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ArticleNature communications2026

European ash pangenome reveals widespread structural variation and genetic basis of low ash dieback susceptibility.

Daniel P Wood, Mohammad Vatanparast, Dario Galanti, Catherine Gudgeon, Katherine Wheeler, Emma Curran, Levi Yant, Richard Whittet, Richard A Nichols, Richard J A Buggs and 1 more

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Daniel P WoodRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK. d.wood@kew.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4644-9271
Mohammad VatanparastRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK.
Dario GalantiRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK.
Catherine GudgeonRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK.
Katherine WheelerRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK.
Emma CurranSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Levi YantSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3442-0217
Richard WhittetNorthern Research Station, Forest Research, Roslin, UK.
Richard A NicholsCentre for Evolutionary and Functional Genomics, School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4801-9312
Richard J A BuggsRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4495-3738
Laura J KellyRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK. l.kelly@kew.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1159-939X

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Abstract

European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is a keystone tree species, whose populations are being decimated by ash dieback disease (ADB) - better characterisation of genetic variants associated with low susceptibility to the disease is needed. Here, we develop a F. excelsior pangenome to more fully capture sequence variability within this species compared with a linear reference genome, using a geographically diverse set of fifty F. excelsior samples. We identify 362,965 structural variants (SVs), including 174 Mb of sequence absent from the linear reference genome (22% of the linear reference size), and identify 3,412 high-confidence dispensable genes (those present only in some individuals). We use the pangenome to analyse existing genomic data from over 1,200 individuals, revealing 220 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) showing consistent allele frequency shifts between healthy individuals and those highly damaged by ADB, across UK seed sources, explicitly demonstrating the existence of a shared genetic component to low ADB susceptibility.

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FraxinusGenome, PlantGenomic Structural VariationPlant DiseasesGene FrequencyPolymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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PMCPMC13586383

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