David Chagné

This study identifies the genomic footprints of almond domestication, revealing multi-regional origins, gene flow from wild relatives, and population-specific selection on stress and agronomic traits.

This study identifies and characterizes innate immunity in Actinidia melanandra against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, revealing PTI triggered by the T3S system.

This paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly for Petunia hybrida using hybrid sequencing technologies, revealing syntenic relationships and providing a resource for functional genomics.

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 paper evaluates a multiplexed plant-animal SNP array for diverse applications, showing high SNP performance across species and cost savings through pooling.

The paper reports the genome of New Zealand trevally, identifies a XY sex determination locus, and finds a likely role for the cyp19b-like gene in sex determination.

The paper evaluates how sequencing data type, volume, and workflows affect genome assembly accuracy for Knightia excelsa, highlighting the importance of quality metrics and workflow optimization.

This paper reports the assembly of a large, highly contiguous genome for Austropuccinia psidii, revealing its expansion through transposable elements and low GC content.

The paper presents an improved genome assembly of the European pear using long-read sequencing and other techniques, resulting in a more accurate gene count.

The paper introduces GUSMap, a method to construct accurate genetic maps from low coverage sequencing data by accounting for sequencing and genotyping errors in biparental outcrossed populations.