Key message This review summarizes the allelic series, effects, interactions between genes
and with the environment, for the major flowering time genes that drive phenological …

Evolution can repeat itself, resulting in parallel adaptations in independent lineages
occupying similar environments. Moreover, parallel evolution sometimes, but not always …

Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is one of the main crops cultivated all over the world. As for
other cereals, throughout the centuries barley was subjected by human breeding to genetic …

Determining the extent of genetic variation that reflects local adaptation in crop-wild relatives
is of interest for the purpose of identifying useful genetic diversity for plant breeding. We …

The recognition that climate change is occurring at an unprecedented rate means that there
is increased urgency in understanding how organisms can adapt to a changing …

Germplasm from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) natural populations is useful for
breeding because of its adaptation to a wide range of climates. Climate‐adaptive genes can …

Barley is the fifth most important food crop in Ethiopia. The genetic relationship and
population structure studies of barley are limited to gene bank collections. Therefore, this …

Understanding the local adaptation of crops has long been a concern of evolutionary
biologists and molecular ecologists. Identifying the adaptive genetic variability in the …

Abstract Characterization of genomic regions underlying adaptation of landraces can reveal
a quantitative genetics framework for local wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) adaptability. A …

Background Climate heterogeneity not only indirectly shapes the genetic structures of plant
populations, but also drives adaptive divergence by impacting demographic dynamics. The …