challenges facing humanity such as climate change, food security, and fossil fuel replacement? 10. How do we ensure that sound science informs policy decisions? 11. How can we translate our knowledge of plant science into food security? 12. Which plants have the greatest potential for use as biofuels with the least effects on biodiversity, carbon footprints and food security? 13. Can crop production move away from being dependent on oil-based technologies? 14. How can we use plant science to prevent malnutrition? 15. How can we use knowledge of plants and their properties to improve human health? 16. How do plants and plant communities (morphology, color, fragrance, sound, taste etc.) affect human well-being? 17. How can we use plants and plant science to improve the urban environment? 18. How do we encourage and enable the interdisciplinarity that is necessary to achieve the UN’s Millennium Development Goals which address poverty and the environment? Most important questions relating to environment and adaptation 19. How can we test if a trait is adaptive? 20. What is the role of epigenetic processes in modulating response to the environment during