Olive (Olea europaea L.) is internationally renowned for its high-end product, extra virgin
olive oil. An incomplete genome of O. europaea was previously obtained using shotgun …

Grapes are globally recognized as economically significant fruit trees. Among grape
varieties, Thompson Seedless holds paramount influence for fresh consumption and for …

Main conclusion Plants lacking shoot apical meristem develop with unique body shapes,
suggesting rewiring of developmental genes. This loss of the meristem is likely influenced by …

As the most widely consumed beverage in the world, tea has various nutritional, economic,
and global cultural values. With the development of the third-generation sequencing …

Amphicarpy (seed heteromorphy) is a unique and fascinating reproductive strategy wherein
a single plant produces both aerial and subterranean fruits. This strategy is believed to be …

Heterophylly is a phenomenon whereby an individual plant dramatically changes leaf shape
in response to the surroundings. Hygrophila difformis (Acanthaceae; water wisteria), has …

Introduction Quercus acutissima is an economic and ecological tree species often used for
afforestation of arid and semi-arid lands and is considered as an excellent tree for soil and …

Molecular evolutionary rates vary among lineages and influence the evolutionary process.
Here, we report elevated genome-wide mutation rates in Podostemaceae, a family of …

Terniopsis yongtaiensis, a member of the Podostemaceae family, is an aquatic flowering
plant displaying remarkable adaptive traits that enable survival in submerged, turbulent …

Chitooligosaccharide is a kind of functional food, which is the degradation product of
chitosan (COS) catalyzed by the endo-chitosanase (COSE) enzyme. A COSE with a …