Genome Sequence of Glycine tomentella 2n=80. Glycine tomentella

Glycine tomentella, one of the 27 wild perennial relatives of cultivated soybean (Glycine max), possesses genetic diversity and agronomically favorable traits that are lacking in soybean. The goal of this project is to assemble a draft of the 2.1 Gb G. tomentella genome. The whole genome sequence and annotation of G. tomentella is expected to provide a valuable source of alternative alleles and novel genes to facilitate soybean improvement.