Reference quality genome sequence of Indian pomegranate cv. 'Bhagawa' (Punica granatum L.).

ABSTRACT: Pomegranate is an important fruit crop for ensuring livelihood and nutrition security in fragile semi-arid regions of the globe having limited irrigation resources. This is a high-value, nutritionally rich, and export-oriented agri-commodity that ensures high returns on investment to growers across the world. Although it is a valuable fruit crop, it has received only a limited genomics research outcome. To fast-track the pomegranate improvement program, de novo whole-genome sequencing of the main Indian cultivar 'Bhagawa' was initiated by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Research Center on Pomegranate (ICAR-NRCP). We have demonstrated that a combination of commercially available technologies from Illumina, PacBio, 10X Genomics, and BioNano Genomics could be used

SUBMITTER: Roopa Sowjanya P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9521485 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature