As tree species vary extensively in genome size, complexity, and resource development,
reduced representation methods have been increasingly employed for the generation of …

Colonization of new ecological niches has triggered large adaptive radiations. Although
some lineages have made use of such opportunities, not all do so. The factors causing this …

Ipomoea is the largest genus in the family Convolvulaceae. Ipomoea nil (Japanese morning
glory) has been utilized as a model plant to study the genetic basis of floricultural traits, with …

Sexual selection drives rapid phenotypic diversification of mating traits. However, we know
little about the causative genes underlying divergence in sexually selected traits. Here, we …

This study was designed to perform an association analysis and identify SNP markers
associated with production traits of Japanese quail using restriction-site-associated DNA …

Key message A putative ketoacyl-ACP reductase (CaKR1) that was not previously known to
be associated with pungency of Capsicum was identified from map-based cloning and …

Allium macrostemon Bunge, commonly referred to as" no-biru" in Japan, is a widespread
wild onion species found across the country. Despite being deeply entwined in ancient …

Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) have originated in southeastern China and spread as a
cultivated plant worldwide. Many of the loquat genetic resources collected internationally are …

To increase food production under the challenges presented by global climate change, the
concept of de novo domestication—utilizing stress-tolerant wild species as new crops—has …

Background Hybridization of species with porous genomes can eventually lead to
introgression via repeated backcrossing. The potential for introgression between species is …