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Nolan C. Kane is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spans several fields within the life sciences, focusing primarily on agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics in plant science and genetics. Main topics of their research include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Sunflower and safflower cultivation
  • Plant-microbe interactions and immunity
  • Soybean genetics and cultivation
  • Genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals
  • Environmental DNA in biodiversity studies
  • Cannabis and cannabinoid research

Their publication record includes numerous papers in subfields such as plant science, genetics, molecular biology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and ecology.

Recent papers published by Nolan C. Kane include:

  • The Genomics of Cannabis and Its Close Relatives (2020), published in Annual Review of Plant Biology
  • Rapid evolutionary changes in gene expression in response to climate fluctuations (2020), published in Molecular Ecology
  • Breeding for sustainable oilseed crop yield and quality in a changing climate (2021), published in Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Sharing and reporting benefits from biodiversity research (2020), published in Molecular Ecology
  • Widely assumed phenotypic associations in Cannabis sativa lack a shared genetic basis (2021), published in PeerJ

Kane's frequent co-authors include Brent S. Hulke, Ziv Attia, Cloe S. Pogoda, Kyle G. Keepers, and Daniela Vergara.

Publication venues where Nolan C. Kane regularly contributes include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Best Publications

  • The sunflower genome provides insights into oil metabolism, flowering and Asterid evolution

    Hélène Badouin;Jérôme Gouzy;Christopher J. Grassa;Christopher J. Grassa;Florent Murat

  • Multiple Paleopolyploidizations during the Evolution of the Compositae Reveal Parallel Patterns of Duplicate Gene Retention after Millions of Years

    Michael S. Barker;Nolan C. Kane;Nolan C. Kane;Marta Matvienko;Alexander Kozik

  • Genomic islands of divergence are not affected by geography of speciation in sunflowers

    S. Renaut;C. J. Grassa;S. Yeaman;B. T. Moyers

  • Recommendations for utilizing and reporting population genetic analyses: the reproducibility of genetic clustering using the program STRUCTURE.

    Kimberly J. Gilbert;Rose L. Andrew;Dan G. Bock;Michelle T. Franklin;Michelle T. Franklin

  • Ultra-barcoding in cacao (Theobroma spp.; Malvaceae) using whole chloroplast genomes and nuclear ribosomal DNA

    Nolan Kane;Saemundur Sveinsson;Hannes Dempewolf;Ji Yong Yang

  • Plant domestication and the assembly of bacterial and fungal communities associated with strains of the common sunflower, Helianthus annuus

    Jonathan W. Leff;Jonathan W. Leff;Ryan C. Lynch;Nolan C. Kane;Noah Fierer;Noah Fierer

  • Sunflower pan-genome analysis shows that hybridization altered gene content and disease resistance

    Sariel Hübner;Sariel Hübner;Natalia Bercovich;Marco Todesco;Jennifer R Mandel

  • Rampant gene exchange across a strong reproductive barrier between the annual sunflowers, Helianthus annuus and H. petiolaris.

    Yoko Yatabe;Nolan C. Kane;Nolan C. Kane;Caroline Scotti-Saintagne;Loren H. Rieseberg;Loren H. Rieseberg

  • Novel Loci Control Variation in Reproductive Timing in Arabidopsis thaliana in Natural Environments

    Cynthia Weinig;Cynthia Weinig;Mark C Ungerer;Lisa A Dorn;Nolan C Kane

  • Mandated data archiving greatly improves access to research data

    Timothy H. Vines;Rose L. Andrew;Dan G. Bock;Michelle T. Franklin

  • Genome skimming reveals the origin of the Jerusalem Artichoke tuber crop species: neither from Jerusalem nor an artichoke

    Dan G. Bock;Nolan C. Kane;Daniel P. Ebert;Loren H. Rieseberg;Loren H. Rieseberg

  • Heterogeneous selection at specific loci in natural environments in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Cynthia Weinig;Lisa A. Dorn;Nolan C. Kane;Zachary M. German

  • A road map for molecular ecology.

    Rose L. Andrew;Louis Bernatchez;Aurélie Bonin;C. Alex. Buerkle

  • RNA-Seq Analysis of Allele-Specific Expression, Hybrid Effects, and Regulatory Divergence in Hybrids Compared with Their Parents from Natural Populations

    Graeme D.M. Bell;Nolan C. Kane;Loren H. Rieseberg;Keith L. Adams

  • Selective Sweeps Reveal Candidate Genes for Adaptation to Drought and Salt Tolerance in Common Sunflower, Helianthus annuus

    Nolan C. Kane;Loren H. Rieseberg;Loren H. Rieseberg

  • Sunflower domestication alleles support single domestication center in eastern North America

    Benjamin K. Blackman;Moira Scascitelli;Nolan C. Kane;Harry H. Luton

  • Genomic and Chemical Diversity in Cannabis

    Ryan C. Lynch;Daniela Vergara;Silas Tittes;Kristin White

  • COMPARATIVE GENOMIC AND POPULATION GENETIC ANALYSES INDICATE HIGHLY POROUS GENOMES AND HIGH LEVELS OF GENE FLOW BETWEEN DIVERGENT HELIANTHUS SPECIES

    Nolan C. Kane;Nolan C. Kane;Matthew G. King;Michael S. Barker;Michael S. Barker;Andrew Raduski

  • Genomic analysis of a migratory divide reveals candidate genes for migration and implicates selective sweeps in generating islands of differentiation

    Kira E. Delmore;Sariel Hübner;Nolan C. Kane;Richard Schuster

  • Frequency and microenvironmental pattern of selection on plastic shade-avoidance traits in a natural population of Impatiens capensis.

    Heidrun Huber;Nolan C. Kane;M. Shane Heschel;Eric J. Von Wettberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Loren H. Rieseberg
Loren H. Rieseberg University of British Columbia
Michael S. Barker
Michael S. Barker University of Arizona
James C. Lendemer
James C. Lendemer New York State Museum
John M. Burke
John M. Burke University of Georgia
Quentin C. B. Cronk
Quentin C. B. Cronk University of British Columbia
Steven J. Knapp
Steven J. Knapp University of California, Davis
Rebecca J. Safran
Rebecca J. Safran University of Colorado Boulder
Richard W. Michelmore
Richard W. Michelmore University of California, Davis
Christy M. McCain
Christy M. McCain University of Colorado Boulder
Johanna Schmitt
Johanna Schmitt University of California, Davis

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