Fungus Fuels Tree Growth
A better understanding of how poplar responds to endophyte associations with endophytes enables scientists to fine-tune their engineering efforts. [Read More]
The Poplar Genome at 10
The poplar genome paper has been cited some 1,900 times since its 2006 publication in Science, but that’s not the only way to measure its impact. [Read More]
Identifying causes of poplar canker
Researchers compared two fungal tree pathogens to find out how one of them has gained the capability to significantly damage hybrid poplar plantations. [Read More]
Signatures of Selection Inscribed on Poplar Genomes
A Nature Genetics study describes a method that could be harnessed for developing more accurate predictive climate change models. [Read More]
Why Sequence Poplar Leaf Rust?
The Populus (poplar tree) genome has been publicly released by the JGI, and the genomes of its symbiotic fungal associates Laccaria bicolor and Glomus intraradices are near completion. As part of the development of a broader community-based Populus genomics resource, and as a means of conducting informative comparative genomics among fungi, JGI will be sequencing… [Read More]
Large toolset for detecting genetic variation in poplars
Beyond their status as a fast-growing candidate biofuels feedstock. [Read More]
The poplar genome’s impact, a decade on
During his keynote speech at the DOE Joint Genome Institute’s Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting, science writer Carl Zimmer discussed the status of personalized medicine following the completion of the Human Genome Project. In an article published online October 25, 2012 in Tree Physiology, researchers including Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Jerry Tuskan present a similar… [Read More]
Drifting Poplar Populations Inform Breeding Strategies
Since the publication of the genome sequence of the first tree, the black cottonwood or poplar Populustrichocarpain 2006 by the DOE Joint Genome Institute, a growing community of researchers have been engaged in advancing the development of poplar as a candidatefeedstockfornext-generationbiofuelsowing to the tree’s compact genome, rapid growth and life cycle. One area of study… [Read More]
Tension wood study helps tailors bioenergy feedstock
Researchers focus on tension wood in linking phenotypic and genotypic data to the lignocellulosic challenges presented in converting poplar biomass to sugars for biofuels production. [Read More]
Poplar rust fungal genome project in Western Farm Press
The sequencing of the genetic codes of wheat stem rust pathogen (Puccinia graminis) and poplar leaf rust pathogen (Melampsora larici-populina) is expected to help researchers develop control strategies to address worldwide threats to wheat fields and tree plantations. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was a six-year collaborative effort of… [Read More]