Plant single-cell solutions for energy and the environment

Cole, Benjamin; Bergmann, Dominique; Blaby-Haas, Crysten E.; Blaby, Ian K.; Bouchard, Kristofer E.; Brady, Siobhan M.; Ciobanu, Doina; Coleman-Derr, Devin; Leiboff, Samuel; Mortimer, Jenny C.; Nobori, Tatsuya; Rhee, Seung Y.; Schmutz, Jeremy; Simmons, Blake A.; Singh, Anup K.; Sinha, Neelima; Vogel, John P.; O'Malley, Ronan C.; Visel, Axel; Dickel, Diane E.
2021
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
DOI
10.1038/s42003-021-02477-4
In this Perspective, Diane Dickel and colleagues review recent progress and opportunities in applying single-cell sequencing and microfluidics methods to plants. The authors highlight the need for new tools developed with plants in mind, and advocate for the creation of a centralized, open-access database to house plant single-cell data.