Applying next generation genetic approaches for trait discovery in the commercial vegetable industry

该项目的目的是利用最先进的遗传学和生物信息学方法，给草药作物一个前所未有的商业改造。拥有一个完全组装的基因组不再是少数模式生物或主要作物的储备。这为将下一代遗传方法转化到资源较少的作物，即所谓的“孤儿作物”开辟了道路。该合作项目旨在利用最近产生的商业草本作物基因组资源，属于胡萝卜和欧芹家族（芹菜科），以调查遗传变异驱动开花相关性状的表型变异。

The aim of this project is to give herb crops an unprecedented commercial makeover, using cutting-edge genetics and bioinformatics approaches. Having a fully assembled genome is no longer the reserve of a few model organisms or major crops. This opens the way for translation of next generation genetic approaches to less well-resourced crops, so called "orphan crops". This collaborative project aims to use recently generated genomic resources for commercial herb crops, belonging to the carrot and parsley family (Apiaceae), to investigate the genetic variation driving phenotypic variation in traits associated with flowering.