Wellington Muchero

This study identifies root elemental content as a key trait influencing soil carbon sequestration in a poplar genetic diversity trial.

This study identifies key genetic loci associated with stomatal and leaf traits in Populus trichocarpa that contribute to climate adaptation, showing smaller stomata in genotypes from arid regions.

The paper uses long-read sequencing to analyze telomere-to-telomere assemblies in Populus trichocarpa, revealing complex KCS gene variation and its association with helitron transposons.

The paper transfers a catabolic pathway for salicyl alcohol in Pseudomonas soil isolates, showing it enables rapid catabolism but does not confer a fitness advantage in rhizosphere competition.

This study identifies genetic loci modulating ionomic composition in Populus trichocarpa leaves using GWAS and multi-platform ionome profiling.

The paper describes a field experiment with over 1,000 poplar genotypes under drought to study genetic variation for sustainable biofuel crops.

The paper develops dDAP-seq to study bZIP heterodimer DNA binding in Arabidopsis, revealing expanded binding preferences and evolutionary origins of cis-elements.

This study shows mutating specific cysteine residues in NRP1 reduces SARS-CoV-2 spike protein internalization and viral load in human cells.

The paper integrates genomic, metabolomic, and network data to identify target genes involved in lignin biosynthesis/degradation in Populus trichocarpa.