A population genomics analysis of the Aotearoa New Zealand endemic rewarewa tree (Knightia excelsa)
Rewarewa (Knightia excelsa, Proteaceae) is a tree species endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand, with a natural distribution spanning Te Ika-a-Mā…
Tag: Plant genetics
CRISPR–Cas applications in agriculture and plant research
Growing world population and deteriorating climate conditions necessitate the development of new crops with high yields and resilience. CRISPR–Ca…
Plant pattern recognition receptors: from evolutionary insight to engineering
The plant immune system relies on germline-encoded pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that sense foreign and plant-derived molecular patterns, an…
Transposon proliferation drives genome architecture and regulatory evolution in wild and domesticated peppers
Pepper (Capsicum spp.) is a widely consumed vegetable with exceptionally large genomes in Solanaceae, yet its genomic evolutionary history r…
The Marchantia polymorpha pangenome reveals ancient mechanisms of plant adaptation to the environment
Plant adaptation to terrestrial life started 450 million years ago and has played a major role in the evolution of life on Earth. The genetic mecha…
The genomic landscape of gene-level structural variations in Japanese and global soybean Glycine max cultivars
Japanese soybeans are traditionally bred to produce soy foods such as tofu, miso and boiled soybeans. Here, to investigate their distinctive genomi…
Post-polyploidization centromere evolution in cotton
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) accounts for more than 90% of the world’s cotton production and, as an allotetraploid, is a model plant…
Origin and de novo domestication of sweet orange
Sweet orange is cultivated worldwide but suffers from various devastating diseases because of its monogenetic background. The elucidation of the or…