Genomes of <i>Aegilops umbellulata</i> provide new insights into unique structural variations and genetic diversity in the U-genome for wheat improvement
Journal: bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Year: 2024

Abstract Aegilops spp. serve as an important reservoir for novel sources of resistance or tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. To harness this reservoir, we have generated a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of an Ae . umbellulata accession PI 554389 using a combination of PacBio HiFi, Oxford nanopore, and chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) sequencing technologies and resequenced 20 Ae. umbellulata genomes using Illumina sequencing. We assembled a 4.20 Gb genome spanned over