Spinach genomes reveal migration history and candidate genes for important crop traits.

ABSTRACT: Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is an important leafy crop possessing notable economic value and health benefits. Current genomic resources include reference genomes and genome-wide association studies. However, the worldwide genetic relationships and the migration history of the crop remained uncertain, and genome-wide association studies have produced extensive gene lists related to agronomic traits. Here, we re-analysed the sequenced genomes of 305 cultivated and wild spinach accessions to unveil the phylogeny and history of cultivated spinach and to explore genetic variation in relation to phenotypes. In contrast to previous studies, we employed machine learning methods (based on Extreme Gradient Boosting, XGBoost) to detect variants that are collectively associated with agronomic t

SUBMITTER: Nguyen-Hoang A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11023180 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature