Search Results - "Om P. Rajora"

Population genomics for wildlife conservation and management by Hohenlohe, Paul A., Funk, W. Chris, Rajora, Om P.

“…Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. Over the past decade, the field of population genomics has developed across nonmodel organisms, and the results of this…”
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Assembly and Annotation of Red Spruce ( Picea rubens ) Chloroplast Genome, Identification of Simple Sequence Repeats, and Phylogenetic Analysis in Picea by Parmar, Rajni, Cattonaro, Federica, Phillips, Carrie, Vassiliev, Serguei, Morgante, Michele, Rajora, Om P

“…We have sequenced the chloroplast genome of red spruce ( ) for the first time using the single-end, short-reads (44 bp) Illumina sequences, assembled and…”
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Stronger genetic differentiation among within-population genetic groups than among populations in Scots pine provides new insights into within-population genetic structuring by Danusevičius, Darius, Rajora, Om P., Kavaliauskas, Darius, Baliuckas, Virgilijus, Augustaitis, Algirdas

“…We investigated the presence of spatial genetic groups within forest tree populations and determined if the genetic divergence among these groups is greater…”
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Genetic Diversity, Structure and Effective Population Size of Old-Growth vs. Second-Growth Populations of Keystone and Long-Lived Conifer, Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus): Conservation Value and Climate Adaptation Potential by Rajora, Om P., Zinck, John W. R.

“…Whether old-growth (OG) forests have higher genetic diversity and effective population size, consequently higher conservation value and climate adaptive…”
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Postglacial phylogeography, admixture, and evolution of red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) in Eastern North America by Bashalkhanov, Stanislav, Johnson, Jeremy S., Rajora, Om P.

“…Climate change is a major evolutionary force that can affect the structure of forest ecosystems worldwide. Red spruce ( Picea rubens Sarg.) has recently faced…”
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Post-glacial phylogeography and evolution of a wide-ranging highly-exploited keystone forest tree, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) in North America: single refugium, multiple routes by Zinck, John W R, Rajora, Om P

“…Knowledge of the historical distribution and postglacial phylogeography and evolution of a species is important to better understand its current distribution…”
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Effects of Wild Forest Fires on Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of a Boreal Conifer, White Spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss): Implications for Genetic Resource Management and Adaptive Potential under Climate Change by Om P. Rajora, Manphool S. Fageria, Michael Fitzsimmons

“…Climate change is predicted to increase forest fires in boreal forests, which can threaten the sustainability of forest genetic resources. Wildfires can…”
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Higher fine-scale genetic structure in peripheral than in core populations of a long-lived and mixed-mating conifer--eastern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis L.) by Pandey, Madhav, Rajora, Om P

“…Fine-scale or spatial genetic structure (SGS) is one of the key genetic characteristics of plant populations. Several evolutionary and ecological processes and…”
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Genetic divergence and signatures of natural selection in marginal populations of a keystone, long-lived conifer, Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) from Northern Ontario by Chhatre, Vikram E, Rajora, Om P

“…Marginal populations are expected to provide the frontiers for adaptation, evolution and range shifts of plant species under the anticipated climate change…”
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Forests for a Better Future: Sustainability, Innovation and Interdisciplinarity by Angela Lo Monaco, Cate Macinnis-Ng, Om P. Rajora

“…Forests offer a solution to climate change through carbon storage and providing ecosystem services and sustainable products [...]…”
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Ultra-High-Density Genetic Maps of Jatropha curcas × Jatropha integerrima and Anchoring Jatropha curcas Genome Assembly Scaffolds by Anoop Anand Malik, Pratima Sinha, Madan Singh Negi, Om P. Rajora, Shashi Bhushan Tripathi

“…Genetic maps facilitate an understanding of genome organization and the mapping of genes and QTLs for traits of interest. Our objective was to develop a…”
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Single-Locus versus Multilocus Patterns of Local Adaptation to Climate in Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus, Pinaceae) by Rajora, Om P, Eckert, Andrew J, Zinck, John W R

“…Natural plant populations are often adapted to their local climate and environmental conditions, and populations of forest trees offer some of the best…”
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Effects of harvesting of increasing intensities on genetic diversity and population structure of white spruce by Fageria, Manphool S., Rajora, Om P.

“…Forest harvesting of increasing intensities is expected to have intensifying impacts on the genetic diversity and population structure of postharvest naturally…”
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Chloroplast Haplotypes of Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra L.) Stands in Germany Suggest Their Origin from Northeastern Canada by Jeremias Götz, Konstantin V. Krutovsky, Ludger Leinemann, Markus Müller, Om P. Rajora, Oliver Gailing

“…Northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) is one of the most important foreign tree species in Germany and considered as a major candidate for prospective…”
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Highly informative single-copy nuclear microsatellite DNA markers developed using an AFLP-SSR approach in black spruce (Picea mariana) and red spruce (P. rubens) by Shi, Yong-Zhong, Forneris, Natascha, Rajora, Om P

“…Microsatellites or simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are highly informative molecular markers for various biological studies in plants. In spruce (Picea) and…”
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Near-saturated and complete genetic linkage map of black spruce (Picea mariana) by Kang, Bum-Yong, Mann, Ishminder K, Major, John E, Rajora, Om P

“…Genetic maps provide an important genomic resource for understanding genome organization and evolution, comparative genomics, mapping genes and quantitative…”
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A high-density genetic linkage map of a black spruce (Picea mariana) × red spruce (Picea rubens) interspecific hybrid by Kang, Bum-Yong, Major, John E, Rajora, Om P

“…Genetic maps provide an important genomic resource of basic and applied significance. Spruce (Picea) has a very large genome size (between 0.85 × 1010 and 2.4…”
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Protocol: A high-throughput DNA extraction system suitable for conifers by Bashalkhanov, Stanislav, Rajora, Om P

“…High throughput DNA isolation from plants is a major bottleneck for most studies requiring large sample sizes. A variety of protocols have been developed for…”
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Genetic effects of forest management practices: Global synthesis and perspectives by Ratnam, Wickneswari, Rajora, Om P., Finkeldey, Reiner, Aravanopoulos, Filippos, Bouvet, Jean-Marc, Vaillancourt, René E., Kanashiro, Milton, Fady, Bruno, Tomita, Motoshi, Vinson, Christina

“…•Genetic effects of forest management practices are reviewed for boreal, temperate and tropical forests.•Response to logging is largely influenced by…”
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Genetic diversity and fine-scale spatial genetic structure of unmanaged old-growth versus managed second-growth populations of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Lithuania by Danusevicius, Darius, Rajora, Om P., Kavaliauskas, Darius, Baliuckas, Virgilijus, Augustaitis, Algirdas

“…We tested the hypothesis that old-growth unmanaged (OGU) forests have higher genetic diversity than second-growth managed (SGM) forests and systematic forest…”
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