The New Phytologist, 24(2) &colon;99-111. She is an editor of the "New Phytologist". "Genes & Development" and the "New Phytologist". It was named after "The Phytologist", a botanical magazine published between 1842 and 1863. Tansley founded the "New Phytologist" in 1902 and served as its editor until 1931. Among his students was the phytologist William Albert Setchell. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field.