The history of rice domestication has long been a subject of debate. Recently obtained
genetic evidence provides new insights into this complex story. Genome-wide studies of …

The process of crop domestication has long been a topic of active research for biologists,
anthropologists and others. Genetic data have proved a powerful resource for drawing …

Peatlands are crucial sinks for atmospheric carbon but are critically threatened due to
warming climates. Sphagnum (peat moss) species are keystone members of peatland …

A key step during crop domestication is the loss of seed shattering. Here, we show that seed
shattering in sorghum is controlled by a single gene, Shattering1 (Sh1), which encodes a …

The transition from the prostrate growth of ancestral wild rice (O. rufipogon Griff.) to the erect
growth of Oryza sativa cultivars was one of the most critical events in rice domestication. This …

Common wild rice (Oryza rufipogon), the wild relative of Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa),
flaunts long, barbed awns, which are necessary for efficient propagation and dissemination …

Abscission consists in the detachment of entire vegetative and reproductive organs due to
cell separation processes occurring at the abscission zones (AZs) at specific positions of the …

Major leaps forward in understanding rice both in genetics and archaeology have taken
place in the past decade or so—with the publication of full draft genomes for indica and …

Recent research related to evolution in the primary gene pool of rice, which consists of
Oryza species with the A-genome, provides new perspectives related to current and past …

Crop domestication has fundamentally altered the course of human history, causing a shift
from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies and stimulating the rise of modern civilization …