Natural variants of crops are generated from wild progenitor plants under both natural and
human selection. Diverse crops that are able to adapt to various environmental conditions …

Understanding genetic diversity, association studies, evolution analysis, quantitative trait
loci, marker-assisted selection and genome-wide association in tropical crops are important …

Fruit characteristics of sweet watermelon are largely the result of human selection. Here we
report an improved watermelon reference genome and whole-genome resequencing of 414 …

Although genetic diversity has a cardinal role in domestication, abundant natural allelic
variations across the rice genome that cause agronomically important differences between …

Plant metabolites are important to world food security in terms of maintaining sustainable
yield and providing food with enriched phytonutrients. Here we report comprehensive …

Asian rice, Oryza sativa is a cultivated, inbreeding species that feeds over half of the world's
population. Understanding the genetic basis of diverse physiological, developmental, and …

Uncovering the genetic basis of agronomic traits in crop landraces that have adapted to
various agro-climatic conditions is important to world food security. Here we have …

Genomes at the species level are dynamic, with genes present in every individual (core) and
genes in a subset of individuals (dispensable) that collectively constitute the pan-genome …

Recent advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) and single nucleotide
polymorphism (SNP) genotyping promise to greatly accelerate crop improvement if properly …

Rice is a staple crop that has undergone substantial phenotypic and physiological changes
during domestication. Here we resequenced the genomes of 40 cultivated accessions …