The terpenoids constitute the largest class of natural products and many interesting products
are extensively applied in the industrial sector as flavors, fragrances, spices and are also …

Genomics research is generating new tools, such as functional molecular markers and
informatics, as well as new knowledge about statistics and inheritance phenomena that …

A better understanding of the extent of convergent selection among crops could greatly
improve breeding programs. We found that the quantitative trait locus KRN2 in maize and its …

Bamboo represents the only major lineage of grasses that is native to forests and is one of
the most important non-timber forest products in the world. However, no species in the …

Three subfamilies of grasses, the Ehrhartoideae, Panicoideae and Pooideae, provide the
bulk of human nutrition and are poised to become major sources of renewable energy. Here …

Key message Based on the large-scale integration of meta-QTL and Genome-Wide
Association Study, 76 high-confidence MQTL regions and 237 candidate genes that affected …

The evolution of the polyploid Triticum wheats is distinctive in that domestication, natural
hybridization and allopolyploid speciation have all had significant impacts on their …

We used a novel approach that incorporated chromosome sorting, next-generation
sequencing, array hybridization, and systematic exploitation of conserved synteny with …

We report improved whole-genome shotgun sequences for the genomes of indica and
japonica rice, both with multimegabase contiguity, or almost 1,000-fold improvement over …

Rc is a domestication-related gene required for red pericarp in rice (Oryza sativa). The red
grain color is ubiquitous among the wild ancestors of O. sativa, in which it is closely …