Comprehensive collection of genes and comparative analysis of full-length transcriptome sequences from Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) and Kuril larch (Larix gmelinii var. japonica).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) is an economically important deciduous conifer species that grows in cool-temperate forests and is endemic to Japan. Kuril larch (L. gmelinii var. japonica) is a variety of Dahurian larch that is naturally distributed in the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin. The hybrid larch (L. gmelinii var. japonica × L. kaempferi) exhibits heterosis, which manifests as rapid juvenile growth and high resistance to vole grazing. Since these superior characteristics have been valued by forestry managers, the hybrid larch is one of the most important plantation species in Hokkaido. To accelerate molecular breeding in these species, we collected and compared full-length cDNA isoforms (Iso-Seq) and RNA-Seq short-read, and merged them to construct candidate gene as

SUBMITTER: Mishima K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9531402 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature