Draft genome of Castanopsis chinensis, a dominant species safeguarding biodiversity in subtropical broadleaved evergreen forests.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Castanopsis is the third largest genus in the Fagaceae family and is essentially tropical or subtropical in origin. The species in this genus are mainly canopy-dominant trees, and the key components of evergreen broadleaved forests play a crucial role in the maintenance of local biodiversity. Castanopsis chinensis, distributed from South China to Vietnam, is a representative species. It currently suffers from a high disturbance of human activity and climate change. Here, we present its assembled genome to facilitate its preliminary conservation and breeding on the genome level.

Data description

The C. chinensis genome was assembled and annotated by Nanopore and MGI whole-genome sequencing and RNA-seq reads using leaf tissues. The assembly was 888,699,661 bp in len

SUBMITTER: Chen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10722680 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature