Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Population-scale peach genome analyses unravel selection patterns and biochemical basis underlying fruit flavor

  • Yang Yu,
  • Jiantao Guan,
  • Yaoguang Xu,
  • Fei Ren,
  • Zhengquan Zhang,
  • Juan Yan,
  • Jun Fu,
  • Jiying Guo,
  • Zhijun Shen,
  • Jianbo Zhao,
  • Quan Jiang,
  • Jianhua Wei,
  • Hua Xie

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23879-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Longhua Shui Mi (LHSM) is a representative of the Chinese Cling peaches that have been central in global peach genetic improvement. Here, the authors assemble the genome of LHSM and show convergent selection for sweetness yet divergent selection for acidity in eastern vs. western cultivars through population genomics analyses.