Evolution of crop species: genetics of domestication and diversification

RS Meyer, MD Purugganan - Nature reviews genetics, 2013 - nature.com
Domestication is a good model for the study of evolutionary processes because of the recent
evolution of crop species (< 12,000 years ago), the key role of selection in their origins, and …

Genome-wide association studies in maize: praise and stargaze

Y **‐by‐sequencing approaches to characterize crop genomes: choosing the right tool for the right application
A Scheben, J Batley, D Edwards - Plant biotechnology journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, the revolution in sequencing technologies has deeply impacted crop
genoty** practice. New methods allowing rapid, high‐throughput genoty** of entire …

Next-generation sequencing accelerates crop gene discovery

K Le Nguyen, A Grondin, B Courtois, P Gantet - Trends in plant science, 2019 - cell.com
The identification and isolation of genes underlying quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated
with agronomic traits in crops have been recently accelerated thanks to next-generation …

RSAT 2015: regulatory sequence analysis tools

A Medina-Rivera, M Defrance, O Sand… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract RSAT (Regulatory Sequence Analysis Tools) is a modular software suite for the
analysis of cis-regulatory elements in genome sequences. Its main applications are (i) motif …

Technological advances in maize breeding: past, present and future

C Andorf, WD Beavis, M Hufford, S Smith… - Theoretical and applied …, 2019 - Springer
Maize has for many decades been both one of the most important crops worldwide and one
of the primary genetic model organisms. More recently, maize breeding has been impacted …

Barley whole exome capture: a tool for genomic research in the genus Hordeum and beyond

M Mascher, TA Richmond, DJ Gerhardt… - The Plant …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Advanced resources for genome‐assisted research in barley (H ordeum vulgare) including
a whole‐genome shotgun assembly and an integrated physical map have recently become …

Biomass recalcitrance: a multi-scale, multi-factor, and conversion-specific property

MC McCann, NC Carpita - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Recalcitrance of plant biomass to enzymatic hydrolysis for biofuel production is thought to be
a property conferred by lignin or lignin–carbohydrate complexes. However, chemical …