Cis-regulatory sequences in plants: their importance, discovery, and future challenges

RJ Schmitz, E Grotewold, M Stam - The plant cell, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The identification and characterization of cis-regulatory DNA sequences and how they
function to coordinate responses to developmental and environmental cues is of paramount …

Plant pan-genomes are the new reference

PE Bayer, AA Golicz, A Scheben, J Batley, D Edwards - Nature plants, 2020 - nature.com
Recent years have seen a surge in plant genome sequencing projects and the comparison
of multiple related individuals. The high degree of genomic variation observed led to the …

Genome-edited powdery mildew resistance in wheat without growth penalties

S Li, D Lin, Y Zhang, M Deng, Y Chen, B Lv, B Li, Y Lei… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Disruption of susceptibility (S) genes in crops is an attractive breeding strategy for conferring
disease resistance,. However, S genes are implicated in many essential biological functions …

The mosaic oat genome gives insights into a uniquely healthy cereal crop

N Kamal, N Tsardakas Renhuldt, J Bentzer… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Cultivated oat (Avena sativa L.) is an allohexaploid (AACCDD, 2 n= 6 x= 42) thought to have
been domesticated more than 3,000 years ago while growing as a weed in wheat, emmer …

Analyses of a chromosome-scale genome assembly reveal the origin and evolution of cultivated chrysanthemum

A Song, J Su, H Wang, Z Zhang, X Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) is a globally important
ornamental plant with great economic, cultural, and symbolic value. However, research on …

Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium … - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the most widely cultivated crop on Earth,
contributing about a fifth of the total calories consumed by humans. Consequently, wheat …

Haplotype-resolved genome analyses of a heterozygous diploid potato

Q Zhou, D Tang, W Huang, Z Yang, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the most important tuber crop worldwide. Efforts are
underway to transform the crop from a clonally propagated tetraploid into a seed …

Genome assemblies of 11 bamboo species highlight diversification induced by dynamic subgenome dominance

PF Ma, YL Liu, C Guo, G Jin, ZH Guo, L Mao… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Polyploidy (genome duplication) is a pivotal force in evolution. However, the interactions
between parental genomes in a polyploid nucleus, frequently involving subgenome …

Wheat root systems as a breeding target for climate resilience

ES Ober, S Alahmad, J Cockram, C Forestan… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
In the coming decades, larger genetic gains in yield will be necessary to meet projected
demand, and this must be achieved despite the destabilizing impacts of climate change on …

Resequencing of 145 landmark cultivars reveals asymmetric sub-genome selection and strong founder genotype effects on wheat breeding in China

C Hao, C Jiao, J Hou, T Li, H Liu, Y Wang, J Zheng… - Molecular plant, 2020 - cell.com
Controlled pedigrees and the multi-decade timescale of national crop plant breeding
programs offer a unique experimental context for examining how selection affects plant …