supported by the Scientific Research Project of Anhui Province(2022AH050873);the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture(SKLSS-KF2023-08);the Provincial Natural Resources Fund(1908085QC140);the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFD1000600).
The effect of evolutionary history on wood density variation may play an important role in shaping variation in wood density,but this has largely not been tested.Using a comprehensive global dataset including 27,297 m...
supported by the Key Technology Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province(No.2023C03138);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32071484).
Dear Editor,Gymnosperms,naked-seed plants,are phylogenetically sister to the flowering plants(angiosperms),of which the origin can be traced back to the Devonian period.Despite their f lourishing diversity in the Meso...
supported by the Shenzhen Urban Management Bureau Fund(No.202106 and 202302);Fairy Lake Science Fund(No.FLSF-2021-02).
RNA editing is a post-transcriptional process that alters the genetic information of mRNAs,so that the translated proteins deviate from those predicted by the genomic DNA templates.RNA editing occurs in a wide range o...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grants 41688103 and 32020103006).
The Early Cretaceous terrestrial revolution involved global shifts from gymnosperm-to angiosperm-dominated floras.However,responses of insect herbivores to these changes remain unexamined.We evaluated 2176 highly samp...
While polyploidy(whole-genome multiplication)is generally considered rare in extant gymnosperms(with the exception of Ephedra,Ephedraceae),the occurrence of sporadic polyploid individuals belonging to various genera i...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31970205,31870206);the Metasequoia funding of the Nanjing Forestry University,China。
Living gymnosperms comprise four major groups:cycads,Ginkgo,conifers,and gnetophytes.Relationships among/within these lineages have not been fully resolved.Next generation sequencing has made available a large number ...
supported by the Key Forestry Public Welfare Project of China(201504105);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFD0600700);the Agricultural Science and Technology Independent Innovation Funds of Jiangsu Province[CX(16)1005].
Ginkgo biloba is a famous living“fossil”and has played an important role in the evolution of the Plant Kingdom.Here,the complete chloroplast genome of G.biloba was sequenced and analysed.The chloroplast genome was 1...
fully funded by the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Research Council
Epicuticular waxes have vital roles in the growth and development of plants and in defense. Conifers have a considerable amount of waxes on their cones and leaves.Here we characterized the n-alkane composition of Iran...
Tissues of the pinna and rachis of Cycas diannaensis and pinna, rachis, and root of Cycas taiwaniana, rachis of Cycas szechuanensis, stem of Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Taxodiaceae), stems of Chamaecyparis obtusa (S...
Special xylem tissue called “compression wood” is formed on the lower side of inclined stems when gymnosperms grow on a slope. We investigated the molecular mechanism of compression wood formation. Transcriptome ana...