Chromosome-level genome assembly of Jiaobai (Zizania latifolia, Poceace)
Cultivated Zizania latifolia, commonly known as Jiaobai, was domesticated as a special form of a plant-fungus symbiont. It is one of the most popular aquatic vegetables endemic to East Asia. However, the absence of a reference genome has hindered research on this important vegetable. In this study, we sequenced and assembled a chromosome-level genome of Jiaobai, the size of which is 596.34 Mb with a contig N50 of 32.74 Mb by integrating PacBio, Illumina and chromosome conformation capture data. A total of 571.70 Mb (95.87%) of the assembled sequences were anchored onto 17 chromosomes and 36,286 gene models were predicted. This study provides valuable genomic resources for uncovering the mechanisms underlying plant-pathogenic fungus interactions and developing genomics-assisted breeding programs in Jiaobai.
Authors
- Yingxiong Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4982-4997)
- Yan Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6679-3355)
- Ruiqi Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2261-3724)
- Zhang Shangfa
- Xinyi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2973-7046)
- Lingyun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2522-5439)
- Sheng Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0145-3258)
- Linyan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4031-6352)
- Yipeng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9099-4077)
- Zhaisheng Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3539-4029)
- Mengfei Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5102-609X)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Jinhua Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Wuhan Botanical Garden (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Data
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04853-9
- Primary Topic
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00