Genomic analyses provide insights into the genetic basis of quality traits in Amomum tsaoko

doi:10.1016/j.pld.2025.07.006

Plant Diversity ›› 2025, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (05): 839-842.DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2025.07.006

Genomic analyses provide insights into the genetic basis of quality traits in Amomum tsaoko

Yingmin Zhang (张颖敏)^a,b, Congwei Yang (杨从卫)^a, Jiahong Dong (董家红)^a, Jinyu Zhang (张金渝)^c, Ticao Zhang (张体操)^d, Guodong Li (李国栋)^a,b

a. Faculty of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China;
b. Yunnan Key Laboratory of Dai and Yi Medicines, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China;
c. Medicinal Plants Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China;
d. State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China

Received:2025-07-21 Revised:2025-07-25 Online:2025-09-29 Published:2025-09-29
Contact: Ticao Zhang,E-mail:zhangticao@mail.kib.ac.cn;Guodong Li,E-mail:gammar116@163.com
Supported by:
This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2024YFF1306700), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82260739), the Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department-Applied Basic Research Joint Special Funds of Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine (202101AZ070001-005, 202101AZ070001-166), the Yunnan Revitalization Talent Support Program “Young Talent” Project (YNWR-QNBJ-2020-278) and Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB1230000).

Genomic analyses provide insights into the genetic basis of quality traits in Amomum tsaoko

Yingmin Zhang (张颖敏)^a,b, Congwei Yang (杨从卫)^a, Jiahong Dong (董家红)^a, Jinyu Zhang (张金渝)^c, Ticao Zhang (张体操)^d, Guodong Li (李国栋)^a,b

a. Faculty of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China;
b. Yunnan Key Laboratory of Dai and Yi Medicines, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China;
c. Medicinal Plants Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China;
d. State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China

通讯作者: Ticao Zhang,E-mail:zhangticao@mail.kib.ac.cn;Guodong Li,E-mail:gammar116@163.com
基金资助:
This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2024YFF1306700), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82260739), the Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department-Applied Basic Research Joint Special Funds of Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine (202101AZ070001-005, 202101AZ070001-166), the Yunnan Revitalization Talent Support Program “Young Talent” Project (YNWR-QNBJ-2020-278) and Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB1230000).

Abstract

Key words: Amomum tsaoko, Quality traits, GWAS, Transcriptomic, Metabolomic

关键词: Amomum tsaoko, Quality traits, GWAS, Transcriptomic, Metabolomic

Yingmin Zhang (张颖敏), Congwei Yang (杨从卫), Jiahong Dong (董家红), Jinyu Zhang (张金渝), Ticao Zhang (张体操), Guodong Li (李国栋). Genomic analyses provide insights into the genetic basis of quality traits in Amomum tsaoko[J]. Plant Diversity, 2025, 47(05): 839-842.

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Genomic analyses provide insights into the genetic basis of quality traits in Amomum tsaoko

Genomic analyses provide insights into the genetic basis of quality traits in Amomum tsaoko

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