title: Introduction to a Virtual Special Issue on calcium signalling in plants.
authors.affiliation: Editors, New Phytologist cbr@mba.ac.uk alistair.hetherington@bristol.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brownlee
authors.affiliation: Editors, New Phytologist cbr@mba.ac.uk alistair.hetherington@bristol.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hetherington
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism; D020013:Calcium Signaling; D006706:Homeostasis; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D002118:Calcium
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