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 …

Plant pan-genomics and its applications

J Shi, Z Tian, J Lai, X Huang - Molecular Plant, 2023 - cell.com
Plant genomes are so highly diverse that a substantial proportion of genomic sequences are
not shared among individuals. The variable DNA sequences, along with the conserved core …

[HTML][HTML] A graph-based genome and pan-genome variation of the model plant Setaria

Q He, S Tang, H Zhi, J Chen, J Zhang, H Liang… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Setaria italica (foxtail millet), a founder crop of East Asian agriculture, is a model plant for C4
photosynthesis and developing approaches to adaptive breeding across multiple climates …

GENESPACE tracks regions of interest and gene copy number variation across multiple genomes

JT Lovell, A Sreedasyam, ME Schranz, M Wilson… - elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
The development of multiple chromosome-scale reference genome sequences in many
taxonomic groups has yielded a high-resolution view of the patterns and processes of …

[HTML][HTML] Pangenomic analysis identifies structural variation associated with heat tolerance in pearl millet

H Yan, M Sun, Z Zhang, Y Jin, A Zhang, C Lin, B Wu… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Pearl millet is an important cereal crop worldwide and shows superior heat tolerance. Here,
we developed a graph-based pan-genome by assembling ten chromosomal genomes with …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic mechanisms of climate adaptation in polyploid bioenergy switchgrass

JT Lovell, AH MacQueen, S Mamidi, J Bonnette… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Long-term climate change and periodic environmental extremes threaten food and fuel
security and global crop productivity,–. Although molecular and adaptive breeding strategies …

[HTML][HTML] An E2-E3 pair contributes to seed size control in grain crops

S Tang, Z Zhao, X Liu, Y Sui, D Zhang, H Zhi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate grain yield is important for
improving agricultural productivity. Protein ubiquitination controls various aspects of plant …

Current status of structural variation studies in plants

Y Yuan, PE Bayer, J Batley… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Structural variations (SVs) including gene presence/absence variations and copy number
variations are a common feature of genomes in plants and, together with single nucleotide …

[PDF][PDF] Multi-omics analyses of 398 foxtail millet accessions reveal genomic regions associated with domestication, metabolite traits, and anti-inflammatory effects

X Li, J Gao, J Song, K Guo, S Hou, X Wang, Q He… - Molecular Plant, 2022 - cell.com
Foxtail millet (Setaria italica), which was domesticated from the wild species green foxtail
(Setaria viridis), is a rich source of phytonutrients for humans. To evaluate how breeding …

Integrating genomics and genome editing for orphan crop improvement: a bridge between orphan crops and modern agriculture system

H Yaqoob, A Tariq, BA Bhat, KA Bhat, IB Nehvi… - GM Crops & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Domestication of orphan crops could be explored by editing their genomes. Genome editing
has a lot of promise for enhancing agricultural output, and there is a lot of interest in …