ArticleBMC genomics2014
Genome and transcriptome sequencing identifies breeding targets in the orphan crop tef (Eragrostis tef).
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- Population genomics uncovers loci for trait improvement in the indigenous African cereal tef (Eragrostis tef).Communications biology · 2025Article
- The genomics of t'ef and finger millet domestication and spread.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Millets for a sustainable future.Journal of experimental botany · 2025Review
- Genetic diversity and environmental adaptation in Ethiopian tef.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025Article
- Evolution and diversification of the momilactone biosynthetic gene cluster in the genus Oryza.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- Application of machine learning and genomics for orphan crop improvement.Nature communications · 2025Review
- Genomic resources, opportunities, and prospects for accelerated improvement of millets.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2024Review
- Transcriptomic Profile of Tef (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Milletomics: a metabolomics centered integrated omics approach toward genetic progression.Functional & integrative genomics · 2024Review
- Are cereal grasses a single genetic system?Nature plants · 2024Article
- MIKE: an ultrafast, assembly-, and alignment-free approach for phylogenetic tree construction.Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Seed priming with gas plasma-activated water in Ethiopia's "orphan" crop tef (Eragrostis tef).Planta · 2024Article
- Biggest of tinies: natural variation in seed size and mineral distribution in the ancient crop tef [Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Integrating genomics and genome editing for orphan crop improvement: a bridge between orphan crops and modern agriculture system.GM crops & food · 2023Review
- Milletdb: a multi-omics database to accelerate the research of functional genomics and molecular breeding of millets.Plant biotechnology journal · 2023Article
- Comprehensive in silico analysis of the underutilized crop tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) genome reveals drought tolerance signatures.BMC plant biology · 2023Article
- Green revolution to genome revolution: driving better resilient crops against environmental instability.Frontiers in genetics · 2023Review
- Genome size variation and polyploidy prevalence in the genusFrontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Tapping into the plasticity of plant architecture for increased stress resilience.F1000Research · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundTef (Eragrostis tef), an indigenous cereal critical to food security in the Horn of Africa, is rich in minerals and protein, resistant to many biotic and abiotic stresses and safe for diabetics as well as sufferers of immune reactions to wheat gluten. We present the genome of tef, the first species in the grass subfamily Chloridoideae and the first allotetraploid assembled de novo. We sequenced the tef genome for marker-assisted breeding, to shed light on the molecular mechanisms conferring tef's desirable nutritional and agronomic properties, and to make its genome publicly available as a community resource.
resultsThe draft genome contains 672 Mbp representing 87% of the genome size estimated from flow cytometry. We also sequenced two transcriptomes, one from a normalized RNA library and another from unnormalized RNASeq data. The normalized RNA library revealed around 38000 transcripts that were then annotated by the SwissProt group. The CoGe comparative genomics platform was used to compare the tef genome to other genomes, notably sorghum. Scaffolds comprising approximately half of the genome size were ordered by syntenic alignment to sorghum producing tef pseudo-chromosomes, which were sorted into A and B genomes as well as compared to the genetic map of tef. The draft genome was used to identify novel SSR markers, investigate target genes for abiotic stress resistance studies, and understand the evolution of the prolamin family of proteins that are responsible for the immune response to gluten.
conclusionsIt is highly plausible that breeding targets previously identified in other cereal crops will also be valuable breeding targets in tef. The draft genome and transcriptome will be of great use for identifying these targets for genetic improvement of this orphan crop that is vital for feeding 50 million people in the Horn of Africa.
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