The complete chloroplast genome sequence of the Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché (Cucurbitaceae)

Zhou Cong; Lijuan Cai; Yu Zhang; Wenzhen Su; Huiying Li; Qianglong Zhu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1981171

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of the Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché (Cucurbitaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Sep 30;6(11):3095-3097. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1981171. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Zhou Cong¹, Lijuan Cai², Yu Zhang¹, Wenzhen Su¹, Huiying Li¹, Qianglong Zhu¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Horticulture, College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China.
² Nanchang Business College, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China.

Abstract

Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché is an important germplasm resource used for rootstock and hypoglycemic food in Cucurbitaceae. The complete chloroplast genome sequence of C. ficifolia has been determined in this study. The total genome size is 157,533 bp in length and contains a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 25,639 bp, which were separated by large single copy (LSC) and small single copy (SSC) of 88,112 bp and 18,143 bp, respectively. A total of 130 genes were predicted including 86 protein-coding genes, eight rRNA genes and 36 tRNA genes. Further, Maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis revealed that C. ficifolia is a base clade of genus Cucurbita and closer to Cucurbita maxima. The chloroplast genome of C. ficifolia would promote the germplasm exploration, phylogenetic relationships, and molecular biology researches in Cucurbita.

Keywords: Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché; chloroplast genome; fig-leaf gourd.

Grants and funding

This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [31960607], the Youth Science Foundation of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education, China [GJJ180218], and the Construction Project of Root and Tuber Crops Industry and Technology System [JXARS-19-01].