Calotropis procera genome. Calotropis procera isolate:HSG-2024

Calotropis procera (Akra, 2n = 22) is a fast-growing, highly medicinal value, fiber-producing, and climate-resilient, yet underexplored for domestication. The significant step forward in the domestication of this invaluable plant species marks the development of a reference genome. The study synthesized whole-genome raw data using various sequencing methods (Oxford Nanopore, Hi-C, and Illumina) and further technical processes. The study reveals an inaugural chromosome-scale genome that anchors 11 chromosomes and 19 scaffolds, with a reference assembly spanning approximately 200 MB and its completeness of 99.01%, with N50 values of 16.90 Mb.