Plant genome sequence assembly in the era of long reads: Progress, challenges and future directions

B Pucker, I Irisarri, J de Vries, B Xu - Quantitative Plant Biology, 2022 - cambridge.org
Third-generation long-read sequencing is transforming plant genomics. Oxford Nanopore
Technologies and Pacific Biosciences are offering competing long-read sequencing …

Sticky problems: extraction of nucleic acids from molluscs

CM Adema - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Traditional molecular methods and omics-techniques across molluscan taxonomy
increasingly inform biology of Mollusca. Recovery of DNA and RNA for such studies is …

Convergent evolution of plant prickles by repeated gene co-option over deep time

JW Satterlee, D Alonso, P Gramazio, KM Jenike, J He… - Science, 2024 - science.org
An enduring question in evolutionary biology concerns the degree to which episodes of
convergent trait evolution depend on the same genetic programs, particularly over long …

A chromosome scale tomato genome built from complementary PacBio and Nanopore sequences alone reveals extensive linkage drag during breeding

WMJ van Rengs, MHW Schmidt, S Effgen… - The Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The assembly and scaffolding of plant crop genomes facilitate the characterization of
genetically diverse cultivated and wild germplasm. The cultivated tomato (Solanum …

Newly developed MAGIC population allows identification of strong associations and candidate genes for anthocyanin pigmentation in eggplant

G Mangino, A Arrones, M Plazas, T Pook… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations facilitate the genetic
dissection of complex quantitative traits in plants and are valuable breeding materials. We …

[HTML][HTML] A novel and rapid method for Agrobacterium-mediated production of stably transformed Cannabis sativa L. plants

A Galán-Ávila, P Gramazio, M Ron, J Prohens… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of genetically transformed plants is an elusive landmark in Cannabis
sativa L. breeding. Despite its economic interest, at present, protocols for producing …

Mutations in the SmAPRR2 transcription factor suppressing chlorophyll pigmentation in the eggplant fruit peel are key drivers of a diversified colour palette

A Arrones, G Mangino, D Alonso, M Plazas… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Understanding the mechanisms by which chlorophylls are synthesized in the eggplant
(Solanum melongena) fruit peel is of great relevance for eggplant breeding. A multi-parent …

Whole-genome sequence and methylome profiling of the almond [Prunus dulcis (Mill.) DA Webb] cultivar 'Nonpareil'

KM D'Amico-Willman, WZ Ouma, T Meulia, GM Sideli… - G3, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Almond [Prunus dulcis (Mill.) DA Webb] is an economically important, specialty nut
crop grown almost exclusively in the United States. Breeding and improvement efforts …

Going broad and deep: sequencing‐driven insights into plant physiology, evolution, and crop domestication

S Gui, FJ Martinez‐Rivas, W Wen, M Meng… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Deep sequencing is a term that has become embedded in the plant genomic literature in
recent years and with good reason. A torrent of (largely) high‐quality genomic and …

Analysis of> 3400 worldwide eggplant accessions reveals two independent domestication events and multiple migration‐diversification routes

L Barchi, G Aprea, MT Rabanus‐Wallace… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is an important Solanaceous crop, widely cultivated and
consumed in Asia, the Mediterranean basin, and Southeast Europe. Its domestication …