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Genome-wide analysis of dry (Tamar) Date palm fruit color
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  • Shameem Younuskunju,
  • Yasmin Mohamoud,
  • Lisa Mathew,
  • Klaus Mayer,
  • Karsten Suhre,
  • Joel Malek
Shameem Younuskunju
Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar
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Yasmin Mohamoud
Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar
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Lisa Mathew
Sidra Medical and Research Center
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Klaus Mayer
Helmholtz Center Munich
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Karsten Suhre
Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar
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Joel Malek
Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar

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Abstract

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) fruit are an economically and culturally significant crop in the Middle East and North Africa. There are hundreds of different commercial cultivars producing dates with distinctive shapes, colors, and sizes. Genetic studies of some Date palm traits have been performed, including for date palm sex-determination, sugar content and fresh fruit colour. In this study, we used genome sequences and image data of 199 dry date fruit (Tamar) samples collected from 14 countries to identify genetic loci associated with the color of this fruit stage. Here, we find loci across multiple linkage groups (LG) associated with dry fruit color phenotype. We recover the previously identified VIR genotype associated with fresh fruit yellow or red color and new associations with the lightness and darkness of dry fruit. This study will add resolution to our understanding of the date palm fruit color phenotype especially at the most commercially important tamar stage.
08 Jan 2023Submitted to The Plant Genome
09 Jan 2023Submission Checks Completed
09 Jan 2023Assigned to Editor
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09 Jan 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned