Spanish researchers sequence the cherimoya genome, key to its genetic improvement

Published 2023년 3월 24일

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A team of Spanish researchers has sequenced the genome of the cherimoya (Annona cherimola), a fruit highly valued for its nutritional and organoleptic properties. The study, published in the journal Plants, People, Planet, is a significant step towards genetically improving and conserving the species. The research has identified over 41,000 protein-coding genes, many of which are related to secondary metabolism, defense mechanisms, stress response, and development. This information will be crucial for small producers in developing countries and contributes to angiosperm evolution studies. The research was conducted by the 'La Mayora' Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture Institute (IHSM) and the Institute of Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCP).

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Spanish researchers sequenced the cherimoya genome, a plant native to Mesoamerica and highly valued as a food since pre-Columbian times. The results provide a fundamental tool to advance in the genetic improvement of the species and in the conservation of its germplasm. Researchers from the "La Mayora" Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture Institute (IHSM), Alicia Talavera, Noé Fernández Pozo, Antonio Matas and Iñaki Hormaza together with Aureliano Bombarely from the Institute of Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCP) have published a genome of custard apple (Annona cherimola) reference. The study was published in the journal Plants, People, Planet. Custard apple is a perennial fruit crop native to the Neotropics and valued since pre-Columbian times by different Native American civilizations. It belongs to the Annonaceae family, the most numerous of the magnolid clade, sister to the eudicotous and monocotyledonous clades of angiosperms. The main commercial cherimoya ...

Source: Portaldelcampo