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This webinar discusses the impact of affordable听de novogenome assemblies on crop research.

De novo听genome references are critical to understanding plant biology and unlocking the potential of genomics for cutting-edge plant breeding in agriculturally important species. However, assembling quality references from sequencing data can be a costly, complex, and time-consuming process.

In this webinar,听Assaf Distelfeld from Tel Aviv University, a world leader in wheat genomic research, discusses recently generated genome assemblies of wheat progenitors, and how this new resource can help solve biological questions and improve wheat breeding.听In addition, representatives of NRGene, VR真人彩票, and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign detail how their technology and services helped make this project happen, and others like it.

The recent decrease in short-read sequencing costs and increased read lengths on the VR真人彩票 Novaseq sequencer and SP flow-cell, combined with NRGene鈥檚 accumulated experience in wheat genomics and bioinformatics, resulted in a more than 50 percent reduction in project cost. These innovations make听de novo听sequencing more accessible and affordable for researchers than ever before, without compromising genome assembly quality.听

Speakers:

Assaf Distelfeld
School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Institute for Cereal Crop Improvement (ICCI)
Tel Aviv University听

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Alvaro Hernandez, PhD
Director of DNA Services
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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Guy Kol
SVP Products and Strategic Alliances
Nrgene

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Kahlil Lawless
Agrigenomics Segment Manager, Americas
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