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… Scientists have discovered that the candidate bioenergy feedstock switchgrass has adapted to expand its … could be generating these observed patterns. As many other plant species have natural cytotype variation, we also hoped … hundreds of naturally-occurring genotypes (in this case, a plant’s complete genetic makeup) and 10 common gardens. We …

… fundamental aspects of fern biology and, more broadly, land plant evolution. Recent findings in Ceratopteris richardii … ancient gene transfers from bacteria have all armed the plant with an array of defense mechanisms. The Impact There … lessons they can teach us, are why the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of …

… that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local environments; for … an ongoing collaborative effort to improve the emerging bioenergy crop switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ), which has … basketball star LeBron James. In each garden, switchgrass plants clonally propagated from cuttings represent a diverse …

… the evolutionary past may hold key insights. The way that plants process nutrients has a rich back story — they rely … work was our focus on all the kingdoms, including animals, plants, bacteria, archaea and fungi. We thought this kind of … of Wisconsin-Madison as well as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of …

… Novel study looks at microbiomes in aerial surfaces of plants and their roles in plant health and environmental processes. The Science In a … Impact This work, enabled in part by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of …

… The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are … fruit and seed yield. Conversely, some crops such as bioenergy sorghum may need sterile males; plant breeding …

… consortium, they  conducted a large-scale comparison of 135 fungal sequenced genomes to understand how plants and fungi developed symbiotic relationships, and how … and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such as sugarcane and sorghum.     …

… by researchers led by Tanja Woyke at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User … program (LDRD) entitled ‘Tackling microbial-mediated plant carbon decomposition using “function-driven” genomics’. …

… Garden Club, hosted a DIY Succulent Workshop and Plant Sale. All year, the JGI helps support finding solutions to clean energy and environmental challenges. And many JGIers work to … ZERO Waste Initiative members took on another new effort: planting a potted sustainable garden outside the building. …

… to changes in the environment. The Impact Dubbed “the” bioenergy tree, poplars are known for their genetic diversity. … researchers came from two environments: natural forests and plantations managed through human intervention. By … Lab). All of this information — 318 metagenomes, 98 plant transcriptomes and 314 metabolomic profiles — combined …

… contribute to the larger mission of the U.S. Department of Energy. Students also worked with their mentors to practice …

… Learn more about MycoCosm, a data portal with over 2,000 fungal genomes and multi-omics datasets, equipped with …