The Transcriptomics of Secondary Growth and Wood Formation in Conifers

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 a...

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Published in:Molecular Biology International 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.30-41
Main Authors: Carvalho, Ana, Paiva, Jorge, Louzada, José, Lima-Brito, José
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Forest management
Genetic transcription
Gymnosperms
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2090-2190
2090-2182
2090-2190
DOI:10.1155/2013/974324