Progress in Myrtaceae genetics and genomics: Eucalyptus as the pivotal genus

D Grattapaglia, RE Vaillancourt, M Shepherd… - Tree Genetics & …, 2012 - Springer
The status of genomics and genetics research in the Myrtaceae, a large family of
dicotyledonous woody plants, is reviewed with Eucalyptus as the focal genus. The family …

Eucalyptus applied genomics: from gene sequences to breeding tools

D Grattapaglia, M Kirst - New phytologist, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Eucalyptus is the most widely planted hardwood crop in the tropical and subtropical world
because of its superior growth, broad adaptability and multipurpose wood properties …

A flexible multi‐species genome‐wide 60K SNP chip developed from pooled resequencing of 240 Eucalyptus tree genomes across 12 species

OB Silva‐Junior, DA Faria, D Grattapaglia - New Phytologist, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We used whole genome resequencing of pooled individuals to develop a high‐density
single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip for Eucalyptus. Genomes of 240 trees of 12 …

Genome‐wide analysis of the lignin toolbox of Eucalyptus grandis

V Carocha, M Soler, C Hefer, H Cassan‐Wang… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin, a major component of secondary cell walls, hinders the optimal processing of wood
for industrial uses. The recent availability of the E ucalyptus grandis genome sequence …

Evaluating the accuracy of genomic prediction of growth and wood traits in two Eucalyptus species and their F1 hybrids

B Tan, D Grattapaglia, GS Martins, KZ Ferreira… - BMC plant biology, 2017 - Springer
Background Genomic prediction is a genomics assisted breeding methodology that can
increase genetic gains by accelerating the breeding cycle and potentially improving the …

A high-density Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) microarray for genome-wide genotyping in Eucalyptus

CP Sansaloni, CD Petroli, J Carling, CJ Hudson… - Plant Methods, 2010 - Springer
Background A number of molecular marker technologies have allowed important advances
in the understanding of the genetics and evolution of Eucalyptus, a genus that includes over …

Eucalyptus Breeding for Clonal Forestry

GDSP Rezende, MDV de Resende… - … and Opportunities for the …, 2013 - Springer
As global demand for wood increases, planted forests will also become increasingly
important. Accepting and promoting them as the only way to address the wood scarcity …

Genomic prediction in contrast to a genome-wide association study in explaining heritable variation of complex growth traits in breeding populations of Eucalyptus

BSF Müller, LG Neves, JE de Almeida Filho… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background The advent of high-throughput genotyping technologies coupled to genomic
prediction methods established a new paradigm to integrate genomics and breeding. We …

Proteomics research on forest trees, the most recalcitrant and orphan plant species

N Abril, JM Gion, R Kerner, G Müller-Starck… - Phytochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
The contribution of proteomics to the knowledge of forest tree (the most recalcitrant and
almost forgotten plant species) biology is being reviewed and discussed, based on the …

Independent and Joint‐GWAS for growth traits in Eucalyptus by assembling genome‐wide data for 3373 individuals across four breeding populations

BSF Müller, JE de Almeida Filho, BM Lima… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) in plants typically suffer from limited statistical
power. An alternative to the logistical and cost challenge of increasing sample sizes is to …