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de Vega, J.J.* ; Ayling, S.* ; Hegarty, M.* ; Kudrna, D.* ; Goicoechea, J.L.* ; Ergon, A.* ; Rognli, O.A.* ; Jones, C.* ; Swain, M.* ; Geurts, R.* ; Lang, C.* ; Mayer, K.F.X. ; Rössner, S. ; Yates, S.* ; Webb, K.J.* ; Donnison, I.S.* ; Oldroyd, G.E.* ; Wing, R.A.* ; Caccamo, M.* ; Powell, W.* ; Abberton, M.T.* ; Skøt, L.*

Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) draft genome provides a platform for trait improvement.

Sci. Rep. 5:17394 (2015)
Verlagsversion DOI PMC
Open Access Gold
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Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is a globally significant forage legume in pastoral livestock farming systems. It is an attractive component of grassland farming, because of its high yield and protein content, nutritional value and ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen. Enhancing its role further in sustainable agriculture requires genetic improvement of persistency, disease resistance, and tolerance to grazing. To help address these challenges, we have assembled a chromosome-scale reference genome for red clover. We observed large blocks of conserved synteny with Medicago truncatula and estimated that the two species diverged ~23 million years ago. Among the 40,868 annotated genes, we identified gene clusters involved in biochemical pathways of importance for forage quality and livestock nutrition. Genotyping by sequencing of a synthetic population of 86 genotypes show that the number of markers required for genomics-based breeding approaches is tractable, making red clover a suitable candidate for association studies and genomic selection.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
ISSN (print) / ISBN 2045-2322
e-ISSN 2045-2322
Zeitschrift Scientific Reports
Quellenangaben Band: 5, Heft: , Seiten: , Artikelnummer: 17394 Supplement: ,
Verlag Nature Publishing Group
Verlagsort London
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed