Haplotype-resolved T2T genome assembly of wild <i>Cannabis</i> provides molecular insights into drought tolerance

Yuan Zhang; Mengbi Guo; Xuejing Zi; Yanping Xu; Pin Lv; Yuan Li; Qingying Zhang; Ming Yang; Yaolong Zhang; Riaz Muhammad Khan; Xuan Chen

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2026.04.020

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Haplotype-resolved T2T genome assembly of wild Cannabis provides molecular insights into drought tolerance

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2026.04.020

a. Yunnan Key Laboratory of Genetic Improvement of Herbal Oil Crops, Industrial Crops Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650205, China;
b. Wuhan Huabiology Technology Limited Company, Wuhan, Hubei 430000, China;
c. Sugar Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 23210, Pakistan

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This work was supported by China Agriculture Research System (CARS-16-02), Yunnan Industry Innovation Talents Program (yfgrc202431), Yunnan Fundamental Research Projects (202501AU070026), Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences-Talent Training Project (2024RCYP-16), and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Genetic Improvement of Herbal Oil Crops (202449CE340021).

Received Date: 2025-12-07
Accepted Date: 2026-04-28
Rev Recd Date: 2026-04-26

Available Online: 2026-05-06

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