The release of a near complete chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) genome

In terms of the combination of Nanopore ONT, HiC and Illumina technologies, a near complete chicory genome was assembled (details in the following table and figure).

Table 1. Statistics of the chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) genome

Figure 1. Morphology and genomic features of witloof chicory (Cichorium intybus L.)

This high-quality chicory genome could provide not only a molecular basis for understanding chicory-specific traits and evolution of Compositae, but also a valuable genomic resource for chicory breeding and industrial applications.

Citation: Shen F^#, He H^#, Huang X, Deng Y, Yang X. Insights into the convergent evolution of fructan biosynthesis in angiosperms from the highly characteristic chicory genome. New Phytol. 2023;238(3):1245-1262. doi:10.1111/nph.18796

Paper available: https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.18796