The Amazon rain forest covers more than five million square kilometers, amid the territories
of nine different nations. It represents over half of the planet's remaining rain forest. Is it truly …

Polyploidization influences the genetic composition and gene expression of an organism.
This multi‐level genetic change allows the formation of new regulatory pathways leading to …

The production of a new allohexaploid Brassica crop (2 n= AABBCC) is increasingly
attracting international interest: a new allohexaploid crop could benefit from several major …

Desiccation tolerance evolved recurrently across diverse plant lineages to enable survival in
water-limited conditions. Many resurrection plants are polyploid, and several groups have …

New ornamental varieties of high quality can be created via artificial polyploid induction. In
the present study, the first system of polyploid induction with somatic embryogenesis of …

The evolution of the leaf economics spectrum (LES) is known to be constrained by genetic
relatedness but also promoted at small geographical and phylogenetic scales. In those …

Premise Fluorescence microscopy is an effective tool for viewing plant internal anatomy.
However, using fluorescent antibodies or labels hinders throughput. We present a minimal …

Induced mutagenesis is one of the most widely used breeding methods for rapidly
increasing genetic diversity in many crops. This study used gamma radiation and diethyl …

Polyploidization is a process that typically leads to instantaneous reproductive isolation and
has, therefore, been considered as one of the major evolutionary forces in the species-rich …

Althea (Hibiscus syriacus) is a shrub prized for its winterhardiness and colorful summer
flowers. Altheas are tetraploids (2 n= 4 x= 80); however, breeders have developed …