Genomic-assisted breeding of sugarcane: using molecular markers for understanding the genetic architecture of quantitative traits and to implement marker assisted selection

• Grant number: 08/52197-4
• Support Opportunities: Program for Research on Bioenergy (BIOEN) - Thematic Grants
• Start date: August 01, 2009
• End date: January 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Genetics - Plant Genetics
• Principal Investigator: Anete Pereira de Souza
• Grantee: Anete Pereira de Souza
• Host Institution: Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética (CBMEG). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia ; Roland Vencovsky
• Associated research grant(s): 13/27145-9 - SNP genotyping allows an in-depth characterisation of the genome of sugarcane and other complex autopolyploids, PUB.ART
• Associated scholarship(s): 12/11109-0 - In silico analysis of transcriptome and genome sequences in sugarcane: SNPs identification, allele specific expression analysis and, development and characterization of microsatellite markers, BP.DD; 10/17217-4 - Karyotypic characterization of sugarcane using markers (ribosomal genes and BACs) obtained by molecular methods (FISH), BP.PD; 10/06715-3 - Multiple Imputation for QTL mapping in outcrossing species, with applications in sugarcane, BP.MS; + associated scholarships 10/03542-0 - Characterization of molecular markers developed from Sugarcane genomic sequences, BP.MS; 10/06456-8 - Multiple traits multiple intervals mapping of quantitative trait loci from outbreed crosses, with application in full-sibs sugar-cane, BP.PD; 10/00083-5 - ASSOCIATION MAPPING, LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM AND POPULATION STRUCTURE IN SUGARCANE, BP.PD; 09/14411-7 - Molecular Breeding of Sugarcane: Using Molecular Markers for Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Quantitative Traits and to Implement Marker Assisted Selection, BP.TT - associated scholarships

Abstract

Breeding programs have been successfully over the years in the generation of new improved sugarcane varieties (Saccharum spp.), which are more productive and resistant to pests, diseases and abiotic stresses. These varieties are of central importance for sugar and ethanol production. However, breeding process takes about 10 to 15 years to release new varieties, mainly because of the difficulty to correctly identify good genotypes on the fields, since there is strong influence of environmental conditions. This process could be speed up with the development and the use of genetic markers, which are genomic regions that could be observed (evaluated) on each individual. By studying the segregation of those markers, it is possible to estimate the genetic distances between them, resulting in the so called genetic maps. After, linkage studies are performed in order to associate genotype (based on molecular traits) and phenotypes (traits that are evaluated on field conditions, such as sugar and fiber content). If the genomic regions are strongly linked with genes that control agronomic traits, they could be used for help the breeding process. Since most of the traits of agronomic and economic importance are quantitative (controlled by many loci), the major goal is to identify genomic regions associated with such traits, named quantitative trait loci (QTL). The use of markers in genetic studies, including QTL mapping, has allowed important progress in the knowledge of the genomic structure, genetics and evolution of sugarcane. In this project, new markers will be developed and used for QTL mapping. A new class of very useful markers called genic molecular markers (GMMs) will be developed and used. This kind of marker (EST-SSRs and SNPs), also named Functional Markers, will be obtained from expressed sequences from the SUCEST data bank, and sequencing genes from BAC clones. BAC libraries will be constructed using DNA from parental sugarcane varieties employed in the biparental crosses used for genetic mapping. The GMMs developed will be used for: 1) QTL mapping in biparental crosses; 2) association studies using sugarcane genotypes important in breeding programs, using a panel of about 150 genotypes important for Brazilian breeding programs. Once the genomic regions are found, strategies for marker assisted selection will be developed. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

FONSECA, EMANUELLA MARIA BARRETO; SCORSATO, VALERIA; DOS SANTOS, MARCELO LEITE; TOMAZINI, ATILIO; TADA, SUSELY FERRAZ SIQUEIRA; DOS SANTOS, CLELTON APARECIDO; DE TOLEDO, MARCELO AUGUSTO SZYMANSKI; DE SOUZA, ANETE PEREIRA; POLIKARPOV, IGOR; APARICIO, RICARDO. Crystal structure of a small heat-shock protein from Xylella fastidiosa reveals a distinct high-order structure. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION F-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS, v. 73, n. 4, p. 222-227, APR 1 2017. (08/52197-4)

BARRETO, FERNANDA ZATTI; BACHEGA FEIJO ROSA, JOAO RICARDO; ALMEIDA BALSALOBRE, THIAGO WILLIAN; PASTINA, MARIA MARTA; SILVA, RENATO RODRIGUES; HOFFMANN, HERMANN PAULO; DE SOUZA, ANETE PEREIRA; FRANCO GARCIA, ANTONIO AUGUSTO; CARNEIRO, MONALISA SAMPAIO. A genome-wide association study identified loci for yield component traits in sugarcane (Saccharum spp.). PLoS One, v. 14, n. 7, JUL 18 2019. (08/52197-4, 10/06702-9, 08/57908-6)

BARRETO, M. A.; SANTOS, J. C. S.; CORREA, R. X.; LUZ, E. D. M. N.; MARELLI, J.; SOUZA, A. P.. Detection of genetic resistance to cocoa black pod disease caused by three Phytophthora species. EUPHYTICA, v. 206, n. 3, p. 677-687, DEC 2015. (08/52197-4)

CERQUEIRA-SILVA, CARLOS BERNARD M.; SANTOS, ELISA S. L.; JESUS, ONILDO N.; VIEIRA, JOAO G. P.; MORI, GUSTAVO M.; CORREA, RONAN X.; SOUZA, ANETE P.. Molecular Genetic Variability of Commercial and Wild Accessions of Passion Fruit (Passiflora spp.) Targeting ex Situ Conservation and Breeding. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, v. 15, n. 12, p. 22933-22959, DEC 2014. (08/52197-4)

DURIGAN, MAURICIO; ABREU, ALUANA GONCALVES; ZUCCHI, MARIA IMACULADA; BUENO FRANCO, REGINA MAURA; DE SOUZA, ANETE PEREIRA. Genetic Diversity of Giardia duodenalis: Multilocus Genotyping Reveals Zoonotic Potential between Clinical and Environmental Sources in a Metropolitan Region of Brazil. PLoS One, v. 9, n. 12, DEC 23 2014. (08/52197-4)

CERQUEIRA-SILVA, C. B. M.; JESUS, O. N.; OLIVEIRA, E. J.; SANTOS, E. S. L.; SOUZA, A. P.. Characterization and selection of passion fruit (yellow and purple) accessions based on molecular markers and disease reactions for use in breeding programs. EUPHYTICA, v. 202, n. 3, p. 345-359, APR 2015. (08/52197-4)

PASTINA, M. M.; MALOSETTI, M.; GAZAFFI, R.; MOLLINARI, M.; MARGARIDO, G. R. A.; OLIVEIRA, K. M.; PINTO, L. R.; SOUZA, A. P.; VAN EEUWIJK, F. A.; GARCIA, A. A. F.. A mixed model QTL analysis for sugarcane multiple-harvest-location trial data. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS, v. 124, n. 5, p. 835-849, MAR 2012. (08/52197-4, 10/00083-5, 08/57908-6)

SERAPHIM, N.; BARRETO, M. A.; ALMEIDA, G. S. S.; ESPERANCO, A. P.; MONTEIRO, R. F.; SOUZA, A. P.; FREITAS, A. V. L.; SILVA-BRANDAO, K. L.. Genetic diversity of Parides ascanius (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Troidini): implications for the conservation of Brazil's most iconic endangered invertebrate species. CONSERVATION GENETICS, v. 17, n. 3, p. 533-546, JUN 2016. (08/52197-4, 11/50225-3)

COSTA, E. A.; ANONI, C. O.; MANCINI, M. C.; SANTOS, F. R. C.; MARCONI, T. G.; GAZAFFI, R.; PASTINA, M. M.; PERECIN, D.; MOLLINARI, M.; XAVIER, M. A.; et al. QTL mapping including codominant SNP markers with ploidy level information in a sugarcane progeny. EUPHYTICA, v. 211, n. 1, p. 1-16, SEP 2016. (10/06715-3, 05/55258-6, 08/52197-4, 08/57908-6)

MARGARIDO, G. R. A.; PASTINA, M. M.; SOUZA, A. P.; GARCIA, A. A. F.. Multi-trait multi-environment quantitative trait loci mapping for a sugarcane commercial cross provides insights on the inheritance of important traits. MOLECULAR BREEDING, v. 35, n. 8, AUG 2015. (08/52197-4)

BRITO, VINICIUS L. G.; MORI, GUSTAVO M.; VIGNA, BIANCA B. Z.; AZEVEDO-SILVA, MARIANNE; SOUZA, ANETE P.; SAZIMA, MARLIES. Genetic structure and diversity of populations of polyploid Tibouchina pulchra Cogn. (Melastomataceae) under different environmental conditions in extremes of an elevational gradient. Tree Genetics & Genomes, v. 12, n. 6, DEC 2016. (08/52197-4, 03/12595-7)

ALVES, FABIO M.; SARTORI, ANGELA L. B.; ZUCCHI, MARIA I.; AZEVEDO-TOZZI, ANA M. G.; TAMBARUSSI, EVANDRO V.; ALVES-PEREIRA, ALESSANDRO; DE SOUZA, ANETE P.. Genetic structure of two Prosopis species in Chaco areas: A lack of allelic diversity diagnosis and insights into the allelic conservation of the affected species. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, v. 8, n. 13, p. 6558-6574, JUL 2018. (08/52197-4)

PEREIRA, GUILHERME S.; GARCIA, ANTONIO AUGUSTO F.; MARGARIDO, GABRIEL R. A.. A fully automated pipeline for quantitative genotype calling from next generation sequencing data in autopolyploids. BMC Bioinformatics, v. 19, NOV 1 2018. (12/25236-4, 08/52197-4, 15/22993-7)

DURIGAN, MAURICIO; CARDOSO-SILVA, CLAUDIO BENICIO; CIAMPI-GUILLARDI, MAISA; TOLEDO-SILVA, GUILHERME; MORI, GUSTAVO M.; FRANCO, REGINA M. B.; SOUZA, ANETE P.. Molecular genotyping, diversity studies and high-resolution molecular markers unveiled by microsatellites in Giardia duodenalis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, v. 12, n. 11, NOV 2018. (08/52197-4)

DE OLIVEIRA, FERNANDA A.; VIGNA, BIANCA B. Z.; DA SILVA, CARLA C.; FAVERO, ALESSANDRA P.; DE MATTA, FREDERICO P.; AZEVEDO, ANA L. S.; DE SOUZA, ANETE P.. Coexpression and Transcriptome analyses identify active Apomixis-related genes in Paspalum notatum leaves. BMC Genomics, v. 21, n. 1, JAN 28 2020. (08/52197-4, 18/18527-9, 15/24346-9)

DEO, THAMIRIS G.; FERREIRA, REBECCA C. U.; LARA, LETICIA A. C.; MORAES, ALINE C. L.; ALVES-PEREIRA, ALESSANDRO; DE OLIVEIRA, FERNANDA A.; GARCIA, ANTONIO A. F.; SANTOS, MATEUS F.; JANK, LIANA; DE SOUZA, ANETE P.. High-Resolution Linkage Map With Allele Dosage Allows the Identification of Regions Governing Complex Traits and Apospory in Guinea Grass (Megathyrsus maximus). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, v. 11, FEB 26 2020. (08/52197-4)

DURIGAN, MAURICIO; CIAMPI-GUILLARDI, MAISA; RODRIGUES, RICARDO C. A.; GREINERT-GOULART, JULIANE A.; SIQUEIRA-CASTRO, ISABEL C. V.; LEAL, DIEGO A. G.; YAMASHIRO, SANDRA; BONATTI, TAIS R.; ZUCCHI, MARIA I.; FRANCO, REGINA M. B.; et al. Population genetic analysis of Giardia duodenalis: genetic diversity and haplotype sharing between clinical and environmental sources. MICROBIOLOGYOPEN, v. 6, n. 2, APR 2017. (08/52197-4)

ULBRICHT FERREIRA, REBECCA CAROLINE; DE CASTRO LARA, LETICIA APARECIDA; CHIARI, LUCIMARA; LIMA BARRIOS, SANZIO CARVALHO; DO VALLE, CACILDA BORGES; VALERIO, JOSE RAUL; VILELA TORRES, FABRICIA ZIMERMANN; FRANCO GARCIA, ANTONIO AUGUSTO; DE SOUZA, ANETE PEREIRA. Genetic Mapping With Allele Dosage Information in Tetraploid Urochloa decumbens (Stapf) R. D. Webster Reveals Insights Into Spittlebug (Notozulia entreriana Berg) Resistance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, v. 10, FEB 21 2019. (08/52197-4, 18/19219-6)

SANTOS, CLELTON A.; ZANPHORLIN, LET-CIA M.; CRUCELLO, ALINE; TONOLI, CELISA C. C.; RULLER, ROBERTO; HORTA, MARIA A. C.; MURAKAMI, MARIO T.; DE SOUZA, ANETE PEREIRA. Crystal structure and biochemical characterization of the recombinant ThBgl, a GH1 beta-glucosidase overexpressed in Trichoderma harzianum under biomass degradation conditions. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS, v. 9, MAR 22 2016. (14/09720-9, 08/52197-4, 14/18856-1, 13/13309-0)

ALMEIDA BALSALOBRE, THIAGO WILLIAN; PEREIRA, GUILHERME DA SILVA; ALVES MARGARIDO, GABRIEL RODRIGUES; GAZAFFI, RODRIGO; BARRETO, FERNANDA ZATTI; ANONI, CARINA OLIVEIRA; CARDOSO-SILVA, CLAUDIO BENICIO; COSTA, ESTELA ARAUJO; MANCINI, MELINA CRISTINA; HOFFMANN, HERMANN PAULO; et al. GBS-based single dosage markers for linkage and QTL mapping allow gene mining for yield-related traits in sugarcane. BMC Genomics, v. 18, JAN 11 2017. (12/25236-4, 12/11109-0, 08/52197-4, 08/57908-6)

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LABORDA, PRIANDA R.; FONSECA, FRANCINE S. A.; ANGOLINI, CELIO F. F.; OLIVEIRA, VALERIA M.; SOUZA, ANETE P.; MARSAIOLI, ANITA J.. Genome Sequence of Bacillus safensis CFA06, Isolated from Biodegraded Petroleum in Brazil. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS, v. 2, n. 4, p. 1-pg., 2014-07-01. (10/06557-9, 08/52197-4)

MANCINI, MELINA C.; CARDOSO-SILVA, CLAUDIO B.; SFORCA, DANILO A.; DE SOUZA, ANETE PEREIRA. "Targeted Sequencing by Gene Synteny," a New Strategy for Polyploid Species: Sequencing and Physical Structure of a Complex Sugarcane Region. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, v. 9, p. 8-pg., 2018-03-28. (17/05014-0, 14/11482-9, 15/16399-5, 08/52197-4)

RONQUE, MARIANE U. V.; AZEVEDO-SILVA, MARIANNE; MORI, GUSTAVO M.; SOUZA, ANETE P.; OLIVEIRA, PAULO S.. Three ways to distinguish species: using behavioural, ecological, and molecular data to tell apart two closely related ants, Camponotus renggeri and Camponotus rufipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 176, n. 1, p. 170-181, JAN 2016. (12/23671-5, 12/08689-5, 14/23141-1, 11/04667-4, 13/08086-1, 11/18580-8, 08/52197-4)

MANCINI, MELINA C.; CARDOSO-SILVA, CLAUDIO B.; SFORCA, DANILO A.; DE SOUZA, ANETE PEREIRA. ``Targeted Sequencing by Gene Synteny,{''} a New Strategy for Polyploid Species: Sequencing and Physical Structure of a Complex Sugarcane Region. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, v. 9, MAR 28 2018. (17/05014-0, 15/16399-5, 14/11482-9, 08/52197-4)

SERANG, OLIVER; MOLLINARI, MARCELO; FRANCO GARCIA, ANTONIO AUGUSTO. Efficient Exact Maximum a Posteriori Computation for Bayesian SNP Genotyping in Polyploids. PLoS One, v. 7, n. 2, FEB 17 2012. (08/52197-4, 08/54402-4)

GARCIA, ANTONIO A. F.; MOLLINARI, MARCELO; MARCONI, THIAGO G.; SERANG, OLIVER R.; SILVA, RENATO R.; VIEIRA, MARIA L. C.; VICENTINI, RENATO; COSTA, ESTELA A.; MANCINI, MELINA C.; GARCIA, MELISSA O. S.; et al. SNP genotyping allows an in-depth characterisation of the genome of sugarcane and other complex autopolyploids. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 3, DEC 2 2013. (08/52197-4)

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DE SETTA, NATHALIA; MONTEIRO-VITORELLO, CLAUDIA BARROS; METCALFE, CUSHLA JANE; QUEIROGA CRUZ, GUILHERME MARCELO; DEL BEM, LUIZ EDUARDO; VICENTINI, RENATO; SILVEIRA NOGUEIRA, FABIO TEBALDI; CAMPOS, ROBERTA ALVARES; NUNES, SIDENY LIMA; GASPERAZZO TURRINI, PAULA CRISTINA; et al. Building the sugarcane genome for biotechnology and identifying evolutionary trends. BMC Genomics, v. 15, JUN 30 2014. (10/05591-9, 08/54201-9, 08/52074-0, 08/58031-0, 08/52197-4, 08/52146-0)

VIGNA, BIANCA B. Z.; SANTOS, JEAN C. S.; JUNGMANN, LETICIA; DO VALLE, CACILDA B.; MOLLINARI, MARCELO; PASTINA, MARIA M.; PAGLIARINI, MARIA SUELY; GARCIA, ANTONIO A. F.; SOUZA, ANETE P.. Evidence of Allopolyploidy in Urochloa humidicola Based on Cytological Analysis and Genetic Linkage Mapping. PLoS One, v. 11, n. 4, APR 22 2016. (08/52197-4)

ALVES, FABIO M.; SARTORI, ANGELA L. B.; ZUCCHI, MARIA I.; AZEVEDO-TOZZI, ANA M. G.; TAMBARUSSI, EVANDRO V.; DE SOUZA, ANETE P.. A high level of outcrossing in the vulnerable species Prosopis rubriflora in a Chaco remnant. Australian Journal of Botany, v. 66, n. 4, p. 360-368, 2018. (08/52197-4)

CARDOSO-SILVA, CLAUDIO BENICIO; COSTA, ESTELA ARAUJO; MANCINI, MELINA CRISTINA; ALMEIDA BALSALOBRE, THIAGO WILLIAN; COSTA CANESIN, LUCAS EDUARDO; PINTO, LUCIANA ROSSINI; CARNEIRO, MONALISA SAMPAIO; FRANCO GARCIA, ANTONIO AUGUSTO; DE SOUZA, ANETE PEREIRA; VICENTINI, RENATO. De Novo Assembly and Transcriptome Analysis of Contrasting Sugarcane Varieties. PLoS One, v. 9, n. 2, FEB 11 2014. (08/52197-4, 08/58031-0)

ZANOTTO VIGNA, BIANCA BACCILI; DE OLIVEIRA, FERNANDA ANCELMO; DE TOLEDO-SILVA, GUILHERME; DA SILVA, CARLA CRISTINA; DO VALLE, CACILDA BORGES; DE SOUZA, ANETE PEREIRA. Leaf transcriptome of two highly divergent genotypes of Urochloa humidicola (Poaceae), a tropical polyploid forage grass adapted to acidic soils and temporary flooding areas. BMC Genomics, v. 17, NOV 11 2016. (13/14903-2, 08/52197-4, 13/20447-0)

AZEVEDO-SILVA, MARIANNE; MORI, GUSTAVO M.; SOUZA, ANETE P.; OLIVEIRA, PAULO S.. Microsatellites for two Neotropical dominant ant species, Camponotus renggeri and C-rufipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES, v. 7, n. 2, p. 459-462, JUN 2015. (12/23671-5, 12/08689-5, 13/08086-1, 11/18580-8, 08/52197-4)

SANTOS, ELISA S. L.; CERQUEIRA-SILVA, CARLOS BERNARD M.; MORI, GUSTAVO M.; AHNERT, DARIO; MELLO, DURVAL L. N.; PIRES, JOSE LUIS; CORREA, RONAN X.; DE SOUZA, ANETE P.. Genetic Structure and Molecular Diversity of Cacao Plants Established as Local Varieties for More than Two Centuries: The Genetic History of Cacao Plantations in Bahia, Brazil. PLoS One, v. 10, n. 12, DEC 16 2015. (08/52197-4, 13/08086-1)

MOLLINARI, MARCELO; FRANCO GARCIA, ANTONIO AUGUSTO. Linkage Analysis and Haplotype Phasing in Experimental Autopolyploid Populations with High Ploidy Level Using Hidden Markov Models. G3-GENES, GENOMES, GENETICS, v. 9, n. 10, p. 3297-3314, OCT 2019. (08/52197-4, 13/12245-8, 12/17009-8)

RONQUE, MARIANE U. V.; AZEVEDO-SILVA, MARIANNE; MORI, GUSTAVO M.; SOUZA, ANETE P.; OLIVEIRA, PAULO S.. Three ways to distinguish species: using behavioural, ecological, and molecular data to tell apart two closely related ants, Camponotus renggeri and Camponotus rufipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. 176, n. 1, p. 12-pg., 2016-01-01. (11/04667-4, 12/08689-5, 14/23141-1, 11/18580-8, 08/52197-4, 12/23671-5, 13/08086-1)

AONO, ALEXANDRE HILD; COSTA, ESTELA ARAUJO; SILVA RODY, HUGO VIANNA; NAGAI, JAMES SHINITI; GONZAGA PIMENTA, RICARDO JOSE; MANCINI, MELINA CRISTINA; CAMILO DOS SANTOS, FERNANDA RAQUEL; PINTO, LUCIANA ROSSINI; DE ANDRADE LANDELL, MARCOS GUIMARAES; DE SOUZA, ANETE PEREIRA; et al. Machine learning approaches reveal genomic regions associated with sugarcane brown rust resistance. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 10, n. 1, NOV 18 2020. (18/18588-8, 05/55258-6, 14/11482-9, 08/52197-4, 19/03232-6)

AONO, ALEXANDRE HILD; GONZAGA PIMENTA, RICARDO JOSE; BASSO GARCIA, ANA LETYCIA; CORRER, FERNANDO HENRIQUE; HOSAKA, GUILHERME KENICHI; CARRASCO, MARISHANI MARIN; CARDOSO-SILVA, CLAUDIO BENICIO; MANCINI, MELINA CRISTINA; SFORCA, DANILO AUGUSTO; DOS SANTOS, LUCAS BORGES; et al. The Wild Sugarcane and Sorghum Kinomes: Insights Into Expansion, Diversification, and Expression Patterns. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, v. 12, JUL 7 2021. (14/11482-9, 18/18588-8, 19/03232-6, 15/22993-7, 15/16399-5, 08/52197-4, 19/21682-9, 05/55258-6, 19/19340-2)

SFORCA, DANILO AUGUSTO; VAUTRIN, SONIA; CARDOSO-SILVA, CLAUDIO BENICIO; MANCINI, MELINA CRISTINA; ROMERO-DA CRUZ, MARIA VICTORIA; PEREIRA, GUILHERME DA SILVA; CONTE, MONICA; BELLEC, ARNAUD; DAHMER, NAIR; FOURMENT, JOELLE; et al. Gene Duplication in the Sugarcane Genome: A Case Study of Allele Interactions and Evolutionary Patterns in Two Genic Regions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, v. 10, MAY 7 2019. (15/16399-5, 08/52197-4, 14/11482-9)

BALSALOBRE, THIAGO W. A.; MANCINI, MELINA C.; PEREIRA, GUILHERME DA S.; ANONI, CARINA O.; BARRETO, FERNANDA Z.; HOFFMANN, HERMANN P.; DE SOUZA, ANETE P.; GARCIA, ANTONIO A. F.; CARNEIRO, MONALISA S.. Mixed Modeling of Yield Components and Brown Rust Resistance in Sugarcane Families. AGRONOMY JOURNAL, v. 108, n. 5, p. 1824-1837, SEP-OCT 2016. (08/52197-4, 12/25236-4)

CARDOSO-SILVA, CLAUDIO BENICIO; AONO, ALEXANDRE HILD; MANCINI, MELINA CRISTINA; SFORCA, DANILO AUGUSTO; DA SILVA, CARLA CRISTINA; PINTO, LUCIANA ROSSINI; ADAMS, KEITH L.; DE SOUZA, ANETE PEREIRA. Taxonomically Restricted Genes Are Associated With Responses to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, v. 13, p. 13-pg., 2022-06-30. (14/11482-9, 15/16399-5, 19/03232-6, 15/24346-9, 17/26781-0, 08/52197-4)