Climate change has escalated abiotic stresses, leading to adverse effects on plant growth
and development, eventually having deleterious consequences on crop productivity …

Background Heterosis has been exploited for decades in different animals and crops due to
it resulting in dramatic increases in yield and adaptability. Hybridization is a classical …

Hybrid breeding has provided an impetus to the process and achievement of a higher yield
and quality of crops. Interspecific hybridization is critical for resolving parental genetic …

Background Heterosis is a complex phenomenon wherein the hybrids outperform their
parents. Understanding the underlying molecular mechanism by which hybridization leads …

Despite heterosis contributing to genetic improvements in crops, root growth heterosis in
rapeseed plants is poorly understood at the molecular level. The current study was …

Previous studies indicated that extensive genetic variations could be generated due to
polyploidy, which is considered to be closely associated with the manifestation of polyploid …

Interspecific hybridization contributes to improving cotton fiber quality, thus addressing the
parental genetic diversity bottleneck problems. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms …