Domestication is a co-evolutionary process that occurs when wild plants are brought into
cultivation by humans, leading to origin of new species and/or differentiated populations that …

Plant breeders require access to new genetic diversity to satisfy the demands of a growing
human population for more food that can be produced in a variable or changing climate and …

The orange subfamily (Aurantioideae) contains several Citrus species cultivated worldwide,
such as sweet orange and lemon. The origin of Citrus species has long been debated and …

The genus Citrus, comprising some of the most widely cultivated fruit crops worldwide,
includes an uncertain number of species. Here we describe ten natural citrus species, using …

Background The sharp increase of plant genome and transcriptome data provide valuable
resources to investigate evolutionary consequences of gene duplication in a range of taxa …

Citrus is a globally important, perennial fruit crop whose rhizosphere microbiome is thought
to play an important role in promoting citrus growth and health. Here, we report a …

The emergence of apomixis—the transition from sexual to asexual reproduction—is a
prominent feature of modern citrus. Here we de novo sequenced and comprehensively …

Background DNA methylation is an important feature of plant epigenomes, involved in the
formation of heterochromatin and affecting gene expression. Extensive variation of DNA …

Background The availability of the peach genome sequence has fostered relevant research
in peach and related Prunus species enabling the identification of genes underlying …

Horse chestnut (Aesculus chinensis) is an important medicinal tree that contains various
bioactive compounds, such as aescin, barrigenol-type triterpenoid saponins (BAT), and …