Domestication provides an important model for the study of evolution, and information
learned from domestication research aids in the continued improvement of crop species …

Seed shattering refers to the natural shedding of seeds when they ripe, a phenomenon
typically observed in wild and weedy plant species. The timing and extent of this …

The global supply of vanilla extract is primarily sourced from the cured beans of the tropical
orchid species Vanilla planifolia. Vanilla plants were collected from Mesoamerica, clonally …

A reduction in pod shattering is one of the main components of grain legume domestication.
Despite this, many domesticated legumes suffer serious yield losses due to shattering …

Crops tolerant to drought and salt stress may be developed by two approaches. First, major
crops may be improved by introducing genes from tolerant plants. For example, many major …

Plant domestication has strongly modified crop morphology and development. Nevertheless,
many crops continue to display atavistic characteristics that were advantageous to their wild …

Abscission is a process in plants for shedding unwanted organs such as leaves, flowers,
fruits, or floral organs. Shedding of leaves in the fall is the most visually obvious display of …

Seed shattering is an agronomically important trait. Two major domestication factors are
responsible for this: qSH1 and SH5. Whereas qSH1 functions in cell differentiation in the …

Pod dehiscence facilitates seed dispersal in wild legumes but results in yield loss in
cultivated legumes. The evolutionary genetics of the legume pod dehiscence trait remain …

The complete or partial loss of shattering ability occurred independently during the
domestication of several crops. Therefore, the study of this trait can provide an …