Plants produce a myriad of structurally and functionally diverse metabolites that play many
different roles in plant growth and development and in plant response to continually …

Global agriculture is dominated by a handful of species that currently supply a huge
proportion of our food and feed. It additionally faces the massive challenge of providing food …

Cultivated rice varieties are all diploid, and polyploidization of rice has long been desired
because of its advantages in genome buffering, vigorousness, and environmental …

Of the more than 370 000 species of higher plants in nature, fewer than 0.1% can be
genetically modified due to limitations of the current gene delivery systems. Even for those …

Artificially improving traits of cultivated alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), one of the most important
forage crops, is challenging due to the lack of a reference genome and an efficient genome …

Construction of chromosome-level assembly is a vital step in achieving the goal of a
'Platinum'genome, but it remains a major challenge to assemble and anchor sequences to …

Main conclusion The present review gives an insight into the salinity stress tolerance
responses and mechanisms of underground vegetable crops. Phytoprotectants, agronomic …

Abstract Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is one of the most important root crops
cultivated worldwide. Because of its adaptability, high yield potential, and nutritional value …

Polyploidy or duplication of an entire genome occurs in the majority of angiosperms. The
understanding of polyploid genomes is important for the improvement of those crops, which …

Ginger (Zingiber officinale), the type species of Zingiberaceae, is one of the most
widespread medicinal plants and spices. Here, we report a high-quality, chromosome-scale …