Upgraded genome with ultra-long Nanopore reads facilitates resistance-gene discovery in sugarcane

Qibin Wu; Chao Zhang; Ge Wang; Wenhui Zou; Dongjiao Wang; Yuanyuan Zhang; Wanying Zhao; Peilin Wang; Zhen Zeng; Haifeng Wang; Youxiong Que

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2026.07.012

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Upgraded genome with ultra-long Nanopore reads facilitates resistance-gene discovery in sugarcane

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2026.07.012

a. State Key Laboratory of Tropical Crop Breeding, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Science, Sanya, 572024 Hainan, China;
b. Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China;
c. State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi Key Lab for Sugarcane Biology, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China;
d. Yazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan 572025, China

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This work was funded by the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences for Science and Technology Innovation Team of National Tropical Agricultural Science Center (CATASCXTD202402), Guangxi Science and Technology Project (Agricultural and Rural Field) (GUIKENONG AB24153001), Project of State Key Laboratory of Tropical Crop Breeding (SKLTCBYWF202503, NKLTCBCXTD24 and NKLTCBCXTD38), and China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA (CARS-17).

Received Date: 2026-02-20
Accepted Date: 2026-07-29
Rev Recd Date: 2026-07-29

Available Online: 2026-08-06

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