ALVES, A. A.

CAMILLO, J.

CAPDEVILLE, G. de

FORMIGHIERI, E. F.

LEAO, A. P.

SOUZA JUNIOR, M. T.

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Whole Genome Sequencing of the E. oleifera South-American Wild Oil Palm.

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W488  Whole Genome Sequencing of the E. oleifera South-American Wild Oil PalmDate: Sunday, January 15, 2012Time: 2:00 PMRoom: Pacific Salon 4-5 (2nd Floor)Manoel Teixeira Souza Junior , Embrapa Agroenergy, Brasília, BrazilGuy de Capdeville , Embrapa Agroenergy, Brasília, BrazilEduardo Fernandes Formighieri , Embrapa Agroenergy, Brasília, BrazilJulcéia Camillo , Embrapa Agroenergy, Brasília, BrazilAlexandre Alonso Alves , Embrapa Agroenergy, Brasília, BrazilAndré Pereira Leão , Embrapa Agroenergy, Brasília, BrazilOil palm is one of the most important sources of vegetable oil; and, accordingly to FAO, it was responsible for 1/3 ofall vegetable oil produced in the World in 2010/11. Recently, Brazil launched two programs to boost the production ofoil palm significantly in Brazil - the National Biodiesel Production and Use Program & the Oil Palm SustainableProduction Program. The oil palm production area in Brazil is expected to increase 10 to 15 times in the next decade.Embrapa hosts a breeding program focusing on the development of interspecific hybrids between the African oil palm(Elaeis guineensis) and the wild South-American oil palm, known as Caiaué (Elaeis oleifera Kunt Cortez). Caiaué is ahighly important genetic resource for this breeding program, being the source of several important traits, such as: hightolerance to bud rot; reduced annual growth rate of the trunk; and high rate of unsaturated fatty acids. Besidesengaging in multinational WGS and transcriptome initiatives in E. guineensis, Embrapa also started a WGS initiativespecifically to E. oleifera. The assembly of a plant genome as big as the oil palm haploid genome is a complex task,and a precise assessment of its genome content is necessary to define the sequencing strategy. Considering that theavailable estimates are controversial, we revisit the theme and present some new numbers (details in the posterRevisiting an unfinished business: the genome content of Elaeis guineensis, E. oleifera and its inter-specific hybrid).Besides that, an initial analysis of sequences (~5X) from three Caiaué genotypes and one oil palm genotype hasallowed us to choose the genotype for the WGS initiative, as well as to design a sequencing strategy to obtain thegenome draft.Back to: Palm Genomics & Genetics<< Previous Abstract | Next Abstract >>Home/Search Browse by Day Browse by Type Author Index Poster CategoriesAbstract: Whole Genome Sequencing of the E. oleifera South-American... https://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper1420.html1 de 1 29/10/2012 15:57

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Whole Genome Sequencing of the E. oleifera South-American Wild Oil Palm.

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