Over two thousand plant species have been modified morphologically through cultivation
and human use. Here, we review three aspects of crop domestication that are currently …

Ten thousand years ago human societies around the globe began to transition from hunting
and gathering to agriculture. By 4000 years ago, ancient peoples had completed the …

We report de novo genome assemblies, transcriptomes, annotations, and methylomes for
the 26 inbreds that serve as the founders for the maize nested association map** …

Maize is a globally valuable commodity and one of the most extensively studied genetic
model organisms. However, we know surprisingly little about the extent and potential utility …

Domesticated crops experience strong human-mediated selection aimed at develo** high-
yielding varieties adapted to local conditions. To detect regions of the wheat genome subject …

From its tropical origin in southwestern Mexico, maize spread over a wide latitudinal cline in
the Americas. This feat defies the rule that crops are inhibited from spreading easily across …

Structural variations (SVs) and copy number variations (CNVs) contribute to trait variations in
fleshy-fruited species. Here, we assemble 10 genomes of genetically diverse Malus …

Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene
genealogies—phylogenetics—and geography. The word “phylogeography” was coined in …

We gathered genomic data from grapes (Vitis vinifera ssp. vinifera), a clonally propagated
perennial crop, to address three ongoing mysteries about plant domestication. The first is the …

The grape is one of the earliest domesticated fruit crops and, since antiquity, it has been
widely cultivated and prized for its fruit and wine. Here, we characterize genome-wide …