Grasses are widespread on every continent and are found in all terrestrial biomes. The
dominance and spread of grasses and grassland ecosystems have led to significant …

Angiosperms (flowering plants) are by far the most diverse land plant group with over
300,000 species. The sudden appearance of diverse angiosperms in the fossil record was …

A diploid genome in the Saccharum complex facilitates our understanding of evolution in the
highly polyploid Saccharum genus. Here we have generated a complete, gap-free genome …

Chaenomeles (family Rosaceae) is a genus of five diploid species of deciduous spiny
shrubs that are native to Central Asia and Japan. It is an important horticultural crop …

Abstract The grass tribe Andropogoneae (Poaceae—Panicoideae) includes several
important crops such as maize, sugarcane, and sorghum, and dominates the tropical …

Background Massive parallel sequencing technologies have enabled the elucidation of
plant phylogenetic relationships from chloroplast genomes at a high pace. These include …

With the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies, whole-plastome data can be
obtained as a byproduct of low-coverage sequencing of the plant genomic DNA. This …

Background Crape myrtles, belonging to the genus Lagerstroemia L., have beautiful
paniculate inflorescences and are cultivated as important ornamental tree species for …

High ploids of the sugarcane nuclear genome limit its genomic studies, whereas its
chloroplast genome is small and conserved, which is suitable for phylogenetic studies and …

Dianthus spp. is a genus with high economic and ornamental value in the Caryophyllaceae,
which include the famous fresh-cut carnation and the traditional Chinese herbal medicine …