Published since 1929, this monthly journal features comprehensive research articles and notes in all segments of plant sciences, including cell and molecular biology, ecology, mycology and plant-microbe interactions, phycology, physiology and biochemistry, structure and development, genetics, systematics, and phytogeography. It also publishes methods, commentaries, and review articles on topics of current interest, contributed by internationally recognized scientists.

自1929年出版以來，該月刊在植物科學的各個領域都有全面的研究文章和注釋，包括細胞和分子生物學、生態(tài)學、真菌學和植物與微生物的相互作用、生態(tài)學、生理學和生物化學、結構和發(fā)育、遺傳學、系統(tǒng)學和植物地理學。它還出版由國際公認的科學家撰寫的關于當前感興趣的主題的方法、評論和評論文章。