Signals of local adaptation have been found in many plants and animals, highlighting the
heterogeneity in the distribution of adaptive genetic variation throughout species ranges. In …

Evolutionary responses are required for tree populations to be able to track climate change.
Results of 250 years of common garden experiments show that most forest trees have …

Over the past two decades, research in forest tree genomics has lagged behind that of
model and agricultural systems. However, genomic research in forest trees is poised to enter …

The apple is the most common and culturally important fruit crop of temperate areas. The
elucidation of its origin and domestication history is therefore of great interest. The wild …

• Premise of the study: Archaeological and genetic analyses of seed‐propagated annual
crops have greatly advanced our understanding of plant domestication and evolution …

The majority of variation in rates of molecular evolution among seed plants remains both
unexplored and unexplained. Although some attention has been given to flowering plants …

Living gymnosperms comprise only a little more than 1000 species, but represent four of the
five main lineages of seed plants, including cycads, ginkgos, gnetophytes and conifers. This …

Local adaptation to climate is common in plant species and has been studied in a range of
contexts, from improving crop yields to predicting population maladaptation to future …

Genetic variation is often arrayed in latitudinal or altitudinal clines, reflecting either
adaptation along environmental gradients, migratory routes, or both. For forest trees, climate …

Adaptation to cold is one of the greatest challenges to forest trees. This process is highly
synchronized with environmental cues relating to photoperiod and temperature. Here, we …