Key message Consolidates relevant molecular and phenotypic information on cassava to
demonstrate relevance of heterosis, and alternatives to exploit it by integrating different …

The paper reviews the current state of low and single copy nuclear markers that have been
applied successfully in plant phylogenetics to date, and discusses case studies highlighting …

A recent controversy concerns whether plant traits that are assumed to be adaptations to fire
originally evolved in response to selective factors other than fire. We contribute to this …

The Neotropics harbors a high diversity of species and several hypotheses have been
proposed to account for this pattern. However, while species of forested domains are …

Cassava is the third most important source of dietary energy for develo** regions of the
world. It is a key staple crop and is also increasingly an important source of raw material for …

Understanding which factors have driven the evolutionary success of a group is a
fundamental question in biology. Angiosperms are the most successful group in plants and …

In the prevailing savanna formations of the Cerrado biome, several plants show special
morphological and anatomical features, such as cork bark, a thickened underground system …

Abstract Cnidoscolus (Euphorbiaceae) is an American genus of 99 species, distributed from
the United States to Argentina and the Antilles. The genus is noteworthy due to the presence …

Domestication can influence many functional traits in plants, from overall life-history and
growth form to wood density and cell wall ultrastructure. Such changes can increase fitness …

Biologists are fascinated by species-rich groups and have attempted to discover the causes
for their abundant diversification. Comprehension of the causes and mechanisms …