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 …

Biosynthesis and regulation of phenylpropanoids in plants

Y Deng, S Lu - Critical reviews in plant sciences, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Phenylpropanoids are a large class of plant secondary metabolites derived from aromatic
amino acids phenylalanine in most plants or tyrosine in partial monocots. It mainly includes …

A telomere-to-telomere gap-free reference genome of watermelon and its mutation library provide important resources for gene discovery and breeding

Y Deng, S Liu, Y Zhang, J Tan, X Li, X Chu, B Xu… - Molecular plant, 2022 - cell.com
Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus, is the world's third largest fruit crop. Reference genomes with
gaps and a narrow genetic base hinder functional genomics and genetic improvement of …

Root-secreted bitter triterpene modulates the rhizosphere microbiota to improve plant fitness

Y Zhong, W Xun, X Wang, S Tian, Y Zhang, D Li… - Nature plants, 2022 - nature.com
Underground microbial ecosystems have profound impacts on plant health,,,–. Recently,
essential roles have been shown for plant specialized metabolites in shaping the …

Gene duplication and evolution in recurring polyploidization–diploidization cycles in plants

X Qiao, Q Li, H Yin, K Qi, L Li, R Wang, S Zhang… - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Background The sharp increase of plant genome and transcriptome data provide valuable
resources to investigate evolutionary consequences of gene duplication in a range of taxa …

The epigenome and transcriptional dynamics of fruit ripening

J Giovannoni, C Nguyen, B Ampofo… - Annual Review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Fruit has evolved myriad forms that facilitate seed dispersal in varied environmental and
ecological contexts. Because fleshy fruits become attractive and nutritious to seed …

The Peach v2. 0 release: high-resolution linkage mapping and deep resequencing improve chromosome-scale assembly and contiguity

I Verde, J Jenkins, L Dondini, S Micali, G Pagliarani… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background The availability of the peach genome sequence has fostered relevant research
in peach and related Prunus species enabling the identification of genes underlying …

Origin and domestication of Cucurbitaceae crops: insights from phylogenies, genomics and archaeology

G Chomicki, H Schaefer, SS Renner - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Some of the World's most valuable crops, including watermelon, honey melon, cucumber,
squash, zucchini and pumpkin, belong to the family Cucurbitaceae. We review insights on …

A comprehensive genome variation map of melon identifies multiple domestication events and loci influencing agronomic traits

G Zhao, Q Lian, Z Zhang, Q Fu, Y He, S Ma… - Nature Genetics, 2019 - nature.com
Melon is an economically important fruit crop that has been cultivated for thousands of years;
however, the genetic basis and history of its domestication still remain largely unknown …

Evolution of plant genome architecture

JF Wendel, SA Jackson, BC Meyers, RA Wing - Genome biology, 2016 - Springer
We have witnessed an explosion in our understanding of the evolution and structure of plant
genomes in recent years. Here, we highlight three important emergent realizations:(1) that …