Prinsepia utilis Genome sequencing

Prinsepia utilis Royle is a wild woody oil species of Rosaceae that yields edible oil which has been proved to possess particular benefits for human health and medical therapy. However, the lack of bred varieties has largely prevented from exploiting immense potential for high quality of seed oil of P. utilis. It is urgently needed to enlarge the knowledge of genetic basis of the species and develop genetic markers to enhance modern breeding programs.