Breeding for resistance in Solanaceae
The research group aims to develop breeding strategies for durable resistance in Solanaceous crops. The research focuses on the understanding of genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying disease resistances in potato and tomato against late blight, powdery mildews, Botrytis, bacteria and virus. Various genetic and genomics approaches are exploited to discover novel natural resistance genes and to study their interaction with the corresponding pathogen. Via comparative biology, the knowledge obtained in tomato/potato is applied to other related but much less well-characterized Solanaceous crops like pepper and eggplants.
Publications
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Phased, chromosome-scale genome assemblies of tetraploid potato reveal a complex genome, transcriptome, and predicted proteome landscape underpinning genetic diversity
Molecular Plant 15 (2022)3. - ISSN 1674-2052 - p. 520 - 536. -
Synchytrium endobioticum, the potato wart disease pathogen
Molecular Plant Pathology 23 (2022)4. - ISSN 1464-6722 - p. 461 - 474. -
Susceptibility reversed: modified plant susceptibility genes for resistance to bacteria
Trends in Plant Science 27 (2022)1. - ISSN 1360-1385 - p. 69 - 79. -
Raw data for "Host-interactor screens of Phytophthora infestans RXLR proteins reveal vesicle trafficking as a major effector-targeted process"
: University of East Anglia -
The future of crop protection in Europe - Appendix 1 - Overview of current and emerging crop protection practices
: European Parliament - ISBN 9789284676859 - p. -
Effects of fecal microbiota transplant on DNA methylation in subjects with metabolic syndrome
Gut Microbes 13 (2021)1. - ISSN 1949-0976 -
Inactivation of WAT1 in tomato reduces susceptibility to Clavibacter michiganensis through transcriptional reprogramming of auxin related genes.
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KB34-2A-6. Emerging viral diseases in tomatoes and cucurbits : implementation of mitigation strategies for durable disease management (VIRTIGATION)
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Overexpression of NtCBL5A Leads to Necrotic Lesions by Enhancing Na+ Sensitivity of Tobacco Leaves Under Salt Stress
Frontiers in Plant Science 12 (2021). - ISSN 1664-462X -
Allelic variants of the NLR protein Rpi-chc1 differentially recognize members of the Phytophthora infestans PexRD12/31 effector superfamily through the leucine-rich repeat domain
The Plant Journal 107 (2021)1. - ISSN 0960-7412 - p. 182 - 197.
Staff
Researchers
Postdoc
Research assistants
PhD candidates
- Eleni Koseoglou
- Xuexue Shen
- Lampros Siskos
- Miguel Ramirez Gaona
- Elisabeth Yanez
- Danial Monino Lopez
- Jingjing Mao
- He Meng
- Xiaoxiao Xie
- Dong Zhang
- Jillis Grubben
- Christiaan Schol
- Jaae Pichaya Cheewapoonphon
- Romanos Zois
- Laura Groenenberg
Guest researchers
- Lei Cui
- Zhe Yan
- Evert Jacobsen
- Ageeth van Tuinen