A hallmark of flowering plants is their ability to invade some of the most extreme and
dynamic habitats, including cold and dry biomes, to a far greater extent than other land …

Plant roots encounter numerous pathogenic microbes that often cause devastating
diseases. One such pathogen, Plasmodiophora brassicae (Pb), causes clubroot disease …

The mustard family (Brassicaceae) is a scientifically and economically important family,
containing the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and numerous crop species that feed …

Withania somnifera (L) Dunal, a wonder herb of family Solanaceae, has multiple medicinal
properties. Here, we reported the chloroplast genome sequence of Withania somnifera …

Crucihimalaya himalaica, a close relative of Arabidopsis and Capsella, grows on the
Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) about 4,000 m above sea level and represents an attractive …

Deserts exert strong selection pressures on plants, but the underlying genomic drivers of
ecological adaptation and subsequent speciation remain largely unknown. Here, we …

Zingiberaceae is taxonomically complex family where species are perennial herb. However,
lack of chloroplast genomic information severely hinders our understanding of …

Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) is a winter annual weed species that is distributed globally
in temperate regions. The possibility of pennycress inclusion in the corn–soybean crop** …

Key message Detailed analyses of 16 genomes identified a remarkable acceleration of
mutation rate, hence mitochondrial sequence and structural heterogeneity, in Meniocus …

Angiosperms have become the dominant terrestrial plant group by diversifying for~ 145
million years into a broad range of environments. During the course of evolution, numerous …