Illumina sequencing of the common ragweed chloroplast genome (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.). Chloroplast genome sequencing of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L)

Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) is the most widespread weed and the most dangerous pollen allergenic plant in large areas of the temperate zone. The aim of the present study was to sequence and reconstruct for the chloroplast genome of Ambrosia artemisiifolia and establish a molecular dataset. We used an Illumina MiSeq protocol to sequence the chloroplast genome of isolated intact organelles from young leaves grown in our experimental garden.