Whole-Genome Assembly of Atriplex hortensis L. Using OxfordNanopore Technology with Chromatin-Contact Mapping
Journal: ScholarsArchive  (Brigham Young University)
Year: 2019

Atriplex hortensis (2n = 2x = 18, 1C genome size ~1.1 gigabases), also known as garden orach, is a highly nutritious, broadleaf annual of the Amaranthaceae-Chenopodiaceae family that has spread from its native Eurasia to other temperate and subtropical environments worldwide. Atriplex is a highly complex and polyphyletic genus of generally halophytic and/or xerophytic plants, some of which have been used as food sources for humans and animals alike. Although there is some literature describing t