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A sorghum pangenome reference improves global crop trait discovery.
Nature - 1 Apr 2026
Morris Geoffrey P, Harder Avril M, Healey Adam L, McLaughlin Chloee M, Rifkin Joanna L, Cruet-Burgos Clara, Jenkins Jerry W, Shu Shengqiang, Spiekerman John J, VanGessel Carl J, Agnew Erica, Audebert Alain, Barry Kerrie, Baxter Ivan, Beurier Gregory, Boston Lori Beth, Boyles Richard E, Brady Siobhan M, Bunting Victoria, Chaparro Jacqueline M, Courtney Chaney, Dembele Joseph Sékou B, Deshpande Santosh, Diatta Cyril, Eck Nathaniel, Eveland Andrea L, Faye Jacques M, Flowers Dave, Fonceka Daniel, Gano Boubacar, de Gracia Coquerel Marie, Goodstein David, Grimwood Jane, Hudson Matthew E, Kholova Jana, Johnson Katherine, Johnson Kristen K, Kawa Dorota, Kouressy Mamoutou, Kresovich Stephen, Lee Scott, Lemaux Peggy G, Lowery Robert, Luquet Delphine, Maina Fanna, Mamidi Sujan, McKay John K, Michael Todd P, Mindaye Taye T, Mullet John, Ozersky Philip, Plott Christopher, Prenni Jessica E, Pressoir Gael, Rami Jean-François, Rife Trevor W, Saxton Jocelyn, Sine Bassirou, Sreedasyam Avinash, Talag Jayson, Teme Niaba, Tuinstra Mitchell R, Vadez Vincent, Vogel John P, Walstead Rachel, Wang Jianan, Webber Jenell, Williams Melissa, Xu Yuxing, Mockler Todd C, Lasky Jesse R, Rice Brian R, Schmutz Jeremy, Shakoor Nadia, Lovell John T
Abstract excerpt
Although the green revolution adapted a handful of crops to homogeneous and high-input industrialized agriculture, much of the global population still relies on the local production of variable crop cultivars by low-input smallholder farms. This diversity of unhomogenized crops1, like that of the grain and bioenergy crop sorghum2-5, offers raw materials for genetic gain and cultivar improvement. However, breeding...
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