As temperatures warm and precipitation patterns shift as a result of climate change, interest
in the identification of tree genotypes that will thrive under more arid conditions has grown …

Background The size and complexity of conifer genomes has, until now, prevented full
genome sequencing and assembly. The large research community and economic …

The constant rise in the global temperature and unpredictable shifts in precipitation patterns
are two of the main effects of climate change. Therefore, there is an increasing amount of …

Drought-induced mortality is a major direct effect of climate change on tree health, but
drought can also affect trees indirectly by altering their susceptibility to pathogens. Here, we …

Increasing drought periods as a result of global climate change pose a threat to many tree
species by possibly outpacing their adaptive capabilities. Revealing the genetic basis of …

Background The cuticle is a hydrophobic barrier located at the aerial surface of all terrestrial
plants. Recent studies performed on model plants, such as Arabidopsis thaliana, have …

Chickpea is an important food legume crop for the semi-arid regions, however, its
productivity is adversely affected by various biotic and abiotic stresses. Identification of …

Cephalotaxus oliveri is a tertiary relict conifer endemic to China, regarded as a national
second-level protected plant in China. This species has experienced severe changes in …

Background Conifers have very large genomes (13 to 30 Gigabases) that are mostly
uncharacterized although extensive cDNA resources have recently become available. This …

Drought stress is becoming the most important factor of global warming in forests,
hampering the production of reproductive material with improved resilience. Previously, we …