Targeted capture in evolutionary and ecological genomics

MR Jones, JM Good - Molecular ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid expansion of next‐generation sequencing has yielded a powerful array of tools to
address fundamental biological questions at a scale that was inconceivable just a few years …

Genomic selection for forest tree improvement: Methods, achievements and perspectives

VG Lebedev, TN Lebedeva, AI Chernodubov… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
The breeding of forest trees is only a few decades old, and is a much more complicated,
longer, and expensive endeavor than the breeding of agricultural crops. One breeding cycle …

Genotype by environment interactions in forest tree breeding: review of methodology and perspectives on research and application

Y Li, M Suontama, RD Burdon, HS Dungey - Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2017 - Springer
Genotype by environment interaction (G× E) refers to the comparative performances of
genotypes differing among environments, representing differences in genotype rankings or …

Biological invasions, climate change, and genomics

SL Chown, KA Hodgins, PC Griffin - Crop Breeding, 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
Biological invasions constitute a major environmental change driver, affecting conservation,
agriculture and human health. Invasive alien species (IAS) impacts include, alterations of …

Using nuclear gene data for plant phylogenetics: Progress and prospects II. Next‐gen approaches

EA Zimmer, J Wen - Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Single and low copy nuclear genes offer a larger number of, and more rapidly evolving,
characters than the chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal gene sequences that have dominated …

A target enrichment method for gathering phylogenetic information from hundreds of loci: an example from the Compositae

JR Mandel, RB Dikow, VA Funk… - Applications in plant …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
• Premise of the study: The Compositae (Asteraceae) are a large and diverse family of
plants, and the most comprehensive phylogeny to date is a meta‐tree based on 10 …

Cisgenesis and genome editing: combining concepts and efforts for a smarter use of genetic resources in crop breeding

T Cardi - Plant Breeding, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Plant genetic resources (PGR) represent valuable sources of genetic variability for crop
breeding. The development of novel biotechnologies is necessary for increasing the …

Sequence capture by hybridization to explore modern and ancient genomic diversity in model and nonmodel organisms

C Gasc, E Peyretaillade, P Peyret - Nucleic Acids Research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The recent expansion of next-generation sequencing has significantly improved biological
research. Nevertheless, deep exploration of genomes or metagenomic samples remains …

Deep reticulation and incomplete lineage sorting obscure the diploid phylogeny of rain-lilies and allies (Amaryllidaceae tribe Hippeastreae)

N García, RA Folk, AW Meerow, S Chamala… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2017 - Elsevier
Hybridization is a frequent and important force in plant evolution. Next-generation
sequencing (NGS) methods offer new possibilities for clade resolution and ambitious …

Efficiency of genomic prediction across two Eucalyptus nitens seed orchards with different selection histories

M Suontama, J Klápště, E Telfer, N Graham, T Stovold… - Heredity, 2019 - nature.com
Genomic selection is expected to enhance the genetic improvement of forest tree species by
providing more accurate estimates of breeding values through marker-based relationship …