"When a concubine of Hongchen smiles, no one knows that it is lychee." For thousands of years, lychee has been a favorite fruit of people. But is it a "Chinese fruit" born and raised? Scientists in China spent 12 years decoding the lychee genome, and recently finally unveiled the veil of its origin and domestication, finding strong evidence that lychees originated in Yunnan, China. Li Jianguo, a researcher at the Agricultural University, and the research results of the Litchi Genome Project led by Professor Hu Guibing. "The genome is the 'navigation map' for the formation of plant traits. Decoding the lychee genome can not only comprehensively improve the understanding of the formation mechanism of important economic traits in litchi, but also develop corresponding The advanced breeding and cultivation regulation technology can also provide an important reference for promoting related research on other Sapindaceae plants, such as longan.” Liu Yaoguang, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, commented. It proves that lychees originated in Yunnan, China, which is loved by thousands of people. Jiaguo, the cultivation record in China can be traced back to more than 2,300 years ago. Its deliciousness has attracted countless people. However, there are also many controversies around lychees: some people say that its birthplace is not in Yunnan, China; Prominent, leading to instability in the supply chain; scientists say that it lacks genome sequence information, which restricts the depth of basic research. "Compared with other bulk fruits such as citrus, apple, and peaches, lychees have a large gap in the level of basic research, and the breeding technology Backward. Deciphering the lychee genome code plays an important role in developing new breeding techniques and promoting basic research.
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"When a concubine of Hongchen smiles, no one knows that it is lychee." For thousands of years, lychee has been a favorite fruit of people. But is it a "Chinese fruit" born and raised? Chinese scientists spent 12 years decoding the lychee genome, and recently finally unveiled the veil of its origin and domestication, finding strong evidence that lychee originated in Yunnan, China. On January 4, "Nature Genetics" published the research results of the lychee genome project led by researcher Li Jianguo and professor Hu Guibing of South China Agricultural University. "The genome is the 'navigation map' of plant traits, decoding lychee The genome can not only comprehensively improve the understanding of the formation mechanism of important economic traits of litchi, and develop corresponding breeding and cultivation regulation technologies, but also provide an important reference for promoting the related research of other Sapindaceae plants, such as longan." Academician of the Chinese ...
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