Near-complete genome assembly of Chinese spring opens the door for future wheat breeding

In a new study published in Molecular Plant, researchers led by Fu Xiangdong and Lu Fei from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers from the China Agricultural University, have achieved a near-complete assembly of the wheat Chinese Spring (CS) genome. In a new study published in Molecular Plant, researchers led by Fu Xiangdong and Lu Fei from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers from the China Agricultural University, have achieved a near-complete assembly of the wheat Chinese Spring (CS) genome. Molecular & Computational biology Agriculture Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories