Insights into conifer giga-genomes

AR De La Torre, I Birol, J Bousquet… - Plant …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Insights from sequenced genomes of major land plant lineages have advanced research in
almost every aspect of plant biology. Until recently, however, assembled genome …

Decoding the massive genome of loblolly pine using haploid DNA and novel assembly strategies

DB Neale, JL Wegrzyn, KA Stevens, AV Zimin, D Puiu… - Genome biology, 2014 - Springer
Background The size and complexity of conifer genomes has, until now, prevented full
genome sequencing and assembly. The large research community and economic …

Unique Features of the Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Megagenome Revealed Through Sequence Annotation

JL Wegrzyn, JD Liechty, KA Stevens, LS Wu… - Genetics, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The largest genus in the conifer family Pinaceae is Pinus, with over 100 species. The size
and complexity of their genomes (∼ 20–40 Gb, 2 n= 24) have delayed the arrival of a well …

Environmental genome-wide association reveals climate adaptation is shaped by subtle to moderate allele frequency shifts in loblolly pine

AR De La Torre, B Wilhite… - Genome Biology and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the genomic basis of local adaptation is crucial to determine the potential of
long-lived woody species to withstand changes in their natural environment. In the past …

High-throughput linkage mapping of Australian white cypress pine (Callitris glaucophylla) and map transferability to related species

S Sakaguchi, T Sugino, Y Tsumura, M Ito… - Tree Genetics & …, 2015 - Springer
White cypress pine (Callitris glaucophylla) is a drought-tolerant evergreen conifer, which is a
member of the Australian C. columellaris species complex. The complex is comprised of five …

A High-Density Gene Map of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Based on Exome Sequence Capture Genotyping

LG Neves, JM Davis, WB Barbazuk… - G3: Genes, Genomes …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is an economically and ecologically important conifer for
which a suite of genomic resources is being generated. Despite recent attempts to sequence …

High‐density SNP assay development for genetic analysis in maritime pine (Pinus pinaster)

C Plomion, J Bartholomé, I Lesur… - Molecular Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Maritime pine provides essential ecosystem services in the south‐western M editerranean
basin, where it covers around 4 million ha. Its scattered distribution over a range of …

A Picea abies Linkage Map Based on SNP Markers Identifies QTLs for Four Aspects of Resistance to Heterobasidion parviporum Infection

M Lind, T Källman, J Chen, XF Ma, J Bousquet… - PLos one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
A consensus linkage map of Picea abies, an economically important conifer, was
constructed based on the segregation of 686 SNP markers in a F1 progeny population …

Identification of novel putative causative genes and genetic marker for male sterility in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica D.Don)

K Mishima, T Hirao, M Tsubomura, M Tamura, M Kurita… - Bmc Genomics, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) is an important tree for
Japanese forestry. Male-sterile marker development in Japanese cedar would facilitate …

Genetic control of functional traits related to photosynthesis and water use efficiency in Pinus pinaster Ait. drought response: integration of genome annotation, allele …

M de Miguel, JA Cabezas, N de María… - BMC genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background Understanding molecular mechanisms that control photosynthesis and water
use efficiency in response to drought is crucial for plant species from dry areas. This study …