Studying the genetics of adaptation to new environments in ecologically and industrially
important tree species is currently a major research line in the fields of plant science and …

Economically, legumes (Fabaceae) represent the second most important family of crop
plants after the grass family, Poaceae. Grain legumes account for 27% of world crop …

Plant domestication was a pivotal accomplishment in human history, but also led to a
reduction in genetic diversity of crop species compared to their wild ancestors. How this …

Background Legumes are the third largest family of angiosperms and the second most
important crop class. Legume genomes have been shaped by extensive large-scale gene …

Drought stress is one of the major abiotic stresses that are a threat to crop production
worldwide. Drought stress impairs the plants growth and yield. Therefore, the aim of the …

Although yield and total biomass produced by annual legumes remain major objectives for
breeders, other issues such as environment-friendly, resource use efficiency including …

Molecular evolution offers an insightful theory to interpret the genomic consequences of
thermal adaptation to previous events of climate change beyond range shifts. However …

Heat and drought are major stresses that significantly reduce seed yield of the common
bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). In turn, this affects the profitability of the crop in climatic …

Phenotypic variation has been manipulated by humans during crop domestication, which
occurred primarily between 3000 and 10000 years ago in the various centers of origin …

Leveraging innovative tools to speed up prebreeding and discovery of genotypic sources of
adaptation from landraces, crop wild relatives, and orphan crops is a key prerequisite to …