Napiergrass (Cenchrus purpureus Schumach.) Genome Survey and High-Density Genetic Map Construction

Paudel, D., Kannan, B., Yang, X., Harris-Schultz, K., Thudi, M., Varshney, R.K.ORCID: 0000-0002-4562-9131, Altpeter, F. and Wang, J. (1993) Napiergrass (Cenchrus purpureus Schumach.) Genome Survey and High-Density Genetic Map Construction. In: Workshop. Plant Breeders, University of Florida, Miami.

Abstract

Napiergrass (Cenchrus purpureus Schumach.) is a tropical forage grass and a promising lignocellulosic biofuel feedstock due to its high biomass yield, persistence, and nutritive value. However, its utilization for breeding has lagged behind other crops due to limited genetic and genomic resources. In this study, next-generation sequencing was first used to survey the genome of napiergrass. Napiergrass sequences displayed high synteny to the pearl millet genome and showed expansions in the pearl millet genome along with genomic rearrangements between the two genomes. Furthermore, to construct a high density genetic map of napiergrass, genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) was employed in a bi-parental population of 185 F1 hybrids. A total of 512 million high quality reads were generated and 287,093 SNPs were called by using multiple de-novo and reference-based SNP callers. Single dose SNPs were used to construct the first high density linkage map that resulted in 1,913 SNPs mapped to 14 linkage groups, spanning a length of 1,410 cM and a density of 1 marker per 0.73 cM. This map can be used for many further genetic and genomic studies in napiergrass and related species.

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URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/65192

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