@article{fdi:010091248, title = {{C}hromosome-scale genome assembly and annotation of {P}aspalum notatum {F}lügg{\'e} var. saurae}, author = {{V}ega, {J}. {M}. and {P}odio, {M}. and {O}rjuela, {J}. and {S}iena, {L}. {A}. and {P}essino, {S}. {C}. and {C}ombes, {M}arie-{C}hristine and {M}ariac, {C}{\'e}dric and {A}lbertini, {E}. and {P}upilli, {F}. and {O}rtiz, {J}. {P}. {A}. and {L}eblanc, {O}livier}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}aspalum notatum {F}lügg{\'e} is an economically important subtropical fodder grass that is widely used in the {A}mericas. {H}ere, we report a new chromosome-scale genome assembly and annotation of a diploid biotype collected in the center of origin of the species. {U}sing {O}xford {N}anopore long reads, we generated a 557.81 {M}b genome assembly ({N}50 = 56.1 {M}b) with high gene completeness ({BUSCO} = 98.73%). {G}enome annotation identified 320 {M}b (57.86%) of repetitive elements and 45,074 gene models, of which 36,079 have a high level of confidence. {F}urther characterisation included the identification of 59 mi{RNA} precursors together with their putative targets. {T}he present work provides a comprehensive genomic resource for {P}. notatum improvement and a reference frame for functional and evolutionary research within the genus.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cientific {D}ata}, volume = {11}, numero = {1}, pages = {891 [12 p.]}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1038/s41597-024-03731-0}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091248}, }