Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tadehagi triquetrum provides new insights into genome evolution and biosynthesis of tadehaginoside

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Plant Diversity ›› 2026, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (04): 846-850.DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2025.12.017

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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tadehagi triquetrum provides new insights into genome evolution and biosynthesis of tadehaginoside

Yongjian Luo^a,b, Ru Wang^a,c, Daoshou Qiu^a

a. Key Laboratory of Crops Genetics and Improvement of Guangdong Province, Crops Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China;
b. Key Laboratory of Forestry Biotechnology of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, Hunan, China;
c. Faculty of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China

Received:2025-09-03 Revised:2025-12-30 Accepted:2025-12-31 Online:2026-01-06 Published:2026-07-25
Contact: Daoshou Qiu,E-mail:qiudaoshou@gdaas.cn
Supported by:
This research was supported by the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Plan Project (No. 20198030316008) titled “Collection, Evaluation, and Utilization of Medicinal and Food Dual-Use Crop Germplasm Resources,” and the Guangdong Province Agricultural Research and Technology Promotion Demonstration Project (Yue Cai Nong [2022] No. 16) titled “Monitoring the Operation of the Lingnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry in Guangdong Province”. We also thank Guangzhou Yuda Biotechnology Co., Ltd. for providing sequencing and technical services.

Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tadehagi triquetrum provides new insights into genome evolution and biosynthesis of tadehaginoside

Yongjian Luo^a,b, Ru Wang^a,c, Daoshou Qiu^a

a. Key Laboratory of Crops Genetics and Improvement of Guangdong Province, Crops Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China;
b. Key Laboratory of Forestry Biotechnology of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, Hunan, China;
c. Faculty of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China

通讯作者: Daoshou Qiu,E-mail:qiudaoshou@gdaas.cn
基金资助:
This research was supported by the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Plan Project (No. 20198030316008) titled “Collection, Evaluation, and Utilization of Medicinal and Food Dual-Use Crop Germplasm Resources,” and the Guangdong Province Agricultural Research and Technology Promotion Demonstration Project (Yue Cai Nong [2022] No. 16) titled “Monitoring the Operation of the Lingnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry in Guangdong Province”. We also thank Guangzhou Yuda Biotechnology Co., Ltd. for providing sequencing and technical services.

Abstract

Key words: Tadehagi triquetrum, Telomere-to-telomere genome, BADH gene family, Tadehaginoside, Flavonoid biosynthesis, Phylogenetic analysis

关键词: Tadehagi triquetrum, Telomere-to-telomere genome, BADH gene family, Tadehaginoside, Flavonoid biosynthesis, Phylogenetic analysis

Yongjian Luo, Ru Wang, Daoshou Qiu. Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tadehagi triquetrum provides new insights into genome evolution and biosynthesis of tadehaginoside[J]. Plant Diversity, 2026, 48(04): 846-850.

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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tadehagi triquetrum provides new insights into genome evolution and biosynthesis of tadehaginoside

Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tadehagi triquetrum provides new insights into genome evolution and biosynthesis of tadehaginoside

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