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Heidrun Gundlach is affiliated with Helmholtz Zentrum München in Germany, where their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Plant Science. Their work spans related subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist's research contributions are centered on topics including Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Plant Virus Research Studies, Agricultural Pest Management Studies, and Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies.

Heidrun Gundlach has collaborated frequently with several co-authors throughout their career, including:

  • M. Spannagl
  • Klaus Mayer
  • Martin Mascher
  • Nils Stein
  • Thomas Lux

The primary venues for their publications include prestigious journals such as Nature, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Plant Cell, Nature Genetics, and Nature Communications.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Heidrun Gundlach include the following:

  • Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding, 2020, Nature
  • The barley pan-genome reveals the hidden legacy of mutation breeding, 2020, Nature
  • Long-read sequence assembly: a technical evaluation in barley, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • Chromosome-scale genome assembly provides insights into rye biology, evolution and agronomic potential, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • The mosaic oat genome gives insights into a uniquely healthy cereal crop, 2022, Nature

Best Publications

  • The Sorghum bicolor genome and the diversification of grasses

    Andrew H. Paterson;John E. Bowers;Rémy Bruggmann;Inna Dubchak

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

    Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata;Hideki Hirakawa;Erika Asamizu

  • Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

    Rudi Appels;Rudi Appels;Kellye Eversole;Nils Stein;Nils Stein

  • A chromosome-based draft sequence of the hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) genome

    Klaus F. X. Mayer;Jane Rogers;Jaroslav Doležel

  • The Physcomitrella Genome Reveals Evolutionary Insights into the Conquest of Land by Plants

    Stefan A. Rensing;Daniel Lang;Andreas D. Zimmer;Astrid Terry

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

    John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

  • Jasmonic acid is a signal transducer in elicitor-induced plant cell cultures.

    Heidrun Gundlach;Martin J. Muller;Toni M. Kutchan;Meinhart H. Zenk

  • A physical, genetic and functional sequence assembly of the barley genome

    Klaus F.X. Mayer;Robbie Waugh;Peter Langridge;Timothy J. Close

  • A chromosome conformation capture ordered sequence of the barley genome

    Martin Mascher;Heidrun Gundlach;Axel Himmelbach;Sebastian Beier

  • The Medicago genome provides insight into the evolution of rhizobial symbioses

    Nevin D Young;Frédéric Debellé;Frédéric Debellé;Giles E D Oldroyd;Rene Geurts

  • Repeated polyploidization of Gossypium genomes and the evolution of spinnable cotton fibres

    Andrew H Paterson;Jonathan F Wendel;Heidrun Gundlach;Hui Guo

  • The Arabidopsis lyrata genome sequence and the basis of rapid genome size change

    Tina T. Hu;Pedro Pattyn;Erica G. Bakker;Jun Cao

  • Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding.

    Sean Walkowiak;Sean Walkowiak;Liangliang Gao;Cecile Monat;Georg Haberer

  • Wild emmer genome architecture and diversity elucidate wheat evolution and domestication

    Raz Avni;Moran Nave;Omer Barad;Kobi Baruch

  • Green Evolution and Dynamic Adaptations Revealed by Genomes of the Marine Picoeukaryotes Micromonas

    Alexandra Z. Worden;Jae-Hyeok Lee;Thomas Mock;Pierre Rouzé

  • Durum wheat genome highlights past domestication signatures and future improvement targets

    Marco Maccaferri;Marco Maccaferri;Neil S. Harris;Sven O. Twardziok;Raj K. Pasam

  • The barley pan-genome reveals the hidden legacy of mutation breeding.

    Murukarthick Jayakodi;Sudharsan Padmarasu;Georg Haberer;Venkata Suresh Bonthala

  • Unlocking the Barley Genome by Chromosomal and Comparative Genomics

    Klaus F. X. Mayer;Mihaela Martis;Pete E. Hedley;Hana Simkova

  • The Physcomitrella patens chromosome-scale assembly reveals moss genome structure and evolution.

    Daniel Lang;Kristian K. Ullrich;Florent Murat;Joerg Fuchs

  • An improved genome release (version Mt4.0) for the model legume Medicago truncatula

    Haibao Tang;Vivek Krishnakumar;Shelby Bidwell;Benjamin Rosen

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus F. X. Mayer
Klaus F. X. Mayer Technical University of Munich
Manuel Spannagl
Manuel Spannagl Helmholtz Zentrum München
Nils Stein
Nils Stein University of Western Australia
Uwe Scholz
Uwe Scholz Leibniz Association
Thomas Wicker
Thomas Wicker University of Zurich
Martin Mascher
Martin Mascher Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
Georg Haberer
Georg Haberer Technical University of Munich
Robbie Waugh
Robbie Waugh James Hutton Institute
Axel Himmelbach
Axel Himmelbach Leibniz Association
Alan H. Schulman
Alan H. Schulman University of Helsinki

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