Publications by authors named "Nicolas Samson"
Plant metabolites are important to world food security due to their roles in crop yield and nutritional quality. Here we report the metabolic profile of 300 tomato accessions (Solanum lycopersicum and related wild species) by quantifying 60 primary and secondary metabolites, including volatile organic compounds, over a period of 2 yr. Metabolite content and genetic inheritance of metabolites varied broadly, both within and between different genetic groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA panel of 300 tomato accessions including breeding materials was built and characterized with >11,000 SNP. A population structure in six subgroups was identified. Strong heterogeneity in linkage disequilibrium and recombination landscape among groups and chromosomes was shown.
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- Legumes have a unique ability to fix nitrogen through symbiosis with rhizobial bacteria in structures called nodules, which is crucial for their growth.
- They belong to the Fabaceae family and evolved from a common ancestor around 60 million years ago, with the papilionoids being the largest group containing most cultivated species.
- The draft genome sequence of Medicago truncatula, a model organism for legume research, reveals important evolutionary insights and offers valuable genomic resources for improving alfalfa, a related crop with complex genetics.