Europa 15/06/2022
Innovaciones: Potato genomes pave the way to crop improvement
High-quality genome sequences for 44 wild and cultivated potatoes will enable researchers to better study this essential crop’s evolution and develop varieties that can withstand heat and drought caused by climate change.
Potatoes are the third most consumed food crop worldwide, after wheat and rice1. To safeguard crop yields in the face of climate change, improved varieties will be needed.
Writing in Nature, Tang et al.2 describe the sequencing and analysis of high-quality genomes from wild and cultivated potatoes.
This pangenome should increase our understanding of fundamental aspects of potato biology and guide breeding practices.
Fuente: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01419-2
