Crocus sativus Raw sequence reads. Crocus sativus

Since little genomic information is currently available due to the complex polyploidy and high heterozygosis of C. sativus, our full-length transcriptomic data could be alternatively used for documenting the genomic signatures in some cases, which will not only significantly improve the sequence integrity and functional annotation of putative genes, but also provide novel insights into the evolutionary status of C. sativus in general as well as apocarotenoid biosynthesis in particular.