Domesticated food crops are derived from a phylogenetically diverse assemblage of wild
ancestors through artificial selection for different traits. Our understanding of domestication …

The genetic diversity of our crop plants has been substantially reduced during the process of
domestication and breeding. This reduction in diversity necessarily constrains our ability to …

Wild species related to agricultural crops (crop wild relatives, or CWR) can increase the
adaptive capacity of agricultural systems around the world. They represent a large pool of …

Germplasm is a valuable natural resource that provides knowledge about the genetic
composition of a species and is crucial for conserving plant diversity. Germplasm protection …

Semi‐arid and subhumid West Africa is characterized by high inter‐annual rainfall
variability, with variable onset of the rainy season, somewhat more predictable endings, and …

Self-incompatibility (SI) mechanisms prevent self-fertilization in flowering plants based on
specific discrimination between self-and non-self pollen. Since this trait promotes …

Flowering time adaptation is a major breeding goal in the allopolyploid species Brassica
napus. To investigate the genetic architecture of flowering time, a genome-wide association …

Genetic association is a powerful method for dissecting complex adaptive traits due to (i) fine-
scale mapping resulting from historical recombination,(ii) wide coverage of phenotypic and …

Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is the leading European oilseed crop serving as source for
edible oil and renewable energy. The objectives of our study were to (i) examine the …

Climate change will affect agricultural production by subsistence farms in crop centers of
origin, where landraces are conserved in situ. Various strategies for adaptation to climate …