Interspecific hybridization is widespread in nature, where it can lead to either the production
of new species or to the introgression of useful adaptive traits between species. In …

Climate change will have major impacts on crop production: not just increasing drought and
heat stress, but also increasing insect and disease loads and the chance of extreme weather …

Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata) is an ancient crop with remarkable stress resilience
and a desirable seed fatty acid profile for biofuel uses. Brassica carinata is one of six …

Brassica oleracea is an important vegetable crop that has provided ancestor genomes of the
two most important Brassica oil crops, Brassica napus and Brassica carinata. The current B …

Background Brassica nigra (BB), also called black mustard, is grown as a condiment crop in
India. B. nigra represents the B genome of U's triangle and is one of the progenitor species …

Patterns of genomic architecture across insects remain largely undocumented or decoupled
from a broader phylogenetic context. For instance, it is unknown whether translocation rates …

Since their domestication, Brassica oilseed species have undergone progressive
transformation allied with the development of breeding and molecular technologies. The …

Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum), a wild relative of wheat, is an attractive source of
genes and alleles for their improvement. Its wider use is hampered by limited knowledge of …

The COBRA-like (COBL) genes play key roles in cell anisotropic expansion and the
orientation of microfibrils. Mutations in these genes cause the brittle stem and induce …

Key message We provided a study on homeologous gene evolution of homeologous genes
by comparing Brassica genomes. Abstract Polyploidy has played fundamental roles during …