Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most devastating plant‐parasitic nematode. Most
commercial soybean varieties with SCN resistance are derived from PI 88788. Resistance …

Difficulties in generating nuclear data for polyploids have impeded phylogenetic study of
these groups. We describe a high‐throughput protocol and an associated bioinformatics …

Even though pigmentation traits have had substantial impacts on the field of animal
evolutionary developmental biology, they have played only relatively minor roles in plant …

Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) is an important economic tree species of genus Carya in the
Juglandaceae. Its nuts are rich in nutrients, becoming one of the consumer's favorite ones …

The AP2/ERF gene family is one of the most conserved and important transcription factor
families mainly occurring in plants with various functions in regulating plant biological and …

Background Gene duplication is a prevalent phenomenon and a major driving force
underlying genome evolution. The process leading to the fixation of gene duplicates …

A growing number of biologists have begun asking whether environmentally induced
phenotypic change––'phenotypic plasticity'––precedes and facilitates the origin and …

The nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat (NBS–LRR) gene family is the largest group
of disease resistance (R) genes in plants and is active in response to viruses, bacteria, and …

Camelina sativa (false flax or gold-of-pleasure) is an Old World oilseed crop that fell out of
use in the mid 20th Century but has recently gained renewed interest as a biofuel source …

The role of many genes and interactions among genes involved in flowering time have been
studied extensively in Arabidopsis, and the purpose of this study was to investigate how …