A milestone in resolving the polyploid paradox

doi:10.1016/j.pld.2026.06.003

Plant Diversity ›› 2026, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (04): 860-862.DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2026.06.003

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A milestone in resolving the polyploid paradox

Tao Shi^a,b, Tao Zhao^c

a. State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China;
b. Hubei Key Laboratory of Wetland Evolution & Ecological Restoration, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China;
c. State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China

Received:2026-05-17 Revised:2026-06-04 Accepted:2026-06-08 Online:2026-06-12 Published:2026-07-25
Contact: Tao Shi,E-mail:shitao323@wbgcas.cn;Tao Zhao,E-mail:tao.zhao@nwafu.edu.cn
Supported by:
We thank Dr. Hengchi Chen from University of G?ttingen for discussion.

A milestone in resolving the polyploid paradox

Tao Shi^a,b, Tao Zhao^c

a. State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China;
b. Hubei Key Laboratory of Wetland Evolution & Ecological Restoration, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China;
c. State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China

通讯作者: Tao Shi,E-mail:shitao323@wbgcas.cn;Tao Zhao,E-mail:tao.zhao@nwafu.edu.cn
基金资助:
We thank Dr. Hengchi Chen from University of G?ttingen for discussion.

Abstract

Key words: Whole-genome duplication, Polyploid establishment, Environmental upheaval, Mass extinction, Adaptive evolution

关键词: Whole-genome duplication, Polyploid establishment, Environmental upheaval, Mass extinction, Adaptive evolution

Tao Shi, Tao Zhao. A milestone in resolving the polyploid paradox[J]. Plant Diversity, 2026, 48(04): 860-862.

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