Heterosis, also known as hybrid vigour, is widespread in plants and animals, but the
molecular bases for this phenomenon remain elusive. Recent studies in hybrids and …

Heterosis results in the phenotypic superiority of a hybrid over its parents with respect to
traits such as growth rate, reproductive success and yield. This hybrid vigor is determined by …

Heterosis (or hybrid vigor) has been widely used in crop seed breeding to improve many key
economic traits. Nevertheless, the genetic and molecular basis of this important …

Plant photosynthesis declines when the temperature exceeds its optimum range. Recent
evidence indicates that the reduction in photosynthesis is linked to ribulose-1, 5-bis …

The mechanisms underlying heterosis have long remained a matter of debate, despite its
agricultural importance. How changes in transcriptional networks during plant development …

Background Heterosis describes the superior phenotypes observed in hybrids relative to
their inbred parents. Maize is a model system for studying heterosis due to the high levels of …

Heterosis, the phenotypic superiority of a hybrid over its parents, has been demonstrated for
many traits in Arabidopsis thaliana, but its effect on defence remains largely unexplored …

Plant hybrids are extensively used in agriculture to deliver increases in yields, yet the
molecular basis of their superior performance (heterosis) is not well understood. Our …

Heterosis has been widely used in agriculture to increase yield and to broaden adaptability
of hybrid varieties and is applied to an increasing number of crop species. We performed a …

Both ploidy and hybridity affect cell size and growth vigor in plants and animals, but the
relative effects of genome dosage and hybridization on biomass, fitness, and gene …