TreeGenes provides tools and data "to manage the flood of information resulting from high-throughput genomics projects in forest trees from sample collection to downstream analysis." Data is generated from a combination of sources, including the NCBI Genbank, PLAZA, and user suggestions. With connections to these federal databases, the resource curates data for over 2,000 species and nearly 200 genus. The genomic and phenomic information can be viewed on the Species page, which offers the option of conducting a search or browsing the samples. This information can also be found on (and downloaded from) the Data page, or filtered on the Search page. If visitors do not find a species they are looking for on the site, they may use the contact form to submit requests. In addition to data, TreeGenes houses other forestry resources. For example, the Community page hosts information about forestry-related jobs and conferences. On the Literature page, readers will find more than 25,000 articles from a diverse set of publications with records "connected to authors, species, and associated data." Finally, the Tools page links to genetic map repositories and other data submission applications. TreeGenes is supported by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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