Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major crop that feeds 40% of the world's population.
Over the past several decades, advances in genomics have led to tremendous …

The floral quartet model of floral organ specification poses that different tetramers of MIKC-
type MADS-domain transcription factors control gene expression and hence the identity of …

Nutrients and energy have emerged as central modulators of developmental programmes in
plants and animals,–. The evolutionarily conserved target of rapamycin (TOR) kinase is a …

Water lilies belong to the angiosperm order Nymphaeales. Amborellales, Nymphaeales and
Austrobaileyales together form the so-called ANA-grade of angiosperms, which are extant …

Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is one of the most important crops worldwide. Given a growing
global population coupled with increasingly challenging cultivation conditions, facilitating …

Highlights•Conserved and diverged functions of flowering time genes in Arabidopsis and
crops.•Flowering time regulation in crops via pathways unique to certain species.•Allelic …

Comparative sequence analysis has significantly altered our view on the complexity of
genome organization and gene functions in different kingdoms. PLAZA 3.0 is designed to …

Orchidaceae, renowned for its spectacular flowers and other reproductive and ecological
adaptations, is one of the most diverse plant families. Here we present the genome …

The Orchidaceae is of economic and ecological importance and constitutes˜ 10% of all seed
plant species. Here, we report a genome physical map for Cymbidium sinense, a well …

Abstract Background Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), an important ornamental plant,
has evolved unique fragrant aroma and winter-flowering properties, which are critical for its …