Climate change poses critical challenges for population persistence in natural communities,
for agriculture and environmental sustainability, and for food security. In this review, we …

Optical sensors and sensing-based phenotyping techniques have become mainstream
approaches in high-throughput phenotyping for improving trait selection and genetic gains …

Crop genomics remains a key element in ensuring scientific progress to secure global food
security. It has been two decades since the sequence of the first plant genome, that of …

Levels of gene expression underpin organismal phenotypes,, but the nature of selection that
acts on gene expression and its role in adaptive evolution remain unknown,. Here we …

Plants have evolved to time their leafing, flowering and fruiting in appropriate seasons for
growth, reproduction and resting. As a consequence of their adaptation to geographically …

Genetically diverse populations can increase plant resistance to natural enemies. Yet,
beneficial genotype pairs remain elusive due to the occurrence of positive or negative …

The mechanisms underlying mast seeding have traditionally been studied by collecting long-
term observational data on seed crops and correlating seedfall with environmental …

Rice (Oryza sativa) was domesticated around 10,000 years ago and has developed into a
staple for half of humanity. The crop evolved and is currently grown in stably wet and …

In the field of plant ecophysiology, the term “functional trait” has multiple overlapping
definitions (table 1). However, functional traits are generally considered aspects of plant …

Seasonal environment cues are primary factors that influence a plant's growth and
adaptation. The molecular basis of seasonal phenology has been well studied in trees …