Pan-genomic studies aim at representing the entire sequence diversity within a species to
provide useful resources for evolutionary studies, functional genomics and breeding of …

Genome-editing technologies offer unprecedented opportunities for crop improvement with
superior precision and speed. This review presents an analysis of the current state of …

Genetic diversity is key to crop improvement. Owing to pervasive genomic structural
variation, a single reference genome assembly cannot capture the full complement of …

Many plants associate with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for nutrient acquisition, while
legumes also associate with nitrogen-fixing rhizobial bacteria. Both associations rely on …

Background Bacteria associated with plants can enhance the plants' growth and resistance
against phytopathogens. Today, growers aim to reduce the use of mineral fertilizers and …

Crop losses caused by plant pathogens are a primary threat to stable food production. Stripe
rust (Puccinia striiformis) is a fungal pathogen of cereal crops that causes significant …

The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi almost invariably establishes life-long infections in
humans and other mammals, despite the development of potent host immune responses …

Triticeae, the wheatgrass tribe, includes several major cereal crops and their wild relatives.
Major crops within the Triticeae are wheat, barley and rye which are important for human …

Leaf and floral tissue degeneration is a common feature in plants. In cereal crops such as
barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), pre-anthesis tip degeneration (PTD) starts with growth arrest of …

A single reference genome does not fully capture species diversity. By contrast, a
pangenome incorporates multiple genomes to capture the entire set of nonredundant genes …