The genome of a wild Medicago species provides insights into the tolerant mechanisms of legume forage to environmental stress.

Tianzuo WangLifei RenCaihong LiDi ZhangXiuxiu ZhangGang ZhouDan GaoRujin ChenYuhui ChenZhaolan WangFengling ShiAndrew D FarmerYansu LiMengyan ZhouNevin D YoungWen-Hao Zhang

Published in: BMC biology (2021)

We present a high-quality genome assembly and identification of drought-related genes in the wild species of M. ruthenica, providing a valuable resource for genomic studies on perennial legume forages.

Keyphrases

genetic diversity
genome wide
climate change
heat stress
copy number
human health
gene expression
dna methylation
risk assessment
case control
arabidopsis thaliana