We have witnessed an explosion in our understanding of the evolution and structure of plant
genomes in recent years. Here, we highlight three important emergent realizations:(1) that …

It has long been recognized that hybridization and polyploidy are prominent processes in
plant evolution. Although classically recognized as significant in speciation and adaptation …

Pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-trigged immunity (PTI) is the first defensive
line of plant innate immunity and is mediated by pattern recognition receptors. Here, we …

Brassica napus is an economically important crop across different continents including
temperate and subtropical regions in Europe, Canada, South Asia, China and Australia. Its …

Hybridization and polyploidy have been considered as significant evolutionary forces in
adaptation and speciation, especially among plants. Interspecific gene flow generates novel …

Polyploidy or whole-genome duplication is a frequent phenomenon within the plant kingdom
and has been associated with the occurrence of evolutionary novelty and increase in …

Abstract The Evolution of Fruit Tree Productivity: A Review. Domestication of fruit trees has
received far less attention than that of annual crop plants. In particular, very little is known …

The reproductive adaptations of land plants have played a key role in their terrestrial
colonization and radiation. This encompasses mechanisms used for the production …

In flowering plants, haploid gametes–an egg cell and a sperm cell fuse to form the first
diploid cell–the zygote. The zygote is the progenitor stem cell that gives rise to all the …

Seeds are complex structures that unite diploid maternal tissues with filial tissues that may
be haploid (gametophyte), diploid (embryo), or triploid (endosperm). Maternal tissues are …