There is intense interest in using genome editing technologies to domesticate wild plants, or
accelerate the improvement of weakly domesticated crops, in de novo domestication. Here …

We elucidate grapevine evolution and domestication histories with 3525 cultivated and wild
accessions worldwide. In the Pleistocene, harsh climate drove the separation of wild grape …

Grapevine is one of the most economically important crops worldwide. However, the
previous versions of the grapevine reference genome tipically consist of thousands of …

Background Capturing the genetic diversity of wild relatives is crucial for improving crops
because wild species are valuable sources of agronomic traits that are essential to enhance …

Mono-and sesquiterpenes are volatile organic compounds which play crucial roles in
human perception of table grape and wine flavour and aroma, and as such their …

Carpels in maize undergo programmed cell death in half of the flowers initiated in ears and
in all flowers in tassels. The HD-ZIP I transcription factor gene GRASSY TILLERS1 (GT1) is …

Plant domestication are evolutionary experiments conducted by early farmers since
thousands years ago, during which the crop wild progenitors are artificially selected for …

Plant genetic sex determinants that mediate the transition to dioecy are predicted to be
diverse, as this type of mating system independently evolved multiple times in angiosperms …

Fibroblast growth factor 5 (FGF5) gene, a member of fibroblast growth factor superfamily,
plays significant roles in the regulation of the hair growth cycle during the development of …

SSR (simple sequence repeat) DNA markers are widely used for genotype DNA
identification, QTL mapping, and analyzing genetic biodiversity. However, SSRs in grapes …