The genome of Chenopodium quinoa

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 542; no. 7641; pp. 307 - 312
• Main Authors: Jarvis, David E., Ho, Yung Shwen, Lightfoot, Damien J., Schmöckel, Sandra M., Li, Bo, Borm, Theo J. A., Ohyanagi, Hajime, Mineta, Katsuhiko, Michell, Craig T., Saber, Noha, Kharbatia, Najeh M., Rupper, Ryan R., Sharp, Aaron R., Dally, Nadine, Boughton, Berin A., Woo, Yong H., Gao, Ge, Schijlen, Elio G. W. M., Guo, Xiujie, Momin, Afaque A., Negrão, Sónia, Al-Babili, Salim, Gehring, Christoph, Roessner, Ute, Jung, Christian, Murphy, Kevin, Arold, Stefan T., Gojobori, Takashi, Linden, C. Gerard van der, van Loo, Eibertus N., Jellen, Eric N., Maughan, Peter J., Tester, Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 16.02.2017; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/449/2491/3933; 631/449/2492; Alternative Splicing - genetics; Annotations; BIOS Applied Bioinformatics; Biosynthesis; Chenopodium quinoa - genetics; Diploidy; DNA sequencing; EPS; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; Food security; Food supply; Gene Pool; Genes; Genetic aspects; Genome, Plant - genetics; Genomes; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hybridization; Methods; Molecular Sequence Annotation; multidisciplinary; Mutation; PBR Abiotische Stress; PBR Bio-based Economy; PBR Biobased Economy; PBR Breeding for a-biotic Stress Tolerance; PE&RC; Plant Breeding; Polyploidy; PRI BIOS Applied Bioinformatics; Quinoa; Saponins - biosynthesis; Science; Seeds; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sterols; Transcription Factors - metabolism; WUR PB Abiotische Stress; WUR PB Biobased Economy; WUR Plant Breeding

Chenopodium quinoa (quinoa) is a highly nutritious grain identified as an important crop to improve world food security. Unfortunately, few resources are available to facilitate its genetic improvement. Here we report the assembly of a high-quality, chromosome-scale reference genome sequence for qui...