Alonge Michael and Lebeigle Ludivine and Kirsche Melanie and
Jenike Katie and Ou Shujun and Aganezov Sergey and Wang
Xingang and Lippman Zachary B and Schatz Michael C and
Soyk Sebastian
Advancing crop genomics requires efficient genetic systems enabled by
high-quality personalized genome assemblies. Here, we introduce
RagTag, a toolset for automating assembly scaffolding and patching, and
we establish chromosome-scale reference genomes for the widely used tomato
genotype M82 along with Sweet-100, a new rapid-cycling genotype that we
developed to accelerate functional genomics and genome editing in tomato.
This work outlines strategies to rapidly expand genetic systems and
genomic resources in other plant species.
