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Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa’s indigenous cereal crop sorghum

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  • Emma S. Mace

    (Fisheries and Forestry Queensland (DAFFQ))

  • Shuaishuai Tai

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Edward K. Gilding

    (The University of Queensland, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences)

  • Yanhong Li

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Peter J. Prentis

    (Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology)

  • Lianle Bian

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Bradley C. Campbell

    (The University of Queensland, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences)

  • Wushu Hu

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • David J. Innes

    (DAFFQ, Cooper’s Plains)

  • Xuelian Han

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Alan Cruickshank

    (Fisheries and Forestry Queensland (DAFFQ))

  • Changming Dai

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Céline Frère

    (The University of Queensland, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences)

  • Haikuan Zhang

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Colleen H. Hunt

    (Fisheries and Forestry Queensland (DAFFQ))

  • Xianyuan Wang

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Tracey Shatte

    (Fisheries and Forestry Queensland (DAFFQ))

  • Miao Wang

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Zhe Su

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Jun Li

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Xiaozhen Lin

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Ian D. Godwin

    (The University of Queensland, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences)

  • David R. Jordan

    (Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland)

  • Jun Wang

    (BGI-Shenzhen
    University of Copenhagen
    The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen)

Abstract

Sorghum is a food and feed cereal crop adapted to heat and drought and a staple for 500 million of the world’s poorest people. Its small diploid genome and phenotypic diversity make it an ideal C4 grass model as a complement to C3 rice. Here we present high coverage (16–45 × ) resequenced genomes of 44 sorghum lines representing the primary gene pool and spanning dimensions of geographic origin, end-use and taxonomic group. We also report the first resequenced genome of S. propinquum, identifying 8 M high-quality SNPs, 1.9 M indels and specific gene loss and gain events in S. bicolor. We observe strong racial structure and a complex domestication history involving at least two distinct domestication events. These assembled genomes enable the leveraging of existing cereal functional genomics data against the novel diversity available in sorghum, providing an unmatched resource for the genetic improvement of sorghum and other grass species.

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  • Emma S. Mace & Shuaishuai Tai & Edward K. Gilding & Yanhong Li & Peter J. Prentis & Lianle Bian & Bradley C. Campbell & Wushu Hu & David J. Innes & Xuelian Han & Alan Cruickshank & Changming Dai & Cél, 2013. "Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa’s indigenous cereal crop sorghum," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 4(1), pages 1-9, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:4:y:2013:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms3320
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3320
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    1. GhassemiSahebi, Fakhroddin & Mohammadrezapour, Omolbani & Delbari, Masoomeh & KhasheiSiuki, Abbas & Ritzema, Henk & Cherati, Ali, 2020. "Effect of utilization of treated wastewater and seawater with Clinoptilolite-Zeolite on yield and yield components of sorghum," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 234(C).
    2. Qinnan Yang & Mallory Haute & Nate Korth & Scott E. Sattler & John Toy & Devin J. Rose & James C. Schnable & Andrew K. Benson, 2022. "Genetic analysis of seed traits in Sorghum bicolor that affect the human gut microbiome," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-15, December.

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