Crop domestication has fundamentally altered the course of human history, causing a shift
from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies and stimulating the rise of modern civilization …

Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an important horticultural crop and one of the most
widely grown vegetables from the Solanaceae family. It was domesticated from a wild …

Genetic engineering opens new possibilities for biomedical enhancement requiring ethical,
societal and practical considerations to evaluate its implications for human biology, human …

Background Vegetatively propagated crops are globally significant in terms of current
agricultural production, as well as for understanding the long-term history of early agriculture …

Whilst it is established that almost all cultivated coffee (Coffea arabica L.) varieties originated
in Yemen after some coffee seeds were introduced into Yemen from neighboring Ethiopia …

The olive (Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea) is one of the oldest and most socio‐
economically important cultivated perennial crop in the Mediterranean region. Yet, its origins …

The correct choice of in vitro pollen germination media (PGM) is crucial in basic and applied
pollen research. However, the methodological gaps (eg, strong focus of current research on …

Honey bees, Apis mellifera, have for millennia been managed and exploited by humans and
introduced into most suitable regions worldwide. However, given the lack of records for …

Background The accessory olfactory bulb (AOB) is the first integrative center of the
vomeronasal system (VNS), and the general macroscopic, microscopic, and neurochemical …

Rapid and uniform seed germination is required for modern cropping system. Thus, it is
important to optimize germination performance through breeding strategies in maize, in …