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ArticleNature communications2025

Pangenome analysis reveals yield- and fiber-related diversity and interspecific gene flow in Gossypium barbadense L.

Qingying Meng, Peihao Xie, Zhongping Xu, Jiwei Tang, Liuyang Hui, Jiaqi Gu, Xinxin Gu, Shihe Jiang, Yuxuan Rong, Jie Zhang and 12 more

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20 citing papers in PubMed.

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22 authors.

Qingying MengNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Peihao XieNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Zhongping XuNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Jiwei TangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Liuyang HuiNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Jiaqi GuNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Xinxin GuNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Shihe JiangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yuxuan RongNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Jie ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Joshua A UdallUSDA/Agricultural Research Service, Crop Germplasm Research Unit, College Station, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0978-4764
Corrinne E GroverDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology (EEOB), Bessey Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3878-5459
Kai ZhengEngineering Research Centre of Cotton of Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
Quanjia ChenEngineering Research Centre of Cotton of Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
Jie KongInstitute of Economic Crops, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
Maojun WangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4791-3742
Xinhui NieAgricultural College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.
Zhongxu LinNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8537-4890
Shuangxia JinNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1495-9154
Jonathan F WendelDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology (EEOB), Bessey Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2258-5081
Xianlong ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7703-524X
Daojun YuanNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China. robert@mail.hzau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6007-5571

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gossypium barbadense is renowned for its superior fiber quality, particularly its extra-long fibers, although its fiber yield is lower compared to G. hirsutum. Here, to further reveal fiber-related genomic variants of G. barbadense, we de novo assemble 12 genomes of G. barbadense that span the wild-to-domesticated continuum, and construct a graph-based pangenome by integrating these assemblies and 17 publicly available tetraploid cotton genome assemblies. We uncover the divergent evolutionary trajectories and subsequent exchanges between G. barbadense and G. hirsutum through investigation of structural variants (SVs). We perform the SV-based GWAS analysis in G. barbadense and identify four, three, and seven candidate SVs for fiber length, fiber strength, and lint percentage, respectively. Furthermore, we detect the underlying candidate genes and uncover the origin and distribution of favorable alleles, and reveal the tradeoff between lint percentage and fiber quality. These pangenome and trait-associated SVs provide insights into and resources for improving cotton fiber.

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Cotton FiberGene FlowGenome, PlantGossypiumGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyQuantitative Trait Loci

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