A genomic toolkit for winged bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Ho, Wai Kuan; Tanzi, Alberto Stefano; Sang, Fei; Tsoutsoura, Niki; Shah, Niraj; Moore, Christopher; Bhosale, Rahul; Wright, Victoria; Massawe, Festo; Mayes, Sean

Abstract

A sustainable supply of plant protein is critical for future generations and needs to be achieved while reducing green house gas emissions from agriculture and increasing agricultural resilience in the face of climate volatility. Agricultural diversification with more nutrient-rich and stress tolerant crops could provide the solution. However, this is often hampered by the limited availability of genomic resources and the lack of understanding of the genetic structure of breeding germplasm and the inheritance of important traits. One such crop with potential is winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), a high seed protein tropical legume which has been termed ‘the soybean for the tropics’. Here, we present a chromosome level winged bean genome assembly, an investigation of the genetic diversity of 130 worldwide accessions, together with two linked genetic maps and a trait QTL analysis (and expression studies) for regions of the genome with desirable ideotype traits for breeding, namely architecture, protein content and phytonutrients.

Citation

Ho, W. K., Tanzi, A. S., Sang, F., Tsoutsoura, N., Shah, N., Moore, C., Bhosale, R., Wright, V., Massawe, F., & Mayes, S. (2024). A genomic toolkit for winged bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 1901. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45048-x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 12, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Mar 1, 2024
• Publication Date: 2024
• Deposit Date: Mar 12, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 14, 2024
• Journal: Nature Communications
• Electronic ISSN: 2041-1723
• Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: 1901
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45048-x
• Keywords: Fabaceae, Genomics, Agriculture, Plant Breeding, Glycine max
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/31899154
• Publisher URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45048-x
• PMID: 38429275
• Additional Information: Received: 13 February 2022; Accepted: 12 January 2024; First Online: 1 March 2024; : The authors declare no competing interests.