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A haplotype-resolved pangenome of the barley wild relative Hordeum bulbosum - Nature

Wild relatives of cultivated plants are vital for increasing genetic diversity in crops, offering key avenues for improvements through introgression lines derived from crop-wild crosses.
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The phased pan-genome of tetraploid European potato - Nature

The cultivated potato has high genetic diversity and significant breeding challenges due to its autotetraploid genome.
Only three complete potato genome assemblies exist, indicating the difficulty in potato genome analysis.
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