@article{fdi:010080475,
  title = {{F}onio millet genome unlocks {A}frican orphan crop diversity for agriculture in a changing climate},
  author = {{A}brouk, {M}. and {A}hmed, {H}. {I}. and {C}ubry, {P}hilippe and {S}imonikova, {D}. and {C}auet, {S}. and {P}ailles, {Y}. and {B}ettgenhaeuser, {J}. and {G}apa, {L}. and {S}carcelli, {N}ora and {C}ouderc, {M}arie and {Z}ekraoui, {L}eila and {K}athiresan, {N}. and {C}izkova, {J}. and {H}ribova, {E}. and {D}olezel, {J}. and {A}rribat, {S}. and {B}erges, {H}. and {W}ieringa, {J}. {J}. and {G}ueye, {M}. and {K}ane, {N}. {A}. and {L}eclerc, {C}. and {C}ausse, {S}. and {V}ancoppenolle, {S}. and {B}illot, {C}. and {W}icker, {T}. and {V}igouroux, {Y}ves and {B}arnaud, {A}deline and {K}rattinger, {S}. {G}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ustainable food production in the context of climate change necessitates diversification of agriculture and a more efficient utilization of plant genetic resources. {F}onio millet ({D}igitaria exilis) is an orphan {A}frican cereal crop with a great potential for dryland agriculture. {H}ere, we establish high-quality genomic resources to facilitate fonio improvement through molecular breeding. {T}hese include a chromosome-scale reference assembly and deep re-sequencing of 183 cultivated and wild {D}igitaria accessions, enabling insights into genetic diversity, population structure, and domestication. {F}onio diversity is shaped by climatic, geographic, and ethnolinguistic factors. {T}wo genes associated with seed size and shattering showed signatures of selection. {M}ost known domestication genes from other cereal models however have not experienced strong selection in fonio, providing direct targets to rapidly improve this crop for agriculture in hot and dry environments.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {GUINEE} ; {MALI} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {GHANA} ; {TOGO} ; {BENIN} ; {NIGER}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature {C}ommunications},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {4488 [13 p.]},
  ISSN = {2041-1723},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41467-020-18329-4},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080475},
}