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2024

Journal Article

The complex polyploid genome architecture of sugarcane

Healey, A. L., Garsmeur, O., Lovell, J. T., Shengquiang, S., Sreedasyam, A., Jenkins, J., Plott, C. B., Piperidis, N., Pompidor, N., Llaca, V., Metcalfe, C. J., Doležel, J., Cápal, P., Carlson, J. W., Hoarau, J. Y., Hervouet, C., Zini, C., Dievart, A., Lipzen, A., Williams, M., Boston, L. B., Webber, J., Keymanesh, K., Tejomurthula, S., Rajasekar, S., Suchecki, R., Furtado, A., May, G., Parakkal, P. ... D’Hont, A. (2024). The complex polyploid genome architecture of sugarcane. Nature, 628 (8009), 1-7. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07231-4

The complex polyploid genome architecture of sugarcane

2024

Journal Article

Factors affecting the germination of teliospores of Sporisorium scitamineum and the development of sugarcane smut in the field

Hidayah, Nurul, Bhuiyan, Shamsul A., Aitken, Karen and Galea, Victor (2024). Factors affecting the germination of teliospores of Sporisorium scitamineum and the development of sugarcane smut in the field. Journal of Phytopathology, 172 (2) e13307, 1-10. doi: 10.1111/jph.13307

Factors affecting the germination of teliospores of Sporisorium scitamineum and the development of sugarcane smut in the field

2023

Journal Article

Optimising clonal performance in sugarcane: leveraging non-additive effects via mate-allocation strategies

Yadav, Seema, Ross, Elizabeth M., Wei, Xianming, Powell, Owen, Hivert, Valentin, Hickey, Lee T., Atkin, Felicity, Deomano, Emily, Aitken, Karen S., Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hayes, Ben J. (2023). Optimising clonal performance in sugarcane: leveraging non-additive effects via mate-allocation strategies. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14 1260517, 1260517. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1260517

Optimising clonal performance in sugarcane: leveraging non-additive effects via mate-allocation strategies

2022

Journal Article

Combining genomic selection with genome-wide association analysis identified a large-effect QTL and improved selection for red rot resistance in sugarcane

O’Connell, Anthony, Deo, Jasmin, Deomano, Emily, Wei, Xianming, Jackson, Phillip, Aitken, Karen S., Manimekalai, Ramaswamy, Mohanraj, Krishnasamy, Hemaprabha, Govinda, Ram, Bakshi, Viswanathan, Rasappa and Lakshmanan, Prakash (2022). Combining genomic selection with genome-wide association analysis identified a large-effect QTL and improved selection for red rot resistance in sugarcane. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13 1021182, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1021182

Combining genomic selection with genome-wide association analysis identified a large-effect QTL and improved selection for red rot resistance in sugarcane

2022

Journal Article

Isolation and sequencing of a single copy of an introgressed chromosome from a complex genome for gene and SNP identification

Metcalfe, Cushla J., Li, Jingchuan, Zheng, Bangyou, Stiller, Jiri, Healey, Adam, Piperidis, Nathalie and Aitken, Karen S. (2022). Isolation and sequencing of a single copy of an introgressed chromosome from a complex genome for gene and SNP identification. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 135 (4), 1279-1292. doi: 10.1007/s00122-022-04030-1

Isolation and sequencing of a single copy of an introgressed chromosome from a complex genome for gene and SNP identification

2021

Journal Article

Resistance mechanisms and expression of disease resistance-related genes in sugarcane (Sacchrum officinarum) to Sporisorium scitamineum infection

Hidayah, Nurul, McNeil, Meredith, Li, Jingchuan, Bhuiyan, Shamsul, Galea, Victor and Aitken, Karen (2021). Resistance mechanisms and expression of disease resistance-related genes in sugarcane (Sacchrum officinarum) to Sporisorium scitamineum infection. Functional Plant Biology, 48 (12), 1302-1314. doi: 10.1071/FP21122

Resistance mechanisms and expression of disease resistance-related genes in sugarcane (Sacchrum officinarum) to Sporisorium scitamineum infection

2021

Journal Article

Sugarcane smut, caused by Sporisorium scitamineum, a major disease of sugarcane: A contemporary review

Bhuiyan, Shamsul A., Magarey, Robert C., McNeil, Meredith D. and Aitken, Karen S. (2021). Sugarcane smut, caused by Sporisorium scitamineum, a major disease of sugarcane: A contemporary review. Phytopathology, 111 (11), 1905-1917. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-05-21-0221-RVW

Sugarcane smut, caused by Sporisorium scitamineum, a major disease of sugarcane: A contemporary review

2021

Journal Article

A linkage disequilibrium-based approach to position unmapped SNPs in crop species

Yadav, Seema, Ross, Elizabeth M., Aitken, Karen S., Hickey, Lee T., Powell, Owen, Wei, Xianming, Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hayes, Ben J. (2021). A linkage disequilibrium-based approach to position unmapped SNPs in crop species. BMC Genomics, 22 (1) 773, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12864-021-08116-w

A linkage disequilibrium-based approach to position unmapped SNPs in crop species

2021

Journal Article

Genomic selection in sugarcane: current status and future prospects

Mahadevaiah, Channappa, Appunu, Chinnaswamy, Aitken, Karen, Suresha, Giriyapura Shivalingamurthy, Vignesh, Palanisamy, Swamy, Huskur Kumaraswamy Mahadeva, Valarmathi, Ramanathan, Hemaprabha, Govind, Alagarasan, Ganesh and Ram, Bakshi (2021). Genomic selection in sugarcane: current status and future prospects. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12 708233, 1-18. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.708233

Genomic selection in sugarcane: current status and future prospects

2021

Journal Article

Strategies and considerations for implementing genomic selection to improve traits with additive and non-additive genetic architectures in sugarcane breeding

Voss-Fels, Kai P., Wei, Xianming, Ross, Elizabeth M., Frisch, Matthias, Aitken, Karen S., Cooper, Mark and Hayes, Ben J. (2021). Strategies and considerations for implementing genomic selection to improve traits with additive and non-additive genetic architectures in sugarcane breeding. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (5), 1493-1511. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03785-3

Strategies and considerations for implementing genomic selection to improve traits with additive and non-additive genetic architectures in sugarcane breeding

2021

Journal Article

Accuracy of genomic prediction of complex traits in sugarcane

Hayes, Ben J., Wei, Xianming, Joyce, Priya, Atkin, Felicity, Deomano, Emily, Yue, Jenny, Nguyen, Loan, Ross, Elizabeth M., Cavallaro, Tony, Aitken, Karen S. and Voss-Fels, Kai P. (2021). Accuracy of genomic prediction of complex traits in sugarcane. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (5), 1455-1462. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03782-6

Accuracy of genomic prediction of complex traits in sugarcane

2020

Journal Article

A perfect storm: ploidy and preadaptation facilitate Saccharum spontaneum escape and invasion in the Republic of Panama

Saltonstall, Kristin, Bonnett, Graham D. and Aitken, Karen S. (2020). A perfect storm: ploidy and preadaptation facilitate Saccharum spontaneum escape and invasion in the Republic of Panama. Biological Invasions, 23 (4), 1101-1115. doi: 10.1007/s10530-020-02421-3

A perfect storm: ploidy and preadaptation facilitate Saccharum spontaneum escape and invasion in the Republic of Panama

2020

Journal Article

Accelerating genetic gain in sugarcane breeding using genomic selection

Yadav, Seema, Jackson, Phillip, Wei, Xianming, Ross, Elizabeth M., Aitken, Karen, Deomano, Emily, Atkin, Felicity, Hayes, Ben J. and Voss-Fels, Kai P. (2020). Accelerating genetic gain in sugarcane breeding using genomic selection. Agronomy, 10 (4) 585, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/agronomy10040585

Accelerating genetic gain in sugarcane breeding using genomic selection

2019

Journal Article

Flow cytometric characterisation of the complex polyploid genome of Saccharum officinarum and modern sugarcane cultivarsa

Metcalfe, Cushla J., Li, Jingchuan, Giorgi, Debora, Dolezel, Jaroslav, Piperidis, Nathalie and Aitken, Karen S. (2019). Flow cytometric characterisation of the complex polyploid genome of Saccharum officinarum and modern sugarcane cultivarsa. Scientific Reports, 9 19362, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-55652-3

Flow cytometric characterisation of the complex polyploid genome of Saccharum officinarum and modern sugarcane cultivarsa

2018

Journal Article

A mosaic monoploid reference sequence for the highly complex genome of sugarcane

Garsmeur, Olivier, Droc, Gaetan, Antonise, Rudie, Grimwood, Jane, Potier, Bernard, Aitken, Karen, Jenkins, Jerry, Martin, Guillaume, Charron, Carine, Hervouet, Catherine, Costet, Laurent, Yahiaoui, Nabila, Healey, Adam, Sims, David, Cherukuri, Yesesri, Sreedasyam, Avinash, Kilian, Andrzej, Chan, Agnes, Van Sluys, Marie-Anne, Swaminathan, Kankshita, Town, Christopher, Bergès, Hélène, Simmons, Blake, Glaszmann, Jean Christophe, van der Vossen, Edwin, Henry, Robert, Schmutz, Jeremy and D'Hont, Angélique (2018). A mosaic monoploid reference sequence for the highly complex genome of sugarcane. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 2638, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05051-5

A mosaic monoploid reference sequence for the highly complex genome of sugarcane

2018

Journal Article

Analysis of the resistance mechanisms in sugarcane during Sporisorium scitamineum infection using RNA-seq and microscopy

McNeil, Meredith D., Bhuiyan, Shamsul A., Berkman, Paul J., Croft, Barry J. and Aitken, Karen S. (2018). Analysis of the resistance mechanisms in sugarcane during Sporisorium scitamineum infection using RNA-seq and microscopy. PLoS ONE, 13 (5) e0197840, 1-28. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197840

Analysis of the resistance mechanisms in sugarcane during Sporisorium scitamineum infection using RNA-seq and microscopy

2018

Journal Article

A high-resolution genetic map of the cereal crown rot pathogen Fusarium pseudograminearum provides a near-complete genome assembly

Gardiner, Donald M., Benfield, Aurelie H., Stiller, Jiri, Stephen, Stuart, Aitken, Karen, Liu, Chunji and Kazan, Kemal (2018). A high-resolution genetic map of the cereal crown rot pathogen Fusarium pseudograminearum provides a near-complete genome assembly. Molecular Plant Pathology, 19 (1), 217-226. doi: 10.1111/mpp.12519

A high-resolution genetic map of the cereal crown rot pathogen Fusarium pseudograminearum provides a near-complete genome assembly

2015

Journal Article

DNA marker transmission and linkage analysis in populations derived from a sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) x Erianthus arundinaceus hybrid

Chen, Jian-Wen, Lao, Fang-Ye, Chen, Xi-Wen, Deng, Hai-Hua, Liu, Rui, He, Hui-Yi, Fu, Cheng, Chen, Yong-Sheng, Liu, Fu-Ye, Li, Qi-Wei, Jackson, Phillip and Aitken, Karen (2015). DNA marker transmission and linkage analysis in populations derived from a sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) x Erianthus arundinaceus hybrid. PLoS ONE, 10 (6) e0128865. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128865

DNA marker transmission and linkage analysis in populations derived from a sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) x Erianthus arundinaceus hybrid

2015

Journal Article

Complete genome sequence of Sporisorium scitamineum and biotrophic interaction transcriptome with sugarcane

Taniguti, Lucas M., Schaker, Patricia D. C., Benevenuto, Juliana, Peters, Leila P., Carvalho, Giselle, Palhares, Alessandra, Quecine, Maria C., Nunes, Filipe R. S., Kmit, Maria C. P., Wai, Alvan, Hausner, Georg, Aitken, Karen S., Berkman, Paul J., Fraser, James A., Moolhuijzen, Paula M., Coutinho, Luiz L., Creste, Silvana, Vieira, Maria L. C., Kitajima, João P. and Monteiro-Vitorello, Claudia B. (2015). Complete genome sequence of Sporisorium scitamineum and biotrophic interaction transcriptome with sugarcane. PLoS One, 10 (6) e0129318, e0129318. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129318

Complete genome sequence of Sporisorium scitamineum and biotrophic interaction transcriptome with sugarcane

2014

Journal Article

Comparative mapping in the Poaceae family reveals translocations in the complex polyploid genome of sugarcane

Aitken, Karen S., McNeil, Meredith D., Berkman, Paul J., Hermann, Scott, Kilian, Andrzej, Bundock, Peter C. and Li, Jingchuan (2014). Comparative mapping in the Poaceae family reveals translocations in the complex polyploid genome of sugarcane. BMC Plant Biology, 14 (1) 190, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12870-014-0190-x

Comparative mapping in the Poaceae family reveals translocations in the complex polyploid genome of sugarcane