Reference genome sequences have become key platforms for genetics and breeding of the
major crop species. Sugarcane is probably the largest crop produced in the world (in weight …

Domesticated species often exhibit convergent phenotypic evolution, termed the
domestication syndrome, of which loss of seed dormancy is a component. To date …

In wild habitats, fruit dehiscence is a critical strategy for seed dispersal; however, in
cultivated crops it is one of the major sources of yield loss. Therefore, indehiscence of fruits …

Rice (Oryza sativa) is an important dietary source of both essential micronutrients and toxic
trace elements for humans. The genetic basis underlying the variations in the mineral …

Plant architecture is a key agronomical factor determining crop yield and has been a major
target of cereal crop domestication. The transition of plant architecture from the prostrate …

Tiller number per plant (TN) and plant height (PH) are important agronomic traits related to
grain yield (GY) in rice (Oryza sativa L.). A total of 30 additive quantitative trait loci (A-QTL) …

Setaria viridis (green foxtail) and its domesticated relative S. italica (foxtail millet) are diploid
C4 panicoid grasses that are being developed as model systems for studying grass …

Seagrasses are marine angiosperms that live fully submerged in the sea. They evolved from
land plant ancestors, with multiple species representing at least three independent return-to …

Improving biomass yield is a major goal of Miscanthus breeding. We conducted a study on
one interspecific Miscanthus sinensis× Miscanthus sacchariflorus F1 population and two …

Grain weight has increased during domestication of cereals. Together with grain number it
determines yield, but the two are often negatively correlated. Understanding the genetic …