The cultivated apple is a major fruit crop in temperate zones. Its wild relatives, distributed
across temperate Eurasia and growing in diverse habitats, represent potentially useful …

Background Unravelling domestication processes is crucial for understanding how species
respond to anthropogenic pressures, forecasting crop responses to future global changes …

Although taste is an important aspect of fruit quality, an understanding of its genetic control
remains elusive in apple and other fruit crops. In this study, we conducted genomic …

Fungi are ideal model organisms for dissecting the genomic bases of adaptive divergence in
eukaryotes. They have simple morphologies and small genomes, occupy contrasting, well …

Fungal invasions are increasingly recognized as a significant component of global changes,
threatening ecosystem health and damaging food production. Invasive fungi also provide …

Apple (Malus× domestica) is the third important fruit in terms of production and consumption
worldwide. Apple scab caused by Venturia inaequalis is the most devastating disease of …