Nature Communications (Nov 2018)
Genome sequences of two diploid wild relatives of cultivated sweetpotato reveal targets for genetic improvement
- Shan Wu,
- Kin H. Lau,
- Qinghe Cao,
- John P. Hamilton,
- Honghe Sun,
- Chenxi Zhou,
- Lauren Eserman,
- Dorcus C. Gemenet,
- Bode A. Olukolu,
- Haiyan Wang,
- Emily Crisovan,
- Grant T. Godden,
- Chen Jiao,
- Xin Wang,
- Mercy Kitavi,
- Norma Manrique-Carpintero,
- Brieanne Vaillancourt,
- Krystle Wiegert-Rininger,
- Xinsun Yang,
- Kan Bao,
- Jennifer Schaff,
- Jan Kreuze,
- Wolfgang Gruneberg,
- Awais Khan,
- Marc Ghislain,
- Daifu Ma,
- Jiming Jiang,
- Robert O. M. Mwanga,
- Jim Leebens-Mack,
- Lachlan J. M. Coin,
- G. Craig Yencho,
- C. Robin Buell,
- Zhangjun Fei
Affiliations
- Shan Wu
- Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University
- Kin H. Lau
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
- Qinghe Cao
- Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University
- John P. Hamilton
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
- Honghe Sun
- Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University
- Chenxi Zhou
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia
- Lauren Eserman
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia
- Dorcus C. Gemenet
- International Potato Center
- Bode A. Olukolu
- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University
- Haiyan Wang
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
- Emily Crisovan
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
- Grant T. Godden
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
- Chen Jiao
- Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University
- Xin Wang
- Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University
- Mercy Kitavi
- International Potato Center
- Norma Manrique-Carpintero
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
- Brieanne Vaillancourt
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
- Krystle Wiegert-Rininger
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
- Xinsun Yang
- Food Crops Institute, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Kan Bao
- Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University
- Jennifer Schaff
- Genomic Sciences Laboratory, North Carolina State University
- Jan Kreuze
- International Potato Center
- Wolfgang Gruneberg
- International Potato Center
- Awais Khan
- International Potato Center
- Marc Ghislain
- International Potato Center
- Daifu Ma
- Jiangsu Xuzhou Sweetpotato Research Center
- Jiming Jiang
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
- Robert O. M. Mwanga
- International Potato Center
- Jim Leebens-Mack
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia
- Lachlan J. M. Coin
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia
- G. Craig Yencho
- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University
- C. Robin Buell
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
- Zhangjun Fei
- Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06983-8
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 12
Abstract
Sweetpotato is an important food security crop providing rich source of macro- and micronutrients including carbohydrates and vitamins. Here, the authors assemble of the two diploid relatives of cultivated sweetpotato and identify genes and alleles associated with carotenoid biosynthesis from breeding lines.
