The sunflower genome provides insights into oil metabolism, flowering and Asterid evolution
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées · +22 more institutions
Abstract
A high-quality reference for the sunflower genome (Helianthus annuus L.) and analysis of gene networks involved in flowering time and oil metabolism provide a basis for nutritional exploitation and analyses of adaptation to climate change. Nicolas Langlade and colleagues report the genome sequence of the domesticated sunflower, Helianthus annuus L., a global oil crop that can maintain stable yields across a wide range of environmental conditions. Their comparative analyses provide insights into the evolutionary history of Asterids. They also analysed transcriptomic data from vegetative and floral organs, re-sequenced 80 domesticated lines and performed genome-wide association studies identifying 35 loci…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 138.29
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 56
Authors
60- HBHélène BadouinCorresponding
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
- JGJérôme Gouzy
Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- CJChristopher J. Grassa
Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of British Columbia
- FMFlorent Murat
Génétique, Diversité, Écophysiologie des Céréales
- SES. Evan Staton
University of British Columbia
Topics & keywords
- Helianthus annuus
- Domestication
- Biology
- Sunflower
- Genome
- Adaptation (eye)
- Genomics
- Reference genome
- Zero hunger