M. Akilan

High-contiguity genome assembly of moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia) reveals genes for disease resistance and flavonoid biosynthesis

Moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia), a protein-rich, arid-adapted legume of considerable agronomic importance, lacks a whole genome assembly, limiting genome-enabled trait discovery and genetic improvement. In this study, we estimated its genome size using 31.28 Gb of Illumina short-read sequencing data, and a k-mer analysi...