Communications Biology (May 2021)

Pests, diseases, and aridity have shaped the genome of Corymbia citriodora

  • Adam L. Healey,
  • Mervyn Shepherd,
  • Graham J. King,
  • Jakob B. Butler,
  • Jules S. Freeman,
  • David J. Lee,
  • Brad M. Potts,
  • Orzenil B. Silva-Junior,
  • Abdul Baten,
  • Jerry Jenkins,
  • Shengqiang Shu,
  • John T. Lovell,
  • Avinash Sreedasyam,
  • Jane Grimwood,
  • Agnelo Furtado,
  • Dario Grattapaglia,
  • Kerrie W. Barry,
  • Hope Hundley,
  • Blake A. Simmons,
  • Jeremy Schmutz,
  • René E. Vaillancourt,
  • Robert J. Henry

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02009-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Healey and colleagues presented a reference sequence assembly of Corymbia citriodora (spotted gum), a tree which is crucial for timber, pulp, and paper, as well as carbon sequestration and essential oil production.