With growing populations and pressing environmental problems, future economies will be increasingly plant-based. Now is the time to reimagine plant science as a critical component of fundamental science, agriculture, environmental stewardship, energy, technology and healthcare. This effort requires a conceptual and technological framework to identify and map all cell types, and to comprehensively annotate the localization and organization of molecules at cellular and tissue levels. This framework, called the Plant Cell Atlas (PCA), will be critical for understanding and engineering plant development, physiology and environmental responses. A workshop was convened to discuss the purpose and utility of such an initiative, resulting in a roadmap that acknowledges the current knowledge gaps and technical challenges, and underscores how the PCA initiative can help to overcome them.

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植物细胞图谱的愿景、挑战和机遇


随着人口的增长和紧迫的环境问题，未来的经济将越来越以植物为基础。现在是重新构想植物科学作为基础科学、农业、环境管理、能源、技术和医疗保健的重要组成部分的时候了。这项工作需要一个概念和技术框架来识别和绘制所有细胞类型，并在细胞和组织水平上全面注释分子的定位和组织。这个框架被称为植物细胞图谱（PCA），对于理解和设计植物发育、生理学和环境反应至关重要。召开了一次研讨会，讨论这一举措的目的和实用性，形成了一个路线图，承认当前的知识差距和技术挑战，并强调 PCA 举措如何帮助克服这些挑战。