Table 2.

Summary of the number of WAKs and WAKLs identified in various plant species.

Species (Common name)	Ploidy	Genome size (Mb)	Monocot or Dicot	Number of WAKs	Number of WAKLs	Reference
Brassica rapa (Chinese cabbage)	Allotetraploid	352.8	Dicot	11	85	Zhang et al. (2020)
Cannabis sativa (Cannabis)	Diploid	875.7	Dicot	23	30	Sipahi et al. (2022)
Gossypium arboreum (Cotton)	Diploid	1 621	Dicot	16	42	Zhang et al. (2021)
Gossypium raimondii (Cotton)	Diploid	750.2	Dicot	11	55
Gossypium hirsutum (Cotton)	Allotetraploid	~2 250-2 430	Dicot	23	76
Gossypium hirsutum (Cotton)	Allotetraploid	~2 250-2 430	Dicot	29	N/A	Dou et al. (2021)
Hordeum vulgare (Barley)	Diploid	4 226	Monocot	91	N/A	Tripathi et al. (2021)
Juglans mandshurica (Walnut)	Diploid	528.2	Dicot	5	9	Li et al. (2022)
Juglans regia (Walnut)	Diploid	572.8	Dicot	11	16
Malus domestica (Apple)	Di- or triploid	703	Dicot	44	N/A	Zuo et al. (2019)
Medicago truncatula (Barrel medic)	Diploid	429.6	Dicot	54	N/A	Kong et al. (2023)
Nicotiana benthamiana (Tobacco)	Amphidiploid	N/A	Dicot	15	23	Zhong et al. (2023)
Pisum sativum (Pea)	Diploid	3 796	Dicot	24	N/A	Li et al. (2023)
Rosa chinensis (Rose)	Diploid	515.1	Dicot	23	45	Liu et al. (2021)
Saccharum spontaneum (Wild sugarcane)	Autopolyploid	2 761	Monocot	19	N/A	Wang et al. (2023)
Sorghum bicolor (Sorghum)	Diploid	708.8	Monocot	37	N/A
Sesame indicum (Sesame)	Diploid	357	Dicot	N/A	31	Yan et al. (2023)
Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato)	Diploid	950	Dicot	11	18	Sun et al. (2020)
Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato)	Diploid	950	Dicot	5	N/A	Kurt et al. (2020)
Solanum tuberosum (Potato)	Tetraploid	705.8	Dicot	16	13	Yu et al. (2022)
Triticum aestivum (bread wheat)	Hexaploid	14 567	Monocot	320	N/A	Xia et al. (2022)
Zea mays (Maize)	Diploid	2 400	Monocot	N/A	58	Hu et al. (2023)

N/A means that that particular data was not discussed in the relevant publication.