Dario Copetti

This study identifies four novel candidate genes for stem rust resistance in Italian ryegrass using nested association mapping and high-density genotyping.

The paper presents a pangenome and pantranscriptome of hexaploid oat, describing gene expression diversity and structural genome variation across 33 accessions and six tissues.

This paper establishes the first NAM population in Italian ryegrass to identify candidate genes for seed shattering and related traits using ddRAD and whole genome sequencing.

The paper presents a chromosome-level haplotype-resolved genome assembly for Italian ryegrass, revealing gene order collinearity and sequence variation between haplotypes, and identifies QTL for stem rust resistance.

The paper improves genome assembly quality assessments by incorporating evolutionary history and introduces a curated set of BUSCOs and phyca software for phylogenetic analysis.

The paper presents 11 new chromosome-level genome assemblies of Oryza species, revealing core genome conservation and subgenome plasticity, and highlights implications for crop improvement.

The paper develops a pan-gene catalogue for Asian cultivated rice by creating a reference panel of 16 cultivars and identifying core and cultivar-specific genes.

The paper presents an improved chromosome-level genome assembly for perennial ryegrass using Hi-C data to correct structural errors in a previous assembly.

This study uses long-read sequencing of pooled samples to assemble a high-quality genome and identify host-specific transcriptional responses in a plant-feeding insect.

This study uses bulked segregant analysis with whole-genome sequencing to identify a 300 kb region associated with bacterial wilt resistance in Italian ryegrass, revealing candidate resistance genes.

The paper presents an improved genome assembly for the saguaro cactus using long-read PacBio data, increasing size and gene count.

The paper constructs a pan-genome inversion index for Asian rice using 16 genomes and finds a high inversion rate with functional implications.

The paper presents a high-quality diploid genome assembly of Italian ryegrass, revealing extensive intergenic sequence variation due to its high heterozygosity.

This paper presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly of Brassica juncea, revealing differences between its A and B genomes.

This study de novo assembles a diploid and heterozygous genome of the apple cultivar 'Gala Galaxy' using long- and short-read sequencing and optical mapping, providing a high-quality reference genome for apple breeding.

The paper reports the de novo genome sequencing and analysis of the rice variety KitaakeX, identifying genomic variations and providing a high-quality reference for rice functional genomics.