High Tartronic Acid Content Germplasms Screening of Cucumber and Its Response to Exogenous Agents.

Tartronic acid is known for its potential to inhibit sugar-to-lipid conversion in the human body, leading to weight loss and fat reduction. This compound is predominantly found in cucumbers and other cucurbit crops. Therefore, cultivating cucumbers with high tartronic acid content holds significant health implications.

Advance Research on the Pre-Harvest Sprouting Trait in Vegetable Crop Seeds.

Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), the germination of seeds on the plant prior to harvest, poses significant challenges to agriculture. It not only reduces seed and grain yield, but also impairs the commodity quality of the fruit, ultimately affecting the success of the subsequent crop cycle. A deeper understanding of PHS is essential for guiding future breeding strategies, mitigating its impact on seed production rates and the commercial quality of fruits.

Advances in understanding epigenetic regulation of plant trichome development: a comprehensive review.

Plant growth and development are controlled by a complex gene regulatory network, which is currently a focal point of research. It has been established that epigenetic factors play a crucial role in plant growth. Trichomes, specialized appendages that arise from epidermal cells, are of great significance in plant growth and development.

The first chromosome-level genome assembly provides insights into stilbene biosynthesis.

(Thunb.) Harald, a vine belonging to the Polygonaceae family, is used in traditional medicine. The stilbenes contained in it have significant pharmacological activities in anti-oxidation and anti-aging.

Allele-aware chromosome-level genome assembly of the autohexaploid Diospyros kaki Thunb.

Artificially improving persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.), one of the most important fruit trees, remains challenging owing to the lack of reference genomes. In this study, we generated an allele-aware chromosome-level genome assembly for the autohexaploid persimmon 'Xiaoguotianshi' (Chinese-PCNA type) using PacBio CCS and Hi-C technology.

Analyses of a chromosome-scale genome assembly reveal the origin and evolution of cultivated chrysanthemum.

Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) is a globally important ornamental plant with great economic, cultural, and symbolic value. However, research on chrysanthemum is challenging due to its complex genetic background.

Pangenomic analysis identifies structural variation associated with heat tolerance in pearl millet.

Pearl millet is an important cereal crop worldwide and shows superior heat tolerance. Here, we developed a graph-based pan-genome by assembling ten chromosomal genomes with one existing assembly adapted to different climates worldwide and captured 424,085 genomic structural variations (SVs). Comparative genomics and transcriptomics analyses revealed the expansion of the RWP-RK transcription factor family and the involvement of endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-related genes in heat tolerance.

Evolutionary divergence of duplicated genomes in newly described allotetraploid cottons.

Allotetraploid cotton () species represents a model system for the study of plant polyploidy, molecular evolution, and domestication. Here, chromosome-scale genome sequences were obtained and assembled for two recently described wild species of tetraploid cotton, [(AD), ] and [(AD), ], and one early form of domesticated , race [(AD), ]. Based on phylogenomic analysis, we provide a dated whole-genome level perspective for the evolution of the tetraploid clade and resolved the evolutionary relationships of , , and domesticated .

The fruit glossiness locus, (), encodes a CH-type zinc finger transcription factor, CsDULL, in cucumber ( L.).

Fruit glossiness is an important external fruit quality trait for fresh-consumed cucumber fruit, affecting its marketability. Dull fruit appearance is mainly controlled by a single gene, (for ) that is dominant to glossy fruit (), but the molecular mechanism controlling fruit glossiness is unknown. In the present study, we conducted map-based cloning of the locus in cucumber and identified a candidate gene () that encodes a CH-type zinc finger transcription factor, CsDULL.

Identification and Functional Verification of Cold Tolerance Genes in Spring Maize Seedlings Based on a Genome-Wide Association Study and Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping.

Maize ( L.) is a tropical crop, and low temperature has become one of the main abiotic stresses for maize growth and development, affecting many maize growth processes. The main area of maize production in China, Jilin province, often suffers from varying degrees of cold damage in spring, which seriously affects the quality and yield of maize.

The first high-quality chromosomal genome assembly of a medicinal and edible plant Arctium lappa.

Arctium lappa has a long medicinal and edible history with great economic importance. Here, the first high-quality chromosome-level draft genome of A. lappa was presented by the Illumina and PacBio sequencing data.

Author Correction: Genome of Tripterygium wilfordii and identification of cytochrome P450 involved in triptolide biosynthesis.

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

Genomic analyses of diverse wild and cultivated accessions provide insights into the evolutionary history of jujube.

The Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.), a member of the Rhamnaceae family, is an important perennial fruit tree crop of substantial economic, ecological and nutritional value, and is also used as a traditional herbal medicine. Here, we report the resequencing of 493 jujube accessions, including 202 wild and 291 cultivated accessions at >16× depth.

Comparative population genomics dissects the genetic basis of seven domestication traits in jujube.

Jujube ( Mill.) is an important perennial fruit tree with a range of interesting horticultural traits. It was domesticated from wild jujube (), but the genomic variation dynamics and genetic changes underlying its horticultural traits during domestication are poorly understood.

Genome assembly provides insights into the genome evolution and flowering regulation of orchardgrass.

Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) is an important forage grass for cultivating livestock worldwide. Here, we report an ~1.

The genomes of pecan and Chinese hickory provide insights into Carya evolution and nut nutrition.

Background: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) and Chinese hickory (C. cathayensis) are important commercially cultivated nut trees in the genus Carya (Juglandaceae), with high nutritional value and substantial health benefits.

Results: We obtained >187.

The wild sweetpotato (Ipomoea trifida) genome provides insights into storage root development.

Background: Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is the seventh most important crop in the world and is mainly cultivated for its underground storage root (SR).