Comparative Plastomes of Curcuma alismatifolia (Zingiberaceae) Reveal Diversified Patterns among 56 Different Cut-Flower Cultivars.

ABSTRACT: Curcuma alismatifolia (Zingiberaceae) is an ornamental species with high economic value due to its recent rise in popularity among floriculturists. Cultivars within this species have mixed genetic backgrounds from multiple hybridization events and can be difficult to distinguish via morphological and histological methods alone. Given the need to improve identification resources, we carried out the first systematic study using plastomic data wherein genomic evolution and phylogenetic relationships from 56 accessions of C. alismatifolia were analyzed. The newly assembled plastomes were highly conserved and ranged from 162,139 bp to 164,111 bp, including 79 genes that code for proteins, 30 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes. The A/T motif was the most common of SSRs in the assembled g

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10531169 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature