Genome of plant watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) illuminates genomic basis for marine-incursions adaptation in the Mediterranean Area

Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.), an herbaceous plant in the cruciferous family, has a long history of use as a vegetable. In this report, we present a high-quality assembly of the watercress genome, based primarily on PacBio and Hi-C sequencing data. The assembled genome of watercress was 337.51 Mb in size, with a contig N50 length of 3.26 Mb and a scaffold N50 length of 5.85 Mb.