Technology-enabled great leap in deciphering plant genomes

L Xie, X Gong, K Yang, Y Huang, S Zhang, L Shen… - Nature Plants, 2024 - nature.com
Plant genomes provide essential and vital basic resources for studying many aspects of
plant biology and applications (for example, breeding). From 2000 to 2020, 1,144 genomes …

quarTeT: a telomere-to-telomere toolkit for gap-free genome assembly and centromeric repeat identification

Y Lin, C Ye, X Li, Q Chen, Y Wu, F Zhang… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
A high-quality genome is the basis for studies on functional, evolutionary, and comparative
genomics. The majority of attention has been paid to the solution of complex chromosome …

The genome of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) provides insights into its genome evolution and high nutrient content

R Wang, W Li, Q He, H Zhang, M Wang… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is an important vegetable crop with high nutritional value.
However, the mechanism underlying its high nutrient content remains poorly understood …

The gap-free genome of mulberry elucidates the architecture and evolution of polycentric chromosomes

B Ma, H Wang, J Liu, L Chen, X Xia, W Wei… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Mulberry is a fundamental component of the global sericulture industry, and its positive
impact on our health and the environment cannot be overstated. However, the mulberry …

Telomere-to-telomere and gap-free genome assembly of a susceptible grapevine species (Thompson Seedless) to facilitate grape functional genomics

X Wang, M Tu, Y Wang, Y Zhang, W Yin… - Horticulture …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Grapes are globally recognized as economically significant fruit trees. Among grape
varieties, Thompson Seedless holds paramount influence for fresh consumption and for …

Advances in genomics and genome editing for improving strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa)

K Vondracek, F Altpeter, T Liu, S Lee - Frontiers in Genetics, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The cultivated strawberry, Fragaria× ananassa, is a recently domesticated fruit species of
economic interest worldwide. As such, there is significant interest in continuous varietal …

A gap-free reference genome reveals structural variations associated with flowering time in rapeseed (Brassica napus)

B Li, Q Yang, L Yang, X Zhou, L Deng, L Qu… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Allopolyploid oilseed rape (Brassica napus) is an important oil crop and vegetable.
However, the latest version of its reference genome, with collapsed duplications, gaps, and …

The telomere-to-telomere gap-free reference genome of wild blueberry (Vaccinium duclouxii) provides its high soluble sugar and anthocyanin accumulation

T Zeng, Z He, J He, W Lv, S Huang, J Li… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Vaccinium duclouxii, endemic to southwestern China, is a berry-producing shrub or small
tree belonging to the Ericaceae family, with high nutritive, medicinal, and ornamental value …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring of Volatile Organic Compounds in Strawberry Genotypes over the Harvest Period

K Passa, C Simal, E Tsormpatsidis, V Papasotiropoulos… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) over the harvest period have been assessed in twenty-
five strawberry genotypes cultivated in western Greece. Using liquid–liquid extraction and …

DNA methylation and histone modification patterns around Agrobacterium T-DNA integrations in woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca

C Peng, Q Pan, F Xue, S Xu, T Gu - Scientia Horticulturae, 2024 - Elsevier
Agrobacterium transformation is widely used for plant genome manipulation, which is
completed by integration of transfer DNA (T-DNA) into the plant genome. Application of new …