Analysis of the complete plastidial genome of the newly highland papaya Vasconcellea carvalhoae (Caricaceae) from Peru

Daniel Tineo; Danilo E Bustamante; Martha S Calderon

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2135407

Analysis of the complete plastidial genome of the newly highland papaya Vasconcellea carvalhoae (Caricaceae) from Peru

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 Oct 27;7(10):1882-1886. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2135407. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Daniel Tineo¹, Danilo E Bustamante^{1

2}, Martha S Calderon^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Instituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva (INDES-CES), Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza, Chachapoyas, Peru.
² Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería Ambiental (IIIA), Facultad de Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental (FICIAM), Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza, Chachapoyas, Peru.

Abstract

Especially in South American Andean communities, Vasconcellea carvalhoae D. Tineo & D.E. Bustamante 2020 is a significant highland papaya with agronomic promise. High-throughput sequencing of the holotype specimen of V. carvalhoae from Peru (KUELAP227) resulted in the assembly of its complete plastid genome (GenBank accession number ON764441). The plastid genome of this highland papaya is 158,723 bp and contains 130 genes. This plastid genome is similar in length, content, and organization to other members of Caricaceae, except for the absence of the pseudogene infA. Phylogenetic analyses of V. carvalhoae support its sistership to V. pubescens.

Keywords: Amazonas region; Brassicales; Peru; Vasconcellea; highland papaya; plastid genome.

Grants and funding

This research was funded by INDES-CES/UNTRM throughout Project CUI No. [2252878] "FISIOVEG".