title: The Sol Genomics Network (SGN)--from genotype to phenotype to breeding.
abstract: The Sol Genomics Network (SGN, http://solgenomics.net) is a web portal with genomic and phenotypic data, and analysis tools for the Solanaceae family and close relatives. SGN hosts whole genome data for an increasing number of Solanaceae family members including tomato, potato, pepper, eggplant, tobacco and Nicotiana benthamiana. The database also stores loci and phenotype data, which researchers can upload and edit with user-friendly web interfaces. Tools such as BLAST, GBrowse and JBrowse for browsing genomes, expression and map data viewers, a locus community annotation system and a QTL analysis tools are available. A new tool was recently implemented to improve Virus-Induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) constructs called the SGN VIGS tool. With the growing genomic and phenotypic data in the database, SGN is now advancing to develop new web-based breeding tools and implement the code and database structure for other species or clade-specific databases.
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Noe
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Pozo
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Naama
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Menda
authors.affiliation: Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, Stuttgart, AR 72160, USA.
authors.forename: Jeremy D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Surya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Isaak Y
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Tecle
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Susan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Strickler
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticulture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0002, USA.
authors.forename: Aureliano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bombarely
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fisher-York
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pujar
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Hartmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Foerster
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Aimin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA Department of Plant Breeding, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA lam87@cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Lukas A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mueller
mesh_terms: D001947:Breeding; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D018745:Genome, Plant; D023281:Genomics; D005838:Genotype; D020407:Internet; D010641:Phenotype; D019657:Solanaceae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism