The Transcriptomics of Secondary Growth and Wood Formation in Conifers
Joint Authors
Louzada, José
Carvalho, Ana
Lima-Brito, José
Paiva, Jorge
Source
Molecular Biology International
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Biology
Abstract EN
In the last years, forestry scientists have adapted genomics and next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies to the search for candidate genes related to the transcriptomics of secondary growth and wood formation in several tree species.
Gymnosperms, in particular, the conifers, are ecologically and economically important, namely, for the production of wood and other forestry end products.
Until very recently, no whole genome sequencing of a conifer genome was available.
Due to the gradual improvement of the NGS technologies and inherent bioinformatics tools, two draft assemblies of the whole genomes sequence of Picea abies and Picea glauca arose in the current year.
These draft genome assemblies will bring new insights about the structure, content, and evolution of the conifer genomes.
Furthermore, new directions in the forestry, breeding and research of conifers will be discussed in the following.
The identification of genes associated with the xylem transcriptome and the knowledge of their regulatory mechanisms will provide less time-consuming breeding cycles and a high accuracy for the selection of traits related to wood production and quality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Carvalho, Ana& Paiva, Jorge& Louzada, José& Lima-Brito, José. 2013. The Transcriptomics of Secondary Growth and Wood Formation in Conifers. Molecular Biology International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Carvalho, Ana…[et al.]. The Transcriptomics of Secondary Growth and Wood Formation in Conifers. Molecular Biology International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Carvalho, Ana& Paiva, Jorge& Louzada, José& Lima-Brito, José. The Transcriptomics of Secondary Growth and Wood Formation in Conifers. Molecular Biology International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512763
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-512763