Joan Cottrell

This review analyzes the distribution and parasitoid communities of the invasive gallwasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus in Europe, finding limited evidence of native parasitoid regulation and highlighting the impact of biocontrol agents.

The paper presents metabarcoding and transcriptomic datasets from Pinus sylvestris to study fungal phyllosphere dynamics and disease susceptibility to Dothistroma needle blight.

The paper presents a long-term dataset on Dothistroma needle blight susceptibility in Scots pine, enabling analysis of genetic and environmental variation in disease response.

The paper identifies SNPs and structural polymorphisms associated with growth traits in silver birch and evaluates their predictive power for growth rates across different environments.

This study assesses genetic diversity and isolation in UK juniper populations using SNP and SSR markers, finding substantial gene flow barriers between population centres.

This study examines how nursery environments affect early growth traits in Scots pine, finding significant environmental impacts on survival, growth, and phenology.

The paper presents an improved chromosome-scale genome assembly for Populus tremula and integrates population genetics and genomics data to study leaf physiognomy traits through GWAS and functional analysis.

The paper tracks Scots pine plants through contrasting early life environments and finds significant, persistent carryover effects on growth and phenology for up to 10 and 6 years post-transplantation.

The paper identifies dense NLR gene clusters on single chromosomes in conifers, showing widespread genomic architecture and evolutionary significance.

This study develops high-density linkage maps for Sitka spruce using SNP markers, enhancing genomic resources for conifers and supporting genome assembly and genetic management.