PLS221 Students Presentations
Spring 2010
April 5
Tomato (Randi)
Structural and Functional Genomics
Lukas A. et al (2009) A Snapshot of the Emerging Tomato Genome Sequence Plant
Gen. 2:78-92; doi:10.3835/plantgenome2008.08.0005
Stack SM, Covey PA, Anderson LK, Bedinger PA (2009) Cytogenetic Characterization of
Species Hybrids in the Tomato Clade. TGC Report 59:57-61
Fruit color (Greg)
Barry CS, Pandey P (2009) A Survey of Cultivated Heirloom Tomato Varieties Identifies
Four New Mutant Alleles at the Green-Flesh Locus. Molecular Breeding 24:269-276
http://springerlink.metapress.com/content/x03r788m3t2r0182/fulltext.pdf
Gonzali S, Mazzucato A, Perata P (2009) Purple as a tomato: towards high anthocyanin
tomatoes. Trends in Plant Science 14:237-241
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6TD1-4W1F67T-17&_cdi=5185&_user=4421&_pii=S1360138509000909&_orig=browse&_coverDate=05%2
F31%2F2009&_sk=999859994&view=c&wchp=dGLbVzbzSkWb&md5=cf648681685c4e8e9ad389a9a5ebf541&ie=/sdarticle.pdf
April 7
Fruit aroma, flavor and composition (Jonathan)
Mathieu S, Cin VD, Fei Z, Li H, Bliss P, Taylor MG, Klee HJ, Tieman DM (2009) Flavour
Compounds in Tomato Fruits: Identification of Loci and Potential Pathways Affecting
Volatile Composition. Journal of Experimental Botany 60:325-337
http://jxb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/60/1/325
Tadmor Y. Fridman E. Gur A. Larkov O. Lastochkin E. Ravid U. Zamir D.
Lewinsohn E. 2002. Identification of malodorous, a wild species allele affecting
tomato aroma that was selected against during domestication. Journal of
Agricultural & Food Chemistry. 50:2005-2009
Volatiles (Amanda)
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Besser K, et al. (2009) Divergent Regulation of Terpenoid Metabolism in the Trichomes of
Wild and Cultivated Tomato Species. Plant Physiology 149:499-514
Bleeker PM, et al. (2009) The Role of Specific Tomato Volatiles in Tomato-Whitefly
Interaction. Plant Physiology 151:925-935
April 14
Potato
(Fei CYian)
Genomics
Gebhardt et al 2007. Candidate gene approach to identify genes underlying quantitative
traits and develop diagnostic markers in potato. Crop Sci 47(S3):S106-S111.
Diretto G et al 2007. Metabolic engineering of potato carotenoid content through tuberspecific overexpression of a bacterial mini-pathway. PLOS One 2:e350:1-8.
April 19
Disease resistance (Cliff Chan)
Jacobs et al 2010 A novel approach to locate Phytophthora infestans resistance genes on
the potato genetic map Theoretical and Applied Genetics Volume: 120 Issue: 4 Pages:
785-796
Park TH et al 2009. Molecular breeding for resistance to Phytophthora infestans (Mont.)
de Bary in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.): a perspective of cisgenesis Plant Breeding
Volume: 128 Issue: 2 Pages: 109-117
April 26
Pepper
Genomics (Frances)
Wu et al 2009. A COSII genetic map of the pepper genome provides a detailed
picture of synteny with tomato and new insights into recent
chromosome evolution in the genus Capsicum TAG 118:1279-93.
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Heat (Chin Min)
Mazourek, M 2009. A dynamic interface for capsaicinoid systems biology . Plant Phys
150:1806-21
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