As a major event in human civilization, wild plants were successfully domesticated to be
crops, largely owing to continuing artificial selection. Here, we summarize new discoveries …

Abstract With c. 24 700 species (10% of all flowering plants), Asteraceae are one of the
largest and most phenotypically diverse angiosperm families, with considerable economic …

Understanding the genetic basis of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) domestication is crucial
for further improving natural rubber production to meet its increasing demand worldwide …

The para rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is the world's sole commercial source of natural
rubber, a vital industrial raw material. However, the narrow genetic diversity of this crop …

Inulin is an important reserve polysaccharide in Asteraceae plants, and is also widely used
as a sweetener, a source of dietary fibre and prebiotic. Nevertheless, a lack of genomic …

The 5S rRNA genes are among the most conserved nucleotide sequences across all
species. Similar to the 5S preservation we observe the occurrence of 5S-related …

Genomic analysis has revealed that the 1,637-Mb Gossypium arboreum genome contains
approximately 81% transposable elements (TEs), while only 57% of the 735-Mb G. raimondii …

Natural rubber (NR) remains an indispensable raw material with unique properties that is
used in the manufacture of a large number of products and the global demand for it is …

Living fossils are evidence of long-term sustained ecological success. However, whether
living fossils have little molecular changes remains poorly known, particularly in plants …

Plants that belong to the genus Taraxacum are commonly referred to as dandelions; these
are some of the most evolved plants in the Asteraceae, with more than 2000 species …