Domestication is a co-evolutionary process that occurs when wild plants are brought into
cultivation by humans, leading to origin of new species and/or differentiated populations that …

In 2010, a major scientific milestone was achieved for tree fruit crops: publication of the first
draft whole genome sequence (WGS) for apple (Malus domestica). This WGS, v1. 0, was …

Despite the substantial role that chickens have played in human societies across the world,
both the geographic and temporal origins of their domestication remain controversial. To …

The transition to urbanism has long focused on annual staple crops (cereals and legumes),
perhaps at the expense of understanding other changes within agricultural practices that …

Background Over the past decade, phylogenomics has greatly advanced our knowledge of
angiosperm evolution. However, phylogenomic studies of large angiosperm families with …

Marine heat waves are increasing in magnitude, duration, and frequency as a result of
climate change and are the principal global driver of mortality in reef‐building corals …

Cultivated strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa) has a brief history of less than 300 yr, beginning
with the hybridization of octoploids Fragaria chiloensis and Fragaria virginiana. Here we …

The fruits of dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.) are currently receiving wide recognition and
acceptance by consumers globally. These fruits and their byproducts are especially …

Domestication is a process of selection driven by humans, transforming wild progenitors into
domesticated crops. The grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.), besides being one of the most …

Plastid genome and nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) arrays, proposed recently as “super‐
barcodes,” might provide additional discriminatory power and overcome the limitations of …