Advances in Botanical Research

Publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. The series features several reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology, and ecology.

Volume 78 Focus

Focuses on the Genomes and Evolution of Charophytes, Bryophytes, Lycophytes, and Ferns. Sequencing of genomes of lower animals such as sponges or hydrozoans has greatly informed our understanding of how metazoans evolved.

On the plant side, sequencing and comparison of a moss and lycophyte genome with those of green algae and flowering plants has greatly informed our understanding of plant evolution. However, it has also become clear that we need to look into genomes of the closest algal relatives to land plants, the charophytes, and into further genomes of bryophytes, lycophytes, and ferns to unravel how land plants evolved.

Features

• Reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology, and ecology
• Focuses on the genomes and evolution of charophytes, bryophytes, lycophytes, and ferns
• Offers a first time compilation on non-flowering plant genomes
• Helps unravel how land plants evolved