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Local working collections as the foundation for an integrative conservation of Theobroma cacao L. in Latin America

The intraspecific diversity of cacao has traditionally been preserved in genebanks. However, these establishments face various challenges, notably insufficient funding, accession redundancy, misidentification and lack of wild cacao population samples. In natural environments, it is expected that unknown varieties of cacao may still be found, but wi...

First insights into the microbiome of Tunisian Hyalomma ticks gained through next-generation sequencing with a special f...

Published in PloS one

Ticks are one of the most important vectors of several pathogens affecting humans and animals. In addition to pathogens, ticks carry diverse microbiota of symbiotic and commensal microorganisms. In this study, we have investigated the first Tunisian insight into the microbial composition of the most dominant Hyalomma species infesting Tunisian catt...

The effects of dispersal, herbivory, and competition on plant community assembly.

Published in Ecology

Dispersal is a key process in community assembly but is often considered separately from downstream assembly processes (e.g., competition, herbivory). However, dispersal varies by species and can interact with other assembly processes through establishment as species enter communities. Here, we sought to distinguish the role of dispersal in communi...

Graph-based pan-genomes: increased opportunities in plant genomics.

Published in Journal of experimental botany

Due to the development of sequencing technology and the great reduction in sequencing costs, an increasing number of plant genomes have been assembled, and numerous genomes have revealed large amounts of variations. However, a single reference genome does not allow the exploration of species diversity, and therefore the concept of pan-genome was de...

Macroecological links between the Linnean, Wallacean, and Darwinian shortfalls

Species are the currency of most biodiversity studies. However, many shortfalls and biases remain in our biodiversity estimates, preventing a comprehensive understanding of the eco-evolutionary processes that have shaped the biodiversity currently available on Earth. Biased biodiversity estimates also jeopardize the effective implementation of data...

Implications of qualitative trait diversity for future cowpea improvement and genetic resource conservation

Understanding genetic diversity is indispensable for conserving and utilizing the genetic resources of orphan crops. Information on cowpea genetic resource collections, and its characterization and conservation in Ethiopia is limited. The objectives of this study were to determine the extent of genetic diversity within cowpea genotypes, assess the ...