Large-scale whole-genome resequencing unravels the domestication history of Cannabis sativa

G Ren, X Zhang, Y Li, K Ridout… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Cannabis sativa has long been an important source of fiber extracted from hemp and both
medicinal and recreational drugs based on cannabinoid compounds. Here, we investigated …

Comprehending and improving cannabis specialized metabolism in the systems biology era

P Romero, A Peris, K Vergara, JT Matus - Plant Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Cannabis sativa is a source of food, fiber and specialized metabolites such as cannabinoids,
with psychoactive and pharmacological effects. Due to its expanding and increasingly …

NLR- and mlo-Based Resistance Mechanisms against Powdery Mildew in Cannabis sativa

TM Sirangelo - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Powdery mildew (PM) is one of the most common Cannabis sativa diseases. In spite of this,
very few documented studies have characterized the resistance genes involved in PM …

Generation of a comprehensive transcriptome atlas and transcriptome dynamics in medicinal cannabis

S Braich, RC Baillie, LS Jewell, GC Spangenberg… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Cannabinoids are the main medicinal compounds of interest in the plant Cannabis sativa,
that are primarily synthesised in the glandular trichomes; found on female floral buds. The …

Sequence and annotation of 42 cannabis genomes reveals extensive copy number variation in cannabinoid synthesis and pathogen resistance genes

KJ McKernan, Y Helbert, LT Kane, H Ebling, L Zhang… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Cannabis is a diverse and polymorphic species. To better understand cannabinoid
synthesis inheritance and its impact on pathogen resistance, we shotgun sequenced and …

Genome-Wide Characterization of the MLO Gene Family in Cannabis sativa Reveals Two Genes as Strong Candidates for Powdery Mildew Susceptibility

N Pépin, FO Hebert, DL Joly - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cannabis sativa is increasingly being grown around the world for medicinal, industrial, and
recreational purposes. As in all cultivated plants, cannabis is exposed to a wide range of …

Gene copy number is associated with phytochemistry in Cannabis sativa

D Vergara, EL Huscher, KG Keepers, RM Givens… - AoB Plants, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Gene copy number (CN) variation is known to be important in nearly every species where it
has been examined. Alterations in gene CN may provide a fast way of acquiring diversity …

Origin and evolution of the cannabinoid oxidocyclase gene family

R van Velzen, ME Schranz - Genome Biology and Evolution, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cannabis is an ancient crop representing a rapidly increasing legal market, especially for
medicinal purposes. Medicinal and psychoactive effects of Cannabis rely on specific …

The cream of the crop: Biology, breeding and applications of Cannabis sativa

S Schilling, CA Dowling, J Shi, L Ryan, D Hunt… - Authorea …, 2020 - authorea.com
Cannabis sativa is an extraordinarily versatile species. Hemp and its cousin marijuana, both
C. sativa, have been used for millennia as a source of fibre, oil and for medicinal, spiritual …

A high-quality genome assembly from a single, field-collected spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) using the PacBio Sequel II system

SB Kingan, J Urban, CC Lambert, P Baybayan… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background A high-quality reference genome is an essential tool for applied and basic
research on arthropods. Long-read sequencing technologies may be used to generate more …