A haplotype-resolved genome assembly of Rhododendron vialii based on PacBio HiFi reads and Hi-C data

• Published in: Scientific data Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 451 - 10
• Main Authors: Chang, Yuhang, Zhang, Rengang, Ma, Yongpeng, Sun, Weibang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 12.07.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/208/726; 631/449/1659; Data Descriptor; Domestication; Genomes; Genomics; Habitat fragmentation; Haplotypes; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Ornamental plants; Rhododendron; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)

Rhododendron vialii (subgen. Azaleastrum ) is an evergreen shrub with high ornamental value. This species has been listed as a plant species with extremely small populations (PSESP) for urgent protection by China’s Yunnan provincial government in 2021, due to anthropogenic habitat fragmentation. How...