Cocos nucifera cultivar:Catigan Green Dwarf Genome sequencing and assembly. Cocos nucifera cultivar:Catigan Green Dwarf

We present the first whole genome sequence of a dwarf type coconut represented by ‘Catigan Green Dwarf’ (CATD) coconut variety, chosen for its genome simplicity and low heterozygosity. PacBio Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) sequencing was generated at 15X coverage and corrected with assembled 50X Illumina paired-end MiSeq reads. Scaffolds are generated through an in vitro proximity ligation method. Objectives were to characterize the gene units in coconut and maximize the utility of this genome information for gene discovery, molecular marker development, and routine marker-assisted breeding applications.