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ArticleHorticulture research2021

The genome of the warm-season turfgrass African bermudagrass (Cynodon transvaalensis).

Fengchao Cui, Geli Taier, Manli Li, Xiaoxia Dai, Nan Hang, Xunzhong Zhang, Xiangfeng Wang, Kehua Wang

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Article in Horticulture research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Fengchao CuiDepartment of Turfgrass Science and Engineering, College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
Geli TaierDepartment of Turfgrass Science and Engineering, College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
Manli LiDepartment of Breeding and Seed Science, College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
Xiaoxia DaiDepartment of Turfgrass Science and Engineering, College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
Nan HangDepartment of Turfgrass Science and Engineering, College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
Xunzhong ZhangSchool of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
Xiangfeng WangNational Maize Improvement Center, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100913, China. xwang@cau.edu.cn.
Kehua WangDepartment of Turfgrass Science and Engineering, College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China. kehwang@cau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4206-1664
China Agricultural University · CNVirginia Tech · US

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32071887, 31472140Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (Beijing Natural Science Foundation) 6182025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cynodon species can be used for multiple purposes and have high economic and ecological significance. However, the genetic basis of the favorable agronomic traits of Cynodon species is poorly understood, partially due to the limited availability of genomic resources. In this study, we report a chromosome-scale genome assembly of a diploid Cynodon species, C. transvaalensis, obtained by combining Illumina and Nanopore sequencing, BioNano, and Hi-C. The assembly contains 282 scaffolds (~423.42 Mb, N50 = 5.37 Mb), which cover ~93.2% of the estimated genome of C. transvaalensis (~454.4 Mb). Furthermore, 90.48% of the scaffolds (~383.08 Mb) were anchored to nine pseudomolecules, of which the largest was 60.78 Mb in length. Evolutionary analysis along with transcriptome comparison provided a preliminary genomic basis for the adaptation of this species to tropical and/or subtropical climates, typically with dry summers. The genomic resources generated in this study will not only facilitate evolutionary studies of the Chloridoideae subfamily, in particular, the Cynodonteae tribe, but also facilitate functional genomic research and genetic breeding in Cynodon species for new leading turfgrass cultivars in the future.

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