Project description:Despite the fact that taro, colocasia esculenta, is an important staple food for millions of people around the world, its genome and transcriptome sequence has not yet been investigated. The objective of this study was to generate transcriptome sequence information from taro cultivars Niue, Palau 10, and Sam-07. Niue and Sam-07 are highly susceptible to the taro leaf blight (TLB) disease caused by Phytophthora colocasiae, to which Palau 10 is resistant. The analysis of the taro transcriptome will facilitate gene discovery, including genes that are responsible for TLB-resistance. Moreover, microsatellites (SSRs) developped from these data will be useful for marker-assisted breeding of improved taro cultivars, QTL mapping, and characterization of the genetic diversity in taro.

2018-09-30 | GSE87777 | GEO

Colocasia esculenta

Project description:Next generation sequencing of leaf transcriptome from taro (Colocasia esculenta) cultivars Niue, Palau 10, and Sam-07

| PRJNA347552 | ENA

Colocasia esculenta isolate:Niue_2 | cultivar:Niue

Project description:Whole genome and transcriptome sequencing of taro, Colocasia esculenta, using next generation sequencing technology

| PRJNA328799 | ENA

Sepia esculenta isolate:GCF-2018

Project description:Sepia esculenta isolate:GCF-2018 Genome sequencing and assembly

| PRJNA557338 | ENA

Manihot esculenta subsp. esculenta

Project description:Manihot esculenta subsp. esculenta Genome sequencing and assembly