Summary
Oryza granulata Nees et Arn. ex Watt, a diploid wild rice (GG genome), possesses exceptional shade tolerance and is a key genetic resource for rice improvement. However, previous genome assemblies lacked continuity and completeness. Here we present a chromosome-scale reference genome of O. granulata using PacBio SMRT (113*), Hi-C (95*), and Illumina sequencing. The final assembly is ~764.24 Mb, with a scaffold N50 of ~59.32 Mb, and ~96.47% of the sequence anchored to 12 chromosomes. BUSCO completeness is ~98.6%. We annotated ~42,064 protein-coding genes, of which ~95.39% were functionally annotated, along with ~73.46% repetitive elements. The genome assembly and raw sequencing data are available at NGDC (PRJCA061980), NGDC GSA (CRA068332), and NGDC GWH (GWHISVE00000000.1). This high-quality genome will serve as a fundamental resource for evolutionary genomics, conservation biology, and breeding of shade-tolerant rice cultivars.
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Oryza granulata Nees et Arn. ex Watt, a diploid wild rice (GG genome), possesses exceptional shade tolerance and is a key genetic resource for rice improvement. However, previous genome assemblies lacked continuity and completeness. Here we present a chromosome-scale reference genome of O. granulata using PacBio SMRT (113*), Hi-C (95*), and Illumina sequencing. The final assembly is ~764.24 Mb, with a scaffold N50 of ~59.32 Mb, and ~96.47% of the sequence anchored to 12 chromosomes. BUSCO completeness is ~98.6%. We annotated ~42,064 protein-coding genes, of which ~95.39% were functionally annotated, along with ~73.46% repetitive elements. The genome assembly and raw sequencing data are available at NGDC (PRJCA061980), NGDC GSA (CRA068332), and NGDC GWH (GWHISVE00000000.1). This high-quality genome will serve as a fundamental resource for evolutionary genomics, conservation biology, and breeding of shade-tolerant rice cultivars.
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