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ANNOUNCEMENT

Janice Cooke of the University of Alberta and Stewart Rood of the University of Lethbridge announced in 2006 an initiative to develop a special issue of the Canadian Journal of Botany devoted to research being conducted in Canada on poplar. The Canadian Journal of Botany is a scientific journal published by the National Research Council of Canada with with a wide circulation and strong reputation within Canada and internationally. (With the January 2008 issue, the journal appeared with a new title: 'Botany'.) The goal of this special issue was to showcase the breadth and depth of poplar research being conducted in Canada.

In fact, the invitation was so well received by researchers that the resulting papers, after peer review, were enough to fill two issues of the journal. These can be viewed on-line at http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/rp-ps/issueDetail.jsp?jcode=cjb&lang=eng&vol=85&is=11 (November 2007) and http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/rp-ps/issueDetail.jsp?jcode=cjb&lang=eng&vol=85&is=12 (December 2007). In all, 21 papers were published covering a wide range of topics including cell and molecular biology, physiology and biochemistry, ecology, genetics, mycology and plant-microbe interactions, and structure and development.

The Poplar Council supported this initiative and members contributed to a mini-review article on the history of poplar research in Canada, which is included in the December 2007 issue.

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