Chromosome evolution and the genetic basis of agronomically important traits in greater yam

While greater yam provides food and income security for millions of people around the world, there are limited genomic resources available. Here, the authors report a chromosome-scale assembly of the greater yam genome as well as quantitative trait loci associated with anthracnose resistance and tub...

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Main Authors: Jessen V. Bredeson, Jessica B. Lyons, Ibukun O. Oniyinde, Nneka R. Okereke, Olufisayo Kolade, Ikenna Nnabue, Christian O. Nwadili, Eva Hřibová, Matthew Parker, Jeremiah Nwogha, Shengqiang Shu, Joseph Carlson, Robert Kariba, Samuel Muthemba, Katarzyna Knop, Geoffrey J. Barton, Anna V. Sherwood, Antonio Lopez-Montes, Robert Asiedu, Ramni Jamnadass, Alice Muchugi, David Goodstein, Chiedozie N. Egesi, Jonathan Featherston, Asrat Asfaw, Gordon G. Simpson, Jaroslav Doležel, Prasad S. Hendre, Allen Van Deynze, Pullikanti Lava Kumar, Jude E. Obidiegwu, Ranjana Bhattacharjee, Daniel S. Rokhsar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29114-w