Pomegranate Genome Sequence - Application and Usage

With the aim of generating genomic wealth to support accelerated pomegranate improvement programme, the genome sequencing programme was initiated at ICAR-NRCP in 2015-16. The ICARNRCP has assembled a reference-quality genome (346.08 Mb) of pomegranate variety Bhagawa consisting of only 342 scaffolds with an average N50 value of 16.12 Mb. Read on to know more about this pioneering study...

- Dr P Roopa Sowjanya