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    In order to protect the shea tree, scientists constructed a reference genome

    • Last Update: 2021-09-19
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    “An avocado tree can take 25 years or more to be put into production, so it can be very costly for farmers to wait that long and consider whether the tree is worth saving,” Iago Hale, associate professor of specialty crop improvement (Iago Hale) said
    .


    "Because of such a long growth cycle, traditional breeding strategies are simply not feasible.


    Their research was published in the online edition of the journal Frontiers in Plant Science.
    The researchers assembled a chromosome-scale reference genome for the avocado tree
    .


    Like the human genome, the avocado tree's genome contains genes that determine characteristics, helping researchers determine the characteristics of the tree


    In the Sodo-Sahel region, which spans more than 20 countries, butter plays an important role in the daily lives of millions of African families
    .


    Collecting shea butter is almost a common family activity in the entire shea belt.


    Hale said: "Due to the threat of cash crops such as cashews and mangoes, which are usually controlled by men, and the cutting of problematic trees as a direct return for firewood, avocado parks are decreasing
    .


    " "Women need to travel long distances to collect shea nuts.


    Internationally, shea butter is valuable as a high-quality cocoa butter (CBE) in the chocolate industry
    .


    This is related to its relatively simple fatty acid composition and high levels of stearic acid, which is the main determinant of the quality of shea butter


    Public research institutions that have contributed include the Ghana Coco Research Institute, West Africa Crop Improvement Center, World Agroforestry, Africa Orphan Crops Alliance, Ghent University, and University of California Davis
    .

    The fund is provided by the "Basic Research to Enhance Agricultural Development" project jointly funded by the National Science Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
    .

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    Journal Reference:

    Iago Hale, Xiao Ma, Arthur TO Melo, Francis Kwame Padi, Prasad S.
    Hendre, Sarah B.
    Kingan, Shawn T.
    Sullivan, Shiyu Chen, Jean-Marc Boffa, Alice Muchugi, Agyemang Danquah, Michael Teye Barnor, Ramni Jamnadass, Yves Van de Peer, Allen Van Deynze.
    Genomic Resources to Guide Improvement of the Shea Tree.
    Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021; 12 DOI: 10.
    3389/fpls.
    2021.
    720670

    University of New Hampshire.
    "Team sequences shea tree genome to support breeding and conservation efforts.
    " ScienceDaily.
    ScienceDaily, 9 September 2021.
    <>.

    University of New Hampshire.


    (2021, September 9).


     

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