Long intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs) are a large yet enigmatic class of eukaryotic
transcripts that can have critical biological functions. The wealth of RNA-sequencing (RNA …

Plants in habitats with unpredictable conditions often have diversified bet-hedging strategies
that ensure fitness over a wider range of variable environmental factors. A striking example …

Introduction: Physcomitrium patens (Hedw.) Mitten (previously known as Physcomitrella
patens) was collected by HLK Whitehouse in Gransden Wood (Huntingdonshire, United …

Aethionema arabicum is an important model plant for Brassicaceae trait evolution,
particularly of seed (development, regulation, germination, dormancy) and fruit …

The developmental transition from a fertilized ovule to a dispersed diaspore (seed or fruit)
involves complex differentiation processes of the ovule's integuments leading to the diversity …

Brassicaceae represents an important plant family from both a scientific and economic
perspective. However, genomic features related to the early diversification of this family have …

The tribe Aethionemeae is sister to all other crucifers, making it a crucial group for
unraveling genome evolution and phylogenetic relationships within the crown group …

Lepidium campestre has been targeted for domestication as future oilseed and catch crop.
Three hundred eighty plants comprising genotypes of L. campestre, Lepidium …

Nearly all lineages of land plants have experienced at least one whole-genome duplication
(WGD) in their history. The legacy of these ancient WGDs is still observable in the …

Abstract BACKGROUND Garlic (Allium sativum L.), whose bioactive components are mainly
organosulfur compounds (OSCs), is a herbaceous perennial widely consumed as a green …