Hybridization has played an important role in the evolution of many lineages. With the
growing availability of genomic tools and advancements in genomic analyses, it is becoming …

Heterosis has historically been exploited in plants; however, its underlying genetic
mechanisms and molecular basis remain elusive. In recent years, due to advances in …

To better adapt transiently or lastingly to stimuli from the surrounding environment, the
chromatin states in plant cells vary to allow the cells to fine-tune their transcriptional profiles …

Deleterious alleles have long been proposed to play an important role in patterning
phenotypic variation and are central to commonly held ideas explaining the hybrid vigor …

Plants transmit signals long distances, as evidenced in grafting experiments that create
distinct rootstock-scion junctions. Noncoding small RNA is a signaling molecule that is graft …

Heterosis is a common biological phenomenon in nature. It substantially contributes to the
biomass yield and grain yield of plants. Moreover, this phenomenon results in high …

Despite the importance and wide exploitation of heterosis in commercial crop breeding, the
molecular mechanisms behind this phenomenon are not completely understood. Recent …

Heterosis or hybrid vigor is a phenomenon where hybrid progeny have superior
performance compared to their parental inbred lines. This is important in the use of F 1 …

There is a need to accelerate crop improvement by introducing alleles conferring host plant
resistance, abiotic stress adaptation, and high yield potential. Elite cultivars, landraces and …

Heterosis and combining ability are two important considerations in the utilization of
heterosis, which can be used to generate excellent hybrid resource candidates and is very …