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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2025

Genetic diversity and adaptive evolutionary history of Sapindus in China: insights from whole-genome resequencing of 100 representative individuals.

Jiming Liu, Guochun Zhao, Yulin Zheng, Yuanyuan Xu, Mianzhi Wang, Lu Li, Caowen Sun, Qiuyang He, Rami-Petteri Apuli, Joan Jing Yi Jong and 6 more

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Article in Plant biotechnology journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Jiming Liu *State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2926-8038
Guochun Zhao *State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Yulin ZhengState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Yuanyuan XuState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Mianzhi WangState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Lu LiState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Caowen SunState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Qiuyang HeState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Rami-Petteri ApuliSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Joan Jing Yi JongSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4735-301X
Jia Jun NgiamSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Andrey VaulinSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Roy Jun Kai ThamSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Liming JiaState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Zhong ChenState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Jarkko SalojärviSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4096-6278

Funding

Academy of Finland 318288Academy of Finland 319947Academy of Finland 346100Fujian Province Regional Development Funding 2023N3005National Natural Science Foundation of China 32071793National Natural Science Foundation of China 32371857Research Council of Finland CoE in Tree Biology 346139Research Council of Finland CoE in Tree Biology 364179Singapore MoE Tier 1 Grant RG82/21Special Foundation for National Science and Technology Basic Research Program of China 2019FY100803
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sapindus is an important forest tree genus with utility in biodiesel, biomedicine, biochemistry and forestry. Similar to many perennial crop plants, its breeding is hampered by long generation times and lack of genetic resources. To understand the genome evolution underlying the important bioeconomic traits, we carried out a common garden experiment with 100 Sapindus core germplasm individuals representing three endemic species and 60 populations sampled throughout China. Whole genome sequencing identified a split into six populations according to species and geography. The previously uncharacterized S. delavayi and S. rarak are diploid species, and here we propose hypotheses for their speciation. Selective sweeps suggested stress responses as well as alleles of the genes CYP716A, CAMTA and HD-ZIP involved in triterpenoid saponin biosynthesis to have been under selection in natural populations, while genome-wide association analysis revealed several homologues of fatty acid biosynthesis genes to be associated with kernel fatty acid quality. Our findings elucidate the genetic structure of Sapindus in China, provide target loci for selection and suggest cultivar materials for genetic improvement.

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Evolution, MolecularGenetic VariationGenome, PlantSapindusChinaGenome-Wide Association StudyWhole Genome Sequencingevolutionary historygenetic structureGWASresequencingSapindus

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PMID40159695
PMCPMC12205871

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