Browsing by Author "HODKINSON, TREVOR"
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Allopolyploidy, diversification, and the Miocene grassland expansion
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2014)The role of polyploidy, particularly allopolyploidy, in plant diversification is a subject of debate. Whole-genome duplications precede the origins of many major clades (e.g., angiosperms, Brassicaceae, Poaceae), suggesting ... -
Anatomical enablers and the evolution of C4 photosynthesis in grasses
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2013)C4 photosynthesis is a series of anatomical and biochemical modifications to the typical C3 pathway that increases the productivity of plants in warm, sunny, and dry conditions. Despite its complexity, it evolved more than ... -
Buxus sirindhorniana sp. nov. (Buxaceae), a bicarpellate species from Thailand
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2014)A new bicarpellate Buxus species, Buxus sirindhorniana W. K. Soh, M. von Sternburg, Hodk. & J. Parn., is described from northern Thailand. This is the first reported bicarpellate species of Buxus. The pollen morphology and ... -
From Concept to Commerce: Developing a Successful Fungal Endophyte Inoculant for Agricultural Crops
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Genetic variation in Miscanthus ×giganteus and the importance of estimating genetic distance thresholds for differentiating clones
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2015)Miscanthus × giganteus (Mxg) is an important bioenergy feedstock crop, however, genetic diversity among legacy cultivars may be severely constrained. Only one introduction from Japan to Denmark of this sterile, triploid, ... -
High levels of gene flow and genetic diversity in Irish populations of Salix caprea L. inferred from chloroplast and nuclear SSR markers
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2014)Background Salix caprea is a cold-tolerant pioneer species that is ecologically important in Europe and western and central Asia. However, little data is available on its population genetic structure and molecular ... -
High levels of variation in Salix lignocellulose genes revealed using poplar genomic resources
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2013)Background Little is known about the levels of variation in lignin or other wood related genes in Salix, a genus that is being increasingly used for biomass and biofuel production. The lignin biosynthesis pathway is ... -
Markers associated with heading and aftermath heading in perennial ryegrass full-sib families
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2016)Background Heading and aftermath heading are important traits in perennial ryegrass because they impact forage quality. So far, genome-wide association analyses in this major forage species have only identified a small ... -
Marriage exchanges, seed exchanges, and the dynamics of manioc diversity
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2011)The conservation of crop genetic resources requires understanding the different variables-cultural, social, and economic-that impinge on crop diversity. In small-scale farming systems, seed exchanges represent a key mechanism ... -
Media Manipulations and the Culture of Beneficial Fungal Root Endophytes
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New chloroplast microsatellite markers prove to be suitable for assessing genetic diversity of Lolium perenne and other related grass species
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2012)Background and Aims Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) is the most important forage grass species of temperate regions. We have previously released the chloroplast genome sequence of L. perenne ‘Cashel’. Here nine chloroplast ... -
New grass phylogeny resolves deep evolutionary relationships and discovers C4 origins
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2012)Grasses rank among the world's most ecologically and economically important plants. Repeated evolution of the C 4 syndrome has made photosynthesis highly efficient in many grasses, inspiring intensive efforts to engineer ... -
Oligocene CO2 Decline Promoted C4 Photosynthesis in Grasses
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Origin of year-long bean (Phaseolus dumosus Macfady, Fabaceae) from reticulated hybridization events between multiple Phaseolus species
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2016)Background and Aims Improved understanding of the secondary gene pools of crops is essential for advancing genetic gain in breeding programmes. Common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, is a staple crop with several wild relatives ... -
Plastid genome sequencing reveals biogeographical structure and extensive population genetic variation in wild populations of Phalaris arundinacea L. in north-western Europe.
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2017)New and comprehensive collections of the perennial rhizomatous reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) were made in NW Europe along north-to-south and east-to-west clines from Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Sweden and ... -
Studies in the recent new genus record Pseudostachyum (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from Thailand: notes on its taxonomy, distribution and habitat
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2013)A taxonomic review of the genus Pseudostachyum Munro in Thailand is presented including a description of its morphology, geographic distribution and habitat. An illustrated description of the newly recorded species P. ... -
Surviving in a warmer world: environmental and genetic responses
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2012)There are numerous reports in the literature of advancing trends in phenophases of plants, insects and birds attributed to rising temperature resulting from human-driven climate warming. One mechanism that enables a ... -
Taxonomic notes on the genus Piper (Piperaceae)
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A taxonomic revision of the genus Eragrostis (Poaceae) in Thailand
HODKINSON, TREVOR (2013)A taxonomic account of Eragrostis in Thailand is provided, in which 23 species are recognized. An artificial key to species and species descriptions is provided along with distributional and ecological data for all taxa. ...