Wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) is a plant belonging to the Brassicaceae family that produces its distinctive pungent taste through allyl isothiocyanate. This study achieved a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of the E. japonicum 'Magic' bred in Korea for its rapid growth cycle.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs the world's population grows and food needs diversification, the demand for cereals and horticultural crops with beneficial traits increases. In order to meet a variety of demands, suitable cultivars and innovative breeding methods need to be developed. Breeding methods have changed over time following the advance of genetics.
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