Table 2.
Major agronomically important plant genomes sequenced over the last years. (https://genomevolution.org/wiki/index.php/ Sequenced_plant_genomes). (For entire list 2015, see [29]).
| Plant Species | Genome Size | Number of Predicted Genes | Sequencing and Assembly Status | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Zea mays (maize) |
2.30 Gb | 39 656 | Contig N50/Scaffold N50/ Sanger | [42] |
|
Sorghum bicolor (sorghum) |
0.73 Gb | 34 496 | Contig N50/Scaffold N50/ Sanger/ whole-genome shotgun | [20] |
|
Triticum aestivum (bread wheat) |
3.92 Gb | Roche 454/ Illumina whole-genome shotgun | [43, 44] | |
|
Hordeum vulgare (barley) |
5.1 Gb | whole-genome shotgun / RNA seq |
[45] | |
|
Glycine max (soybean) |
1.115 Gb | 46 430 | Contig N50/Scaffold N50/ Sanger/ whole-genome shotgun | [46] |
| Solanum tuberosum (potato) | 0.856 Gb | 39 031 | Sanger/Roche 454/ Illumina/ Solid | [47] |
| Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) | 0.9 Gb | 34 727 | Sanger/Roche 454/ Illumina/ Solid | [48] |
|
Capsicum annuum (pepper) |
3.48 Gb | 34 476 | whole-genome shotgun / Illumina-sequencing | [49] |
|
Beta vulgaris (sugarbeet) |
0.758 Gb | 27 421 | Roche 454, Illumina and Sanger sequencing platforms | [50] |
|
Cicer arietinum (chickpea) |
0.738 Gb | 28 269 | Illumina sequencing | [51] |
| Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean) | 0.587 Gb | 43 627 | whole-genome shotgun/ Sanger /Roche454/Illumina-sequencing/RNA seq | [52] |
|
Vitis vinifera (grapevine) |
0.5 Gb | 54 216 | whole-genome shotgun | [21] |
|
Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) |
0.319 Gb | 25 376 | Sanger/454sequencing technology | [53] |
|
Prunus persica (peach) |
0.265 Gb | 27 852 | Sanger whole-genome shotgun methods/sanger sequencing | [54] |
| Musa acuminata (banana) | 0.523 Gb | 36 542 | Contig N50/Scaffold N50 | [55] |
| Solanum melongena (egg plants) | 1.126 Gb | 85 446 | HisSeq2000/454 GS FLX | [56] |
| Brassica oleracea (cabbage) | 0.630 Gb | 45 758 | Illumina, Roche 454 and Sanger sequencing | [57] |