A chromosome-level genome assembly for Onobrychis viciifolia reveals gene copy number gain underlying enhanced proanthocyanidin biosynthesis

Abstract Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia), which belongs to subfamily Papilionoideae of Leguminosae, is a vital perennial forage known as “holy hay” due to its high contents of crude proteins and proanthocyanidins (PAs, also called condensed tannins) that have various pharmacological properties in a...

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Main Authors: Junyi He, Danyang Tian, Xue Li, Xuemeng Wang, Tingting Wang, Ziyao Wang, Hui Zang, Xiaofan He, Tiejun Zhang, Quanzheng Yun, Rengang Zhang, Jishan Jiang, Shangang Jia, Yunwei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05754-6