Birgit Kersten

The paper investigates sex determination in Taxus baccata and finds no evidence for a genetic sex-determining region, suggesting a non-genetic mechanism.

This paper establishes a transient protoplast system for genetic transformation and CRISPR/Cas12a-mediated gene editing in European beech, achieving editing efficiencies in the PHYTOENE DESATURASE gene.

This study shows that seed origin legacy effects, rather than species identity, shape the microbiome and metabolome of oak trees under drought conditions.

The paper identifies full-sibling families from ash tree progenies using SSR markers and genome-wide SNPs to study genetic variation in susceptibility to ash dieback.

The paper identifies molecular markers using chloroplast genome variants to determine the continental origin of white oak species, enabling legal compliance in timber trade.

The paper provides complete chloroplast and mitochondrial genome sequences for two Populus clones, identifying SNPs and InDels that could aid in poplar molecular breeding.