Publications by authors named "Kate Jaggi"
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- Penstemons are flowering plants native to the Rocky Mountains, often used in urban landscaping, but elite varieties struggle with abiotic stresses like drought and salinity.
- Firecracker penstemon (Penstemon eatonii) is more resilient to these stresses and can hybridize with other penstemon species, offering a way to create more tolerant cultivars.
- Researchers sequenced the genome of a firecracker penstemon from Utah and additional accessions, creating the most complete penstemon genome assembly so far.
Pitseed goosefoot (Chenopodium berlandieri) is a free-living North American member of an allotetraploid complex that includes the Andean pseudocereal quinoa (C. quinoa). Like quinoa, pitseed goosefoot was domesticated, possibly independently, in eastern North America (subsp.
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- Djulis is an ancient crop from Taiwan, related to quinoa, known for its high nutritional value with complete proteins and essential vitamins.
- Recent genomic research produced a high-quality genome assembly for djulis, revealing 75,056 potential genes and significant repetitive sequences, particularly in its B sub-genome.
- The study also highlighted strong genetic similarities to quinoa, establishing important connections for understanding its genetics and potential conservation efforts amid changing diets and habitat loss among indigenous peoples.