J. Schnable

Sorghum Association Panel Whole-Genome Sequencing Establishes Pivotal Resource for Dissecting Genomic Diversity

The paper reports whole-genome sequencing of 400 sorghum accessions, identifying novel genomic associations and improving predictive models for plant traits.

Predicting transcriptional responses to cold stress across plant species

The paper trains a classifier to predict cold stress transcriptional responses across plant species using genomic features, showing cross-species prediction accuracy.

Voxel Carving Based 3D Reconstruction of Sorghum Identifies Genetic Determinants of Radiation Interception Efficiency

This paper develops a voxel carving method to reconstruct 3D sorghum canopies from RGB images, identifying genetic loci affecting light interception efficiency.

DCT4 - a new member of the dicarboxylate transporter family in C4 grasses.

This study identifies and characterizes DCT4, a new dicarboxylate transporter in C4 grasses, showing its role in malate transport during photosynthesis and sub-functionalization in the PACMAD clade.

Reconstructed protein sequence evolution consistent with the evolution of C4 photosynthesis via a C2 ancestor in the Paniceae

The paper estimates protein sequence evolution rates in the Paniceae tribe to infer the evolutionary pathway of C4 photosynthesis, suggesting a C2 intermediate.

IsoSeq transcriptome assembly of C3 panicoid grasses provides tools to study evolutionary change in the Panicoideae

The paper uses long-read sequencing to assemble transcriptomes of three C3 panicoid grasses, providing tools for studying evolutionary changes in the Panicoideae clade.

Functional Modeling of Plant Growth Dynamics

This paper introduces functional ANOVA to estimate continuous growth curves and derivatives for plant traits without parametric assumptions, validated on maize genotypes under different water treatments.

Largely unlinked gene sets targeted by selection for domestication syndrome phenotypes in maize and sorghum

The paper examines whether artificial selection for domestication traits in maize and sorghum targets orthologous genes, finding that while some genes show parallel selection, most targeted genes are non-overlapping.