Physiologia Plantarum is open for papers on all aspects of experimental plant biology and also publishes Minireviews Rapid communications and Opinion papers. The scope of the journal ranges from molecular and cell biology via biochemistry and biophysics to classical plant physiology and ecophysiology thereby maintaining contact among the different organizational levels of plant biology. A highly qualified editorial board in collaboration with specialist referees review every manuscript. The journal's major goal is the effective transfer of primary scientific information that represents work which is original and has not been published before.