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Dedicated Issue of Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences highlights poplar community genomicsContact: Gerald A. Tuskan, [email protected], 865-576-8141DOE/Office of Science/Biological & Environmental Research Despite years of study, the mechanisms
whereby long-lived trees adapt to local conditions and cope with biotic and abiotic challenges remain largely obscure.
The recent sequencing of the Populus genome provides a rare opportunity to advance our understanding of tree biology and subsequent interactions with associated organisms.
As a result, it is now possible to gain new insights into host/pest, host/pathogen interactions, and more importantly interactions with the associated soil microbiome.
Special focus is given to the communication and signaling that occurs in the soil between tree roots and mychorrhizal fungi and the effects that root exudates and fungal enzymes exert on mineral nutrients and soil organic matter.
Such information will play a critical role in maintaining healthy natural and managed ecosystems.
Chen F., Liu CJ, Tschaplinski TJ, and Zhao N. 2009. Genomics of secondary metabolism in Populus:
Interactions with biotic and abiotic environments. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 28: 375-392.
Additional ORNL author contributions in this special issue:
Yang X, Kalluri UC, DiFazio SP, Wullschleger SD, Tschaplinski TJ, Cheng ZM, and Tuskan GA. 2009. Poplar genomics: State of the science. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 28: 285-308.
Wullschleger SD, Weston DJ, and Davis JM. 2009. Populus responses to edaphic and climatic cues: emerging evidence from systems biology research. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 28: 368-374.
Chen F., Liu CJ, Tschaplinski TJ, and Zhao N. 2009. Genomics of secondary metabolism in Populus: Interactions with biotic and abiotic environments. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 28: 375-392.
Cheng ZM and Tuskan GA. 2009. Populus community mega-genomics: Coming of age. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 28: 282-284.
“In this special issue, we solicited seven reviews with a theme of Populus community genomics. These reviews have been grouped into three areas: an update on Populus genomics, Populus interactions with other biotic organisms, and Populus interactions with the environment. Beyond summarizing the relevant fields of research, our main intention with this special issue is to further stimulate thinking from the perspective of Populus as a living community, a community that contains a “mega-genome” that arises from both abiotic and biotic interactions. We hope that this special issue will inspire more research in this area, not only by those who have long been involved in Populus genomics, but also by those who have not. We anticipate that Populus and its associated mega-genome will continue to be a model for studying other forest tree species as well as a new model for studying host microbe interactions among all plant species.”
Dedicated Issue of Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences highlights poplar community genomicsContact: Gerald A. Tuskan, [email protected], 865-576-8141DOE/Office of Science/Biological & Environmental Research