Journal Title：Plant Methods

Plant Methods is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal for the plant research community that encompasses all aspects of technological innovation in the plant sciences.

There is no doubt that we have entered an exciting new era in plant biology. The completion of the Arabidopsis genome sequence, and the rapid progress being made in other plant genomics projects are providing unparalleled opportunities for progress in all areas of plant science. Nevertheless, enormous challenges lie ahead if we are to understand the function of every gene in the genome, and how the individual parts work together to make the whole organism. Achieving these goals will require an unprecedented collaborative effort, combining high-throughput, system-wide technologies with more focused approaches that integrate traditional disciplines such as cell biology, biochemistry and molecular genetics.

Technological innovation is probably the most important catalyst for progress in any scientific discipline. Plant Methods’ goal is to stimulate the development and adoption of new and improved techniques and research tools and, where appropriate, to promote consistency of methodologies for better integration of data from different laboratories.

Plant Methods 是面向植物研究界的开放获取、同行评议的在线期刊，涵盖植物科学技术创新的各个方面。

毫无疑问，我们已经进入了植物生物学令人兴奋的新时代。拟南芥基因组序列的完成，以及其他植物基因组学项目的快速进展，为植物科学各个领域的进步提供了无与伦比的机会。然而，如果我们要了解基因组中每个基因的功能，以及各个部分如何协同工作以形成整个有机体，则面临着巨大的挑战。实现这些目标需要前所未有的协作努力，将高通量、系统范围的技术与更集中的方法结合起来，将传统学科（如细胞生物学、生物化学和分子遗传学）结合起来。

技术创新可能是任何科学学科进步的最重要催化剂。 Plant Methods 的目标是促进新技术和研究工具的开发和采用，并在适当的情况下促进方法的一致性，以更好地整合来自不同实验室的数据。