Twenty years of plant genome sequencing: achievements and challenges

Y Sun, L Shang, QH Zhu, L Fan, L Guo - Trends in Plant Science, 2022 - cell.com
Publication of the complete genome sequence of Arabidopsis thaliana, the first plant
reference genome, in December 2000 heralded the beginning of the plant genome era …

Pan-genome analysis of 33 genetically diverse rice accessions reveals hidden genomic variations

P Qin, H Lu, H Du, H Wang, W Chen, Z Chen, Q He… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Structural variations (SVs) and gene copy number variations (gCNVs) have contributed to
crop evolution, domestication, and improvement. Here, we assembled 31 high-quality …

Ensembl Genomes 2022: an expanding genome resource for non-vertebrates

AD Yates, J Allen, RM Amode, AG Azov… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Ensembl Genomes (https://www. ensemblgenomes. org) provides access to non-
vertebrate genomes and analysis complementing vertebrate resources developed by the …

Population genomic analysis of Aegilops tauschii identifies targets for bread wheat improvement

K Gaurav, S Arora, P Silva, J Sánchez-Martín… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Aegilops tauschii, the diploid wild progenitor of the D subgenome of bread wheat, is a
reservoir of genetic diversity for improving bread wheat performance and environmental …

Long-read sequence assembly: a technical evaluation in barley

M Mascher, T Wicker, J Jenkins, C Plott, T Lux… - The Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Sequence assembly of large and repeat-rich plant genomes has been challenging,
requiring substantial computational resources and often several complementary sequence …

TaCol-B5 modifies spike architecture and enhances grain yield in wheat

X Zhang, H Jia, T Li, J Wu, R Nagarajan, L Lei… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Spike architecture influences grain yield in wheat. We report the map-based cloning of a
gene determining the number of spikelet nodes per spike in common wheat. The cloned …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing landrace diversity empowers wheat breeding

S Cheng, C Feng, LU Wingen, H Cheng, AB Riche… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Harnessing genetic diversity in major staple crops through the development of new breeding
capabilities is essential to ensure food security. Here we examined the genetic and …