Green plants (Viridiplantae) include around 450,000–500,000 species, of great diversity and
have important roles in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Here, as part of the One …

The large size and complexity of most fern genomes have hampered efforts to elucidate
fundamental aspects of fern biology and land plant evolution through genome-enabled …

Evidence of whole-genome duplications (WGDs) and subsequent karyotype changes has
been detected in most major lineages of living organisms on Earth. To clarify the complex …

Ferns are the closest sister group to all seed plants, yet little is known about their genomes
other than that they are generally colossal. Here, we report on the genomes of Azolla …

Plants produce a remarkable diversity of structurally and functionally diverse natural
chemicals that serve as adaptive compounds throughout their life cycles. However …

Gymnosperms represent an ancient lineage that diverged from early spermatophytes during
the Devonian. The long fossil records and low diversity in living species prove their complex …

To date, little is known about the evolution of fern genomes, with only two small genomes
published from the heterosporous Salviniales. Here we assembled the genome of Alsophila …

Abstract Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis Franch.), a member of the Ranunculales,
represents an important early-diverging eudicot lineage with diverse medicinal applications …

Whole-genome duplications have shaped the genomes of several vertebrate, plant, and
fungal lineages. Earlier studies have focused on establishing when these events occurred …

Homosporous lycophytes (Lycopodiaceae) are a deeply diverged lineage in the plant tree of
life, having split from heterosporous lycophytes (Selaginella and Isoetes)~ 400 Mya …