Patrick P. Edger

This study assembles and annotates the genome of an invasive North American T. vulgare genotype using long-read sequencing, providing a reference for studying invasion biology and weed management.

The paper catalogs structural and sequence variation in the pennycress pangenome, revealing contrasting evolutionary modes across genomic regions and highlighting the utility of pangenomic resources for crop development.

The paper examines subgenome dynamics in sour cherry, finding expression bias and homoeologous exchange events across different accessions and developmental stages.

This study analyzes 200 woodland strawberry genomes to reveal population structure and demographic history across glacial-interglacial cycles, identifying genetic clusters and refugia.

This paper presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly for Oxalis stricta, revealing its allotetraploid nature and synteny with related species.

The paper sequenced twelve Camelina sativa genomes to study pangenomic variation in an allohexaploid species, finding minimal gene presence-absence variation but subgenome-specific gene content.

The paper presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly of Chia pinta and identifies population structure and interspecies introgression in Salvia species.

This paper constructs and analyzes the first pangenomes for blueberry and cranberry, revealing high genetic diversity and identifying genes associated with disease resistance and fruit quality.

This study identifies genetic factors influencing floral pigment intensity and spatial patterning in hybrid monkeyflowers through QTL analysis and gene candidate hypotheses.

This study completes the Triangle of U by sequencing the genome of Brassica carinata, revealing genomic features and gene family expansions linked to its agronomic traits.

Trio-binned PacBio HiFi reads plus a 3.6 M-variant recombination map give phase-resolved assemblies of octoploid strawberry 'Royal Royce' and FaRR1, a 786.5 Mb haploid reference with 28 pseudomolecules.

This study develops a machine learning model to classify genes as core or dispensable in pangenomes using a single reference genome, avoiding the need for extensive pangenome construction.

The paper confirms a two-step hybridization model for the formation of hexaploidy in Brassiceae and shows subgenomes have distinct loss rates but functionally compatible genes.

The paper characterizes species-level variation in conserved noncoding sequences (CNS) across Arabidopsis thaliana accessions and finds non-random diversity in CNS with shared variants across accessions.

This study maps subgenome-specific DNA variants in octoploid strawberries, enabling genetic and physical mapping and unifying chromosome nomenclature.

This study identifies and characterizes R-genes in octoploid strawberry and related species, revealing insights into disease resistance genetics and introducing new resources for research.

The paper examines subgenome dominance in polyploids, showing rapid expression dominance and methylation changes across generations in hybrids and allopolyploids.

Coal-Miner improves statistical power and type I error control in GWA studies by accounting for local genealogical variation in sample relatedness.