The plant-pathogenic fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola (asexual stage: Septoria tritici)
causes septoria tritici blotch, a disease that greatly reduces the yield and quality of wheat. This …

We explored genetic variation by sequencing a selection of 84 tomato accessions and
related wild species representative of the Lycopersicon, Arcanum, Eriopersicon and …

Using the latest sequencing and optical mapping technologies, we have produced a high-quality
de novo assembly of the apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) genome. Repeat sequences, …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in plant development through regulation of gene
expression by mRNA degradation or translational inhibition. Despite the fact that tomato (…

Rose is the world’s most important ornamental plant, with economic, cultural and symbolic
value. Roses are cultivated worldwide and sold as garden roses, cut flowers and potted plants…

Updates in nanopore technology have made it possible to obtain gigabases of sequence
data. Prior to this, nanopore sequencing technology was mainly used to analyze microbial …

The original Heinz 1706 reference genome was produced by a large team of scientists from
across the globe from a variety of input sources that included 454 sequences in addition to …

Phenylpropanoid volatiles are responsible for the key tomato fruit (Solanum lycopersicum)
aroma attribute termed “smoky.” Release of these volatiles from their glycosylated precursors, …

Quantitative traits in plants are controlled by a large number of genes and their interaction
with the environment. To disentangle the genetic architecture of such traits, natural variation …

Background The major bottle neck in genetic and linkage studies in tomato has been the
lack of a sufficient number of molecular markers. This has radically changed with the …