Key message CSSLs are a complete library of introgression lines with chromosomal
segments of usually a distant genotype in an adapted background and are valuable genetic …

Domestication of crops is one of the greatest inventions of the human race and has played a
vital role in the progress of human civilization. Understanding the genetic mechanisms of …

Domestication of crops based on artificial selection has contributed numerous beneficial
traits for agriculture. Wild characteristics such as red pericarp and seed shattering were lost …

Two species of rice have been independently domesticated from different ancestral wild
species in Asia and Africa. Comparison of mutations that underlie phenotypic and …

Chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSLs) are useful tools for precise mapping of
quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and the evaluation of gene action and interaction in inter …

Domestication is the process in which preferred genetic changes in wild plants and animals
have been selected by humans. In other words, domesticated plants have become adapted …

Abstract African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud) is one of the two independently domesticated
rice species, the other one being Asian rice (Oryza sativa L.). Despite major progress being …

The awn, a needle-like structure extending from the tip of the lemma in grass species, plays
a role in environmental adaptation and fitness. In some crops, awns appear to have been …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important staple food in the world. To meet the
increasing demand for food, a strategy for improving rice yield is needed. Alleles of wild …

Grasses dominate agriculturally and ecologically. One hypothesized driver of this
dominance is grasses' facility for grain dispersal and rapid seedling establishment …