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… smallholder farmers — those with less than two hectares of land — common bean is often a food at every meal.” McClean … 473-million basepair genome of the common bean, identifying genes related to disease-resistance, flowering time, … use Phaseolus as a test model quite frequently for R&D in plant genomics, because it is an inbred dicot,” Schmutz …

… The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference … genomes’ metabolic pathways could lead to the discovery of genes that could be used for multiple biotechnological … improve crop breeding. For example, Schmutz noted, specific genes of interest could be associated with a plant’s sex. …

… organic matter, or as an endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The fungus is almost always found among and within … in general; the fungus decreased the expression of poplar genes associated with plant defense (e.g. jasmonic acid and … This work was supported by the Plant-Microbe Interfaces program at the Oak Ridge National …

… Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at University of California, … analysis of diverse eukaryotic genomes, from protists to plants. In 2009, he launched the JGI Fungal Genomics program … atlas of mushroom development reveals conserved genes behind complex multicellularity in fungi. Proc Natl …

… Science Program, to use microbiome science to help make plants more resilient to drought. …