The complete chloroplast genome of Agave fourcroydes

Xu Qin; Xinli Yang; Xing Huang; Xianya Huang; Xinyi Peng; Ming Liu; Tao Chen; Kexian Yi

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1950065

The complete chloroplast genome of Agave fourcroydes

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Jul 19;6(8):2326-2327. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1950065. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Xu Qin¹, Xinli Yang², Xing Huang³, Xianya Huang¹, Xinyi Peng¹, Ming Liu¹, Tao Chen¹, Kexian Yi³

Affiliations

¹ Guangxi Subtropical Crops Research Institute, Nanning, PR China.
² College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, PR China.
³ Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, PR China.

Abstract

Agave fourcroydes (henequen) is the only cultivated Agave species in the Yucatan Peninsula, which is mainly used for fiber production. In the present study, we have successfully assembled the chloroplast (cp) genome of A. fourcroydes. The full length of the cp genome is 157,291 bp with a GC content at 37.8%. The cp genome is constructed with an inverted repeat region a (IRa) of 26,573 bp, a small single copy region (SSC) of 18,230 bp, an inverted repeat region b (IRb) of 26,573 bp and a large single copy region (LSC) of 85,915 bp. The annotation result reveals 132 genes on the cp genome, including 86 protein-coding genes, 38 tRNAs and 8 rRNAs. Phylogenetic tree reveals that A. fourcroydes is closely related with A. sisalana.

Keywords: Agave fourcroydes; chloroplast genome; phylogenetic tree.

Grants and funding

This research was supported by Guangxi Key R&D Program [GuiKe-AB18221105], China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA [CARS-16], Fundamental Research Fund of Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences [Guinongke-2021YT153, Guinongke-2020YM136] and Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund for Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences [1630042021017].