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Title: The complex polyploid genome architecture of sugarcane

Journal Article · · Nature (London)
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  1. HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL (United States)
  2. French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) (France); Montpellier Univ. (France)
  3. HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL (United States); USDOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  4. USDOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  5. Sugar Research Australia (Australia)
  6. Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA (United States)
  7. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (Australia)
  8. Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) (Czech Republic)
  9. French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) (France); Montpellier Univ. (France); eRcane Research Centre (France)
  10. Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States)
  11. Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (Australia)
  12. Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (Australia); Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), Emeryville, CA (United States)

Sugarcane, the world’s most harvested crop by tonnage, has shaped global history, trade and geopolitics, and is currently responsible for 80% of sugar production worldwide. While traditional sugarcane breeding methods have effectively generated cultivars adapted to new environments and pathogens, sugar yield improvements have recently plateaued. The cessation of yield gains may be due to limited genetic diversity within breeding populations, long breeding cycles and the complexity of its genome, the latter preventing breeders from taking advantage of the recent explosion of whole-genome sequencing that has benefited many other crops. Thus, modern sugarcane hybrids are the last remaining major crop without a reference-quality genome. Here we take a major step towards advancing sugarcane biotechnology by generating a polyploid reference genome for R570, a typical modern cultivar derived from interspecific hybridization between the domesticated species (Saccharum officinarum) and the wild species (Saccharum spontaneum). In contrast to the existing single haplotype (‘monoploid’) representation of R570, our 8.7 billion base assembly contains a complete representation of unique DNA sequences across the approximately 12 chromosome copies in this polyploid genome. Using this highly contiguous genome assembly, we filled a previously unsized gap within an R570 physical genetic map to describe the likely causal genes underlying the single-copy Bru1 brown rust resistance locus. This polyploid genome assembly with fine-grain descriptions of genome architecture and molecular targets for biotechnology will help accelerate molecular and transgenic breeding and adaptation of sugarcane to future environmental conditions.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF); USDOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI); USDOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
2426887
Journal Information:
Nature (London), Journal Name: Nature (London) Journal Issue: 8009 Vol. 628; ISSN 0028-0836
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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