Research Project: Conservation, Evaluation, and Distribution of Sugarcane, Mango, Avocado and Other Subtropical and Tropical Genetic Resources and Associated Data

Location: Subtropical Horticulture Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Sugarcane genetic diversity and major germplasm collections - (Research Technical Update)
Hemaprabha, G., Mohanraj, K., Jackson, P., Lakshmanan, P., Ali, G.S., Li, A., Huang, D., Ram, B. 2021. Sugarcane genetic diversity and major germplasm collections. Sugar Tech. 24(1):279–297.

The ‘Tommy Atkins’ Mango Genome Reveals Candidate Genes for Fruit Quality - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Belly, I., Bombarely, A., Chambers, A., Cohen, Y., Dillon, N., Innes, D., Isla-Osuna, M., Kuhn, D., Mueller, L., Ophin, R., Rambani, A. 2021. The ‘Tommy Atkins’ mango genome reveals candidate genes for fruit quality. Biomed Central (BMC) Plant Biology. (201) 21:108.

Genome-wide identification of mango (Mangifera indica L.) polygalacturonases: Expression analysis of family members and total enzyme activity during fruit ripening - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dautt-Castro, M., Lopez-Virgen, A.G., Ochoa-Leyva, A., Contreras-Vergara, C.A., Sortillon-Sortillon, A.P., Martinez-Tellez, M.A., Gonzalez-Aguilar, G.A., Casas-Flores, S., Sañudo-Barajas, A., Kuhn, D.N., Islas-Osuna, M.A. 2018. Genome-wide identification of mango (Mangifera indica L.) polygalacturonases: Expression analysis of family members and total enzyme activity during fruit ripening. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10: 969. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00969.

Quantitative trait locus analysis in avocado: The challenge of a slow-maturing horticultural tree crop - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ashworth, V., Chen, H., Calderon-Vazquez, C.L., Arpaia, M.L., Kuhn, D.N., Durbin, M.L., Tommasini, L., Deyett, E., Jia, Z., Clegg, M.T., Rolshausen, P.E. 2019. Quantitative trait locus analysis in avocado: The challenge of a slow-maturing horticultural tree crop. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 144(5):352–362. https://doi.org/10.21273/JASHS04729-19.

Creation of an avocado unambiguous genotype SNP database for germplasm curation and as an aid to breeders - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kuhn, D.N., Groh, A.M., Rahaman, J., Freeman, B.L., Arpaia, M., Van Den Berg, N., Abeysecara, N., Manosalva, P., Chambers, A.H. 2019. Creation of an avocado unambiguous genotype SNP database for germplasm curation and as an aid to breeders. Tree Genetics and Genomes. 15: 71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-019-1374-1.

A highly sensitive method to detect Avocado Sunblotch viroid (ASBVd) in avocado trees for maintenance of viroid-free avocado germplasm collections - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kuhn, D.N., Freeman, B.L., Greering, A., Chambers, A. 2019. A highly sensitive method to detect Avocado Sunblotch viroid (ASBVd) in avocado trees for maintenance of viroid-free avocado germplasm collections. Viruses. 11(6):512. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11060512.

The avocado genome enlightens deep angiosperm phylogeny and reveals pathogen-influenced gene space - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rendon-Anaya, M., Ibarra-Laclette, E., Mendez-Bravo, A., Lan, T., Zheng, C., Carretero-Paulet, L., Perez-Torres, C., Chacon-Lopez, A., Hernandez-Guzman, G., Chang, T., Farre, K.M., Barbazuk, W., Chamala, S., Mutwil, M., Shivhare, D., Mitter, N., Hayward, A., Fletcher, S., Rozas, J., Sanchez-Gracia, A., Kuhn, D.N., Barrientos-Priego, A.F., Salojarvi, J., Librado, P., Sankoff, D., Herrera-Estrella, A., Albert, V.A., Herrera-Estrella, L. 2019. The avocado genome enlightens deep angiosperm phylogeny and reveals pathogen-influenced gene space. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1101/654285.

Genetic diversity of avocado (Persea Americana Mill.) germplasm using pooled sequences for SNP discovery - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rubenstein, M., Eched, R., Rozen, A., Zvian, T., Ophir, R., Kuhn, D.N., Sherman, A. 2019. Genetic diversity of avocado (Persea Americana Mill.) germplasm using pooled sequences for SNP discovery. Scientific Reports. 20:379. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-5672-7.

Estimation of genetic diversity and relatedness in a mango germplasm collection using SNP markers and a simplified visual analysis method - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kuhn, D.N., Warschefsky, E., Groh, A.M., Rahaman, J., Freeman, B.L., Bally, I., Dillon, N., Innes, D., Chambers, A. 2019. Estimation of genetic diversity and relatedness in a mango germplasm collection using SNP markers and a simplified visual analysis method. Scientia Horticulturae. 252:156-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2019.03.037.

Estimation of genetic diversity and relatedness in a mango germplasm collection using SNP markers and a simplified visual analysis method - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Avocado Sunblotch Viroid - (Book / Chapter)
Kuhn, D.N., Geering, A., Dixon, J. 2017. Avocado Sunblotch Viroid. In Hadidi, Ahmed, Flores, Ricardo, Palukaitis, Peter, Randles, John. Viroids and Satellites. 1st Edition. Elsevier, London. p 297-305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801498-1.00028-0.