Dario Cantù

The paper analyzes pangenomes of grapevine trunk pathogens to compare the evolution of virulence factors across species.

This study creates a reference genome for avocado and identifies genes potentially contributing to heterodichogamy through population genomics analysis.

The paper compares transcriptional responses of eight grape resistance loci to powdery mildew, finding distinct gene expression patterns and limited overlap between loci.

The paper reports chromosome-scale diploid assemblies of three grape rootstocks using PacBio HiFi sequences and HaploSync, providing resources for studying stress adaptation and marker development.

This study identifies multigenic resistance to Xylella fastidiosa in wild grapes and shows climate dependence of resistance traits.

The paper identifies and characterizes haplotype-resolved resistance loci in Muscadinia rotundifolia, revealing structural variations affecting NLR genes involved in powdery mildew resistance.

HaploSync improves diploid genome assemblies by phasing, correcting scaffolding errors, and filling gaps in multiple species.

This study identifies GST4 as a candidate gene for berry color in muscadine grapes, showing a proline to leucine mutation correlates with black vs. bronze berry color.

The paper analyzes structural variants in Nebbiolo grapevines across individual, clonal, and cultivar levels using long-read and optical mapping data.

This study compares the phylogenomic evolution of virulence-related gene families in Botryosphaeriaceae fungi to identify associations with pathogenicity in woody plants.

The paper assembles the diploid genome of Muscadinia rotundifolia, identifies chromosome fusions, and detects expanded disease resistance genes in comparison to Vitis species.

This study reconstructs the genomes of Phytophthora megakarya and P. palmivora to understand virulence differences and evolutionary history.

This study analyzes somatic mutations in clonally propagated grapevines, finding that repetitive intergenic regions drive genome diversification and that deleterious mutations accumulate in clones.

This study uses Iso-Seq to reconstruct the transcriptome of Cabernet Sauvignon grape berries, identifying cultivar-specific genes without relying on a reference genome.

The paper identifies structural genomic variation affecting secondary metabolism gene clusters in Phaeoacremonium minimum, highlighting the need for a pan-transcriptome reference to capture virulence factor diversity.

This study develops a closed-reference metatranscriptomics approach to profile virulence activities of multiple grapevine trunk pathogens in planta.