Plant genomes are so highly diverse that a substantial proportion of genomic sequences are
not shared among individuals. The variable DNA sequences, along with the conserved core …

A pan-genome is the nonredundant collection of genes and/or DNA sequences in a species.
Numerous studies have shown that plant pan-genomes are typically much larger than the …

Recent years have seen a surge in plant genome sequencing projects and the comparison
of multiple related individuals. The high degree of genomic variation observed led to the …

Pan-genomics can encompass most of the genetic diversity of a species or population and
has proved to be a powerful tool for studying genomic evolution and the origin and …

Due to the development of sequencing technology and the great reduction in sequencing
costs, an increasing number of plant genomes have been assembled, and numerous …

The availability of multiple sequenced genomes from a single species made it possible to
explore intra-and inter-specific genomic comparisons at higher resolution and build clade …

Highlights•Long read sequencing has improved genome assembly by an order of
magnitude.•New genome assembly algorithms leverage long, error prone reads to untangle …

Crop genomics has seen dramatic advances in recent years due to improvements in
sequencing technology, assembly methods, and computational resources. These advances …

Plant genomes provide essential and vital basic resources for studying many aspects of
plant biology and applications (for example, breeding). From 2000 to 2020, 1,144 genomes …

Pan-genomic studies aim at representing the entire sequence diversity within a species to
provide useful resources for evolutionary studies, functional genomics and breeding of …