O. Honnay

Comparative pollinator conservation potential of coffee agroforestry relative to coffee monoculture and tropical rainforest in the DR Congo

This study compares pollinator communities in coffee agroforestry, monoculture, and tropical rainforest in DR Congo, finding agroforestry less effective than rainforest for pollinator conservation.

Leaf functional trait evolution and its putative climatic drivers in African Coffea species

This study examines leaf trait variation and its climatic drivers in African Coffea species using phylogenetic comparative methods.

Cultivated Robusta coffee meets wild Coffea canephora: Evidence of cultivated-wild hybridisation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The paper examines hybridisation between cultivated Robusta coffee and its wild relative Coffea canephora in DR Congo, finding limited but detectable gene flow from cultivated to wild populations.

Characterization of the genetic composition and establishment of a core collection for the INERA Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora) field genebank from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The paper characterizes the genetic composition of a Robusta coffee collection and proposes core collections to conserve genetic diversity.

Genetic diversity and structure in wild Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora A. Froehner) populations in Yangambi (DR Congo) and their relation with forest disturbance

The paper quantifies genetic diversity and structure in wild Robusta coffee populations in DR Congo and links these to forest disturbance and regeneration.

Effects of forest disturbance and regeneration on tree species composition and traits in DR Congo

This study assesses the effects of forest disturbance and regeneration on tree species composition and traits in DR Congo, finding reduced tree density and altered species composition in disturbed and regrowth forests compared to undisturbed old-growth forests.

The role of genetic diversity and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in population recovery of the semi-natural grassland plant species Succisa pratensis

This study examines how genetic diversity and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity affect the recovery of Succisa pratensis populations, finding that genetic diversity positively correlates with population growth while AMF diversity does not significantly contribute.

Standing covariation between genomic and epigenomic patterns as source for natural selection in wild strawberry plants

This study shows that SNPs and DMCs in wild strawberries covary under drought stress, suggesting genomic redundancy and polygenic adaptation.

Phylogenomic analysis clarifies the evolutionary origin of Coffea arabica L.

The paper determines the evolutionary origin of Coffea arabica by analyzing genetic distances and reconstructing a phylogenetic tree, identifying C. canephora and C. eugenioides as its progenitors.

Ecological divergence of DNA methylation patterns at distinct spatial scales

This study investigates how DNA methylation patterns diverge across spatial scales in Fragaria vesca plants, finding that epigenetic memories form at fine scales and are influenced by both parallel and non-parallel biological processes.

Pre-adaptation to climate change through topography-driven evolution of traits and their plasticity

This study shows that plant populations from different topographical settings evolve distinct trait plasticity and fitness responses to drought, with high-altitude populations being pre-adapted to climate change.