Polyploidy has been hypothesized to be both an evolutionary dead-end and a source for
evolutionary innovation and species diversification. Although polyploid organisms …

Crop yield reduction as a consequence of increasingly severe climatic events threatens
global food security. Genetic loci that ensure productivity in challenging environments exist …

Salinity stress is a major threat to global food production and its intensity is continuously
increasing because of anthropogenic activities. Wheat is a staple food and a source of …

Soil salinity is one of several major abiotic stresses that constrain maize productivity
worldwide. An improved understanding of salt‐tolerance mechanisms will thus enhance the …

Polyploidy occurs prevalently and plays an important role during plant speciation and
evolution. This phenomenon suggests polyploidy could develop novel features that enable …

Gene duplication is an important mechanism for adding to genomic novelty. Hence, which
genes undergo duplication and are preserved following duplication is an important question …

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are vital plant steroid hormones involved in numerous aspects of
plant life including growth, development, and responses to various stresses. However, the …

Sodium (Na+) toxicity is one of the major damages imposed on crops by saline-alkaline
stress. Here we show that natural maize inbred lines display substantial variations in shoot …

The sodium cation (Na+) is the predominant cation with deleterious effects on crops in salt‐
affected agricultural areas. Salt tolerance of crop can be improved by increasing shoot Na+ …

A large part of global agricultural fields, including the wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) ones, are
subjected to various stresses including salinity. Given the increasing world population …