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ArticleGenome biology2025

Phylogenomics provides comprehensive insights into the evolutionary relationships among cultivated buckwheat species.

Yaliang Shi, Bo Li, Yuanfen Gao, Xiaohan Wang, Yang Liu, Xiang Lu, Hao Lin, Wei Li, Dili Lai, Ming Hao and 9 more

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Yaliang Shi *National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. P. R. China, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Bo Li *Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, 666303, China.
Yuanfen Gao *National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. P. R. China, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Xiaohan Wang *National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. P. R. China, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Yang Liu *National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. P. R. China, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Xiang LuNational Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. P. R. China, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Hao LinNational Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. P. R. China, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Wei LiNational Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. P. R. China, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Dili LaiNational Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. P. R. China, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Ming HaoTriticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 610000, China.
Jia GaoNational Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. P. R. China, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Kaixuan ZhangNational Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. P. R. China, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Dengcai LiuTriticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 610000, China.
Sun-Hee WooDepartment of Crop Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju, 28644, Republic of Korea.
Muriel QuinetGroupe de Recherche en Physiologie Végétale (GRPV), Earth and Life Institute-Agronomy (ELI-A), Université Catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 45, Boîte L7.07.13, B-1348, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.
Alisdair R FernieDepartment of Molecular Physiology, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, 14476, Germany.
Xu LiuNational Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. P. R. China, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China. liuxu03@caas.cn.
Yuqi HeNational Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. P. R. China, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China. heyuqi@caas.cn.
Meiliang ZhouNational Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. P. R. China, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China. zhoumeiliang@caas.cn.

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2023YFF1002500National Natural Science Foundation of China 32161143005National Natural Science Foundation of China 32360054
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBuckwheat belongs to the family Polygonaceae and genus Fagopyrum, which is characterized by high flavonoid content, short growth period, and strong environmental adaptability. Buckwheat has three cultivated species, including the annual food crops common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) and Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum), and the perennial traditional herbal medicine golden buckwheat (Fagopyrum cymosum). However, the unclear phylogenetic relationships among these three species based on genomic data limit buckwheat interspecific hybridization and genetic improvement.

resultsDespite their enormous differences in morphology and genome, we confirm the closet relationship between Fagopyrum cymosum and Fagopyrum tataricum, but not Fagopyrum esculentum. The results are also verified through collecting and sequencing an extensive sampling of cultivated/wild populations across all environmentally distinct regions in which these species are found. The changes in flowering time and style morphology controlled by the AP1 and S-ELF3 loci significantly contribute to the buckwheat speciation. The introgression from Fagopyrum cymosum into wild Fagopyrum tataricum explains why wild Fagopyrum tataricum exhibits seed morphology similar to Fagopyrum cymosum. Furthermore, the convergent traits of leaf morphology and higher flavonoid content between Fagopyrum cymosum and wild Fagopyrum esculentum are linked to high-altitude adaptation. Fagopyrum cymosum is more closely related to wild Fagopyrum tataricum, a fact that is confirmed by interspecific hybridization.

conclusionsOur work provides a valuable example of how phylogenomics can be efficiently utilized for phylogenetic relationship analysis between crops and their wild species relatives, as well as elucidating the plant speciation from the perspectives of genomic evolution and adaptive mechanisms.

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Evolution, MolecularFagopyrumGenome, PlantPhylogenyGenomicsBuckwheatGene flowPhylogenetic relationshipPopulation geneticsSpeciation

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PMCPMC12487180

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