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

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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

PREMISE The inference of evolutionary relationships in the species‐rich family Orchidaceae
has hitherto relied heavily on plastid DNA sequences and limited taxon sampling. Previous …

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

Abstract Isatis indigotica (2n= 14) is an important medicinal plant in China. Its dried leaves
and roots (called Isatidis Folium and Isatidis Radix, respectively) are broadly used in …