De novo domestication: an alternative route toward new crops for the future
Current global agricultural production must feed over 7 billion people. However, productivity
varies greatly across the globe and is under threat from both increased competitions for land …
varies greatly across the globe and is under threat from both increased competitions for land …
Tuber and tuberous root development
W Zierer, D Rüscher, U Sonnewald… - Annual review of plant …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Root and tuber crops have been an important part of human nutrition since the early days of
humanity, providing us with essential carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamins. Today, they are …
humanity, providing us with essential carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamins. Today, they are …
Genome evolution and diversity of wild and cultivated potatoes
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the world's most important non-cereal food crop, and the
vast majority of commercially grown cultivars are highly heterozygous tetraploids. Advances …
vast majority of commercially grown cultivars are highly heterozygous tetraploids. Advances …
[HTML][HTML] A route to de novo domestication of wild allotetraploid rice
H Yu, T Lin, X Meng, H Du, J Zhang, G Liu, M Chen… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Cultivated rice varieties are all diploid, and polyploidization of rice has long been desired
because of its advantages in genome buffering, vigorousness, and environmental …
because of its advantages in genome buffering, vigorousness, and environmental …
GenomeScope 2.0 and Smudgeplot for reference-free profiling of polyploid genomes
An important assessment prior to genome assembly and related analyses is genome
profiling, where the k-mer frequencies within raw sequencing reads are analyzed to estimate …
profiling, where the k-mer frequencies within raw sequencing reads are analyzed to estimate …
Allele-defined genome of the autopolyploid sugarcane Saccharum spontaneum L.
Modern sugarcanes are polyploid interspecific hybrids, combining high sugar content from
Saccharum officinarum with hardiness, disease resistance and ratooning of Saccharum …
Saccharum officinarum with hardiness, disease resistance and ratooning of Saccharum …
Construction of a chromosome-scale long-read reference genome assembly for potato
Background Worldwide, the cultivated potato, Solanum tuberosum L., is the No. 1 vegetable
crop and a critical food security crop. The genome sequence of DM1–3 516 R44, a doubled …
crop and a critical food security crop. The genome sequence of DM1–3 516 R44, a doubled …
Haplotype-resolved genome analyses of a heterozygous diploid potato
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 …
underway to transform the crop from a clonally propagated tetraploid into a seed …
Phased, chromosome-scale genome assemblies of tetraploid potato reveal a complex genome, transcriptome, and predicted proteome landscape underpinning …
Cultivated potato is a clonally propagated autotetraploid species with a highly
heterogeneous genome. Phased assemblies of six cultivars including two chromosome …
heterogeneous genome. Phased assemblies of six cultivars including two chromosome …
Genome design of hybrid potato
C Zhang, Z Yang, D Tang, Y Zhu, P Wang, D Li, G Zhu… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Reinventing potato from a clonally propagated tetraploid into a seed-propagated diploid,
hybrid potato, is an important innovation in agriculture. Due to deleterious mutations, it has …
hybrid potato, is an important innovation in agriculture. Due to deleterious mutations, it has …