The proposal calls for sequencing accession (genetically unique plant samples from a particular geographic location) representatives of the Saccharum genus and key sugarcane cultivars to elucidate their genome structure, origin and phylogenetic relationships. This information will help optimize breeding and base-broadening programs and builds off the ongoing sugarcane genome proposal.
Proposer: Angelique D’Hont, CIRAD (France)
Proposal: Genomic diversity in the Saccharum complex for improvement of sugarcane as an energy crop