Hybridization can drive speciation. We examine the hypothesis that Castanea henryi var.
omeiensis is an evolutionary lineage that originated from hybridization between two near …

Homoploid hybrid speciation (HHS) has been increasingly recognized as occurring widely
during species diversification of both plants and animals. However, previous studies on HHS …

Abstract Background Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) has emerged as a model
species for the Fagaceae family with extensive genomic resources including a physical map …

Despite the global economic and ecological importance of forest trees, the genomic basis of
differential adaptation and speciation in tree species is still poorly understood. Populus …

Forest tree species are increasingly subject to severe mortalities from exotic pests,
pathogens, and invasive organisms, accelerated by climate change. Such forest health …

• Premise of study: Weeds cause considerable environmental and economic damage.
However, genomic characterization of weeds has lagged behind that of model plants and …

Angiosperms have become the dominant terrestrial plant group by diversifying for~ 145
million years into a broad range of environments. During the course of evolution, numerous …

With the transport of plants around the globe, exotic species can readily spread disease to
their native relatives; however, they can also provide genetic resistance to those relatives …

Plant population genomics informs evolutionary biology, breeding, conservation and
bioenergy feedstock development. For example, the detection of reliable phenotype …

Background Meiotic recombination is a fundamental evolutionary process. It not only
generates diversity, but influences the efficacy of natural selection and genome evolution …