Studying morphological novelties offers special insights into developmental biology and
evolution. The inflated calyx syndrome (ICS) is a largely unrecognized but fascinating …

Societal Impact Statement Groundcherry (Physalis grisea) is a plant species grown for its
flavorful fruit. The fruit drops from the plant, hence the common name groundcherry. This …

Crop genomes accumulate deleterious mutations—a phenomenon known as the cost of
domestication. Precision genome editing has been proposed to eliminate such potentially …

The Lemnaceae (duckweeds) are the world's smallest but fastest growing flowering plants,
with a drastically reduced morphology and predominant clonal reproductive habit capable of …

Chili pepper (Capsicum) is known for its unique fruit pungency due to the presence of
capsaicinoids. The evolutionary history of capsaicinoid biosynthesis and the mechanism of …

Ground cherry, Physalis pubescens, is mainly cultivated as a fruit worldwide and popularly
used as a food supplement and traditional Chinese medicine. Plants are challenged by …

Stem cell homeostasis is pivotal for continuous and programmed formation of organs in
plants. The precise control of meristem proliferation is mediated by the evolutionarily …

The plants of the genus Physalis L. have been extensively utilized in traditional and
indigenous Chinese medicinal practices for treating a variety of ailments, including …

JOINTLESS (J) was isolated in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) from mutants lacking a
flower pedicel abscission zone (AZ) and encodes a MADS-box protein of the SHORT …

Pungent capsaicinoid is synthesized only in chili pepper (Capsicum spp.). The production of
vanillylamine from vanillin is a unique reaction in the capsaicinoid biosynthesis pathway …