@article{a8cf7c9572e94a6ba520f633b046379b,
title = "Genomics of Fagaceae",
abstract = "An overview of recent achievements and development of genomic resources in the Fagaceae is provided, with major emphasis on the genera Castanea and Quercus. The Fagaceae is a large plant family comprising more than 900 species belonging to 8-10 genera. Using a wide range of molecular markers, population genetics and gene diversity surveys were the focus of many studies during the past 20 years. This work set the stage for investigations in genomics beginning in the early 1990s and facilitated the application of genetic and quantitative trait loci mapping approaches. Transferability of markers across species and comparative mapping have indicated tight macrosynteny between Quercus and Castanea. Omic technologies were more recently developed and the corresponding resources are accessible via electronic and physical repositories (expressed sequence tag sequences, single-nucleotide polymorphisms, candidate genes, cDNA clones, bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) libraries) that have been installed in North America and Europe. BAC libraries and physical maps were also constructed in Castanea and Quercus and provide the necessary resources for full nuclear genome sequencing projects that are currently under way in Castanea mollissima (Chinese chestnut) and Quercus robur (pedunculate oak).",
author = "Antoine Kremer and Abbott, {Albert G.} and Carlson, {John E.} and Manos, {Paul S.} and Christophe Plomion and Paul Sisco and Staton, {Margaret E.} and Saneyoshi Ueno and Vendramin, {Giovanni G.}",
note = "Funding Information: support from the French National Research Agency (ANR). The project is a collaborative effort between INRA and Genoscope (http://www.genoscope.cns.fr/spip/spip.php? lang0en). In France, oaks are by far the most important forest tree species. Pedunculate oak (Q. robur) and the closely related species sessile oak (Q. petraea) represent one third of the total forested area in France, i.e., approximately 5,000,000 ha. Oaks have a high socioeconomic value, providing various wood and biomass resources, barrels for wine, firewood, and timber for construction and furniture. The oak forest also provides important ecological services such as soil and water protection and maintenance of terrestrial biodiversity. Funding Information: Acknowledgments We are grateful to the NSF and European Commission (Directorate General Research) for their financial support to two research projects that have produced substantial genomic resources within the Fagaceae: The Fagaceae Genomics Tool Project in the USA and the EVOLTREE Network of Excellence in Europe. We further thank the European Commission for sponsoring the Coordination and Support Action FORESTTRAC and the workshops between North American and European scientists. Thanks to Shivenand Hiremath, Jeanne Romero-Severson, and Thomas Kubisiak for sharing their published data and insights.",
year = "2012",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1007/s11295-012-0498-3",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "8",
pages = "583--610",
journal = "Tree Genetics and Genomes",
issn = "1614-2942",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "3",
}