Martin Mascher

The paper links structural variation to regulatory genome function in barley by analyzing epigenomic data across multiple genotypes and developmental contexts.

The paper introduces SelHap, a haplotype-based method to prioritize genomes for pangenome expansion by focusing on novel haplotypes, resulting in increased non-redundant sequence content.

This paper identifies Raw7 as a second gene controlling barley awn roughness, showing epistatic interaction with Raw1, and proposes a cytokinin signaling pathway mechanism.

This study identifies GNI2 homoeo-alleles in wheat that improve grain yield by 5-15% across high- and low-input environments.

This study presents a chromosome-scale genome of H. erectifolium, a drought-tolerant wild barley relative, and identifies genomic and transcriptomic adaptations to drought compared to cultivated barley.

The paper presents a pangenome and pantranscriptome of hexaploid oat, describing gene expression diversity and structural genome variation across 33 accessions and six tissues.

This study uses environmental DNA from Lake Tjornin to challenge the narrative of Norse-induced environmental collapse in Reykjavik, showing dynamic human-environment interactions shaped by both cultural practices and external stressors.

All five wild populations fed an early barley founder population in the Fertile Crescent during extended pre-domestication cultivation; about 91% of wild-matched haplotypes split 32 to 8 ka BP.

The paper identifies MKK3 haplotypes in barley that influence seed dormancy and end-use traits through post-domestication selection, linking them to climate adaptation.

The paper sequenced wild barley to identify genetic markers linked to agronomic traits and found novel loci for stem rust resistance and days to heading.

This study presents a barley pangenome revealing structural variation linked to traits like disease resistance and plant architecture, highlighting its role in adaptive evolution.

The paper analyzes the genetic composition and history of the bread wheat D genome using a pangenome of its donor species, revealing contributions from discrete subpopulations of Aegilops tauschii.

The paper presents an improved chromosome-level genome assembly for perennial ryegrass using Hi-C data to correct structural errors in a previous assembly.

This study benchmarks 33 GWAS algorithms to evaluate their performance in identifying QTLs across plant species and simulated data.

DivBrowse provides an interactive web tool for visualizing and analyzing genomic diversity data from VCF files, supporting PCA and gene annotation integration.

This study uses genomics-informed parent selection to identify high-yielding wheat parents from genetic resources, which outperform current elite cultivars in field trials.

The paper analyzes sequence gaps in the barley MorexV3 reference genome, identifying centromeric and repeat regions as major contributors to fragmentation and discussing strategies for gap closure.

The paper links nucleotide sequence data from the European Nucleotide Archive to scientific publications, enabling analysis of global scientific knowledge trends and data provenance.

The paper proposes a model explaining how centromeric nucleosomes assemble into line-like holocentromeres during chromosome condensation using polymer simulations.

The paper presents a chromosome-scale rye genome assembly to study genomic evolution and agronomic traits in Triticeae crops.

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly for the barley cultivar Golden Promise, useful for genetic research and CRISPR-Cas9 experiments.

This study uses RNA-seq to analyze allele-specific expression in barley hybrids, finding that cis-regulatory effects dominate over trans effects and are stable under cold stress.

TRITEX improves chromosome-scale genome assemblies for Triticeae crops using open-source tools and multiple sequencing data types.

The paper identifies a mutation in the HvAST gene causing leaf variegation in barley by residual activity of a chloroplast-targeted CCT-domain protein.

The paper uses RNA-seq to compare gene expression in barley resistant and susceptible to spot blotch, finding few major differences in defense responses.

The paper investigates HvARM1, a partial gene duplicate of HvPUB15 in barley, showing its role in resistance to powdery mildew fungi and its interaction with plastid proteins.