Food security is an urgent global challenge, with cereals playing a crucial role in meeting
the nutritional requirements of populations worldwide. In recent years, the field of …

The pivotal role of CBF/DREB1 transcriptional factors in Triticeae crops involved in the
abiotic stress response has been highlighted. The CBFs represent an important hub in the …

Investigation of large structural variants (SVs) is a challenging yet important task in
understanding trait differences in highly repetitive genomes. Combining different …

Despite the global economic and ecological importance of forest trees, the genomic basis of
differential adaptation and speciation in tree species is still poorly understood. Populus …

The metabolic adaptations by which phloem-feeding insects counteract plant defense
compounds are poorly known. Two-component plant defenses, such as glucosinolates …

In modern plant breeding, genomic selection is becoming the gold standard to select
superior genotypes in large breeding populations that are only partially phenotyped. Many …

Genetic variability is extremely important, not only for the species' adaptation to
environmental challenges, but also for the creation of novel varieties through plant breeding …

As a critical developmental stage in vertebrates, the vertebral column formation process is
under strict control; however, we observed variations in the number of cervical vertebrae in …

Dongxiang wild rice (DXWR, Oryza rufipogon Griff.) belongs to common wild rice O.
rufipogon, which is the well-known ancestral progenitor of cultivated rice, possessing …

The genetic dissection of agronomically important traits in closely related Japanese rice
cultivars is still in its infancy mainly because of the narrow genetic diversity within japonica …