SOURCE: Amit Melawar, Tech Explorist Lychee is an important tropical fruit tree species worldwide and a valuable fruit for which the edible portion is an aril. Lychee is cultivated in over 20 countries, an integral part of local economies. Its desirable characteristics include an outstanding nutritional profile, exotic flavor, andContinue Reading
The newly sequenced pineapple genome has offered researchers fresh insights into the plant domestication process. Pineapple varieties are grown for a variety of purposes: for fiber, as an ornamental and, most famously, as a delicious fruit. Scientists at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the UniversityContinue Reading
For the first time, researchers from ICAR Research Complex for NEH, Umiam, have mapped the mitochondrial genome of a beetle. Known as guava trunk borer, the beetle thrives on the guava and litchi trees in the northeastern region of India. To address this issue, an international research team, which includedContinue Reading
A genomic analysis of some 60 citrus accessions has upended previously proposed taxonomic classifications. Researchers led by the US Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute’s Guohong Albert Wu sequenced 30 citrus fruit genomes and compared them to previously sequenced genomes to unravel the genealogy and evolutionary history ofContinue Reading