Using the Eucalyptus genome to understand the evolution of plant secondary metabolites in the Myrtaceae

Carsten Kulheim; Hamish Webb; Suat Hui Yeoh; Ian Wallis; Gavin Moran; William Foley

doi:10.1186/1753-6561-5-S7-O11

Using the Eucalyptus genome to understand the evolution of plant secondary metabolites in the Myrtaceae

Carsten Kulheim, Hamish Webb, Suat Hui Yeoh, Ian Wallis, Gavin Moran, William Foley

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Abstract

Eucalyptus trees (family Myrtaceae) are well-known for their high foliar content of several classes of secondary metabolites and these have a strong effect on the feeding patterns of several species of marsupials and at least some insects. Best known are the essential oils, which is mostly a mixture of terpenoids, but there are also significant concentrations of flavonoid and formylated phloroglucinol compounds. There is extensive quantitative and qualitative variation within and between species of Myrtaceae in these chemical groups and all appear to be under strong genetic control with heritabilities (H 2 ) between 0.3 and 0.9. As well as being important ecologically, the terpenes in particular are valued as industrial and medicinal products and Australia supports a strong essential oil industry focused on Eucalyptus and Melaleuca foliar oils.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference 2011: From Genomes to Integration and Delivery
Editors	Dario Grattapaglia
Place of Publication	Unknown
Publisher	BMC Proceedings
Pages	1-2pp
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-5-S7-O11
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference - Brazil, Brazil Duration: 1 Jan 2011 → …

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Conference	IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference
Country/Territory	Brazil
Period	1/01/11 → …
Other	26 June - 2 July 2011

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Kulheim, C, Webb, H, Yeoh, SH, Wallis, I, Moran, G & Foley, W 2011, Using the Eucalyptus genome to understand the evolution of plant secondary metabolites in the Myrtaceae. in DG (ed.), IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference 2011: From Genomes to Integration and Delivery. BMC Proceedings, Unknown, pp. 1-2pp, IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference, Brazil, 1/01/11. https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-5-S7-O11

Using the Eucalyptus genome to understand the evolution of plant secondary metabolites in the Myrtaceae. / Kulheim, Carsten; Webb, Hamish; Yeoh, Suat Hui et al.
IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference 2011: From Genomes to Integration and Delivery. ed. / Dario Grattapaglia. Unknown: BMC Proceedings, 2011. p. 1-2pp.

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