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

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestryen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationJohn Innes Centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Queenslanden
cg.contributor.affiliationColorado State Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationMachakos Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Antananarivoen
cg.contributor.affiliationAgricultural Research Council, South Africaen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of California, Davisen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Birminghamen
cg.contributor.donorIllumina Greater Good Initiativeen
cg.contributor.donorBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdomen
cg.creator.identifierBernice Waweru: 0000-0002-1788-1567en
cg.creator.identifierIsaac Njaci: 0000-0001-9649-6650en
cg.creator.identifierJean-Baka Domelevo Entfellner: 0000-0002-8282-1325en
cg.creator.identifierOluwaseyi Shorinola: 0000-0003-3516-303Xen
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04414-0en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2052-4463en
cg.journalScientific Dataen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.speciesDovyalis afraen
cg.subject.ilriAGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.ilriCROPSen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.volume12en
dc.contributor.authorKariba, R.en
dc.contributor.authorWaweru, Berniceen
dc.contributor.authorNjaci, Isaacen
dc.contributor.authorBanda, L.en
dc.contributor.authorMwangi, J.W.en
dc.contributor.authorHarimanantsoa, A.en
dc.contributor.authorMuthemba, S.en
dc.contributor.authorFeatherstone, J.en
dc.contributor.authorHendre, P.en
dc.contributor.authorJamnadass, Ramni H.en
dc.contributor.authorVan Deynze, A.en
dc.contributor.authorDomelevo Entfellner, Jean-Bakaen
dc.contributor.authorShorinola, Oluwaseyien
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-11T12:03:01Zen
dc.date.available2025-03-11T12:03:01Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/173567
dc.titleDraft genome sequence of Kei apple, an underutilized African tree cropen
dcterms.abstractTo 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.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2025-01-15en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKariba, 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.en
dcterms.extent70en
dcterms.issued2025-01-15en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en
dcterms.publisherNature Researchen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectcropsen
dcterms.subjectgenomicsen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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