Sunflower genetic,genomic and ecological resources |
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| Authors: | Nolan C. Kane John M. Burke Laura Marek Gerald Seiler Felicity Vear Gregory Baute Steven J. Knapp Patrick Vincourt Loren H. Rieseberg |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, , Boulder, CO, 80309 USA;2. Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, , Vancouver, British Colombia,, Canada, V6T 1 Z4;3. Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, , Athens, GA, 30602 USA;4. Oil Seed Crops, North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS), National Plant Germplasm System, Iowa State University, , Ames, IA, 50011 USA;5. USDA, ARS, NCSL, , Fargo, ND, 58102‐2765 USA;6. INRA, UMR 1095, , 63000 Clermont Ferrand, France;7. Monsanto Vegetable Seeds, , Woodland, CA, 95695 USA;8. Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro‐organismes, INRA, , 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France;9. Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro‐organismes, CNRS, , 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France;10. Department of Biology, Indiana University, , Bloomington, IN, 47405 USA |
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| Abstract: | Long a major focus of genetic research and breeding, sunflowers (Helianthus) are emerging as an increasingly important experimental system for ecological and evolutionary studies. Here, we review the various attributes of wild and domesticated sunflowers that make them valuable for ecological experimentation and describe the numerous publicly available resources that have enabled rapid advances in ecological and evolutionary genetics. Resources include seed collections available from germplasm centres at the USDA and INRA, genomic and EST sequences, mapping populations, genetic markers, genetic and physical maps and other forward‐ and reverse‐genetic tools. We also discuss some of the key evolutionary, genetic and ecological questions being addressed in sunflowers, as well as gaps in our knowledge and promising areas for future research. |
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| Keywords: | adaptation agriculture angiosperms ecological genetics hybridization speciation |
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