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David Chagné is affiliated with Plant & Food Research in New Zealand. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with substantial work also in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad fields, their subfields of study include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The primary focus of Chagné's work involves several key topics, notably:

  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Berry genetics and cultivation research
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

Chagné has contributed to research published in various journals and venues with multiple frequent publication outlets including:

  • Acta Horticulturae
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Horticulture Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Their recent papers include the following titles along with publication years and venues:

  • "Rights, interests and expectations: Indigenous perspectives on unrestricted access to genomic data," 2020, Nature Reviews Genetics
  • "Evolution and function of red pigmentation in land plants," 2022, Annals of Botany
  • "There and back again; historical perspective and future directions for Vaccinium breeding and research studies," 2022, Horticulture Research
  • "Transposon insertions regulate genome-wide allele-specific expression and underpin flower colour variations in apple (Malus spp.)," 2022, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • "Austropuccinia psidii, causing myrtle rust, has a gigabase-sized genome shaped by transposable elements," 2020, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Collaboratively, David Chagné has frequently worked with co-authors including:

  • Cecilia Deng
  • Nahla Bassil
  • Elena Hilario
  • Susan Thomson
  • Jibran Tahir

Best Publications

  • The genome of the domesticated apple ( Malus × domestica Borkh.)

    Riccardo Velasco;Andrey Zharkikh;Jason Affourtit;Amit Dhingra

  • Multiple Repeats of a Promoter Segment Causes Transcription Factor Autoregulation in Red Apples

    Richard V. Espley;Cyril Brendolise;David Chagné;Sumathi Kutty-Amma

  • High temperature reduces apple fruit colour via modulation of the anthocyanin regulatory complex

    Kui Lin-Wang;Diego Micheletti;John Palmer;Richard Volz

  • An Ancient Duplication of Apple MYB Transcription Factors Is Responsible for Novel Red Fruit-Flesh Phenotypes

    David Chagné;Kui Lin-Wang;Richard V. Espley;Richard K. Volz

  • Genome-wide SNP detection, validation, and development of an 8K SNP array for apple.

    David Chagné;Ross N. Crowhurst;Michela Troggio;Mark W. Davey

  • The Draft Genome Sequence of European Pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’)

    David Chagné;Ross N. Crowhurst;Massimo Pindo;Amali Thrimawithana

  • Rights, interests and expectations: Indigenous perspectives on unrestricted access to genomic data

    Maui Hudson;Maui Hudson;Nanibaa’ A. Garrison;Rogena Sterling;Nadine R. Caron

  • Development and validation of a 20K Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) whole genome genotyping array for apple (Malus × domestica Borkh)

    Luca Bianco;Alessandro Cestaro;Daniel James Sargent;Elisa Banchi

  • Diversification and independent domestication of Asian and European pears

    Jun Wu;Yingtao Wang;Jiabao Xu;Schuyler S. Korban

  • Genomic Selection for Fruit Quality Traits in Apple (Malus×domestica Borkh.)

    Satish Kumar;David Chagné;Marco C. A. M. Bink;Richard K. Volz

  • Mapping a candidate gene (MdMYB10) for red flesh and foliage colour in apple

    David Chagné;Charmaine M. Carlisle;Céline Blond;Richard K. Volz

  • Cross-species transferability and mapping of genomic and cDNA SSRs in pines

    D. Chagne;P. Chaumeil;A. Ramboer;C. Collada

  • A genomics approach to understanding the role of auxin in apple ( Malus x domestica) fruit size control

    Fanny Devoghalaere;Thomas Doucen;Baptiste Guitton;Jeannette Keeling

  • Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Actinidia: Applications of a cross species EST database for gene discovery in the areas of flavor, health, color and ripening

    Ross N Crowhurst;Andrew P Gleave;Elspeth A MacRae;Charles Ampomah-Dwamena

  • Development of a set of SNP markers present in expressed genes of the apple.

    David Chagné;Ksenija Gasic;Ross N. Crowhurst;Yuepeng Han

  • Genetic diversity within and among Pinus pinaster populations: comparison between AFLP and microsatellite markers

    Stéphanie Mariette;David Chagné;Céline Lézier;Patrick Pastuszka

  • Construction of a dense genetic linkage map for apple rootstocks using SSRs developed from Malus ESTs and Pyrus genomic sequences

    J.-M. Celton;D. S. Tustin;D. Chagné;S. E. Gardiner

  • A draft genome sequence of European pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’)

    S.E. Gardiner;R.N. Crowhurst;M. Pindo;A. Thrimawithana

  • Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Actinidia : Applications of a cross species EST database for gene discovery in the areas of flavor, health, color and ripening

    R.N. Crowhurst;A.P. Gleave;E.A. MacRae;C. Ampomah-Dwamena

  • Genome-Wide SNP Detection, Validation, and Development of an 8K SNP Array for Apple

    David Chagne

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan E. Gardiner
Susan E. Gardiner Plant & Food Research
Andrew C. Allan
Andrew C. Allan Plant & Food Research
Ross N. Crowhurst
Ross N. Crowhurst Plant & Food Research
Charles-Eric Durel
Charles-Eric Durel University of Angers
Richard V. Espley
Richard V. Espley Plant & Food Research
Robert J. Schaffer
Robert J. Schaffer Plant & Food Research
Riccardo Velasco
Riccardo Velasco The Canadian Real Estate Association
Roger P. Hellens
Roger P. Hellens Queensland University of Technology
Michela Troggio
Michela Troggio Fondazione Edmund Mach
Yves Van de Peer
Yves Van de Peer Ghent University

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