Plant genomes remain highly fragmented and are often characterized by hundreds to
thousands of assembly gaps. Here, we report chromosome-level reference and phased …

Woody climbers, vines, perennial herbs, trees or shrubs, more rarely annuals, sometimes
with large water-storing tubers or a xylopod, sometimes succulent, with large grappling …

Monoterpene indole alkaloids (MIAs) are a structurally diverse family of specialized
metabolites mainly produced in Gentianales to cope with environmental challenges. Due to …

Genome mining is a routine technique in microbes for discovering biosynthetic pathways. In
plants, however, genomic information is not commonly used to identify novel biosynthesis …

Premise of the Study We provide the largest phylogenetic analyses to date of Apocynaceae
in terms of taxa and molecular data as a framework for analyzing the evolution of vegetative …

Apocynaceae are one of the ten species-richest angiosperm families. However, the
backbone phylogeny of the family is yet less well supported, and the evolution of plastome …

SUMMARY Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.), a close relative of Coffea canephora and
Ophiorrhiza pumila, is an important traditional medicine in Southeast Asia. Three major …

Worldwide, billions of people are at risk from viruses, parasites and bacteria transmitted by
mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and other vectors. Over exploitation of chemical pesticides to …

Calotropis gigantea produces specialized secondary metabolites known as cardenolides,
which have anticancer and antimalarial properties. Although transcriptomic studies have …

Abstract Rhazya stricta Decne.(Apocynaceae) is an important medicinal plant that is widely
distributed in the Middle East and Indian sub-continent. It produces a large number of …