Genome sequence data from 17 accessions of Ensete ventricosum, a staple food crop for millions in Ethiopia

Zerihun Yemataw; Sadik Muzemil; Daniel Ambachew; Leena Tripathi; Kassahun Tesfaye; Alemayheu Chala; Audrey Farbos; Paul O'Neill; Karen Moore; Murray Grant; David J Studholme

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.03.026

Genome sequence data from 17 accessions of Ensete ventricosum, a staple food crop for millions in Ethiopia

Data Brief. 2018 Mar 11:18:285-293. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.03.026. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Authors

Zerihun Yemataw^{1

2}, Sadik Muzemil¹, Daniel Ambachew¹, Leena Tripathi³, Kassahun Tesfaye^{4

5}, Alemayheu Chala⁶, Audrey Farbos^{7

8}, Paul O'Neill^{7

8}, Karen Moore^{7

8}, Murray Grant⁹, David J Studholme⁷

Affiliations

¹ Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Areka Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 79, Areka, Ethiopia.
² Department of Microbial, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Addis Ababa University, AddisAbaba, Ethiopia.
³ International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya.
⁴ Addis Ababa University, Institute of Biotechnology, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
⁵ Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute, Ministry of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 32853, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
⁶ Hawassa University, Awassa College of Agriculture, P.O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
⁷ Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, United Kingdom.
⁸ Exeter Sequencing Service, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, United Kingdom.
⁹ Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.

Abstract

We present raw sequence reads and genome assemblies derived from 17 accessions of the Ethiopian orphan crop plant enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) using the Illumina HiSeq and MiSeq platforms. Also presented is a catalogue of single-nucleotide polymorphisms inferred from the sequence data at an average density of approximately one per kilobase of genomic DNA.

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