Thea Rütjes

A chromosome-scale genome assembly of Hordeumerectifolium: genomic, transcriptomic and anatomicaladaptations to drought in a wild barley relative

This study presents a chromosome-scale genome of H. erectifolium, a drought-tolerant wild barley relative, and identifies genomic and transcriptomic adaptations to drought compared to cultivated barley.

FLOWERING LOCUS T1 is a pleiotropic regulator of reproductive development, plant longevity, and source-sink relations in barley

This study shows FT1 regulates source-sink interactions, plant longevity, and reproductive development in barley by affecting meristem determinacy and metabolic pathways.

Golden Promise-rapid, a fast-cycling barley genotype with high transformation efficiency

The paper develops a fast-cycling barley genotype, GP-rapid, with reduced generation time and high transformation efficiency for functional genomic studies.

The identification and analysis of meristematic mutations within the apple tree that developed the RubyMac sport mutation

The paper identifies and analyzes de novo mutations and somatic gene conversions in an apple tree's sport mutation, linking them to fruit coloration changes and genomic biases.