Meta‐analysis of chromosome‐scale crossover rate variation in eukaryotes and its significance to evolutionary genomics

Q Haenel, TG Laurentino, M Roesti… - Molecular ecology, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the distribution of crossovers along chromosomes is crucial to evolutionary
genomics because the crossover rate determines how strongly a genome region is …

The genome of the recently domesticated crop plant sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)

JC Dohm, AE Minoche, D Holtgräwe… - Nature, 2014‏ - nature.com
Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris) is an important crop of temperate climates which
provides nearly 30% of the world's annual sugar production and is a source for bioethanol …

A high-quality genome assembly of quinoa provides insights into the molecular basis of salt bladder-based salinity tolerance and the exceptional nutritional value

C Zou, A Chen, L **ao, HM Muller, P Ache, G Haberer… - Cell Research, 2017‏ - nature.com
Chenopodium quinoa is a halophytic pseudocereal crop that is being cultivated in an ever-
growing number of countries. Because quinoa is highly resistant to multiple abiotic stresses …

Sugar beet breeding

JM McGrath, L Panella - Plant breeding reviews, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sugar beet is a recent crop developed solely for the extraction of the sweetener, sucrose.
Breeding and improvement of Beta vulgaris for sugar has a rich historical record. Sugar beet …

Dissecting molecular evolution in the highly diverse plant clade Caryophyllales using transcriptome sequencing

Y Yang, MJ Moore, SF Brockington… - Molecular biology …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Many phylogenomic studies based on transcriptomes have been limited to “single-copy”
genes due to methodological challenges in homology and orthology inferences. Only a …

Lineage‐specific gene radiations underlie the evolution of novel betalain pigmentation in Caryophyllales

SF Brockington, Y Yang, F Gandia‐Herrero… - New …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Betalain pigments are unique to the Caryophyllales and structurally and biosynthetically
distinct from anthocyanins. Two key enzymes within the betalain synthesis pathway have …

Single-molecule sequencing and Hi-C-based proximity-guided assembly of amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) chromosomes provide insights into genome …

DJ Lightfoot, DE Jarvis, T Ramaraj, R Lee, EN Jellen… - BMC biology, 2017‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) was a food staple among
the ancient civilizations of Central and South America that has recently received increased …

Genomic distances reveal relationships of wild and cultivated beets

FL Sandell, N Stralis-Pavese, JM McGrath… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Cultivated beets (Beta vulgari s ssp. vulgaris), including sugar beet, rank among the most
important crops. The wild ancestor of beet crops is the sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima …

Exploiting single-molecule transcript sequencing for eukaryotic gene prediction

AE Minoche, JC Dohm, J Schneider, D Holtgräwe… - Genome biology, 2015‏ - Springer
We develop a method to predict and validate gene models using PacBio single-molecule,
real-time (SMRT) cDNA reads. Ninety-eight percent of full-insert SMRT reads span complete …

The role of a pseudo-response regulator gene in life cycle adaptation and domestication of beet

PA Pin, W Zhang, SH Vogt, N Dally, B Büttner… - Current Biology, 2012‏ - cell.com
Life cycle adaptation to latitudinal and seasonal variation in photoperiod and temperature is
a major determinant of evolutionary success in flowering plants. Whereas the life cycle of the …