A guide to combining ecophysiological and genomic models.
Tag - genome
Rachel Shekar
Lessons from Mediterranean olive domestication: keep wild relatives close by and do not “overselect”
New study in the journal BMC Biology found that Mediterranean olives have almost as high genetic diversity as olive cultivars
Juniper Kiss
Can you find genetic echoes of an ancient ancestor in hornworts?
The genes hornworts share with other living plants may tell us something about their ancient common ancestor.
Liam Elliott
Genomes galore!
We’re not usually that big on plant genomes (“the complete set of genetic information in an organism”) in Cuttings items. We know what they are, and appreciate their importance, but until those genomes are translated...
Nigel Chaffey
A tiny silver bullet for cut flowers?
The cut flower industry – wherein stems of intact growing flowering plants are removed, and transported from their place of growth to a place of purchase by a customer and ultimately displayed in a vase (“a container...
Plant Records: Don’t judge ryegrass by its looks
Name: Perennial ryegrass Scientific name: Lolium perenne L. Known for: Being a super yummy forage grass for grazing ruminants and liked as turf for sports people in temperate climates of the world Record broken: Two...
Susanne Barth
When is a land plant not a land plant?
When it’s an eelgrass. OK, this needs some explanation. A popular notion is that the kingdom Plantae is essentially synonymous with the term land plants. And that is understandable; after all, this group of organisms is...
Transcriptome and Genome of the Venus Flytrap
Darwin was fascinated by the unusual adaptations of carnivorous plants during his often frustrating studies of the evolution of flowering plants, which he referred to as an ‘abominable mystery’...
AJ Cann
Plant parts doing unexpected things: Part 1 (or, Giving transpiration a little boost…)
In order to survive in desert-like areas. date palms substantially rely on the exploitation and recharge of the stem reservoir in their water budget.
Genome downsizing and karyotype constancy in diploid and polyploid congeners: a model of genome size-variation
In several genera evolutionary chromosome change involves variation in DNA amount in diploids and genome downsizing in polyploids. In a new study in AoB PLANTS, Poggio et al. analysed the genome size and karyotypical...
AoBPLANTS
Genome size variation and evolution in allotetraploid Arabidopsis kamchatica and its parental species, A. lyrata and A. halleri
Genome doubling and changes in genome size are fundamental evolutionary processes, with polyploidy being one of the most important forces influencing plant diversification. However, little is currently known about the...
Because they’re not red(!)
Although red algae contain green chlorophyll, their red coloration is a result of large amounts of non-green pigments such as phycoerythrin.
Fungus genome figured
Sticking with fungi (Aha! The ‘Melbourne Code card’ duly played!), but a more benign side this time is this uplifting tale. In the West we are generally aware of the power of plants to provide medicines; but we tend to...
Food Crisis in 2050?
A realistic scenario, if the production of major crops does not increase significantly. Estimated 9 billion people will need 70% more food than today. In June 2011, The G20 Agriculture Ministers agreed on an “Action...
Jaroslav Dolezel