Draft genome sequence of Kei apple, an underutilized African tree crop

To address food and nutrition security in the face of burgeoning global populations and erratic climatic conditions there is a need to include nutrient dense, climatic resilient but neglected indigenous fruit trees in agrifood systems. Here we present the draft genome sequence of Kei Apple, <i>Dovya...

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Autores principales: Kariba, R., Waweru, Bernice, Njaci, Isaac, Banda, L., Mwangi, J.W., Harimanantsoa, A., Muthemba, S., Featherstone, J., Hendre, P., Jamnadass, Ramni H., Van Deynze, A., Domelevo Entfellner, Jean-Baka, Shorinola, Oluwaseyi
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Publicado: Nature Research 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173567
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author Kariba, R.
Waweru, Bernice
Njaci, Isaac
Banda, L.
Mwangi, J.W.
Harimanantsoa, A.
Muthemba, S.
Featherstone, J.
Hendre, P.
Jamnadass, Ramni H.
Van Deynze, A.
Domelevo Entfellner, Jean-Baka
Shorinola, Oluwaseyi
author_browse Banda, L.
Domelevo Entfellner, Jean-Baka
Featherstone, J.
Harimanantsoa, A.
Hendre, P.
Jamnadass, Ramni H.
Kariba, R.
Muthemba, S.
Mwangi, J.W.
Njaci, Isaac
Shorinola, Oluwaseyi
Van Deynze, A.
Waweru, Bernice
author_facet Kariba, R.
Waweru, Bernice
Njaci, Isaac
Banda, L.
Mwangi, J.W.
Harimanantsoa, A.
Muthemba, S.
Featherstone, J.
Hendre, P.
Jamnadass, Ramni H.
Van Deynze, A.
Domelevo Entfellner, Jean-Baka
Shorinola, Oluwaseyi
author_sort Kariba, R.
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description To address food and nutrition security in the face of burgeoning global populations and erratic climatic conditions there is a need to include nutrient dense, climatic resilient but neglected indigenous fruit trees in agrifood systems. Here we present the draft genome sequence of Kei Apple, <i>Dovyalis afra</i>, a neglected indigenous African fruit tree with untapped potential to contribute to nutrient security and improved livelihoods. Our long-read-based genome assembly comprises 440 Mbp sequence across 1190 contigs with a N50 and L50 of 13.3 Mbp and 11, respectively. We also annotated the genome and identified 27,449 protein-coding genes. Our genome assembly provides a valuable resource for unlocking the food security and nutraceutical potential of Kei apple.
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spelling CGSpace1735672025-12-08T09:54:28Z Draft genome sequence of Kei apple, an underutilized African tree crop Kariba, R. Waweru, Bernice Njaci, Isaac Banda, L. Mwangi, J.W. Harimanantsoa, A. Muthemba, S. Featherstone, J. Hendre, P. Jamnadass, Ramni H. Van Deynze, A. Domelevo Entfellner, Jean-Baka Shorinola, Oluwaseyi agriculture crops genomics To address food and nutrition security in the face of burgeoning global populations and erratic climatic conditions there is a need to include nutrient dense, climatic resilient but neglected indigenous fruit trees in agrifood systems. Here we present the draft genome sequence of Kei Apple, <i>Dovyalis afra</i>, a neglected indigenous African fruit tree with untapped potential to contribute to nutrient security and improved livelihoods. Our long-read-based genome assembly comprises 440 Mbp sequence across 1190 contigs with a N50 and L50 of 13.3 Mbp and 11, respectively. We also annotated the genome and identified 27,449 protein-coding genes. Our genome assembly provides a valuable resource for unlocking the food security and nutraceutical potential of Kei apple. 2025-01-15 2025-03-11T12:03:01Z 2025-03-11T12:03:01Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173567 en Open Access Nature Research Kariba, R., Waweru, B., Njaci, I., Banda, L., Mwangi, J.W., Harimanantsoa, A., Muthemba, S., Featherstone, J., Hendre, P., Jamnadass, R., Van Deynze, A., Domelevo Entfellner, J.-B. and Shorinola, O. 2025. Draft genome sequence of Kei apple, an underutilized African tree crop. Scientific Data 12: 70.
spellingShingle agriculture
crops
genomics
Kariba, R.
Waweru, Bernice
Njaci, Isaac
Banda, L.
Mwangi, J.W.
Harimanantsoa, A.
Muthemba, S.
Featherstone, J.
Hendre, P.
Jamnadass, Ramni H.
Van Deynze, A.
Domelevo Entfellner, Jean-Baka
Shorinola, Oluwaseyi
Draft genome sequence of Kei apple, an underutilized African tree crop
title Draft genome sequence of Kei apple, an underutilized African tree crop
title_full Draft genome sequence of Kei apple, an underutilized African tree crop
title_fullStr Draft genome sequence of Kei apple, an underutilized African tree crop
title_full_unstemmed Draft genome sequence of Kei apple, an underutilized African tree crop
title_short Draft genome sequence of Kei apple, an underutilized African tree crop
title_sort draft genome sequence of kei apple an underutilized african tree crop
topic agriculture
crops
genomics
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173567
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