Solgenomics

New tomato reference SL4.0 and annotation ITAG4.0 released in time for the XVI #Solanaceae Conference #sol2019 Highlights: https://solgenomics.net/organi/Solanum_lycopersicum/genome/ Download: ftp://ftp.solgenomics.net/tomato_genome/assembly/build_4.00/ and ftp://ftp.solgenomics.net/tomat/annotation/ITAG4.0_release/ Build highlights SL4.0... - Only 44Kb of N's (unknown bases) compared to 81.7Mb in SL3.0 - Only 152 unplaced contigs in Chr 00 compared to 4,374 in SL3.0 - Better annotation of repeat regions in SL4.0 Annotation highlights ITAG4.0 - 34,075 protein coding genes in ITAG4.0 - Functional descriptions assigned to 29,532 genes - ITAG4.0 has 4,794 novel genes - 29,281 genes preserved from ITAG2.3

If you did not know, the Mueller lab has been working on this important plant disease system for the last 7 years. This video discusses how undergrads are involved in this work #outreach #science #education

Here's a really neat story about a new software package that helps plant breeders analyze crops in the field, and how BTI's Nick Morales of the Mueller lab created an interface that makes it easier to use: https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/d/10.1002/csan.20438.

SOL Meeting 2020 will be a virtual conference hosted SOL Genomics Nov 9-11th 14:00 to 17:30 CET. More details https://solgenomics.net/sol2020 Registration is free! https://forms.gle/YagGUagfdi25W6oZ7 But abstract submission deadline is Oct 15th Flyer: https://solgenomics.net/static_/SOL_INTERNATIONAL_Flyer.pdf

BTI recently welcomed Patrick Adebola and Asrat Amele of the AfricaYam Project to Ithaca. The AfricaYam Project is funded by the Gates Foundation. The project a...nd its partners aim to increase yam productivity, while also reducing production costs and environmental impact by developing and deploying preferred varieties with higher yield, greater resistance to pests and diseases, and improved quality. BTI has been involved in the project since its inception, creating the YamBase database. BTI has also conducted numerous trainings for YamBase user groups. BTI communicates with breeders on a regular basis and gets feedback on how to further improve the database's features. Our visit to BTI was very fruitful," said Adebola, Project Leader AfricaYam. "We were able to meet with the BTI group and made useful suggestions on how to better improve the usability of the database. Additional traits to be added to yam ontology were suggested. It is our hope that YamBase will be a one stop shop for farmers and project partners where requests for advanced clones and released yam varieties can be ordered on a click of a button." Learn more about AfricaYam here: http://africayam.org/