Background The fruit of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is one of the most abundant
fruits in the world. Hundreds of varieties having different texture, color, and flavor are …

Many plants, including some of the commonly consumed herbs and spices in our daily food,
can be safely and effectively used to prevent and/or treat some health concerns. For …

The Allium genus is cultivated globally as vegetables, condiments, or medicinal plants and
is characterized by large genomes and strong pungency. However, the genome evolution …

Sex chromosomes evolved from autosomes many times across the eukaryote phylogeny.
Several models have been proposed to explain this transition, some involving male and …

Abstract The Para rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is an economically important tropical tree
species that produces natural rubber, an essential industrial raw material. Here we present a …

Abstract In the Middle East and North Africa, dates are a traditional and economically
valuable crop, playing an essential role in people's daily diets. Date fruit production and …

Seagrasses colonized the sea on at least three independent occasions to form the basis of
one of the most productive and widespread coastal ecosystems on the planet. Here we …

Background Coconut is an important tropical oil and fruit crop whose evolutionary position
renders it a fantastic species for the investigation of the evolution of monocot chromosomes …

Unraveling widespread polyploidy events throughout plant evolution is a necessity for
inferring the impacts of whole-genome duplication (WGD) on speciation, functional …

ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted great attention in cancer therapy because of their
novel and tailorable physicochemical features. Pure ZnO NPs, molybdenum (Mo)-doped …