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Draft genome sequence of Kei apple, an underutilized African tree crop.

Robert Kariba, Bernice Waweru, Isaac Njaci, Linly Banda, Jenniffer W Mwangi, Antso Harimanantsoa R, Samuel Muthemba, Jonathan Featherstone, Prasad Hendre, Ramni Jamnadass and 3 more

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Robert KaribaWorld Agroforestry, P.O Box 30677, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya. R.Kariba@cifor-icraf.org.
Bernice WaweruInternational Livestock Research Institute, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.
Isaac NjaciInternational Livestock Research Institute, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.
Linly BandaDepartment of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA.
Jenniffer W MwangiSchool of Pure and Applied Sciences, Machakos University, P.O. Box 136, 90100, Machakos, Kenya.
Antso Harimanantsoa RFaculty of Science, University of Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar.
Samuel MuthembaWorld Agroforestry, P.O Box 30677, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.
Jonathan FeatherstoneAgricultural Research Council, Biotechnology Platform, Pretoria, 0110, South Africa.
Prasad HendreWorld Agroforestry, P.O Box 30677, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1691-183X
Ramni JamnadassWorld Agroforestry, P.O Box 30677, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.
Allen Van DeynzeDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2093-0577
Jean-Baka Domelevo EntfellnerInternational Livestock Research Institute, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.
Oluwaseyi ShorinolaInternational Livestock Research Institute, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya. o.shorinola@bham.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3516-303X

Funding

RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/T017422/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To address food and nutrition security in the face of burgeoning global populations and erratic climatic conditions there is a need to include nutrient dense, climatic resilient but neglected indigenous fruit trees in agrifood systems. Here we present the draft genome sequence of Kei Apple, Dovyalis afra, a neglected indigenous African fruit tree with untapped potential to contribute to nutrient security and improved livelihoods. Our long-read-based genome assembly comprises 440 Mbp sequence across 1190 contigs with a N50 and L50 of 13.3 Mbp and 11, respectively. We also annotated the genome and identified 27,449 protein-coding genes. Our genome assembly provides a valuable resource for unlocking the food security and nutraceutical potential of Kei apple.

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Genome, PlantAfricaCrops, Agricultural

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PMID39814784
PMCPMC11735937

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