Haplotype-resolved genome of a citronella provides insights into the evolution of citronelloid biogenesis pathway

Hai He , Zemian Lin , Zanchen Zhou , Pinhao Chen , Lifeng Xia , Hao Li , Yu Zhang

Horticulture Research ›› 2026, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (2) : 287

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Hai He, Zemian Lin, Zanchen Zhou, Pinhao Chen, Lifeng Xia, Hao Li, Yu Zhang. Haplotype-resolved genome of a citronella provides insights into the evolution of citronelloid biogenesis pathway. Horticulture Research, 2026, 13(2): 287 DOI:10.1093/hr/uhaf287

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Acknowledgements

We thank Xiuli Li and Yuan Fu (Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) for helpful discussions. This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32070250), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Sun Yat-sen University (24xkjc020), and the High-performance Computing Public Platform (Shenzhen Campus) of Sun Yat-sen University.

Authors contributions

Y.Z. conceptualized and designed the research; H.H., Z.L., Z.Z, P.C., L.X., and H.L. conducted the research; H.H., Z.L., Z.Z., and Y.Z. performed the data analysis; H.H. and Z.L. drafted the manuscript; All authors reviewed and revised the final manuscript.

Data availability

All high-throughput sequencing datasets have been deposited in the Genome Sequence Archive at the National Genomics Data Center, China National Center for Bioinformation (BioProject ID: PRJCA038074). All supplementary metabolomic and transcriptomic data is available in Figshare (https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29432150).

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Supplementary material is available at Horticulture Research online.

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