Tom Barker

Oct 12, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Jonathan Wright |Kendall Baker |Tom Barker |Leah Catchpole

AbstractAlopecurus aequalis is a winter annual or short-lived perennial bunchgrass which has in recent years emerged as the dominant agricultural weed of barley and wheat in certain regions of China and Japan, causing significant yield losses. Its robust tillering capacity and high fecundity, combined with the development of both target and non-target-site resistance to herbicides means it is a formidable challenge to food security. Here we report on a chromosome-scale assembly of A.

Sep 26, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Camilla Ryan |Fiona Fraser |Tom Barker |Naomi Irish

AbstractHaplotyped-resolved phased assemblies aim to capture the full allelic diversity in heterozygous and polyploid species to enable accurate genetic analyses. However, building non-collapsed references still presents a challenge.