Yoshihiko Tsumura

The paper identifies gene modules associated with local adaptation in Cryptomeria japonica trees from different geographic origins in Japan.

The paper investigates terpene-mediated interactions between phyllosphere microbes and Cryptomeria japonica by analyzing microbial communities and terpene emissions in common garden experiments.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly for the Japanese cedar, using long-read and Hi-C sequencing to achieve high contiguity and accuracy.

The paper identifies a male-sterile gene (MS1) in Japanese cedar by analyzing deletions in a lipid transfer protein gene and proposes marker-assisted selection for breeding.

The paper assembles a high-quality transcriptome from male strobili of sugi, identifies expressed genes, and demonstrates its utility for functional and evolutionary studies.