On the origins and domestication of the olive: a review and perspectives

G Besnard, JF Terral, A Cornille - Annals of botany, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Unravelling domestication processes is crucial for understanding how species
respond to anthropogenic pressures, forecasting crop responses to future global changes …

Primary domestication and early uses of the emblematic olive tree: palaeobotanical, historical and molecular evidence from the Middle East

D Kaniewski, E Van Campo, T Boiy, JF Terral… - Biological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Our knowledge of the origins of olive tree domestication in the Middle East and on the
processes governing its extension and persistence in different vegetation types from …

Genome of wild olive and the evolution of oil biosynthesis

T Unver, Z Wu, L Sterck, M Turktas… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Here we present the genome sequence and annotation of the wild olive tree (Olea europaea
var. sylvestris), called oleaster, which is considered an ancestor of cultivated olive trees …

[KSIĄŻKA][B] Phylogeny and Evolution of the Angiosperms

D Soltis, P Soltis, P Endress, M Chase, S Manchester… - 2018 - books.google.com
Although they are relative latecomers on the evolutionary scene, having emerged only 135?
170 million years ago, angiosperms—or flowering plants—are the most diverse and species …

Phylogenomic approaches untangle early divergences and complex diversifications of the olive plant family

W Dong, E Li, Y Liu, C Xu, Y Wang, K Liu, X Cui, J Sun… - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Deep-branching phylogenetic relationships are often difficult to resolve
because phylogenetic signals are obscured by the long history and complexity of …

The complex history of the olive tree: from Late Quaternary diversification of Mediterranean lineages to primary domestication in the northern Levant

G Besnard, B Khadari, M Navascués… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The location and timing of domestication of the olive tree, a key crop in Early Mediterranean
societies, remain hotly debated. Here, we unravel the history of wild olives (oleasters), and …

Phylogenomic relationships and species identification of the olive genus Olea (Oleaceae)

WP Dong, JH Sun, YL Liu, C Xu… - … of Systematics and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The olive genus Olea includes c. 30–40 taxa in three subgenera (Olea, Tetrapilus, and
Paniculatae) within the family Oleaceae. Historically, the Olea genus was classified into four …

Species Diversity, Phylogeny, Divergence Time, and Biogeography of the Genus Sanghuangporus (Basidiomycota)

L Zhu, J Song, JL Zhou, J Si, BK Cui - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
“Sanghuang” is a popular fungus used as a Chinese traditional medicine. In fact, it
represents a group of fungi belonging to the genus Sanghuangporus, but little is known …

Genomic evidence for recurrent genetic admixture during the domestication of Mediterranean olive trees (Olea europaea L.)

I Julca, M Marcet-Houben, F Cruz, J Gómez-Garrido… - BMC biology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Olive tree (Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea, Oleaceae) has been
the most emblematic perennial crop for Mediterranean countries since its domestication …

Molecular studies in olive (Olea europaea L.): overview on DNA markers applications and recent advances in genome analysis

T Bracci, M Busconi, C Fogher, L Sebastiani - Plant cell reports, 2011 - Springer
Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the oldest agricultural tree crops worldwide and is an
important source of oil with beneficial properties for human health. This emblematic tree crop …