WARPP

WARPP integrates curated evolutionary, ecological, and genetic data to enable comparative genomics and trait-evolution analyses of parasitic plants.

Key Features:

• Centralized Data Hub: Aggregates curated evolutionary, ecological, and genetic datasets relevant to parasitic plants.
• Focus on the Broomrape Family (Orobanchaceae): Provides curated datasets emphasizing the economically significant Broomrape family (Orobanchaceae).
• Genome Browser: Consolidates genomic information from sequenced parasitic plant genomes for genomic exploration.
• Orthogroup Summary: Compares presence and absence of orthologous genes between parasitic and nonparasitic plants to identify genes associated with parasitism.
• Ancestral Trait Explorer: Visualizes the evolution of life-history preferences along phylogenetic trees.

Scientific Applications:

• Evolutionary studies: Identification of genetic traits associated with the origin and diversification of parasitism.
• Comparative genomics: Comparison of parasitic and nonparasitic genomes and orthogroup composition.
• Trait evolution and ancestral reconstruction: Analysis and visualization of life-history preference evolution on phylogenies.
• Ecology and biodiversity: Investigation of ecological interactions and implications for biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics.
• Applied research and management: Support for studies relevant to understanding and managing economically significant parasitic plants such as Orobanchaceae.

Methodology:

Aggregation and curation of evolutionary, ecological, and genetic datasets; consolidation of sequenced parasitic plant genomes into a genome browser; computation of orthogroup presence/absence comparisons between parasitic and nonparasitic plants; visualization of life-history preference evolution along phylogenetic trees.