Polyploidy before and after domestication of crop species

T Akagi, K Jung, K Masuda, KK Shimizu - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent advances in the genomics of polyploid species answer some of the long-standing
questions about the role of polyploidy in crop species. Here, we summarize the current …

Robustness and the generalist niche of polyploid species: genome shock or gradual evolution?

KK Shimizu - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
The prevalence of polyploidy in wild and crop species has stimulated debate over its
evolutionary advantages and disadvantages. Previous studies have focused on changes …

Genome sequencing reveals the genetic architecture of heterostyly and domestication history of common buckwheat

JA Fawcett, R Takeshima, S Kikuchi, E Yazaki… - Nature Plants, 2023 - nature.com
Common buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum, is an orphan crop domesticated in southwest
China that exhibits heterostylous self-incompatibility. Here we present chromosome-scale …

Dipterocarpoidae genomics reveal their demography and adaptations to Asian rainforests

R Wang, CN Liu, ST Segar, YT Jiang, KJ Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Dipterocarpoideae species form the emergent layer of Asian rainforests. They are the
indicator species for Asian rainforest distribution, but they are severely threatened. Here, to …

Somatic mutation rates scale with time not growth rate in long-lived tropical trees

A Satake, R Imai, T Fujino, S Tomimoto, K Ohta… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
The rates of appearance of new mutations play a central role in evolution. However,
mutational processes in natural environments and their relationship with growth rates are …

Thirteen Dipterocarpoideae genomes provide insights into their evolution and borneol biosynthesis

Z Tian, P Zeng, X Lu, T Zhou, Y Han, Y Peng… - Plant …, 2022 - cell.com
Dipterocarpoideae, the largest subfamily of the Dipterocarpaceae, is a dominant component
of Southeast Asian rainforests and is widely used as a source of wood, damar resin …

Genome-wide characterization leading to simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers development in Shorea robusta

G Mishra, RK Meena, R Kant, S Pandey… - Functional & Integrative …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia are enriched by multifarious biota dominated
by Dipterocarpaceae. In this family, Shorea robusta is an ecologically sensitive and …

Elevational clines predict genetically determined variation in tropical forest seedling performance in Borneo: implications for seed sourcing to support reforestation

EP Axelsson, U Ilstedt, D Alloysius… - Restoration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
While much research has focused on genetic variation in plants in relation to abiotic clines in
temperate and boreal forests, few studies have examined similar relationships in tropical …

Novel tri-segmented rhabdoviruses: A data mining expedition unveils the cryptic diversity of cytorhabdoviruses

N Bejerman, R Dietzgen, H Debat - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cytorhabdoviruses (genus Cytorhabdovirus, family Rhabdoviridae) are plant-infecting
viruses with enveloped, bacilliform virions. Established members of the genus …

Topography in tropical forests enhances growth and survival differences within and among species via water availability and biotic interactions

MJ O'Brien, A Escudero - Functional Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Topography is associated with variation in soil water, biogeochemical properties and
climate, which drive diversity by filtering species and promoting niche differences. However …