High quality haplotype-resolved genome assemblies of Populus tomentosaCarr., a stabilized interspecific hybrid species that is widespread in Asia
Xinmin An1,2,3,†,* , Kai Gao2,3,†, Zhong Chen1,2,3,†, Juan Li2,3, Xiong Yang2,3, Xiaoyu Yang2,3, Jing Zhou2,3, Ting Guo2,3, Tianyun Zhao2,3, Sai Huang2,3, Deyu Miao2,3, Wasif Ullah Khan2,3, Pian Rao2,3, Meixia Ye2,3, Bingqi Lei2,3, Weihua Liao2,3, Jia Wang2,3, Lexiang Ji2,3, Ying Li2,3, Bin Guo2,3,4, Nada Siddig Mustafa2,3, Shanwen Li5, Quanzheng Yun6, Stephen R. Keller7, Jian-Feng Mao1,2,3,*, Rengang Zhang6,*, Steven H. Strauss8,*
†: contributed equally to this work.
*: To whom correspondence may be addressed: X.A. (email:anxinmin@bjfu.edu.cn), J. M. (email:jianfeng.mao@bjfu.edu.cn), R. Z.(email:zhangrengang@ori-gene.cn) or S.H.S. (email:Steve.Strauss@Oregonstate.Edu)
  1. Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
  2. National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
  3. Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, MOE, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
  4. Shanxi Academy of Forestry, Taiyuan 030012, China.
  5. Shandong Academy of Forestry, Jinan 250014, China.
  6. Ori-Gene Technology Co., Ltd. Beijing 102206, China.
  7. Department of Plant Biology, University of Vermont, 111 Jeffords Hall, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
  8. Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA.