Epigenetic variation is likely to contribute to the phenotypic plasticity and adaptative capacity
of plant species, and may be especially important for long‐lived organisms with complex …

Fruit size and seedlessness are highly relevant traits in many fruit crop species, and both
are primary targets of breeding programs for table grapes. In this work we performed a …

Two unigene datasets of Pinus taeda and Pinus pinaster were screened to detect di-, tri-
and tetranucleotide repeated motifs using the SSRIT script. A total of 419 simple sequence …

We have isolated seven allelic recessive Arabidopsis mutants, designated superroot (sur1-1
to sur1-7), displaying several abnormalities reminiscent of auxin effects. These …

Maritime pine ( P inus pinaster A it.) is a widely distributed conifer species in S outhwestern
E urope and one of the most advanced models for conifer research. In the current work, …

We used amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP) to analyze the stability of DNA
methylation throughout Arabidopsis development. AFLP can detect genome-wide changes in …

Although Populus has become the model genus for molecular genetics and genomics
research on forest trees, genetic and phylogenetic relationships within this genus have not yet …

The sequence of the 3′-terminal 1768 nucleotides of the PS and ŏo6 isolates of plum pox
virus (PPV) has been determined and compared with that of the equivalent regions of other …

Populus deltoides, P. nigra, and P. trichocarpa are the most important species for poplar
breeding programs worldwide. In addition, Populus has become a model for fundamental …

Several new initiatives have been launched recently to sequence conifer genomes including
pines, spruces and Douglas-fir. Owing to the very large genome sizes ranging from 18 to …